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

After dealing with the firewood, Jiang Yue went into the house to wash her hands. After changing her clothes, she took out the sweet potatoes and looked at them. She squeezed them and found that they were soft. She took them out, brushed off the dust on them, and brought them into the house. She ate two sweet potatoes for dinner in the evening.

Early the next morning.

When Jiang Yue opened the door, it was another snowy day. She was too lazy to sweep the snow today, so she returned to the house and sent out a puppet to transform into her appearance and sweep the snow. She also cleaned the chicken coop by the way. After sweeping the snow, Jiang Yue went to feed the chickens and saw that they had huddled together.

Jiang Yue had never seen chickens frozen to death before, so just in case, Jiang Yue filled the chicken coop with some grass and piled a few bundles of grass next to the chicken coop. This way, the chickens should not be frozen to death.

After finishing the work, I made myself some breakfast. I also saved some eggs in the past few days and made myself a snack. I steamed some egg custard. After eating, I lit the brazier. The weather was really cold today, so Jiang Yue took out the warm stone and put it in the house.

In the morning, the captain came with two people. They were from the patrol team. They came to see if Jiang Yue needed help, whether she was frozen or her house had collapsed. Jiang Yue welcomed them in and poured them a bowl of hot water. The captain looked around the house and saw that Jiang Yue had tidied the house very tidy. He praised her for knowing how to manage her life. Before leaving, he left her a coat and a quilt.

At noon, Jiang Yue made herself a bowl of noodles, either noodles with gravy or the sticky kind cooked with potatoes, because Jiang Yue didn't want to bother with the easy kind. After lunch, Jiang Yue curled up on the kang to read a book. At this time, she was in need of a kitten, but nowadays there are very few people who keep cats and dogs, so it's nothing, she simply can't afford to feed one.

In the afternoon, I went into the mountain with Xiaohu's dad and his friends. This time, there was a patrol team with us. They were there to prevent wolves from coming down the mountain and hurting people on snowy days. We separated halfway. Everyone's luck was pretty good today. Xiaohu's dad caught two wolves, and Jiang Yue's new trap also caught one.

After coming down the mountain, Xiaohu's father helped to process the rabbit as usual, because Jiang Yue didn't know how to skin it yet. Later, Xiaohu brought the processed rabbit over. While Xiaohu was roasting a fire, Jiang Yue gave him two snacks, and before leaving, she packed a few pieces for Xiaohu to take back.

At the end of January, when the Spring Festival was approaching, Yao Ling sent Jiang Yue a letter. In the letter, she wrote the date of her departure and asked Jiang Yue if she needed anything. If so, please remember to write it down. After reading the letter, Jiang Yue calculated the date they would arrive home. The last letter said that they would arrive home in four days, so this time it would be about the same.

Jiang Yue drew a circle on the calendar, thinking she would have to go to pick them up when the time came. She just didn't know when Wang Liang and Zhang Wei would be back, but she thought it would be about the same, at most a day or two. After putting the letter away, Jiang Yue wrote a reply letter, saying that there was no need to buy anything for her, and that she would go to the commune to pick her up when the time came. She also arranged a meeting place.

When she was writing to Yao Ling, she didn't know that her biological mother was also nagging at her, complaining that Jiang Yue had been gone for so long and hadn't written home to send any food. Her stepsister next to her had a glimmer of disdain in her eyes, but she didn't say much. It was none of her business. Ever since Jiang Yue wrote home last time asking for money, she knew she couldn't control Jiang Yue.

Jiang Yue didn't know that her biological mother was nagging her, and she would just laugh it off if she knew. If no one takes care of her in the future, Jiang Yue would give her some pension money for moral and legal reasons, but don't think about anything else. She had done all the housework since she was a child, and she died on the way to the countryside in the end. The favor was almost over.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the village becomes lively, the New Year pigs are slaughtered, and Jiang Yue starts to eat and drink for free. People also go to the commune more frequently, and couplets are put up. New Year's Eve is here.

This year Jiang Yue celebrated the New Year alone, but the variety of dishes was much richer, and since there was no one else around, she just ate casually. More than half a month after New Year's Eve, it was time for Yao Ling to come back.

When going out, Jiang Yue pulled the sled that he had made during this period. A section of the road in the middle was frozen, so it was just right to use this thing to pull things, which could save a lot of energy. After arriving at the commune, Jiang Yue went to the agreed location. Yao Ling had not arrived yet, and it was estimated that she would not be here until the afternoon.

She found a place sheltered from the wind and squatted down. It was cold if she stood, and her feet would freeze if she squatted down. It was so uncomfortable. It seemed that she had to get rid of the bear-skin boots. She found a place where no one was around and changed into a pair of spiritual boots to warm herself up. When the car came, Jiang Yue leaned forward to take a look. She didn't find Yao Ling, but found Wang Liang and Zhang Wei.

"Brother Wang! Brother Wei! Look over here!"

"Xiao Yue!?"

"Why are you here when it's so cold? Did you dream that we came back today?"

"What are you thinking about? Sister Ling wrote to me and said she would be back today. How could I know that you would be back today too? You didn't even tell me."

"Hey, we are a day late. According to our original plan, we should have arrived yesterday."

"Sister Ling hasn't arrived yet?"

"Well, it should be here soon. It's probably the next train."

"Then let's wait and go back together later."

"Come on, come on, I found a place that's sheltered from the wind, let's go there first."

Jiang Yue led the two people carrying large and small bags to the corner, asked them to put the things on the sled, reached into his arms and took out the hot water, actually taking it out from the space.

"Come on, bring your kettles. Drink some hot water to ward off the cold."

After drinking it, Wang Liang sighed: "I am alive again. This is brown sugar ginger soup. My stomach feels warm after drinking it."

The three of them waited together and it was finally not so boring. Wang Liang and Zhang Wei shared their thoughts on going home. The two of them were able to talk and there was no dull moment. After waiting for more than an hour, Yao Ling finally came. Jiang Yue was left to look after her things while Wang Liang and Zhang Wei ran over to help Yao Ling get her things.

"You two are arriving today too? Have you contacted Xiaoyue?"

"No, we just happened to meet today."

After coming over, Yao Ling gave Jiang Yue a big hug. Jiang Yue quickly handed the kettle to Yao Ling and asked her to drink some to get rid of the cold. After drinking the water, the three of them didn't say much. It was so cold today, so unless it was a big deal, they should go home and talk. On the way home, the sled made by Jiang Yue saved a lot of trouble. The four of them took turns pulling the sled and soon arrived home.

Because Jiang Yue asked Xiaohu to watch the kang when she left, the house was warm. The three of them were so cold that they went back to the house and got into bed. Jiang Yue started to cook noodles. Xiaohu wanted to leave, but Jiang Yue kept him. How could this be? Helping you for a day and letting you leave when it’s time to eat? That’s not how you do things.

On the warm kang, the people had recovered by the time the noodles were cooked. Jiang Yuesheng asked them to eat first. Today, there was a stew of tomato, egg and mushroom diced meat. For the vegetables, he prepared stir-fried beef and garlic beef cubes. After the meal, the three adults and one child were all amazed. Zhang Wei sighed: "If I can eat this every day, why would I go home?"

Xiaohu beside him nodded in agreement. Jiang Yue touched Xiaohu's head and said, "Come over anytime you want to eat."