Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1603: Rare Outing 1

Chapter 1603: Chapter 1603: Rare Outing 1

It’s a minor appendectomy, Feng Qingxue has been inside for more than an hour. Lu Jiang was discussing the training situation in the military with Zhan Wufeng as he waited. It wasn’t long before he saw his wife in a white coat walk out of the operating room.

"The surgery was very successful, pay attention to the diet post-operation." Feng Qingxue explained some precautions to Zhan Wufeng.

Acute appendicitis, the situation was particularly serious, and removing the appendix is currently the only solution.

Traditional Chinese medicine also has methods to treat appendicitis, but as the saying goes, a clever housewife cannot cook without rice. The military’s reserve medicines are mainly Western, though there are some Chinese herbs, they’re not sufficiently complete, and Chinese medicine treatment requires a long time to fully heal.

Zhan Wufeng said gratefully: "Thank you, Dr. Feng."

In the few days since Feng Qingxue arrived, they have become very familiar with her medical skills. With her, big and small ailments are almost cured effortlessly and she handles work without a trace of muddling. She is more admirable than the previous doctor. In the daily two-hour course, Feng Qingxue teaches in a way that’s easy to understand and goes from basic to advanced, earning everyone’s respect.

Feng Qingxue smiled: "No need to be polite; it’s my duty."

"Alright, alright, should we eat lunch now?" Lu Jiang interjected, "Xibao will make locust flower pancakes tonight for you to have at home."

"Locust flower pancakes? What season is it now, where do the locust flowers for making pancakes come from?" Feng Qingxue was extremely surprised that Xibao could cook, but at the same time, she felt particularly pleased.

Lu Jiang laughed: "Not fresh locust flowers, but dried ones, soaked and mixed with flour to make pancakes. Don’t you like those wild flavors? Big Aunt, Little Aunt, and Wang Jiao picked and dried many wild vegetables last spring and sent a big package earlier. Dad and Xibao brought another large package, though salty vegetables and the like weren’t convenient to carry and were left behind."

Feng Qingxue listened and nodded.

Though they were often away, they didn’t sever ties with their hometown.

The Wanglou Brigade now has no worries about filling their bellies and each year can divide some cotton and cloth tickets by planting cotton, as well as some meat for the new year. But otherwise, there’s not much difference compared to neighboring villages. Feng Qingxue often sends cloth tickets, candies, and cakes back to her hometown, or helps solve marriage needs for the hometown people, like buying Liberation Shoes for one family, or two pieces of good cloth or two sets of good clothes, some wedding candies, and brown sugar. They often return gifts, sending things back to Lu’s father and the grandchildren.

Relations are well-maintained with evident results, no matter how many storms rage outside, they haven’t eroded the Lu Family, while also sheltering a group of elders who were placed in the Wanglou Brigade.

The couple joined the special forces for lunch at noon and returned home together in the evening.

Lu Jiang rode the bicycle, and she sat in the back, her gloved hands tucked into the sleeves of the military coat, listening to Lu Jiang speak about family matters.

Wearing a hat and scarf, Lu Jiang’s voice sounded slightly muffled, but Feng Qingxue listened carefully.

She’s been very busy recently, busy with work, busy preparing lesson plans to be a teacher. The workload is understandably heavy, so inevitably she’s been neglecting family affairs.

The precursor to Special Forces was the Reconnaissance Troops, present in each military district, but the Special Forces are a new unit, with an extremely high elimination rate.

It’s said that the guerrilla teams operating behind enemy lines during the Anti-Japanese War had some similarities, though whether they truly were, Feng Qingxue wasn’t sure.

Lu Jiang has placed great hope on this Special Forces unit. After numerous selections, more than two thousand soldiers are currently involved in training, and if five hundred remain, it’ll be a blessing.

Every major military district has a thousand-strong Special Forces team, which in Lu Jiang’s view finally looks substantial.

However, this is the first team, so it’s understandable.