The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 30 (Part 4)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 30 (Part 4)

Han Guoli was still sighing halfway through the journey: "My second sister-in-law is so gentle and kind now, and she warms people's hearts."

Although her third brother's sister-in-law was also enthusiastic, she always seemed too deliberate. But there was nothing to dislike about her, as it was better than her eldest sister-in-law's. She sat there for a while, and for fear that she would stay for dinner, she kept telling me what delicious food there was in the old house.

Zhang Jiang stopped the car when he passed a forest and said, "Get off first."

"Okay." Han Guoli nodded.

Zhang Jiang parked his bike and went straight into the woods to relieve himself. Han Guoli also immediately hushed her son before going into the woods to relieve herself.

After coming out, the family started their return journey.

"Thanks to my second sister-in-law's bowl of brown sugar ginger soup, otherwise I would have had a runny nose even if I hadn't caught a cold." Zhang Jiang couldn't help but say after arriving home.

Han Guoli gave the pastries to her mother-in-law.

Although she was not very happy with her mother-in-law, she had to give everything she brought home to her mother-in-law for distribution.

When Zhang's mother asked if it was given by her second aunt-in-law, she immediately smiled and said, "You should spend more time with your second brother-in-law and second aunt-in-law. I think they are all very nice."

Han Guoli didn't want to pay any attention to her mother-in-law anymore. She still remembered the last time her mother-in-law went to her second brother's workplace!

And what she meant by moving around more was just for her second brother's ticket.

Although the festive atmosphere is very strong at this time, it is only a few days and time passes by in a flash.

Han Guobin started working from the fifth day of the Chinese New Year.

He always came back in the middle of the night. Sometimes when the wind and snow were a little strong, he was somewhat conscious and would not come back to rest in the dormitory. If it was not snowing or the wind and snow were less, he would ride his bicycle back.

So whenever Chen Rou had time, she would make ginger soup for him to drive away the cold and prevent him from catching a cold.

But this man was obviously in good health and was fine. It was just that Chen Rou was a little worried, so she just watched him drink the ginger soup.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Han Guobin brought back a pot and gave it to his cousin's family for the same twenty-five yuan.

But his cousin's wife, who had been using the broken pot for a long time, was very happy. In addition to giving him twenty-five yuan, she also brought a few eggs for little Hanhang to eat, saying that they would help him to nourish his body.

Chen Rou refused at first, but seeing that she really wanted to give it, she accepted it.

She took the eggs back to the room and put them there, while Han Guobin slept on the kang. When he woke up, it was already past nine o'clock. Chen Rou brought in hot water for him to wash his face.

"The bathhouses in the city are so comfortable. Go there and take a bath more often when you have time. Don't save that one or two cents." Chen Rou said as she wiped his face.

"Okay." Han Guobin also nodded.

The bathhouses in the city are really comfortable. It’s not cold at all to take a bath there and you can take a bath comfortably.

Han Guobin goes there once every two weeks and spends 20 cents, which is quite cost-effective.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he came to see Secretary Zhang.

I briefly talked about wanting to help the village apply for fertilizer.

When Secretary Zhang heard this, he said, "Okay, this is as it should be. Your village has applied for several years but has not been approved, so it should be your turn this year."

Han Guobin nodded and thanked him.

Secretary Zhang laughed and said, "I thought you wanted to come over and ask for a job for your wife."

Han Guobin looked at him: "Okay?"

"It's good enough to give you this. You should do your best." Secretary Zhang laughed and said, "I've agreed to give you the fertilizer. When the time comes, you can drive the car to deliver it to your village. No one will dare to say anything when your wife distributes the rations to the people. I think we are helping you, right?"

"Thank you." Han Guobin thanked him again.

"Nothing." Secretary Zhang shook his head. Actually, it's not impossible to arrange a job for her, but there is no job suitable for country girls. The requirements are that they need to be able to read and have a certain level of education.

As for jobs that do not require a certain level of education, all the positions are filled and it is difficult to find a new one.

Han Guobin's position in the Transportation Department was assigned to him by the county magistrate himself, and the competition for this position is very fierce.

But no one expected that a "highly respected" country boy would show up halfway, and it was the county magistrate who appointed him. Well, no one needs to fight for it.

When Han Guobin returned to the village, he gave the captain his approval.

The captain was very excited when he heard this: "Then I will ask the tractor from the next brigade to go over and pull it back!"

