"Little Liu, Little Liu, I just saw a carriage at the village entrance, and the coachman looked like your fourth brother?"
Old Lady Gao lived across from the Liang family and usually didn’t dare to show her face because she feared the conscienceless Dong Dabao. But this time, Dong Huiying had been delayed on her way back and fro, and she had also stayed in Jun City for a long time waiting for these herbs. Counting carefully, she should have been away from home for about a month.
When the tiger’s away, the monkeys reign supreme.
In these days, Old Lady Gao had become quite close to the Liang family. She had no children of her own, and her husband had died of the epidemic in previous years, so now she was living alone. She had shared a few meals at the Liang’s with Doctor Xiao recently. This simple life made Old Lady Gao somewhat nostalgic, as if she had returned to the days more than a year ago before the marriage arrangement with Dong Dabao had been set, when life was just .
Upon hearing that fourth brother had returned, Yixuan immediately thanked Old Lady Gao, who had brought the news, and after greeting Doctor Xiao, he hobbled out of the house with a limp.
Yixuan had a bad leg and didn’t walk fast, and it wasn’t long before he saw a carriage driving towards him. The man sitting on the carriage, with his stern face, looked imposing at first glance. He had a serious demeanor and was wearing a half-worn black garment, adding a sense of gravity to his presence.
"Fourth brother!?" Yixuan was stunned for a moment, staring intently at his brother’s face. The scar was gone, as if the once ugly wound had never existed. He was somewhat dazed, could it be that fourth brother had some extraordinary experience?
Just then, a small hand lifted the curtain of the carriage, and then a little body darted out from inside.
Dong Huiying was extremely anxious in her heart. Since the carriage had entered Taihang Town, she had been restless, wishing she could sprout wings on her back and fly home.
Perhaps subconsciously, she, a stranger from beyond this world, had gradually come to see the Liang family as her own, and she had developed a sense of belonging to this small village nestled in the mountains.
Being away for a month, she really missed home.
She rushed towards Yixuan, intending to grab his hand, then suddenly stopped herself.
The moment she drew close, Yixuan’s body instinctively stiffened in place!
Dong Huiying paused, then sheepishly retracted her hand.
Yixuan gently pinched the center of his hand.
Just now, it was a completely subconscious reaction.
Yet, he was also slightly surprised; she had returned with fourth brother? She had left with Fifth Brother, but came back with fourth brother?
At that moment, a dissatisfied voice came from inside the carriage.
"Baobao, look, you’re being biased again."
Shujun jumped down from the carriage, feeling a little sour in his heart.
As soon as she saw Yixuan, she seemed to forget all her other brothers, such blatant favoritism.
Dong Huiying turned to look at Shujun, and by this time, Yue Ning had also lifted the curtain and climbed out of the carriage.
After Yue Ning touched the ground, he looked at Dong Huiying with some displeasure.
Dong Huiying was confused, and then coughed awkwardly, "Ahem! The carriage is loaded with a lot of herbs, let’s go, let’s go home!"
With that, she hastily made her way into the Liang’s courtyard, somewhat embarrassed. Although she had left for a month, the house seemed the same, as if nothing had changed.
Doctor Xiao, who was grinding herbs, turned to look at her.
"Sister Xiao Dong, you’re back?" He was enthusiastic, as their friendship had formed in the mountains long ago.
"Yes, I’m back. How are you, Doctor Xiao?"