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 321 A Trip to the City for Sightseeing (Happy National Day!)

The next day, Lu Fangfang and Zhuang Mingcheng got up very early.

After having breakfast, the two called Xiaohua and Xiaozanghu and prepared to go to the city.

They planned to go to the department store to buy a sewing machine and a clock, and also to quickly develop the photos they took yesterday.

And I also have to keep my promises to Xiaohua and Xiaozanghu.

The allowance was earned by the two guys, so it should be spent by the two little ones.

To avoid frightening others, Lu Fangfang even found two ropes and tied them around the necks of the two little ones.

"Meow~"

"Awoo~"

Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox shook their heads, still feeling a bit uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Lu Fangfang bent down and untied the two little ones, planning to tie them up again when they got to the city.

"Xiao Lu, Commander Zhuang, are we going out?"

"Well, Mingcheng and I are going to the city. Sister-in-law Meijun, where are you going?"

Lu Fangfang looked somewhat surprised.

Wang Meijun was carrying a hoe, as if she was going out to do farm work.

But it's almost autumn now, and this person didn't plant any crops in the spring, so what kind of farm work could they possibly do? She was very puzzled.

Wang Meijun looked around, then leaned close to Lu Fangfang and whispered:

“I applied for a piece of land from the regiment, right north of you and Sister-in-law Shufen. I’m just going to clear some wasteland now. Don’t tell anyone else.”

"Clearing the land?"

Lu Fangfang nodded blankly.

She really didn't expect that her sister-in-law would start clearing land before autumn even arrived.

It seems that the crops in her and Sister-in-law Shufen's fields are truly rare.

Wang Meijun looked back again.

It was early and there weren't many people around, so she carried her hoe and walked quickly away.

"Fangfang, it seems the sisters-in-law will all be clearing land next year."

Zhuang Mingcheng looked at it and couldn't help but smile.

This is also a good thing. Preparing for war, preparing for famine, and serving the people, opening up more land to grow crops will also benefit the regiment.

"Yes, if I weren't pregnant, I would have liked to open some more properties."

Lu Fangfang nodded, a hint of envy in her eyes.

By next year, both banks of the river will probably be planted with rapeseed. When the flowers bloom, it will be a beautiful sight.

"Beep, beep."

"Commander, sister-in-law, get in the car quickly."

The group's jeep drove up to the two of them and stopped.

Zhuang Mingcheng opened the car door and let his wife get in first, then he went to the other side.

"Awoo~"

"Meow~"

Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox jumped into the car after the two of them.

"Alright, Comrade Liu, you can drive now. It's so early in the morning, thank you for your help."

"Sister-in-law, I'd be happy to drive for you and the regimental commander."

Liu, the driver, gripped the steering wheel and drove the jeep, quickly passing Wang Meijun and heading towards the city.

"If my arm hadn't been injured, I wouldn't have needed to trouble you."

"Commander, please don't be so polite."

Lu Fangfang was quite surprised to hear this. She turned to look at her husband and said, "You can drive?"

Zhuang Mingcheng nodded, pulled the little Tibetan fox over, and hugged it in his arms.

"I've driven tanks before."

Lu Fangfang: "..."

She didn't doubt what her husband said, craning her neck to look ahead, then retreated.

Cars of this era lacked power steering and shifting gears was difficult, making driving a truly physically demanding task.

In addition, the driver also needs to know how to repair cars; given her driving skills, she shouldn't embarrass herself.

She picked up Xiaohua and turned to look out the car window.

It rained lightly last night, and the grass outside looked very clean and quite beautiful after being washed by the rain.

"Beep beep".

Ahead, the driver gripped the steering wheel, concentrating on driving.

In those days, there were only a few cars in a county, and the roads were unobstructed.

Soon, the jeep reached the main road and turned northeast.

When we arrived in the city, it was still very early.

Zhuang Mingcheng checked the time and then said to the driver in front, "Xiao Liu, it's still early. Let's not go to the city. Let's go to Nantai first."

"yes."

The driver gripped the steering wheel and turned northwest.

Lu Fangfang sat in the back row, still somewhat puzzled. She turned to look at her husband.

"It's still early, I'll take you to a great place. The mountains there are all colorful. It rained last night, so now is the most beautiful time to go."

Zhuang Mingcheng had led a team to that place before and was amazed by the spectacular scenery.

I happen to have some time today, so I can take my wife to see it.

"Multicolored mountains?"

Lu Fangfang muttered to herself, suddenly realizing something.

The mountains are so colorful, and they're in Zhangye, so they must be the Rainbow Mountains.

This place was a famous scenic spot in her previous life. She had heard of it, but had never been there.

Lu Fangfang was in high spirits and quietly took her husband's hand.

The scenery I didn't see in my past life, I should see it in this life, so I can't leave any regrets.

After driving for about half an hour from the city, the jeep arrived at a place full of hills and mountains.

Lu Fangfang leaned out of the car window and could already see the flesh-colored mountain peaks in the distance.

At this moment, the sun had just risen, and the colorful mountain peaks looked exceptionally beautiful under the sunlight.

"Meow~"

"Awoo~"

Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox squeezed out of the car window, looking outside with great curiosity.

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