The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 12

Chapter 12. Bicycle

As soon as Chen Rou heard it, she knew why Mrs. Han came to see her.

Whether it was her or Han Dasao who entered the family first, the bride price was very simple. Han Dasao was not very clear about it, but at that time, at most some food was enough.

She didn't get much dowry when she got married this year, as you can tell from how poor her family is. Even her cabinet was a dowry from her parents.

Now that my third uncle Han Guolin is getting married, he is buying him a bicycle as a betrothal gift, which is naturally unusual.

The two of them were directly beaten into the dirt.

Chen Rou had no hope for the two elders, but she felt relieved because they would have to support them together in their old age and the cost would have to be shared equally. It was not possible for her family and her eldest uncle's family to just sit back and watch.

Since retirement expenses should be shared equally, why should the three rooms take all the good ones now?

Chen Rou had seen the luxurious cars filling the streets in peacetime, and she didn't think much of a bicycle. But as a human being, many times people wouldn't know just because you're generous, and they might even treat you like a fool.

So this is Chen Rou's turn to worry about, and she really doesn't want to let it go.

Whether or not to accept the benefits is another matter, but we can’t just take those two elders for granted.

But before Chen Rou could say anything, Zhou Zhen was already shocked. For her, a luxury item like an indigenous bicycle was no different from a Lamborghini in later generations.

"Giving a bicycle as a betrothal gift, your mother-in-law is really generous!" Zhou Zhen couldn't help but say.

Mrs. Han sneered, "He is such a stingy person. The only one who is generous to them is the third room. Our first room and my second uncle's second room are just grass in the field. When I got married, I was given a pound of food, but I didn't say anything. After all, it was not easy in those days. But my second brother's wife came into the family this year, and she has nothing. This adobe house was made by my second uncle himself in the middle of the night after work!"

She was right. Although the adobe house was small, it was built with the adobe bricks that Han Guobin had saved up, and of course there were other men who helped him.

But Han's father and mother never interfered at all.

"A while ago, my third uncle's house was renovated and turned into a brick and tile house. I knew it would be used as a wedding house, and it turned out to be true. However, the old couple has always favored my third uncle, and I, as their daughter-in-law, can't say anything. I just gave it to him. But now he even has a bicycle. Are they planning to rely on my third uncle's family to take care of him in his old age instead of our two families?" said Mrs. Han.

Zhou Zhen didn't know how to interrupt and looked at Chen Rou.

Chen Rou said: "What do you think, brother?"

"Your eldest brother didn't say anything." Mrs. Han said. Her husband was a fool. When he heard about this kind of thing, he said that the family was divided now and it was up to his parents to decide how to provide for the third child. Listen, is this what human beings say?

Why should the money of the second elder be given to the third wife, and they should be raised together when they are old? What kind of logic is that? If her husband doesn't make a fuss, it's her husband's business, and she won't give up.

"Guobin is not at home. Let's talk about this matter after Guobin comes back." Chen Rou said.

"Then when Second Uncle comes back, we must ask him to have a good talk with him," said Mrs. Han immediately.

Chen Rou glanced at her and said, "For this kind of thing, men just need to express their opinions to us. They don't need to show up, we have to go."

This is the advantage of being a woman. As long as you don't cross the line, you can do whatever you want. But men are different from women. Let a man act like a spoiled brat? He will never be able to hold his head up again.

It's up to the women to do this.

When Han's eldest sister-in-law heard about this, she was almost furious. But she came over and told the second brother's family about it. The second brother's family didn't get angry. They looked at her and couldn't help but said, "Second brother's wife, you're not angry when you hear this?"

"If I wasn't angry, could I wait for Guobin to come back and tell him?" Chen Rou asked back.

Mrs. Han found that the changes in the second uncle's family were really significant, but she was in no mood to say anything at the moment, so she said, "I'll come again when the second uncle comes back."

After saying that, he went back.

As soon as she left, Zhou Zhen couldn't help but say, "You are such a great mother-in-law and father-in-law. I can't stand it anymore."

She knew that Han Guolin's house at the old Han family had been renovated into a brick and tile house, but as he was their most beloved eldest son, no one could say anything if the old couple were willing to renovate it into a wedding house for him.

But not only is there a wedding house, there is also a bicycle!

Chen Rou said, "You have a lot of connections, go and ask around to see if it's true." She just had to take half of what her sister-in-law said at face value.

However, she felt that there was no doubt about this matter, judging by the love the old couple had for their son, and the fact that his partner had a decent job in the town.

Zhou Zhen went out without saying a word and came back in less than half an hour.

"There's no doubt about it. The betrothal gift is a bicycle!" Zhou Zhen said.

"Yeah." Chen Rou had an idea in her mind.

Han Guobin was also away for three days this time and still returned home at five in the morning.

