The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 23 (Part 4)

Chapter 23 (Part 4)

Chen Rou didn't care about her mother's affairs. Although the military kettle was good, she still boiled it inside and out with boiling water after taking it home.

Only then did I fill it with hot water to see how effective the insulation is.

This military water bottle cost a little money, but Chen Rou didn't care at all. It would have many uses in the future. Whenever her husband Guobin went hunting or worked in the fields to earn work points, she could give it to him and let him keep it for drinking.

In peacetime, there is a saying that goes "drink more hot water, hot water can cure all diseases", so doesn't she have to let Guobin take her to drink it?

With this military water bottle, the family no longer needs anything else, and Chen Rou doesn't plan to spend any more money.

It's impossible for her Guobin to earn money while she spends it later. How can she save money like this?

Han Guobin did not return until three days after entering the mountains.

I brought back six dollars.

"Give Gao Zheng two pieces." Han Guobin said.

Chen Rou asked, "Does he have any objections?"

"No." Han Guobin shook his head.

Gao Zheng is also brave, but he is not very good at hunting, and he has no sales channels, so he has to do all these things.

It goes without saying that he naturally gets the biggest share.

Gao Zheng didn’t know how much he earned, but he was still very happy to get two dollars.

I was just sitting around doing nothing anyway, so this money was pretty much free money, and it wasn't a small amount.

He only rested for a day after coming back, and the next day he went out again with the dry food prepared by his wife and a military water bottle.

"Brother Bin, where did you get this military water bottle? I'm afraid it's not cheap, right?" Gao Zheng asked.

"Your sister-in-law was afraid that I would not have hot water to drink, so she asked me to bring it with me." Han Guobin said.

As for how much money it would cost, he didn't ask his wife. His wife has the final say at home, so it's up to her to decide.

But it was obvious that his wife cared about him, and Han Guobin had to admit that it was really comfortable to have this kettle.

Han Guobin went hunting from the 16th day of the first lunar month until almost the time for spring planting, but he didn't encounter any wild boars and felt a little disappointed.

Because after this trip I will have to start working in the fields, and I won’t have time to go into the mountains.

So, that afternoon, Han Guobin gritted his teeth and took Gao Zheng deeper into the mountains.

The moon was high in the sky. Han Guobin slowly opened a candy and put it into his mouth. A wild boar, bigger than the first one he caught, lay dead beside him.

Gao Zheng jumped down from the big rock with a look of palpitations on his face!

"Brother Bin, are you okay?" Gao Zheng asked.

His brother Bin was the most heroic man he had ever seen in his life. He was carrying a huge wild boar that must have weighed at least 200 kilograms!

His sickle was totally useless, he didn't dare to attack at all, so his brother Bin was killed by himself!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at his brother Bin's long sword. It was so sharp.

"It's okay." Han Guobin ate some candy, took a good rest, and said, "You have to come with me."

"Okay!" Gao Zheng nodded.

The two of them walked for more than four hours in the dark, and then Han Guobin separated from him, asking him to go back first and come home the next afternoon.

Gao Zheng knew that he was going to take action, but he didn't follow him. The less he knew, the safer he would be.

Han Guobin carried these things by himself and walked for more than an hour before he reached the pig farm.

The old sheep was stunned when he saw the big wild boar: "Oh my goodness, you killed another wild boar?"

"In partnership with someone." Han Guobin threw down the sack again and said.

This is the last trip. It will be impossible to go into the mountains again from the beginning of spring planting until the end of the year when there is no farming work.

You definitely need to play more.

There were indeed quite a few wild boars this time. This wild boar was very big. It was less than 200 kilograms, but at least 193 kilograms. It was a truly big wild boar.

A pound of live pig costs 2.3 yuan, and this wild boar alone costs more than 40 yuan.

There were quite a few pheasants and rabbits, almost eight yuan, which together amounted to more than fifty yuan.

With the money and a piece of meat, Han Guobin went home.

He was too tired, so he walked home slowly. It was almost six o'clock when he got home. People in the village saw him going home.

When Han Guobin returned home, Chen Rou had already prepared hot water, not only hot water, but also hot millet porridge.

Seeing him come back so tired, Chen Rou really couldn't bear to let him go, so she said, "Hurry up and wash up, then eat and go to rest."

Han Guobin was indeed tired, so he nodded and said nothing.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he went to drink porridge. Chen Rou cut some of the meat he brought back and fried it, used the oil to make eggs for him, and then used the meat to stir-fry bean sprouts.

Han Guobin was really hungry and ate a lot in a hurry.

After he finished eating, he didn't have to worry about anything, so Chen Rou sent him into the house to sleep.

