The little sister is a troublemaker

Chapter 11 Short legs

The guest was the most important person, so the waiter didn't dare to say anything and could only laugh dryly on the side.

"Hey? You, go get two more buns for each of them and put it on my account."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Several little beggars were vying for the two bowls of food. When they heard that there were buns, their eyes suddenly became brighter.

"Thank you, great man. You are such a kind person."

"Thank you, brother..."

"Thank you, brother. Good things will definitely be rewarded."

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Huo Yuanruo felt embarrassed when being called a kind man by such young children, "Don't...you guys...eat quickly, there's more if it's not enough."

Li Mulan had been paying attention to the situation outside the inn. Looking at the grateful eyes of the little beggars, she was also moved. They became beggars at such a young age. They must have been abandoned since childhood. It was not easy for them to be alive.

"Sister Whisper."

Qingyu smiled knowingly, "Got it. I'll send a message to Uncle Zhang today and ask him to send someone over."

Li Mulan has traveled all over the country with her master over the years and has seen too much good and evil. A few years ago, she adopted an orphan for the first time and then took in many homeless people, including the elderly and children. Zhang Yi was one of them.

He is quite special. He is over 30 years old, his martial arts skills are wasted, and he is living outside. No one knows his identity. He was saved by Li Mulan and her master when he was dying. Gradually, he helped Li Mulan and recognized her as his master. He is a man of great means.

Li Mulan nodded, and suddenly found that opposite the inn, a boy of eight or nine years old was squatting in the corner, leaning against the wall. He watched the little beggar chewing the buns with big mouthfuls and swallowing his saliva, but he just watched and didn't come over.

Li Mulan was a little curious, so she picked up the two untouched buns on the table and walked over.

The little boy looked at the people approaching with his eyes full of vigilance and his fists clenched in defense.

Li Mulan smiled slightly when she saw this. She had learned martial arts before. She handed over the two buns in her hand and said, "Why don't you go over and eat the buns?"

The little boy looked at the plump white buns and swallowed his saliva, but did not take it. "I'm not a beggar."

Li Mulan raised her eyebrows and found that the child had a pair of particularly beautiful eyes. The clothes on his body were dirty and messy, but if you look closely, you will find that the material is good. Eh? If she is not mistaken, isn't this the new Shu brocade that just came in last year? Because of the sixth brother, she has a lot of it.

Li Mulan's sixth senior brother, Lin Yunfan, is the richest man in the Great Chu State, the second son of the Lin family, good at chess, and a chess fanatic. He is known as Master Yunfan, and has extraordinary strategies that few people can match.

"Not a beggar? So you've gotten separated from your family?"

The little boy said nothing, lowered his head and no longer looked at Li Mulan.

Li Mulan didn't mind his attitude at all. She sat down next to the little boy and stuffed two buns into his mouth. "Whatever the reason is, you should eat first."

The little boy frowned, looking at Li Mulan, who was wearing a bright red dress and sitting on the ground like him, a little puzzled. What was this person's intention? What had she discovered? Or... was she coming for him?

Li Mulan chuckled at this, "You little brat are too defensive. What? Are you afraid that I'll poison you?"

Just as the little boy was about to explain, he saw the other party pick up a bun, break it open, take two bites of one half, and swallow it. Then he handed the other half to him, "Look, it's not poisonous, eat it."

Looking at the half steamed bun, the boy took it hesitantly. He looked at it for a long time before taking a small bite, then a second bite, and a third bite...

Seeing that he had finished eating, Li Mulan handed over another one. The little boy did not hesitate and took it and started eating. He ate the buns not slowly, but not in an unrefined manner. It was obvious that this was not something that could be taught by an ordinary family.

"Are you running away from home?"

The little boy paused and looked at Li Mulan with wariness.

Li Mulan waved her hands helplessly, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in little brats. I just saw that your clothes are a little dirty, but the material is good, so I guessed."

The little boy didn't say anything and finished his bun quietly.

"Any more?"

The little boy swallowed and looked at Li Mulan with a complicated expression. After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind. "Can you give me six more buns?"

Li Mulan raised her eyebrows, "Six?"

"Yes, six." The little boy explained anxiously, "I'm going to a place, and I asked. It will probably take me six days to walk there, so..."

"Six days? Are you planning to eat only one bun a day? Is that enough?"

The little boy pursed his lips and said, "It's okay if you bear with it for a while."

Li Mulan didn't answer him directly, but patted his head lightly, "You are still young and growing, it's not good for you to eat so little. So, my companions and I are going to Xiangyun City, but we are not in a hurry. If the place you are going to is not far, I will take you a part of it. We have horses, which are better than your two short legs."

The little boy was surprised at first, but then he was a little annoyed when he heard about short legs, "You... I will grow taller in the future."

"Yes, yes, you will grow taller in the future, but you still have short legs now. With your short legs, it will probably take you a whole day to go to the next town. Think about it, do you want to come with us? We can ride horses very fast."

The little boy fell silent again. He had been taught since childhood that he would not trust anyone easily, but this sister... was a little different.

Li Mulan didn't urge him, she patted his thin shoulders and said, "Think about it carefully, we will leave at noon tomorrow, we won't wait for you after the time."

Then he stood up, brushed off the dust on his clothes, and said to Huo Yuanruo, "Yuanyuan, bring a few more buns over."

Huo Yuanruo still had the osmanthus cake in his hand, and after stuffing it into his mouth, he walked over with a basket of buns. Knowing that it was for the little boy, he didn't ask any more questions and directly stuffed it into his hand, and the two returned to the inn.

The little boy looked at the slender red figure, then glanced at the buns in his hand, which were exactly six. "Heh."

It turns out that the world outside is not what they say. There are good people, and some are... interesting people.

*

Cloud City.

"Master, there is still no news about the young master."

Chu Chenfeng put down the wolf-hair brush in his hand, "It seems that you have been fooled by this kid. He must have left those clues for you on purpose."

"I am stupid." Xing Yi knelt down immediately.

"I don't blame you." I can only blame him for teaching the child too well. "Where did you find the last clue?"

"It's in Baifeng City."

"Baifeng City..." Chu Chenfeng frowned, thinking about something, his hands tapping the table unconsciously, "Baifeng City is not far from Xiangyun City."

"What do you mean, Master?"

"He still refuses to give up. He is really very determined."

Xing Yi hesitated a little, "In fact, I don't really understand. Let Master Li teach the young master, and the master is not satisfied?"

Chu Chenfeng frowned. Although Master Li... was indeed a very good person, he was too old-fashioned. Especially... he had never been punished by his brother for being so old-fashioned.

"Forget it. We're going to find a teacher for him anyway, so just let him be."

The man paused and said, "Go check the Li family. What's going on now?"

"Yes."