The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 28 (Part 1)

Chapter 28 (Part 1)

When Chen's mother and third brother Chen came over with a small basket of eggs, Chen Rou had just seen the guests off.

There is no way. Now that her Guobin has got this job, the popularity will not go down for a while.

The villagers were so curious that they came in waves, and her face became stiff from smiling.

"Mom, Third Brother." When Chen Rou saw her mother and Third Brother, the smile on her face became sincere.

"It's lively today, right?" Chen's mother laughed when she saw her daughter like this.

"I can't stand the heat anymore." Chen Rou said helplessly.

"Little sister, where is Guobin?" asked Brother Chen San.

"He went to the old house." Chen Rou said, and then invited them into the house.

Little boy Han Hang is playing on the kang right now. Brother Chen San has a son this year and he also went to see his nephew. But to be honest, his nephew has become really fat.

He is much fatter than his son.

"How much food does it need to eat to stay so healthy?" said Brother Chen San.

"I prepared some rice porridge. Third brother, you can go back and get some. When my nephew is four months old, feed him some." Chen Rou said.

She has prepared a lot, so it's no problem to give some to her third brother.

"I'm so sorry. You can keep it for yourself. The kid can just have some rice soup." Brother Chen San said.

It's obviously raising a child roughly.

"Mom, just come over. Why do you need to bring eggs? There are so many people at home. My nephews and nieces all need to eat." Chen Rouzhuan said.

"There are some at home." Chen's mother said, and whispered, "Why are you calling Guobin over there?" This is what she cared about.

"I want money." Chen Rou almost didn't have to think about it.

I don't know who spread the rumor that her husband Guobin's monthly salary is 25 yuan, but it's clearly 34 yuan.

But even if it was only twenty-five yuan a month, that was the maximum, and the villagers were all shocked.

But when people came to confirm with her, she directly said she didn't know and was not sure.

The people at the old house will definitely take it seriously and ask for money.

Chen Rou didn't even need to explain to Han Guobin, he knew it himself.

And what Chen Rou said was not wrong at all. After Han Guobin came to the old house, he first listened to his mother reminiscing about the past. Back then, the family was so poor that even mice were unwilling to come and dig holes, and they couldn't even afford a bowl of watery porridge. But as parents, they still left the food for them as children to eat and fill themselves up with water.

Han Guobin listened to these words calmly, as he had done for many years.

Han's mother sang for a long time without him responding, so she said, "Now that you've become successful, you don't want to care about your parents anymore."

"What you said is true, mother. Starting next year, my brother and I will provide food to you and father," said Han Guobin.

It's not just the two brothers who do this. This is the rule in the village. After a family moves out, parents over 50 years old have to be supported by work points.

It’s not much for now. We only get 30 kilograms of food a year. Since my parents are still able to work, the team will not ask for more.

Once you are over 60 years old, it will be more than that. You have to give 100 kilograms of food a year. This is a lot of pressure, but this is the rule in the village.

The village does not enforce it, but the division of the family is decided this way. As for the son being unfilial and so on, that is up to the family to deal with. The team does not take care of these things. It is the responsibility of the Women's Federation, but the Women's Federation is just a decoration.

Mother Han didn't care about that little bit of food, so she got straight to the point and asked, "I heard that your salary is 25 yuan a month?"

"It's just a rumor in the village. I haven't officially started working yet, so I didn't ask much." Han Guobin said.

"It won't be less than this amount!" Han's mother said, "You know what kind of personality your wife has. I've never seen a wife with bigger hands than her. If you ask her to keep your salary, forget about saving it. When you get your salary, bring it over here and I'll save it for you!"

"Mom, I'm not a child anymore." Han Guobin thought it was funny what his mother said.

In the past, his mother told him that the money he brought home from hunting was saved for him to use when he got married, but in the end he kept some of it for himself and didn't give it all back.

When getting married, they had nothing. But that was also the case with my eldest brother, he didn't say anything.

But what about the third brother's wedding? It was a grand wedding, and although he had never been inside the new house, he had heard a lot about it.

