A dozen children huddled together, eating the hot mutton with their hands, smiling contentedly: "Brother Yun, this is delicious, and the radish is delicious too. We can eat it later."

The leading child nodded and said, "Yes, I heard from others that there is only three days of mutton. Let's treat it as New Year's Day."

"Well, this year's New Year is really great. We can eat meat for three days."

"Yeah, it makes me feel warm after eating it."

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A large and a small person lean against each other in the cabin

Jiang Sheng frowned and looked at the gloomy sky outside. He had no idea what time it was. He was drifting on the sea like this. He was afraid that he would not be able to go home for the New Year this year.

A whimpering sound was heard beside him. The little baby's face turned red, and he rubbed his head uncomfortably on his shoulder, muttering something.

I raised my hand and touched it, and it was very hot... I had a fever!

Jiang Sheng frowned and muttered, "Children are trouble."

He gently put the child aside, stood up and teleported outside to get some water, and wiped it little by little with a handkerchief to cool it down. When he saw that there was no effect, he took out some wine from the space and wiped it again.

"Mom, Mom, don't go~~~~"

Wu Shuyan opened his eyes drowsily and vaguely saw a figure. It looked like his mother who sat by his bed and spoke to him gently when he was a child.

Jiang Sheng glanced at the little kid who was clinging to his arms and calling for his mother, and sighed, "Hey, what's going on? It's neither right to throw it away nor to keep it."

He reached out and pinched his nose, then continued wiping it.

While the baby was asleep, he slipped into the space to boil the medicine, brought it out and fed it to the baby bit by bit.

"It's bitter. I won't drink it. Yanyan doesn't want to drink it."

Jiang Sheng came closer and said in a pinched voice, "If you don't drink it, your mother won't want you anymore. Drink the medicine obediently and your illness will be cured. Be obedient."

Wu Shuyan's small hands tightly grasped the hem of his clothes, tears streaming down her eyes, and she choked and said, "Mom, don't go, don't, don't, Yanyan, just drink the medicine and don't leave."

After taking a bowl of medicine, he stuffed some malt sugar into his mouth.

Sitting on the wooden planks of the cabin, he looked down at the shivering little guy, subconsciously reached out and held him in his arms, warming him with his body.

"A doctor's heart is kind, a doctor's heart is kind, yes."

Wu Shuyan vaguely felt the warmth and kept rubbing against her arms, a sweet smile on her face as she whispered, "Mom, it's so good to have you here."

The corners of Jiang Sheng's mouth twitched, and he looked down: "...I'm not your mother, don't yell."

"Forget it, since you're sick, I won't bother with you."

It was hard to tell the color of the sky at sea. I didn't realize it was dark until it got completely dark. The baby in my arms slowly opened his eyes, touched his head with his little hands, and it didn't hurt much anymore.

He raised his head to his jaw and blinked his eyes: "Big brother, you took care of me when I had a fever."

Jiang Sheng lowered her head to meet his gaze, and said with a half-smile, "What else can we do? We are the only two living people in the cabin. If I don't take care of you if you get sick, who will?"

"Those black-robed men won't care about you. If they knew you were on the boat, they would probably throw you into the sea to feed the fish."

Wu Shuyan pouted and said aggrievedly: "Big brother, you are scaring me again. You will not give me to the black-robed man. By the way, when can we arrive?"

"...Aren't your family members followers of the Temple? How would I know if you ask me? I can't even tell the time now, so how can I predict it?"

"It takes several days to get from Dagan to the temple. I can still rush home for the New Year. I'm afraid it will be too late to go back. What a pity."

Jiang Sheng felt a little homesick when he thought about the New Year. He had never spent the New Year away from home in his life. He wondered if his grandmother would miss him, and his father... Oh, that old man wouldn't miss him.

I guess she wishes he wasn't at home so she wouldn't make a fuss.

Wu Shuyan's eyes dimmed, and he muttered softly, "Big brother, I miss home and mother too. She hasn't been home for a long time. Do you think I can find her this time?"

"Your home is in the temple, there's nothing you can't find."

"...Hey, if you can't go home for the New Year, big brother, can we celebrate the New Year together?"

Jiang Sheng thought about it and decided it was a good idea. He was unfamiliar with the place, and if he had someone from the temple to guide him, it would save him a lot of trouble. He would take the boat back after finding out what was going on.

According to the man in black, the ship goes back and forth once a month. As long as he finds out everything within a month, he can go back next month.

"Okay, then I'll live in your house."

A trace of guilt flashed across Wu Shuyan's eyes. His home was not in the temple at all. He ran away just to find his mother. It would be better not to tell his elder brother.

What if his elder brother knew about this and didn't want to take him with him, so he threw him on the boat, or even into the sea? He was like a weak chicken now, and if he was thrown out, he would die.

"...Okay, big brother, don't worry. I will definitely repay you in the future. Thank you for taking care of me."

As the two were talking, they heard a sound approaching, and it was obvious that someone was walking towards the cabin.

Jiang Sheng quickly stood up and covered his mouth: "Shh, someone is coming, don't say anything, otherwise we will both have to wait to feed the fish."

"Yeah."

A man in a black robe walked in, preparing to drag a basket out. The wind blew in, and he could faintly smell the faint aroma of wine. He twitched his nose and said, "Hmm? Why does it smell like wine?"

I put the basket down and was about to go inside to take a look when an impatient voice came from outside: "You haven't got the things yet. We have delayed the adults' time, so we will be punished."

"Got it, I'll be right there."

The man in black robe had no choice but to give up, thinking that he would come back next time when he was free, and walked out carrying the basket.

Jiang Sheng put down his hand. The two, big and small, looked at each other and sighed in tacit understanding: "Huhu is finally gone."

"Phew, what a pity."

"Well, big brother, what did you just say was a pity?"

"Nothing, I just feel bad that Black Robe came here alone. It would be great if I could kill him and disguise his identity. Then I can go out openly and bring you something delicious."

Wu Shuyan swallowed subconsciously, a little greedy: "Big brother, this is too risky. The man in black robe looks different from you. How are you going to pretend to be someone else?"

Jiang Sheng rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "How stupid! Haven't you seen those low-ranking black-robed people? They have black cloths on their faces. Do they need to disguise their identities just to show their two eyes?"

"Take off his clothes and change into them. I am the man in black robe."

“…Oh, that makes sense.”

Wu Shuyan patted his head. It turned out that after becoming smaller, his brain became much dumber. It was really embarrassing.

Jiang Sheng stood up and started searching in the cabin. He opened a box and the glittering golden light almost blinded his eyes. The corners of his mouth rose uncontrollably and he reached out his hand to take it away.

"Big brother, wow, there is so much gold."

"...Yeah, that's a lot of gold, hehe."

He withdrew his hand calmly, closed the box, and continued to look for the next one. There were various hairpins and pearls, and another box contained various rare medicinal herbs, including ginseng and ganoderma lucidum, etc.

"There are so many treasures, it's a pity we can't take them away."