Rebirth in a Book: The Road to Breakthrough

In just a few words, Fu Youtian and his team had already finished discussing the matter. The final result was that Huang Ma had to leave the village and was not allowed to return. The land in the village was to be confiscated, and the house belonged to the village. Huang Mazi had no family. Honghua was his only family, but he did not regard Honghua as a family. This person was really a cruel person, with no conscience and bottom line at all. He was a real bad guy, a complete evil man.

Xiaocao wanted to carry Yu Congcong away, but Yu Congcong refused. Xiaocao had no choice but to let Yu Congcong go. Before leaving the hospital, Yu Congcong was picked up by her adoptive father again, and she struggled.

Yu Dazhuang patted Yu Congcong on the back and said, "Let's walk faster while I carry you. It's past lunch time, and we need to go back and cook. Daddy can tell you something by the way."

Yu Congcong had no choice but to obey.

"Congcong, do you have something for daddy?"

Yu Congcong opened her eyes wide, as if asking, how do you know.

Yu Dazhuang looked at Yu Congcong and smiled: "My daughter is really smart."

Yu Dazhuang walked so fast that he got his point across in just a few words.

After returning home, Yu Dazhuang placed Yu Congcong in the yard.

As soon as Yu Congcong got off the ground, he took out the leaves from his pocket and handed them to Yu Dazhuang.

Yu Dazhuang took a look, put it in his chest pocket, and walked to the kitchen. Yu Congcong followed behind and asked, "Dad, are there words on it?"

"Yes," Yu Dazhuang replied as he walked.

"What are the words on the leaves?" Yu Congcong asked anxiously.

"Well, I can't tell you that now."

"Then why do you leave words on the leaves?" Yu Congcong asked curiously.

"This is the way to write a letter your mother taught you." Yu Dazhuang was silent for a while before answering.

Xiaocao came back and took over Yu Dazhuang's topic: "Honghua, when she first came to Lihua Village, she was a little older than you are now, the same age as Tiezhu is now. She had a stern face all day long, no emotions, like a wooden man. But she was very kind. At that time, you were still about eight months old in your mother's belly. When your mother went to pick wild vegetables or fetch water, he would help her. Your mother saw that he had no hope in life, so she often told her stories. After your mother gave birth to you, I asked her to stay in confinement, but she couldn't stay idle, and always secretly washed diapers herself. When Honghua saw it, she rushed to do it. She and Your mother became familiar with the place and often came to look for your mother, claiming that Mazi was not at home. Your mother was gentle, resolute, and patient. Later, she began to teach Honghua to write and recognize words. She used a stick to write on the ground, and Honghua was very serious about recognizing words. Once, Huang Mazi came back from outside a day early. She couldn't come, and was afraid that your mother would worry, so she wanted to sneak out, but was beaten by Huang Mazi. From then on, Honghua was often beaten, which forced your mother to make up her mind to escape from here. When your mother saw Honghua again, she taught her to leave a letter on the leaves. "The grass stopped talking here.

Yu Congcong asked anxiously: "What happened next?"

"Later, your mother took you to dig wild vegetables while exploring the way. The meal is ready, wash your hands and eat."

Yu Congcong saw that her grandmother didn't want to talk anymore, so she didn't ask any more questions: "Okay." Yu Congcong obediently went to wash her hands, thinking about trying to get Tiezhu to talk in the afternoon. The meal was simple, just one vegetable, and the rice was leftovers from the morning. Yu Congcong finished eating quickly, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said: "Grandma, Dad, I'm done. I want to go to Tiezhu's house to play."

"Okay, Dad will take you there later." Yu Congcong said as he put down his bowl and chopsticks.

Then he said to Xiaocao, "Mom, I will send Congcong to the clan leader's house, then go to the master, and then I will release the water from the rice fields in the west."

"Okay, I'll go and help deal with Honghua's funeral." Xiaocao nodded.

Yu Dazhuang was about to hug Yu Congcong, but this time Yu Congcong was prepared and ran away quickly. Yu Dazhuang showed a disappointed expression and said exaggeratedly: "Congcong has grown up and doesn't like daddy anymore."

"No, Congcong likes dad, I just want to walk by myself." Yu Congcong ran over, holding her father's hand and replied anxiously. Yu Congcong really likes such a father in her heart, and often envies the original body in her heart.

"Really? Okay! Then daddy will lead you for a walk." Yu Dazhuang said jokingly.

"Okay." Yu Congcong replied.

"Dad, who is your master?" Yu Congcong asked curiously.

"Dad's master is Grandpa Nan, whose name is Nan Yi. He was the person your mother saved when she was exploring the way behind the mountain. At that time, he was covered with scars, suffered multiple injuries, a broken leg, and scratches all over his body. Now, the master makes a living by hunting. He lives inside the mountain wall we just visited. The master has never shown up in public, but you have seen him when you were a child." Yu Dazhuang replied.

"He got to the valley this way, so he must know the way out." Yu Congcong said happily.

"Master, he doesn't know. He has lost some of his memory." Yu Dazhuang said disappointedly.

If Master had not lost his memory, we wouldn't have had to spend five years looking for a route, and Yunniang might not have died.

