Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 109 - 0109: Returning to the Black Market1_1

Chapter 109: Chapter 0109: Returning to the Black Market1_1

When Feng Qingxue received the package from Lu Jiang, it was already the last month of winter, and everywhere was covered in snow and ice.

It wasn’t that it was snowing every day, rather that the snow didn’t melt due to the persistent cold weather.

The weather at this time was nowhere near as mild as the weather experienced decades later after global warming took effect, with icy cold conditions once winter arrived.

Unless there was something very necessary such as delivering food to the Lu family, Feng Qingxue basically stayed at home with her younger sister, heating themselves by the fire, reading, or making clothes and shoes. Only when Feng Shuanzhu notified her that Lu Jiang had sent a letter and some items, and that she needed to take an ID letter he’d written to the post office to retrieve them, did she make a trip out.

Lu Jiang had sent a hundred and twenty dollars, twenty of which were for his father, and a hundred for her. In addition to sugar tickets, oil tickets, meat tickets, egg tickets and various other ration tickets, there was also ten kilograms worth of grain tickets.

He was quite generous, also sending two smoked wild boar legs, wild boar meat, and smoked wild rabbits, not weighing any less than what she had sent him.

She wondered how he managed to get hold of all these game meats!

The mountains definitely would not have wild pigs and rabbits waiting around to be hunted every day. If he and his comrades hunted as a group, the game couldn’t possibly be consumed by him alone.

Even for soldiers, grain rations were limited. The fact that he sent her ten kilograms meant that Lu Jiang himself had to eat ten kilograms less.

Feng Qingxue felt quietly thankful that she had sent him so many supplies to befriend his comrades. With this in mind, she quickly wrote back to Lu Jiang, telling him not to send so much money and ration tickets in the future, nor to send any game meats. She told him to keep them for his own use, and that there was no need for him to worry about home. She then sent him some foodstuff and cured meats, along with dried chickens and ducks for the New Year presents.

If Lu Jiang wanted to climb up the ranks in the military, he would need to establish good interpersonal relationships. These items were more useful than money.

As the New Year was approaching, she planned to give each of her three uncles and her youngest aunt a piece of wild boar meat, each piece weighing about two to three kilograms.

After careful consideration, she first delivered a piece of wild boar meat to her second uncle’s house the following early morning. Her Aunt Feng was so elated that she didn’t even know what to say. Their family had not tasted meat for over half a year, so having this piece of wild boar meat made their New Year incredibly special.

Feng Qingxue kept one wild boar leg and two pieces of wild boar meat for herself. The other leg, along with the remaining pieces of wild boar and rabbit meat, was delivered to the Lu family house.

Of course, included were also the food and money, and the ration tickets she had prepared.

Lu Jiang didn’t send money by placing it in an envelope, but rather as a money order; Feng Qingxue retrieved it using the money order receipt.

Lu’s father only accepted the food, pushing back the money and ration tickets.

"Uncle Lu," Feng Qingxue called him, quickly adding, "This is the living expense that Lu Jiang sent back. He said it’s for me to give to you, so, from now on, we don’t have to go through my eldest uncle."

Lu’s father chuckled, "I know. But, my girl, now that you are taking care of us, your two nephews and I are not lacking in food or clothes. We really don’t need this money or these rations. I’d rather not hold onto them, lest we’d have to worry about someone discovering them. So, you keep them. If I really need money in the future, I won’t hesitate to ask you."

In the past, they needed money and ration tickets to buy necessities. But now, they no longer need it. What use is money?

Moreover, Lu’s father still had a lot of money left over from when Lu Jiang departed for the army.

The recent days had been comfortable, with no concerns about food, Lu’s father had visibly put on some weight, his complexion had improved, and he appeared younger. His voice was more upbeat and his gaze on Feng Qingxue was full of affection.

Feng Qingxue reluctantly took back the money, "Okay, Uncle Lu, but you must let me know if you need money in the future."

"Don’t worry, my girl!"