Chapter 1378: Bittersweet Memories 3
Lu Jiang sighed softly, even though he wasn’t working, Feng Qingxue was usually ten times busier than when she was employed.
After washing and drying his wife’s feet, Lu Jiang helped her out of her clothes, made sure she was comfortably in bed, then checked on his daughter and the triplets before tidying up himself and going to sleep as well.
The next day was the beginning of spring, which was followed by Chinese New Year’s Eve and the Spring Festival; the three holidays together created a unique calendar sequence.
But there was no time off for the Spring Festival, let alone Chinese New Year’s Eve or the start of spring.
In fact, the weekends were also mandatory work days, without any leisure time, though sometimes people would turn a blind eye.
Like always, Lu Jiang got up before six in the morning, washed up quietly, assembled with the soldiers for training, had breakfast punctually at seven-thirty in the mess hall, and started his day’s work.
Qingxue was also busy. With the Spring Festival having been cancelled in recent years and having just returned from the Capital, she had forgotten to prepare for the festivities in advance. When she went to the military commissary, as she expected, there was no poultry, fish, meat, or eggs to be found—not even bones or eggshells. On her return, she instructed Lu Tianzhi and Guan Yu to take good care of their younger siblings while she geared up and took the bus into the city, basket on her back.
Lu Tianzhi and Guan Yu wanted to go with her, but she didn’t agree.
It was a joke; if they followed, how could she bring supplies back?
Even though she had been to Baozhou City before by train, Qingxue was not familiar with it at all. It took her a while to find where the black market was located. Of course, she was there to sell, not to buy.
Right before the New Year, the black market was bustling, with many farmers lugging their goods on their shoulders.