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

The Lu family’s staple food was corn cakes wrapped with pickles, no better than any other household. They drank water from a military canteen and an enamel jar, in which was poured boiled water. Since the start of farming season, their meals had not been better than anyone else’s, so, no one was curious about their food anymore, even though they knew that what they saw might not represent the full situation at the Lu’s. Who would hide something delicious instead of secretly enjoying it?

Everyone does the same thing, so there’s no place for anyone to blame others. It’s enough to be aware of it and not to expose it because it would be embarrassing if it were unveiled.

Feng Qingxue was sitting in the shade of a tree, surrounded by a group of children and Wang Jiao.

Jiang He and others had a good relationship with Guan Cheng and Guan Yu and brought over the mixed grain steamed buns made by a few girls, like Zhang Erya, for them to share. They chatted happily, their faces lit up with bright smiles.

As Wang Zhengguo had said, after the busy farming season they all would receive their rations, allocated as per the standards of the Wanglou Brigade.

The food they were eating now was a combination of what Chen Ming had procured, some begged from outside, and some that Wang Zhengguo had advanced to them because they had done a lot of farming work during the summer. Added to this was Feng Qingxue’s private support. Although it was all coarse grain, it was enough to fill their stomachs and give them energy to work and earn points.

In the spring and summer seasons alone, they had earned many points just by cutting grass to feed the livestock.

Five pounds of grass earned one point.

By late autumn or early winter, Wang Zhengguo promised their thatched hut would be built. They would officially be part of the Wanglou Brigade with a home of their own and live here forever.