Rebirth in a Book: The Road to Breakthrough

"Don't worry, not all places in Changlin County have been hit by the disaster. Only the villages close to the river have been hit hard." Section Chief Yang comforted them softly. Then, Section Chief Yang introduced them in detail the several villages that were severely hit by the disaster. Although the family that adopted my sister was not in these villages, it could not be completely ruled out that my sister was not in danger.

After returning to the village, Tiezhu and Yu Congcong hurried back to their grandmother's house and exchanged pleasantries with her. Then, they set out on the road to Tiezhu's house. Along the way, Yu Congcong explained to Tiezhu in detail the purpose of teaching the villagers how to make soy sauce: "Tiezhu, do you not understand why I teach the villagers the recipe for making soy sauce?"

"Yeah," Tiezhu nodded.

"I taught the recipe for making soy sauce to the villagers in order to help our village develop. Look, this village is so poor, and it is so inconvenient to go to the county town. What is the reason for the inconvenience? Isn't it because the road is too rugged? If we want to build a road, it will inevitably cost a huge amount of money. Where will the money come from? Will the villagers be willing to pay for it out of their own pockets?" Yu Congcong asked.

"No." Tiezhu responded decisively.

"What if the villagers become rich and are asked to contribute some money when the road is being built? Will they contribute?" Yu Congcong continued.

"Yes." Tiezhu responded firmly.

"That's exactly what I meant. Besides, making soy sauce takes a lot of time, and every household has beans. They can use their own beans to make it first, and when they see the profit, they can spend money to buy beans. However, this will take some time. You go back and buy the beans from the next village with grandpa. Other places are too far away, so let's plant more beans next year. As for the purchase of beans, let other families in the village handle it in the future. Let grandpa rent the mules and cows to them, and collect some rental fees. The road is rugged and difficult to travel, and grandpa is old, so this job is enough to do once. If they walk more, they will naturally complain about the bad road conditions. At that time, let the team leader propose to repair the road, which will be twice the result with half the effort. Haha!" Yu Congcong couldn't help but feel proud of his own intelligence.

Tiezhu also thought that Yu Congcong was very smart. Yu Congcong also told Tiezhu about her plan to make mushroom sauce and asked him to go to the village to buy chili peppers to continue making chili sauce.

After the conversation that day, they each devoted themselves to their busy lives. This time, the team leader went to a meeting and took Tiezhu and Zhang Yun to deliver goods. Their business gradually got on the right track. Every day, people from the village came to learn how to make soy sauce. Yu Congcong also heard a lot of gossip in the process. The most famous one was that Widow Wang found a wife for Fu Yuanbao in the next village. Yu Congcong just listened to it casually, after all, her own family also welcomed gossip. Yu Dazhuang is coming back, and he is bringing back a wife.

When Yu Congcong and her grandmother heard the news, they didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy for a moment. The reason was that when Yu's father was saving people, he saved a pair of grandfather and grandson. The grandfather was old, and he knew that his time was coming, so he set his sights on the kind-hearted Yu Dazhuang. After inquiring about Yu Dazhuang's situation, he was even more satisfied with Yu Dazhuang. Although Yu Dazhuang was seven or eight years older than his granddaughter, he believed that a lonely and helpless girl like his granddaughter had to find a kind-hearted person. So, he staged a drama of entrusting his granddaughter to Yu Dazhuang before his death.

"Mom, Congcong, I'm back!" Yu Dazhuang stood quietly at the gate of the courtyard with a girl and a child, shouting loudly.

As if they had made an appointment, everyone in the yard gathered their curious eyes at the door.

"This is Dazhuang's new wife. Why is she bringing a child with her?" Jinhua reacted very quickly and asked the question hurriedly.

"That's right. Look at this daughter-in-law. She's quite young. Could it be that she brought her younger sister with her to marry here?" Widow Wang also quickly echoed.

"This little girl looks a little familiar." Wu Chou stared at the little girl holding the hand of Yu Dazhuang's new wife and murmured softly.

"You're right, he does look familiar." Wu Dazui moved closer, looked him up and down carefully, and started muttering to himself.

"Aunt Wu Chou." Wu Chou suddenly heard this clear call.

"Yaya, you are Yaya. Why are you thinner than before?" Wu Chou's face was full of surprise.

When Yu Congcong heard that this was Yaya, Zhang Yun's sister, she hurried over to look at the little girl and asked Yu Dazhuang: "Dad, is this really Zhang Yun's sister? Why is she with you?"

"Yes, Congcong, you don't miss your dad so you won't let him in? Yaya's parents had an accident and she is helpless now. I brought her back and let her live with us in the future." Yu Dazhuang saw that Yu Congcong was still standing at the door and asking questions, so he answered.

"Yes!" Yu Congcong blurted out without thinking. Then she turned to look at her grandmother, her eyes seemed to be asking, can they come in?

"Come in! It's time for dinner, let's go back and cook!" Xiaocao looked at the people gathered at the door and shouted loudly.

Everyone waved goodbye and left one after another. Yu Dazhuang took the girl and the child into the yard. Xiaocao looked at the girl with a hint of doubt in her eyes, and then she said to Yu Dazhuang softly: "Dazhuang, come in, I have something to ask you."

Yu Dazhuang followed Xiaocao into the room. After closing the door, Xiaocao asked directly, "Dazhuang, what are your plans for bringing this girl back?"

Yu Dazhuang took a deep breath and replied slowly: "Mom, I haven't thought too much about it yet. Let's keep her for now. When the girl grows up and understands what marriage is, we will make a decision."

Xiao Cao frowned slightly and continued, "Da Zhuang, this is not a trivial matter. You have to think carefully. This girl is a child, and you still have to wait."

Yu Dazhuang nodded and said, "I know, Mom, but I can't just watch her be helpless. I want to give her a stable life, and then we'll see what happens later."

Xiao Cao was silent for a while, then said: "Okay, since you have made up your mind, let's work together. However, you also have to communicate with this girl and see what she thinks."