Chapter 61: Chapter 0061: Formal Blind Date 1_1 Chapter 61: Chapter 0061: Formal Blind Date 1_1 Hey, kiddo, you are pretty gallant, aren’t you?
Lu Zhiyuan immediately threw his son an approving look, instantly saying to Feng Qingxue with a smile, “Yes, missy, it’s really cold today, and it gets even more brutal when it’s dark. You’re a girl, you should dress warmer.”
Wang Zhengguo, who was keen to help arrange the marriage, also chimed in with his agreement.
Feng Qingxue, wearing her old cotton clothes over extremely warm cashmere thermals, did not feel the cold much because she was walking home instead of cycling—movement generated heat. But riding in a vehicle was a different story.
The chilling wind cut like a blade and of course passed through clothing. The warmth created from walking would soon dissipate.
The most crucial point was that Feng Qingxue also wanted to continue developing her relationship with Lu Jiang, so with a shy and timid demeanor, she accepted the army coat.
Not to mention the fabric of the army coat, which is the best material available now, the lining was made of lambskin.
With good fabric and good lining, not a hint of wind could penetrate.
Although she had a lot of fur items in her space, she couldn’t take them out for the time being. When she had time, she’d definitely find a piece of fabric of a similar color to the army coat and make a few to wear.
As Feng Qingxue thought so, her cheeks flushed a little warmer.
Worried about the cold wind chapping her skin, Feng Qingxue quickly pulled up her scarf, covering most of her face, leaving only her eyes exposed.
Seeing Feng Qingxue wrapped in his army coat and her face covered, Lu Jiang’s eyes held a hint of amusement. Silently praising her caution, he quickly returned to his seat and urged the ox to move on.
Although the ox was not fast, having it pulling the luggage greatly eased the human effort.
Lu Jiang intended to show off, and Wang Zhengguo quickly gave him the opportunity, turning his head and laughing, “Lu Jiang, what do you guys do in your spare time when you’re in the army doing all sorts of training? How many times can you come home a year?”
No one knew more about how many times Lu Jiang came home a year than Wang Zhengguo.
Only in the past two years, when Lu Jiang was not on the battlefield, he had only one home leave a year. In the previous years, he hadn’t come home for five or six years straight.
Wang Zhengguo was quite clear about the army regulations—after all, he was the one in the Wanglou Brigade who had the most contact with the Lu family—so he didn’t ask about any military secrets. Lu Jiang quickly replied, “We can’t miss out on training even for a single day. The more diligent we are in training, the higher our chances of survival on the battlefield. Therefore, even during our rest time, we persist in training, and then we clear and farm the land.”
At this point, Lu Jiang chuckled, “With the widespread famine around the country, even if we aren’t short of the army’s food supply, we have to find a way to get some food ourselves. We can’t only rely on that bit of supply.”
Military training was intense and their appetites large, often they were not full, so they devised all sorts of ways to get food.
Continuing, Lu Jiang then laughed, “Our training base is deep in the mountains and old forests, so occasionally we also go into the mountains to hunt some game as a treat.”
“What kind of game can you guys hunt?” Feng Qingxue couldn’t help her curiosity and asked.
Lu Jiang immediately perked up, “Wild rabbits and chickens are quite common. If we’re lucky, we’ll catch some in the autumn and winter and hand them over to the cooking squad. If we’re unlucky, we’ll encounter crop pests like wild boars.”
Feng Qingxue blinked, “Wild boars are huge and yield a lot of meat. Killing one can feed many people, how could that be considered bad luck?”
Rabbits and boars couldn’t be compared at all.
Lu Jiang just laughed, “Wild boars have thick skin and tough meat, which is hard for ordinary people to handle. It takes a lot of effort to kill one and there are always some who end up injured. Besides, the taste of wild boar meat is nowhere near as tender as that of wild rabbits.”