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The Sand River Valley was named after the river that flowed through the entire village.

At this moment, a group of villagers were fishing in the river. Within two hours, the fish baskets were filled with all kinds of fish. This was also the villagers' main source of income.

At this time, a girl walked out of the village. Her appearance and figure was first-rate as she hopped over to the group of villagers who were catching fish. Her big eyes blinked as she looked at the fish in the fish basket.

"Hey, Xiang'er, what are you doing?"

Xiang'er tilted her head to the side as she looked at the crowd. "I saw that the fish were already thirsty, so I let them go drink some water."

The villagers were helpless against Xiang'er. They didn't scold her, but told her in a gentle tone that it was dangerous to leave as soon as possible. Xiang'er continued to stare at the other fish baskets, as if she didn't want to leave.

There was no helping it, a young man around the age of twenty walked out from the villagers and walked over to Xiang'er's side. "Little sister, listen to me. Hurry and go home to play. This place is too dangerous." As he said this, he pulled Xiang'er, who was unwilling to leave, towards the Sha River Gully Village.

After the two siblings left, an older old man sighed and said, "Xiang'er has been very smart since she was young. She didn't know what happened, but she suddenly became silly a year ago."

"Yeah, I already told Xiang'er's dad that when the kids grow up, they'll be in-laws. This is such a pity, what a pity."

From last year, Xiang'er suddenly became a fool. From what I heard from her father, the old man, Xiang'er was fine before she went to bed, but when the next day turned out like this, it would be useless for him to go around asking for medicine.

"I wonder which deity he crashed into."

At this time, a man about forty years old, with a coarse appearance and a full beard, stood out from the group of fishmongers. He glared at the villagers and said, "A group of men, do they like gossip so much?"

All the villagers looked at each other and smiled without saying a word.

The boorish middle-aged man angrily snorted, then turned around and left. As he walked, he said, "This bunch of bastards! They're criticizing Xiang'er in front of my uncles. They're really pissing me off!"

This person was Xiang'er's uncle, the younger brother of the big boss. He was nicknamed the Big Simple Child.

As long as he got angry, no one would dare to provoke him. It was just that in some matters, the way he handled things was different, which was why he was addressed as such an inappropriate name.

Although the temper of an old fool wasn't good, it was different to Xiang'er. Whether it was the smart Xiang'er or the silly Xiang'er at this time, they were both the same in his eyes.

He kicked open the door and walked into the house angrily. He sat down on a chair and almost broke it.

When the old man heard the door creak, he walked out to see his brother and asked, "How was the harvest? Well, where's the fish basket? Why didn't you bring it back?"

"Don't mention it. Those bastards. Didn't Xiang'er only kick over a fish basket? They're all squabbling over there. I really want to throw them into the river." The old fool cursed for a bit before waving his hand and said, "The fish basket that was kicked over belongs to me, so I came back empty-handed."

The old fool didn't say anything more. With a sigh, he turned around and walked away, shaking his head as he walked. "Xiang'er, you're worrying so much about me being your father. What should we do in the future?"

Xiang'er was sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun. When she saw the old fool, she tilted her head in confusion. "Father, Xiang'er did not do anything wrong. What are you worrying about?"

"It's okay, you play."

Xiang'er made an 'oh' before continuing to play with the red rope in her hand. This red rope was something Xiang'er could play with for a whole day.

At the same time, Qing Qing and I asked around in a few villages, but we couldn't find any trace of Xiang'er. This made me feel more and more dejected. Looking at the Sand River Valley in front of me, if we still couldn't find her, then I would give up.

Standing at the edge of Sha River, Qing Qing pursed her lips and said, "Little Tian, Xiang'er just reincarnated last year. Even if we find her now, she's not even a year old yet."

"I know, it's just that Xiang'er asked me to come and find her through a dream before she was reborn. I don't want to miss my appointment."

Qing Qing nodded and didn't say anything else. She looked at the flowing river.

I placed my hand on her shoulder and said, "I'll promise you that I'll look for the last village. If I still can't find Xiang'er, then I'll do my best, alright?"

"Alright, it's going to be dark soon anyway. If I can't find Xiang'er, I can stay here for the night."

There were only twenty to thirty families in the Sand River Valley. The sky was slowly turning dark, and the villagers were busy the whole day, going back home to light a fire and cook. The night life of rural people was very simple. If there was nothing to do, they would basically go to bed after dinner.

I rapped on the first gate of the village and shouted, "Is anyone here?"

After a moment, the door was opened by a person. A man in his thirties stuck his head out. He looked puzzledly at Qing Qing and me as he asked, "Who are you? Why have you come to our Sand River Valley?"

I cupped my fist and politely said, "Big brother, we just want to ask you about someone. Your village didn't have a child that was just born last year. Furthermore, it was a girl."

"A child just born last year?" The man who opened the door thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Only Old Sun's family had a grandson last year."

Along the way, he asked about at least five or six villages. Coincidentally, there weren't any new babies last year, so this was the first time he heard of it.

"Is there anything else?"

"Can you tell us where the new grandson lives in the Sun family last year?"

"Follow this road and enter. The house on the third row on the left is Old Sun's house." The man who opened the door gave us the address in detail. Seeing that we were about to leave, he continued, "Oh right, Old Sun's head is really weird. You guys should be careful when you see him."

With that, he closed the door, and a woman came out to ask who was outside.

"Xiang'er was born a boy?" Qing Qing also asked puzzledly.

I waved my hand and said, "I don't know. Let's go to Old Sun's home and take a look first."

After reaching Old Sun's residence, I knocked on the door and shouted. The door was abruptly opened and an old man with scars all over his face walked out. He swept his gaze over Qing Qing and I before asking expressionlessly, "Is there something you need?"

I was startled by this old man. Fortunately, I had experienced a lot and after calming myself down, I politely said, "I heard that you added a new grandson last year. Can we take a look at him?"

Anger flashed through the old man's eyes as he coldly said, "Who are you people? Why are you looking at my grandson?"