The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 33 (Part 1)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 33 (Part 1)

Late that night, it started to drizzle.

The next morning, Han Guobin and Chen Rou both slept late and didn't get up early.

Not only Han Guobin but Chen Rou was also tired during this period. Although she had paid attention to supplementing nutrition due to her pregnancy, how could she not be tired after such a long autumn harvest?

The couple slept until almost half past seven, when they were woken up by the little kid Hanghang.

The little guy was about to poop, and he was very smart. He just patted his father's face and made a puffing sound with his mouth.

Han Guobin was stunned for a moment, then he immediately alerted and picked up his son from the kang to make poop for him.

When the father and son came back, Chen Rou also woke up.

"Why does it feel a lot colder today?" Chen Rou said lazily in bed.

"It's raining outside." Han Guobin said as he put his son back on the kang.

"I thought so." Chen Rou was about to get off the kang to boil water and cook. It was getting late.

"Oh my god, wife, you lie down for a while." Han Guobin said.

Chen Rou was feeling a bit lazy at the moment, so she let him get busy after hearing what he said.

Han Guobin started to boil water. Chen Rou did not sleep any longer. She dressed her son, carried him off the kang, and then got out of bed.

It was already late autumn and the weather was getting cold. Chen Rou was pregnant and had a strong sexual desire, but she had already changed into warm clothes.

After coming out to wash and drink some water, he took over Han Guobin's job and started cooking millet porridge.

After the millet porridge was cooked, Chen Rou went into the house and took out a goose egg, fried it with cucumber, and also took two cloves of pickles. This was the family's breakfast.

"Are you tired? If you are, go inside and lie down for a while after eating." Chen Rou said to him while drinking porridge.

"Not tired." Han Guobin said while drinking millet porridge.

During the autumn harvest, his wife always prepared a sumptuous breakfast and brought it to him. After lunch, he went to the county town for a meal, and in the evening he went to the provincial capital for a meal. The food was impeccable.

When he came back in the evening, his wife had already made him some milk. He was reluctant to drink it, but if he didn't drink it, his wife would get angry with him.

So he drank another bowl of milk before going to bed at night.

Although he was a little tired, he was not exhausted after the autumn harvest. After all, the food was there.

After Han Guobin had his breakfast, he saw that the rain had stopped, so he couldn't wait to go out with the wooden bucket. Needless to say, everyone knew he was going fishing.

The team is not completely idle at the moment, but is still in a busy stage. It is true that the autumn harvest has been collected, but the soil still needs to be plowed and the next season of wheat planted.

Once the winter wheat is planted, it will be completely slack season for farmers.

Mrs. Han came over early in the morning. Seeing that Han Guobin was not there, she asked, "Did Second Uncle go to work so early in the morning?"

"No, I went into the mountains to fish with a wooden bucket." Chen Rou said.

Mrs. Han looked around and whispered, "Does Uncle Er's colleague still want to eat mushrooms? It rained last night, so now is a good time to pick mushrooms."

"Sister-in-law, don't you go to the fields to earn work points?" Chen Rou asked. It rained last night, so there must be mushrooms all over the mountains and fields today.

"Just let your eldest brother go. If second uncle's colleague still wants to eat some, I'll go into the mountains to pick mushrooms." said Mrs. Han.

Comparing the two, it is more cost-effective to go into the mountains to pick mushrooms. Let her husband earn the work points, and she goes into the mountains to pick mushrooms!

Chen Rou nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, if you want to pick some, go ahead. His colleagues should still want some. There won't be much good food in winter. Mushrooms are a good choice for city dwellers."

"Okay, I'll go right away!" said Mrs. Han happily.

It rained last night, and today when the rain stopped it wasn’t just Mrs. Han who went into the mountains to pick mushrooms. Some wives and little girls also went into the mountains to pick mushrooms.

Tiedan and Ludan both followed into the mountains, accompanied by Mrs. Han. Today, Mrs. Han brought a basket with her, and they had to fill the basket before they could go back!

Chen Rou did not go into the mountain. She planned to rest for a few days. She was really tired, so she didn't want to go through so much trouble.

Song Xiaoyu didn't go to work today; it was a rare day off.