He still had one chicken left to bring back, and she stewed the pheasant and made chicken noodle soup with it, which was really delicious.

Knowing that she liked it, Han Guobin stayed and this time he brought back more money, more than four yuan.

"What's the good of beating it?" Chen Rou said after taking the money.

"A fox." Han Guobin said.

Chen Rou nodded, knowing that he would come back around this time, so she had already boiled water in advance, asked him to wash up, and started to cook porridge.

Corn porridge made from corn grits is the most delicious.

This time, the family received a lot of corn. In fact, Chen Rou was not used to eating corn rice, so she asked Han Guobin to grind all the corn, half of it into corn flour and the other half into corn grits.

This corn grits is specially used to make porridge.

The corn porridge was cooked quickly. Chen Rou washed a few pieces of pickles and boiled two eggs. This was their breakfast.

Although there is a lot of meat in the space, she doesn't know when life will get better. But there should still be some years, so the meat in the space cannot be eaten up, so naturally she has to save it.

But this kind of food is already very good.

"Don't save the eggs. I've told Lao Yang to bring some back for you next time. Eat them whenever you want." Han Guobin said to her.

"Yeah." Chen Rou smiled and nodded: "Go to sleep after eating."

As for the troubles in the old Han family, she would not talk about them for the time being. Everything would be discussed after her man had eaten and slept enough.

After eating, Chen Rou went to bed with him to take a nap.

"You've worked hard outside." Chen Rou saw that he hadn't rested since the slack season. Other men's families were recuperating. Not to mention those far away, Zhou Zhen's man Ma Dafa had only been to the mountains twice and returned the same day.

Her husband is out all day, needless to say, it's not easy for him.

"What's the big deal?" Han Guobin touched her belly and said, "I am the man of the family. I have to make sure you two live a good life."

Chen Rou held his face and kissed him. It was not easy to be a man at home, so she should always give him some loving encouragement when she got home.

In the end times, it is hard to find a man who works hard for his family. Some unfortunate women have to go out to find food even with a big belly. This is not uncommon in the end times.

Han Guobin, who didn't know what his wife was thinking, felt warm in his heart and fell asleep while hugging his wife.

Chen Rou slept until around nine o'clock and then got up to make him some delicious food.

Just kill the pheasant and have chicken noodle soup for lunch.

Most of the food distributed at home was coarse grains, and there was very little fine grains. This year we also distributed some wheat, but the amount was not much, only two kilograms, which was not enough to make many dumplings.

But she did have some in her space, although not much. She focused all her efforts on collecting rice, and no one knew what she was thinking at the time.

Not much white flour or cornmeal was collected.

I took out some rice last time, but it was gone after we ate it.

Han Guobin, who slept until noon, was indeed starving.

"Wife." He shouted as soon as he woke up.

"I'm here. It'll be ready soon. Wait for me." Chen Rou said in the kitchen.

After a while, she brought in a bowl of chicken noodle soup.

The pheasant was not very big, especially after it was killed, there was only a little meat left, but Chen Rou still kept half of it, so she put it down now.

The remaining half was stewed with potatoes in the evening.

But the couple enjoyed the meal very much. After the meal, Han Guobin ran to get alkaline noodles to wash the dishes.

After washing, he came back to stay with his wife.

After a good night's sleep and feeling refreshed, Chen Rou told her what Mrs. Han had said.

Han Guobin didn’t know what to say either.

"I came to this matter with my sister-in-law. You men know the general idea, but I think we have to make a fuss. Otherwise, I won't be able to get over it, not to mention my sister-in-law." Chen Rou said.

"Wife, don't hit your head against it!" Han Guobin said hurriedly.

Chen Rou couldn't help laughing, and looked at him and said, "I looked a little silly before, but do you think I look silly now?"

Han Guobin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

So when Mrs. Han heard the news and came over in the afternoon, Han Guobin was sleeping in the house.

Chen Rou said, "Sister-in-law, come with me. We have to let the Han family know that our two daughters-in-law are not made of clay."

Mrs. Han said, “We should have done this a long time ago!”

So the two sisters-in-law rushed to the Han family.

It had only been a short while since the two sisters-in-law came over in such a threatening manner, but many people had gathered around them. After all, the village was so small, and the rumor had already spread that Han Guolin wanted to buy a bicycle as a betrothal gift.

Of course, Han's mother explained to others that this was for the couple to use, just to celebrate when they went to her mother's house.

But to put it bluntly, isn’t this bought for the third couple?

Neither the eldest son nor the second son has it, how can they agree to it?

Naturally, they couldn't wait to gather around and eat the melons. During the slack season, eating melon seeds was the only fun way to pass the time.

Han's mother thought that the two of them should have come to her house a long time ago, and it was no exception when she saw them now.

- Extracting MTL from raw by Du Xian'er (Poison❀Fairy) -

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