Because of the "painful loss of a beloved pet," Shen Zhiyu's mood was noticeably low.
Li Yue Shu simply held him in her arms and coaxed him into a nap.
A gentle lullaby echoed in the dilapidated old house, yet it carried an indescribable beauty.
Shen Cong Wen and Shen Ting Yi looked at the person with a face full of tenderness from not far away with complicated expressions, seeing doubt in each other's eyes.
Was this truly the vicious woman who often scolded and beat them?
Shen Wei sat between the twins, tilting his head to look at Li Yue Shu, his eyes sparkling.
A gust of wind blew, and a few strands of hair escaped from behind and stuck to Li Yue Shu's face, making her look like a fairy from heaven.
She reached out to brush away her hair and looked at Shen Zhi Yu, who had fallen asleep, a smile filling her eyes.
She tiptoed to put Shen Zhi Yu on the bed, picked up the tattered basket and sickle from the corner, and prepared to go up the mountain.
Besides solving the family's food problem, she also had to find a way to earn tuition for the eldest son, Shen Yi Min, and repair the house.
When she went up the mountain in the morning, she had noticed many medicinal herbs growing well on the mountain, which the villagers didn't recognize, making them a bargain for her.
"Where are you going?" Shen Wei suddenly stood up and ran in front of Li Yue Shu with a pleading look.
A tall, strong man, yet with a pitiful expression.
Seeing that he looked like he was about to follow her, Li Yue Shu said, "I'm going up the mountain to take a look. You stay home and watch the children, and don't run around."
Shen Wei pouted, somewhat unwilling.
Shen Ting Wen stood up, "I'll go with you."
Li Yue Shu raised an eyebrow.
Before, Shen Ting Wen had followed her because she was worried that if she ran away, they would be separated without a guardian.
But now that Shen Wei had returned, they should no longer need her.
Li Yue Shu felt a little gratified, but she didn't let Shen Ting Wen follow. Instead, she looked at the third child, Shen Ting Yi, "Ah Yi, come up the mountain with me!"
Shen Ting Yi frowned, somewhat unwilling.
But when she met Li Yue Shu's gaze, the words of refusal unconsciously failed to come out.
Thus, Shen Ting Yi went up the mountain with Li Yue Shu.
As expected, there were many herbs on the mountain, but they were all common herbs, which wouldn't fetch much money even if she worked hard to collect them.
Fortunately, Li Yue Shu didn't plan to make a living from it.
"You only need the root of this, the rest can be discarded."
"The whole plant of this can be used as medicine, pack it all."
"You only need the stem of this..."
Looking at Li Yue Shu's skilled movements, Shen Ting Yi's doubts deepened.
Finally, she couldn't suppress her curiosity, "When did you learn these things?"
Li Yue Shu, while processing the herbs in her hands, unconsciously replied, "Do you want to learn?"
Shen Ting Yi paused for a moment and asked, "I want to learn, will you teach me?"
Li Yue Shu stopped what she was doing and turned to look at her, "Learning medicine is an extremely tedious and boring matter. It requires a lot of time and energy. Do you think you can do it?"
Although they had only been together for less than two days, she could see that Shen Ting Yi's personality was somewhat impetuous, making her unsuitable for studying medicine.
Shen Ting Yi pursed her lips, "How do you know I can't if I don't try?"
Li Yue Shu was silent.
She actually didn't want her to be exposed to medicine. After all, medicine and poison are inseparable. In the original book, Shen Ting Yi became a poison doctor.
But if she truly liked it, perhaps she could make a slight change.
Thinking of this, Li Yue Shu asked, "Why do you want to study medicine?"
Shen Ting Yi's eyes flickered, "Learning medicine can make money. Even if Ah Yu gets sick in the future, my second brother and I won't have to be so panicked and helpless."
Li Yue Shu heard the resentment in her tone and felt a pang of sadness.
The money they had painstakingly saved was often taken away by the original owner, so she must have resented it.
Thinking of this, Li Yue Shu couldn't help but ask, "If someone offered you money to kill people with your medical skills, would you agree?"
Shen Ting Yi didn't answer, but her hands, hanging by her sides, trembled slightly, and her eyes showed hesitation.
Seeing this, Li Yue Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
For now, there was still hope!
With this thought, she took the initiative to say, "Those without virtue cannot be doctors. You can use your medical skills to protect yourself under extreme circumstances, but you cannot harm others for profit."
Shen Ting Yi stared at her blankly, seemingly surprised that she would say such a thing.
Li Yue Shu smiled gently, "If you really want to learn, I can teach you, but I hope you will always remember what I just said."
Shen Ting Yi hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Seeing this, Li Yue Shu didn't hold back. While collecting herbs, she introduced their properties and characteristics to her.
Shen Ting Yi listened very attentively, her bright eyes clearly showing genuine interest.
As Li Yue Shu was explaining a herb, she suddenly heard a rustling sound from the bushes in front of her.
Shen Ting Yi didn't have time to react. A dark shadow suddenly lunged out from the bushes, and a large pig's head appeared before them.
Shen Ting Yi's eyes widened in terror, and she froze on the spot, completely scared.
At the critical moment, Li Yue Shu suddenly pushed her down and rolled to the side to avoid it.
"Swoosh—"
The wild boar's tusk fiercely slashed Li Yue Shu's shoulder, almost tearing off her entire arm.
Li Yue Shu tightly protected Shen Ting Yi in her arms, rolling several times on the ground, stones constantly scratching her skin.
Stabilizing herself, Li Yue Shu quickly checked the person in her arms, "How are you? Are you hurt?"
Shen Ting Yi was still a bit dazed. Her gaze fell on the red stain on Li Yue Shu's shoulder, and she was shocked, "You..."
"Roar—"
Having missed its target, the wild boar roared and turned in another direction.
Li Yue Shu quickly pushed Shen Ting Yi away, "Go back and get people!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she picked up the broken sickle and charged at the wild boar, drawing its attention entirely to herself.
Shen Ting Yi looked at her retreating figure with a complex expression, then gritted her teeth and turned to run away quickly...
Li Yue Shu dodged the wild boar's charge and grabbed its tusks, flipping onto its back.
She swung with all her might, but with a "crack," the sickle broke the pig's skin, leaving only a slight mark.
Stimulated, the wild boar became even more frenzied. Moreover, Li Yue Shu was not yet accustomed to this body, and was directly thrown off.
With a "thump," she was violently slammed against a tree.
The enraged wild boar was about to charge again, and the next moment, a chilling handgun appeared in Li Yue Shu's hand.
"Puff!"
With a muffled sound, a bloody hole appeared on the wild boar's head.
Due to inertia, the wild boar slid forward for a considerable distance, stopping right in front of Li Yue Shu's handgun with a silencer.
Seeing that the wild boar was completely lifeless, Li Yue Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This handgun was issued to her by the organization for self-defense, but she spent her days in the laboratory, so all seven bullets were still inside, gathering dust.
At the critical moment, she suddenly remembered this thing and didn't expect it to actually come with her through the transmigration.
Li Yue Shu put the handgun away and took medical-grade hydrogen peroxide from the laboratory to pour on the wound on her shoulder.
The intense pain made Li Yue Shu instinctively frown, but she did not utter a sound.
To avoid being discovered, she dared not bandage it with gauze, only spraying some medicine.
Li Yue Shu extracted the bullet from the wild boar's head and made several cuts on its body with the broken sickle to conceal the bullet wound.
After finishing all this, Li Yue Shu collapsed on the ground, panting heavily, cold sweat dripping from her forehead.
This body was truly too weak!
Just then, she suddenly heard a series of rapid and messy footsteps.