She came over to visit with her son Han Si in her arms.

Chen Rou has been busy recently, and although she has paid attention to her nutrition, her overall complexion is not very good and cannot be compared with Song Xiaoyu.

Although Song Xiaoyu did not get any food, she did not have to work. When everyone else was exhausted, she rode her bicycle to and from get off work leisurely.

Although Chen Rou has good skin that can be whitened by covering it, she still looks a little rough at this moment.

Seeing her like this, Song Xiaoyu was in a good mood. You know, this second sister-in-law is really good-looking, but what's the use of being good-looking? Without much education, she can only do the rough work of a village woman. These rough jobs are the most destructive, and any good looks will be ruined.

But he said with concern: "Second sister-in-law, you are pregnant. Even if you need to earn work points, you should rest more. Besides, Second brother's salary is so high, how can he let you go hungry?"

"There's nothing I can do about it. Your second brother still has to eat and stuff. What he brings home every month is not as much as you have. He also owes so much money to the company, and he hasn't paid it off yet. How can I not go to the fields to earn work points?" Chen Rou glanced at her and said.

Song Xiaoyu naturally knew that it was impossible for Han Guobin, her second uncle, to take all his salary home, and that food would definitely cost money. She felt a little proud when she heard Chen Rou say that.

It is true that her salary is not as high as that of her second uncle Han Guobin, but she eats at home and does not spend any money.

It's not that she doesn't spend any money. Starting this year, she gives three dollars for food expenses every month. However, she could have saved this money, but her two sisters-in-law forced her to spend it.

Especially Mrs. Han, she had already given living expenses, and the news had spread to everyone, but it made her lose a lot of face!

It makes me angry just thinking about it.

But Song Xiaoyu didn't talk too much at this moment. She wasn't here to chat. She lifted her foot and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you think of my shoes? I brought them from the provincial capital."

That’s right, today I came here mainly to show off my little leather shoes. I bought these little leather shoes from the provincial capital with great difficulty after I got the tickets.

All the female colleagues at the supply and marketing cooperative wanted to ask her to buy a pair for them, but how could such a good relationship be so easy to establish?

"It is indeed beautiful." Chen Rou took a look, satisfied Song Xiaoyu's vanity, and said, "I'm afraid it must be quite a lot of money, right?"

"Eight dollars a pair." Song Xiaoyu raised his chin and said.

A pair of leather shoes costs eight yuan. Which country woman would be willing to buy them? It would cost her life.

"Eight dollars is not expensive." Unexpectedly, this is the first thing Chen Rou said.

Song Xiaoyu thought that he was really exaggerating. She curled her lips and said, "It's really not that expensive. Did your second sister-in-law ask your second brother to buy you a pair?"

I used to think this second sister-in-law was a down-to-earth person, but she turned out to be so arrogant. A pair of leather shoes worth eight dollars is not expensive!

"Your second brother brought me a pair last time and scolded me." Chen Rou said.

This is not an exaggeration. Han Guobin earned some extra money from somewhere and used twelve yuan to buy her a pair of small leather shoes, saying that they were from Shanghai.

The rough guy probably wanted to get some praise from his wife and give her a surprise, so he touched her feet for a long time on the night before the purchase, which made Chen Rou think that some of his fetishes had been exposed.

Who would have thought that he would bring back a pair of small leather shoes the next night, but there was no reward, and Chen Rou gave him a scolding.

Why buy her a pair of small leather shoes? It would be better to buy her a pair of waders instead of small leather shoes.

The roads in the countryside are all muddy. For example, it rained last night and the roads outside are all muddy today. How can you wear your leather shoes?

When Chen Rou said this, she looked at Song Xiaoyu's feet. Song Xiaoyu's shoes were really dirty, even though she had been very careful about her walking path along the way.

Song Xiaoyu also noticed it and felt depressed.

Isn't this a living example?

Besides, Chen Rou also has to go to work on weekdays. Wearing small leather shoes to go to work to pull pig grass or something? Whether it will make people envious is secondary, but it is true that it is a waste of things.

