Xu Yi walked over and saw Fu Man'er squinting her eyes and smacking her lips, as if she were eating something delicious.

Fu Man'er took a deep breath of spiritual energy before turning around.

"What are you doing?" Xu Yi asked again when he didn't get an answer. He thought to himself that he had to keep a close eye on the little girl. If she ran into the woods, it would be terrible.

"Xiangxiang." Fu Man'er knew that she couldn't talk to others about spiritual energy, but she didn't know how to answer Xu Yi's question, so she could only say this.

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"Are you hungry?" Xu Yi looked at her suspiciously. Had she not eaten enough at home? Even the smell of grass and trees smelled delicious when she came out.

Hungry? Fu Man'er put her little paws on her belly, which was flat. Although the cornbread she had for breakfast was delicious, she wanted to eat meat.

When her soul was wandering before, she saw a lot of food, but she just couldn't eat it.

"Meat." Her mind kept replaying the delicious food she had seen before, and her mouth was watering.

Xu Yi chuckled. To say that this little girl is stupid wouldn't be entirely true; she does know that meat tastes good.

"If you want to eat meat, there's plenty on this mountain—pheasants, rabbits, wild boars. Which one do you want to eat?" It was meant as a joke, but unexpectedly, Fu Man'er frowned and started thinking.

Well, why am I talking to a little fool like this? I'd better pick some wild vegetables instead; if I pick a lot, I can earn a few coins.

To keep Fu Man'er from running around, Xu Yi deliberately placed her in front of him. The wild vegetables by the roadside had already been picked by the surrounding people, and the small bamboo basket was not even half full.

If only his father's leg hadn't been injured, he could have gone into the woods with him. Thinking of this, Xu Yi couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

"Fu Man'er, let's go back." Xu Yi tossed the bamboo basket onto his back with one hand and was about to pull Fu Man'er away.

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"Let's go back." But Fu Man'er stood still, her eyes fixed on the woods not far away.

"Pheasant, don't leave, wait for the pheasant." She had made up her mind; she wanted to eat pheasant.

Xu Yi regretted mentioning pheasants and wild boars to her earlier. The girl had suddenly said "pheasant" while they were picking vegetables, but he hadn't taken it seriously.

Because there are basically no pheasants on this path; they're all in the woods, unless the pheasant is blind.

"Are you leaving or not? If not, I'm leaving!" Xu Yi wasn't a very patient person, and he didn't have time to stay here with this silly girl.

I thought that after saying all that, I should be able to intimidate Fu Man'er, and the little girl would definitely follow me around like a puppy.

However, after walking a few steps and still not hearing a sound, Xu Yi turned around...

"Fu Man'er!" Xu Yi's voice rose with anger, "How can you be so stupid? If you stand there, the chicken will run into you. Even if it's blind, it can't be brain-damaged."

Even though she was scolded, Fu Man'er wasn't angry. She was thinking about the pheasant. "Brother," she said softly, her big, watery eyes looking at Xu Yi.

With three younger brothers at home, who doesn't glare and fight when they argue? Xu Yi has never had such an experience before.

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He immediately turned around and walked towards Fu Man'er. If the little girl didn't leave, he would put her in a bamboo basket and carry her away. He didn't believe that he could handle all the little brats in the village, but he couldn't handle this little girl.

When Xu Yi returned, Fu Man'er was very happy and reached out to grab the hem of Xu Yi's clothes, as she was very tired from standing.

When Xu Yi lifted her up, she felt comfortable, thinking that Xu Yi was playing with her. Although the bamboo basket was not big, Fu Man'er was a small bundle and fit perfectly inside.

He could only tie these wild vegetables with straw rope and carry them in his hands, afraid that they would be crushed if placed in a bamboo basket and he wouldn't be able to sell them.

"Hehehe." Xu Yi had just squatted down when he heard a noise from the bushes behind him.

Fu Man'er lay on the edge of the bamboo basket and exclaimed, "Brother, pheasant!"

Xu Yi turned around in disbelief and saw a pheasant running towards them like a madman. With a thud, the pheasant crashed into the bamboo basket, dizzy and unable to stand steadily.

Blind? A blind pheasant?

Fu Man'er struggled to stand up in the basket, trying to reach for the chicken, but the basket was unbalanced and sank straight down.

Unfortunately, the chicken didn't know to dodge and was crushed on top of it.

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A brain, a chicken with a broken brain?

"Ouch." Xu Yi was already dumbfounded, and it wasn't until Fu Man'er fell and hurt him that he came to his senses.

He threw down the wild vegetables he was holding and rushed forward to pick up Fu Man'er, asking, "Where did you fall?"

The little girl's body was still mostly inside the basket, only her outstretched hand touched the ground. "Here," Fu Man'er said, holding out her hand for him to see.

Her little hands were a pale yellow, and you couldn't really see any marks from the fall, but when he heard her cry out in pain, Xu Yi still put them to his mouth and breathed on them.

"Does it still hurt?"

Fu Man'er shook her head and turned to look at the bamboo basket. "Pheasant."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yi put the person down, lifted the bamboo basket, and saw that the pheasant was lying peacefully on the ground.

Xu Yi reached out and touched it; it was completely dead. He lifted it in his hand and found it was quite heavy, weighing at least six or seven pounds.

"Brother, let's eat pheasant." Fu Man'er was eager to eat, her eyes shining as she looked at the pheasant.

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Xu Yi was deeply shocked. He had been to this back mountain so many times, but this was the first time he had encountered a pheasant, especially one that was blind. Otherwise, why would it have bumped into him?

It all felt like a dream, yet I was indeed carrying a chicken in my hand.

With the pheasant, Xu Yi was very happy. "Let's go home and eat the pheasant."

Fu Man'er jumped up happily. When she saw Xu Yi lift the bamboo basket, she thought he was going to put her in, so she opened her arms.

But Xu Yi threw the pheasant in first, so there was no room for Fu Man'er. The wild vegetables that had been thrown aside were also picked up and put in, so there was no worry about them being crushed.

“You just walked up by yourself, so walk down by yourself in a bit,” Xu Yi said, seeing Fu Man’er’s droopy lips.

"Okay." Fu Man'er didn't want to walk, but the basket contained the chicken she wanted to eat, so she reluctantly took her short legs and walked slowly.

She had only taken two steps when her collar was lifted up, and then a hand supported her buttocks.

"Brother," Fu Man'er blinked, wondering how she suddenly became as tall as her brother.

"Hold on tight, or I won't be responsible if you fall." Xu Yi looked fierce, but he wrapped Fu Man'er's arms around his neck and held the little girl steadily in his arms.

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"Okay, hold me tight." Fu Man'er replied crisply, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons with laughter, her slender arms tightly wrapped around Xu Yi's neck.

He didn't know why, but seeing the little girl looking so downcast, he inexplicably picked her up and carried her.

Now that his neck was being strangled so tightly he could hardly breathe, Xu Yi rolled his eyes, realizing he had acted rashly.