"We can only go to the county." Fang Heng frowned.
But at their current speed of pulling the cart, it would take them an hour to get from the dilapidated temple to the town, and a full four hours to get from the town to the county.
An eight-hour round trip is unbearable even with an empty cart, let alone with passengers.
Jiang Sheng gritted her teeth and said, "Let's wait here, in case the doctor comes back."
With no objections, she pushed open the clinic door, placed Xu Mo on the examination bed, and waited quietly.
However, after waiting for most of the day, no one came.
Jiang Sheng was so hungry that she dragged Fang Heng out to buy four steamed buns.
Back at the clinic, each of us got a hot bun and took a couple of bites—it was pure bliss.
Jiang Sheng was swallowing hard when suddenly the sound of wood being squeezed rang out.
Immediately afterwards, the chest behind Xu Mo's bed lifted up a narrow gap, revealing a pair of dark eyes.
Jiang Sheng was startled and almost dropped the steamed bun.
Fortunately, she was caught in the chaos. She patted her chest and asked, still shaken, "Who was it?"
The man didn't speak, but stared at her steamed buns with longing in his eyes.
They must be hungry.
Jiang Sheng didn't say anything, but squatted down in front of the box and took a big bite of the steamed bun.
The aroma of meat mixed with the scent of scallions wafted to the nose, and the person inside the box, after enduring it for a long time, actually managed to close the gap.
Let's just ignore it.
Jiang Sheng was speechless. She stuffed the steamed bun into her clothes and forcefully opened the box.
The first thing you see is a thin, frail little boy, huddled in the corner of a wooden box.
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