Oh dear, Liu Fang's hand trembled and she almost dropped the bowl. What was going on? She had the feeling that her son and daughter-in-law were calling her.

She immediately dismissed the absurd idea; what was a tiny child thinking?

"Man'er, where do you live? I'll have my brother take you home." The child was already in the back hills so early in the morning. Although I didn't know why, I still had to take her home quickly, otherwise the adults would be so worried if they couldn't find her.

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Fu Man'er shook her head. "No." She had no home and didn't know what a home was.

How can you not have a home? You're not a monkey that popped out of a rock. Liu Fang put down her chopsticks, squatted down in front of Fu Man'er, and asked her a lot of questions in detail.

But the results were all completely irrelevant. Xu Yi, who was standing to the side, seemed to understand something. "Mother, could she be a little idiot?"

There are many children in the village, and some of them are not very bright, but he had never seen anyone as simple-minded as her before. "Then her family disliked her for being simple-minded and abandoned her in the back mountains."

"I'm not stupid, not stupid at all, I'm smart." Fu Man'er's little ears twitched, and she said angrily to Xu Yi.

However, with that stubborn little mule-like appearance, it's really hard to tell that he's intelligent.

Xu Yi’s casual remark was taken seriously by Liu Fang. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that she had never seen this child in the village before. Could it be that he was abandoned by another village?

After all, the frightening rumors about the back mountain were known to several surrounding villages.

"Aren't you stupid? You don't even know where you live or who your parents are. Aren't you stupid?" Xu Yi couldn't help but laugh at her when he saw her like this.

Fu Man'er couldn't answer these questions, but all she knew was, "I'm not stupid, I'm smart."

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Just as Xu Yi was about to tease her, Old Lady Xu led the rest of the family out of the side room, all carrying hoes, as they were going to dig the ground.

Liu Fang quickly got up and went to Grandma Xu's side, and told her what had just happened.

At first, Grandma Xu didn't take Fu Man'er seriously. She thought she would just give the child a meal and let her go home after she finished eating. She never expected that the child might have been abandoned in the back mountain.

"You asked her everything? She doesn't know anything?" Old Mrs. Xu looked into the girl's eyes; she didn't seem like a fool.

Liu Fang shook her head. "Mom, what should we do?" Most of the decisions at home were made by Old Mrs. Xu, and she really didn't dare to say anything when Xu Yi asked her.

The Xu family are all kind-hearted people. They have several children, and they can't bear to abandon this child back in the mountains.

"Let her stay here for now. After you've finished taking care of things at home, go to the village and ask around to see whose family it is."

This is arguably the best solution at present.

"Let's go, let's get to the field early and see if we can finish digging today." Old Xu tacitly agreed with his wife's idea, put the hoe on his shoulder, and slowly headed towards the door.

Xu Genzhu followed, saying, "Oh God, when will it rain? It's so dry."

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In previous years, the Xu family would plant seeds directly in the soil, but last year there was a drought, and since the Lunar New Year, there has only been a few rain showers, making the land so dry that it is difficult to dig.

The Xu family looked worried; if it didn't rain soon, they all knew what the situation would be like.

"It will rain." Fu Man'er had been listening to everyone's conversation. At first, she didn't quite understand, but later she did.

"You little rascal, you don't know anything when we ask you anything, how do you know it will rain?" Everyone felt that the child's words could not be taken seriously, but they also hoped that it would rain, because it was the fate of farmers.

They had to pay taxes and eat, relying entirely on God for food.

"I knew it," Fu Man'er said in a soft voice.

Ma Hong is straightforward and argumentative. Even if it's a child, she'll still chime in with a few words, "What if it doesn't go down?"

Grandma Xu glared at her and said, "How old are you? Why are you still talking to the children like this? What are we going to do? Make do with this, or just add some scallions. Now get back to work."

After being scolded like that, all the adults in the family went out, and no one took Fu Man'er's words to heart, after all, the bright sun was hanging in the sky.

With the adults all out, the children at home were even more restless. After a good meal, they had even more energy to play.

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Seeing his three younger brothers run off like wild horses, Xu Yi felt a slight urge to join in. He wanted to play too, but he was a big kid now and needed to be more sensible.

"Mom, let me do it." Liu Fang was drawing water from the well. The water bucket at home was big and heavy, and even for Liu Fang, a woman who worked hard all year round, it was still a bit of a struggle to pull it up.

Moreover, Liu Fang naturally didn't want Xu Yi, who was only a teenager, to help her; she would do the work herself.

Xu Yi, however, was determined and insisted on helping to pull the rope.

Fu Man'er followed Xu Yi like a little tail. When she saw him pull the rope, she wanted to pull it too, but she was too short. Even when she stood on tiptoe and stretched out her hand, she couldn't even touch the bucket.

"Man'er, go play over there." Knowing that the doll might have been abandoned, Liu Fang felt even more heartache and gently said to Fu Man'er.

Xu Yi turned around and saw that the person was following him, so he said, "Go play over there, this place is all water." He was also afraid that he might bump into the little girl if he wasn't careful.

"Oh," Fu Man'er was quite obedient, taking a few small steps back until she reached the well.

The well water is warm in winter and cool in summer, and it makes a tinkling sound when it flows by. As a little koi living in the water, Fu Man'er loves water the most.

She took a few more steps and leaned her whole body against the well, her little hands gripping the edge, looking into the well.

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Spiritual energy!

Just as she sniffed, Fu Man'er's eyes instantly lit up with light—it was so bright and intelligent.

It smells so good! After taking several breaths, Fu Man'er felt very comfortable.

She hadn't absorbed any spiritual energy for too long, and the spiritual energy at the wellhead was completely depleted in an instant. But that wasn't enough; it only made her feel more comfortable, but it didn't replenish her spiritual energy.

Fu Man'er licked her lips, slowly leaned forward, and reached her little head into the well. Her small nostrils twitched as she greedily inhaled the spiritual energy from the well.

Sunlight streamed into the well, making the water shimmer. Fu Man'er couldn't help but open her mouth.

Wow, it's so beautiful! I really want to go inside and play!

Suddenly, the water in the well started gurgling and bubbles of varying sizes rose up at a visible speed.

Fu Man'er stretched out a hand, wanting to touch the little bubbles.

The mother and son, Xu, had their backs to the well and did not notice what was happening. Xu Yi finished pouring the water for his mother and was about to take the bucket to fetch another one.

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When I turned around, my heart was in my throat.

Fu Man'er's upper body was already inside the well, and Xu Yi could even see her feet slowly lifting off the ground.