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

After selling all the things, she packed up the boxes and left. She planned to go to the West Market to buy things. That place was where ordinary people bought goods and traded. After leaving the East Market, Jiang Yue walked towards the West Market. To be honest, Jiang Yue was relieved to leave this place. There were many dignitaries here. If she ran into someone who wanted to cause trouble, Jiang Yue was afraid that she might not be able to bear it.

The West Market was bustling with people and the sounds of hawking were everywhere. Jiang Yue found a drugstore and bought some star anise, cinnamon, tangerine peel and the like. These spices are not widely used now, so you have to go to the drugstore to buy them. After leaving the drugstore, he bought some things for making incense. The incense used in the Taoist temple is also made by themselves.

The midday sun was warm and made people relax physically and mentally. After walking around for a while, she felt hungry and had a bowl of 馎蘇, commonly known as noodle soup. When it was served, Jiang Yue felt it was not enough, so she ordered two more sesame cakes. After eating and drinking, she continued to walk around, as there were still many things she hadn't bought.

After finding a cloth shop, Jiang Yue went in and bought some cloth. The Taoist temple required Jiang Yue to do a lot of work, and her clothes were damaged very quickly. After all, she didn't wear robes or use puppets most of the time, otherwise her life would be no fun at all. Puppets were only used when she was lazy or in an emergency.

After coming out of the cloth shop, Jiang Yue had a smile on her face, because there were two cute kids inside. Their mother said she would make new clothes for them for the New Year. The two kids were jumping around with joy. Jiang Yue was affected. Passing by a stall selling dried vegetables, she bought a lot of them. Seeing a stall selling tofu, Jiang Yue wanted to buy two pieces of tofu, but she had no container on hand, so she had to give up. Forget it, she decided to go back and grind it herself.

Jiang Yue had bought almost everything except food. It was almost time to go home, so he bought a few sesame cakes and went to the grain store. When he arrived, there were quite a lot of people there. Jiang Yue bought some ingredients for making Laba porridge. According to his memory, there were quite a lot of people coming to the Taoist temple to burn incense on this day every year. Master Jiang Yue would cook a pot of Laba porridge on this day every year.

After buying the grain, Jiang Yue hired someone to help with the transportation. After leaving the city, the person delivered the grain to the ox cart. The people guarding the ox cart saw Jiang Yue coming and hurriedly helped to load the grain onto the cart. At this time, a lot of things had been put on the ox cart. It seemed that when they went back, they could only follow the ox cart, otherwise the ox cart would not be able to move.

Cows are very precious these days, and there are only a few in a village. Cows can only rest in winter throughout the year, and no one is willing to use their cows. When the time came, the village chief counted the people and after making sure that no one was missing, the group set out for home. When they set out at three in the afternoon, it was already past seven or eight.

It was too late, so Jiang Yue did not go up the mountain but stayed overnight at the village chief's house. His family had an empty house where she could stay. In the morning, Jiang Yue woke up early, thanked the village chief and his family, and then walked towards the Taoist temple on the mountain. The fresh air and melodious bird songs around her made her happy.

On the Laba Festival, Jiang Yue got up early and cooked Laba porridge. After offering incense, people who came to the Taoist temple came to Jiang Yue to drink a bowl of Laba porridge. After distributing the porridge, Jiang Yue began to diagnose the pulses and treat illnesses of the pilgrims. On such special days, there is no consultation fee. Those who are sick can be treated and those who are not sick can treat it as a free physical examination.

At sunset, Jiang Yue saw off the last pilgrim and cleaned the Taoist temple. It was a bit messy today as there were too many people. After cleaning, she fed the cats. The three cats meowed with hunger. After feeding the cats, Jiang Yue started to cook for herself. She had been busy all day and only drank some porridge. She didn't eat much. She didn't know why there were so many more people this year than in previous years. There weren't so many people when she followed her master before.

In fact, it was Ergouzi's family who helped to spread the word, as well as the midwife who was in charge of the delivery. You know, there is no gossip now, and it is relatively idle in winter, so if something happens, the news will spread. Everyone also knows that the young Taoist priest's medical skills are better than his master, so there are a lot more people coming here.

It's a pity that the medicinal materials prepared for a year have been almost used up. There is nothing that can be done about it. The people who come here are all from poor families, and Jiang Yue is not a medicine seller. The money he collects is based on the cost. Some people who are not sick want to buy two pieces to keep as a set, but in the end they retreat in the face of Jiang Yue's surprised eyes.

While waiting for the rice to be cooked, Jiang Yue cleaned the main hall and found some soybeans to soak. Jiang Yue planned to make some tofu tomorrow. When everything was almost ready, the rice was also ready. After dinner, Jiang Yue went to bed early as she was exhausted from a busy day.

Jiang Yue woke up early the next morning again. She lay down for a while and then got up. She did some exercise after her morning class last night. After feeding the cat, she started to make her breakfast. After breakfast, she started to make tofu. The soybeans were ready to use after being soaked overnight. Making tofu was not difficult, especially since Jiang Yue made less. She cleaned the stone mill and started to grind the beans.

Filter the ground soy milk, pour it into a large pot and boil it, then slowly add the brine into the hot soy milk and gently stir it to allow the soy milk to gradually solidify into tofu pudding. Pour the tofu pudding into a mold, wrap it with cloth, put a heavy object on it and press it tightly. After waiting for a while, the tofu is ready.

Jiang Yue had tofu during dinner. Sanhua was meowing beside him, so Jiang Yue picked up a piece for it. Jiang Yue ate light food, so it was no problem for the cat to eat a piece. After dinner, Jiang Yue was about to go to bed, but suddenly there was a knock on the door. Jiang Yue put on her clothes, walked out of the room and shouted, "Who is it?"

"Master, I was introduced by Wang Wenpo from Xiahe Village. My daughter-in-law gave birth today. Wang Wenpo said the situation is not good. I would like you to come over and take a look."

"I see. You go down the mountain first. I'll prepare to meet up at the foot of the mountain."

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the foot of the mountain."

After returning to the house, Jiang Yue added some cat food to the cat. She probably wouldn't be able to come back today, so she put on her medicine box, turned off the oil lamp, closed the door and set off. When she was going down the mountain, she caught up with a couple who were going down the mountain. When she was going down the mountain, Jiang Yue asked about the pregnant woman's condition. After asking, Jiang Yue breathed a sigh of relief. According to the midwife, it would take some time before the baby was born.

After going down the mountain, Jiang Yue took a bullock cart to their village. After more than an hour, Jiang Yue arrived at the place. After entering the house, she saw Wang Wenpo, who delivered Er Gouzi last time. When she saw Jiang Yue coming in, she smiled and said, "The Taoist priest is here. I feel relieved to have you here."

"Hello, Taoist priest! Please take a seat and have a cup of tea first. I am sorry to trouble you so late at night."

"You're welcome. It's no trouble at all."

After the tea was served, Jiang Yue did not rush to drink it. Instead, she went into the room to check on the pregnant woman first. The examination showed that the fetal position was a little abnormal. Jiang Yue guided the baby's head to the right position through massage, acupuncture and Bai Ze. If nothing unexpected happens, there should be no problem.