The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 22 (Part 2)

Chapter 22 (Part 2)

Because Chen Rou and Han Guobin's sweaters were real, no one doubted the truthfulness of Chen Rou's statement that all the family money had been spent.

But I guess Han Guobin may have made some money during this period.

But how much can his spendthrift wife earn to support her family?

"Please sit down, sister-in-law." Chen Rou brought her a stool and said.

Mrs. Han sat down and asked about the host's family: "Did they come to see you?"

"No." Chen Rou knew that she was asking about the third brother's wife and shook her head.

"He didn't even come to look for me. It seems like he doesn't think much of us." Mrs. Han snorted coldly.

Chen Rou didn't say anything about this, and turned to talk about Brother Han: "It's so cold, can we catch fish?"

"Let's see. It would be great if we can get it sorted out. It would also give Third Aunt face when we take it to the city." said Mrs. Han.

Even Han's eldest sister-in-law had a very good impression of Han Guoli, the third aunt, simply because when she was in confinement after giving birth to her eldest son, Han Guoli, who was not married yet, sent her a jar of malted milk.

That was a rare item. Later, when she got married and gave birth to her second son, she also sent half a pound of brown sugar back to her. This aunt who married into the city did not forget her family, so her family must have given her some face.

So today Han Guobin went over and called her big brother to catch fish, and she had no objection at all.

Han Guobin came back around noon, but there was only one pheasant, nothing else.

Brother Han had a better harvest. By around two o'clock in the afternoon, he had caught a small basin of fish, about seven or eight of them, each about the size of a palm.

Chen Rou wanted to eat crucian carp stewed with tofu, so Han Guobin kept two crucian carps and put the rest in a bag, including the pheasant he had shot. He borrowed the captain's bicycle and asked him to issue a certificate to deliver the goods to the city.

After entering the city, Han Guobin went straight to Han Guoli's mother-in-law's house, but at the corner he happened to meet Han Guoli who was going home from get off work.

"Second brother?" Han Guoli was stunned for a moment, then she was delighted: "Second brother, why are you here? It's so cold today. Come in quickly. I'll pour you a cup of hot water."

"Your sister-in-law knitted a sweater for me. This cotton coat and cotton pants are also new. I won't be cold." Han Guobin said. He also had a pair of gloves on his hands, but they were a bit ugly.

Chen Rou modified it using the gloves in her space. It’s ugly, but it’s somewhat warm.

Han Guoli was a little surprised, thinking that she hadn't been back to her parents' home for half a year. Has her second sister-in-law changed so much?

"Did you also apply clam oil?" Han Guoli smelled a little fragrance and looked at her second brother's face and said.

"Your sister-in-law insisted on applying it to me before she went out." Han Guobin was still a little embarrassed, but his eyes were full of warm smiles.

Seeing her second brother like this, what else did Han Guoli not know? She was also happy in her heart and said, "Second sister-in-law really cares about you, second brother, don't think she is nagging."

Han Guobin naturally wouldn't mind his wife being so nagging. He took the bag down and said, "I caught the pheasant for you, and my brother caught the fish for you. You can take them back."

Han Guoli hurriedly said, "Why are people in the city still worried about this? Second brother, take it back."

"Don't push this on me. I know what life is like in the city better than you do." Han Guobin said.

He didn't envy people in the city at all. Even if you had tickets, you couldn't necessarily buy many things, not to mention that tickets were in short supply.

Things like pheasant and fish are also scarce in the city.

After Han Guobin stuffed it into her hand, he said, "I won't go into the house. You can take it back."

As he said that, he rode away on his bicycle. Han Guoli only had time to say be careful on the road before watching her second brother leave.

Then he carried these things and walked into the house with his back straight.

As for Han Guobin, he did not go back immediately. He went to the supply and marketing cooperative to weigh a pound of red dates. A lot of brown sugar was consumed at home. His wife would occasionally put brown sugar in ginger soup for him. He would also eat brown sugar to replenish his energy when he gave birth.

So when he saw there was brown sugar, he bought another bag of brown sugar, weighed some apples and some melon seeds, and went home with these supplies.

It was a little late when I got home and the temperature was very low. I went to the captain's house to return the bicycle and then came back.

"Why did you buy so many things?" Chen Rou took it and asked.

Chen Rou asked him to buy the red dates and gave him money, but she didn't let him buy the rest.

"It's a rare trip, so I bought it right away. Otherwise, everything will be in short supply at the end of the year," said Han Guobin.

When I give birth to my baby next year, I will have to go back to work, so I won’t have time to buy things like brown sugar. I will just buy them and put them aside, and then tear off the packaging when I use them.

Chen Rou still felt a little sorry for the money, but since she had already bought it, she didn't say anything.

It was late November in the lunar calendar. The sky was gloomy and extremely cold, and it snowed every day.

Because it was inconvenient to go to and from get off work, Song Xiaoyu went directly back to her parents' home. Han's father and mother sent a lot of food to her, and they were worried that their in-laws would accuse her of taking advantage of them.

However, these things have nothing to do with the family. Chen Rou and Han Guobin are now lying on the kang in their home.

"Our little guy should be out by this time next year." Han Guobin grinned.

Chen Rou chewed an apple, occasionally giving him a bite, and said, "It's too cold today. By this time next year, the baby will be about three or four months old, and it will be much better."

She will give birth around the summer harvest next year, which means it will be several months before the coldest time. She won't be as fragile as a baby that's only one or two months old.

"Eat more. I heard that the baby should eat good food when it is in the belly so that it will be strong when it is born." Han Guobin said.

"Where did you hear that?" Chen Rou looked at him.

"Aunt Chen told me." Han Guobin said.

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

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