The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 25 (Part 3)

Chapter 25 (Part 3)

"She gave birth to a child but she didn't even go to announce the good news." Sister Chen Si snorted again.

"It happened to be the summer harvest at that time, and Guobin got up early and went to bed late every day, so he didn't make it in time." Chen Rou said as she took out the eggs.

Chen Sijie didn't say anything else. She took the small basket and was about to go back.

"Fourth sister, wait a minute." Chen Rou said, took the key and went to open the cabinet.

Fourth Sister Chen was surprised: "Why, are you planning to get me something good?"

Chen Rou smiled and said, "I haven't given anything to my two nephews yet. I bought some biscuits and candies a while ago. You can take them back and give them to my nephews."

The biscuits are filled and are rarely sold in the county town. She brought them here from later generations, but she is not afraid of being suspected. She will not change, so she can only say that she is lucky to have bought something like this.

There were also peanut crisps, which were also very delicious. She packed them in a small bag and asked her fourth sister to take them back.

Almost half of the bag was already filled, which was quite a large portion. Sister Chen was extremely surprised, but she didn't bother to be polite with her. She said, "Then I can take it back and give it to the two brothers to eat."

"Take it." Chen Rou nodded.

Sister Chen Si took some biscuits and candies and came to her parents' home.

Mother Chen was at home, preparing some food for the big white geese. The two little white geese in front were now one for each family.

"Mom, are you busy?" said Chen Sijie.

"Well, did you come from your sister's place?" asked Chen's mother.

"It came from that side." Sister Chen nodded, then pulled her mother into the house.

"What are you doing? So sneaky." Chen's mother said puzzled.

"Mom, look what this is?" Sister Chen showed her the biscuits and crispy candies in the small basket.

"Did your sister give it to you?" Chen's mother said after taking a look.

She had also eaten it at her youngest daughter's house.

Sister Chen was surprised that her mother was not surprised at all. It seemed that she had already eaten.

Seeing her eldest daughter like this, Chen's mother knew what she was thinking and said unhappily, "Rou Rou is much more sensible now, don't always look at people with old eyes."

Fourth Sister Chen said, "I am really surprised. If she hadn't had the same face today, I would have suspected that she had a new heart."

The change is too big. Although she has changed a lot after getting married, she is not as completely changed as her sister.

Chen's mother smiled and said, "You didn't see how good Guobin was to her. She felt comforted and her mind was at peace."

She also noticed the changes in her youngest daughter. She was really worried before and didn't dare to marry far away.

For example, for the eldest daughter, she is not afraid of marrying far away, but for the younger daughter, it is better for her to marry closer so that it will be more convenient to take care of her.

Because we are close, I know that she is not very stable even after getting married.

Fortunately, everything is fine now. They have children and can live a good life. It seems that she and her husband don’t have to worry too much.

"I can see that when it comes to choosing a son-in-law, my father is the best. He said before that my family's Dabang is reliable, and I did not make a wrong choice." Sister Chen smiled.

"Dabang is also a good one. Your father was satisfied when he saw him. He also told me privately that he wanted me to give you more dowry." Chen's mother said with a smile.

Fourth Sister Chen smiled and went back home after staying there for a while. Before leaving, she distributed some biscuits and crispy candies to her nephews and nieces.

She came here specially today, and had to hurry back. Chen's mother stuffed two eggs into her mouth for her two twin grandsons.

Let’s talk about Chen Rou.

I have already started making the cradle. There is really nothing to do at home now. The little one is still young and needs someone to look after him. I really have no time to earn work points.

But she remembered that her third sister-in-law also had some plans.

Han Guobin came back at noon and had meat porridge. He said, "Wife, don't save it. I'll go there during the off-season this year. If you want to eat meat, just go and cut it."

Chen Rou smiled and gave him a look, saying, "I am a well-known greedy and lazy woman in the village, so I will naturally not save money."

Han Guobin smiled. His wife was sweet and soft, and he loved her very much. There was no such thing as a greedy and lazy woman.

"Our brick house won't be rebuilt for now, we'll build it later." Chen Rou said in a low voice.

"Hmm?" Han Guobin looked at her.

"Everyone knows that you went into the mountains to hunt. I'm afraid you'll be accused of speculation. Let's take it slow so that we can have more space." Chen Rou said.

Don’t think that adobe houses are uncomfortable, they are warm in winter and cool in summer.

"It's too crowded." Han Guobin shook his head and said, "I'll take care of it, you don't have to worry."

"If it happens, just say that I got it from my parents' home, and borrowed it from my fourth sister." Chen Rou said as she saw that he was not shaken.

How many people would be jealous if Guobin could build a brick house by himself? That would easily lead to trouble.

Those who are jealous of her will go back and say that her Guobin is engaged in speculation and profiteering, and there are many things to worry about.

