The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 21

Chapter 21. One supplement, one nourishment [Announcement of listing]

After bringing the bamboos home, Chen Rouke had something to do.

Even the splitting of bamboo strips doesn't require Han Guobin's help, she can do it by herself.

However, since Han Guobin had taken charge of it, she did not compete with him for the job. After having a simple dinner, Chen Rou boiled water for him to take a bath.

It’s not really washing, it’s just wiping the body.

I washed his feet with a wooden bucket of water and then washed his feet with him. This was the most comfortable thing and Chen Rou also enjoyed the foot washing very much.

However, as she was pregnant, she didn't dare to use water that was too hot, so he soaked her feet first, and when they were almost done, she went in to wash with him.

The two of them stepped on each other's feet and laughter could be heard.

Although it was a cold day, the atmosphere in this small adobe house was very warm.

After washing my feet, I prepared to go to bed.

It’s too cold and there’s no TV to watch. What else can I do besides sleeping? Wouldn’t it be a waste of lamp oil?

"Wife." Han Guobin called in a low voice.

"Aren't you tired?" Chen Rou knew what he was going to do as soon as she heard it, and said.

"Not tired." Han Guobin said.

If you are not tired, then come on. Chen Rou put her hand on his waist. She also missed her man.

Han Guobin understood, and the couple naturally had a gentle conversation.

Han Guobin got up early the next morning to help split bamboo strips.

Chen Rou chopped up a lot of them, all of which could be woven directly without any further processing.

In the following days, Chen Rou stayed at home weaving bamboo baskets and other items, while Han Guobin continued to go hunting.

Then he went out two more times.

At the end of November, which is the beginning of November in the lunar calendar, it started snowing.

That morning, Han Guobin came back in the snow, his face was pale. Chen Rou immediately went into the kitchen and made him a big bowl of brown sugar ginger soup for him to drink. She also made him some ginger soup for him to soak his feet. He was sweating all over and his face was red. Only then did Chen Rou breathe a sigh of relief.

"From now on, just prepare for the New Year at home and don't go anywhere." Chen Rou glared at him and said.

"Wife, make me something to eat." Han Guobin grinned.

Why does he feel so comforted seeing his wife being so worried about him?

Without him saying anything, Chen Rou went out to cook and made him some noodles. Seeing that he brought back a lot of meat, she also cut a few pieces for him.

After eating a bowl of noodles, Han Guobin finally felt relieved.

Sitting cross-legged on the kang, he began to take out money. This time he brought back eight yuan, and the rest he had to spend.

Because it was snowing, he didn't go into the mountains, but he had to get some meat to take home and eat slowly. His wife was pregnant and couldn't live without meat. She had a baby in her belly, so how could she grow without meat?

So this time he brought home a piece of pork belly weighing almost three pounds, and several pork ribs, which would be eaten until the meat was distributed at the end of the year.

"How come there is so much money?" Chen Rou was stunned.

He had gone out once before and took home four dollars. This time he came back directly with eight dollars, and there was still so much meat.

"Killing a lone wolf is more valuable." Han Guobin said.

There was a hint of regret in his tone. What he wanted more was a wild boar, but unfortunately he hadn't encountered one since the last time, until this time when he encountered a lone wolf.

He took care of it.

Wolves are very valuable. People want their fangs, their fur, and of course their meat.

And this time, apart from a wolf, we also killed a lot of other prey, so that's why we had so much money.

Chen Rou took the money and put it away.

The family has quite a bit of money now, but it is still some distance away from being able to build a brick house.

But there’s no rush for a house, it can be bought next year or the year after.

"Go to bed quickly." Chen Rou said.

It was very cold that day, but the kang in the house was on and it was very warm.

Han Guobin was also tired and was about to lie down to sleep. Chen Rou was still worried, so she took out some cold medicine from the space and made it for him to drink before letting him sleep.

Chen Rou didn't sleep. He was sleeping on the kang, but she was not. She was sitting on a small stool in the house weaving a bamboo basket.

There was only one basket at home, and she wanted to weave another one. She has finally finished the product these days.

A new basket and a bamboo jar, now I need to weave a bamboo basket.

You don't have to worry about hurting your hands when knitting with gloves.

Besides, having this handicraft can help to kill time, otherwise it would be too boring.

While making the bamboo basket slowly, Chen Rou estimated the time and prepared lunch.

Now that her husband Guobin doesn't go out, she plans to make more. For example, she plans to steam more buns at one time so that she can just heat them up when eating.

Now that the snow has fallen, there is no need to worry about anything going bad.

It would be much easier to do more.

Bring the basin in and place it on the head of the kang. It will be easier for the dough to rise if it is warm. Otherwise, it will become dead dough.

While letting the dough rise, Chen Rou continued to make her bamboo basket.

After a while Zhou Zhen came over and asked if she wanted tofu. Her family made a lot of tofu today.

"Yes." Chen Rou scooped up some beans in exchange and cut a few large pieces of tofu to take home. She put them in water and prepared to use them to stew cabbage.