The next day, Chen Rou asked Han Guobin to return the money on the grounds that the shoes did not fit her feet, and she changed into a pair of water shoes. The water shoes were now in the house. Han Guobin also had a pair, which he kept for winter so that he no longer had to worry about getting his shoes wet.

“Although it’s quite expensive, the design is amazing and it’s really beautiful,” said Chen Rou.

"Twelve yuan? I'm afraid it's not from the provincial capital?" Song Xiaoyu had to say.

I'm in a mood to show off the little leather shoes I bought now, but I've already spent a lot of money!

"He said it was from Shanghai." Chen Rou said, "He had a hard time getting the ticket, but he still hasn't paid back the money he owes to his company. He is just wasting money and doesn't know how to live."

Song Xiaoyu couldn't help but ask, "Are you from Shanghai?"

"Yeah, otherwise why would it be worth twelve dollars? It's ridiculously expensive." Chen Rou said.

In fact, it doesn’t cost twelve yuan, just ten yuan. But she has to brag about it anyway, otherwise her sister-in-law will look down on her.

"Shanghai is a very big city. Twelve yuan for a pair of small leather shoes is not expensive. What's the style? It should be nice-looking, right?" Song Xiaoyu said.

"It's indeed beautiful." Chen Rou nodded and described the style again.

Song Xiaoyu felt unhappy. She originally thought that her pair of leather shoes were pretty good, but now compared with those in Shanghai, there was really nothing to say.

But it’s true that my second uncle travels frequently to the provincial capital, so the things there are naturally better.

Song Xiaoyu stopped talking about the leather shoes and said, "Xiao Si'er hasn't eaten goose eggs yet. I came to ask you, second sister-in-law, if there are any goose eggs at home?"

Chen Rou said, "I was asked to stir-fry the last goose egg with cucumber this morning. That's it."

Song Xiaoyu looked at her and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't take it for nothing. I'll buy it from you."

Chen Rou said casually, "Of course we have to change it. Brothers have to settle accounts. We only have this one goose in our family, and we rely on it to lay eggs to provide some meat for the family."

Song Xiaoyu curled her lips and said, "Then you go in and get them, sister-in-law. I want two."

Chen Rou said: "No more, the autumn harvest has been eaten."

She did not save any of the autumn harvest. She ate all the eggs laid by the big white goose at home. After having rice in the morning, she would make fried goose eggs with cucumber or tomato, and put the fried goose eggs on top of the rice. She would then give a full bowl to her husband Guobin, who ate it ravenously.

There was only one goose egg every few days. Although they were quite big, they were not enough for their own consumption, so how could they exchange them for Song Xiaoyu?

Song Xiaoyu said, "Then leave two for me later?"

"When the weather gets cold, geese don't lay eggs as often. If you want, go ask Old Xu's family. He has two geese, so they should have some." Chen Rou said.

Song Xiaoyu didn't know which family the Xu family was, so she asked.

Chen Rou glanced at her and said, "Don't you know your own village? It's at the end of the village. You can see the big white geese if you go over there."

Song Xiaoyu walked away in her newly bought leather shoes, holding her son Han Si in her arms, to Old Xu's house, and exchanged two goose eggs for them and took them home.

The next day, I brushed my leather shoes clean and wore them to work.

It wasn't the first time her colleague looked back, but she still envied him: "I asked you to ask my parents for me, did you? I'm getting married soon, and I want to buy a pair like this, so I can wear it to show off my face!"

Before Song Xiaoyu could say anything, a female colleague who didn't get along well with her said, "Why are you asking her for help? She had a hard time buying her own pair of shoes. Do you really think she's that prestigious? You might as well come to me, my uncle's cousin's brother's friend. He lives in the county town. Maybe I can get you some shoe tickets."

"What are you talking about? Your relationship is so distant. My second uncle from my husband's family works in the transportation department of the county. He has to go to the provincial capital every day!" Song Xiaoyu retorted directly.

"What?" The female colleagues were all stunned: "Your second uncle from your husband's family works in the county transportation department?"

"Didn't I ask you, Juanzi, to inquire about the salary there last time? Why would I ask about that for no reason? It's just that my second uncle works there." Song Xiaoyu raised his chin and said.

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

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