Chapter 55: The Passerby in the Courtyard Filled with Love (The End)

Just as Jiang Yue finished lunch and was about to rest, she saw an old man running breathlessly to the office door. The old man stood at the door and looked around. When he saw Jiang Yue, his eyes lit up and he waved to her. Jiang Yue also saw the old man coming and saw him waving at her, so she got up and went out.

The two found a quiet place, and an old man took out a piece of money wrapped in paper from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Yue: "Xiao Yue, this is a thousand yuan. I'll have to trouble you to buy the remaining two courses of medicine."

"Grandpa, it seems the hospital has good news?" The old man nodded excitedly: "Yes, Grandpa and Grandma both have to thank you."

After saying that, she was about to bow to Jiang Yue, but Jiang Yue quickly moved aside and said, "It's okay. The old lady took good care of me. I just happened to run into her. She was lucky."

After Jiang Yue finished speaking, she took the money, counted it, and then said to the old man, "Don't worry, I'll make a trip after get off work today and ask him to keep it for me."

"Alright, I won't bother you any longer. I'll treat you to a meal when I have some free time."

After the old man walked away, Jiang Yue put the money into her spatial storage. Money was the last thing she needed in her space; she'd exchange it for some medicinal herbs later. Back in her office, the gossipy Aunt Liu next to Jiang Yue asked, "Xiao Yue, who was that? What did he want with you?"

“An old man in our compound asked me to buy some things and then came over to give me the money.”

Sister Liu didn't press the matter further, as it would be impolite to ask any more questions. After seeing Sister Liu off, Jiang Yue took the opportunity to rest. In the afternoon, Jiang Yue and the others chatted and relaxed. Since it wasn't a holiday, the propaganda department didn't have much work to do. Usually, they just updated slogans and promoted good deeds, which was quite leisurely.

After finishing work, Jiang Yue stretched, tidied up the table, and went out to explore the current capital city. When she got home, she gave the medicine to an old man.

Time passed slowly, and before we knew it, it was May. The social situation became increasingly tense. The old man noticed something was wrong, and since the old woman was pregnant, he resigned from his position. Now, because of the old woman's pregnancy, Yi Zhonghai focused all his energy on her. Because he resigned in time, the conflicts in the courtyard shifted to the second old man, Xu Damao, and Shazhu.

Fortunately, Jiang Yue's relatives and friends are either farmers or soldiers serving the country. Few of them have become leaders, so Jiang Yue doesn't need to worry about them. The Great Revolution won't affect her either. Recently, the sons of her second and third uncles have joined the Red Guards or the Revolutionary Committee, stirring up a chaotic atmosphere in the courtyard.

When Jiang Yue first came to this world, she naively thought that if Yi Zhonghai hadn't stirred up trouble, there wouldn't have been so much trouble. Now it seems that Jiang Yue was overthinking things. In the past few years, the old man had a child late in life, and with the child's poor health, he focused all his attention on the child, but none of the things that were going to happen were spared.

In the end, just like in the original novel, Xu Damao divorced Lou Xiao'e and married Qin Jingru. Sha Zhu took over and married Lou Xiao'e. In the end, the Lou family's property was confiscated, and Lou Xiao'e left Beijing. Qin Huairu also married Sha Zhu.

Time flies. This year, Uncle San's family, Yan Jiecheng and his wife, returned to the compound and wanted to hire Sha Zhu as the head chef of the restaurant. They promised to pay Sha Zhu a monthly salary of 2,500 yuan, and Sha Zhu finally agreed. Of course, all of this had nothing to do with Jiang Yue. The college entrance examination would be reinstated next year, but Jiang Yue had no intention of going to university in this life. There was still a lot of study plans in her space that she hadn't finished.

But people can't be idle, so she bought several courtyards and shops and opened a restaurant. She hired people to run it herself and didn't intend to do it herself. When the old man and woman saw what Jiang Yue was doing, they spent half their life savings to buy a house and a shop for their son to use when he got married.

Recently, Jiang Yue has been learning to make pastries from a master. Today is Ping An's birthday, so Jiang Yue came home early, carrying a birthday cake. After entering the yard, she chatted with the neighbors for a bit and then went to an old man's house. The old man and his wife prepared several dishes. After dinner, Jiang Yue gave the gift to Ping An and cut the birthday cake. This cake was something Jiang Yue had specially learned to make these past few days.

The child loved the sweet and delicious treat and ate two pieces in one go. He wanted another, but Jiang Yue stopped him, explaining that too much food was hard to digest and that he could have it tomorrow. The old man's son, Yi'an, nicknamed Ping'an, was also there. Due to health reasons, the old man figured Yi'an wouldn't be able to become a fitter. At the age of five, he became Jiang Yue's apprentice to learn traditional Chinese medicine, and it's been four years now.

Xiao Ping'an's talent for medicine is much better than Jiang Yue's and her apprentice's. In the words of Jiang Yue's master, Jiang Yue is purely a combination of a little talent and hard work, while Xiao Ping'an is a natural talent. In four years, he has already gained the skills that Jiang Yue has acquired in six or seven years. After dinner, she tested the day's learning content. Jiang Yue nodded in satisfaction and gave the child a small compliment. The child was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

The elderly couple had finished tidying up, and Jiang Yue took their pulses. Over the years, Jiang Yue had been taking care of their health, and they were much stronger than before. If Ping An could pull himself together, he should be able to take care of his grandson without any problems. The elderly couple couldn't stop smiling after hearing Jiang Yue's explanation, saying that they would be content just to see him get married.

After arranging Xiao Ping'an's study schedule for the next few days, Jiang Yue went home. In recent years, Jiang Yue had also taken the time to renovate the house and replaced all the furniture with a set of huanghuali wood furniture, which Jiang Yue liked very much. She went to the study room and studied for two hours according to the study plan arranged in the last century. Just as she made a cup of tea, the voice of number 8888 rang in her mind: "Host, host, the mission has been completed. I am informing you of this."

After saying "8888", she disappeared. Jiang Yue smiled and completed another task. After that, Jiang Yue spent her days learning to make pastries and teaching her apprentices. The courtyard was always in chaos. By the time Xiao Ping'an went to university, the pastry master Jiang Yue learned from said that she was ready to graduate.

After Xiao Ping'an graduated from university, he married the girl he had been dating. On the day of the wedding, the long-lost family gathered in the courtyard. Because of this happy occasion, there were no conflicts and the atmosphere was quite harmonious. Soon after the marriage, Ping'an's wife became pregnant and gave birth to a son ten months later.

The elderly couple's daily conversations turned to their grandson. They helped take care of him for a few years and enjoyed a few good years. Even though Jiang Yue helped them recuperate, their time was up and they still passed away. A few years later, Jiang Yue finished a learning program and decided to leave. Before leaving, she replenished the resources she had spent and called out "8888" to leave one night.