After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

"Father, didn't you feel any pain just now?"

Xu Zhuzhu poked her father's injured shoulder; the wound, which had been bloody, was now completely healed.

Even the torn clothes were intact, and there wasn't a single drop of blood on them.

Xu Wenjie shook his head, his expression grave. "Are you all alright?"

They all said they were fine.

"It's you who's injured, my husband."

Zhang He was also carefully observing Xu Wenjie's disappeared wound; such a large gash had vanished right before their eyes.

Xu Wenjie himself was somewhat confused.

He truly felt nothing at all, not even when he was injured. By the time he realized it, the wound had already healed on its own.

So, the red light emitted by this bead not only has healing properties, but can even numb the nerves?

What are the conditions that can trigger healing?

Xu Zhuzhu crossed her arms and pondered.

The streetlights outside the station shone through the swaying shadows, and the dark red bloodstains on the ground caught her attention.

To verify her idea, Xu Zhuzhu indirectly asked her father for a dagger.

Who is Xu Wenjie?

Even if Xu Zhuzhu farted in front of him, he would know what kind of poop his daughter was going to take, so naturally he would never give it to Xu Zhuzhu.

The moment he was enveloped in the red light of the bead, his body and even his mind felt a comfort from the inside out; it was a very wonderful feeling.

He was genuinely curious, so he decided to try it again himself.

Hearing this, Zhang He immediately understood the father and daughter's intentions. Before Xu Wenjie could make a move, she used the excuse of checking the wound again to secretly take the dagger from Xu Wenjie's sleeve.

"That father and daughter don't know their own strength, let me handle it!"

Without saying a word, Zhang He cut her finger, and blood immediately gushed out from the wound.

"He Niang!"

"Mother!"

Xu Wenjie and his two children cried out in unison, but it was too late to stop Zhang He; she had already finished cutting.

The ancestral dagger can cut through iron like mud.

Fortunately, Zhang He often used it when cooking, so she could accurately control the force, and although the wound was bleeding, it wasn't very deep.

"How could you do such a reckless thing!"

Xu Wenjie's face turned ashen. He strode forward, snatched the dagger, and his eyes blazed with fury.

Seeing Zhang He's appearance, he swallowed back the words of reproach that were about to come out of his mouth, but still asked with a cold face, "Are you alright?"

Although there was reproach in her tone, there was more heartache than reproach.

The brother and sister rushed forward, their faces contorted with worry, and grabbed Zhang He's hand, asking in unison, "Mother, is it in pain?"

Zhang He smiled and patted the two children's heads. "It doesn't hurt." Then she said to Xu Wenjie, "Husband, hurry up and take out the beads."

It did hurt a little, but for her, it was like peeling off a piece of skin while cooking—nothing serious.

Xu Wenjie couldn't help but complain, "It's not too late to try again after you're injured. How could He Niang be so reckless?"

Zhang He felt a little guilty, but smiled and remained silent.

She knew Xu Wenjie best. When she was closest to the answer, her husband would not let this opportunity slip by. If she hadn't acted first, her husband would be the one bleeding now.

Since things had come to this, Xu Wenjie couldn't say anything, and coldly placed the bead near the wound.

The group held their breath in anticipation.

A minute passed, but the bead not only failed to fly, but even the faint red light from before went out, leaving only a dim orange light as usual.

Xu Zhuzhu exclaimed in surprise, "What's going on?"

Is it random again?

Looking at the still bead, she rested her chin on her hand and pondered.

"Does it only work if Mother takes it?"

Xu An, who had been observing silently, spoke up, saying that his father had been holding the beads just now.

Xu Wenjie was slightly taken aback, having overlooked this point, and quickly asked Zhang He to pick up the beads.

Zhang He nodded.

The moment her fingers touched the bead, the dim bead immediately emitted a dazzling red light, hovering above Zhang He's wound, and the stinging pain from Zhang He's wound disappeared in an instant.

The cut finger, and even the scar left from the frostbite, has disappeared!

"Look, my lord! It's really effective!" Zhang He couldn't hide her excitement.

Xu Wenjie's face, which had been half-black, now visibly showed joy.

Xu Zhuzhu grinned widely, amazed at how versatile this bead was!

The bead worked quickly; in no time, to everyone's delight, it had finished its work, its light had faded, and it fell straight down.

Xu Wenjie hurriedly took it, carefully put it back into the original bag, and solemnly handed it to Xu Zhuzhu.

