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

The family was still very excited after returning home, but Jiang Yue was a little confused. Jiang's father touched the peace plaque in his hand and gave one to each person. The other three touched the plaques as if they were treasures. Jiang Yue picked up the plaque and took a look. It was just an ordinary wooden plaque. Why were they so happy?

After a long while, the three of them calmed down. Father Jiang explained to Jiang Yue, "We met the national master. Maybe this was done by the national master himself." Seeing that Jiang Yue was still a little confused, "Not long after your brother was born, there was a drought. Many people starved to death. Later, the national master appeared and set up an altar to pray for rain. It rained heavily the next day, which alleviated the disaster."

"If there hadn't been that rain, maybe our family wouldn't have survived. You were only three years old then. Dad remembers that the rivers had dried up and the wells were about to run out of water. There were victims everywhere, and the villagers had no choice but to flee to the capital to seek a way to survive."

"At that time, your mother had just given birth to your brother when this happened. In the end, we had no choice but to bring you and your brother to the city to beg. When we were almost in despair, someone shouted: The Imperial Master is praying for rain. Your mother and I ran to the place where the Imperial Master was praying for rain and saw him performing a ritual on the altar."

"After we prayed for rain, the national master said it would rain the next day. We were all skeptical at the time. Then the next morning, the sky was still clear and the sun was shining brightly. Suddenly, after noon, there was a strong wind and heavy rain. It rained for three days and three nights. I don't know how many people were saved because of this rain. Now your grandfather's family still has a tablet of the national master for longevity."

Jiang Yue finally understood why his father was so excited. The ancients believed in mysterious things. Moreover, the imperial masters in this type of world were all genuine. Maybe the rain was really prayed for by the imperial master. But Jiang Yue soon discovered a blind spot: "Alas, I have never seen the imperial master. How do you know him, brother?"

"There is a portrait of the Imperial Master in our school. I recognized him through the portrait."

Well, Jiang Yue was the only one in the family who had no impression of him. Although she knew the National Master, she didn't know what he looked like until today. Then the woman Jiang Yue saw must be the heroine, but it was a pity that she was wrapped up so tightly that we couldn't see what she looked like clearly. As for why Jiang Yue didn't dress up before going out, brother, why do you, a commoner, need to dress up? There are many women who go out to show their faces in public and support their families. The saying "never go out of the house" is used to describe ladies from wealthy families, not commoners like Jiang Yue.

At this time, Chen came over and said, "Who is the woman who accompanied the Imperial Master? I wonder what her relationship is with the Imperial Master." Jiang Yue couldn't help but smile at Chen's gossipy expression. Father Jiang glared at Chen and said, "Why do you care so much? Do you think you can talk about the Imperial Master? Don't go out and say anything."

Chen pouted and whispered back, "I was just talking at home, I wouldn't dare to say it outside."

"Don't talk nonsense at home. What if you say something and then expose your baldness to others? But it was the right thing to do to go to register Daya as a daughter today. Surprisingly, we met the imperial master. I guess this is God's will." After saying this, Father Jiang touched the peace amulet in his hand, and the others nodded in agreement.

After a while, the brother's stomach growled. Chen suddenly remembered and slapped her thigh: "Oh no! We forgot to eat the food we bought. What a waste of money!"

Jiang's father and the other two looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, they all started laughing: "You're still laughing! Dad, do you think we can continue eating if we go over now?"

"What are you thinking about? It's been a long time. Don't worry about the money. Compared with today's harvest, the money is nothing. Hurry up and cook. The children are probably hungry."

Chen was cooking while talking in frustration, Jiang Yue was helping beside her, and her younger brother went back to his room to read. He would be taking the college entrance examination in a while, and whether he could pass it or not was not the point, but he would just take it as gaining experience.

Father Jiang found the basket he used to carry things in and washed it. The spring plowing would begin in a few days and his grandparents wanted to borrow a cow to plow the fields. He didn't plan to rest and planned to walk around the streets carrying a load on his back as he did before.

After breakfast, Jiang Yue took her household registration documents back to the room, studied them for a while, put them in a box and put them in the space. After putting them away, she changed her clothes, fed the chickens, took out the eggs and put them in the house. She was busy for most of the day before she finished the chores at home.

After finishing some small tasks, she went back to the room to complete her unfinished embroidery work. Over the past few years, the prices of Jiang Yue's works have risen sharply, and the time spent has also increased. This one has been embroidered for almost a month. Jiang Yue looked at it and estimated that it would take another week to complete.

It didn't take long before the news that Jiang Yue had established herself as a female household and had no intention of getting married spread out, causing a stir within a certain area. To put it in today's terms, it was a hot topic for a month. People were discussing it wherever they went, saying both good and bad things. I don't know when the news spread to the entire village, and my grandfather and uncle even came over specially.

When I first arrived, I thought it was as the rumor said, that the family didn't allow her to get married and forced her to keep the child to earn money for the family. After communicating, I found out that it was Jiang Yue's own opinion. Even so, her family didn't quite agree with it and believed that getting married and having children was the right thing to do. In the end, Jiang Yue didn't know how Jiang's father convinced her grandfather. Since the head of the family had made the decision, it was useless for others to have any opinions.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day for the academy examination. The family got up early and sent Jiang Ze to the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall. The academy examination was the same as the prefectural examination. All the items used for the examination had to be provided by the examination room and recorded strictly to prevent cheating.

There were nearly a hundred yamen runners maintaining order in front of the Imperial Examination Hall, and some soldiers with swords stood with their swords across their shoulders, looking very serious. After the roll call was completed, Jiang Ze was led into the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall by a clerk who showed the way.

Jiang Yue and the other two watched Jiang Ze enter the room and then went back, hoping that everything would go well. The rest could only rely on Jiang Ze himself.

After I got home, the atmosphere was a bit solemn. Although I didn't have too much hope, but what if, what if the examiner took a liking to me? If my level is not good enough, I can still rely on luck. After all, there is no standard answer. Maybe if my handwriting is nicer, or if one of my sentences hits the examiner's point, I will be admitted. This situation is not uncommon.

In the afternoon, Jiang's father went to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall to wait for Jiang Ze, while Jiang Yue and Chen were at home boiling water and cooking while waiting for them to come back. The main examination only lasted for one day, so they could go home today. At six o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang's father picked Jiang Ze up. His mother Chen borrowed a basin of water for Jiang Ze to wash himself briefly. After eating something, she let Jiang Ze go to rest quickly because there was a re-examination tomorrow.