The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 20

Chapter 20. Thermos

Han Guobin rarely went into the mountains at this time of year in previous years because it was too cold. He would only go into the mountains after the New Year or before the beginning of spring to make some money.

But by doing this every winter, I was able to save up two hundred yuan over the years and keep it here with Lao Yang.

But this year is different. His wife knitted him a sweater and sewed him a large cotton coat and cotton pants. Although the weather is cold, it is not too cold for him.

The most important thing is that he feels warm in his heart thinking about giving his wife and the child who will be born next year a good life.

After leaving the pig slaughterhouse, Han Guobin walked towards home and peeled another candy to eat on the way home.

He was starving, and when he got home, his wife would prepare something delicious for him.

Chen Rou went to bed early last night and got up early today.

It was still gloomy outside, but Chen Rou had already gotten up and started boiling water.

When Han Guobin was not at home, she always used a lighter, and there were a lot of matches left over. After all, these things cost money.

A box of matches costs two cents and contains ninety matches. Except for one or two matches that are not easy to use and are more consumable, a box of matches can be used in a month.

Is one cent not money? A pound of salt is only 1.7 cents now.

If you save some money, you can buy some salt to pickle vegetables.

After lighting a fire with a lighter, Chen Rou put the lighter into the space, then began to scoop water to scrub the pot. Only after it was clean did she start to boil water.

Ever since it was repaired, she can use the pot however she wants without worrying about it being exposed.

When Han Guobin entered the village, he saw smoke coming out of the chimney in the direction of his house.

It was almost half past five when he got home. Chen Rouze had already boiled some water for him and made sure that he returned safely. Only then did she notice the things he brought back.

"Thermos?" Chen Rou's eyes lit up.

"Well, we will have hot water at home from now on." Han Guobin felt happy to see his wife so happy. For a man, is there anything more fulfilling than making his wife happy?

"You wash first, I'll go get some." Chen Rou said.

I went into the kitchen stove to fill it with hot water. Since I had just bought a brand new one, I had to boil it in water, then rinse it thoroughly and then I could store the hot water.

Chen Rou filled a pot and took it into the house. She also brought out some clam oil and applied it to Han Guobin who had just washed his face.

"Why would I need to apply this?" Han Guobin said.

"It's so cold today, you must apply some antifreeze. I don't want you to be ugly." Chen Rou said as she applied it on him.

Han Guobin looked at his wife. What he enjoyed most was his wife's tenderness. He felt that with a wife like this at home, he could bear it no matter how cold it was outside.

Chen Rou applied the ointment to him and then came out of the house to bring him the mutton and radish soup.

Even though there is only half a pound of lamb chops, the lamb and radish soup in this pot is covered with a thick layer of white oil.

Put all these into the pot and heat them together. They melted in a short while. Chen Rou then threw the corn balls that she had prepared earlier onto the side of the pot.

Soon, Han Guobin had the mutton and radish soup, which tasted delicious when paired with corn pancakes.

This time, Han Guobin not only brought back a thermos, but also a small piece of meat. It wasn't much, only half a pound, but it could at least add some fuel to the family.

Since the slack season during farming, everyone in the family has had meat to eat, more or less, and there is quite a lot of oil.

But at this moment, eating corn cakes and drinking mutton and radish soup still tastes delicious.

"Take a nap after eating, and take a bath after the kang is heated in the evening." Chen Rou said.

Han Guobin nodded. He didn't ask about the mutton. After eating and drinking his fill, he soaked his feet comfortably and then went to sleep on the kang. Of course, he also invited his wife to join him.

Chen Rou thought that there was nothing to do today, and she really missed him, so she went to bed with him.

The quilt at home weighs almost six kilograms, which is not very thick, but because it is a new quilt, it is still very warm. Of course, it is warmest when there are two people in the quilt.

Before lying down to sleep, Han Guobin did not forget to put the money away for her. It was a little more than two yuan and a dime, but it was not a small amount. After all, she brought back a thermos, which was not cheap.

"It's too cold. Why don't you wait until next spring to go?" Chen Rou put away the money and said to him.

Han Guobin kissed the corner of her mouth and said, "It's not cold, it's warm. If it were really cold, I wouldn't go."

Chen Rou has gentle eyes and eyebrows. How could she not like such a man?

"Then you feel it yourself. Don't force yourself. It won't be worth it if you get cold." Chen Rou said.

"Yeah." Han Guobin nodded, but he was in good health, especially since his wife always made delicious food for him, so there was no way he would get cold.

It was past eight o'clock and the couple was still sleeping when someone came from Old Chen's house.

The one who came over was Chen Rou's second brother, carrying two fish.

Chen Rou woke up when she heard the sound, and Han Guobin also woke up. Chen Rou said softly, "I'll just go out, you continue to sleep. You are my second brother, so don't worry about it."

Han Guobin was so sleepy that he fell asleep again as soon as he closed his eyes.

Although he found a place to sleep in the mountains, he didn't dare to sleep too deeply even if he lit a fire. Besides, eating and drinking outside would definitely make him tired.

Chen Rou dressed herself and came out.

