Why?
She probably called them "brother" and "sister" out of politeness, but she really couldn't bring herself to call Jiang Yu that.
Qi Nuan looked at Jiang Yu and said, "Because we have to be polite to them, but not to you, since we're too familiar with each other."
Okay! Jiang Yu was fairly satisfied with this answer, which also showed that she and Qi Nuan were unique.
"By the way, actually my name isn't Little Mud." Qi Nuan whispered in Jiang Yu's ear, "My name is Qi Nuan. You should call me Qi Nuan from now on, not Little Mud."
He stared at her intently, his eyes swirling with unspoken emotions, and after a long pause, he uttered a single word.
"good."
He had long known that Qi Nuan was not like other ordinary children, but what did that have to do with him?
Jiang Yu and his group set off early the next morning.
Qi Nuan is watering the vegetables in the garden. Vegetables, you must grow strong and healthy. Our future depends on you.
"Little Muddy, looking at the vegetables again?"
Ahua was sitting in the courtyard embroidering a handkerchief when she saw Qi Nuan carefully tending to the crops in the field. She casually asked her a question.
"Yes, this is our food ration."
Qi Nuan walked over and stood on the ground to look at Ahua's embroidery.
Ahua was very pretty, gentle and dignified, and skilled in martial arts. For Qi Nuan, Ahua's image matched her imagination of ancient people.
"Sister Ahua, your embroidery is so beautiful, but don't embroider all day long, or you'll hurt your eyes."
Seeing how precocious Qi Nuan was despite her young age, Ahua smiled gently and said, "I only embroider when I have time. Do you want to learn?"
"Forget it, my eyes hurt."
Qi Nuan refused. She did like it, but she would only look at it. If she really tried to use it, she would just be wasting materials.
On the other side, Amu was practicing martial arts. He hadn't missed a single martial arts lesson taught to them by the bearded man, and he practiced every day.
Amu's martial arts talent isn't particularly outstanding, but he loves practicing martial arts and is very hardworking in it. Whenever he has free time, he's always practicing.
Xiao Xing liked to follow Qing Qing around, but Qing Qing preferred to chase after Jiang Ming.
Xiangxiang simply loves beauty, and the yard is full of flowers and plants that she has planted.
And so she took out her clothes again and asked Ahua to embroider them for her.
Each of her clothes has a small yellow flower on it.
Thump thump thump...
Someone is knocking on the door.
Strange, there's no one else here besides them, and Jiang Yu and the others don't knock on the door. Who could it be?
"Xiangxiang, you take Xiaoniba inside first, I'll go open the door," Ahua said to the little girl.
Upon hearing the sound, Amu stopped what he was doing and went straight to open the door.
A travel-worn young man stood at the door. When Amu opened the door, he bowed and asked, "Excuse me, does Jiang Yu live here?"
Only when he heard Jiang Yu's name did Amu lower his guard.
"Uncle Zhang Liao, is that you?"
Upon hearing the young man's voice, Qi Nuan knew it was Zhang Liao and quickly took Ahua's hand and led her forward.
"this……?"
Seeing the questioning look in Zhang Liao's eyes, Qi Nuan knew he didn't remember her. "You borrowed my brother's carriage two years ago, do you remember?"
Zhang Liao then remembered the child Jiang Yu had been holding in her arms; he hadn't realized the child had grown so much.
"Please forgive me, young lady, I didn't recognize you. Is your brother home?"
Qi Nuan hadn't expected him to be so polite, somewhat like a pedantic scholar from an ancient story, which made her feel as if she had truly traveled back to ancient times.
"Please come in first, my brother and the others won't be back for a while."
Then he introduced to Amu and Ahua: "This is a gentleman that I met two years ago with Ayu and my second brother. He is very smart and capable."
Hearing this, Zhang Liao felt somewhat ashamed.
Then he heard Qi Nuan say to him, "This is Amu, who is also my brother. This is my sister Ahua, and sister Xiangxiang."
"Greetings, everyone. My name is Zhang Liao."
"Sir, there's no need for such formalities. Please come inside and have a seat." Ah Hua invited him to the main hall and served him tea.
Several people sat quietly.
Ah Hua said, "Ah Yu and the others may not be back for a while. Sir, why don't you wait here for a moment?"
"It's alright, young lady, please feel at ease, no need for formalities."
Zhang Liao arrived travel-worn and looked rather disheveled. His long robe was worn out, and he had some scratches on his face. However, he saw no oddity in the eyes of the woman before him and treated her with courtesy.
I felt a little uneasy.
The two girls only had curiosity in their eyes, so it seems that his decision to seek refuge with Jiang Yu was not a mistake.
Qi Nuan thought that if she wasn't mistaken, Zhang Liao must have come to seek refuge with Jiang Yu.
I just don't know why he's only arriving now.
Glug...
Zhang Liao's face was slightly flushed, and he was embarrassed because he had no food in his stomach.
"Uncle Zhang Liao, why don't you wash up first? If you don't mind, you can use my brother's clothes for now. We'll eat in a little while."
Zhang Liao, naturally following the host's lead, went to Jiang Yu's place without further hesitation.
Hearing Qi Nuan's words, Ahua also realized that she hadn't considered things carefully.
Let Amu take Zhang Liao to wash up first.
Qi Nuan and A Hua were cooking in the kitchen.
"Little Muddy, go out and play!"
"Sister Ahua, you're calling me out again. I'm all grown up now and can do a lot of things," Qi Nuan said to Ahua with a hint of helplessness.
"Okay, okay, I understand," Ahua coaxed.
"Sister Ahua, make this!" Qi Nuan took out some potatoes.
She knew that Zhang Liao was a difficult person to win over. Although he was polite to everyone on the surface, he was actually extremely arrogant. He had no choice but to come to Jiang Yu's aid now, but he might not necessarily agree with her in his heart.
Although they will eventually be impressed by Jiang Yu's abilities, it will take too long.
No one is willing to be mediocre unless they are incompetent, and Zhang Liao is definitely an ambitious one.
Since chaos has already broken out, why don't they seize the initiative first?
With Zhang Liao's abilities, I'm sure he'll be able to see the extraordinary nature of this object.
"Sister Ahua, I'm leaving this to you. Uncle Zhang Liao is a very capable person, so you must show us your best skills."
Seeing how much Qi Nuan cared about Zhang Liao, A Hua also took it to heart.
She said softly, "Don't worry."
Seeing that Ahua had taken her words seriously, Qi Nuan said, "Then I'll go and call Sister Qingqing and Brother Xiaoxing back for dinner."
"Yeah, watch where you're going."
"I know."
Qi Nuan replied and walked towards the gate, not knowing where Qingqing and Xiaoxing had gone.
"Sister Qingqing, Brother Xiaoxing, where are you?"
Qi Nuan called out as she searched for someone.
The two people hiding behind the tree remained silent.
The boy hesitated, looking at Qi Nuan's small figure. "Sister Qingqing, isn't this a bad idea? What if something happens to Xiao Niba?"
"What could possibly happen? We know this place so well, she'll find her way back on her own if she can't find us soon."
The girl listened to the boy's words, and a hint of indifference appeared on her bright face.
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