Rebirth: Making a Fortune in Ancient Times

"Come inside," Xiao Kouzi said. He felt a little ashamed of his earlier hesitation when he saw his grandmother get a sesame seed cake. But when he thought of Xiao Xi, who was sick, he suddenly felt a little panicked. Why hadn't his younger siblings come out after all this time?

"Xiaodou, Xiaoxi..." Xiao Kouzi called out as he entered the thatched hut that was about the same height as him. The people following behind also felt that something was wrong. If Xiao Kouzi really had younger brothers and sisters, why had so many people been standing at the door for so long without seeing anyone come out of the house?

Xia Yu winked at Shijiu, who then followed Xiao Kouzi into the house, followed by Xia Yu, Changyun, and Daniu.

"Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi, open your eyes and look at your sister, Xiao Xi." In the dim light, the group only heard Xiao Kouzi call out in a panic. After the group's eyes adjusted to the light in the room, they could see a small figure lying motionless under a tattered quilt with black cotton wadding on a pile of dry grass on a wooden bed.

Nineteen hurriedly stepped forward to check the child's breath, then placed his hand on the child's neck and felt for a while before turning back to Xia Yu and saying...

"Miss, the person is still alive, but very weak. If we don't find a doctor, I'm afraid..." Nineteen didn't finish her sentence.

"Who are you? Why are you at my doorstep?" A childish voice asked from outside the house.

"Xiaodou, I brought them back."

"Sister, you're back!" Upon hearing her older sister's voice, the child named Xiaodou excitedly pushed aside the adults standing at the door and rushed into the house.

However, upon entering the room, they discovered several unfamiliar people standing inside, with the eldest sister holding her younger sister on the bed and calling her name.

"Sis, Xiaoxi is asleep. Don't wake her up."

Xiaodou was too young. Xiaoxi was actually unconscious from illness, but he thought his sister was asleep.

"Miss, please, please give me back that purse! My sister won't survive if she doesn't see a doctor soon. She's only four years old. Miss, I'm begging you, please, Miss!" Little Kouzi, who had just been trying to wake her sister by the bedside, suddenly knelt down before Xia Yu and began kowtowing repeatedly. Each kowtow landed solidly on the muddy floor of the room.

When Xiaodou, who had just returned, saw his older sister kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to the neatly dressed young lady, he was a little confused, but he followed his sister's example and knelt on the ground and began to kowtow to Xia Yu.

The commotion inside carried outside, and the adults, feeling sorry for the commotion, were about to speak when they heard Xia Yu's voice from inside.

"Big girl, you hold the baby, let's go find a doctor." She then looked at Xiao Kouzi, who was still kowtowing, and said...

"Don't rush to kowtow, take your sister to the clinic first."

Upon hearing Xia Yu's instructions, Da Niu stepped forward and picked up the small body. It was so light that she could easily lift it without exerting any effort.

"Do you have any more clothes? Cover yourself with another layer; you'll be cold after just getting out of bed," Xia Yu asked Xiao Kouzi.

"Yes, yes," she said, and began unbuttoning her clothes. Seeing her actions, Changyun turned and walked out of the room, somewhat embarrassed. He had initially thought she was a boy, which was why he had followed her in; now that he knew she was a girl, he felt awkward being there.

Soon, the warm cotton-padded jacket was taken off Xiao Butzi's body, and she carefully wrapped her little sister's small body in the jacket.

"Let's go." Xiao Kouzi looked up at Xia Yu after doing all this, her eyes full of hope. She thought about how she had just fought with this girl and was afraid that she might suddenly regret not taking her sister to the clinic.

Xia Yu frowned as she looked at the thin clothes under her cotton-padded coat. In this freezing cold, she would freeze to the bone in no time if she went out dressed like that.

"You're just going to go out like this? If you catch a cold, no one will be able to take care of your younger siblings."

Hearing Xia Yu's words, she awkwardly tugged at the hem of her clothes and murmured, "I only have one coat." Then she quickly added, "I'm strong, I won't be cold when I run."

Xia Yu sighed inwardly, picked up the old cotton quilt from the bed, the cotton inside was heavy and had long been matted together.

"Nineteen, take off Xiaoxi's cotton-padded coat and give it to her, use this bag."

Upon hearing Xia Yu's instructions, Nineteen quickly stepped forward and removed the coat that had just been wrapped around Xiao Xi's body, then wrapped the little girl in the old cotton quilt.

"Big Girl, is it okay for you to hold her like this?" Xia Yu asked Big Girl, who was holding the baby and the blanket.

"No problem, Miss, I can carry you." With that, she took the lead and left the house.

"Hurry up and put your clothes on, come with me," Xia Yu said to Xiao Kouzi. After saying that, she led Shijiu out first.

Seeing that everyone had left, Xiao Kouzi hurriedly put on the coat that Shijiu had thrown to her, grabbed Xiaodou beside her, and quickly chased after the group of people ahead.

Xiao Kouzi was very familiar with the area and led them to the nearest clinic to their home.

The elderly doctor felt Xiao Xi's pulse and examined her for a while before sighing, "I'll prescribe a medicine for you first. Try taking two doses."

Seeing the doctor's furrowed brows, Xiao Kouzi panicked, "Dr. Zhong, how is my sister? Will she get better?"

The old doctor had been running his clinic here for years, so he naturally knew about Xiao Kouzi's family situation. Seeing how anxious she was, he thought for a moment and decided to tell her the truth.

"Your sister was born with a deficiency; it's a miracle she's still alive. Moreover, years of malnutrition have left her frail and weak. Little Kouzi, sometimes keeping her alive only makes her suffer. You've raised your younger siblings alone these past few years; you've done right by your mother's dying words." Hearing the old doctor's words, everyone present fell silent. They all understood the meaning behind his words: the little girl on the bed was beyond saving.

"Dr. Zhong, please, please save my sister! I will work hard to earn money and pay back all the money I owe you. Please save her, she's only four years old. We don't have parents anymore, I can't just watch her die in front of me." Hearing the doctor's words, Xiao Kouzi didn't cry or make a scene. Instead, she knelt calmly before the doctor, her eyes filled with tears as she looked at him earnestly and spoke her words solemnly. Her voice wasn't strained, but everyone could hear the sorrow in her words.

Both Wang and Liu had children, and seeing this scene, they couldn't help but lower their heads and sob.

"Little Kouzi, get up first. I will definitely save her if I can." After saying that, he looked at the group of people who followed Little Kouzi in.

"You are?"

“We’re distant relatives of Xiao Kouzi; we just ran into each other today,” Zhang Youtie said after thinking for a moment.

"..." Dr. Zhong didn't say anything. He really didn't expect that the little Kouzi siblings would have relatives.

"Father, Mother, what should we do now?"

Zhang Youtie and his group also found the situation very difficult. There are many people suffering in this world, and they can't help everyone, but it would seem wrong not to lend a hand. In the end, the group discussed it together for a long time before making a decision.

Little Button stole the other two money pouches and returned them to her, in addition to giving her ten taels of silver. In Liu's words, meeting was fate, and no matter how this fate came about, it was just considered as doing a good deed.