The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 35 (Part 5)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 35 (Part 5)

Chen Rou quickly prepared dinner and washed her two sons before feeding them. After they were full, she ate her own food and then asked them what they did at their grandfather's house today.

Hanghang said he was digging earthworms to feed the chickens. As for Zhouzhou, I don’t know what he was playing, but it should feel pretty good.

The mother and her two children went to bed early. After eating, washing up, and doing housework, they went to sleep on the kang.

The two brothers were tired from playing, while Chen Rou was tired from being busy, so they all went to bed early.

Han Guobin came back in the middle of the night, slept until four o'clock, then got up in the dark and went out with the villagers.

This is the autumn harvest. They all go out in the dark, and by the time the women get there, they have already harvested a lot of grain.

Chen Rou got up early again to cook. She woke up her eldest son and fed him breakfast. Her youngest son was still sleeping, so she left him alone. After the eldest son finished eating, she sent the two brothers back to her parents' home. She told her second sister-in-law, Xiaoer, that she had not eaten yet, and then she went home.

I got Han Guobin a bowl of dry rice, topped with fried goose eggs and cucumbers, a few small tomatoes, and some pancakes for her lunch. I also filled the military water bottle with warm water and went out.

It was actually still very early at this time, just six o'clock.

Chen Rou couldn't wait to come over.

When Han Guobin saw his wife coming, he came over to have breakfast. He took a big gulp of warm water before starting to eat.

"Just put it here after you finish eating." Chen Rou said, and then went down to the fields to start working.

The couple's only real busyness in the year is the summer harvest and the autumn harvest. The rest of the time they are quite free, so they have to work hard no matter what.

Everyone is tired, not just the two of them. Moreover, if they don't participate in the autumn harvest, even if her husband Guobin has secured many benefits for the village, people will not be willing to share the food rations for her family of four.

Now that the couple has shown such a fighting spirit, even if some people still have opinions, they can just keep them to themselves.

After the autumn harvest, Chen Rou's chin, which was originally round, became pointed again. This year, she didn't earn many work points because of the waiter's interference, and she ate well, so her chin really showed signs of becoming rounder.

But it hasn't completely become round yet and it's already shrunk again. She estimates that she will lose three or four pounds during this autumn harvest.

Han Guobin had also lost weight. He was obviously tired due to his irregular work and rest schedule. When he came back from get off work that night after the autumn harvest, Chen Rou washed his face and let him go to bed.

Chen Rou was tired, but not to the point of being sleep deprived. She went to bed early at night and didn't get up so early in the morning.

Han Guobin is young after all, and after taking good care of himself for three or four days, he has almost recovered.

He was not needed for delivering grain or anything like that, and later he was not needed for farming winter wheat either, so it was quite an easy job.

In the blink of an eye, it was time to distribute grain. The day of grain distribution was considered the most festive and lively day in the village.

Chen Rou, Zhou Zhen, Cai Lihua and the others were all exhausted by the autumn harvest, but they all had smiles on their faces.

When Mrs. Han saw that they were all there, she came over and took the initiative to say, "I'll ask your brother to bring it back for you later."

Chen Rou said: "Then I won't be polite to you, sister-in-law."

Mrs. Han didn't care. She was sharp-eyed and winked at Cai Lihua, raised her chin, and signaled Cai Lihua to look over there.

Cai Lihua looked over there, and Chen Rou and Zhou Zhen followed her. It was Han Guogang who brought Ye Qian over to divide the food.

Mrs. Han couldn't stand Ye Qian: "I just can't understand it. Wang Zhiqing knows not to show her face if she can, so why does she go wherever there is a big crowd? Is she afraid that people won't skin her alive? And she was gone for three days during the autumn harvest!"

"I didn't see much." Zhou Zhen said.

"I heard that her stomach was not feeling well." Cai Lihua said. She saw that Ye Qian did not go to work, so she asked her brother-in-law Han Guogang privately, and her brother-in-law said that.

"What's wrong with her? I think she's just lazy!" Han Dasao said unhappily, "The autumn harvest work points have been raised so high, but she doesn't even want to earn any. Is she really determined to eat Uncle Guogang's money?"

She doesn't work as efficiently as Chen Rou. Chen Rou, the sister-in-law, is very capable now. She can get seven full work points for women every day!

She could probably get six, one less than her, but she was still convinced. After all, when she was picking cotton with her, she was far behind her. She couldn't be as fast as her, and couldn't pick as cleanly as her.

The same was true when they were picking corn. She tried her best to compete with the second child's daughter. But don't be fooled by the second child's appearance. She, an old hand, was not as skillful as her when it came to the job.

She estimated that if she were to fight with the second brother's family, she might not be a match for the second brother's family. Although he looked weak, his hands were very strong!

But if the one from the third brother's family fights with her, she will pin the one from the third brother's family to the ground and rub him!

Let’s not talk about all this for now. Mrs. Han just can’t stand Ye Qian.

I feel that Han Guogang, this cousin, is really unlucky. Otherwise, why would he fall for this one when he has no crush on so many other girls?

