Ava Tan discussed with the system.
Her body really couldn't hold on any longer, and the system would only inject replenishing drugs into her heart at fixed times every day.
Ava Tan collapsed on the bed and groaned like an old lady who was about to die: "What do you mean you can't do anything? If I die with you, you will be able to do something?"
The system was also somewhat frightened: "If the system had not acted in time, the host and the system would have been dead."
Ava Tan turned over angrily, buried his head in the pillow, and said sullenly: "I don't have many days left to live, so I'd better enjoy myself while I can."
The systemic cardiotonic drug is fast-acting, but only two injections are Ava Tanilable per day.
It would have been fine if it had happened a few days ago, but she has been very busy these days and has been frightened frequently, so she needs a large dose of cardiotonic.
She calmed down a bit, then sat up resignedly.
"Ah!" Caiwei at the door screamed and almost frightened her to death.
Qing He also looked in that direction and opened her mouth: "Miss, Miss..."
Ava Tan had a solemn expression on his face. He walked to the door in his cloth shoes and saw a child covered in blood standing at the door.
He seemed to feel no pain and just stood there at the door.
There are not many people on South Street now. The stall owners and residents on South Street have all gone to the main street to pick up copper coins and collect wedding candies. Only the door of the Tan family pawnshop is wide open.
The child's body was covered with bloody wounds, and anyone who saw him would be scared.
An autumn breeze blew by, and the strips of cloth used to mop the floor fluttered slightly, like lifeless children.
Ava Tan had no idea why he had suffered such inhuman treatment. His tattered clothes were soaked with blood, which had now turned into scabs and completely stuck to the wounds.
"Kid, come here." Ava Tan was afraid of scaring him, so he leaned over and greeted him in a gentle voice.
She did not reach out to pull the child. After all, children who have been traumatized are prone to stressful behaviors.
The child just stood there stupidly, and would not move no matter how she called him. Caiwei whispered, "Girl, is he a fool?"
Although he is very young, he has such a calm look in his eyes, like an old man who has experienced many vicissitudes of life.
Ava Tan thought otherwise, and she said softly: "You are standing here just hoping that I can help you, come in, I will treat your wound."
The child still stood there, seemingly wondering what she meant.
Ava Tan was not in a hurry. She just looked at him for a long time. Then he seemed to be injected with life and limped with her into the pawnshop.
Ava Tan arranged everyone to go into the inner room and asked Caiwei to find a doctor. Clara had already brought a jar of old wine as she instructed.
"Kid, why were you beaten like this?" Ava Tan found a clean towel to wipe his face.
The child did not respond, but lowered his eyelashes and became the same puppet again.
He was beaten so badly that there was not a single piece of healthy flesh on his body, except for his face which was still presentable, but the wound on his nose would probably leave a scar.
Ava Tan raised his eyes and glanced at him: "I'm going to disinfect you, bear with the pain."
The smell of strong alcohol filled the air, and a handkerchief soaked in liquor was used to wipe the area around the wound, but the cloth was tightly stuck to it. Ava Tan hardened his heart, used the liquor to melt the blood scab, and barely separated a few pieces of cloth.
Unexpectedly, he not only remained silent, but also had a wooden face.
Clara couldn't help but twitch his eyes as he watched from the side.
More and more blood melted in the basin, and a strong smell of blood was released.
"Ugh..." Clara couldn't hold back a burst of dry heaving and staggered out of the inner room.
Ava Tan then discovered that not only were there wounds on his body from beatings, but there were also pieces of flesh on his ankles that were torn off by beasts.
She held back her dry heaves and used half a jar of old wine to clean it up. Unfortunately, the child was a mute and couldn't speak.
Now it seems that he has some mental problems, which is really a headache.
The doctor had only heard that there was a child who was beaten all over his body, and he gasped when he saw the shocking scene on him.
Ava Tan was a little worried because he had too many wounds on his body. She was afraid that the doctor would not be able to treat him properly, so she stayed by the child's side, not leaving his side for a moment.
"Miss Tan, you'd better go out so I can apply medicine to him." The doctor said meaningfully.
Following the doctor's gaze, Ava Tan understood that he was talking about the scar on the child's abdomen.
The wound spread to the lower abdomen. Ava Tan pursed his lips and obediently left the two of them some private space.
The ancients attached great importance to the separation of boys and girls. Boys and girls aged three years old were not allowed to sit at the same table. In her eyes, she was an eight or nine-year-old child, but that was not the case in their eyes.
"Sir, have you seen this child around South Street?" Ava Tan thought for a moment and asked.
He was injured like this, probably because he was beaten by his family. He certainly cannot be sent back. If you want to keep him, you'd better find out the details.
"I have never seen such a thing before," said the doctor, rubbing his white beard as he bandaged his wound with white cloth.
Then you are not a South Street person.
"Thank you for your help, sir." Ava Tan took the silver and politely saw him out.
In the inner room, the moisture in the child's eyes disappeared.
The Third Prince’s Mansion on Main Street.
Wushuang knelt down and presented the secret letter. The atmosphere in the study was low. Nathan Li crossed his fingers and opened and closed his knuckles impatiently: "Li Jingcheng said so?"
Wushuang said in a deep voice: "It was the princess who made the second prince change his mind."
However, the newly-married princess was able to influence him.