When the dough was almost kneaded, Chen Rou kneaded the dough again and then steamed the buns.

The steamed buns are out of the pot. Chen Rou used the large piece of pork belly that Han Guobin bought to boil out a lot of oil. The meat, cut into the size of a little finger, is a little browned but not overcooked. It is full of oil and smells delicious when you take a bite.

But it should be saved and eaten slowly. The cabbage and tofu can be stewed in the same pot as the pork belly. It tastes really delicious.

On snowy days, farmers just eat, drink and sleep. There is nothing else to do.

Of course, there are also many men and women who gather together to chat, or couples just lie on the kang together.

So there will be a lot of children born next year.

Compared to people who are off-season during farming, Song Xiaoyu, who works in town, also has no holiday at this moment. Currently, office workers have no concept of holiday either.

The slogan 'Don't stop the fight on the 30th, continue on the 1st' is not shouted in vain.

Han Guolin picked up and dropped off Song Xiaoyu every day, and Han's mother praised her daughter-in-law for her hard work and perseverance whenever she met someone.

But they smiled and said yes, but turned around and pouted behind their backs. It's twelve dollars a month, and there are all kinds of tickets.

Compared to these two, everyone else basically hibernates, especially on this day, it is really too cold.

Snowy and icy.

After Han Guobin came back in the snow, he did not get sick because Chen Rou took good care of him, but his spirits were still a little low.

Chen Rou did not dare to underestimate the illness, and she gave him two more doses of instant powder. Seeing that he was much better, she stopped paying attention to him.

It was snowing heavily outside, and the snow would stop occasionally. When the snow stopped, Han Guobin actually wanted to go up the mountain.

Although it is difficult to go to the deep mountains when it snows, the nearby mountains are still fine. When it snows, rabbits cannot run fast and pheasants cannot move easily, so they are easy to catch.

But his wife wouldn't let him and asked him to stay at home.

That day, Chen Rou soaked some dried kelp and planned to eat kelp stewed with pork ribs today.

I haven’t eaten the half pound of dried kelp that Han Guobin and I bought in the city yet, so I’ll soak some and eat it today.

Wash it clean after it is softened. If you don’t wash it clean, it will not taste good and will be very salty, but Chen Rou knows how to handle it.

After washing, cut it into knots and stew it with the ribs.

Chen Rou really had nothing to do at the moment. All she thought about day was eating. Not only did she want to eat for both of them, but Han Guobin also needed some nourishment.

I still have to earn work points next year, so I can’t take advantage of my youth to ruin my body, otherwise I’ll look like a weakling.

Winter is also a good time to nourish your body. If you miss it now, how will you survive next year?

Since Han Guobin stopped going into the mountains, he has been enjoying the tenderness from his wife.

Not to mention the three delicious meals a day, there is also milk, and I have to make a cup for him to drink from time to time.

He was so teased that he wanted to make trouble for his wife at night, but he knew that his wife was pregnant and he couldn't do what she wanted.

It's okay to be close to his wife occasionally.

He stayed at home until mid-November of the lunar calendar. The snow stopped at noon that day, and Han Guobin couldn't wait to go out. He was really bored after being cooped up at home for so many days.

Chen Rou didn't care about him and just went out for a walk. Not to mention Han Guobin, since it really wasn't snowing, she also went out for a walk.

She carried a piece of mutton weighing two taels and went back to her parents' home.

Chen's mother couldn't help but say to her: "Why did you buy mutton again? This thing is very expensive!"

"I bought some for you and my dad to eat to warm our bodies." Chen Rou said.

"Your father and I have enough to eat, so you just need to live a good life with Guobin. It's not easy for Guobin to make some money in the mountains!" said Chen's mother.

Chen Rou nodded and agreed.

But there is so much meat in the space, so it’s no big deal to take some out for her parents to eat.

"Take advantage of the winter to take care of my father. There will be a lot of work to do in the spring next year." Chen Rou said to her father.

Mr. Chen is in his early fifties. He is not old, but he is not young either.

"Need I tell you? Your eldest brother and his friends have nothing to do, so they went fishing the day before yesterday and stewed it. They caught a rabbit yesterday and I stewed half of it. There's still half left at home. You can take it back later." Chen's mother said.

"Take it back." Father Chen spoke very little, but his love for his daughter was real.

"If I want to eat Guobin, can I not take him home? Aren't you worried that you will get a cleft lip after eating rabbit?" Chen Rou said with a smile.

Mother Chen then remembered that she was pregnant and said, "Forget it. Next time you catch a pheasant, ask your brother to deliver it to you."

"No, just keep it here and eat it. Guobin is going out today, and he will definitely be able to fight when he comes back." Chen Rou said. She was always so confident in her Guobin.

After sitting here for a while, Chen Rou went back and left two taels of mutton, but her mother gave her a few pieces of tofu, which her mother made herself, so she didn't refuse.

I took it home and put it in water, then started preparing dinner.

But she started soaking a handful of red beans as she planned to cook some red bean porridge.

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

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