Rebirth in a Book: The Road to Breakthrough

The family finished their dinner in the afterglow of the setting sun. Grandma slowly stood up and began to clean up the dishes while Yu Dazhuang and the other two were still sitting at the table chatting.

"Da Zhuang, stop talking and send Tiezhu back quickly. It will be unsafe when it gets dark." Xiao Cao urged in an anxious tone.

"Okay, Mom, it's okay to be late. The clan leader has to go back with two police officers after dinner. He may not be home now!" Yu Dazhuang responded.

"Oh, then you wait there for the chief to come back, and then come back. Don't leave Tiezhu there alone." Xiaocao said worriedly after hearing this.

"Yeah," Yu Dazhuang stood up and greeted Tiezhu.

"Congcong, remember to take your medicine before going to bed." Tiezhu reminded him with some concern. At noon, Yu Congcong rushed Tiezhu to practice martial arts, and he almost forgot to take his medicine. It was only after Tiezhu remembered that he went back to the room and watched Yu Congcong finish the medicine before going to practice martial arts.

"Yeah," Yu Congcong nodded frantically, indicating that she would definitely remember it.

Yu Dazhuang looked at the interaction between the two children and couldn't help feeling a little jealous, so he urged in a slightly rough voice: "Tiezhu, hurry up?" Tiezhu didn't dare to delay any longer, so he got up quickly and followed Yu Dazhuang home.

The setting sun seemed to be shy and hid away. Under the cover of darkness, the little animals began to play music happily.

"Uncle Dazhuang, can you tell Yu Congcong that Grandpa Nan is gone?" Tiezhu couldn't help but ask.

"No, let's talk about it in two days, until her wound heals." Yu Dazhuang replied.

"Yeah," Tiezhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart, "It was a close call. I almost told it today."

At Tiezhu's house, Fu Youtian came back with two policemen. Fu Youtian was busy tidying up the rooms for the two policemen and moving the bedding from Tiezhu's room to his own room. The police and the armed forces came with their luggage, because they knew this place was too remote, so they prepared sufficient supplies and luggage.

"Comrade Public Security, I'm sorry to trouble you. You will sleep in this room tonight. This room used to be occupied by my eldest grandson. It's very clean." Fu Youtian said enthusiastically with a smile on his face.

"Comrade Fu Youtian, you don't have to be so polite. It is our duty to serve the people. Let us introduce ourselves. His name is Li Yuan and mine is Wang Bao. You can just call us by our names. We are young and don't know the rules here. Please give us some advice." The two police officers introduced themselves politely. They were sent by the captain to protect Fu Youtian this time, and they also wanted to find out if there were any other illegal activities in the village.

"There are no rules in the village. We are all refugees who have fled here, so how can there be any rules? You should go to bed early today, and we can talk about it tomorrow. I am old, and I can't handle such a heavy workload today." Fu Youtian said with a sad tone, and then he walked out slowly. The two police officers looked at each other, wondering what made Fu Youtian so sad. When Fu Youtian heard the police officer talking about rules, he couldn't help but think of the prosperous Fu family in the past, when the rules were strict. But now, he sighed and shook his head, his heart full of guilt, feeling that as the patriarch, he was unworthy of his ancestors. There are only a few families left in the huge Fu family.

"Grandpa, I'm back?" There was a knock on the door, and the sound was particularly clear in the quiet night. Tiezhu stood outside the door, thinking that his grandfather would be very happy to see him, but he was also a little curious about what his grandfather had been doing all day.

When Fu Youtian heard the voice, he was delighted, put down the quilt in his hand, and walked quickly to the door. He thought that he had finally waited for his grandson to come back, and he missed him a lot after not seeing him for a day.

"Tiezhu, you're back. Have you eaten?" Fu Youtian opened the door with a kind smile on his face, but he was thinking in his heart that the child had not been at home all day and wondered if he was hungry.

When Tiezhu saw his grandfather, he smiled happily and felt very warm in his heart. He ran a few steps forward and hugged his grandfather's waist, thinking about having a good chat with him.

"Grandpa, I ate. I ate at Congcong's house. Uncle Dazhuang sent me back." "Grandpa, have you eaten?" Tiezhu looked up with concern in his eyes. He was wondering whether Grandpa had eaten well.

"Yes, Grandpa ate it. He ate it at the Armed Forces Department." Fu Youtian answered while casting a grateful glance at Yu Dazhuang, thanking him in his heart for bringing Tiezhu back safely.

"Uncle Youtian, Tiezhu is home. I'll go back first. I'm worried about Congcong and my mother at home." Yu Dazhuang smiled naively, turned around and left quickly, thinking in his heart that he should go home quickly to check on them.

"Okay, go back quickly, we'll talk about it tomorrow." Fu Youtian waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Grandpa, I didn't come back today. Uncle Dazhuang is the one who feeds the cows and mules at home." Tiezhu jumped to his grandfather's side and said with a smile, his eyes almost narrowed into slits.

