After the Xu family verified it, they concluded that it really was gold. Xu Genzhu put it in his mouth and bit it, and his teeth almost broke.

"Man'er, where did you get this gold?" Old Xu asked his granddaughter, who was eating walnuts with her head down.

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“It’s the place my brother told me to play in,” Fu Man’er said, looking up.

Everyone's attention turned to Xu Yi again. "I know where it is." It's a corner inside the foundation.

So Grandma Xu forgot about eating and, together with Grandpa Xu and Xu Yi, the three of them went to the new house in the dark. However, after searching every corner and even the foundation, they still couldn't find a third piece of gold.

"With so many people working these past two days, what if the rest of the gold was taken, leaving only these two pieces?" Ma Hong couldn't sit still at the thought of this possibility.

"Probably not. I've been here the past two days. If there's anything strange, I can see it." Old Xu thought it was unlikely.

“Father is right. If they had really found gold, they would have stopped working long ago. Who would want to suffer like this?” Xu Genshan said. “It’s just that our Man’er was lucky and happened to find it.”

"That's right, Man'er is a lucky star, it's not surprising that she picked it up." Old Mrs. Xu now firmly believed that Fu Man'er was indeed the lucky star of the Xu family.

"It's true, you can even find gold inside. It seems the feng shui is quite good." Old Xu was still thinking about the feng shui, but he shut up after being glared at by Old Mrs. Xu.

The adults in the family were chatting away when Fu Man'er looked down at her stomach and said pitifully, "Brother, I'm hungry. When are we going to eat?"

At that moment, Xu Yi was holding her two chubby hands and looking at them over and over. He wanted to see if these hands were different from ordinary people's, how they could dig for ginseng one moment and pick up gold the next.

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After looking through them for a while, Xu Yi came to a conclusion: they were indeed different. What little girl's hands were like Fu Man'er's? They were chubby, with several dimples on the back of her hands, and when she clenched her little fists, they looked like white steamed buns.

When it was time to eat, Xu Yi was even more convinced of his conclusion. What four-year-old child can't even hold chopsticks properly? Xu Yi had a headache. He was the older brother, but he had to worry about his parents.

“Your sister is still young. Let her eat first, and then we can teach her how to use chopsticks,” Xu Genshan said to Xu Yi across Liu Fang.

She's not small at all; she's already four years old.

Besides, Fu Man'er doesn't even want to use chopsticks when we're eating, so how can you expect her to eat when we're not?

"Come on, Man'er, let Daddy put a piece of meat on your plate. It's not fatty, so try it." Xu Genshan felt sorry for his daughter who hadn't eaten for a long time, so he put a piece of meat on her plate.

After Xu Genshan started, her three older brothers were not to be outdone, each taking a little bit, until her bowl was overflowing.

"Thank you, Father, Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother." Fu Man'er immediately put her chopsticks on the table, picked them up, and started eating with her spoon, not even glancing at Xu Yi.

When it comes to food, let's put my favorite brother aside for now.

The Xu family kept the fact that they had found gold a closely guarded secret, even the children were given a dressing down.

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The next morning, Fu Man'er went to town with Xu Genshan and the others because her good friend Wang Erni had gone to her grandmother's house and there was nothing to do at home, so she insisted on going to town.

Lu Sheng also went with them.

"Sister Lusheng." As soon as she stepped out, Fu Man'er saw Lusheng standing beside the mule cart and ran towards her happily, stopping just in time.

She would often run towards Xu Yi like this, and Xu Yi would always catch her steadily. But Lu Sheng was different; although he was older than Fu Man'er, he was very thin and weak.

Once, Fu Man'er pounced on him and knocked him over. Fu Man'er felt guilty for several days and never pounced on Lu Sheng again.

"Slow down, be careful not to fall." Lu Sheng raised his hand to help her up, and when he saw Fu Man'er, her expression lightened a bit.

“Sister Lusheng, let’s sit here. There are wooden planks here to keep us from falling.”

