Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife

Chapter 77: Chapter 0077: First Visit to the Lu Family1_1 Chapter 77: Chapter 0077: First Visit to the Lu Family1_1 The Wanglou Brigade wasn’t far from the Caohu Brigade, but it was quite cold as Lu Jiang cycled against the wind. Before getting into the car, Feng Qingxue put on the military coat that Lu Jiang had gifted her, drawing the attention of the crowd lingering around the gate.

It was then that they noticed Feng Qingxue was dressed rather differently, previously they had been too preoccupied with their food.

The candies were precious; even just three or four of them could make them happy for a long time.

“That’s a military coat, right? It’s new and really nice-looking,” someone first broke the silence, leading to a chorus of comments.

“I know, I know. I heard that Lu Jiang gave it to Qingxue, he specially brought it back from the military. I’ve seen it at Qingxue’s home and touched it a few times. The lining is made of lamb skin, it’s particularly soft and warm.”

“I heard that only senior military officers get this kind of material for their coats. Regular soldiers do not get this type.”

“Senior officers? How high ranking must the officer be to be considered as such?”

“At least a major.”

“My goodness! So this means Lu Jiang must have quite a high military rank.”

“That’s what it seems.”

“Those leather shoes are really shiny too, those must also be bought by Lu Jiang, right? Besides Lu Jiang, who else? Plus, Qingxue doesn’t have money, we all know how these two sisters leave their homes without a penny to their name.”

“And the plaid coat and corduroy pants, they are all new.”

“Remarkably lucky, that Qingxue girl, who would’ve thought she would get married to someone like Lu Jiang. He is a soldier after all, he has money.”

“Qingxue is really pretty. Have any of you seen a more beautiful girl in our brigade?”

“True that, we knew she was a beauty even when she used to be skinny. Now with her uncle sending food over, she has naturally gained some weight, making her look even more attractive. Qingyun, the little girl, has also changed quite a lot.”

Amidst these whispers and murmurs, Feng Qingxue and Lu Jiang left the Caohu Brigade.

“Qingxue, what’s in the basket? It’s so heavy,” Lu Jiang asked while pedaling his bicycle.

Before leaving, he had taken over Feng Qingxue’s basket, which weighed quite a bit, perhaps several dozen pounds. At present, the basket was attached to the side of the bicycle’s back seat, not obstructing Feng Qingxue from sitting behind.

Feng Qingxue laughed: “Just some gifts, nothing else.”

What sort of gifts could possibly be so heavy? Lu Jiang was perplexed. But once they got home and Feng Qingxue started unpacking the basket, he understood.

The most conspicuous gift was a jar of wine, the jar itself with the wine weighed over twenty pounds.

Feng Qingxue had asked her uncle about Lu’s father before and knew that he liked to sip on a drink or two. Even now, every time Lu Jiang came home on leave, he would bring a few bottles of Maotai for his father.

Lu’s father was used to the good life and was very picky about what he ate and drank. He was not willing to drink just any wine.

The wine that Feng Qingxue had prepared was not exactly the top-level national liquor, but it was some of the best pure grain wine from Northeast. She had stockpiled a lot of this middle-upper level pure grain wine, distilled and not the type blended with essence.

“Good, good! Good child, good wine!” Lu’s father opened the jar on the spot, inhaling the fragrant aroma of the wine, and wore an intoxicated expression.

The seal was naturally something that Feng Qingxue had modified—it was not originally sealed with mud. Otherwise, the brewing dates would have easily given the game away.

Besides this jar of wine, Feng Qingxue had also prepared some fruits and snacks to go with the wine.

The fruits were not that great in terms of appearance- apples, tangerines, oranges, while the latter comprised of flavored peanuts, fried broad beans, preserved eggs and soybean curd flavored with soy sauce. They were all items that had appeared on the market.