Poison Doctor Roaming the Martial World

Are you hungry?

The man suddenly darted out from behind the woman, nodding repeatedly, his eyes fixed on the clay pot, unwilling to leave. "Waaah...hungry...hungry...so hungry..."

The woman pulled the man behind her, looking embarrassed. "I'm sorry, young lady, my brother was injured a couple of years ago and sometimes his mind doesn't work well. Please don't mind."

Yang Jianwu knew from the man's speech that he was mentally challenged, so she didn't care. Besides, she had almost finished eating. Originally, she would have given the leftovers to Xiaobai, but now that someone else needed them more, of course, it was up to her to eat them.

Su pointed to the casserole and said, "There's food here, come and eat with us."

"Thank you, young lady! Come here, Yao'er, thank you to this older sister."

The woman, holding the man's hand, bowed and thanked Yang Jianwu.

"Hehe... Thank you, sister."

He has a deep, honest voice, doesn't look people in the eye when he speaks, and mostly keeps his head down; it doesn't seem like he's faking it.

With a younger brother like that dragging her along, she probably still hasn't gotten married.

"You're welcome, please eat. There are still steamed buns in the bag."

"Thank you girl."

The woman thanked him again before leading the man to sit down next to the casserole and start eating.

Yang Jianwu sat by the fire to warm herself, while also keeping a close eye on them.

The women mostly took care of their younger brothers, eating very little themselves. Serving food and wiping mouths were all heartfelt acts of care, which was very heartwarming to see.

Thinking about her and Yang Zihe eating together, whenever there was something delicious, the two of them would fight over it. There was no such thing as siblings; whoever got it first got it!

"What's your name? Before you came to visit relatives, didn't you find out that there was an epidemic in Guning City?"

The woman put down her chopsticks and was about to get up when Yang Jianwu stopped her, saying, "There's no need to be so particular when you're out and about. Just eat. I was just asking."

The woman sat down again, straightened her posture, and answered.

“My name is Shi Rong, and I am seventeen years old. My younger brother is Shi Yao, and he is fifteen. My father passed away early, and we have always lived with my mother in Shijia Town. Not long ago, my mother fell seriously ill and told us to come to Guning City to stay with my uncle before she died. My uncle’s family is not very wealthy, but they can always give my brother and me a meal.”

Yang Jianwu nodded thoughtfully. Shi Rong, fearing that Yang Jianwu would misunderstand her as a lazy person, quickly continued to explain, "Miss, on our way from Shijia Town to Guning City, we also considered becoming self-reliant. I took my younger brother to look for a few jobs, but we were fired after only a few days. They all thought my brother..."

"I'm a doctor, I understand, you don't need to explain so much."

Yang Jianwu took out some dried meat from the cloth bag. "Don't just give it to Yao'er, you should eat some too! Take care of your health so you can take better care of your brother."

Shi Rong was moved. Of all the people she and her brother had gone through together, this girl was the only one who understood Yao'er.

"Thank you girl."

"My surname is Yang, and I'm a little younger than you."

"Yes, thank you, Sister Yang."

Yang Jianwu rubbed the goosebumps on her arms. "Sister Yang?" That's too affectionate... I feel a little overwhelmed.

Oh well, they're not familiar with me anyway, calling out to them a few times won't hurt me.

After the Shi siblings finished eating, Yang Jianwu packed her things and prepared to go into the city.

"Sister Yang, Guning City has been sealed off; outsiders cannot enter."

"I'm the doctor they invited; they're so eager to have me in that they can't wait for me to come in."

"Really? Sister Yang, can you take my brother and me into the city?"

Yang Jianwu hasn't entered the city yet, so we don't know what the situation is like.

“Sister Rong’er, since Guning City has been sealed off, it means the situation inside the city is quite serious. It’s safer for you to stay outside the city.”

"But……"

"If you don't have any money for your journey, I can give you some."

Shi Rong waved his hand in refusal, "No, no, Sister Yang, you can just take us into the city. We can go and seek refuge with our uncle. I asked the officials at the city gate, and they said the epidemic is most severe in the north of the city. Our uncle's house is in the south of the city, so it's not as affected. As long as we get into the city, we'll have someone to rely on."

Yang Jianwu thought about it and realized that they didn't have the ability to survive in the wild. Even if they were given money, they might not be able to protect it, and they might even be robbed.

An epidemic is akin to a chaotic world, a time of great unrest.

"Alright, let's go into town together."

Shi Rong clasped his hands together and expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Yang Jian.

"Thank you so much, Sister Yang! If it weren't for you, my brother and I would have been wandering for who knows how long."

Yang Jianwu couldn't stand sentimental thanks. "Alright, alright, stop being so grateful. I'll leave as soon as I'm ready."

"I'll help you, Sister Yang. Yao'er, you play here for a while."

"Mmm... Sister's busy..."

Shi Rong worked quickly and efficiently, packing up Yang Jianwu's luggage in no time and even cleaning up the mess on the floor.

Yang Jianwu looked at the large and small bags and felt a headache coming on. How could she forget that all the food and supplies were taken from her spatial storage...

She can't accept it in front of the Shi siblings... she can't call Xiaobai out... what's worse, she doesn't even have a horse yet...

Oh dear, girl, keep going with the burden on...