Chapter 53 Passerby A in the Courtyard Full of Love 4

After finishing my meal, I went to the sink in the middle of the cafeteria to wash my lunchbox. I looked up and saw that the pillar in the middle had the words "Save Water" written on it. After washing my lunchbox, I went back to the office. I rested for a while at noon, and after waking up in the afternoon, I started to deal with the work for the days I had taken leave. I finished it by 5 p.m.

Jiang Yue checked the documents and realized that she had handled them too well, exceeding her original ability. Because Jiang Yue had received professional training from the country in her previous life, she handled them too professionally, not like a novice but like someone with twenty or thirty years of work experience. Jiang Yue sighed and took the opportunity to put the documents into her space while tidying up. She sighed that she had wasted the whole afternoon.

Looking at the time, Jiang Yue had an hour left before getting off work. She took a sip of water and started working again. This time she paid much more attention. Even though Jiang Yue was much faster, there was still more than half of the work left to do. She sighed, her obsessive-compulsive disorder acting up again. She worked overtime for more than an hour to finish the remaining work. After checking that there were no problems, she packed up her things and left work.

After getting off work, I didn't rush home. I went to the market and bought some groceries. I was thinking of going to the black market, but then I thought better of it. I didn't need anything anyway, and it would be too embarrassing if I got caught. When I got home, I saw an old lady sitting at the door. When she saw Jiang Yue come back, she immediately stood up and looked at her excitedly. Jiang Yue nodded to the old lady, and the old lady ran after Jiang Yue into the house.

Jiang Yue pretended to take the medicine out of her pocket, but actually from her spatial storage, and handed it to the older woman: "Auntie, this is the special medicine. I've written down the specific instructions on a piece of paper. After you finish taking it, have Uncle take you to the hospital for a check-up, but remember not to tell anyone about this medicine." (PS: If you're sick, see a doctor!!! I really don't want to write nonsense, but I have to have a reason.)

An older woman excitedly took the medicine bottle and looked at it. It was just an ordinary medicine bottle. She opened it and saw that it looked similar to the medicine she was taking: "Auntie, this originally had a label, but it was written in German, so I burned it. That way, even if others see it, they won't know what kind of medicine it is. You should make sure to label it properly."

Jiang Yue spent a long time reminding the older woman to take her medicine on time, adjust her lifestyle and diet, and eat well for the next six months to improve her health, otherwise she wouldn't be able to support her child. She also told the older man to do the same. After she finished speaking, the older woman said she remembered everything, thanked Jiang Yue, and went home.

After the older woman left, Jiang Yue washed the vegetables and started cooking. She didn't eat meat, just stir-fried a vegetable dish. The staple food was rice; Jiang Yue really couldn't get used to the other foods. Meanwhile, the older woman went home, put away the medicine, and started decocting it. The older man was almost back when she finished eating and took her medicine before bed.

Just as the old lady was decocting her medicine, Comrade Shazhu came back sauntering in, carrying two lunchboxes. After entering, he saw the old lady decocting her medicine and asked, "Auntie, you've been decocting medicine every day, but your illness isn't getting better. Shouldn't you go to the hospital to see a doctor?"

"Silly Zhu, the medicine the hospital prescribed for me and your uncle is supposed to help us get better. We'll have to take it for several months. Is it the taste that's choking you?"

Sha Zhu waved his hand: "It's nothing for an old lady like me. I don't care. I'm a cook, what kind of smell haven't I smelled? It's fine."

"Oh, it's good that it doesn't affect anything."

After saying that, Sha Zhu led the net bag back into the house. A little while later, Sister Qin followed him in. Soon after, she came out smiling with a lunchbox. Jiang Yue didn't know or care about what was happening here. She didn't have an emotion collection system that required someone to break her defenses, nor was she some kind of moralist who couldn't stand by and watch. She was busy tidying up the house.

It had been years since the wall had been cleaned, and a lot of the paint had peeled off. Jiang Yue folded a newspaper into a small hat and put it on her head, covering the bottom with newspaper as she cleaned the corners and edges. There were many cobwebs and dust on it, and a lot of the paint was cracked, so she scraped it off as well. She just needed to find some time to do some whitewash and repaint the wall.

Jiang Yue swept up the dust on the ground and tidied up. After cleaning up, it was getting late, so she added coal to the stove and went to sleep. The next morning, she ate something and went back to work. Because the New Year was approaching, everyone was quite busy these days, even the propaganda department was extremely busy. After a few busy days, it was New Year's Eve. Uncle Li originally planned to let Jiang Yue spend the New Year with him this year, but Jiang Yue refused as usual.

Although life is tough these days, the atmosphere of the Spring Festival still deeply touches everyone. Every household is bustling and festive, and the whole courtyard is also very lively. Jiang Yue followed the crowd and bought red paper and used a handful of melon seeds to have Uncle San make a couplet. No wonder Uncle San could do this, at least his handwriting is not bad.

She declined an older woman's suggestion to spend the New Year with her, cooked a few dishes herself, and slowly enjoyed a large braised pork knuckle and a bottle of fruit wine. After eating and resting for a while, people gradually went to the courtyard to chat. Jiang Yue didn't go out because it was too cold. She took out a small teapot and roasted some red dates and longans. Drinking a cup of tea on such a cold day was incredibly pleasant.

Jiang Yue was woken up early in the morning. After getting dressed, she went out. Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e were arguing with Sha Zhu about how he had encouraged Bang Geng to come in and pay New Year's visits earlier that morning. After Jiang Yue went out, she also greeted the elders. The three old men held a New Year's gathering and each grabbed a handful of melon seeds before starting their meeting.

After the three old men each delivered a lengthy speech, the second old man even used flowery language before turning his attention to Sha Zhu and launching into a critique of him. Meanwhile, Jiang Yue, seemingly unconcerned, munched on sunflower seeds, treating the whole affair as a performance. The third old man and Xu Damao tried to persuade Sha Zhu to return his New Year's money, but Sha Zhu remained unmoved.

After talking for a while, Sha Zhu picked up a stool, sat down, and straightened his clothes: "Come on! Let's get out!"

The others didn't know what Sha Zhu was up to. Jiang Yue, having watched the show, almost burst out laughing. In the end, Sha Zhu's kowtow speech nearly drove everyone crazy. In the end, no one could do anything about him, so they all went home. Not long after Jiang Yue got home, some children from the neighborhood came to wish her a Happy New Year. Jiang Yue didn't give them any money, just a few pieces of candy and some melon seeds and peanuts. Everyone was overjoyed.

After the children who had celebrated the New Year left, Jiang Yue went to the post office after finishing her meal. She had grandparents on both sides of the family, and she had prepared some New Year's goods to send over in the past few days. Jiang Yue had only remembered to send the goods after receiving the grain mailed to her a few days ago. She took some cloth, a piece of cured meat weighing a little over a pound, a package of pastries, and a pound of candy from her space, and went to the post office after packing her things.