Chapter 415 A Dilapidated Taoist Temple in the Tang Dynasty - Little Female Taoist Priest 23

At night, the little apprentice slept with Jiang Yue. She was a little afraid to sleep alone in the new place, and Jiang Yue was also a little worried. Anyway, Jiang Yue's room was big enough for her to sleep in. The next morning, Jiang Yue led her apprentice in morning prayers, and then the two of them started to exercise. After that, they started to make breakfast.

Although Jiang Yue is not at the Taoist temple, the people on the estate still plant the land she cultivated every year, and the harvested grain is stored in the granary. Vegetables are delivered from the greenhouse early in the morning, along with some seasonings. After cooking porridge, I steamed an egg custard and ate the leftover sesame cakes. That's how breakfast was solved.

After finishing their meal, the two unpacked their luggage, putting everything in its proper place. After tidying up, they tidied up the room for their apprentice. The room next to Jiang Yue's was originally intended as a meditation room, but the apprentice wanted to live next to Jiang Yue, so Jiang Yue tidied up the room.

After cleaning and laying out new bedding, the protagonist had already produced the cotton, and thanks to him, they now had quilts and mattresses to use. Once everything was in order, Jiang Yue planned to take her little apprentice to familiarize herself with the surroundings of the Taoist temple. She had only taken a general look last night, but today they had more time to explore it more thoroughly.

They spent the morning familiarizing themselves with the Taoist temple. At noon, the two went down the mountain. Jiang Yue led her apprentice to meet all the acquaintances. In the afternoon, she took her to stroll around the academy area and visited Master Sun, finalizing the appointment of Master Sun when they officially accepted apprentices.

Afterwards, Jiang Yue led her apprentice around the academy, and seeing the little apprentice's curious look, she asked, "Apprentice, would you like to study here?"

"Huh? Why, Master? Can't I learn from you?"

"Your master wants you to interact with more people your age, and the two subjects you are interested in, mathematics and physics, can only be learned here."

"Is that so? Okay, Master, I'll listen to you. But how can I come here to study? If it's too much trouble, then forget it."

"No trouble at all. When Master asked for the textbooks, he already spoke with the academy's dean. The new semester starts after the Qingming Festival, so you can just come and start school."

"Yes, Master, I will study hard."

"Yes, you need to think this through. Your studies will be very demanding in the future. In addition to what you learn at the academy, you will also need to learn my medical skills, and you can't stop practicing your martial arts."

"I understand, Master."

Jiang Yue had told the protagonist during her travels that she had started planning for her little apprentice's future ever since she became interested in physics and mathematics. Looking at her determined little apprentice, Jiang Yue chuckled inwardly, thinking, "You'll see how tiring it is later. Jiang Yue's medical skills alone are enough for her to study for a lifetime."

After leaving the academy, he returned to the Taoist temple. The next day, he went to Chang'an to obtain ordination certificates for his disciples. Then he went to buy the items needed for the disciple-acceptance ceremony. After finishing his business, he went to the bookstore and bought a copy of the newspapers published in recent years. He also bought some storybooks to pass the time when he was bored.

Then, she took her little apprentice on a tour of Chang'an, and treated her to some local delicacies. They didn't have time to see all of Chang'an in one day, so they stayed overnight in the city.

The next day, we continued our shopping trip, taking her to the West Market to see the foreigners and buying a lot of snacks. We didn't head back to the Taoist temple until after lunch.

Afterwards, Jiang Yue chose an auspicious day to hold an apprenticeship ceremony, officially accepting her young apprentice into her fold. Finally, she finished all the necessary arrangements before the Lunar New Year. As the New Year approached, the young apprentice was quite excited, since she had spent the previous three years celebrating the New Year away from home. While there was a festive atmosphere, it certainly wasn't as good as celebrating at home.

With only three or four days left until the Lunar New Year, the little apprentice ran off to play. Only Jiang Yue was at the Taoist temple preparing for the New Year. The area around the temple was very safe now. It had been raided countless times, and there were no large animals around. The road up the mountain had been repaired several times. Most importantly, there were puppets secretly following them, so Jiang Yue felt at ease letting her go out to play.

While Jiang Yue was still thinking about what to eat at noon, her young apprentice ran in with several girls. After greeting Jiang Yue, he led them to the study. From what they said, they were looking at the paintings that had been painted on the way.

Jiang Yue didn't disturb them. She cooked a little extra and only called them to eat after she finished eating. Having had a childhood, Jiang Yue knew that she couldn't relax with adults around, so she went down the mountain to the greenhouse to get vegetables. With the New Year approaching, she didn't need to have someone deliver them.

After descending the mountain, the person in charge of the village introduced the situation over the past few years to Jiang Yue, and also gave her the account books and money from the past few years. Jiang Yue put the things away, took some vegetables, and went to the old village chief's house.

I examined the old village chief, prescribed some medicine, and when I said goodbye, I told him about the free clinic I would be holding after the New Year. I left some food for him and then took my leave.

On the way back up the mountain, Jiang Yue made a list of things she needed to do recently. Her study plan had been delayed for quite a while, but she wasn't in a hurry. She could catch up slowly after her apprentice went to the academy, when she would have plenty of time.

After returning to the Taoist temple, Jiang Yue saw that the children had already finished eating. Jiang Yue noticed that the temple was quite clean. Seeing that Jiang Yue had returned, the children all said goodbye.

As soon as Jiang Yue saw the children off, her little apprentice came over with bright eyes: "Master, we talked about so many interesting things outside today."

"Yes, as long as you have fun." Jiang Yue smiled and patted her little apprentice's head.

"Master, when are we going to put up Spring Festival couplets? I saw that many families down the mountain have already put them up, and they look so pretty in red." The little apprentice asked expectantly.

"Let's put them up tomorrow, and we'll cut out some more paper-cut window decorations to paste on," Jiang Yue said.

The next day, the master and apprentice got up early and got busy. The younger apprentice clumsily carried the paste, while Jiang Yue carefully smoothed out and pasted the Spring Festival couplets.

After putting up the Spring Festival couplets, the two started cutting paper snowflakes. The little apprentice's paper snowflakes were crooked, but they had a simple and cute charm.

After the Spring Festival couplets were pasted up, it was New Year's Eve. The master and apprentice did their morning prayers early and then got busy. The younger apprentice helped wash the vegetables, and Jiang Yue was in charge of cooking. Today is New Year's Eve, so everyone should have a more sumptuous meal.

After finishing the last dish, Jiang Yue went to get two bottles of juice. During the meal, her little apprentice really liked this sweet and sour drink, and she shared half of Jiang Yue's bottle with her.

After dinner, fireworks were set off that night. Needless to say, it was the main character who put on the show. There were no fireworks like that these days. The master and apprentice braved the cold wind to watch the fireworks show and then ran back inside. It was too cold in the middle of the night.