The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 25 (Part 1)

Chapter 25 (Part 1)

Ever since Chen Rou started her confinement, he had no choice but to go out to collect grain in the middle of the night during the summer harvest. But after the summer harvest, Han Guobin got up early every day, and the first thing he did was to go to the town to buy pig's trotters.

You also told the butcher that he had contracted the pig's trotters, but the butcher didn't agree. It's not just your wife who is pregnant and giving birth, and there are regulations as well. Who would dare to contract it for you?

Pig's trotters are not expensive, only 20 cents for a pound, but they are really delicious.

However, Han Guobin brought more than just pig's trotters stewed with peanuts to increase milk production.

In addition to pig's trotters, Han Guobin did not feel tired at all after work and went fishing. Chen Rou had crucian carp soup and fish every now and then.

There were also eggs left over for her to eat during her confinement period, and she didn't have to do any housework. It can be said that this confinement period was extremely comfortable.

Even Zhou Zhen from the neighboring Ma family came to visit her during her confinement and was extremely envious.

To be honest, there is no comparison.

Zhou Zhen is also an experienced person, but the confinement period she had back then was not even as good as Chen Rou's. What's more, hers was not really called confinement period. At best, it was just a few days of rest after giving birth.

This is what Chen Rou is experiencing, this is the real confinement period.

Rooster, eggs, fish soup, and pig's feet, lying on the kang every day, just like Empress Dowager Cixi.

Zhou Zhen wanted to take it outside and brag about it, but Chen Rou stopped her and told her not to tell anyone.

Chen Rou never liked to show off. She always made her fortune quietly. She did have a comfortable confinement period. Although she spent a lot of money, she had to breastfeed the baby, and one person's food provided for two.

Just stay indoors and don't tell anyone else.

Zhou Zhen also understood her personality, so she didn't tell anyone. However, since she had been sitting in confinement for such a long time after giving birth to a child and hadn't gone out, in everyone's eyes, she was almost married into a happy family.

And everyone knew that Han Guobin went fishing every day to nourish her body.

For this reason, many old women in the village taught their granddaughters a lesson, telling them to marry Han Guobin in their early years, as it would not be much worse if they married this young man.

But the granddaughter didn't like the silent Han Guobin, and her eyes were on the young and energetic Han Guolin.

Look at it now, which daughter-in-law in the village can compare with Guobin’s wife in terms of luck?

The confinement period that Guobin’s wife is experiencing now is truly a confinement period!

As the mother-in-law, Chen's mother was particularly satisfied and happy. Whether the marriage was a good one could be seen during the confinement period.

Since the summer harvest and the busy planting of crops, she has basically only been responsible for cooking.

She didn't have to interfere with the rest of the son-in-law, he did it all.

Mother Chen felt relieved just thinking about it. As long as her daughter didn't do anything naughty in the future and had given birth to this big fat boy, how bad could her life be?

Thinking of this, Chen's mother, who was holding her grandson, looked at her daughter and snorted, "It's hard to find someone in the whole town who can spend the confinement period like you. If you dare to get out of bed and let me see you again, I won't come over. Just let you do it. If you get confinement diseases when you get old, don't blame me as your mother for not reminding you!"

Chen Rou said, "Mom, it's already been ten days since I gave birth. I've recovered a lot. I feel uncomfortable lying down all the time."

"Is it uncomfortable to lie down all the time?" Mother Chen said with eyes wide open.

Chen Rou smiled: "I know you care about me, but what I know is that I just get off the kang and walk around, it's quite comfortable."

It was impossible for her to lie on the kang for a whole month. She recovered a lot in ten days and it was very good for her to walk around like this.

Mother Chen said, "I think you are just being naughty. You can get off the kang if you want, but don't walk for so long!"

"I know." Chen Rou nodded.

At this time, Han Hang was in his grandmother's arms with a constipated expression on his face. Chen's mother smiled as soon as she saw it: "He has poop."

After Han Hang had pooped for a while, Chen's mother went to pour hot water to wash his butt. After washing and cleaning it, she gave it to her daughter.

Chen Rou then started to breastfeed the little one.

It's not that difficult to take care of him. As long as you make sure he's well fed and clean, then he basically just eats, drinks and sleeps.

But the Hanhang kids are indeed well taken care of, and everyone who comes to visit praises them.

In fact, Chen Rou thought it was okay. Later on when she was collecting supplies, she also saw some children who were well fed. Their little arms were segmented and full of chubby flesh.

The Korean Air kids are at best sturdy, but that's rare, of course.

Song Xiaoyu came here right after work that day. Her belly isn't very noticeable yet, so she'll probably give birth in three or four months.

So she wanted to come here to learn some experience, but Chen Rouzhen didn't have much experience to give her. She wouldn't stop her from wanting to see little Han Hang. But after seeing little Han Hang, Song Xiaoyu was surprised.

