The boy sighed softly and said, "Okay! I believe you. If he really can't be saved, then there's nothing I can do!"

“Then come with me!” Jingxue stood up and led the way to Li’s Grain Store.

A middle-aged man was already standing at the entrance of the grain store. Seeing them approach, he asked, "You are...?"

Jingxue pulled down her veil. "Are you the owner of this shop?"

The man sized up Jingxue for a few seconds, stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Yes! May I ask if you are my young lady?"

"Do you know me?" Jingxue asked.

"A few years ago, I went to the General's Mansion on business and met the young lady! I, Cai Wen, am the manager of this shop!"

"Oh, I'm Jingxue! Manager Cai, prepare an empty room for me, then wash these two children clean and get them some food," Jingxue instructed directly.

"Yes, Miss, please come in. This servant will go and prepare right away!" Manager Cai gestured for her to enter.

Jingxue led the three children into the shop, and Manager Cai guided them to the backyard.

"Little girl, let me take a look at your puppy's injury. Can you give it to me?" Jingxue said softly to the little girl.

The little girl felt inexplicably at ease looking at the beautiful older sister in front of her, but she still turned to look at her brother.

The boy nodded, the girl pouted, and gently handed the puppy in her arms to Jingxue.

"You stay with them during the leap month. Don't let any of you in unless I call you!"

“Yes, Miss!” Runyue replied.

After Jingxue entered the house, she bolted the door.

With a thought, she entered the space. Originally, she wanted to ask the Treasure Spirit if she could bring other life forms into the space, but then she thought that the sterile operating room couldn't be used outside, which meant that she could bring living beings in!

The puppy was placed on the operating table, and it whimpered once.

Jingxue began to disinfect and wash her hands, and took X-rays of the puppy. It had a broken leg and some superficial injuries, but no internal problems.

They administered anesthesia, set the bone, immobilized it, and bandaged it.

After treating the external wound, I originally planned to give the little guy two vaccinations, but I thought I'd wait until it heals.

Before we knew it, more than half an hour had passed!

Jingxue never expected that the first person to use this sterile operating room would be a small animal!

As I carried the little one outside, I saw three children standing at the door.

Looking at the three pairs of eager eyes, Jingxue smiled and said, "Its leg was broken, but it's been set. It will wake up soon, and it should be fully recovered in about two months! Runyue, go ask Manager Cai for a small wooden box and put a soft cushion on it to lie on!"

“Yes, Miss!” Runyue turned and went to the front yard.

The remaining two little ones smiled!

The boy bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you, sister!"

The little girl stood on tiptoe to look at the puppy, saying, "Thank you, beautiful sister!"

Manager Cai acted quickly and efficiently helped settle the puppy down!

In the dining room, Jingxue chatted with Manager Cai about the store's affairs and learned that some stores had already started stockpiling food!

"Remember, our shop can't profit from the national crisis! Just sell normally," Jingxue instructed.

"Yes, Miss, please don't worry!"

"Does the shop have a horse-drawn carriage?"

“We always hire horse-drawn carriages to get our goods or deliver them to our big customers! Miss, these two children have only recently appeared on this street. They look like they're from out of town. It's getting cold soon. Are you planning to take them in?”

Manager Cai was a middle-aged man with a rather honest appearance. Jingxue glanced at him, sighed, and said, "I know it's almost late autumn..."

"Call that boy over here, I want to ask him!"

"Yes!"

Manager Cai got up and went out. A little while later, the three children came over.

Leap Month hugged the small wooden box, and the girl held her brother's hand tightly, showing how much she depended on him.

The two children washed their faces and were indeed very pretty, though quite thin.

Jingxue asked, "Do you know where you're from? How did you get here? Who else is in your family?"

“Our home is in a place called Nanyuan Town. My father is away doing business and rarely comes home. One day, some people said they were my father’s friends and wanted to take us away, but my mother refused them!” the boy replied.

"But, but when we woke up the next day, we were already in the carriage. Those people said my mother was dead and that they were going to sell us. The carriage traveled for many days. One night, I took advantage of their drunkenness and ran away with my sister!"

"We begged our way here!" the boy said, his voice trembling slightly.

Jingxue felt that this was a story that only existed in TV dramas. It turns out that the saying "art imitates life" is not just nonsense!

"What's your name? Do you know any other relatives? What's your father's name? I can help you find your family!"

“We take our mother’s surname. My name is Nan Ze’an, and my sister’s name is Nan Ze’ying. I’m eight years old, and my sister is four years old! I don’t remember any relatives. I don’t know my father’s name. I only remember that my mother called him Yi Zhi.” The boy finished speaking and lowered his head.

Jingxue saw large drops of tears falling onto the boy's clothes!

“Young Miss, Nanyuan Town is about 600 li away from here! It is more than 300 li away from Nanzhao Kingdom. Could these two children be from Nanzhao?” Manager Cai said from the side.

“They are two innocent children too!” Jingxue frowned.

"Thump!" The boy knelt down in front of Jingxue, and the girl, seeing her brother kneel down, slowly followed suit.

The boy kowtowed to Jingxue while saying, "Sister, please buy me. I have no other requests, I only ask that you raise my sister. Please, please!"

Jingxue couldn't bear this. She stepped forward and grabbed the boy who was about to kowtow. "Don't do this. I can take you in. You don't have to sell yourself. Come back with me first. You won't have to beg for money anymore. Maybe you'll even have a chance to see your parents. Your father might be looking for you! Your mother might not be dead after all!"

Upon hearing this, the boy burst into tears. "I haven't seen my father for almost two years. My mother must be dead. They said our house caught fire, and my mother was tied to the bed and couldn't escape. They captured us to appease someone, and then they'll sell us!"

Jingxue felt quite upset seeing the two children crying.

"Manager Cai, go outside and hire a carriage. I'll take them back. If anything happens in the future, I'll have Lixia come over!"

"Yes, Miss!" Manager Cai replied and went out.

Once on the carriage, they learned that the two children hadn't eaten much because they were thinking about the puppy, and it was already past lunchtime.

When they arrived at the general store, Li Xia and her friends were busy at work; there weren't too many people inside, and the number of customers was just right.

Without letting the three children get out of the car, Jingxue went into the store.

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