The Taoist temple took several months to build. Construction started around May and was completed in October. Jiang Yue didn't rest during the construction; she was busy finding stones to pave the courtyard after the temple was built, otherwise it would be too muddy to walk on rainy days.
They also have to busy themselves with planting vegetables and harvesting grain. In previous years, when the grain harvest was poor, they could still buy some. But this year, they can't buy what they want because the money for building this Taoist temple has been almost spent. Master Jiang Yue has been saving up the money for building the temple for thirty years, mainly because the temple is on the mountain and the labor costs are too high.
Jiang Yue was so busy that she didn't even have time to visit Chang'an. This was the prosperous Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty! She decided to wait until things were sorted out before going to see it. There was still a lot of work to be done at the Taoist temple. The wind had been strong these past few days, so no one came over. Jiang Yue simply handed over the task of laying the ground to the puppet. With the puppet, there was no need to worry about whether the ground was hard or whether there were stones.
After laying the ground, the puppets cleared a few more acres of land so that they could grow more grains and vegetables next year. They also took some time to find a small ginkgo tree in the mountains and planted it in the Taoist temple. Combined with the flowers and plants in the temple, the scenery of the Taoist temple improved by more than one level after it was tidied up.
Aside from these things to look at, Jiang Yue also planted a lot of food, including persimmon trees, walnut trees, chestnut trees, kiwi trees, and schisandra trees. She planted some around the Taoist temple so that she wouldn't have to search so far every time. Although it takes some time for the fruit trees to grow, time is the one thing that is never lacking in ancient times.
After life at the Taoist temple returned to normal, the first snow of the year arrived. Jiang Yue stood at the entrance of the temple, watching the fluttering snowflakes, her heart filled with peace. She turned around and went back inside to add some firewood, and the room immediately became warm. Wouldn't it be wonderful to gather around the stove and brew tea in this weather?
Jiang Yue thought that since she couldn't go down the mountain to Chang'an for the time being, she might as well take advantage of the winter leisure to study the scriptures. She took down a book that she had copied herself from the bookshelf. She hadn't studied it carefully before, but now that she was in this world, she had the time.
At first, Jiang Yue wondered how long the snow would last, but things often turn out differently than expected. The heavy snow that lasted for several days covered the entire mountain. Fortunately, Jiang Yue had a spatial dimension, otherwise food reserves would have been a problem. Although she had made some preparations beforehand, this snow was more intense than she had imagined.
Jiang Yue sent out a puppet to sweep the snow in the yard and on the mountain path. The snow was unusually heavy. Jiang Yue was worried that something might happen to the villagers on the mountain. She hoped that no houses would be crushed by the heavy snow. She decided to start repairing the road up the mountain next year. This would make it easier for her to go down the mountain, and if someone came up to find someone in trouble, the road would not be blocked.
As if on cue, Jiang Yue was enjoying a cup of tea and reading in her room when the village chief's son braved the heavy snow to come up the mountain. When Jiang Yue saw him, she thought she was hallucinating until she heard his anxious shouts, confirming that she wasn't mistaken: "Little Taoist priest! Something terrible has happened! Er Gouzi's house in the village has collapsed!"
"What? Someone was run over? Are they seriously injured?"
"No, it's because Er Gouzi's wife was so frightened while hiding that she miscarried. The midwife said she might not make it. My dad said he came up the mountain to ask you if there was any way to save her life. Even if the baby can't be saved, the mother must be saved."
"What? Doesn't this family know how to reinforce their house?! I'll go get my medicine kit and head down the mountain right away."
Jiang Yue hurriedly went down the mountain with her medicine box. As she left, she told the village chief's son to slow down. In this emergency, Jiang Yue regretted not taking a pill sooner. Fortunately, she had Bai Ze with her: "Bai Ze, activate the monitoring to see what's going on. Send a puppet down with some pills to check. It would be best to save both the adults and the children if possible."
"OK."
"You control my body to help me go down the mountain; it's too slow for me to go down the mountain on my own."
With Bai Ze controlling Jiang Yue's speed, she descended the mountain quickly. Along the way, Bai Ze said that the situation was not optimistic. The pills that they originally wanted to save could not be saved anymore. After all, Jiang Yue had drunk Er Gouzi's milk when she was a child. When Jiang Yue's master found her, only two families in the village had children, the village chief's family and Er Gouzi's family. The favor owed had to be repaid. After all, this matter was difficult for others, but it was nothing to Jiang Yue.
The elixir saved Er Gouzi's wife's life. After the elixir took effect, her condition stabilized considerably. At this time, Jiang Yue also came down the mountain and met the village chief who was waiting at the foot of the mountain: "Little Taoist priest? Why did you come down alone? My son wasn't with you?"
"Brother Shuanzi is walking slowly. This is a matter of life and death. I told him to slow down because he's slippery. Village Chief, please take me to Er Gouzi's house quickly, or we'll be late."
"Yes, yes, I'm getting old and senile. I walk slowly, but I'll give you directions. It's next to Zhu Zi's house. Your master took you to Zhu Zi's house for medical treatment. Do you remember where it is?"
"I remember, village chief. I'll go first. Take it easy, don't fall and we'll have to save you later."
When Jiang Yue arrived, the midwife had already tried to continue the delivery, but she was not optimistic about the baby's condition. The medicine Jiang Yue gave her only kept the baby alive. Otherwise, if a perfectly healthy patient suddenly recovered, people would think it was a ghost. In this feudal society, it's better to be careful.
Upon seeing Jiang Yue enter, Er Gouzi immediately knelt down before her, kowtowing and crying, "Little Taoist priest, please save my wife! Please save my wife!"
Jiang Yue didn't have time to pay attention to him. When she entered the room, she activated a cleansing spell to clean herself. Although she already knew the specific situation, Jiang Yue still took her pulse, took out silver needles to disinfect them, and then said to the midwife, "I will administer the acupuncture. Please be careful when delivering the baby."
After administering acupuncture, Er Gouzi's wife was given a pill. This way, even if others had doubts, they would only say that Jiang Yue's medical skills were good. After taking the pill, both the mother and the child felt much better. Afterward, Er Gouzi's wife gave birth to the child smoothly. With the sound of the midwife slapping the buttocks twice, the child's cry rang out, and the tense atmosphere in the backyard immediately dissipated.
The midwife looked at the lively baby in her arms and exclaimed, "I've been a midwife for so many years, and this is the first time I've encountered a situation like this. Little Taoist priest, you have such good medical skills! I think your master's medical skills are even better now. By the way, where is your master? Is it because it's so snowy and he can't walk properly?"
"My late master passed away on the ninth day of the first lunar month."
"Huh? Look at my mouth, little Taoist priest..."
"It's alright, go check on the child."
After the baby was born, Jiang Yue left the delivery room. The rest was up to the midwife. After leaving the room, Jiang Yue said to everyone who was waiting, "Don't worry, everything is fine. Mother and child are safe and the baby is healthy."
"Wah~" Crybaby Er Gouzi started crying again. Well, he probably scared everyone today.
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