The next morning, the four sisters were woken up by their biological clocks and got up before dawn.
The freshly baked Huo Hanhan girl is still fast asleep.
There was no training ground in the courtyard of the prefectural city, so Gu Shouxin taught the sisters to practice swordsmanship. He specially went to a blacksmith to make four swords in September, one for each of them. The sword sheaths had the names of the four of them on them, and the tassels were different colors.
Under the pressure of Uncle Gu's obsessive-compulsive disorder, the four sisters had long since become accustomed to standing from tallest to shortest.
Gu Shouxin demonstrated the moves, and they learned them, while Cai Xiaolian practiced yoga on a homemade yoga mat to the side.
This scene in the early morning was very heartwarming.
It had been a while since dawn, and the four sisters were very interested in the new weapons, even gesturing with the swords.
There was a knock on the door, and Gu Si, who was standing at the back, went to open it.
"Sisi, good morning!" Li Muyan waved to Gu Si, carrying a lunchbox.
"Good morning, Brother Muyan! Sister Niannian, Brother Muyan is here!" Gu Si stepped aside to let Li Muyan into the house.
Gu Nian sheathed her sword, wiped her sweat, and looked at Li Muyan: "Why are you here so early?"
Li Muyan picked up the food box in his hand, shook it, and said with a smile, "I have the pastries from Xianyuzhai that you like, as well as the fresh fish soup from Wutong Street, and the soup dumplings and sesame cakes from Third Street!"
Gu Nian: "...These places aren't on the same street, are they? Did you go and buy them yourself?"
Li Muyan nodded: "That's right! Second Uncle and Second Aunt usually eat at Third Aunt Gu's house. I thought you went to my house as soon as you arrived yesterday, so I bought breakfast over. It's a generous amount, all your favorites."
Gu Nian felt a mix of panic, sweetness, and strangeness, as if she had missed something.
Gu Xin suddenly said, "Brother Mu Yan, you have an injury on your hand! Your clothes are so clean, you didn't change your clothes in the carriage, did you?"
Gu Nian slapped her forehead. Oh right, Li Muyan always gets injured when he goes out.
She handed the sword to Gu Xin, then grabbed Li Muyan's hand and looked at it. Sure enough, there was a fresh wound on Li Muyan's palm, which hadn't been there for more than half an hour, and the blood was still wet.
"You knew you couldn't go out? Why did you still go out? Even if there's no food at home, there are breakfast stalls around here. How could you be so stupid?" Gu Nian frowned.
“I knew you were in the prefectural city, so I wanted to come see you. I cut myself when I went out. I’ll go straight home from here in a bit and won’t wander around, so I’ll be fine.” Li Muyan spread his hands out for Gu Nian to see.
Seeing Gu Nian's distressed expression, he felt very satisfied.
"You didn't have to cut yourself so hard! Did you not apply any medicine? I don't have any medicine here either. Why don't you go back and apply some medicine?" Gu Nian was genuinely worried about him.
She couldn't help but wonder, can liking someone really be this intense?
Just to see someone, just to see someone, is it worth hurting yourself?
"I applied medicine on the carriage, so I'm really fine. Come on, let's go inside and eat something, it won't taste good if it gets cold!" Li Mu said with a smile.
"Idiot!" Gu Nian glared at Li Muyan, took the large food box from his hand, and carried it to the main room.
Gu Hui and the others had already washed their faces and wiped away their sweat.
Li Muyan went in and greeted everyone one by one.
Gu Shouxin laughed and said, "Your Aunt Lian just boiled some eggs, and the porridge and side dishes haven't been cooked yet. Perfect, we don't have to cook them now. We're even benefiting from Niannian's cooking."
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