Rebirth in a Book: The Road to Breakthrough

Yu Dazhuang planned to ask the old people in the village first. He walked to the home of the third grandmother, who had the most dealings with the purchased daughters-in-law.

"Uncle San, are you at home?" Yu Dazhuang came to Grandma San's house and saw Uncle Fu San was screening seeds.

"Well, Dazhuang is here. I have dried all the rice. I'll sift it out first and prepare to grind it into rice. Why are you here today?" asked Master Fu San.

"I'm here to ask something." Yu Dazhuang said, scratching his head.

"What's the matter?" Mr. Fu San asked with concern.

"Uncle San, do you have any impression of Uncle Si's wife?"

"Uncle, the daughter-in-law we bought doesn't seem to like going out, and she doesn't come to learn weaving. Well, I don't have much impression of her."

"Do you know exactly what year she came?"

"It seems that your father died that year, and your death that year seemed to be related to that woman."

"Well, Uncle San, can you tell me specifically what you know?"

"I'm not sure either. I heard the old scholar complain to Wang Fu's father one time. His original words were, 'Old Four is a piece of shit. A bunch of us brothers fled here and recognized the eldest as our leader. But how did he treat us? For the sake of a woman, he let Lao Gen take a bullet for him. I'm old now, and I won't work with him anymore. I'll just stay at home and farm honestly instead of risking my life.' Uncle Fu San stopped what he was doing, frowned, and tried to recall the scene.

"Because of this matter, I took a special look at that woman. She is pretty, but not outstanding. There are many people in this village who are prettier than her. Your third aunt was prettier than her when she was young, and she was incomparable to your mother when they were young. I'm still wondering, with Fourth Uncle's character, he shouldn't lose the hearts of his men for a woman." Master Fu San expressed his doubts.

Yu Dazhuang listened carefully and nodded after hearing Fu Sanye's doubts. This is indeed worth pondering.

"If you want to know exactly how your father died, just ask the old scholar." Uncle Fu San thought that Yu Dazhuang wanted to find out the cause of his father's death.

"Well, I'll go ask later." Yu Dazhuang didn't explain. Then he said, "Where's Third Aunt? I'll go ask her."

"Well, women like to gossip about other people's families. Maybe they know something. She is leading Daya to weave in that room!"

Yu Dazhuang walked into the room on the east side. This room was large, with two windows, so the light was very good.

"Third aunt, are you busy?" Yu Dazhuang greeted Third Grandma when he saw her.

"Well, Da Zhuang is here. He's not busy. He's teaching Daya how to weave. I'm taking a rest nearby!" Third Grandma said with a smile.

"Da Zhuang, sit down. What are you doing here?" Third Grandma stood up and brought a stool to Da Zhuang.

"Third aunt, it's nothing. I just want to ask you for some news." Yu Dazhuang said as he sat down.

"Third aunt, what impression do you have of Fourth Uncle's wife?"

"Whose wife? Fourth uncle's wife? What's his wife's name?" Third grandmother tried hard to recall, but there was only some information in her mind.

"Da Zhuang, why are you asking about her? Third aunt isn't familiar with her." Third grandmother tried hard but couldn't remember this person, she just knew there was such a person.

"Grandma, I know her name, it's Cuihua," Daya interrupted.

"Oh, how did you know? She has been to our house?" Third Grandma asked curiously.

"I didn't find out about it at home. I found out about it by the river. I heard Fourth Uncle call her that."

"You also met Fourth Uncle." Third Grandma exclaimed, as if she was frightened.

"Grandma, I didn't meet them. I was hiding from them and they didn't notice me." Daya explained quickly.

"Oh, that's good. Tell me about that day."

"That day, I got my clothes dirty, so I went to the river to wash them. It was around six in the evening, and there were not many people by the lake. I was afraid of being seen, so I hid by the reeds to wash. When I finished washing and was about to leave, my fourth uncle and Cuihua came. I heard my fourth uncle say, 'Cuihua, you don't have to come to the lake to wash at night all the time. I'll ask the Wang Fu brothers to fetch you more water, and you can wash at home.' 'No, just come to the lake to wash at night, there are not many people here at night. Originally, your subordinates had a different mind towards you because of me. Don't cause any more trouble, they need the goods urgently. If they are dissatisfied with you again, they will not do anything for you.' That was all he said, and they walked away and I didn't hear clearly."

Good thing, I thought that people who should know didn't know, and people who shouldn't know had so much information. It seems I have to go around the village once. Yu Dazhuang thought with emotion.

Yu Dazhuang came out of his third grandmother's house and saw the sun in the west, which was about to slide down to the foot of the mountain to rest. Yu Dazhuang's feet were like the wind, and he quickened his pace and went straight to the scholar Fu Yougui's house.

Fu Yougui, even though his last name is Fu, he has nothing to do with the Fu family. He is in the same group with his fourth uncle and his family, but his child is different from his parents. He loves to play with Dazhuang since he was a child. This child doesn't listen to his parents, but listens to Yu Dazhuang. Fu Yougui is also a smart guy. He knows that his fourth uncle and his family will not last long. So after Lao Gen passed away, he used the excuse of poor health and unable to travel long distances and stopped going out with his fourth uncle and his family. But he is very tight-lipped, and it is a bit troublesome to find out things from him. Well, let's find his second son first to feel it out! After thinking about it, Yu Dazhuang found the second son Fu Qian who was digging eels in the ditch.

