Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1374: Emergency Surgery 5

Chapter 1374: Chapter 1374: Emergency Surgery 5

Ever since Luo Zhonghua and Cheng Kun had visited, no one mentioned the need for Feng Qingxue to immediately rejoin her unit, and life at the Lu Family’s home returned to calm. Qingxue stayed in the residential compound, taking care of the children and building good relationships with the neighbors.

They had brought back quite a lot of fabric and their local specialty pastries and cakes. After sharing some, everyone remembered their kindness.

In a time of scarce resources and difficult lives, everyone tightened their belts, but no one disliked generous people.

Food was always scarce, but the military community was never short on clothing. The adults’ uniforms, altered a bit, were handed down to the children, and few families really cared about having new clothes for the New Year.

Therefore, the fabric Qingxue had brought back hadn’t found a use until Ping Zhengkai came to ask for her help.

"Sister-in-law, you bought quite a bit of fabric the other day, could you spare a few yards for me?" Ping Zhengkai placed a large Zhonghua on the table, looking rather embarrassed, "I just received a letter from home saying my brother wants to get married, but he has no Cloth Ticket to buy fabric, nor does he have any way to purchase second-hand fabric. The bride’s side doesn’t demand anything else, she just wants to wear a new outfit when getting married."

After listening, Qingxue said, "I thought it was something serious. Just wait a moment!"

She went into the bedroom and came back shortly with a stack of fabric along with a bag of candy, a red gauze kerchief, and a pair of red pillowcases, handing them to Ping Zhengkai, "Take these, send them home, consider it our wedding gift for your brother. And take the money back too."

Ping Zhengkai’s family was not well-off, which Qingxue had always known.

Every month after receiving his salary, Ping Zhengkai kept only a few dollars for his daily expenses, sending the rest back home. His parents still had to support his grandparents and sometimes his mother even had to help out his maternal grandparents. With many unmarried siblings and low work value in their hometown, without Ping Zhengkai’s financial support, his brother might not even be able to afford a bride.

Ping Zhengkai accepted the gifts, shaking his head, "The things are bought with sister-in-law’s money, I absolutely can’t take it back, otherwise, I’d feel uneasy. Sister-in-law, I’ll take the stuff, but please keep the money!"

Before Qingxue could respond, he had already run off with the items.

"Comrade Lu, I’m going to send these things home first," his voice carried from a distance.

Lu Jiang, who had started to raise his hand, let it fall and said helplessly, "I wanted to tell you, it’s late now, you should go back and rest well, there’s no need to come over here. In the military, what danger could I possibly face?"

"It’s good that Zhengkai is serious and responsible, isn’t it?" Qingxue, looking at the large Zhonghua on the table, asked, "What should we do with this money?"

Lu Jiang replied, "Keep it, he’ll feel uneasy if you don’t."

Even though the prices were much lower compared to decades later, relative to the current salary level, they weren’t cheap. The items that Qingxue gave to Ping Zhengkai were definitely worth more than ten dollars. Lu Jiang glanced and knew that the fabric was enough for two outfits, including cotton, khaki, work cloth, and even a piece of purple-red striated velvet.

Ordinary cotton was six yuan per yard with a ticket, while second-hand fabric was only slightly cheaper—ten yards for five yuan, barely enough for a single outfit. Striated velvet was considered high-end fabric and had always been expensive.

Hearing what Lu Jiang said, Qingxue reluctantly accepted the money.

The next day, Lu Jiang didn’t have to work and went to the military district service society early in the morning to buy a set of lamb spareribs, including a lamb’s head, and also bought some lamb and pork with tickets. Then, he came home to clean the lamb’s head and spareribs and toss them into a pot to stew.

The delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen in waves, making Lu Erxiong salivate. He picked up a bowl and appeared in the kitchen.