"Second brother." Chen Rou said with a smile.

"You haven't gotten up yet?" Brother Chen asked in surprise.

"No, Guobin has been out for three days and just came back. I stayed with him for a while. He fell into a deep sleep. Don't be surprised, second brother." Chen Rou said.

"That's nothing." said the second brother Chen. He and his brothers had heard from their mother that their younger brother-in-law had gone into the mountains. It was okay for them to go there and back, but they didn't have the courage to spend the night in the mountains.

"My eldest brother and third brother and I caught them in a whole pot. I'll send two over for you to stew." said Second Brother Chen.

"Okay." Chen Rou smiled and nodded, then took it and said, "Second brother, wait a moment."

Brother Chen didn't know what he was waiting for, so he just waited. Chen Rou went in and grabbed a handful of candy from the space.

It's a little different from the milk candy now, but it's really a coincidence. The milk candy she bought was also White Rabbit brand. Although it's a little different from the one now, it's not a problem.

There is also pine nut candy in the space, which is also sold in the county town. The packaging is a little different, but the candy is the same.

She was not afraid to give it to her husband Guobin to eat.

Her Guobin never asked any questions, but he ate it.

I gave you a handful, about ten of them.

Brother Chen was stunned for a moment: "What are you going to do with so many candies? Keep them for yourself."

"Second brother, take it back and share some with my nephews and nieces." Chen Rou said.

"Why are they eating this? It will damage their teeth. Take it back." Brother Chen was about to stuff it into her mouth.

"Brother, you're still pushing me for a few candies. If you need fish in the future, you'd better give me one or two." Chen Rou said.

"Then you definitely can't be missing." Brother Chen also smiled.

"I won't keep you, second brother. You should go back quickly. We'll go there together when Guobin is free." Chen Rou said.

Brother Chen was still quite embarrassed, so he took the candies and went home.

Old Chen's family had not yet divided up, so he took the candies home and gave them to his mother, who distributed them.

There were six grandchildren in total. Mother Chen gave one to each of them and put the rest in the cabinet.

Mrs. Chen San felt that she was at a disadvantage. She and Brother Chen San only had one child, while the eldest wife had three, and they shared three pieces of candy.

Mother Chen didn't care about all this. She talked about her youngest daughter with Father Chen in the house, and she felt a little emotional.

"Now you can use personal connections. You're finally starting to be sensible," said Chen's mother.

Her parents gave her a pheasant a while ago, and today they sent two fish, so her daughter gave her a handful of candies.

It’s not much, but it’s a personal relationship after all, with give and take, and the daughters-in-law in this family have an idea of ​​it.

Father Chen asked, "Where does Guobin sell his wild animals? Is it safe?"

"Don't you know what kind of person Guobin is? He is the most reliable one. There is no need to worry." Chen's mother said.

Father Chen nodded, and Mother Chen was very happy again: "You go there so often, you must have earned some money. Last time I heard from Rourou that you can earn as much as two dollars."

"The young couple will be fine in the future." said Chen's father.

Here at home.

Chen Rou was killing fish at the moment. The fish her second brother brought over was tilapia. Each fish weighed more than one kilogram and was best eaten by stewing it.

At noon, we had boiled sweet potatoes with fish stewed with garlic and soy sauce. The taste was simply amazing.

When Han Guobin woke up, he smelled the fragrant aroma.

Chen Rou poured him a glass of warm water and said, "Second brother brought two fish over. I stewed them. Are you ready to eat?"

"Okay." Han Guobin felt hungry after drinking the water, so he went to the backyard to fill up some water, washed his hands, and came back to eat.

"Are you still tired?" Chen Rou asked while eating sweet potatoes with him.

"Not tired." Han Guobin looked at his wife and said, "What's the matter?"

"Come with me to cut some bamboo? I learned how to weave bamboo strips from Uncle Lu." Chen Rou said.

"You hurt your hand." Han Guobin frowned. "What do you want? Just find Uncle Lu and ask him to do it for you. It doesn't cost much."

Chen Rou went to the cupboard and took out a pair of gloves. She had several pairs in her space, but they were all women's and there was no men's, otherwise she would have given them to him to wear when he went out.

"I bought these gloves before." Chen Rou showed them to him and said, "I know bamboo weaving doesn't cost much, but I was too idle at home and had nothing to do, so I went to learn from Mr. Lu. It cost me a lot of money."

Han Guobin was helpless, but seeing that his wife was really interested and even had gloves, he nodded.

After a hearty lunch, the couple didn’t rush to work. They just lay down together to rest and took another nap. Around two o’clock in the afternoon, they went to borrow a cart from the neighboring Ma family, and then went to the village entrance to chop bamboo.

It wasn't until the evening that the couple finally managed to carry a cartload of bamboo back home.

Han Guobin started to chop bamboo strips for his wife, and Chen Rou went to cook. Today they had mutton and fish, so the dinner would be much lighter, just some pumpkin grits porridge and two boiled eggs.

The meat that Han Guobin brought back this morning is being marinated. In this weather, there is no problem saving it for eating tomorrow.

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

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