She came to see Chen Rou the day after she gave birth. This was her second visit today. She didn't expect that little Han Hang's appearance had changed so much.

"Second sister-in-law, what did you eat? You made my little nephew so white and fat!" Song Xiaoyu said.

It's not like her sister-in-law hasn't given birth to nephews and nieces for her, but none of them are as white and plump as this one? All of them are skinny like little monkeys.

But because of the lack of food and drink, that was all. But now her little nephew who lives in a mud house is being raised so well!

"We didn't eat much, just some pig's feet and eggs. Guobin also went to the river to fish every day, and my mother's family also sent me a rooster that helps produce milk." Chen Rou said. There was nothing wrong with saying this, and everyone in the village knew about it.

Her parents gave her a chicken, which was a big favor, but she didn't let her parents suffer a loss. She asked Han Guobin to send one of her geese over that day.

The two goslings that were sent to her before are three months old. Her family is small and they can't raise two, so it's just right to send them back to her parents' home.

It was precisely because a well-raised white goose was sent back to Old Chen's family to be raised and laid eggs that Old Chen's daughters-in-law did not say a word.

Song Xiaoyu asked her what she ate before giving birth. Little Han Hang weighed more than five kilograms when he was born. Nowadays, a child weighing more than five kilograms is considered a real fat boy.

Chen Rou smiled and said, "What could we eat at that time? But last winter, Guo Bin went into the mountains and caught a lot of fish for me. We stewed fish every day."

Fish meat is really delicious. Eating it every day makes her feel nourished. Although her relationship with Song Xiaoyu is not so good, she told the truth when someone wanted to know about it.

She is a mother herself and can understand Song Xiaoyu's feelings.

As for the fact that she ate beef porridge as a snack, there is no need to say more.

After returning home, Song Xiaoyu ate more in an attempt to give birth to a son who was fatter than her second sister-in-law.

This is a tough situation for Han Guolin, but to be honest, he has also visited his second brother's little nephew, and he is really excellent, plump and fair, and very pleasing to the eye.

He also wanted a son like that.

So grit your teeth and buy some pork!

Han Guobin came back at noon.

Chen Rou could hardly bear to see this. She had taken very good care of herself during the confinement period and she seemed to have regained her second spring.

Just as her mother said, the confinement period after childbirth is a time for a woman to undergo a transformation. As long as the confinement period is well conducted, all illnesses can be cured.

She sat really well, and her whole body looked moist and tender because she didn't need to go out in the sun, and her skin was the kind that would become whiter if she covered it up.

This look formed a very sharp contrast with the tanned Han Guobin.

Han Guobin was especially obvious that he was tired. He was very thin, and only his pair of eyes, black and white, were bright and shining.

It’s not that Chen Rou is being pretentious and feels sorry for her man. Han Guobin has really lost a lot of weight since she gave birth to the child.

Even though I've become a father, I feel very happy and energetic. I'm not affected at all.

Chen's mother had already prepared lunch, which included boiled sweet potatoes, pig's trotters stewed with peanuts, and tomato egg drop soup, which was specially requested by Chen Rou.

"Eat this pig's trotter." Chen Rou picked up a piece of pig's trotter for him and said.

"I can just eat sweet potatoes." Han Guobin was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

"I have some more here. You can have one. Eat more peanuts as well. You've been very thin lately." Chen Rou said.

Han Guobin grinned, but did not eat the pig's trotter. His wife had to eat this to feed her son, but he did not need milk, so what was there to eat?

Chen Rou looked at the pig's trotter that was put into the bowl, feeling helpless.

"Wife, please eat more. I'll buy more tomorrow." Han Guobin said.

Chen Rou ignored him and ate the pig's trotter and peanuts, drank some egg drop soup, and left the rest to him to finish.

Han Guobin finished all the leftovers, which were quite greasy. He went to clean up the dishes himself before coming in to see his son.

Little Han Hang is very good-looking. He is sleeping now, just like a doll in a New Year picture. Han Guobin's heart softened when he saw him.

"Lie down and take a nap." Chen Rou said.

Han Guobin nodded, and the family of three went to sleep on the kang.

After hearing the whistle outside, Han Guobin took the military water bottle and went to work. Before leaving, Chen Rou asked him to drink the milk powder she had prepared, and then ignored him and continued to recuperate after giving birth.

Chen Rou stayed in confinement for a whole month.

The fact that she married into a wealthy family had almost spread everywhere, and people could not even envy her enough.

Han's mother was quite dissatisfied: "I've seen people who are hypocritical, but I've never seen anyone as hypocritical as this. When we were young, we would go back to work on the third day after giving birth. Women hold up half the sky. If everyone was like her, how tired would the men in the family be?"

What does this mean? What does this mean?

Song Xiaoyu felt something was wrong. Was she not going to be allowed to have a full confinement? She would not agree to that!

But she was not stupid. She did not confront her mother-in-law directly. Instead, she talked to Han Guolin privately and told him about the matter.

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