Nathan Li half closed his eyes and sneered: "How did Emily Shen bewitch him?"
"The princess only said that she wanted the perfume powder in Tan Zhuangniang's hand."
Hearing him mention Tan Zhuangniang, Nathan Li raised his eyelids and tapped the table with his fingers: "I asked you to check it out. Have you found it in these days?"
He had to be wary of the makeup girl on South Street.
She looks like just a little makeup girl, but she was first recruited by Li Jingcheng, and then caused such a big commotion. A few days ago, she even pretended to be nice and wanted to discuss business with him. He had better be cautious.
Wushuang was puzzled by this: "I have checked it out. She was originally from outside Beijing. She came to Beijing to inherit Tan's father's property. She fainted a few days ago after her engagement was broken off. There are many rumors that she was taken away from her body."
She's just an orphan with a clean background and many rumors. Why should the master make such a fuss about it?
Nathan Li paused slightly.
He didn't believe in any ghosts or monsters, but he still remembered what Wang Rong said that day, that the heart disease he had in his mother's womb would prevent him from living to the age of 15.
He originally had a fifth younger brother, but he died early due to a weakness he had in the womb. He died in the winter when he was six years old.
He didn't believe that Li Jingcheng had such great ability. If it was said that the current Ava Tan was replaced by his second brother, Nathan Li would rather believe that she was possessed by a ghost.
"Just invite the old abbot of Huguo Temple over after some time." Nathan Li's eyes darkened.
Wushuang also slightly widened his eyes, but still responded: "Yes."
Wushuang was not the only one who realized that something was wrong with Nathan Li. The figure hiding in the banyan tree spoke after a long while: "Isn't this the most taboo for the master?"
Normally, the Queen Mother would never mention these things to him, but he took to heart the gossip that Wushuang casually told him.
Lou Qi spat out the leaf stem in his mouth and said, "Zhu Ying did say a few words, but she is a shameless woman. She looked at the master and Zhu Ying in a daze."
"She has been coming out frequently these days, causing unrest in South Street. Perhaps she has displeased her master. You should do your job well and don't speculate on her master's thoughts." Wushuang instructed.
At this time, the shameless Ava Tan was thinking about how to settle the child.
She had just given him a new name. After all, if he wanted to stay in the pawnshop, he couldn't be without a name.
The doctor told him to stay in bed and rest, but he refused to go to bed. Ava Tan touched his head and said gently, "Ziyuan, be obedient and take good care of your injuries first."
Ziyuan was very stubborn. Clara and Caiwei tried their best to convince him but failed. It was not until Mingchan called Ava Tan over that he was willing to sit on the bed.
Most children who have suffered psychological trauma have fragile nerves. Ava Tan moved the small couch used for naps in the store to the inner room for him to sleep on, for fear that something might happen to him in the middle of the night.
Ziyuan's hollow eyes made him look like an old rag doll.
Clara really felt sorry for him and went to great lengths to buy clothes for him.
Perhaps because they were both adopted orphans, Qing He had a natural liking for this child. She carefully cooled the medicine and fed it to him: "Drink it while it's hot."
There was a dead silence in Ziyuan's eyes, and he just stared at her gloomily.
The medicine left a stain at the corner of his mouth. Seeing him like this, Clara was at a loss for a moment.
"Let me do it." Ava Tan took the medicine from Clara's hand and scooped just a spoonful to his mouth.
Ziyuan still had no expression on his face. Ava Tan handed him the spoon and said, "I've tried it for you. It's not poisonous."
Seeing that he no longer resisted taking the medicine, Clara blinked.
She really couldn't imagine what kind of parents would treat their child like this, to the point of having to check whether the medicine he drank was poisonous.
"Is Tan Zhuangniang here?" There was a voice at the door. Ava Tan turned slightly and saw a lady with a unhappy face and anger walking in.
Looking for trouble?
Seeing her chest heaving, Ava Tan pretended to be polite and said to her, "Mrs. Tan must know me."
Ava Tan didn't intend to give her face, and smiled gently and said: "Miss, you are joking. I don't know you at all."
The woman had a bad temper. Ava Tan didn't plan to play along with her, and she didn't want to pretend anymore: "Whether we know each other or not is just a matter of time. I came here today to ask Tan the makeup lady for the recipe. Tan the makeup lady, please name a price."
"Prescription?" Ava Tan brushed off a blood scab on his sleeve and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, young lady, I really can't come up with a prescription."
It looked like her competitors were openly spending money to steal her business, and she was very proud of it. However, she had miscalculated, as she really couldn't come up with the modern recipe.
Before he made much money, a bunch of troubles came knocking on his door.
One by one, they all kept a close eye on her prescription.
"After all, you and I are in the same business. Selling it to me will not disgrace your recipe," Shopkeeper Jiang said, trying to persuade her with the price. "I'll give you 100 taels. What do you think?"
It's too good to think that you can exchange her high-end goods for just one hundred taels.
Ava Tan did not respond, but looked at her quietly with his arms folded across his chest.
"Miss, our Hongzhuanglou is the biggest giant in the capital. There is no good thing that Hongzhuanglou has not seen," seeing that she did not react, Manager Jiang suppressed his anger and smiled softly.
"If I say that this originally belonged to Hongzhuanglou, who do you think they will believe?"
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