Mu Wanting didn't speak; she didn't really want to deal with the people from the second branch of the family.

Shen Xudong lifted the carriage curtain, holding a little girl in his arms, who was Shen Yun'er.

"Sister-in-law, my little sister's fever has gone down after taking the medicine, but she's listless and her wounds have become festering."

Mu Wanting raised her eyes and glanced at it.

"Yes, the injuries are indeed very serious. If we don't do something about it, he probably won't live more than a couple of days."

Shen Xudong's eyes reddened, and his attitude towards Mu Wanting softened for the first time.

"Sister-in-law, please save her. I'll give the third wife the stroller for free from now on, and she doesn't need any food."

Mu Wanting finally looked up at the rough-looking man and then spoke.

Where is the child's mother?

Those injured in the second branch of the family were all born out of wedlock; the legitimate children were all hiding well with Zhang Caiyun and Shen Lijun.

"Outside."

Mu Wanting continued, "Let her in. You go out and tell everyone that I can treat the members of the first and second families, and each person will receive twenty taels of silver. For the other families, each person will receive forty taels of silver."

"Come back to me when you've raised enough money."

Shen Xudong said, "Sister-in-law, it's not that I don't want to give money, but all the money in our second branch is in my mother's hands, and she is unwilling to take it out to save them."

This is an understatement; in reality, Zhang Caiyun would love for all her illegitimate children and concubines to die.

Mu Wanting pondered for a long time, while beads of sweat appeared on Shen Xudong's forehead.

She then slowly spoke.

"Here's what we'll do: you can do hard labor and find herbs to pay off the debt. No tricks allowed."

As far as Mu Wanting knew, the illegitimate children of the second wife were relatively honest and could do some menial work, which was exactly what she needed right now.

As soon as she said that, the first and second wives came to her door.

Even if they could avoid paying money, no one was willing to do so, and they all chose to pay off their debts with their labor.

Everyone's wounds have become infected. The child that Shen Xudong brought over is Shen Yun'er, who was previously used by Shen Lijun as a pawn to demand wolf jerky.

Her injuries were the most severe; she had wounds on her thighs and abdomen, and there were traces of herbal medicine applied to her body. However, due to improper treatment, the wounds became inflamed, and the rotting flesh emitted a putrid stench.

The little girl nestled obediently in her mother's arms, her face ashen with pain, yet she whispered words of comfort to her mother.

"Don't cry, little lady, it doesn't hurt."

Even though Mu Wanting had seen countless life-and-death situations, she still couldn't help but soften her heart when it came to such a sensible child.

Mu Wanting made a small mask and put it on, applied some anesthetic to the wound, picked up a scalpel, and began to cut away the rotten flesh.

The little girl didn't cry out the whole time; when she was in extreme pain, she would only whimper a couple of times like a little mouse.

After that, she performed suturing, applying medicine, and bandaging. After a series of procedures, she was so tired that she was sweating.

She felt a slight itch on her forehead, and when she looked up, she saw Shen Yiran wiping away her sweat with her sleeve. She didn't know when she had gotten into the carriage.

Her eyes crinkled with laughter.

"Thank you, Yiran."

Shen Yiran smiled and said, "Yun'er is very good. I am very grateful to you for being willing to save her."

Mu Wanting smiled as she looked at Aunt Zhang, who was holding Chen Yun'er.

"We need someone to mend clothes. I wonder if Aunt Zhang could do it?"

Aunt Zhang nodded repeatedly: "I can do it, I can do it."

After saying this, Aunt Zhang was about to leave when Mu Wanting stopped her and told her to roll up her sleeves.

Is the injury on your wrist?

Aunt Zhang also smelled of rotting flesh. Moreover, the mother and daughter had such a good relationship, and out of maternal instinct, Aunt Zhang couldn't possibly stand by and watch her daughter get hurt.

Aunt Zhang hesitated for a moment, but did as she was told.

Mu Wanting then noticed that a large chunk of flesh had been bitten off her wrist, and she frowned.

"Is there anywhere else?"

Aunt Zhang lifted her legs up as well, but Shen Xinglan had already turned her back to her.

After Mu Wanting finished treating Aunt Zhang's wounds, she was about to let the people behind her in.

Suddenly, a painful wail erupted from the crowd.

"My dear Lu, why were you so unlucky? Why did you have to die?"

Mu Wanting was stunned and quickly turned her head to look. She saw a boy of about 15 years old lying dead next to a beautiful woman.

Zhang Caiyun was grumbling and cursing from the side.

"Aunt Xu, are you wailing like you're in mourning? You can't even sleep well."

Aunt Xu glared at Zhang Caiyun with hatred.

"It was you! If you hadn't made Lu Ge'er stand in front of you, how could Lu Ge'er have been so badly injured by the wolf?"

Zhang Caiyun walked over, cursing and swearing, holding a vine in her hand, looking like she was about to whip Aunt Xu.

"You shameless slut, who gave you the audacity to talk to me like that?"

Aunt Xu held Lu Ge'er in her arms; she felt utterly heartbroken and wanted to fight Zhang Caiyun to the death.

Mu Wanting walked to Lu Ge'er's side and checked his neck; there was still a faint pulse.

"Aunt Xu, come and help first, your son is not dead yet."

She slipped a life-saving pill into Chen Lu's hand and said to Aunt Xu, who was about to fight Zhang Caiyun.

Aunt Xu's eyes lit up as she looked at Mu Wanting in disbelief. Her Lu Ge'er was still alive?

They lifted Chen Lu onto the carriage, and after lifting Chen Lu's clothes, they saw shocking wounds.

The most serious wound was on the abdomen, and there were also multiple other wounds from wolf bites and scratches.

She treated them one by one, and then applied medicine.

When Aunt Xu saw that Shen Lu's chest was rising and falling again, she was so happy that tears streamed down her face.

He reached out to touch Chen Lu, but his body was covered in wounds and he didn't know where to begin.

Mu Wanting said, "Let him sleep in the carriage today."

Then she gave Aunt Xu a few more pills.

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