The little sister is a troublemaker

Chu Jie looked at Li Cong like this, and his heart ached for no reason. For some reason, he felt that the man Mr. Li was talking about was his father.

Li Mulan frowned and took out two heart-protecting pills from her small cloth bag and fed them to Li Cong. "We will be returning to Kyoto soon. We can meet whoever we want to meet when we return. Why are you so anxious?"

Li Mulan intuitively thought that her grandfather was probably thinking of some old friend in Kyoto.

Li Cong shook his head, looking very sad, "I won't be able to see you again. I won't be able to see you again in the future..."

Li Mulan paused after patting him on the back, guessing that the man was probably gone, and didn't know how to comfort him for a moment.

Li Xun happened to come in at this time, "Dad, several cousins ​​are here, and Fourth Uncle is here too."

Li Mulan stood up quickly, "Grandfather, let's talk business first. I'll have someone prepare something in the yard so that the elders can have dinner in the yard. Do you think that's okay?"

Li Cong was obviously not interested. "You go and make the arrangements."

Li Mulan brought Huo Yuanruo and Chu Jie, who looked reluctant to leave, out of the house and saw several unfamiliar faces in the yard. Although they were all wearing tattered clothes, their backs were straight and they were obviously scholars.

Li Mulan's identity has not been made public yet, but that did not prevent her from stepping forward and paying her respects as a junior. After all, her identity no longer needed to be concealed.

The elders of the Li family were all stunned, but as they were all worldly-wise, they nodded slightly and said nothing.

There was only one person, staring at Li Mulan like an eagle, making Li Mulan feel very uncomfortable. But due to seniority, she bowed and went to the other side.

Li Yi also saw the situation here. The person staring at Li Mulan was none other than their fourth uncle Li Liang, his father's biological brother from the same mother. However, the relationship between these two brothers was... far worse than that between them and the other cousins ​​who were more distantly related.

Li Liang did not restrain himself because of Li Mulan's departure. After a while, he seemed to realize something and his eyes gradually became gentler, not as aggressive as before.

Li Xun, who had just come out, also noticed the situation here. He was not surprised that his fourth uncle could find out Lan'er's identity. After all, in this family, this fourth uncle was the only person he could not see through.

Li Xun invited several elders into the house. Li Yi and Li Yun helped to bring in a few chairs and then closed the door.

Huo Yuanruo curled his lips and said, "Uncle Master, the way that old man looked at you just now was really annoying."

Li Mulan glared at him. "What nonsense are you talking about? They are all elders. You should be on guard at the beginning. After all, their situation is difficult. You can't be unprepared."

"Then other people are not like him." Huo Yuanruo muttered in dissatisfaction.

At this time, Qingyu came back. She drove the carriage into the yard and got out nimbly.

"elder sister."

Qingyu smiled and responded, "I prepared a lot of things, it should be enough."

Li Mulan stepped forward, took Qingyu's hand, leaned her head on her shoulder and said coquettishly, "Oh, what will Xiaojiu do if she doesn't have a sister? Look, I haven't even thought of it yet, and you've already arranged it."

Qingyu patted her head gently and said, "Our Xiaojiu is so capable. Even without me, you can still arrange things well."

"No way. Without my sister, I'd be like a thousand-mile horse without legs, a butterfly without wings, a tiger without teeth... In short, it would never be good."

Huo Yuanruo, who was standing by, pretended to vomit, "Uncle Junior Master, your words are too corny."

Li Mulan glared at him and said, "Get lost, stop getting in the way. What do you know? Sister Qingyu is so great, of course I have to praise her as much as I can. Otherwise, what if she runs away?"

Qingyu nodded at her unhappily, "You, with that little mouth of yours, can even say that something dead is alive. Come on, help me get the things off the carriage."

Li Xi was just envious of the relationship between Huo Yuanruo and his sister. He was obviously his sister's brother, so why did they seem to have a better and closer relationship? But when he saw them moving things, he immediately went over to help.

Huo Yuanruo waved the man away and said, "As a patient, don't join in the fun, or your wound will be torn open."

Li Xi hung his head dejectedly, seeming to be deeply shocked.

Li Mulan saw this and reached out to pinch his face. Tsk tsk tsk, he was really too thin, with not much flesh on his face. "What's wrong? Are you sad?"

As soon as Li Xi saw Li Mulan, the slight disappointment he had just felt disappeared instantly, and he smiled foolishly, "No, hehe."

Seeing him like this, Li Mulan felt a little distressed, "Have you been obedient these past two days and taken good care of your injuries?"

"Yes, I change the dressings and take medicine on time every day. I feel my injury is much better."

"No," Huo Yuanruo poked his head out, "He went to the back hills to collect firewood today. I saw him."

Li Xi's face instantly turned red, and he was at a loss as a child who was caught doing something bad. "I... I just picked up a little bit, it's not heavy."

Li Mulan glanced at Huo Yuanruo who was causing trouble. He was really everywhere.

"As long as it doesn't involve the wound, it's okay to move a little."

When Li Xi heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Well, the wound is not involved."

"That's good. I'll check your wound later. Don't take a shower for the next few days, or the wound will get wet and easily get infected and inflamed."

Although Li Xi didn't understand what inflammation meant, he knew that his sister didn't want him to take a bath, so he responded without hesitation, "I know, sister, don't worry, I will definitely not touch the water."

"Okay. You need to eat more. You're too thin." Also... too short.

Li Xi was somewhat inferior in this regard, and was very envious of Huo Yuanruo, who was a head taller than him.

Seeing his expression, Li Mulan understood instantly and comforted him, "You've suffered so much these years, and your body hasn't grown well. But it doesn't matter, I'll take care of you, and you'll still grow well."

Li Xi's eyes lit up instantly, "Can I still grow taller?"

Li Mulan looked at the skinny man. Logically speaking, he was only seventeen, so there was still a chance. "Of course, but you have to be obedient and follow my instructions strictly. I promise that I will make you grow as tall and strong as Yuanyuan."

"Really?"

Li Mulan smiled and said, "Don't believe it?"

Li Xi nodded first, then shook his head desperately, and explained in a panic, "I believe it, I believe everything my sister says."

Huo Yuanruo, who was standing by, felt unbalanced. Humph, how could this brat want to grow as tall and strong as him? Not to mention that there were no doors or windows, how could any weakling build up his muscles? Wouldn't all his hard work over the years have been in vain?

With a sour tone, he said, "For someone like you, it's impossible to be as good as me. But there is still hope if you are a little taller and stronger. Eating more and exercising more may help a little."

Li Mulan's fist hardened again. She had been tempted to punish this brat several times today, but she held back. She gritted her teeth and said, "Will you die if you don't speak?"

Huo Yuanruo said angrily, "Isn't this helping you teach him? Good intentions don't go unrewarded, little master uncle, you are biased. Now that you have a younger brother, you don't want me anymore. Don't forget, from childhood to adulthood, who has been serving you wholeheartedly, who has taken the most blame for you, you... humph, you have no conscience."

As he spoke, he really felt aggrieved, wuwuwuwuwu... He knew that his junior uncle who had relatives was no longer his junior uncle alone.