The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 24 (Part 2)

Chapter 24 (Part 2)

Chen Rou came back from digging wild vegetables today and made some wild vegetable soup. She also cut a bunch of leeks from the backyard. Last month, after Han Guobin started work, she made leek dumplings for him twice. They were really delicious, but they used too much oil, so she won’t make them this month.

It's fried and delicious.

When Han Guobin got off work, he had wild vegetable soup and leeks fried with lard, and his staple food was corn pancakes.

That evening, the couple was having dinner when Brother Chen San brought her two goslings.

Brother Chen San now likes to come to his younger sister and brother-in-law's house. His younger sister has grown up and is not so annoying anymore. It's good for her to come over more often.

"I thought you had finished eating." Brother Chen San said with a smile.

"Has Third Brother eaten? Let's eat together?" Han Guobin said.

"I had dinner early today and came here after eating." Brother Chen San said, looking at the dishes on the table. Although it was just a wild vegetable soup and leeks fried with lard, there were some oil residues in the lard, and the fried leeks were very fragrant.

It's delicious when eaten with corn tortillas.

But he did eat the whole thing, and although he could have eaten more, things were not easy for everyone at that time, so he didn't have the nerve to sit down.

"These are the goslings that mother caught for you. There are only two of them. I'm giving them to you. When you grow up, they can guard the house and lay eggs for you to eat." Brother Chen San said as he took two goslings out of the small basket.

This made Chen Rou's eyes light up, and she said, "There are only two of us at home, so we can only raise one."

Every household can raise some chickens, ducks and geese, but they cannot raise too many. If they do, it will become a capitalist tail and must be cut off.

Even if the baby in my belly is born, there will only be a share for one goose.

"Let's raise them together first. When they grow up and if they can all survive, I'll come and take one back." Brother Chen San said.

Old Chen's family raises chickens, but when his younger sister needs to be in confinement after giving birth, his mother will definitely kill a chicken to nourish her body. The space will be vacated soon, so it would be nice to take a goose home and raise it.

"Okay." Chen Rou happily agreed.

Brother Chen San didn't stay long. Not only did Chen Rou pay him, she also gave him a handful of candies and told him to take them back.

"Can you build a nest for our two geese?" Chen Rou said.

Han Guobin nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you for your trouble."

The mother-in-law really cares about the life of the young couple.

"I just mentioned it before, but I didn't expect there would really be goslings." Chen Rou said with a smile.

Raising geese is a very good thing. Goose eggs are big, and if they are raised well, they can lay one every other day. They can also serve as guardhouse guards, and even dogs are afraid of them when they get aggressive. It's really killing two birds with one stone.

After dinner, Han Guobin went to build a goose nest. He not only built a goose nest, but also prepared some food for the two little geese.

The two little geese made their home home.

Because she is still young, Chen Rou is also very concerned. If she is not taken care of properly, she may easily die, which would be a pity.

But the two little geese were tough and were fine.

Nowadays, Chen Rou goes up the mountain to dig wild vegetables every day, and doesn't plant many vegetables in her backyard plot.

She planted some sweet potatoes and peanuts, and a few tomato plants and three cucumber seedlings as vegetables. She didn't plant any greens because there were plenty of wild vegetables in spring, so there was no need to plant so many vegetables, and she focused on growing grains.

In March, Chen Rou's belly started to show. She was already five months pregnant. Han Guobin was very fond of her belly. Ever since she mentioned that the baby seemed to kick her once, he would lean against her every night to see if the baby would kick him.

Even though she is that grown up, she is still childish and cute.

March passed in a flash, and it rained just a few days into April. The rain made everyone in the village very happy.

Spring rain is as precious as oil. Many overwintering crops have entered a stage of vigorous growth at this time. For example, winter wheat, as well as newly planted corn and cotton, require a lot of water from sowing to seedling growth.

This spring rain came at the right time.

After the spring rain, Chen Rou followed some unemployed women and girls into the mountains.

They went there specifically to look for mushrooms. Fresh mushrooms are a very good dish. Both she and Han Guobin like to eat them.

You can also dry some mushrooms and save them for later consumption. This is the good thing about living in the countryside. You can live off the land and as long as you are diligent, you will never have to worry about food and drink.

