Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife-Chapter 1761 Collecting Stamps 2

"Where did it come from? Tell me, where on earth did it come from?"

Feng Qingxue had an exceptional eye; the piece she held was mutton-fat jade, as white as lamb’s fat, with a tightly knit texture that revealed no structure, delicate, smooth, and oily. Even without being handled, it had reached such a level of quality that one could only imagine how extraordinary it would become with more handling.

She loved jade, always had.

Among soft jades, she most favored Hetian Jade, and among hard jades, she preferred jadeite. Although she also appreciated the dazzling beauty of other gemstones, none could compare to these two. In her past life, limited conditions had kept her from encountering any premium pieces.

Lu Jiang understood his wife’s preferences thoroughly, which is why he did his best to collect jade for her. "Hasn’t Huo Beiting always been stationed in the Kunlun Military Region? I asked him to collect some from the natives near the Yulong Kashgar River. It took several years to gather just these two jars of good pieces; there are also some lesser ones in the box that I haven’t taken out. I didn’t dare let a third person know and avoided mailing them. It wasn’t until he returned to the Capital last month for a family visit, with two months of leave, that we met, and he handed them over to me. He said if he couldn’t meet me, he would have personally brought them here."

Feng Qingxue had a particularly deep impression of Huo Beiting, as he was among the first batch of Lu Jiang’s comrades with whom they had contact and had saved their lives with donated grain. For over a decade, their correspondence had never ceased.

The conditions over there were especially harsh, and every year, Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue would send food supplies to Huo Beiting, without fail.

"How is Huo Beiting?" Feng Qingxue fondled the smooth jade, remembering Huo Beiting’s marriage ten years ago to a medical corps member. During his marriage and the birth of his children, they had sent many things.

Lu Jiang sighed, "His wife sacrificed herself, last winter. She left behind a boy and a girl."

Feng Qingxue’s hand stopped abruptly, and she pinched the jade until her hand turned white, almost the same color as the jade.

"Sacrificed? How could that be? What happened?" Huo Beiting’s wife was about the same age as herself, barely in her thirties when she passed away?

"Four medical corps members were crossing mountains to promote health education and treat diseases among local residents. On their way back, they encountered an avalanche and none survived. She was one of them." Lu Jiang had grown accustomed to such events; although he felt sorry for Huo Beiting, from the first day they joined the army, they knew their lives were no longer their own, and that war and accidents could occur at any time.

Feng Qingxue cherished life, but she admired any soldier who sacrificed their life without regard for personal safety.

"What about the children? How are they arranged?" The children without a mother were pitiful.

Lu Jiang said solemnly, "Huo Beiting is busy with work, often absent for ten days to half a month. So he took the opportunity during family visits to send the children to their maternal grandparents. I asked my uncle to rent them the small courtyard where you lived while studying as part of the exchange. The rent is covered by Huo Beiting, and his brother-in-law is delighted. I met the two children; one is eight, the other six. They hadn’t attended school there, so I arranged for them to enter the same school Fubao attended."

Feng Qingxue sighed. Living under someone else’s roof is not easy. It’s fine if the adults treat the children well, but those with their own kids naturally prioritize their own, and no one can say they’re wrong.

"If you have the chance to visit the Capital, visit the children often." Feng Qingxue felt for the two motherless children. "I’ll write a letter to Sister Xuenang and Brother Lao Zheng to quietly keep an eye on them. If the children are doing well, we won’t say anything. But if they are mistreated, we must tell Huo Beiting no matter what."

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