Carrying the medicine prescribed by Old Liu back to Taiping Lake, Zou Xiaoqing devoted herself entirely to brewing herbal decoctions for her grandfather, guarding by his bedside day and night.
A few days later, Old Man Zou indeed felt much better. Leaning on a cane, he walked out of the house and sat in a chair by the doorway to bask in the sun.
Looking out over the sparkling expanse of Taiping Lake, the old man's eyes no longer gleamed as they once did; instead, a deep dimness had settled into them.
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