A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Before Aunt Zhang could continue speaking, Gu Xixi suddenly rushed over and hugged her tightly.

"Auntie, I missed you so much! I rushed back as soon as I got up early this morning, only letting Laifu rest for a short while along the way. Laifu and I both miss home so much. Even if it gets dark, we will keep going and get home by today!"

Gu Xixi used her charm and charm to vent her anger, which completely extinguished Aunt Zhang's anger, leaving her only feeling sorry for her.

"My dear! You're already so thin, and in just a few days, you've gotten so thin in the face!"

"Look how cold your little hands are! Are you hungry? What would you like to eat? Auntie will make it for you right away!"

With the moon high in the sky, Laifu was eating hay with soybean residue cakes in his wooden shed.

Gu Xixi sat next to the small stove in the kitchen, eating a bowl of hot clear soup noodles.

The soup contained cabbage and dried shrimp, and was light yet delicious. Two poached eggs were placed on top of the noodles.

Gu Xixi slurped up the noodles, "It's so delicious, home-cooked food is still the best."

Aunt Zhang looked at her affectionately, "Eat slowly."

“Before you left this time, you said you would be back in two or three days, but you ended up being gone for a full six days.”

"If you don't come back tonight, I'll have to go to Yunling to look for you myself, no matter what."

Gu Xixi swallowed a mouthful of soup and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for making you worry."

"The main reason is that I didn't expect Yunling County's commerce to be so prosperous before I went there."

"I bought a lot of good things. I'll sort them out slowly tomorrow when it gets light."

Aunt Zhang sighed and said, "These past few days, I've been so grateful to Xiao Chen for putting my mind at ease."

"Otherwise, I would have come to see you two days earlier."

Gu Xixi glanced sideways, "What's wrong with him?"

Aunt Zhang said, "He said that there are many merchants from outside Yunling County, and you must have been blinded by those things."

He also said that I have the ability to establish myself in unfamiliar places and that I don't need to worry too much.

"If you don't come back in six days at most, he will definitely bring me to pick you up."

“I couldn’t sleep peacefully tonight, and you actually came back today.”

Gu Xixi remained silent, yet the dates were calculated to be exactly as they were.

Does Mu Nanzhao truly understand her, or is he being tipped off by his informant in Yunling County?

After eating and drinking their fill, Gu Xixi and Aunt Zhang cleaned up the kitchen.

When she came out, she glanced at the west room, which was dark and quiet, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Mu Nanzhao was highly alert and always a light sleeper.

When Gu Xixi came back just now, there was the sound of mules braying and the car stopping making noise.

But Mu Nanzhao remained completely still.

Aunt Zhang, holding a hot water bottle that had just been filled with water, urged, "Go back to your room and go to sleep quickly. I'll warm your bed."

Once inside, Gu Xixi casually asked, "How has Chen Fang been lately?"

As Aunt Zhang made the bed, she casually replied, "It's fine."

“I get up early every day to go to the village school and come back at noon. Occasionally I go out, but I don’t know where I go. Anyway, it’s no different from usual.”

Not wanting to be too direct, Gu Xixi asked indirectly, "Then what kind of medicine has my master been brewing for Chen Fang recently?"

Aunt Zhang put the pillow away, straightened up, and said, "Speaking of this, it's a bit different."

“Your master has been brewing more medicine lately, throwing handfuls of herbs into the pot.”

“Every night he would watch Xiao Chen take a medicinal bath. I glanced at it and it looked like he was going to give her acupuncture.”

"The medicinal smell was so strong, it could make you pickle yourself."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xixi already had a bad feeling.

But she didn't show it, and just smiled and said, "Alright, you should go to sleep too. Stone is probably fast asleep by now."

As Aunt Zhang walked out, she said, "That boy talks about you more than a dozen times a day. I don't know how happy he'll be when he wakes up and sees you tomorrow morning!"

After Aunt Zhang left, Gu Xixi took off her clothes and crawled into bed, thinking that Mu Nanzhao's condition might have worsened.

Her mind raced, considering countless possibilities, until she gradually drifted off to sleep.

The next day at breakfast, Shi Tou happily pestered Gu Xixi to talk about this and that.

Gu Xixi also distributed the gifts she had bought for everyone in Yunling County.

The old doctor naturally used some medicinal herbs produced in the Western Regions.

Aunt Zhang is a wool headscarf.

The stones are two exquisite little exotic trinkets.

Mu Nanzhao's brush was a wolf-hair brush from the Western Regions, with a handle made of yellow jade, and it felt excellent to the touch.

There are also foods that the whole family can share, such as pralines, fig jam, dried beef, and naan bread.

Gu Xixi smiled and said to Mu Nanzhao, "You used to use fine brushes and inkstones. Thinking about how you've been forced to use a child-grade brush for the past six months, I bought this one. I hope it will be suitable."

Mu Nanzhao picked up the brush and tried it out. "It feels good in the hand, thank you."

As he spoke, he coughed lightly.

But it was just that one cough.

Gu Xixi was not in a hurry to return the safety buckle that Mu Nanzhao had given her.

After the meal, when Mu Nanzhao and Shi Tou went to the school, Aunt Zhang also went to the kitchen.

Gu Xixi turned to the old doctor, "Master, are you hiding something from me?"

The old doctor's expression stiffened for a moment, then he laughed and said, "You just got back, what could I possibly be hiding from you? Don't make wild guesses."

“That’s not right,” Gu Xixi said solemnly. “When I came back last night, Chen Fang was completely unaware.”

Has he become increasingly sleepy lately?

"And when I looked at his complexion just now, although his blood and energy were better than before, I could still see a bluish-white tinge under his eyelids."

"When I handed him the calligraphy brush, I noticed that his breathing was also a bit erratic, and not as strong as before."

Gu Xixi observed the old doctor's expression.

With each sentence she spoke, the old doctor's expression grew more somber.

Finally, Gu Xixi was basically certain, "His poison has worsened?"

The old doctor, realizing he couldn't hide it any longer, nodded.

Gu Xixi then asked, "He asked you for help and kept it from me?"

The old doctor nodded again.

Despite having mentally prepared herself last night, Gu Xixi still felt as if a huge stone was lodged in her heart when she finally confirmed it.

She lowered her head and remained silent for a long time, her voice so low it was almost inaudible.

"Master, do you know how much time he has left?"

The old doctor sighed, "It will take at least half a month, and at most... one or two months."

Since transmigrating into the book, Gu Xixi had never experienced such a painful moment.

She never imagined that her arrival would change the entanglement between Gu Qingye and Mu Nanzhao.

This also prevented Mu Nanzhao from being cured of the poison, even though he could have done so.

However, it's not time to give up yet.

After composing herself, Gu Xixi asked, "Master, how is the preparation of the antidote progressing?"

The old doctor said, "I used his body to test the medicine, and I was almost successful, but..."

He frowned deeply. "Now we only need the last ingredient."

Gu Xixi saw a glimmer of hope. "What medicine?"

The old doctor sighed again, "Although only one ingredient is missing, I still can't identify that ingredient."

Gu Xixi became anxious, "If it's hard to be sure, it means you've already eliminated the remaining options. List out what medicines are available, and I'll go find them. Let's try the medicines as soon as possible!"