"Well, grandpa knows. Your uncle Dazhuang came to grandpa and asked about the place where the fodder is. It's a bit dangerous these few days. Fourth uncle might think grandpa is the leader who planned to arrest him. Tiezhu, our lives are in danger at any time before fourth uncle catches him! We don't know if we can escape this disaster. Grandpa is sorry for implicated you!" Fu Youtian frowned, a worried look on his face, his hands trembling slightly, and his lips were a little pale.

"Yes, I know. Uncle Dazhuang told me. Grandpa, don't let your imagination run wild! The armed forces are on our side! We'll be able to arrest him soon." Tiezhu stepped forward and patted Grandpa's hand, his big eyes rolling around as he consoled him. He looked at Grandpa's nervous look and couldn't help wondering: Is Grandpa too nervous recently and has started to have wild thoughts?

"Tiezhu, two police officers are here. You can sleep with grandpa tonight."

"Well, I see."

At this time, the darkness outside seemed even deeper, like an invisible net covering the entire village. The atmosphere in the house seemed a little tense, but the conversation between the grandfather and grandson gradually faded in the darkness, as if swallowed by it.

Yu Dazhuang hurried back home in the dim light of the night. Xiaocao gently washed Yu Congcong and then carefully carried her back to bed. Yu Congcong had been lying in bed for too long during the day and was unwilling to lie down any longer. She sat on the bed and chatted happily with Hezi.

Yu Congcong blinked her bright eyes, looked at the box expectantly, and asked softly, "Box, do you have any entertainment databases? For example, books, games, etc."

The electronic sound of the box seemed to have a hint of playfulness, and it responded: "Yes, host, if you feel bored, I can play a quiz game with you."

Yu Congcong frowned slightly, with a puzzled look on her face, and asked uncertainly: "What kind of question is this? It can't be a boring question like which came first, the chicken or the egg?" There was a hint of doubt in her eyes, and she seemed to have some reservations about the box's abilities.

"Host, do you like this kind of question and answer? We also have this question!" The voice of the box was still calm.

When Yu Congcong heard this, she almost fell off the bed. She sighed helplessly and had a deeper understanding of the unreliability of the box.

She curled her lips and said unhappily, "Oh, then do you think which came first, the egg or the chicken?"

"Host, we believe the egg came first."

"Why?" Yu Congcong stared with round eyes and asked in confusion.

"Because chickens are hatched from eggs, and eggs are laid by many animals."

"How do you explain this?" Yu Congcong scratched his head in confusion.

"There were no chickens originally in the world. Chickens were created when the eggs laid by some animal mutated."

"Uh..." Yu Congcong was stunned and didn't know how to respond for a moment. This explanation seemed to make sense.

"Congcong, stop being in a daze. Come and drink the medicine." Xiaocao brought the medicine to Yucongcong's mouth. Yucongcong's eyes were dull and his gaze was sluggish. It was obvious that he was still immersed in the conversation with the box. Xiaocao didn't find it strange that Yucongcong was in a daze. After all, the original owner often sat alone in a daze, and she was used to it. Yucongcong followed her grandmother's hand and drank the medicine in one gulp. Xiaocao handed her a bowl of boiled water and asked her to gulp down a few sips. Then, he gently wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, turned around and walked towards the kitchen with the bowl. Grandma always has endless work to do.

"Mom, please go back to the house and rest! I'll go check if the livestock fence is closed." Yu Dazhuang came back exhausted, took over the things Xiaocao was about to deal with, and gently urged Xiaocao to go to rest early.

At this time, the night shrouds the earth like a mysterious veil. The breeze blows gently, bringing a slight coolness. The surroundings are extremely quiet, with only the occasional sounds of unknown animals breaking the silence of the night sky.

"Okay, then you go! I'll go back to the room now." Xiaocao responded softly, then turned and walked slowly towards the bedroom.

"Grandma, is Dad back?" Yu Congcong asked, blinking her big eyes when she saw her grandmother walk into the room.

"Well, I'm back, Congcong. Let's go to bed!" There was a hint of tiredness in Xiaocao's voice.

"Okay." Yu Congcong looked at her grandmother's tired expression and responded sensibly and obediently.

The night was as dark as ink, with a few tiny stars twinkling in the sky, like loyal guards protecting this small village on earth. The surrounding mountains were looming in the night, like a group of sleeping giants. The air was filled with the faint scent of green grass, making people feel peaceful and tranquil.

In the early morning, when the eastern sky was just turning pale, the crowing of roosters was loud and clear, breaking the silence of the night. The quiet little village began to wake up gradually, and the villagers began their busy days.

Last night, Fourth Uncle and his men did not take any action, and Fu Youtian was lucky to have spent the night safely. Tiezhu got up early to practice martial arts, and today he did not go to Grandpa Nan's place as usual, but practiced in his own yard.