Hui Hui followed Zhou Shu's gaze and glanced over there too.

Inside the cup, since no water had been poured for a long time, the remaining droplets after drinking had evaporated completely, leaving behind some dust.

This indicated that in these past few days, no one had been giving Zhou Shu water or medicine.

In fact.

Zhou Shu hadn't had a drop of water these days.

Let alone food.

Seeing this, tears instantly flowed down Hui Hui's cheeks.

She bit her lip and couldn't speak.

Zhou Shu, standing beside her, withdrew his hand from Hui Hui's grip and gently patted her arm, comforting her:

"Sister, don't blame Doctor Xu. Three days ago, he was treating me continuously, but in reality, our money was only enough for half a month. For the other month, Doctor Xu gave me treatment and medicine for free."

"But later, Doctor Xu's wife found out about this."

"Actually, Doctor Xu's wife is a good person too. She found out half a month ago, but after so long without you coming back, everyone in the village is struggling, so she couldn't allow Doctor Xu to come anymore."

Zhou Shu's nature was kind; even now, he was thinking of defending Doctor Xu and his wife.

"I know."

Hui Hui wiped the tears from her eyes. She did not blame Doctor Xu and his wife.

She merely saw that Zhou Shu had been starving for days, without even a sip of water, and if she hadn't come back in time, Zhou Shu might have starved to death in bed.

"Are you hungry now? Take this, and you won't be hungry anymore."

As she spoke, Hui Hui placed a pill in Zhou Shu's hand and said to him.

Although Hui Hui had left from Wang Ye's place, before leaving, Wang Ye gave her some pills.

Of course.

According to Wang Ye, the pills he gave Hui Hui were just worthless things, which is why she accepted them.

"Is this a sugar bean? It smells so sweet; no wonder the kids in the city love eating sugar beans so much."

Zhou Shu brought the pill to his nose to sniff it.

The pill had a refreshing scent similar to the sugar beans described by children who had tasted them.

To the children on Earth Star and those in Spirit Star City, sugar beans were common.

But Zhou Shu and Hui Hui had never tasted them; they only dared to watch from afar, fearing that if they got too close, they might dirty the sugar beans.

Then the shopkeeper would force them to buy the sugar beans.

Hearing Zhou Shu's words, Hui Hui felt a pang in her heart, but she quickly thought of Wang Ye, who gave her the pill, and said to Zhou Shu with some pride:

"Let me tell you, I met a very impressive person on Nine Dragon Mountain. He could fly in the sky!"

"Really?"

Zhou Shu exclaimed.

To ordinary people, someone who could fly was already very amazing.

"Of course!"

Zhou Shu's surprise and naive expression made Hui Hui feel pleased. She looked at Zhou Shu, who still hadn't taken the pill, urging him, "Hurry up, swallow this pill. It's made by a very skilled alchemist! One pill and you'll be full!"

"But… if this pill is so amazing, won't it be expensive? Actually… actually, I'm not that hungry. We could sell it and get a lot of money!"

That's how poor children think.

When they see something good, the first thought isn't to consume it immediately.

Instead, they think that if they sell it, they could get a lot of money.

In this situation.

They could use that money to buy other things.

"Oh, I told you, I met a very skilled person on Nine Dragon Mountain. I even learned some skills, so I won't be short of money. Just take it!"

"Once you finish eating it, I'll get Doctor Xu to treat your illness. Then I'll tell you about the impressive person I met; he's really amazing."

"Alright then."

Perhaps Zhou Shu was too hungry, or perhaps he was eager to hear stories about the amazing person his sister mentioned, so he finally swallowed the pill.

The pill went down his throat.

It quickly dissolved.

"Ah!"

Just after consuming the pill, Zhou Shu made a surprised sound and reported to Hui Hui:

"Sister, this pill is really magical!"

"I was completely exhausted and very sleepy, but after taking the pill, I don't feel hungry anymore and am full of energy."

Hui Hui sighed in relief after hearing Zhou Shu.

And Hui Hui.

After giving Zhou Shu some simple instructions, she went to find Doctor Xu.

After all, in Hui Hui's view, Zhou Shu's illness had already been delayed for three days, and if she didn't quickly get Doctor Xu to come, it could lead to unimaginable consequences.

…

At Doctor Xu's house.

Though Doctor Xu was the only doctor in the village, and the villagers often went to him when they were ill,

his home didn't look much different from others in the village.

It seemed similar to the setup in other villages.

It even had a poor appearance.

This was because when Doctor Xu treated villagers, they often didn't have much money.

So Doctor Xu would basically only charge a little above the cost of the medicine.

And for families as poor as Hui Hui's, who couldn't pay immediately, Doctor Xu often paid out of his own pocket first.

In such cases, many people passed away or couldn't repay the medical fees.

This caused Doctor Xu to barely make any money.

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