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 397 The Development of the Farm, Bathing the Wild Donkey

The next morning, Lu Fangfang, wearing a brand-new military overcoat and a military cotton hat, called the little ones and went to the breeding farm.

In late October, the temperature in Qilian was already below zero in the morning.

She was wearing a sheepskin jacket underneath and a military overcoat on top, so she wasn't too cold.

As for the little ones at home, they're even less afraid.

"Alright, you guys go play on the meadow."

"Meow~"

"Awoo~"

Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox called out to her, then ran towards the grassland to the south.

The little wild donkey, however, looked south but showed no intention of going there.

Early in the morning, the grass on the meadow was so cold it was hard to chew, so it was too lazy to go there; there was food in the yard anyway.

"You lazy bum."

Seeing this, Lu Fangfang reached out and patted the donkey's head.

Pushing open the gate of the farm, she led the little wild donkey into the yard.

"Squeak~"

"Squeak~"

On the earthen wall on the south side of the courtyard, a yellow and white weasel came running over, calling out.

It skillfully climbed onto the back of the little wild donkey, grabbed its hair, and ran all the way to the donkey's head.

"Oh...ah..."

The little wild donkey immediately became excited.

It wagged its little tail and nudged Lu Fangfang, then turned to look at the closed courtyard gate.

"You two are really in cahoots; you've almost eaten all the pikas in the pasture."

Lu Fangfang watched this scene with amusement.

Recently, the pikas in the nearby grasslands have suffered at the hands of this donkey and weasel.

Within a hundred meters of the breeding farm, pikas were almost extinct, which made her feel sorry for them.

"Oh...ah..."

Seeing that she wouldn't open the door, the little wild donkey got impatient and brayed at her again.

Lu Fangfang shook her head helplessly, opened the courtyard gate, and let the little wild donkey run out.

She glanced outside and saw the little wild donkey had run far away. She tightened her military overcoat and turned to walk into the breeding shed.

Wang Shufen and Zhao Lanying were both in the storage room.

The two were quite surprised by what Lu Fangfang was wearing.

"Hey girl, where did you get that military overcoat? It fits you perfectly."

"Yes, it fits perfectly and looks great."

Zhao Lanying nodded in agreement, and said with some envy, "I have a military overcoat that my husband has worn out, but it's a bit too small for me to wear. I can only use it as a blanket."

Forehead……

Lu Fangfang glanced at Sister-in-law Lan Ying, wanting to laugh but forcibly holding it back.

She had met Lan Ying's husband before; he was the deputy battalion commander of the Second Battalion. He was 1.7 meters tall, which wasn't short for that era, but compared to Lan Ying, he looked much smaller.

"Sister Shufen, Sister Lanying, these were just distributed by the troupe. Not only do I have them, but everyone in our breeding farm gets them. You two can go to the troupe's logistics department to pick them up later."

Really? I have one too?

Wang Shufen's eyes lit up.

Zhao Lanying was also somewhat excited upon hearing this.

This is a brand new military overcoat, filled with new cotton, it's so warm, unlike the old one.

"Yes, we have them all. Go and collect them."

"Sister, you keep an eye on the quails in the shed, Lan Ying and I will go right away."

Seeing this, the two couldn't wait any longer.

After saying goodbye to Lu Fangfang, the two of them headed excitedly to the troupe.

...

The storage room was warm from the fire. Lu Fangfang took off her military overcoat and put it on the table before going into the shed inside.

She glanced at the thermometer hanging on the wall, which showed eighteen degrees Celsius, and then she looked at the quail with peace of mind.

"Chirp chirp~"

"Chirp chirp~"

Last week, the last batch of hatched quails were also released into cages.

Including the ones from before, there are now nearly five thousand quails in the entire greenhouse, and they are quite noisy.

Lu Fangfang looked around and saw that the quails were eating, so she went to the second row of cages, picked up a basket and started collecting quail eggs.

This row contains a batch of quails that hatched at the beginning of last month, including more than a thousand females, and they have now started laying eggs.

In a few more days, once production stabilizes, the farm's daily egg production should reach around 1,300 eggs.

After a while, Lu Fangfang looked back and found that there were new quail eggs rolling onto the egg catcher.

"There are just too many to pick up."

She felt a great sense of accomplishment watching this.

She planned out the farm bit by bit, and the current egg production is a testament to her hard work.

"Xiao Lu?"

"Girl?"

Hearing the shouts outside, Lu Fangfang put down her basket and quickly went out.

In the storage room, Wang Shufen and Zhao Lanying, wearing brand-new military cotton-padded jackets and overcoats, looked at her with delight.

"Hey girl, do I look good in this?"

"Sister Shufen, you look beautiful, you look beautiful. Sister Lanying, you look beautiful too."

Lu Fangfang looked at the two of them and couldn't help but laugh.

The two women, dressed in military overcoats and caps, looked just like female soldiers, and were incredibly dashing.

She put on her military overcoat and stood with the two men.

"Sister Shufen, Sister Lanying, I'll bring the camera over in a few days. Let's take a picture together in these clothes to remember this moment."

"become."

"OK."

The two happily agreed.

...

At noon, the sky, which had been overcast for more than a week, finally cleared up.

The sun came out, and it warmed up considerably; it wasn't so cold anymore.

Lu Fangfang set up a large iron pot in the yard and boiled a pot of water. She then went home and brought back a brush, scissors, soap, and other items.

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