The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 37 (Part 1)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 37 (Part 1)

"Hurry up, all of you brothers, go over there quickly, Rourou is busy right now."

Brother Chen (eldest brother), Brother Chen (second brother), and Brother Chen (third brother) had just returned from work when Mother Chen began to order them around without any courtesy.

The three brothers didn't complain. They washed their faces, drank some water, and then went to their younger sister's village.

The foundation of the big brick house is already being laid, and there are already quite a few people here. After a few years of operation, Han Guobin has gained quite a reputation in the village. If he wants to build a house, just shout and there will be no shortage of people coming to help.

Especially now is the rare slack time after the summer corn harvest and planting, the farm work is not very heavy, and the men in the village will come here to help after they come back from their work.

Even if you don’t want to eat, you have to come and help. However, Chen Rou said that you don’t have to go back to eat, she will cook for everyone.

"Big brother, second brother, third brother, you are here." Chen Rou, who was pouring tea for everyone, saw her three brothers and said with a smile.

"Here we are, let's get started right away," said Brother Chen.

Second and third brothers Chen didn't say anything. Their sister was going to build a big brick house, so they had their face to save and they didn't want to embarrass their sister, so they started working immediately.

Chen Rou didn't stay here for long. She was pregnant and asked Han Hang and Han Zhou, who were busy helping to pass things around, "Do you two want to go with your mother to your eldest mother's place, or stay here?"

"Mom, you go and have a rest, we will do it." said six-year-old Han Hang.

"We can do it!" Han Zhou, who was two years younger than him, also nodded.

Chen Rou ignored the two brothers and told Tiedan and Ludan, who were also there, to keep an eye on them. Then she went to the brick house where Han Dasao was.

As early as two years ago, Brother Han and Sister-in-law Han spent three hundred yuan to build a brick house with two rooms. It was not very spacious, so they spent a lot less than Fourth Sister Chen's house, but it was still a spacious brick house.

Han Guobin helped to get the bricks and tiles by using Lao Yang's connections, otherwise he might not be able to buy them even if he waited in line for years.

On Chen Sijie's side, her father-in-law is the village team leader and has connections, so she doesn't need Han Guobin's help.

Her family is staying here temporarily now. Actually, they could have moved back to the old house, but they didn't.

Before we built a brick and tile house, we moved back to the old house and lost eggs and food several times.

There is no other way. If the house is demolished and rebuilt, there will be no place to live.

After learning from the last lesson, Mrs. Han decided to just stay here and not trouble others.

The people in the old house directly became what she called "someone else", which shows how angry she was.

"Second Aunt." There was a little girl standing at the door, playing hopscotch by herself.

This is Tiedan Ludan’s sister, her name is Baodan.

According to Mrs. Han, this is a lucky girl, because her two older brothers didn't have to spend the same amount of time in confinement as she did.

In the month when she gave birth to the girl, she ate all the two kilograms of eggs that she had saved, and also ate a two-kilogram rooster that Chen Rou gave her to produce milk. In addition, she also ate the fish that Brother Han caught.

Even after giving birth to the baby egg, she stayed in the house for half a month before going out.

I have finally satisfied my desire for confinement.

Because of this way of eating, the milk supply is sufficient, and Baodan will definitely grow up better than her two brothers.

Moreover, not long after she gave birth, her family built a new house, so the girl no longer had to live in the adobe house but in the new house.

If this isn’t a good life, then what is a good life?

Chen Rou listened to the little girl's crisp voice and said with a smile: "Baodan is so fun."

"Yeah." Baodan nodded and continued dancing there.

Sister-in-law Han was already cooking, helping Chen Rou. Chen Rou came over and said, "Sister-in-law, after this pot is cooked, we have to cook another one. These are not enough."

"Isn't this enough? We can't ask them to eat as much as they want. How much is enough?" said Mrs. Han.

"A lot of people came to help today, including my three brothers from my mother's side. There are more than a dozen big men, but these are not enough." Chen Rou said.

"So many people are here." Mrs. Han said in surprise, "Okay, then I'll cook some more after these are out of the pot."

