Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1036: Creating Something from Nothing 5

Chapter 1036: Chapter 1036: Creating Something from Nothing 5

Under Aunt Feng’s astonished gaze, Lu Jiang struck a match and, as he was about to light a corner of the Mandarin Duck Book, Feng Qingxue continued to chant in her heart, "Feng Qingxue, the ’bazi’ on it is yours, not mine. So today, following the advice of a wise man, I come to burn it—henceforth, no one will use your ’bazi’ again, and you will have no connection with my husband."

Suddenly, the Mandarin Duck Book turned to ashes and scattered with the wind.

Aunt Feng’s eyes widened in shock because she saw that only a corner of the Mandarin Duck Book had caught fire; it hadn’t fully ignited. Even if the fire was burning it, it couldn’t possibly have turned the book into ashes in such an instant, leaving no trace behind!

Both Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue witnessed this scene, with the latter thinking to herself, "Feng Qingxue, is that you? Is it really you?"

The surroundings were silent, with only a gentle breeze rustling through the grass and trees.

Lu Jiang quickly said to Aunt Feng, "It’s hot weather, plus it’s a large red paper, so it burned quickly."

"What were you burning?" Aunt Feng asked. She hadn’t seen the writing on the red paper and didn’t know it was the Mandarin Duck Book.

Feng Qingxue then stood up and, pulling Lu Jiang up with her, explained, "It was just a piece of red paper. Since I hadn’t paid respects to my parents since getting married, and now the times don’t allow tomb-sweeping, and we couldn’t buy joss paper, we specifically found a piece of red paper to use as a substitute."

Aunt Feng listened and did not suspect anything.

"If your parents could see the happy life you have now with children of both genders, they would definitely feel comforted."

Feng Qingxue replied, "Not necessarily!"

Given her parents’ preference for sons over daughters, it was more likely that they would exploit and pressure her, the daughter married off. In their opinion, a daughter married away was like water spilled out, no longer having any connection with her family of birth, yet they shamelessly demanded this ’spilled water’ to constantly think about her brothers, or else she would be deemed unfilial.

Aunt Feng didn’t understand her thoughts and was about to ask when she heard Feng Qingxue say, "Aunt, let’s not talk about them. Let’s go visit Uncle Feng, does he still live in the same place?"

"Yes, he still lives in his own house, but the furniture and things inside have been smashed to pieces, hardly anything left."

Absolutely nothing left!

Upon entering Feng Shuanzhu’s home, Feng Qingxue immediately noticed that there was nothing left in the house; it was empty. There were no beds, no chairs, no tables, and not a single bowl, plate, or cup in sight.

When she first arrived here, she often went out and would occasionally leave her younger sister in Feng Shuanzhu’s care, so she remembered what their home used to look like.

Upon seeing Feng Qingxue, Feng Shuanzhu and his elderly wife, who were sitting on the floor, were both startled and delighted. But their expressions quickly changed, and they scrambled to their feet, pushing them toward the door, "Go, go, don’t come here, we don’t want to cause trouble for you!"

"Uncle, Auntie!" Feng Qingxue grabbed the emaciated hand of the aunt and felt her weak pulse. A wave of emotion surged through her, and she nearly burst into tears, "Ajiang and I have come to see you; how can you turn us away like this? Ajiang, quick, bring over the basket. I’ve brought something for the uncle and aunt to eat; it’s been a long time since you’ve had a meal, right?"

Lu Jiang immediately handed over the basket, and Feng Qingxue reached under the coarse cloth, first retrieving two white buns from the space and passed them to Feng Shuanzhu and his wife, "Aunt, go home and bring back some hot water, so you don’t choke Uncle and Auntie."

Aunt Feng agreed without hesitation, "I’ll go right now; you two keep Uncle and Auntie company."