Quick Wear: Passerby A's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons

The next morning, Jiang Yue and the other two went out early. They spent the whole morning shopping and bought some clothes. Hong Kong now does not seem as prosperous as Shanghai. After shopping for half a day, they did not want to shop anymore, so they took their family home.

After Jiang Yue went out in the afternoon, Aunt Fang accompanied the little apprentice to study. Jiang Yue went out this time to fill the space with supplies, because many of the prepared supplies had been used up and there had been no chance to replenish them. Food and water were sufficient, but there was basically no medicine left, only enough for three or five people. It was specially prepared for Jiang Yue and three others plus Chen Xin, one portion for each person for emergency.

After walking around the street for a while, I found that there are too many people in Hong Kong and the houses are densely packed. It is not easy to find an empty place to put things in the space, which brought a lot of trouble to Jiang Yue's stockpiling trip.

After changing her appearance, Jiang Yue went into almost all the pharmacies and bought some things. It should be easier to buy some when she arrives in the United States, but Jiang Yue was afraid that she might not have the chance when she arrived in the United States, so she still stocked up some.

In fact, Jiang Yue also wanted to buy an inflatable boat, but unfortunately she couldn't find one after searching for a long time. Finally, she found a small shipbuilding workshop and originally wanted to buy one, but it turned out that they only had 5-6 meter wooden sailboats. In the end, Jiang Yue spent money to customize a sailboat that was no longer than three meters and no higher than three meters. After hearing Jiang Yue's request, the shipyard owner didn't want to make it for her because he thought it was too troublesome. As a result, Jiang Yue said that it didn't matter what kind of wood was used, as long as it could be used normally without careful processing, and the most important thing was to pay more money.

Finally, the shipyard owner agreed. Jiang Yue also paid an expedited fee and asked the owner to complete the project within half a year. She left a deposit and signed a contract. She also left her phone number and asked the owner to take her home.

On the third day, Jiang Yue planned to buy some fruits. Common sense said that there should be some on the ship, but she still decided to prepare some herself. Jiang Yue urgently needed a car right now, which would be inconvenient. She couldn't always send fruits home, what if the neighbors noticed something was wrong and reported it? There was no place to rent a car right now, and she couldn't even borrow a car as she was unfamiliar with the place.

In the end, I couldn't come up with a good solution. I could only buy a little bit every day for the next six months, like an ant moving house. There is another important thing. I have to find something to do in the next six months. I can't stay at home every day. The only skill I have to make a living is Chinese medicine. I'll see if there is any place recruiting Chinese medicine doctors these days.

After returning home, she told Aunt Fang that she wanted to find a job. Aunt Fang had no other opinions and always listened to Jiang Yue. However, in the end, it was Aunt Fang who settled the matter because the places Jiang Yue rented were where rich people gathered and the public security was better. One day, when Aunt Fang and several aunts from the neighborhood went to buy groceries together, one of the aunts gossiped to Aunt Fang, "Has your daughter found a job since she goes out early and comes back late every day?"

Aunt Fang shook her head and said, "Not yet. My daughter is a Chinese medicine doctor. It's not easy to find a suitable one."

"Your daughter is studying medicine? That's amazing!"

Aunt Fang smiled and said, "Of course not. My young lady really studied under a famous teacher. When she did that, the whole of Shanghai..." Aunt Fang's voice suddenly stopped. She thought for a moment and didn't continue. What if the Japanese still remembered? Aunt Fang had not forgotten that Jiang Yue was once wanted.

"What's wrong? Why don't you talk about what happened when you became my disciple?"

"It's okay. She studied under a famous teacher and has run a clinic for several years. It's just that she didn't stay in Hong Kong for long, otherwise my daughter would have opened her own clinic."

Then someone said, "Cuicui, your family runs a clinic, right? Are you in need of a doctor?"

"Then I don't know either. I don't know anything about the master's work at home either."

It was quite a coincidence that when Jiang Yue was teaching her apprentice at home, Cuicui came over and her wife invited her to visit them at home.

The reason was that the owner of the restaurant said that the doctor's mother had passed away and had to go back to his hometown to attend the funeral. The round trip would take several months, and he was worried about where to find someone to replace her for a few months. Cuicui happened to hear it, so she told her wife, and then the current situation happened.

Jiang Yue thought that this was just a pillow for her, so she packed up and went over. After feeling her pulse, she said that the doctor was more accurate than the doctor in her store. They discussed the salary and rest days and made the decision on the spot.

Now the work problem was solved. Jiang Yue went to work the next day. When the store opened, some old customers came in and thought that the doctor had been changed. Jiang Yue explained that the old doctor had returned to her hometown. At first they didn't believe in her medical skills, but after taking their pulses and feeling where they felt uncomfortable and what symptoms they had, they believed it immediately. As a doctor, especially Chinese medicine, one can tell whether a doctor is capable or not once they get started. Then Jiang Yue gained a firm foothold in the store.

A month or two later, business was much better than before. These three days were rest days, and Jiang Yue took time to go to the post office to see if there was any reply from Chen Xin. He went there several times but there was no reply. Fortunately, Jiang Yue was prepared. He went to the dock to ask and found out that the ship would be back tomorrow. He would go there the day after tomorrow to look for the person from the past to see if there was any news.

On the last day of the holiday, Jiang Yue asked her neighbor's boss to borrow his car for a day. The boss saw that Jiang Yue had a driver's license and lent her the car. Jiang Yue drove to the dock and found the dock manager, gave him a few packs of cigarettes, and told him who she was looking for. The staff called and said Jiang Yue was looking for him. After a while, he came out carrying a small suitcase.

When he found Jiang Yue, he had already forgotten about her. Jiang Yue took out a slip he had written when he collected the money and handed it to him. After taking a look at it, he handed the box to Jiang Yue and ran back in a hurry without waiting for Jiang Yue to say anything.

Jiang Yue greeted the staff and walked quickly to the parking place. She opened the suitcase as soon as she got in the car without waiting to go home. She opened the envelope first without looking at other things, took out the letter and read it. Chen Xin reported to Jiang Yue that he was safe. She felt relieved to know that Chen's father and mother were fine. She also greeted Jiang Yue and Aunt Fang and finally wished Jiang Yue and her family a safe journey to the United States to reunite with Chen's father and family.

He also used code words to describe the increasingly serious situation. The Japanese knew they could not occupy China, so most people began to rob money and smuggle national treasures. Moreover, the GMD was also passive in resisting the Japanese. Chen Xin also implicitly said that the Japanese would not be able to hold out for a few years, and there would inevitably be a war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. He told Jiang Yue not to come back after going to the United States.

Chen Xin still thought Jiang Yue knew nothing. It was already 1942 and there were just over three years before the Japanese surrendered unconditionally. After that, there was a civil war until the founding of New China in 1949.