Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1369: Return to the Military 4

Chapter 1369: Chapter 1369: Return to the Military 4

Lu Tianzhi wanted to boil water for laundry, so he needed a coal stove.

The firewood at home was insufficient; it had to be used for cooking, and he didn’t want to waste it on heating water.

Qingxue made formula for the triplets and let them sit quietly to drink, then came out and walked into the kitchen, "This isn’t a big deal, just take some honeycomb briquettes over to your Aunt Shuixian for an exchange."

Her family had children, and their coal stove was never extinguished.

Sometimes Qingxue would forget to change the briquettes and put out the fire, often turning to Hu Shuixian for help to reignite it.

Lu Tianzhi responded, picked up the tongs, and grabbed an unused honeycomb briquette to exchange with Hu Shuixian for one that was half-burnt, the top half black and the bottom half glowing red; he hurriedly placed it into the coal stove upon returning.

Three briquettes were placed, one at the bottom was completely burnt out, and on top of it was an unburnt one.

Lu Tianzhi opened the stove door, and Qingxue poured a pot of water and sat it on the stove, "It’s snowing and much too cold. Let’s have noodles for dinner, with lamb fat in the pot. Let’s dish out the portions for your younger brother and sister first, then add some chili oil afterward."

"Okay! I’ll start kneading the dough right now," Lu Tianzhi said and washed his hands.

The children of the Lu Family didn’t want to eat the meals cooked by Father Lu – they were simply too horrible. When they were young and had no food, it didn’t matter, but after tasting the meals Qingxue made, they never wanted to eat swill again, so all the brothers learned to cook well.

It was Qingxue who rendered the lamb fat before she came to the army; there was spicy and non-spicy, solidified like candle wax into blocks.

Every time they made noodles or stir-fried cabbage, Lu Tianzhi got used to slicing off a bit of the lamb fat for the pot.

Lamb fat is warming, and a big steaming bowl of fragrant cabbage noodles would leave adults and children feeling cozy and warm, resulting in them slumping over in their chairs, clutching their bellies. Erxiong’s voice was the loudest, declaring, "Full, so full!"

"You ate the most; how could you not be full?" Fubao had only eaten half a bowl, the same as Zhuangzhuang.

Hearing his mother’s words, Erxiong grinned and stretched his arms toward her, "Mommy, it’s snowing, it’s snowing!"

"It’s too cold; I won’t take you outside!" Qingxue said.

Erxiong turned to look at Lu Jiang, who also shook his head, "Daddy is also very cold and doesn’t want to go outside."

Erxiong pouted, "You’re all meanies!"

He climbed down from his chair and roamed around the house, promptly messing up the rooms that Lu Tianzhi and Guan Yu had just tidied. Toys like little wooden horses, toy pistols, and stuffed bears were strewn everywhere, and everyone was too tired to be angry, too lazy to deal with him.

When the topic of returning to the unit came up, Lu Jiang said, "What do you think? The army received instructions from the Capital too, mentioning this matter."

"Who made the call?" Qingxue asked.

Lu Jiang said, "It was Comrade Shi Hong by Uncle Wang’s side who called, and afterward, Uncle Wang also brought up your situation, saying the old leader had spoken – they can’t let your medical skills go to waste and hoped you could return to the unit soon. Today, there was nothing major going on in the army; several senior officers were discussing this issue and asked me what I thought."

Qingxue also felt conflicted. After a moment of inner turmoil, her maternal instincts prevailed.

"I’m still not at ease with Zhuangzhuang’s health. I’ll take care of them for a few more years. Once they start school early, I’ll rejoin the army." Although children typically started school at seven, there were precedents for starting earlier or later.

Xibao was supposed to start school last year, but because he liked learning from his grandparents, he chose not to attend school.

For Fubao, Qingxue planned to send her to school in the spring.

That was their plan, but the army didn’t see it that way, so it wasn’t long before someone came looking for Qingxue.