Poison Doctor Roaming the Martial World

Chapter 214 Exploring the Small Town

Puyang Xuan stroked his chin and asked, "Stealing flour from the Imperial Advisor's house and giving it to him?!"

Yang Jianwu's wide smile abruptly stopped. She buried her head in packing up the monitors and left a sentence before leaving the space.

"Yes! It's about sending flour to the Imperial Advisor!"

The two were skeptical and dared not ask any more questions; she simply gave it to them.

Yang Jianwu led the women out of the formation and arrived at a small town on the southern border of Vietnam just before dawn.

Since being imprisoned in the dark dungeon, they have only been given small amounts of food each day, and after walking briskly for about an hour, they are all exhausted.

"Wait here for me, I'll go buy you some food."

"Thank you girl."

……

To avoid attracting attention, Yang Jianwu put on a traditional South Yue-style outer garment when she was out of sight of others.

As dawn broke, the streets were shrouded in a deep blue hue. At the breakfast stall, the owner was busy wiping the square table, while steaming buns filled the steamer, exuding a strong aroma of home cooking.

"Boss, thirty steamed buns, please."

"Oh, you want so much, sir? You'll have to wait a moment. The food in the steamer will be cooked soon."

Upon hearing this, the boss beamed with joy. If the first order of the day was from a big client, business would be good for the rest of the day.

"Okay, boss! Your business is so big, can you manage it all by yourself?"

"It's alright, it's alright. Our town is small, and everyone is from the same neighborhood. Everyone is very considerate, so I don't have to worry about anything. You must be from out of town, so it's normal that you're not familiar with this place."

"Yes, you're here for a visit. Your town is quite nice. When I came from the south, it wasn't as good as here. The security was also poor. I heard there were even cases of families losing their daughters."

The shopkeeper was surprised to hear this. "Oh? Where is it? Our towns aren't far apart. News of anything spreads in two or three days. I've never heard of a family losing a daughter!"

Yang Jianwu pretended to recall something, but in reality, he was thinking about which villages were to the south...

"It seems to be called Hejia Village."

"Hejia Village? That shouldn't be the case."

Why don't daughters go missing in Hejia Village?

"Young man, you don't know, Hejia Village is one of the poorer villages in the area. Girls are often sold there. If a family loses their daughter, the whole neighborhood will know about it."

"Oh, I see. Then I must have remembered the wrong place."

The shopkeeper chuckled and said, "Young man, our Southern Yue territory is quite safe. If you hear of any missing daughters, it's most likely from Dongli, especially the border villages. Girls often go missing there; it's too chaotic."

"The boss knows a lot."

"Hey, when you're in business, you have to be observant. Otherwise, I wouldn't have so much to say to you, buddy, haha."

"Boss, you're really good at talking. Your business is sure to grow big in the future!"

"Haha, thank you for your kind words. Here, the steamed buns are ready, let me pack them for you."

"Okay, thank you, boss. Do you have any water bags?"

"Yes, there are two, they've been used. Do you want to get some water?"

"Yes, I accidentally lost the water bag. It's still early, and the shop hasn't opened yet. I'll give you extra money; could you please clean the water bag and sell it to me?"

"Alright, please wait a moment!"

"Okay, thank you so much, boss!"

"No problem, no problem, I'll be right back!"

"Ah."

After saying goodbye to the boss, Yang Jianwu returned to the place where the women were waiting with the hot steamed buns and distributed them to everyone.

"There were only two water bags, so everyone passed them around to drink from."

"Yes, thank you, young lady."

Yang Jianwu saw that a younger girl was eating too fast and choked, so she went over to help her catch her breath.

"Eat slowly, no one will compete with you."

The little girl wiped her mouth, swallowed the food, and choked out, "Thank you, sister. I was so hungry."

"Don't you have any food in the dark dungeon?"

Several of the older men lowered their heads, focused on eating their steamed buns, and pretended not to hear.

The little girl glanced at the others and continued, "There are some, but not many, so you have to fight for them... I can't beat them... But I understand, everyone just wants to survive."

Yang Jianwu felt a pang of sympathy and smoothed her hair for her. If she hadn't been rescued, wouldn't that have been... well, all I can say is that the Imperial Preceptor was a beast!

"It's safe now, and your sisters won't fight you for it anymore. Eat slowly."

"Yes, thank you, sister!"

After thanking her, the little girl continued eating the steamed bun in her hand.

"By the way, where are you all from, and where do you live?"

As Yang Jianwu got to know the women along the way, he became less reserved in his speech.

"I am from Dongli, and my home is in a fishing village on the north side of the border."

"I am also from Dongli, and my home is in Hanling County."

……

“I am from Nanyue, and I live in Hejia Village.”

The one who responded was the woman who had previously said she had been sold by her family. It seems the Grand Preceptor's principle is to rob the people of Dongli and buy the people of Nanyue... This Grand Preceptor is truly biased to the extreme.

"Little girl, where are you from?"

"I have no idea……"

"Young lady, she's too young; she probably doesn't even know which country she's from..."

Yang Jianwu nodded, indicating that she understood.

"I have other things to do and cannot stay here any longer. Here is some silver; divide it equally among yourselves and go home."

"Thank you girl!"