By the time Qi Jingyi had left, Yang Ruxin also stepped out the door. Since she didn’t plan on buying anything, she didn’t even carry a basket and traveled light. But just as she left, she couldn’t help stamping her foot, regretting not asking about those human traffickers earlier. However, she soon let it go, reasoning that they were already involved, so she didn’t need to worry, and went to town with a peaceful mind.
Hechun Hall’s backyard.
The little girl who had been unconscious was now awake, her eyes shining as she looked at her brother in front of her, "Brother, this isn’t a dream, is it? Have we really left that place? We..."
"It’s not a dream," Dabao sniffled, blowing on the porridge to cool it down before feeding it to his sister. The porridge was delivered by a fellow apprentice from the pharmacy, following the instructions of the sister from yesterday, "We encountered Sister Fairy. All those bad people were caught..."
"Giggle... the porridge is so fragrant." The little girl giggled, "Brother, eat some too..."
"Brother just ate a meat bun," Dabao shook his head, "Sister Fairy said that once you wake up, you should drink some porridge, so you can recover quickly..."
"When will Sister Fairy come over?" The little girl had not seen Yang Ruxin yet, but after waking up, she heard from her brother that a very beautiful sister had rescued them, and she was eager to meet that beautiful sister.
"After you finish the porridge and take your medicine, Sister Fairy will come," Dabao coaxed his sister. In reality, he didn’t know when Yang Ruxin would come, but the doctor had said earlier that the sister’s surname was Yang, so she must know the people at the medical hall. If the sister didn’t come, then once his sister was better, he would go find her to at least thank her in person.
"Cough cough..." The little girl started coughing after a few sips of porridge.
"Take it slow." Dabao reached out to gently pat his sister’s back.
"It’s okay, I’ll drink the porridge and take the medicine." The little girl quickly calmed down, drank the porridge in large gulps, and then, with a wrinkled face, she drank down the dark medicinal brew.
"Open your mouth." Dabao, with a pained heart, wiped his sister’s mouth.
The little girl opened her small mouth.
Dabao stuffed a piece of candy into her mouth.
"So sweet." The little girl’s big eyes instantly curled up.
"Sister Fairy gave it to me, she said it will make the medicine less bitter."
The little girl suddenly looked utterly content.
"Just go to sleep after you finish, Doctor Grandpa said that you need to sleep more to recover faster..." Dabao took a palm-leaf fan and fanned his sister.
"If Sister Fairy comes, wake me up," the little girl nodded, and then happily closed her eyes and soon fell asleep. However, in her dreams, she mumbled "Mom" and then "Dad".
Dabao’s small hands clenched involuntarily, and he bit his lip. He hated his own weakness, unable to protect himself or his little sister. He believed their father was not dead; his father was so strong, how could he be gone? But he also had no idea if they would ever find him again... Thinking of this, he felt a little guilty because he had not told Sister Fairy the truth; at the very least, he hadn’t told her their real names...
Just then, footsteps and voices could be heard from outside.
Dabao’s eyes lit up as he quickly got up and ran outside. Indeed, he saw Yang Ruxin talking to a young assistant from the pharmacy and couldn’t help but smile broadly, "Sister Fairy..."
Yang Ruxin was inquiring about the little girl’s condition. Seeing Dabao coming out, she waved at the assistant and walked over, "How is your sister doing?"