Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1326: Radish Meatballs 1

Chapter 1326: Chapter 1326: Radish Meatballs 1

A few years ago, the military underwent a rectification, and many were seriously dealt with, especially those who had improper relationships.

At that time, a high-ranking officer was dismissed from his position because of this, and he was later transferred to another place with a demotion. He regretted it deeply.

Now, years later, another major rectification was about to take place. Those with a good lifestyle had nothing to worry about, but those with a poor lifestyle were trembling with fear. They felt that it was only because there hadn’t been a campaign in the last two years that their old habits had resurfaced.

No matter when or where, management in the military was always extremely strict.

Yet, there were always those who would defy the rules, believing they wouldn’t be the ones to be dealt with.

While the military faced a stormy climate, the Lu Family enjoyed a gentle drizzle.

In winter, the only vegetables available were cabbage and radishes. According to the supply quota given by the mothers, Lu Jiang had prepared a few hundred cabbages and many radishes for them ahead of time, most of which were buried in a cellar, with only a small portion stacked in the kitchen.

Xibao suddenly had a craving for meatballs, and Xiongxiong followed suit, chanting, "Meatballs, meatballs!"

Fubao was becoming more and more well-behaved, very much playing the role of an elder sister. She held Dundun with her left hand and Zhuangzhuang with her right, expressing sweetly, "I’ll eat whatever meal mom and dad make. I’m easy to please."

"Easy to please!" Dundun and Zhuangzhuang sang in a chorus.

Feng Qingxue shooed Guan Cheng, who had come to help, out of the kitchen, "You guys take your little brothers and sisters out to play, and keep an eye on them."

Feng Qingxue thought to herself that children should not always be confined at home.

Besides, Lu Jiang was off today, so why should Guan Cheng have to be busy with something?

"Alright, auntie, just call me if you need help. We won’t go too far," Guan Cheng said.

"I know, now go, especially watch Erxiong, and don’t let him hit anyone."

"Got it."

After sending the children out, Feng Qingxue instructed Lu Jiang and the insistent guard to wash many radishes. Using a grater, they shredded them into thin strips, filling a large basin, then mixed in various seasonings and flour until evenly combined.

Their place was remote and lacked natural gas, so they usually used coal briquettes for cooking. A wall in the kitchen was built up with honeycomb coal.

However, Lu Jiang knew his wife’s preferences and had built a two-hole clay stove early on. He had asked the veterans for their unused Industrial Coupons, adding his own, and went to the city to buy two large iron pots to embed in the stove. He also purchased pots for stir-frying, flat pans, and a hot water bottle along with spatulas, spoons, and colanders for use on the coal briquette stoves.

Some things were inconvenient to mail and had to be bought again.

Luckily, he had a high salary, and luckily, there was a stack of unused Industrial Coupons from the veterans; otherwise, it would have been difficult to buy everything all at once.

Lu Jiang ignited the stove, and Feng Qingxue poured the oil.

Large chunks of white fat dropped into the pot, and after heating, the kitchen quickly filled with a delicious aroma.

"That smells so good, sister-in-law, what kind of oil is this? It doesn’t smell like lard and lacks the gamey smell of mutton," Ping Zhengkai’s nose was quite sensitive, and he couldn’t help but ask as he inhaled the inviting fragrance.

Feng Qingxue, stirring the oil in the pot, which had melted from the solid chunks, laughed and said, "This is beef tallow, brought over from my hometown."

"Beef tallow?" Ping Zhengkai was startled, "Sister-in-law’s hometown slaughtered a cow? For what reason?"

As a labor force, cows were vital, and Ping Zhengkai, also coming from a rural background, was well aware of the importance of cattle to the peasants, who would rather starve themselves than let their livestock go hungry, to avoid having no animals to work during busy farming times.

Feng Qingxue laughed and said, "It was someone from another commune. Their cowshed collapsed under the weight of snowfall, breaking the legs of two cows. They couldn’t be healed, so they had to be sent to a grocery store for slaughter. I asked someone to save some suet, bones, and beef for us. I brought over the rendered beef tallow."

Without such circumstances, how could they possibly enjoy food related to cows?