You have to know that there are other female educated youths in the Youth League Office, and they are not bad either!

Chen Rou said, "As long as Uncle Guogang is happy, we don't need to worry about it."

"I haven't asked you yet, but I heard that she seemed to have visited your place?" said Mrs. Han.

"I've been there once." Chen Rou said.

Mrs. Han immediately said, "Why did you let her sit there? If someone like that saw her, she would just be chased away with a broom. If it were me, I would scold her so much that she would cry and go back!"

"I don't know why she came here. She just came to sit for a while and then she didn't come again." Chen Rou said. He probably realized that she didn't want to have a close relationship with him.

A few people were chatting, and Ye Qian didn't come over. She was with Han Guogang. She didn't seem to care about the looks from all directions.

Needless to say, Second Aunt Han's expression was very strange. She didn't say a word the whole time. After dividing the food, she called her old man, and then she took the food away on the family cart!

Chen Rou divided the food quickly, so Brother Han sent it back first. When he came back, it was just Sister-in-law Han's turn.

Mrs. Han is good at arguing. She first asked her brother-in-law Han Guolin whether he had made a mistake in the calculation, and then stared at the scale. Even if she was short of half an ounce, it would not be acceptable!

After distributing the food, the team distributed the money, and Chen Rou didn’t get much this year.

As for Mrs. Han, her eldest son Tiedan started to collect grass for pigs starting this year. Moreover, during the autumn harvest, Tiedan took his younger brother Ludan to pick wheat ears and other things. They picked a lot, and the two brothers together got two work points!

Plus, she also gritted her teeth and worked hard this year.

So this year, Mrs. Han got about 40 yuan, and she was so happy that she could fly.

And she continued to go into the mountains to dig mushrooms after the autumn rain.

After delivering the dried mushrooms that day, Chen Rou gave the money and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, shouldn't you build a brick house next year?"

"It's not that easy to build a brick house. How can we live in such a good house?" Mrs. Han said with a happy smile.

That being said, Mrs. Han is really already planning it. If she can build a brick house, it would be very prestigious and spacious to live in!

While the two sisters-in-law were talking, Song Xiaoyu came over on a bicycle wearing small leather shoes.

After the autumn harvest, everyone's skin, including Chen Rou's, who had good skin, looked a little rough, not to mention Han Dasao, who was even less particular than Chen Rou.

Chen Rou washes her face with rice water every day to keep it healthy.

But even so, it cannot avoid being damaged and turning red.

Song Xiaoyu felt comfortable and refreshed. She took her son to her parents' home every day to let her mother take care of him. Her parents-in-law had to go to the fields to harvest in autumn, so she didn't have to do that because they had to go to work.

So when Han Dasao saw her, she stopped laughing and said, "Third sister-in-law, this year's grain has not been harvested yet, and I have sent 30 kilograms to my parents. You should eat more too!"

Song Xiaoyu said: "I didn't eat yours, sister-in-law. I gave my mother three yuan for food every month. It's considered Guolin's food. We are still supporting our parents!"

"Don't say that. The two brothers Tiedan and Ludan went to the old house to ask for water. Every time they went there, they saw their grandparents feeding their brother egg custard. Do they really think I know nothing?" said Mrs. Han.

Chen Rou saw that the two of them were about to quarrel, and said, "Sister-in-law, you should go back first. I will come to find you when I have time."

Mrs. Han didn't want to see Song Xiaoyu either, so she went back first.

"She has so many problems, who can spoil her!" Song Xiaoyu didn't want to see her either. She still couldn't forget that she had to give the three yuan for food because she was so angry with her.

"Third brother's wife, are you here for something today?" Chen Rou asked.

"Sister-in-law, you have to help me. The autumn harvest is over and there are so many people getting married. All the Pechoin in the county have been sold out. Even clam oil is out of stock. My two colleagues are out of stock when they want to buy it." Song Xiaoyu said.

Chen Rou calmly refused: "No, your second brother is not a peddler, let them go to the county town to buy it themselves after a while."

"A colleague of my sister-in-law's younger sister saw the quilt cover my sister-in-law's younger sister had and liked it very much. She just got married not long ago and asked me to come and say that she also wanted a quilt cover like that. I wonder if I can give it to her?" Song Xiaoyu said anxiously.

Chen Rou frowned and said, "Someone actually wants that damn expensive quilt? These working women really don't care about their families, do they?"

"What's the big deal? People get so much salary every month, shouldn't they be able to spend some money to buy a quilt cover they like?" Song Xiaoyu said.

Chen Rouxin said that the nine dollars would be deposited into her account, and said with embarrassment: "I'm afraid your second brother is too lazy to ask."

"Pechoin is acceptable, but we have to ask my second brother to buy another pair of quilt covers. He works in a government agency, so if anything happens in the future, he will be an acquaintance of ours." Song Xiaoyu said hurriedly.

"Let me ask your second brother. He will definitely do you a favor." Chen Rou glanced at her and said.

Song Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, please talk to Second Brother!"

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