Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife-Chapter 1729: End of Secondment 2

Lu Erxiong listened to Feng Qingxue’s words, furrowing his brows and turning to the old lady with a puzzled look, as if to ask if she was joking with him.

The old lady smiled at him and said to Feng Qingxue, "I’m not joking. The weather is hot, and we eat less meat. There are plenty of fruits and vegetables. Usually, we just have some seafood for a treat, it’s cheap and doesn’t need ration tickets. So, in a few months, we’ve saved up dozens of pounds of meat tickets and about twenty pounds of egg tickets. Eggs don’t keep well, so we buy them less often. A few days before Director Guo left, he took some meat tickets and egg tickets from me. Dr. Feng, since you’re here alone, with your elders and children coming to see you, and your food and oil contacts aren’t here, I’ll share some tickets with you."

To be honest, she quite liked Feng Qingxue, even if their encounters at the subsidiary foods factory were just by chance.

After being seconded by the army, Feng Qingxue followed the arrangements bracingly and went to the front line, much braver than those who would retreat at the last minute. In her usual time on the island, she’d either be training the newly recruited medical soldiers or working in the hospital. While training the medical soldiers, she even took the new recruits to visit military families and fishermen on the island, giving them simple check-ups and educating them on health matters.

As a result, several patients who were unaware of their illnesses were discovered and received early treatment.

Many military doctors and medical soldiers were doing these things, and Feng Qingxue was used to organizing medical soldiers to go deeply among the civilians, both in the border defense unit and in Wucheng unit, so it wasn’t surprising.

Yet, after declining the old lady’s goodwill twice without success, and thinking of going out to sea herself tomorrow, leaving the elders and children at home to cook meals without meat tickets wasn’t a good idea, since they’re unfamiliar with the area. So, Feng Qingxue no longer wasted her breath and smiled, saying, "Thank you, Auntie. Then, I’ll accept your offer, and I’ll bring the children over to thank you when I return from the sea."

The old lady swiftly measured out ten pounds of meat tickets and ten pounds of egg tickets for Feng Qingxue, which made Lu Erxiong beam with joy. He immediately clasped his hands together and said loudly, "Thank you, Grandma, you’re so kind!"

This made the old lady’s face bloom like a chrysanthemum.

Having received such a favor, Feng Qingxue naturally humbly inquired about her family name for future reimbursement.

"My married name is Chen, you can just call me Old Lady Chen." The old lady didn’t mention her son’s name or position, her eyes darting forward, "Oh dear, it’s your not-so-talkative son’s turn now."

Feng Qingxue leaned forward to look, and sure enough, it was Dundun’s turn.

However, she didn’t send the tickets over but let Dundun seriously take out money to buy two ounces of meat and the last two pig ears, saying to Feng Qingxue, "Grandpa Cheng likes to eat these."

Pig ears in cold sauce with a little wine is simply a perfect match.

Feng Qingxue patted his head and praised him a few times, and waited for Lu Erxiong to buy meat.

Lu Erxiong asked Feng Qingxue for meat tickets, but she didn’t give him any. She hadn’t planned to buy much meat to take back. The little guy begrudgingly bought two ounces of meat; there was no first-grade meat left on the counter, so he could only buy second-grade meat.

Among the five children, Lu Erxiong was the least interested in studying, except for arithmetic. He handed a piece of one yuan and seven mao to Master Li. freёnovelkiss-com

Master Li gave him a few cents in change, "Erxiong, you’re really impressive, you can already calculate costs."

"Of course! I’m very smart!" Lu Erxiong puffed his chest out.

When it was Feng Qingxue’s turn, she bought half a pound of meat and two pounds of spare ribs; Zhuangzhuang loved winter melon spare rib soup.

Zhuangzhuang had a weak stomach, yet she wanted to feed him lightly, ensure he got enough nutrition, and avoid allergic foods, which naturally required some thought.

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