Hongdou suddenly heard Li Xifeng's voice and noticed him. An expression of surprise suddenly appeared on her face. Then she let out a light cry and rushed over with her arms open like a bird flying into the forest.
"Grandpa Xifeng, Hongdou misses you so much!"
The bird-like girl rushed directly into Li Xifeng's arms.
The farmer-like old man quickly hugged Hongdou and laughed, "Oh my little Hongdou, do you miss your Grandpa Xifeng or the gift your Grandpa Xifeng brought you?"
The girl's black pearl-like eyes rolled around and she smiled and said, "Of course I miss Grandpa Xifeng, because Grandpa Xifeng is the best to Hongdou and always brings gifts to Hongdou."
Hearing the girl's answer, everyone around, including Ye Li, couldn't help but burst into laughter. They could naturally hear the cunning in the girl's words.
The girl also noticed Ye Li standing next to Li Xifeng. In recent days, she had been in contact with grandparents and uncles. It was rare for her to see a young brother, and her eyes lit up immediately.
"Grandpa Xifeng, who is this brother? Is he your friend? Can he play with Hongdou for a while? The uncles are all very busy and can't play with Hongdou."
As Hongdou spoke, she looked at Li Xifeng with a pitiful look in her eyes.
Li Xifeng seemed to be unable to bear Hongdou's gaze, and hurriedly introduced: "This is Brother Ye Li, he is also the guard for this gathering.
But your brother Ye Li will also go to work soon, so you must not hinder him. Of course, when he finishes work, you can still go and play with him."
Li Xifeng winked at Ye Li as he spoke, because he saw disappointment beginning to appear in Hongdou's big round eyes.
Ye Li didn't reject this cute little girl, but he still had things to do, so he could only nod and say, "Your name is Hongdou, Brother Ye Li, I have to go collect trees now, so I can't play with you for the time being.
After all, I don’t know where the tall and straight trees are, and I have to spend time looking for them. Can I play with you after I’m done with my work?”
When Hongdou heard Ye Li's words, her eyes suddenly lit up and she said, "Brother Ye Li, are you looking for tall and straight trees? Hongdou knows where they are. Let Hongdou take you there, okay?"
Hongdou's words made everyone stunned. Hongdou looked at the puzzled expressions in everyone's eyes and hurriedly shouted: "You have to believe Hongdou, when you asked dad to come here to find this vacant land, I pestered him to bring me here.
We once wandered around here for a while, so I saw a tall, straight forest not far from here."
Hongdou seemed to be afraid that people would not believe her, so while she spoke, she stretched out her hand and stood on tiptoe to gesture "tall and straight".
Seeing that she was so sure, Li Xifeng asked, "Xiao Hongdou, have you really seen the tall and straight trees nearby with your father?"
Hongdou tugged at Li Xifeng's sleeve and nodded, saying with certainty, "Little Hongdou never lies. I really saw it. I even rode on Dad's neck and touched those big trees."
After hearing Hongdou's affirmation, Li Xifeng finally nodded and said, "How about letting Hongdou take Ye Li to find trees? What do you think, Brother Lin?"
Lin Shiyu's expression seemed a little embarrassed. After all, letting a stranger take Hongdou away made him a little uneasy.
He was not worried that Ye Li would kidnap his granddaughter, but he was worried that Ye Li would not take the trouble to keep an eye on Hong Dou, and that she would be in danger.
After all, although there are no monsters nearby, there are still some ordinary wild beasts roaming around. It would definitely be unsafe for a little girl to wander around in the forest.
Li Xifeng looked at Lin Shiyu's face and said, "Don't worry about Hongdou's safety. Brother Ye is very careful. Let Hongdou take him to find trees. Hongdou will be happy and Brother Ye will be saved trouble. It's a two-birds-at-one deal."
Although Lin Shiyu didn't know why Li Xifeng was so confident in Ye Li, the two of them were friends for life, and Li Xifeng loved Hongdou more than he, a grandfather, and there was absolutely no possibility that he would harm her.
After hesitating for a while, he nodded and said, "Then please trouble Brother Ye to keep an eye on Hongdou. After all, there are still some wild animals in the wilderness. Hongdou is a bit naughty, so don't let her run around."
Ye Li nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Lin. I will keep a close eye on Hongdou and won't let her get into any danger."
Hongdou seemed a little angry that Lin Shiyu called her naughty. She pouted and ran to Lin Shiyu and pulled her grandfather's robe hard.
He always knew his granddaughter's temper, so he naturally understood what he said to make Hongdou angry. He quickly bent down and touched Hongdou's head, saying, "Oh, it was Grandpa who said the wrong thing. My little Hongdou is the most obedient and sensible, not naughty at all."
Hearing what her grandfather said, Hongdou snorted angrily and said, "Of course, I am helping everyone by bringing Brother Ye Li to find the tree, so I am naturally the most sensible one!"
She pouted and looked angry, but she made everyone smile. The little girl's innocent and unpretentious nature is always likable.
Li Xifeng looked at Ye Li and said, "Brother Ye, I'll leave the matter of the trees to you. If you can collect fifty trees by the afternoon, we can build the shed before the evening."
Ye Li nodded and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Li. I have also cut down trees when I was repairing my hut before. I know my ability. It shouldn't be a problem to collect enough trees within a few hours."
After hearing Ye Li's assurance, although Li Xifeng didn't understand what the other party would do, he still nodded in trust.
Hongdou also came over at this moment and pulled Ye Li's sleeve, shouting excitedly: "Come on, Brother Ye, Hongdou will take you to that tall and straight forest."
When Ye Li heard the little girl gave him a nickname in the blink of an eye, he also smiled. This outgoing little girl was very likable.
After saying goodbye to the old men, Ye Li followed Hongdou and ran away amid her excited laughter.
After Ye Li left, Tie San said, "Xifeng, what is the origin of this Brother Ye? I see that your attitude towards him seems very different?"
After watching Ye Li walk away, Li Xifeng lowered his voice and told him that Ye Li was a Spiritual Sea Stage Spirit Talisman Master. Then he said, "Think about what it means to be a Spiritual Sea Stage Spirit Talisman Master who is around 20 years old."
Tie Wu, who had been silent all this time, also said in astonishment: "Brother Xifeng, you must have seen it wrong. Which of the 20-year-old Spiritual Sea Stage Spirit Talisman Masters is not from a big family, and they must be the elite of the family. How could they come here to be our guards?"