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Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang both got up early.

Xiao Liulang went to the village entrance to fetch water.

First, Gu Jiao checked on the old lady in the cottage. The red patches on her face had faded to the point where they were almost invisible, and the skin damage on the back of her hand had also basically disappeared.

Although she was far from a complete recovery, her infectiousness had been cut off.

Satisfied, Gu Jiao touched her chin, turned and went to the kitchen to prepare medicine for the old lady.

Looking at the bitter medicine brought before her, the old lady rolled her eyes in disgust.

To convince her to take the medicine, Gu Jiao had Xiao Liulang bring some candied fruit from town. The old lady loved candied fruit, but if she refused to drink the medicine, there would be no candied fruit for her.

Gu Jiao placed a bowl of medicine and a small plate of candied fruit on the table at the same time.