Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 313 - 0313: Acquisition of Eggs 1_1

Chapter 313: Chapter 0313: Acquisition of Eggs 1_1

Upon hearing this, the crowd fell instantly silent.

It took quite a while before everyone began whispering - it really was a coincidence, wasn’t it?

But thinking about it carefully, it was just expected.

Mud brick walls and thatch roofs are inherently fragile. Diligent families sweep the snow off their roofs each year, replace the thatch, and check their beams annually. The son of Lu Sannong, however, was too lazy to do these tasks, so it was inevitable their rotting wooden beams could not withstand the accumulated snow.

Lu Ernong sighed and asked hurriedly if there were any casualties.

The man who brought the news replied, "No one was hurt, don’t worry! The roof collapsed in the morning when the children were outside playing in the snow and the adults were lying on the bed. Fortunately, the piece of the roof right over them didn’t collapse. They were really lucky."

Since no one was injured, Feng Qingxue felt relieved.

She may have been relieved, but grandma Lu felt sorrowful, she couldn’t help but slap her thigh and burst into tears.

"Oh, what a disaster! Oh, dear God, what are we going to do now?"

Feng Qingxue shook her head and was about to squat down to tidy up her medicine box, but Guan Cheng had already taken it from her.

Guan Cheng came out a little later than her, his felt boots slowed his stride, but he arrived before Lu Sannong had started to set the bones. He had been helping her all along, not only assisting but also learning and observing with a very serious attitude. The people who didn’t believe in Guan Cheng’s medical skills understood immediately when they saw this that Feng Qingxue hadn’t been lying when she said she was taking Guan Cheng as an apprentice.

Guan Cheng, carrying the medicine box and supporting Feng Qingxue, said, "Aunt, let’s go home. Didn’t you agree with Aunt Cuihua a few days ago? I saw her when I was leaving."

The Aunt Cuihua he mentioned was Jin Cuihua. Feng Qingxue had asked Jin Cuihua to collect some eggs for her.

The conditions in Wanglou Brigade were good, and many families raised chickens. Usually, they didn’t dare to consume the eggs and sold them at the supply and marketing cooperative or exchanged them for cooking essentials. Yet, the cooperative only purchased the eggs, not sold them, all were sent to the city for centralized sale.

Feng Qingxue wasn’t short of money, and thus, she thought of buying eggs in the Wanglou Brigade.

Jin Cuihua carried a basket of eggs and laughingly said to Feng Qingxue, who had just arrived home, "I’ve collected 115 eggs, I had to run to four or five houses to get these. I told them that the cooperative buys their eggs for five and half cents each, you are offering seven cents each, a full one and half cents more. They were overjoyed, and they will save their eggs for you in the future. They know the rules and won’t let any outsiders know."

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Feng Qingxue gave her eight dollars and ten cents.

Jin Cuihua quickly said, "You’ve overpaid by five cents."

Feng Qingxue laughed, "I don’t have any smaller change. Just keep it, sister-in-law."

She then called Lu Tianjun to place the eggs in the cupboard and return the basket to Jin Cuihua. She also asked Guan Cheng to grab a handful of hard candies for Jin Cuihua to take home and sweeten her mouth. Feng Qingyun volunteered, "I know where those are. I’ll get them."

With her little hands, she indeed grabbed a handful of candies, roughly four or five pieces.

Jin Cuihua kept rubbing her hands on her clothes and said, "How can I accept these?"

"Please, don’t be polite, sister-in-law. You braved the snow to run to several houses on my behalf and even personally delivered them here, saving us a lot of time and effort. I am really grateful!" Feng Qingxue handed the candies to her.

Jin Cuihua, of course, joyfully took the empty basket and left, assuring before she left that she would take care of this matter.

Once Jin Cuihua was out of sight, Feng Qingxue turned and playfully slapped her sister on the head.

"Even if you’re little, you’re full of schemes."

Feng Qingyun stuck out her tongue, quickly ran outside to play, afraid of getting scolded by her sister.