When Mrs. Han heard the news, she came over soon and wanted to ask if he had made any money.

Chen Rou happened to be in the kitchen and said, "Change this piece of meat for me to eat."

Mrs. Han came in to look at the meat. The piece of meat was not small, so she cut a few pieces and fried them with oil and eggs for Han Guobin to eat. There was still about two kilograms left.

Seeing this piece of meat, Mrs. Han was greedy and couldn't help but said, "You really dare to eat it!"

She really thought that she would earn a lot, otherwise why would she be willing to buy such a big piece of meat? But at the same time, she couldn't help but wonder, if she ate like this, how much money could she save even if she earned money?

"When you're pregnant, you have to be willing to give up," Chen Rou said.

In fact, she was reluctant to do so. She still had a lot of meat in her space, so there was no need to buy so much. But since her husband Guobin bought it, she wouldn't say anything.

"Sister-in-law, do you want it? If you do, I can cut a piece for you and charge you according to the market price." Thinking of this, Chen Rou asked Sister-in-law Han.

There was no way that Mrs. Han would be willing to spend money to cut her own flesh, as it would be almost the same as cutting her own flesh.

After a while she went back.

Chen Rou took the opportunity to cut out another pound from the space.

The team is about to start work, and Han Guobin will have to go out with a hoe tomorrow. He will be busy from now on, so how can he not eat meat?

The pound of meat that was cut was all pork belly, which she cut and fried. It was delicious and she could just put it in a large bowl and eat it slowly.

She started kneading the dough again and made corn buns for her husband Guobin at noon.

When Han Guobin came back, many people in the village saw him and smelled the meat coming from the house.

The New Year has passed, and every household has saved a lot of lard from the last pig slaughter. However, this has to last until the next time the meat is distributed, so I really can't bear to eat it.

Zhou Zhen came over from next door.

When Chen Rou heard people in the village saying that their family had earned money to buy meat, she said, "Yes, they bought some meat to eat."

"You have to be frugal. I see you two are really willing to spend a lot." Zhou Zhen said.

Living next door, how could he not know the fragrance coming from here a while ago? And Han Guobin also sent a fish to the old Ma family.

"From now on, when I go to work, I won't be able to eat even if I want to," said Chen Rou.

Zhou Zhen stayed for a while and then went back because she still had to do laundry.

Han Guobin slept until noon, but he still didn't get enough sleep. It was Chen Rou who prepared the meal and called him to eat it while it was hot.

Corn buns were served with an egg drop soup and a potato stew.

Han Guobin got up and drank a glass of water, then had lunch with his wife. After a full lunch and a good sleep, he felt relaxed.

He took out his cotton-padded jacket and started to take out money. After deducting the money for cutting the meat, he brought back fifty-two dollars this time.

Looking at his wife's wide eyes, Han Guobin smiled and said, "I made a little more money by killing a wild boar."

At least it was not in vain that I went into the mountains these days, I met one.

"I haven't given Gao Zheng his yet." Han Guobin remembered and said.

"How much?" Chen Rou asked.

"Five dollars." Han Guobin said.

"Okay?" Chen Rou looked at him in surprise. She thought he would have to give her ten dollars no matter what.

"Five dollars is enough." Han Guobin said.

Gao Zheng came at two o'clock in the afternoon. Han Guobin gave him five dollars, but Gao Zheng felt that it was a bit too much.

He didn't help at all with the wild boar throughout the whole journey, but it's not that he didn't help at all. He helped carry the wild boar for a while, and the rest was all up to Han Guobin by himself.

They shot some pheasants and rabbits, but Gao Zheng knew the numbers well and thought it was a lot if he could get two dollars from the kills.

Now that he has five dollars, he feels embarrassed to take it.

The wild boar had nothing to do with him, so how could he get the remaining five dollars?

"Take it back, we'll go together again when we have the chance," said Han Guobin.

Although Gao Zheng felt embarrassed, seeing that his brother Bin was really willing to give it to him, he took it home. As for the matter of hunting the wild boar, he never revealed a word about it to anyone.

He didn't tell his parents, he just gave them three dollars and kept the remaining two dollars for himself.

His brother Bin said that he hid some private money and would give it to his wife after he got married, and his wife would be very happy.

Over the past few days, Gao Zheng saved a few dollars of his own money and gave his parents about eight dollars to pay off the debt. By the end of the year, the money would be divided equally and he would be able to pay it off almost completely.

Then you can prepare to get married.

Chen Rou was also taking stock of her own wealth. Although she had spent some money, it was not much, and she had indeed earned a lot.

At present, the family’s savings have barely reached 400 yuan, which is still a little short of building a brick house, but it’s okay, it won’t be a problem to live in it for the time being.

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