The stars were picked up, and the five-and-a-half-year-old baby girl was beautiful, with soft, tender flesh.
The emaciated villagers in the starving year: ...
What did this child eat to...
She had someone buy the Heng family's rouge shop, so she knew the address and found it quickly. She climbed over the wall from the backyard to get in.
Upon seeing Guigu Xi, she suddenly went black and fell into a coma. When she woke up again, it was five days later. At this time, she was lying in bed and unable to get up. Her injuries were too severe. She had been at her last gasp long ago, and it was a miracle that she had managed to get here.
She was destined to survive; she was still alive.
"Hurry up and drink your medicine. You're finally awake. You scared us to death." Gui Guxi helped her up and fed her the medicine. Hengshan drank it all in one gulp without even frowning. She hoped that the medicine would help her recover from her injuries quickly.
"Don't open for business these next few days, lest people discover my arrival," Yokoyama instructed in a hoarse voice.
"Drink some more water. You've been unconscious for five days, and your voice is hoarse," Guiguxi fed her another half bowl of water. "The shop has been closed these past few days, so don't worry."
After Yokoyama finished drinking water, she was helped to lie down by Keiya Nishi. She paused for a moment before speaking, "Where's Eiko? Tell her not to wander off."
"Yingzi went out to buy groceries. You're weak, so I asked her to go to the market to buy a chicken and see if there were any wild game to bring back for you to help you recover. What happened to you? How did you get so badly injured?" Gui Guxi finally found an opportunity to ask the reason.
"The base in Anyang Prefecture was raided by the authorities, and my brother is probably in trouble too. I barely managed to escape." Chiyo didn't want to say more; her adoptive mother wouldn't be able to help anyway, and might even do something foolish out of fear of being implicated.