Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife-Chapter 1678 Work Arrangement 2

After placing their luggage, Xiaoyang and the young officer who welcomed them came over to take them on a tour of the area, mainly showing where they could enter, where they couldn’t go, where to buy things, where to eat regularly, and so on.

The military area, family quarters, and fishermen’s zone were all distinctly separate, and Feng Qingxue remembered it all clearly.

During this time, they learned the young officer’s name was Lin Tong. He held a significant rank as a battalion commander and a team leader on a patrol ship. Currently, he was responsible for patrol duties, temporarily pulled away to host them. Otherwise, they would have been received by the military medical department.

Along the way, Feng Qingxue noticed traces of army soldiers on the island as well.

"Comrade Xiaoyang, does the military have fish to eat every day?" Ming Lan asked enthusiastically as they left the canteen.

In the absence of meat, fish was indeed a good thing. She noticed that Feng Qingxue particularly liked eating fish, savoring even the seaweed soup. Even when braised pork was served along the way, she hardly touched the meat.

Xiaoyang coughed once, "Not quite."

The doctors all raised their eyebrows simultaneously, but they could see fish every day!

The thick-browed, big-eyed Battalion Commander Lin Tong laughed and said, "The military has its own regulations. Different ranks get different meals, typically served according to rank. You are all military doctors, and as military personnel, you should understand this. However, the hospital and military canteens belong to different departments, so doctors and nurses can freely choose their meals. If the canteen makes it, those with better conditions can eat meat every meal, while those with worse conditions might have soup every time. Such situations aren’t unheard of. However, fish is more available than meat, considering we’re surrounded by the sea on three sides."

They were all smart people and nodded in understanding. It was just like how workers at a fish company got fish tickets every month, while places not near the sea or water might not even see fish during festivals.

Feng Qingxue asked, "Do we need tickets to buy fish at the grocery store?"

Lin Tong raised an eyebrow, "You’re staying in the hospital dorms, not in the residential area. Are you planning to cook?"

"Not really, I just wanted to browse around leisurely and buy some local specialties to send home. There are fresh fish and shrimp, so there must be dried goods too. Our soldiers rarely see those," thinking of her family far away.

Lin Tong responded with an "oh," saying, "In the residential area, there’s a grocery store. Meat requires tickets, but fish doesn’t. Those with good conditions can eat fish every day and meat every month. For those with poorer conditions, even if no tickets are needed, they might still hesitate to buy a fish. The dried goods you mentioned are indeed sold there, including various seaweeds, fish, and shrimp, with a range of prices."

Feng Qingxue was delighted, although her family couldn’t enjoy fresh seafood, dried goods were still great—like seaweed, laver, dried shrimp, scallops, fish maw, abalone—packed with nutrition.

Ming Lan quickly said, "Dr. Feng, do call me when you’re going."

With elderly and young family members, acquiring some seafood for nutrition would be fantastic.

Feng Qingxue remembered Ming Lan mentioning that her children stayed with their grandparents and husband, and her home couldn’t match the military’s conditions. She smiled and nodded, "Sure, I have a large family with elderly and children too, so I’ll need to buy plenty."

Lin Tong couldn’t help but add, "But you’ll need to wait a while. Right now, the sea areas are under strict martial law, so mailing might be disrupted."

Feng Qingxue quickly said, "Don’t worry, Commander Lin. We understand the importance and won’t break the rules. We came all this way to support the medical work here, and we won’t put personal matters over official duties."

Ming Lan and the others nodded in agreement.

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