"No need. Once we get there, please let the transportation department know and I will drive it back directly." Han Guobin said.

"Okay!" The captain nodded repeatedly.

In March, Han Guobin transported the fertilizers back, just as he said, by driving a truck.

Because the next two months are the time to use fertilizers, and we can’t delay.

When the car came back, the whole village was surrounded by people, and they were all amazed and wanted to touch the big iron box, but they were afraid of damaging it and not being able to afford the compensation.

Guobin is really successful as he can afford to drive such a big iron box!

By personally transporting the fertilizer back, Han Guobin's social status in the village became much higher, and the gossip in the village also decreased a lot.

A month after the beginning of spring, he had to work during his three days off. Working for only three days was definitely not enough, but he had to share a lot of food. How could he be happy about that?

But the fertilizer that had been applied for for a long time but failed was retrieved by Han Guobin, who also transported it back personally. This is a different matter.

In addition, he helped many people in the village buy new pots. Before you talk about his shortcomings, shouldn’t you also think about what if you also want Han Guobin’s help one day?

If you offend someone completely, it's only natural that they won't help you.

So everyone just shut up and tacitly agreed that Han Guobin should get a share of the rations. Of course, there were some who whispered something, but no one dared to speak out loudly.

During this period, Han Guobin has bought most of the pots that the villagers need, and has also expanded his business a little.

From Gao Zheng.

The pot in Gao Zheng's family was used to pay off a debt in his early years, and the family now uses clay pots.

Last year, he went into the mountains with Han Guobin after the slack season, but because Han Guobin later got a legitimate job, he no longer went hunting with Han Guobin. However, he went with a peer from his village.

I only earn half of what I earned with Han Guobin, not much, but it's better than nothing. I earn money by selling it myself. Han Guobin didn't introduce Lao Yang to me.

The fewer people who know about Lao Yang's job, the better, so Han Guobin didn't introduce it to him.

But Gao Zheng also contacted a middleman, which had little risk, but the price was obviously lower.

He only made a few dollars before the spring, but he had saved some money before, and his mother had some money from selling eggs, so together they made just enough, so he took the money and came to Han Guobin to give him a bite.

After Gao Zheng brought the pot back, people in the village who needed it asked him about it.

Gao Zhengzheng is at the age to get married, so naturally he wants a good reputation.

Knowing Han Guobin, a man known to everyone in the surrounding villages, is a matter of great honor and will be of great benefit to him in marrying a wife.

So, he came to see his brother Bin.

"You're good at causing trouble for me." Han Guobin said.

"Hehe, Brother Bin, look at my age, and yet there is still no matchmaker to come to my house. Isn't this anxious? Help the villagers more. If they have sisters in their family, you can introduce them to me." Gao Zheng said with a smile.

"If there is, I'll get it for you, but don't hold your hopes too high, it's not easy to buy," said Han Guobin.

"It would be nice to get one or two back." Gao Zheng said.

There was no trace of speculation on Han Guobin. In the following month, he only brought back a pot, which was in great demand. Many people urged him to buy it, but Han Guobin said that it was difficult to exchange industrial tickets. Their Ministry of Transport issued food tickets, and he had to go to other factories to exchange industrial tickets.

The monthly salary is 34 yuan, but there is a 5 yuan food allowance. Even if I stay in the city overnight and have two more meals, I can still take home 28 or 29 yuan a month.

There were quite a few food coupons left over from each month. Han Guobin gave some to his sister, and Han Guoli would give some to her second brother, not much, just fifty cents or one yuan.

Han Guobin naturally refused to accept her money, but Han Guoli insisted on giving it to her. Even if she gave it to her, she would actually be getting the better deal because she could exchange the tickets for money and still make a profit.

Han Guobin didn't care about her anymore. With the money she earned from helping to buy the pot, she had a net income of about 30 yuan a month.

That night he gave the money to his wife, who didn't ask any questions. After all, the money from selling the pots several times was all here, and he had nearly ten yuan extra.

He felt that his wife must know what was going on.

At night, he tentatively asked his wife: "Wife, why don't you ask about the bonuses?"

"That's the bonus, what's there to ask?" Chen Rou looked at him with a smile.

Han Guobin looked at his wife, then jumped over and gave her a good beating, forcing her to keep the secret from him and not tell him that she knew everything!

But why does he love his wife so much?

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

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