Chapter 323 - 0323: Make Preparations before it Rains 1_1
The parcels came from the Northeast and Inner Mongolia. If they weren’t from Lu Jiang, Wang Jiao showed no interest in teasing Feng Qingxue.
Feng Qingxue felt comfortable knowing this; regardless of what Lu Jiang’s comrades sent, she didn’t want to be forced to open them.
She glanced at her watch; Wang Jiao exclaimed in surprise, "It’s eleven o’clock already, I need to go home."
"You don’t have to cook, why go home? Have lunch at my place." Feng Qingxue courteously offered.
Wang Jiao waved her off, "I’m going to my mother’s house to help her cook, so my father won’t accuse me of freeloading if I stay for a meal. Your house reeks so much, there’s no taste in whatever delicious thing I eat. I better not stay." Since eating at her parents’ home significantly reduced the food supply she brought back to her in-laws, they didn’t mind her not doing house chores.
Feng Qingxue watched as Wang Jiao’s figure gradually receded into the distance. She shook her head and returned inside to open her letter and parcels.
As expected, they were sent by Lu Jiang’s comrades.
The things they sent before were leftovers from the previous year. This time, they sent this year’s game and local specialties. Autumn and winter brought a bounty of fat wildlife. They hunted a fair amount but kept it hidden and didn’t dare to eat it. Especially Hu Ping, who lived among the army. He feared the smell of food would invite suspicion and reports of undermining socialism, so the food Feng Qingxue sent them was more practical.
Zhou Dingguo, the comrade from Inner Mongolia, was lucky. They lived on the grasslands where they could ride for a day and night without encountering anyone.
Besides, Hu Ping sent a few mink skins, some deer antler, and two wild ginsengs. Zhou Dingguo sent several old sheepskins and two wolf skins, urging they make winter clothes for Feng Qingxue and her family.