After saying that, he stuffed firewood into the stove and said, "This has to be Second Uncle. So many people came to help as soon as he asked."

When her family was building their house, quite a few people came, but there were only five or six. Of course, she didn't need more than that. After all, they had to cook for them when they came to help, and so many people would consume a lot of food.

Chen Rou smiled and said, "It's all thanks to everyone's care. Guobin is on a long-distance bus trip now, and I don't have time to come back. Everyone has to help him."

"What's the big deal? We're all happy. Second uncle has helped the village a lot over the years. Now he's going to build a house. Even if we don't have food to eat, we have to come and help." said Mrs. Han.

When the millet porridge was cooked, Sister Han scooped it out. It was not too thick or too dense, just the right texture. She put it in the basin that Chen Rou had just bought. Sister Han then scooped more grain, all from the grain bag in Chen Rou's room.

Take it out and ask her if it is enough?

Chen Rou took a look and asked someone to scoop some more, then put it in to cook. She went into the house to pick up eggs, and fried six eggs with seven or eight cucumbers.

"How many eggs are enough to eat this way?" Mrs. Han couldn't help but say after seeing it, the gap between the second brother's hands is too big.

"If you come to help, you have to see some meat. You can drink enough porridge and not just eat pickles." Chen Rou said.

"It's not too much to eat pickles. It's good enough that the porridge can fill you up. I was only 70% full at that time." said Mrs. Han.

“Fry another one.” Chen Rou said.

Since all the things belonged to her, Mrs. Han naturally had no objection.

After everything was cooked and fried, a plate of pickled cabbage dumplings was brought over and everyone was invited to eat.

If there are not enough bowls and chopsticks, the men in the village can only ask them to go home and get some, as their village is not far away.

Chen Rou brought her two sons and two nephews to come over to have dinner with Mrs. Han, but did not eat here.

It was getting dark late at this time, and it was still light until seven o'clock, and there was nothing to do, so they worked together until almost eight o'clock in the evening, and then they went on strike and went back to rest.

Brother Chen and his friends didn't stay long and went back.

Brother Han talked about this when he got home: "With so many people here, it won't take long to get it up."

The speed was indeed fast, and because there was sufficient material, three large brick houses were built in just seven days.

The main room is in the middle, and there is a room on each side when you enter the house from the main room.

Coming out of the main room, there is also a room on the right, and on the opposite left is a kitchen, which is also built in a very spacious area.

But that’s not all, there is also a yard, and the yard at home is surrounded by adobe bricks.

From now on, once the door of the house is closed, Han Guobin can take a bath shirtless in the yard without any problem.

Because there were so many people and enough materials, the house could be built very quickly.

Since a year ago, Han Guobin has not only been confined to traveling between the county and the provincial capital. He now also transports goods to other provinces. Sometimes a trip takes a long time, and he may have to come back in half a month to rest for two or three days, and then he has to go out again.

Before I left, the old house had not yet been demolished. When I came back this time, the new house had already been built, and had been built for some time.

However, Chen Rou still hasn't moved in because the head of the family hasn't returned yet.

Chen Rou was very happy from the bottom of her heart when she built a new house. She brought her two sons over to help clean up the house every day. She was happy, and her two sons were happy too.

Han Guobin called out twice but no one answered, so he knew that they definitely hadn't moved yet, so he came over to his eldest brother.

Chen Rou knew that he would be back soon in the next few days. She slept lightly, and when she heard his voice she came out to open the door for him.

"Wife, you've worked hard." Han Guobin saw his wife yawning with a bulging belly.

"Why should I work so hard? I just cook every day, wash my face quickly, and then go to bed." Chen Rou said.

After being out on the road for so long, he was the one who was tired.

Han Guobin didn't force himself to stay awake. He washed his face, drank some water, and went to bed with his wife.

Nowadays, when he is on a driving trip for such a long time, he is very concerned about his wife and children at home when he is busy outside.

When Han Hang and Han Zhou woke up the next day, they saw their father had returned. Both brothers were very happy.

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

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