He didn't say it, but he's not stupid, so how could he feel so comfortable in his heart?

Now his mother even said she wanted to save money for him. Who was she saving it for? She also said his wife was unreliable. His wife was his sweetheart. There was no one better or more reliable than his wife!

In the end, Han's mother didn't get a penny. She even lowered the amount to 15 yuan and asked Han Guobin to deposit it with her. Han Guobin ignored her and just got up and left.

Han's mother was so angry that she covered her chest and kept cursing her son for being unfilial, "What an unfilial son!"

Han Guolin and Song Xiaoyu were both in the room, so they naturally heard it. Han Guolin felt a little ashamed, so he didn't dare to go out.

What was his mother thinking? Now that the family had been divided, why was she still asking for money from the second brother? If the second brother went to work in the city, he would definitely not earn any work points.

Although you can still get per capita rations if your household registration has not been moved, if you don't earn enough work points, you will have to pay extra money to get the rations at the end of the year.

He was just living on his salary, and his mother's behavior really made him too embarrassed to go out and congratulate his second brother.

He never thought about his second brother's money, but as for Song Xiaoyu, he was looking forward to it.

If she could get the money, it would definitely be spent on her family, because she knew that her mother-in-law favored her family.

But I didn't expect that I couldn't get a penny.

Song Xiaoyu was a little disappointed. She picked up her son and said, "Son, you have to fight for your mother. We can't live worse than your second uncle's family!"

"Xiao Yu, what are you talking about? How could our family be worse off than my second brother's?" Han Guolin said.

He is the village scorer and accountant, and he is very respectable. This year, he alone received 400 kilograms of grain and 26 yuan. His wife will go back to work after her confinement, and she will earn only a dozen yuan a month, all of which is income. How bad can their family's life be?

"You are a father, you have to work hard to live up to your expectations!" Song Xiaoyu looked at him and said.

"I will work hard and set a good example of being a father for our son." Han Guolin nodded.

"Let's forget about our generation. Our son is a child of the new society. You and I will change him together and let him call us mom and dad, and never call us father and mother from now on!" Song Xiaoyu said.

Han Guolin agreed.

As for Han Guobin, when he got home he saw his mother-in-law and third uncle coming, so he was naturally happy and asked them to stay for dinner.

However, Chen's mother had no intention of staying for dinner, but Third Brother Chen did. Mother Chen told him that since he had to work in the city, he had to be careful with his words and actions, and then she took Third Brother Chen, who was reluctant to stay for dinner, back home.

Chen Rou gave his third brother some rice porridge, the very fine kind, specially for children to eat.

She wanted to bring some spare ribs over, but Chen's mother said, "Keep them for yourself. The village just distributed meat, and we still have a lot at home."

After Chen's mother and Chen San's brother left, Chen Rou looked at Han Guobin and asked, "Why did mother call you over?"

"I want money." Han Guobin said without hiding it.

"Agreed?" Chen Rou asked.

"No." Han Guobin shook his head. How could he possibly agree to that? They had already separated.

He will definitely not get less of his share, but Han Guobin knows exactly what the division of the family means, so he will not be confused.

Chen Rou was in a good mood and said, "If you work hard, we can build our brick house next year during the slack season."

In fact, there is no problem in starting a new one this year. It’s okay to live in it for another year. After all, if we build a brick and tile house next year, it will be legitimate.

"Go ask Lao Yang. He has connections and can see if he can get you a bicycle ticket." Chen Rou said.

"Bicycle ticket?" Han Guobin looked at his wife.

"If you go to work in the city, you will definitely need a bicycle to go back and forth, otherwise it will be very inconvenient," said Chen Rou.

Her husband Guobin no longer does farm work, so if he has a watch ticket, he can buy a watch to tell time.

So she said, "Look at the watch ticket too. If you have one, exchange it with him."

Han Guobin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. His wife was going to spend a lot of money on him, including a bicycle and a watch. Why would she need such expensive things?

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

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