"We'll tell you when the time comes." Han Guobin said.

Chen Rou also put it aside for the time being. It would take a long time to build a brick house. After lunch, she let Han Guobin take a rest.

She packed up her things herself. After all, they were at home now. She couldn't let her husband Guobin finish his work outside and then come back to do the housework. This was not the way to be lazy.

Han Guobin was teasing little Han Hang in the house. The little guy had already woken up, with his eyes open and not crying or making a fuss. He was just looking around, and he looked more spiritual than when he was just born.

When Chen Rou came in, she saw the father and son interacting with each other. The little guy even smiled slightly, which made Han Guobin very surprised.

"The autumn harvest will be next month. I was thinking of sending it to my mother then. I have to go to work." Chen Rou said.

"Mom is busy too. I'm afraid she doesn't have time. I still need to breastfeed." Han Guobin shook his head.

It would be better for him to let his wife take care of his son at home.

"I'll go over tomorrow to see when my third sister-in-law is going to give birth. If that's the right time, I'll cut some pork for her and put it over there to feed her." Chen Rou said.

After thinking it over, she really didn't want to miss the autumn harvest. It was tiring, but the work points she could earn were more than usual.

On weekdays, it was not easy for women comrades to get five work points, but if they were diligent during the autumn harvest, they could get six work points.

Men usually get ten work points, and they can get twelve during the autumn harvest. Chen Rou felt it would be a pity to miss out. Moreover, the most important thing was that these work points were related to whether they would be distributed grain or meat after the autumn harvest.

"Then you should take it easy at work and don't have to work so hard." Han Guobin said as he saw that she insisted.

Chen Rou smiled and said, "I know what's going on."

She was also someone who couldn't wait, so she took little Han Hang to his grandmother's house the next day.

Mrs. Chen San's belly was indeed quite big. She looked at her nephew, little Han Hang, and praised him a lot.

It is rare to see such a white and chubby child in the countryside, and he looks very cute at first sight.

"Third sister-in-law, is she going to give birth next month?" Chen Rou asked with a smile.

"Around the middle of next month." Mrs. Chen nodded.

Chen Rou told her plan and said at the end: "If you are willing, I will bring you two kilograms of eggs, two kilograms of pork, and pig's trotters. If I have time, I will go to the river to catch some fish and bring them to you."

These words were so similar that Chen Sansao was almost overwhelmed with joy.

Before she could say anything, Chen's mother scolded, "Just bring it here, why do you need to take those things? Can the family do without that bite of food?"

Mrs. Chen's beautiful dream was shattered in an instant, as if all the fish, meat and eggs visible to the naked eye had left her, but she also struggled and said, "Mom, that's not what I meant. Look at how well my nephew is breastfeeding. If I don't eat something good, how can I breastfeed two babies by myself? And you can tell at a glance that my nephew is a big eater. He might not even be interested in the milk of ordinary people."

"You are so precious. Can you eat so much food?" Chen's mother glared at her.

"Forget about the other things, but you have to take some eggs," said Mrs. Chen San.

Mother Chen was about to say something, but Chen Rou smiled and said, "Mom, you don't have to say anything. Guo Bin and I have already discussed all of this. Sister-in-law, please take care of me for a while. I won't give you any less of those things."

Mrs. Chen San smiled sincerely: "That's no problem, you just go to work and leave the child to me!"

Chen Rou was happy to see that she was really happy.

She planned to get full work points from the women's comrades every day starting from the autumn harvest, so that she could get a lot more grain this year. Otherwise, if she didn't earn any work points in the second half of the year, she would not even get any grain.

When she got home, she saw her own big white goose in the goose nest. Chen Rou didn't take it seriously, but Han Guobin came back from work and saw that it had laid a big goose egg!

"Laying eggs?" Chen Rou was also very surprised when she saw the big goose egg. She thought it would start laying eggs next month, but she didn't expect it to start laying eggs after the dog days of summer were over.

Han Guobin gave her the goose egg and said, "You will have goose eggs to eat in the future."

Chen Rou took it and said, "This goose egg is really big, one is worth several chicken eggs!"

The goose egg was indeed the biggest one, but it was not laid every day. After laying this egg, the big white goose was quiet for a few days until the sixth day, when it went back to the goose nest and laid eggs again.

After collecting four goose eggs from her family, the big white goose in Old Chen's family started laying eggs.

Chen's mother was very happy. It was such a big goose egg. The whole family could eat it if they fried it. She even came over and asked if the goose had laid eggs.

When he learned that she had laid four eggs, he asked in surprise, "How did you feed her?"

"There's no need to worry about how to feed it. Just cook more wheat bran and vegetables for it when cooking. Also give it some small river shrimps, chop them up and cook them together." Chen Rou said.

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