The weather became much sunnier after entering April. Although it was still a bit cold, Chen Rou had already helped Han Guobin change into summer clothes.

He had two old sets of clothes that were washed white, so Chen Rou made him a new set. She also had one for herself, but she still wore long sleeves for now because she was afraid of catching a cold.

Zhou Zhen, who rarely went to work that day, went out with her to dig weeds and feed the pigs. She said, "When you are in confinement after childbirth, will your mother come to take care of you?"

It’s no wonder Zhou Zhen asked this, because there’s basically no hope for help from Han’s mother.

Chen Rou smiled and said, "My mother said she would come over to cook for me."

Come and cook for her and help wash diapers. As for other things, there is nothing I can do. Not only is there not enough space for her to stay at home, but there is also a big family over at Old Chen's side.

But Chen Rou was grateful for being able to come and lend a hand. After all, it was her first time here too and she didn’t understand many things. Not to mention Han Guobin, he had to go to work, and it was also his first time being a father, so his hands would probably be numb by then.

"That's fine. I'll come over and help you then." Zhou Zhen said.

Chen Rou smiled and said, "Then don't feel tired."

"How can I be so tired?" Zhou Zhen said indifferently.

The two of them dug wild vegetables and cut grass for pigs. Even though Chen Rou was pregnant, she could still cut two work points of pig grass. She would go out to cut grass in the morning and afternoon.

Han Guobin was worried that she was stretched, but seeing that she was fine, he didn't say anything to her.

The captain's wife, Chen Aidi, once told him that he should not stay at home idle while pregnant, but should go out to work and walk around more, so that it would be easier to give birth in the future.

There was really no need for him to worry about Chen Rou. Her pregnancy had been smooth, with no symptoms such as morning sickness. She was indeed a bit lazy and a little sleepy.

But she will be giving birth soon, and she will have to stay in confinement after the baby is born. After the baby is born, she will have to breastfeed the baby and be tied down. So doesn't she have to earn some more work points now?

Although only two work points a day is indeed little, it is better than nothing.

Another point is that her husband Guobin is fully capable of supporting her, and he would not have any objection even if she does not go out to work, but Chen Rou herself is not happy about it.

The home belongs to both of them, he has a share and she has a share too, there is no reason to throw all the heavy burdens on his shoulders alone. This man will never say how tired he is, but it doesn't mean Chen Rou doesn't know what's going on.

Moreover, Chen Rou also felt that she could earn some work points, even if not much, but it would make her feel more comfortable.

It's not pleasant to sit at home with nothing to do.

The weather this year is better and God has been kind to us. It rained several times in April, all of which were drizzles, which saved us a lot of effort.

But the work is not easy. Chen Rou can see that Han Guobin is tired when he comes back every day.

Fortunately, when I got home, she could cook something hot for me. There wasn't much oil or water, but there was some every day. The lard she saved for me last year was not saved in vain, it was used at this time.

"Are we running out of eggs at home?" Han Guobin remembered this while having dinner that day and asked.

"It's almost gone." Chen Rou said.

"Then I'll go and tell Lao Yang," said Han Guobin, and he also brought some meat back for his wife.

"No need, I'll ask my mother to change some for me and I'll pick them up tomorrow." Chen Rou said.

He had to work during the day, so if he wanted to go find the old sheep he had to go at night. The round trip would take several hours, which were enough time for him to rest.

"Then wife, can you go to the town and buy some meat?" Han Guobin said. One must eat more meat when pregnant.

Chen Rou laughed: "Can I take care of myself? I'll take care of these. You go take a shower and lie down in the room. Don't worry about these things."

Han Guobin smiled and said nothing more.

Working in the fields was tiring, especially since he got full work points and did much more than others.

The next morning, Chen Rou got up early and made breakfast, and sent Han Guobin out after he had eaten and drunk enough. Then she came to the town to buy meat.

There was still a little bit of meat left, but the oily parts were gone, leaving only bones without meat. Chen Rou didn't mind and asked the butcher to chop them up for her.

It cost her two cents.

She didn't go home directly, but took a detour to return to her mother's home. She was not lying, she really asked her mother to exchange the eggs for her.

She asked her mother to exchange it for two kilograms of eggs for her and gave her money.

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