“Sister Lusheng, my mule is very obedient, don’t worry, it’s very steady.” Fu Man’er started talking non-stop around Lusheng, as if she had opened a floodgate.

Liu Fang, listening from the side, thought that their daughter talked a lot, but Lu Sheng didn't show any impatience. Although he didn't talk much, he occasionally echoed Fu Man'er.

"Come on, let Daddy help you sit up." Xu Genshan laid some dry grass on the car and then put some unwanted clothes on top of it.

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Fu Man'er stretched out her arms, and Xu Genshan lifted her up. When they got to Lu Sheng, before Xu Genshan could say anything, Lu Sheng, carrying his basket, said, "I can go up by myself."

She put the basket on the cart, braced herself with her hands on the cart platform, and with a push, bent her knees and climbed up.

Fu Man'er quickly moved aside to make room for her, "Sister, you're so amazing! When can I ride on a mule cart like you guys?"

Besides Lu Sheng, Xu Yi also got onto the mule cart in the same way.

"When you grow a little older, you'll be as tall as your sister," Xu Genshan said as he walked around to the front and sat down.

Now that Fuman'er is standing up, she's the same height as the mule cart, so climbing up is indeed quite difficult.

Liu Fang was originally sitting in front of Xu Genshan, but there were two children behind her, so she sat down with them instead.

"Man'er, come sit in your mother's lap, don't crowd Sister Lusheng." There were still things on the mule cart, and not much space was available, so Liu Fang reached out her hand to Fu Man'er.

"It's alright, it's not crowded at all." Lu Sheng said, moving a little further inside. It was already troublesome enough for her to take someone else's mule cart to town, so she didn't care about comfort.

"Mother, I want to sit with Sister Lusheng." Fu Man'er moved over a bit and reached out to pull Lusheng over. Lusheng was pulled over by her, and the two little girls sat side by side with their backs against the wooden board.

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Lu Sheng had always known that the Xu family doted on Fu Man'er, but when he saw Liu Fang taking such good care of Fu Man'er along the way, he couldn't help but think of his own mother.

From the time she can remember, it seems she has never heard a word of care or love; all she remembers are endless insults and countless pains.

“Lu Sheng, your wild vegetables will be sold in front of our shop later. There are quite a lot of people on that street. Your vegetables are so good, they will definitely sell quickly.”

Liu Fang had never spoken to Lu Sheng before. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but this girl would avoid people when she saw them, and if she couldn't avoid them, she would walk with her head down. She couldn't speak even if she wanted to, so over time, people stopped trying to talk to her.

That is to say, Fu Man'er is now pestering Lu Sheng every day. Although she is supposed to be helping him pick wild vegetables, Liu Fang knows that her daughter has a playful side. She probably went to play with Lu Sheng. She doesn't know if she is interfering with his work.

"Thank you, Auntie. I'll sell them at the market." Lu Sheng understood that displaying her goods in front of someone's door might affect their business. She had sold wild vegetables in town several times before and knew this.

"Just listen to your aunt and sell it at my place. There are lots of people and all sorts of vendors at the market, and there are also vendors selling things in front of my house, so don't worry."

Liu Fang knew what she was worried about, but she felt sorry for this little girl, the same age as Xu Mao, carrying a big bamboo basket and squeezing into the market with all the other people.

After spending time with Lu Sheng, I can sum up this kid in two words: sensible, so sensible that it breaks my heart.

“Sister Lusheng, just listen to my mother and sell it in front of my house. We’ll do it together,” Fu Man’er said, pulling on Lusheng’s arm.

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Liu Fang also asserted herself, "It's decided then. Just come with us later. I don't trust you to be a child."

She had heard from Ma Hong a few days ago that a child from her hometown village had been kidnapped by kidnappers and had not been found yet.

Although Lu Sheng wasn't from my family, he was still a child, and I was always a little worried about letting him go alone.

"Yes, thank you, Auntie," Lu Sheng said softly, his head bowed.

Her mother had never said anything like that.

What did he say? He didn't say anything.