Yu Dazhuang was in a very low mood, and the two of them went to Tiezhu's house in silence. Tiezhu was about to leave the hospital, and Yu Congcong asked, "Where are you going, Tiezhu?"

"I'm going to find you." Tiezhu stopped beside Yu Congcong and said while pulling Yu Congcong.

"Dad, you go and do your work. Tiezhu and I will play." Yu Congcong turned and said to his adoptive father.

"Okay, Tiezhu, take good care of Congcong. Don't let her be alone and don't let her go to dangerous places." Yu Dazhuang said worriedly.

"Okay, Uncle Dazhuang, don't worry, I will never leave Congcong, and I won't go to any dangerous places." Tiezhu promised. Yu Congcong thought speechlessly: Who is watching who? Who can a little kid protect? Look at your own small body, alas, your small body has no sovereignty.

After saying that, he pulled Yu Congcong and ran away.

"Tiezhu, do you know how my mother died?" Yu Congcong asked, looking up.

"I don't know, but I seem to have heard that your mother was beaten to death because she tried to escape." Tiezhu paused and continued, "You were there at the time, and your grandmother said that you became speechless because you saw your mother's death, and you couldn't speak anymore after that."

"I don't remember anything. I have forgotten all my original memories." Yu Congcong said helplessly.

"We can go ask the people who were present that day." Tiezhu suggested after thinking for a while.

"Then do you know who was there that day?" Yu Congcong asked.

"Heizi and Huangmazi were there that day, so we can't ask them, but I know there's someone who knows for sure, I'll take you to find him." Tiezhu said affirmatively. After that, he pulled me along the path to the east, through the ancestral hall and to the familiar path.

"Tiezhu, are you coming back to my house?" Yu Congcong asked doubtfully.

"No, we have to pass by your house. We are going to Heizi's house." Tiezhu said as he ran.

"Tiezhu, can't we walk? Do we have to run?" I asked puzzled.

"Run, quickly?" Tiezhu looked at me puzzledly and said.

"But we just finished eating and can't do strenuous exercise," said Yu Congcong.

"Okay, then I'll walk slowly." Tiezhu stopped and walked slowly while pulling Yu Congcong.

"Tiezhu, Grandma Jinhua's house is in front." Yu Congcong asked.

"Yes, she gave birth to a boy last month, and Grandma Jinhua is bragging about how good her grandson is. Grandma Jinhua is not a bad person, but she has a bad mouth and likes to gossip. If there is anything, don't let her know, because if she knows, the whole village will know. And my sixth grandma is the same, they are all big mouths." At this time, a group of children ran out of Honghua's house. One of the children saw Tiezhu and asked, "Uncle Tiezhu, where are you going?"

"Brother Tiezhu, where are you going? Are you going to see Huang Mazi leave the village like me?" asked a boy who looked a bit like Fu Gang.

"I'm going to look for Su Mingrui. Have you seen him?" Tiezhu asked.

"I know, he is at home and his mother asked him to write!" replied a dark and thin boy.

"Oh, you go to the entrance of the village first, I'll be there in a while." After saying that, he pulled me to the right side of Honghua's house. Tiezhu and Yucongcong walked through Honghua's yard, and a small fenced yard came into view. This small yard has the same large structure as other houses in the village, but its front yard is surrounded by a fence, which makes it unique. The yard gives people a particularly comfortable feeling. There is a stone path in the middle, with flowers and vegetables planted on both sides of the path, and a small vegetable garden. The whole yard exudes a bookish smell and is filled with a warm atmosphere.

Tiezhu stood in front of the fence and called out, "Auntie Su, are you home?"

"Tiezhu, Aunt Su calls me aunt?" I asked puzzledly.

"Well, Aunt Su asked us to call him that. Grandpa also said that we have no blood relationship with Fourth Uncle, so we can call him whatever we want. Later, we called the wives bought from Fourth Uncle's side Aunt, Sister, and Sister, instead of Auntie, Auntie, and Sister-in-law." Tiezhu scratched his head.

"Oh," Yu Congcong replied. This is good. Fourth Uncle's gang is rubbish. It's disgusting to think of calling them that.

A beautiful woman with delicate features and skin as white as snow, graceful and elegant in her gestures, and elegant and quiet in her speech, with a strong bookish atmosphere all over her body, slowly walked out. When her eyes fell on us, they stayed on me for a moment, and then she said softly: "Tiezhu, you are here to play with Mingrui, right?"

"Yes, is Su Mingrui at home?" Tiezhu replied.

"I'm here, please come in!" Aunt Su said softly.

They walked slowly into the yard, and what came into view was a neat and peaceful scene. The ground in the yard was spotless, like a smooth jade, exuding a peaceful atmosphere. The air was filled with a faint floral scent, and the fragrant breath was like a light butterfly, dancing in the air, as if leading us into a dreamlike oil painting world.

"Isn't it unreal?" Tiezhu lowered his voice and whispered to Yu Congcong beside him. Yu Congcong nodded slightly, and his eyes showed the same amazement as Tiezhu's.

"Every time I come here, I feel like I'm in a different dream." Tiezhu had a dreamy look on his face, as if he was immersed in a wonderful and magical dream.