Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 194 - 0194 Preparing the Dowry 2_1

Chapter 194: Chapter 0194 Preparing the Dowry 2_1

"Now that his life is saved, I can calm down. But is there a chance he might become disabled?"

These past two months, Wang Fengqiao had been worried sick.

Although soldiers deserve respect, if Lu Jiang becomes disabled, how could he be good enough for her beautiful niece? However, thinking of her niece’s temperament, she believes that even if Lu Jiang became incapacitated, she would not abandon him.

Feng Qingxue firmly said: "I asked the doctor, as long as the shrapnel in his arms and legs are removed, he’ll be fine after recovery."

"That’s good, that’s good." Wang Fengqiao patted her chest, "You take Xiaoyun home then. I guess within a few days the Lu family will ask me to consult with you about the wedding date." She should also start preparing dowry for Feng Qingxue.

Hearing this, Feng Qingxue’s face turned red again, "Auntie!"

"Alright, alright, I’ll stop talking, you go quickly, I won’t keep you!"

Feng Qingxue left her two cans of malt essence. They were gifts from Lu Jiang’s comrades when they came to visit him. Lu Jiang didn’t like to drink it, and Feng Qingxue didn’t like it much either, so they brought them all back, and Niu Yibao packed it for her.

After trying to refuse several times and failing, Wang Fengqiao had no choice but to accept.

After arriving home, Wang Zhengguo drove off in his mule cart, and Feng Qingyun instantly became lively.

"Sister, sister, I’ve sent a message to Second Aunt. She has already cleaned our room and aired the quilts!"

Feng Qingxue looked around and indeed, the house was clean, devoid of any dust. The kitchen in the west room was filled with various dried and pickled vegetables. Upon a closer look, all the varieties were from their own vegetable garden.

Looking outside at the vegetable garden, sweet potatoes and potatoes had been planted.

She took the two cans of malt essence to thank her Second Aunt. As the busy farming season had just ended, her Second Aunt, who was amusing her grandson, chuckled, "You’ve been gone for two or three months, and Xiaoyun has been staying at your aunt’s house. I saw these vegetables getting old and felt it was a pity, so without your permission, your sister-in-law and I pickled the pickable ones and dried the ones that could be dried, to prepare for the winter."

Feng Qingxue was immensely grateful, "Thank you, Auntie, and thank you, sister-in-law."

"Why thank your own family? Our family hasn’t stopped benefiting from you this entire year!" Second Aunt saw the two cans of malt essence she brought, and quickly said: "I heard Lu Jiang was injured in the war, you should keep this to nourish his body, why bring it to us?"

"Since Auntie said we’re family, why be polite? Lu Jiang doesn’t like to drink it, and we brought back all that his comrades gave him. He suggested giving them to friends and relatives to try, you know, for the times we might need help from friends and relatives in the future!" Indeed, it was Lu Jiang who had said this. He felt that now, when he is respected due to his injury, he should build good relationships on behalf of his wife and relatives, so that they wouldn’t suffer in the future due to their poor social status.

Feng Qingxue looked at the skinny baby in her Second Aunt’s arms, and softly said, "Auntie, you still have Xiaobao at home. Let my sister-in-law drink this malt essence to enhance her breast milk for feeding Xiaobao."

Second Aunt didn’t refuse then, she had been thinking the same thing. She felt sorry for her daughter-in-law who produced less milk, causing her grandson to be painfully skinny.

However, she couldn’t simply accept her niece’s gifts, especially now that her wedding was imminent. Second Aunt thought about giving her own wedding quilts, both the shell and the filling, to Feng Qingxue as her dowry.

When Feng Qingxue got back home, she began to sort out the items she brought.

A pair of big red iron kettles, a pair of enamel basins with "The East Is Red" printed on a white background with red flowers, a pair of white enamel jars with "Labour is the Most Honourable" printed on, a pair of red pillowcases with dragon and phoenix couplets, a bundle of cloth dyed and woven by minority ethnic groups in the Southwest Region, etc., were all dowries given to her by the doctors and nurses she had worked with.