After Mrs. Kuang finished scolding her son, she looked at Gu Jinli. Borrowing the light of the torches, she finally saw her face clearly and was so scared she screamed, "Ah! Y-you're sick!"
Mrs. Kuang hugged her son and jumped back several big steps. She reached into the basket, wanting to throw the roast duck leg back to Gu Jinli, but then thought it was meat after all and couldn't bear to throw it away. Yet she was also afraid it had been touched by Gu Jinli and was poisonous, so for a while she was terribly conflicted.
Gu Jinli was stunned for a moment, then smiled and explained, "Mrs. Niu, don't panic. This isn't a disease, just ordinary pox. It wasn't handled properly so it festered, but it's not contagious."
"Really?" Mrs. Kuang's face clearly said "I don't believe you," and she just stayed where she was, clutching her son and refusing to step forward.
