Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 345 - 0345: End of Section 1_1

Chapter 345: Chapter 0345: End of Section 1_1

In the black market, there were still those who wanted grain instead of money, for food remained of paramount importance.

Food prices had dropped. A four or five gram gold necklace could now be sold for more than ten dollars, and a silver dollar was worth ninety cents. Both were lower than the bank’s purchase price, unlike before when it took several silver dollars to exchange for a pound of fine grain or several pounds of coarse grain.

Jewelry and jades that banks refused to accept were still deemed worthless in the black market, just as before. They could be purchased with just a few dollars, or exchanged for a few pounds of rice or flour. Particularly beautiful jewelry that looked expensive could be acquired in exchange for just ten or twenty pounds of coarse grain. Prices had risen slightly, but the increase was marginal.

Food could be sold for money and used to buy anything you desired, while money couldn’t necessarily buy everything.

Feng Qingxue realized this situation soon after she had entered the black market.

No, it should be described as a rule, a well-known rule of exchange.

She had come to the city to send items to Lu Jiang, ostensibly, but in reality she was sending medicines.

Knowing that Lu Jiang was on the battlefield, she anxiously gathered two large boxes of medicine for the army, which might be short of medical supplies. These included Yunnan Baiyao medicine, various kinds of anti-inflammatory drugs, trauma medications, and more - all the medicines you could possibly need on a battlefield. She even prepared some ointment for frostbite, making her preparations quite comprehensive.

Upon reading medical books recently, she learned that capsules had already been invented, so she sent a lot of them. She had popped these capsules into sealed tin jars, filled with labels both inside and outside.

She also selected some of her traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients that could be used on the battlefield and sent them to Lu Jiang as well.

She sent letters to Lu Jiang, Ouyang Zijin, Chief Ye, Zhao Yong, and to a person responsible who had been stationed in the rear of the troops for a long time. No matter who received the letter, she hoped that they could ensure the medicines were delivered to Lu Jiang’s front line along with the supply convoy.

"Lu Jiang, Lu Jiang, may God bless you. I hope these medicines can reach you." Knowing that Lu Jiang would not limit the usage of these medicines to himself, Feng Qingxue made a painstaking effort to send them to him.

The tranquility and happiness of the family were all due to the soldiers’ sacrifice.

She would rather take a bit of risk, hoping to give soldiers a glimmer of hope for survival.

After handling this, it was still early, and with someone at home to look after Xibao, she left some milk powder that was supposedly sent by comrades but actually came from her space which she usually fed Xibao, and then she took a stroll around the black market.

If she missed this opportunity, she didn’t know when she would be able to come to the city next time.

Maybe due to bad timing, she didn’t find anything good in the first black market she visited. She first spent ten dollars on thirty pounds of corn, and two dollars for less than fourteen eggs. Later in the second-hand market, she spent three dollars on a pair of teacups. In another black market, she met an old lady who had a necklace, earrings, a ring, and a brooch made of emerald. She exchanged them for thirty pounds of corn.

Her spoils for the day were the earrings, ring, brooch set - which matched the pendant - and the pair of teacups.

Even so, she felt immensely content because the food in her space remained undamaged.

If the weather remained favorable, and the Wanglou Brigade’s harvest continued to be good, her family would always have enough food. In that case, the food in her space could suffice for ten to twenty years, even when helping others.

Since they had enough grain to eat, she only needed to provide her family with side dishes like chicken, duck, eggs, and other nutritious foods.