"Gu Zhiqing! You're back!"

An auntie with a familiar face, who was walking in a hurry, was delighted to see Gu Zuozuo cleaning the sanitation station and went to help without saying a word.

Normally, I wouldn't notice this when Gu Zhiqing is around, but now she's gone for two or three days at a time.

Not only does the village head talk about her every day, but even the elderly and children in the village are always asking when she will come back.

"Yes, I'll be back as soon as I'm done with my work."

Her aunt quickly cleaned the inside and outside of the room, and looked at the cabinet full of foreign medicines, clicking her tongue in amazement.

“Gu Zhiqing, is this the imported medicine you applied for from the big city? Oh dear? I can’t understand it at all. It’s even more crooked than my son’s pinyin.”

Gu Zuozuo nodded. It's normal that they don't understand. After all, their ancestors didn't live to see the world unified and everyone spoke Chinese.

He reached into his handbag, pulled out a handful of chocolates, and stuffed them into his aunt's hand.

"Auntie, have a taste. This is the most popular liqueur-filled chocolate sold in the foreign exchange store. Let me show you what it tastes like."

The aunt wiped her hands shyly, wanting to accept but too embarrassed, and her face flushed slightly, a rare occurrence for her.

"Gu Zhiqing, how could I possibly accept this..."

"Auntie, please take these. I really liked the hazelnuts and pine nuts you brought last time. Next time you roast them, please save some for me too."

At this point, the aunt's earlier shyness vanished instantly. She slapped her thigh hard, her smile brightened, and her voice became loud and clear.

"No problem! Little sister, wait here! After autumn, I'll send you several dozen kilograms!"

When it comes to things from big cities, Auntie might be a little hesitant, but when it comes to things she's good at, she can talk about them for a whole day and night.

Gu Zuozuo listened attentively at first, occasionally chiming in with a few words, but after an hour, she couldn't help but ask a question.

"Auntie, where were you going?"

The aunt's excited voice stopped abruptly, and her gaze froze for a moment.

Snap!

The woman slapped her thigh again and turned to run away.

"Gu Zhiqing, I have to go call my husband for dinner. We can talk again when we have time!"

Gu Zuozuo looked in the direction the other person ran, which was the direction of each family's private plot of land.

She managed to forget about her own man while chatting, not to mention she'd spent so long cleaning for him. Hopefully, she's still in time.

"I hope Uncle will know to go home on his own."

"Chirp!"

A sweet, coquettish cry rang out, and then a fluffy white ball of fur, trailing a large, bushy tail, darted swiftly into Gu Zuozuo's arms.

A pair of large, misty green eyes looked at her, and it kept snuggling into her arms, almost rolling around in her embrace and acting cute.

"Ah Li".

This soft, gentle call made the little fox excitedly hug her shoulder and start rubbing against her, becoming more and more like a dog.

Gu Zuozuo was extremely helpless. Had this guy forgotten that it was shedding season?

"Sister Gu!"

Ma Liang, panting heavily from chasing the fox, suddenly had his eyes light up when he saw the slender figure standing at the entrance of the clinic.

Upon seeing Ma Liang, Gu Zuozuo slapped her forehead, realizing she had forgotten something.

After giving the little guy the gift you brought, and repeatedly assuring him that you would have dinner at his house, you reluctantly sent the little guy away.

After making sure he was far away, she returned to her own room.

The room was spotless after the New Year's preparations. There was freshly brewed tea on the table, and a crabapple blossom, still glistening with dew, sat quietly in a rough ceramic vase. The fragrance filled the small room, and it smelled wonderful.

Pretending not to see the begonia that appeared out of nowhere, Gu Zuozuo took out a cot from her spatial storage and had the system place the sleeping beauty who had been sleeping soundly on it.

"Well······"

Is her bed too short, or is her bed too short?

Looking awkwardly at her calves dangling on the ground, Gu Zuozuo felt helpless.

Why does this person have such long legs?

There was no other way but to take out another cot and piece it together.

After settling him in, I first put a mid-level Rejuvenation Pill into his mouth, then took out silver needles to help him absorb it.

She didn't stop until she had pricked the person until they looked like a hedgehog.

The wood-based supernatural power silently entered his body, gradually smoothing out his chaotic meridians and severely damaged internal organs with the help of the Rejuvenation Pill and acupuncture.

After an unknown amount of time, the man's eyelids twitched, his long, straight eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his eyes a crack.

"Um...who are you?"