Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 281 - 0281 Feihong the Person1_1

Chapter 281: Chapter 0281 Feihong the Person1_1

Upon hearing this, Shen Feihong couldn’t help but scratch his head.

"Sis, to be honest, the origin of this thing is off; initially, it was kind of a finders keepers situation. I traded the bracelet I had for ten pounds of white flour with you yesterday. As for whether my brother has sold his bracelet in the past two days, I can’t be sure."

Feng Qingxue assumed he was referring to looting during the chaos of war, so she seriously said, "Could you please ask your brother for me? If the bracelet is still available, ask him how much food he would trade it for. If it’s not available, then I guess it just wasn’t meant to be."

If it wasn’t meant to be, then there’s really nothing she could do.

"Alright, I’ll ask him for you." Shen Feihong didn’t refuse, "But you should be prepared."

"Prepared for what?"

Shen Feihong laughed, "The bank’s price for gold is five dollars a gram. That bracelet isn’t light. Even if the gemstones aren’t worth much, the gold itself could sell for over a hundred bucks. The government is particularly keen on buying gold. Lass, I traded my bracelet for your flour because it was so hard to come by and I was in urgent need, otherwise I wouldn’t have let it go so cheaply."

"Money isn’t an issue." If money could solve the problem, then it wasn’t a big deal.

Moreover, apart from the money that Lu Jiang had sent to his father before they met, all the wages he sent back from the battlefield were in her possession. Before going to war, Lu Jiang sent five thousand at once. She had the money that Lu Jiang gave her before, and the money she earned from selling grain. The family didn’t spend a lot, so adding all the money together, she should have somewhere around eight or nine thousand if not ten.

Upon hearing this, Shen Feihong nodded, "Makes sense. You guys don’t seem to be lacking money or food. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been so willing to make the deal. I’ll ask my brother whether he wants money or grain. If he wants money, you give money. If he wants grain, you give grain."

"Thanks a lot, big brother."

Shen Feihong told Feng Qingxue to wait somewhere while he personally went to find his brother who had the bracelet.

Feng Qingxue sat by the roadside to rest, with her carrying basket at her feet. She waited for a long time but Shen Feihong didn’t show up. As she was getting anxious, she saw Wang Dachun coming out of the department store, "Cousin, are you here to shop?"

"Xiaoxue? Why haven’t you gone home yet?" Wang Dachun was still carrying his pole, but his basket was clearly lighter.

The fact that the pole wasn’t bending down was the biggest evidence.

Feng Qingxue whispered, "I’m waiting to exchange something with someone."

"I’ll wait with you! I’m not leaving you alone here!" Wang Dachun immediately put his pole down next to Feng Qingxue, squatted down next to her, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and his bronze face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, coupled with his well-built physique honed from farming, quickly erased Feng Qingxue’s worries about her own safety.

Please, all her uncles and her aunt are really nice. It appears the saying ’good upbringing reflects good lineage’ really applies to her family.

The siblings passed the time chatting idly.

"Isn’t Jiaojiao getting married soon? I came to buy some stuff for her dowry." This was the main reason why Wang Dachun appeared at the black market with his grain. Selling some grain would earn him some money. Combined with the ration coupons and money saved up by Zhang Yuejin and his own parents, he could prepare a very generous dowry for Wang Jiao.

Feng Qingxue asked quickly, "Have you set the date?"

Wang Dachun scratched his buzzcut, "Not yet, the exact date will be decided when Zhang’s family delivers the betrothal gifts. I don’t know what Jiaojiao told Yuejin, but Zhang’s family will deliver the betrothal gifts a few days before the wedding. We don’t require any special betrothal gifts from them, it’s all up to their goodwill. All of the betrothal gifts will be taken back by Jiaojiao as her dowry when she leaves home."