Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1395: Xibao Goes to School 3

Chapter 1395: Chapter 1395: Xibao Goes to School 3

Jewelry and fine clothing are the luxuries of capitalist hedonists, only to be destroyed.

Of course, there are exceptions for those who take advantage of the situation to line their own pockets. Aside from the young and hot-blooded students who are clueless about the value of these items, which adult is not wise to this? Secretly hoarding a few items away is hard for anyone to detect; they can just be taken out again once the danger has passed.

Jiang Xiaoyue took a jade bracelet out of a compartment in the jewelry box drawer and put it on her wrist, "Does it look good?"

She stretched her light wheat-colored hand towards Lu Tianjun, giving it a shake.

"It looks good!" Green is the most esteemed color in jade. The completely green bracelet looked sparkling and translucent under the light of the kerosene lamp—naturally very pretty.

Lu Tianjun had always known that Aunt Qingxue favored jade stones, and she had instructed him to buy some for her if he ever saw them sold on the black market. He didn’t expect that she would give her own beloved bracelet to Jiang Xiaoyue though, and this pair of bracelets did not seem to appear on the dowry list he had seen of his mother’s.

His mother, although not particularly concerned with material possessions, did have many gold and jewel items in her dowry.

Grandfather said that in those days, it was a grand dowry stretching ten miles.

Lu Tianjun had a good memory and carefully observed the items in the jewelry box. Over half were not part of his mother’s dowry.

Jiang Xiaoyue slid the bracelet off and put it back, pushed the drawer shut, and closed the lid, "When I was a child, I also loved wearing pretty hair clips and red hair ties, and I liked beautiful clothes. I remember wearing a small floral pinafore dress. Then something happened, I think it was after the falling out, and my father and sister-in-law collected all those things. They wouldn’t let me wear them anymore. I cried for a long time."

Normal girls are all fond of beauty; none are indifferent to bright and glittering jewelry. Not to mention the female comrades who kept the regulations of the time engraved in their hearts and abided by them strictly.

Lu Tianjun listened and felt some heartache, "It’s okay, you can wear them for me at home, as long as no outsiders see."

Jiang Xiaoyue laughed, "We both live in the military quarters, where clothing, food, shelter, and transportation are all strictly regulated. The bracelet that Aunt Qingxue gave me ended up being kept by my dad, and I daren’t carry these things with me. When we return to the Capital, I’ll have to hand them over to my dad to hide for me. Aunt Qingxue is really bold, not afraid of sudden inspections, carrying so many valuable items with her."

"Uncle’s rank is so high, ordinary people wouldn’t dare conduct a search in his home," Lu Tianjun spoke truthfully, "Besides, Aunt Qingxue’s skill in hiding things is unparalleled. No one can find where she hides them."

The items he and Guan Cheng bought from the black market and handed over to Feng Qingxue were never seen again.

Jiang Xiaoyue hummed in agreement, "We’re much older, and we’re both soldiers, not low-ranked in salary. We can support a family and afford our livelihood without jewelry. You’ve also bought me quite a few things; the rest at home can be given to Tianzhi and Xibao. Especially Fubao—she loves beauty so much, give her more as a dowry, she’ll surely be happy."

Lu Tianjun felt very warm inside, "Do you know how much stuff our parents left? Giving it all to them, you don’t feel reluctant?"

"What’s there to feel reluctant about? It’s not like we’re giving it to strangers," Jiang Xiaoyue looked at him perplexedly, "Or are you feeling reluctant? You have to split it equally with Tianzhi and not give any to Xibao? Even if you are the eldest grandson, it’s not right to bully them like this. Uncle Lu and Aunt Qingxue raised you and Tianzhi. That kindness is worth much more than any gold and jewels."

In times of disaster, can gold and jewels be eaten as food? Can they? Even on the black market, it’s not certain whether they could be exchanged for two kilograms of coarse grain.