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How long will it take to finish eating this?

When Madam Dong saw her, she forced a smile and said, "Let's go."

Seeing that Dong was carrying many bundles, she didn't feel comfortable offering to help. "You wait for me at the inn, I'll go and see if there are any carriages willing to go far away."

"Alright, go ahead then, I'll wait for you at the inn."

Du Mingxian went to find the carriage first. When she returned with the carriage, the bag of dry rations that Dong Shi was carrying was gone. She was surprised, but did not ask.

"Let's go, the carriage is here."

"Okay." Madam Dong led her grandson out and followed Du Mingxian into the carriage.

When Du Mingxian boarded the carriage, she saw several beggars nearby, each holding a dark, dry biscuit. These were... the biscuits that Dong Shi had just made.

After traveling for two hours, it was time to eat. Madam Dong opened her bundle, which was full of flatbreads, with only a few left.

Du Mingxian asked, "Did Auntie give the cake to the beggar?"

“The weather won’t keep well. If we keep eating this, your stomach probably won’t be able to handle it. Giving it to beggars will give them a meal, and I’ll take less.”

Du Mingxian suddenly didn't know whether the person in front of her was kind or evil, and felt very conflicted.

She was kind, for she sold all her daughters; she was wicked, for she would share her meager food with beggars for fear of spoiling it.

Some people who have experienced hardship are unwilling to share food with those who need it more, even if they know that the food will spoil before they can finish it.

Madam Dong handed Du Mingxian a flatbread, saying, "Let's make do with this for today. I'll treat you to white flour flatbread when we get to the prefectural city."

"it is good."

Du Mingxian did not refuse her offer to treat her to pancakes, and readily accepted.

It would take at least four days to get from here to the prefectural city, even at the current travel speed, which is considered fast.

However, the carriage wouldn't go to the prefectural city; it would only take them to the counties ahead, where they would find another carriage and travel from one place to another towards the prefectural city.

After eating one pancake, Du Mingxian could no longer eat this hard and throat-scratching pancake. Thinking of the food in her space, she didn't want to force herself to eat it without any benefit.

When Dong saw that Du Mingxian had finished eating, she offered her another one, but Du Mingxian refused. Dong didn't say anything more and just took care of her grandson as he ate slowly.

After resting for a while, the group continued their journey. They entered the county in the afternoon. The driver took them to an inn and was about to leave when Du Mingxian paid the driver and sent him away.

At the inn, Du Mingxian wanted two rooms, and Madam Dong was a little nervous, saying, "Why don't we just squeeze in a room?"

"It's alright, we still need two rooms. We've been rushing all the way, and it won't do if we don't get enough rest." Du Mingxian booked two rooms; she wanted to sleep in her space, but it wouldn't be convenient with someone else there.

It's not that she's being fussy, but these days, some inns are really nice, while others... are really terrible.

For guests coming and going, after they leave, the blankets and sheets are not changed. They simply tidy up the room, fold the blankets and put them aside, and the next guest will stay in the same room.

Some people are clean enough, but many men on the road don't care much about hygiene. Forget about the smell of the blankets, there's a foul odor coming from the inn rooms, which is unbearable.

The cleanliness of guesthouses varies depending on their class. The more expensive rooms are indeed very clean, while the average rooms are just so-so.

Seeing that Du Mingxian insisted, Madam Dong did not refuse again, but insisted on asking for an ordinary room. Du Mingxian did not insist either, and went along with Madam Dong's wishes.

After asking for a room, Du Mingxian said to Dong Shi, "Auntie, please put your things in the room first, and then we'll go out to eat."

"There are still some flatbreads left, Chengbao and I can eat them."

"Alright then, if you need anything, just come to my room and call me."

"it is good."

After the two parted ways, Du Mingxian went straight upstairs. She wouldn't force Dong Shi to accept her refusal, since they had only just met and weren't very familiar with each other, and she didn't know if the other person was a trap for her.

Further observation is needed.

Du Mingxian went into her room and didn't go out again. She went straight into her space to make delicious food. After eating in the space, she rested for a while, exercised, washed up, and then went to sleep.

The next day, before she had even come out of the space, Madam Dong came knocking on the door. Du Mingxian hurriedly came out of the space and opened the door to find Madam Dong looking extremely anxious, holding Dong Chengbao, whose face was slightly flushed.

"I came to tell you that Chengbao has a fever and I need to take him to see a doctor."

Du Mingxian reached out and touched it; it was frighteningly hot, feeling like it was over forty degrees Celsius. "Put Xiao Jiang Chengbao in my room. Go and fetch a doctor. I'll use a handkerchief to cool him down first."

"I thought I'd run over and find a doctor."

“He’s already burning up like this. You can’t carry him fast. It’s better to leave him here. I’ll use a handkerchief to lower his temperature first. It will make the child feel better. Auntie, go quickly.”

"Okay, then you keep an eye on it for me while I go and fetch a doctor."

Madam Dong shoved Dong Chengbao into her arms and left without stopping for a moment.

After watching the person leave, Du Mingxian quickly put the child on the bed and took out a thermometer from her spatial storage. She didn't use this item often, so she only had ordinary thermometers in her storage.

While taking her temperature, she looked for medicine in her spatial storage. She had fever reducers, but at the time she only had adult ones and no children's ones, so she hesitated for a moment.

When she saw that the thermometer showed a fever of 40 degrees Celsius, she quickly grabbed a fever reducer and forced it down her throat.

When the medicine was put into his mouth, the child wouldn't swallow. Du Mingxian could only gently pinch his mouth and massage the acupoints on his throat to make him swallow the medicine.

Then he took some cool water from his spatial storage and used a handkerchief to apply it to Dong Chengbao's forehead.

She had just finished her work when Madam Dong brought someone over. She was extremely anxious, "Doctor, please hurry, my grandson has a very high fever."

An elderly doctor, with gray hair, was panting heavily as he walked. Even after he sat down, he was still catching his breath, but his hand was already on Dong Chengbao's wrist.

The senior doctor quickly became grave, "This child's fever is too high. I can only prescribe some antipyretics now. If the fever doesn't go down, this child might..."

There's a possibility the doctor didn't mention, but both Mrs. Dong and Du Mingxian understood it and became fools.

"Yes, yes, please prescribe the medicine quickly, doctor."

The old doctor was also worried about the child's condition, so he said, "Then come with me to the pharmacy, and I'll get the medicine for you directly."

This saves time.

"Alright, alright, let's go, let's go." Madam Dong was extremely anxious at this moment.

Du Mingxian watched as Madam Dong and the old doctor left, then changed the handkerchief for Dong Chengbao. She reached out and touched him again; he was still burning hot. She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Dong Chengbao's fever seemed to have gone down a bit after taking the medicine.