He solemnly instructed, "Keep it safe. Don't even take it off when you sleep."

In critical moments, it can save your life.

Xu Zhuzhu, instead of laughing and joking, nodded seriously, a rare occurrence for her.

However, since they couldn't go home for the time being, the family huddled together and decided to rest for the night against a pile of firewood at the garbage station.

Zhang He suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, remembering the chicks she had just brought home from the henhouse a few days ago. She was filled with anxiety, "My chicks!"

Xu Wenjie wasn't sleepy, so he gently comforted her, saying that they could just raise a few more; people were the most important thing.

Zhang He had no choice but to lie down with a sigh.

Xu Zhuzhu didn't fall asleep either. She closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, but her ears were constantly searching for modern sounds.

It wasn't snowing near the garbage station. High-rise buildings stood not far away, their lights twinkling in the distance. The streetlights outside the garbage station were still hanging high, their bright light shining through.

But it happened silently.

There wasn't even the sound of car horns; everything was eerily silent.

It was night, quiet and still. After this quiet night, Xu Zhuzhu seemed to suddenly understand.

Everything at the garbage dump is now arranged by God; why would modern people throw garbage there anymore?

At that moment, she was absolutely certain that no one, and no garbage truck, would ever come to this garbage station again.

……

The snow stopped the next day.

Just in case, Xu Zhuzhu's family stayed at the garbage station until noon before going home.

Xu Wenjie was so careful that he didn't take the usual route.

He asked Xu Zhuzhu to take him back first, and in order to get a better view, he also asked Xu Zhuzhu to take him up to the roof.

The father and daughter crept around on the roof, looking around cautiously.

Only after confirming that no wolves were visible and that the beads around Xu Zhuzhu's neck no longer flashed red did Xu Zhuzhu take her mother and brother back from the garbage dump.

As soon as Zhang He landed, she rushed straight to the chicken coop in the backyard.

The chicken coop that had been set up had been completely turned upside down.

The thatch covering the chicken coop was scattered haphazardly on the snow, and the hen and chicks inside were nowhere to be seen.

The presence of chicken feathers and bloodstains on the reeds in the snow indicates that the chicks have all been killed.

Zhang He was heartbroken. "That damned beast!"

At that time, the courtyard was also in a mess.

On the outside wall of the window, blood flowed down the window and onto the ground. It was from the wolf that her father had slashed. The bloodstains followed the path leading to the backyard.

In the snow in the front and back yards, there were messy footprints everywhere, and the sturdy wooden door was covered with the claw marks left by hungry wolves. Xu Zhuzhu felt terrified just by looking at it.

Moreover, not only in the yard, but also along the base of the back wall, two large holes were dug out, which looked just big enough for a wolf to squeeze through.

The pots, pans, and bowls that Zhang He had arranged in the kitchen all fell over, and several bowls were even broken.

The rice in the pot was overturned, and the basket containing vegetables and supplies was turned upside down on the ground, with vegetable leaves scattered all over the ground. Apart from vegetables, anything that had anything to do with meat had been taken away, such as eggs and sausages.

Zhang He scolded as she tidied up, while the two children followed behind her, not daring to breathe, silently picking up the scattered items.

Xu Wenjie, however, had something more important to do.

He followed the bloodstains along the wall to the backyard, and upon closer inspection, he discovered some adult footprints among the messy footprints.

At first, he thought they were his own or Zhang He's footprints, so he didn't think much of it.

But as he followed the footprints, he discovered that they extended along with the bloodstains into the overgrown weeds on the right side of the house, which he had not yet cleared.

The couple just got back and haven't been here yet. Could it be that someone came while they were away?

Xu Wenjie was hesitating whether to follow and find out what was going on when he suddenly heard a sound coming from the bushes in front of him, and the tall weeds swayed in response.

Fearing that it was a pack of wolves returning, he sensed something was wrong and immediately retreated, hiding in the bushes nearby.

Unexpectedly, two familiar figures emerged from the swaying grass.

Upon seeing the person who arrived, Xu Wenjie was taken aback and stopped hiding.

"Second Brother Li?"

Li Quanfu and Hu Sanniang emerged from the weeds, one holding a shovel and the other a long wood-chopping knife, their expressions tense and sorrowful.

Upon seeing Xu Wenjie, Li Quanfu and his wife were initially surprised, but after confirming that the person in front of them was indeed Xu Wenjie, they were immediately moved to tears.

Li Quanfu threw down his shovel and rushed forward.

"Brother Xu, you're still alive!"