60s Military Life: Fleeing Famine and Marrying a Cavalry Officer

A charming military wife travels back to the 1960s, escaping famine across five provinces before finally reaching the cavalry regiment at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, where she begins her life...

Chapter 273 Work Permit

In the regimental commander's office.

Gao Dajiang opened the drawer, took out a small notebook, and handed it to Lu Fangfang.

"Xiao Lu, here, this is your work ID. Keep it safe and don't lose it."

Lu Fangfang wiped her hands on her clothes and excitedly accepted it.

The work permit issued to her by the troupe was a red booklet with three big characters written on it: "Work Permit".

There is a five-pointed star in the middle of the notebook, and the unit is written at the bottom: 1st Regiment, 55th Division, Lanzhou Military Region.

She wiped the cover with her sleeve and opened the notebook.

The first page contained the leader's quotes, and the opposite page had her personal information, along with her headshot.

Lu Fangfang liked it more and more as she looked at it, and couldn't help but smile.

In this era, work permits were essentially ID cards...

No, it's even more important than an ID card. With this, she won't need a letter of introduction when she goes to other places; she can just use her work ID to check into hotels directly.

Moreover, her work ID was that of a soldier, which would earn her more respect from anyone who saw it.

"Xiao Lu, here, this is for Xiao Hua and the little yellow dog."

Lu Fangfang carefully put away her work ID and then hurriedly reached out to take it from him.

The two little ones' documents were much simpler; they weren't work IDs, just small green booklets as proof. But she was still very happy to see them. With these documents, it was proof that the two little ones were members of the group.

“Xiao Lu, Xiao Zhuang has just been promoted to deputy regimental commander, so he will be quite busy usually. After all, he needs to achieve something so that the others in the regiment can be convinced.”

"Try to be more understanding. Once he becomes a full regimental commander, he'll be busy in the regiment every day."

Hearing this, Lu Fangfang didn't know how to respond.

My husband is so lucky to have such a leader.

"Commander, I know. I'm already quite content that I can come to join the army and live in the same place as him. I will definitely support Mingcheng's work."

Gao Dajiang nodded. This couple was much less troublesome than Xu Jinbu and Xiao Ting.

Thinking about it gave him a headache again.

"Alright, Xiao Lu, go about your business."

Lu Fangfang thanked him again, then took the notebook and left happily.

Once outside, the little wild donkey was sniffing the rump of a black horse.

Her face darkened, and she strode over and slapped the donkey on the head.

"Go away, how old are you? Hurry up and go home, we're busy today."

"Oh...ah..."

The little wild donkey shook its head and gestured behind it.

Lu Fangfang: "..."

She plopped down on the donkey cart, and before she could even call out, the little wild donkey started pulling her toward the family compound.

"You've got good taste. I'll add quail eggs for you tonight."

She took out the small notebook from her pocket and looked at it again.

"Little Yellow Dog, Little Flower, um, Little Stubborn Donkey doesn't need this."

Lu Fangfang took out her work ID again, and her smile grew wider as she looked at it.

Her work permit also lists her position as farm manager, which looks quite impressive at first glance; you might mistake her for a government official.

...

"Um?"

Xu Jinbu had just come out of the solitary confinement cell when he ran into the donkey cart.

Seeing Lu Fangfang smiling in the car, he felt even worse.

Watching the donkey cart disappear into the distance, he frowned and muttered, "Could there really be such a thing as a husband who brings good fortune? Zhuang Mingcheng is truly lucky."

"Xiao Ting is really my nemesis."

On the main road outside the group, Lu Fangfang couldn't help but urge the little wild donkey on.

She only felt a little better after turning a corner and entering the family compound.

Looking back, she couldn't help but frown.

Xu Jinbu is like a venomous snake; it's uncomfortable to be stared at by him.

"When Mingcheng comes back, we need to talk to him again and tell him to pay more attention to this person."

When they arrived at her doorstep, she pushed open the gate and pulled the stubborn little donkey into the yard.

She went inside and found a burlap sack. She picked up some corn cobs from it, and when she felt she had enough, she tied a rope around them and loaded them onto the donkey cart.

"Little Flower? Little Flower? Come out quickly."

After calling out, Lu Fangfang took some more vegetables and put them in the car.

"Meow~"

Little Flower seemed a bit listless. It walked up to Lu Fangfang, slumped over, and lay down.

"You silly child, it's been like this for days..."

Lu Fangfang sighed, feeling somewhat helpless.

It was getting late, so she quickly picked up Xiaohua and put her on the donkey cart.

She led the little wild donkey outside the courtyard, then sat in the donkey cart and hurried towards the sixth team.

"You stubborn little donkey, hurry up, or Old Xu will herd the horses away."

"Oh...ah..."

The little wild donkey still remembers Old Xu, and even more so, the little red horse in the stable.

It took a few steps, and its speed immediately increased.

"Roll, roll~"

Lu Fangfang sat on the donkey cart and pulled Xiaohua over.

She took out the little green book she had just received and placed it in front of Xiaohua.

"Meow~"

Looking at the snow leopard photos in her notebook, Xiaohua was still a little confused.

"You idiot, this is you. You're a snow leopard with official status in the regiment now, the only one of its kind in the whole country."

Lu Fangfang spoke with a hint of pride.

She took out the little Tibetan fox and showed it to Xiaohua.

"Meow~"

Little Flower perked up, stretched out its paw, and looked at it curiously.

It glanced at the book about the little Tibetan fox a few more times, in particular.

Lu Fangfang smiled and patted Xiaohua's head.

After crossing the stream, the little wild donkey started running.

Soon, it pulled the donkey cart to the entrance of the sixth team village.

It was early morning, and most of the households in the village were cooking breakfast, with smoke rising from their chimneys.

A series of screeching sounds came from the stone courtyard at the entrance of the village.

The little wild donkey walked familiarly to the gate, nudged the wooden fence with its head, and pulled the donkey cart into the yard.

"Oh...ah..."

On the donkey cart, Lu Fangfang couldn't help but pat it again, "You're already inside, what are you still yelling for?"

She jumped off the donkey cart and carried down half a sack of corn.

"Old Xu? Old Xu? Are you home?"

She was just about to go and take a look at the mud-brick house when she noticed the stubborn little donkey bumping its head against her.

Looking back, it saw that it was looking at the donkey cart behind it.

Lu Fangfang immediately understood and quickly unloaded the donkey cart.

The little wild donkey, like a runaway horse, galloped to the horse pen on the east side, where it had spent many days before and was very familiar with the place.

"This guy..."

Lu Fangfang smiled and shook her head. She turned around and saw Xu Huayun coming out of the mud-brick house carrying a tattered little basin.

"Comrade Lu, what brings you here?"

Xu Huayun was quite happy to see Lu Fangfang.

He placed the small basin on the windowsill and then quickly walked over.