Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife-Chapter 379 - 0: Slaughtering Pigs and Catching Fish 3_1

If audio player doesn't work, press Reset or reload the page.

Chapter 379: Chapter 0379: Slaughtering Pigs and Catching Fish 3_1

Zhang Yuejin has a younger sister named Hou Ying, four years his junior. In their poverty-stricken childhood, Hou Ying had been sent away by their parents to become a child bride. She worked daily yet rarely had enough to eat. Her in-laws frequently beat and scolded her. A few years ago, Zhang Yuejin had bought her freedom for twenty dollars and, within a year, found another household for her. After her marriage, Hou Ying gave birth to two children and her life improved considerably.

Wang Jiao holds a good impression of her sister-in-law, Hou Ying, often speaking highly of her. Feng Qingxue guesses this is perhaps because Hou Ying appreciates what her brother has done for her. Every time she returns home, she enthusiastically helps Wang Jiao with house chores, cleaning and tidying, which Wang Jiao appreciates.

After the explanation, Miao Fengqin feels a bit more at ease. Nevertheless, she resolves to visit her daughter.

Only after she is out of earshot does Lu Jiang comment: "Zhang Yuejin treats Wang Jiao well enough, why is their aunt still worried?"

"What one hears might be false, what one sees is true," Feng Qingxue does not want to gossip, but after all, she is now married to a handsome, towering man, has a chubby, adorable son, and a family of kind-hearted people. She no longer envies Wang Jiao’s good fortune.

Others’ blessings are theirs, and envy won’t change that. If she wasn’t born with such luck, she can create her own.

Lu Jiang finds it hard to understand Wang Jiao’s family’s views. Wang Jiao’s lazy and gluttonous behaviors have been nurtured by her family and it’s their responsibility. Time flies and people change; how long can Wang Jiao enjoy such a blessed life?

Feng Qingxue sees his thoughts clearly and laughs: "Let’s just take good care of our own matters."

Manage ourselves well and educate the next generation well.

The older generation should not become a burden to the younger one, and the younger generation should not disappoint the older generation’s teachings; one should live upright and handle matters responsibly.

Lu’s father educates his grandchild in the same manner. Their break is about to start the next day, yet the old man doesn’t allow them to play endlessly; instead, he assigns them work. Most of the time, he imparts life lessons to them as they practice their writing, to prevent them from going astray.

After the incident with Lu Jiang, the patriarch invests more in the education of their child.

Proceed with caution for survival depends on it.

Sometimes, Lu’s father deliberately keeps Lu Jiang by his side, which greatly reduces the couple’s daytime together. Lu Jiang envies Xibao greatly until the seventh day of his homecoming, when Wang Zhenguo declares a pig-killing and fish-catching event.

After handing over the task set by the government, Wanglou Brigade is left with three pigs.

The reservoir owned by the Wanglou Brigade hasn’t been fished in for several years. Having permission to fish this year, they expect a good catch.

"We just started the twelfth lunar month, why are we slaughtering pigs already?" Last year, they only slaughtered and stewed pork on New Year’s Eve.

Upon hearing Lu Tianzhi’s doubts, Lu’s father squints but doesn’t answer. After the children leave to practice their writing, he turns to Feng Qingxue, who’s feeding her son egg custard, and Lu Jiang beside her, asking: "What do you think, Xiao Xue? Why do you think we’re doing this?"

Feng Qingxue casually replies: "My cousin is in her postpartum period. Slaughtering pigs and catching fish would not only help her during this time, but also cheer the community. Regardless of how much meat each family gets to divide or how many fish they obtain, it’s still better than the communal meal they had on last year’s New Year’s Eve. Plus, once they get the meat and fish, they can salt them for preservation and use sparingly to last till the New Year."

As she concludes, Feng Qingxue chuckles, "Why worry about all this? If uncle says to slaughter a pig, we slaughter a pig. If he says fish, we fish. We simply do as told. While Ajiang is home, we should use this opportunity to cook some braised pork to treat our family and replenish him."

Braised pork is Lu Jiang’s favorite, as Lu’s father had previously mentioned.

The source of this c𝓸ntent is fr𝒆e(w)𝒆bnovel