"Qianzi, I have something to talk to you about!" Yu Dazhuang stood on the shore and shouted to Fu Qian.

"Brother Dazhuang, what's the matter?" Fu Qian said as he washed his feet, went ashore, and sat down next to Yu Dazhuang.

"When you go back tonight, please help me ask your father how my father died?" Yu Dazhuang said in a low voice.

"Da Zhuang, why did you suddenly want to know about your father's death? Why do you want to know about this? That guy was not a good person. If he's dead, he's dead. Don't think about it and avenge him. It's not worth it!" Fu Qian said indignantly. He hated his fourth uncle and his gang to the extreme.

"What are you thinking about? I just want to ask something." Yu Dazhuang said speechlessly, rolling his eyes in his heart. This kid really has too many ideas.

"Really?" Fu Qian still didn't quite believe it and asked.

"Really, don't ask too directly when you go back. Just say that you saw your fourth uncle's wife today and praised her youth..." Yu Dazhuang whispered into Fu Qian's ear to teach him how to ask questions.

"Okay, I understand. Just wait for my good news tomorrow!" Fu Qian said confidently.

"Are you still digging? If not, let's go back together." Yu Dazhuang asked.

"Let's stop digging and go!" Fu Qian picked up the wooden barrel and walked back with Yu Dazhuang.

Here, Yu Congcong stood by the wall, almost dozing off, and couldn't figure out where he had gone wrong. There was no danger in anything. In this environment, even if you were sitting at home, you could be in danger!

Look at the iron pillar again. It is still running in circles! From the beginning, it took 20 minutes to run one circle, but now it takes 40 minutes to run one circle. I am so tired that I can't even walk. There is still one circle left. The sweat is wet and dry, and my mouth is dry. I am seriously dehydrated.

Xiao Cao looked at the two children, feeling angry and distressed, and told Tie Zhu to stop running, but Tie Zhu was as stubborn as a cow and insisted on finishing the run. Tie Zhu was panting like a dog due to the heat, but he still held on.

Tiezhu was seen running while muttering to himself: "I am Tiezhu, I am not tired, I want to finish this lap..." But he stumbled and fell, causing everyone to laugh.

Yu Congcong felt a little guilty. Tiezhu just listened to her! Oh, what did I do wrong?

"Su Mingrui, what did I do wrong?" Yu Congcong asked.

"Well, I don't know. Think about it yourself." Su Mingrui said expressionlessly.

"Humph," Yu Congcong hummed angrily.

Yu Dazhuang came back, and Yu Congcong was still humming angrily.

"Wow, you are quite energetic. It seems you don't stand enough time!" Yu Dazhuang joked.

"Enough, enough. Dad, I know I was wrong." Yu Congcong quickly admitted his mistake. If he admitted his mistake first, he would definitely not be wrong.

"What's wrong?" Yu Dazhuang asked.

"I shouldn't do anything dangerous. I shouldn't take Tiezhu with me. I should go alone." Yu Congcong started to speak but his words slipped.

"Well, what did you say? You should go alone? Yu Congcong, Yu Congcong, you are getting bolder and bolder!" Yu Dazhuang said angrily.

Yu Congcong shrank his neck, slapped his mouth lightly with his hand, and muttered, "It's over, it's over, why are you still talking nonsense!"

"Dad, I was wrong. I meant that I shouldn't have told you about eavesdropping. Oh, no, I shouldn't have gone..." Yu Congcong's problem of slipping his tongue became even worse as he got anxious. Yu Congcong's shoulders drooped, and he shut up in a frustrated look. The more you talk, the more mistakes you make!

Su Mingrui on the side tried hard to hold back his laughter, his face was frozen. Yu Dazhuang also tried hard to maintain a serious expression, but he was laughing in his heart, this kid is really funny!

Xiao Cao finally couldn't hold back her laughter and turned to the kitchen. Alas, now she was showing some childishness. How could she not know about any changes in the child? Since she recovered her memory, the child seemed to have become a little adult. No longer naughty, she was very thoughtful and always thought a lot. Xiao Cao smiled and started to cook.

"Tiezhu, have you finished running?" Yu Dazhuang asked as he looked at Tiezhu lying motionless in the yard.

"Uncle Da-Da-Zhuang, I-I've finished running." Tiezhu was so tired that he couldn't even finish his words and was panting.

Xiaocao hurriedly brought some water from the kitchen, walked quickly to Tiezhu and handed it to him to drink.

Tiezhu sat up, took the water in a hurry, raised his head and gulped it down. After drinking the water, he burped loudly, then stood up again like a vigorous dragon and walked to Dazhuang.

"Uncle Dazhuang, I was wrong. I shouldn't have taken Congcong to a dangerous place. I should have come back to tell you and make sure there is no danger before taking any action." Tiezhu admitted his mistake quickly.