The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 38 (Part 3)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 38 (Part 3)

As for her son-in-law buying a pot to make money, Chen's mother knew about it. Her youngest daughter told her about it, but she knew it was only her who knew it. She didn't even tell the old man. As for her daughters-in-law, she really had no intention of telling them. It was good enough if they could bring back whatever they were entitled to!

Seeing her mother-in-law's gloomy face, Chen Ersao also stopped talking in dismay.

Mrs. Chen didn't say anything else.

As for Mrs. Chen San, she couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Sleeping on the same kang with her husband at night, she couldn't help but mutter, "The eldest and second sisters-in-law are now in charge and cook for themselves, why can't we separate them in our family?"

"Why should we divide our family? Isn't it good enough to live with our parents?" Third Brother Chen said with a yawn.

"Don't lie to me. Don't think I don't know that you just dislike my mother and are afraid that she will come to ask for money." Mrs. Chen San said.

Brother Chen San laughed in his heart, thinking that you still know this, and said, "I'm not worried. She is my mother-in-law, and I should be filial to her. But if you are not afraid, you can tell mom that we also want to divide it. Then my mother-in-law will come to ask for money, and you can't stop her. Our life will get worse and worse. The eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law will laugh at you to death, and you won't be able to hold your head up in the village..."

Mrs. Chen San couldn't help but tremble when she thought about the family fortune she had saved with great difficulty, but found that it was all taken away by her mother when she went home for the New Year.

Her mother didn't say anything, but when she went back for the New Year, she held her hand and tears flowed down her face. She told her about the difficulties of the past few years, the hardships at home, how she was sick from hunger, and how she felt uncomfortable here and there. At the end, she asked if she should have saved some money?

And then, she gave it away...

Her elder and second sisters-in-law had planned to use their own money to buy cloth to make new clothes this year, but she couldn't afford a penny.

Her husband was still saying, "...by that time, all the things will be given to my mother-in-law, and our family will be hungry. Alas, we can only drink water to fill our stomachs, and forget about making clothes. Among the three families, only our family can't make ends meet. The eldest and second sisters-in-law will definitely be more prosperous. When the time comes, let them see if they can help us. After all, they are our brothers."

When Mrs. Chen San thought of that scene, she wondered if she would really live such a miserable life?

But when she thinks about her mother's temper and how her sister was beaten by her brother-in-law, if her life really lived like that, would her man also be unable to bear beating her?

He swallowed and said, "Forget it. Mother hasn't treated us badly. It's good to be with father and mother."

"I really don't want to share it. Actually, I want to share it. I want to eat big meat buns and white flour dumplings. If I share it among myself, I can eat as much as I want." Brother Chen San said.

Mrs. Chen San also swallowed her saliva, but shook her head and said, "Forget it, forget it, eat with mom." She was afraid that if she divided the food, her mother wouldn't have to come and beg for money, and the couple could feed the family into poverty on their own.

Seeing that she didn't mention it anymore, Brother Chen San stopped talking and laughed in his heart. They have been married for so many years, how could he not understand his wife?

This family cannot be divided. If it is divided and his wife is left to manage the household, then the more she manages, the more money she will get.

It’s better to just eat with your parents.

Chen Rou didn't know about her mother's family. Han Guobin left in early September and came back in almost mid-November.

This trip took so long that, as the second oldest son, Han Zhou, put it, "Dad, if you don't come back, I'll forget what you look like!"

"Dad must have calculated the time to come back. He knew that the meat would be distributed tomorrow, so he came back today." The eldest brother Han Hang also said.

Han Guobin had been away from home for too long and missed it so much that he hadn't even pulled his bicycle into the house when he met his two sons at the door. He stopped the bike and picked up the two brothers.

The second brother Han Zhou's eyes lit up.

The eldest brother, Han Hang, blushed a little. He felt a little embarrassed that he was still being held by his father at such a big age. But he also grinned.

Chen Rou heard the sound and came out holding the little girl Orange, and saw Han Guobin standing at the door holding his two sons.

"What are you doing?" Chen Rou said with a smile.

"Mom, Dad hug me!" Han Zhou said. He had even forgotten what it felt like to be hugged by his dad.

"Okay, come down. Your father is tired too." Chen Rou said with a smile.

Han Guobin put his two sons down, and the two brothers went over to guard the bicycles. Their father brought back a package, and there must be delicious food in it!

Han Guobin looked at his wife and felt that he could not see enough of her.

Chen Rou couldn't bear it. That look was like tearing her bones apart and eating her stomach, like a wolf seeing meat. She couldn't help but feel a little weak in the legs.

He coughed dryly and said, "Come into the house."

Just as Han Guobin and his wife were about to enter the house, the second son, Han Zhou, shouted, "Dad, I forgot my bicycle!"

Chen Rou couldn't help laughing. How could her man become like this after being out for a while?

Han Guobin touched his nose and went to take his bicycle home.

The package was not big, but there were a lot of things inside, including a can of fruit, two packs of White Rabbit milk candy, two cans of malted milk, and four packs of brown sugar.

"Why did you buy so much brown sugar?" Chen Rou asked.

"Send one pack to the old house, one pack to their grandmother's house, and keep the rest," said Han Guobin.

"Yeah." Chen Rou nodded.

With Han Guobin's return, the house became lively again.

It was already November by then, and we had been walking for so long that the team leader came to ask about us. There were quite a few people sitting in the yard.

Han Guobin also told them about the situation outside. Because they had to requisition a convoy, they went there and were very busy, and they were busy every day.

Finally, he said, "I heard that our village may have electricity in the next two years."

"What, the electricity is going to be turned on?" The captain's pipe shook.

"Well, I asked in the city." Han Guobin said. He ran into Secretary Zhang and asked Secretary Zhang casually. Secretary Zhang said it would be soon.

"That's great!" the captain said excitedly.

This is going to be lively.

"If electricity is available, Guobin, would you like to buy a TV?"

"What's a TV?"

"You don't understand this, right? A TV is just like playing a movie. It can be played as long as it is powered on!"

"I've heard about it too, Guobin. Do you want to buy one for your family?"

"I just built a house this year, and I haven't paid off the money I owe my father-in-law yet. How can I afford another house?" Han Guobin shook his head.

"How much does a TV cost?" someone asked.

"Having money is not enough, you also need TV and plane tickets." Han Guobin said.

"Is it easy to get a TV ticket?"

"It's not easy to get. It's very rare and costs a lot of money." Han Guobin said.

Someone asked the team leader, and asked him to buy one for his family when electricity was available.

The captain smiled and said, "Let's wait and see when the power is turned on."

It was lively for a while before it dispersed.

After the people left, Han Guobin said, "Wife, when the electricity is connected, can we buy a TV?"

Chen Rou knew without asking how rare television sets were at that time, so she refused without any room for hesitation and said, "I won't buy it."

"Why not buy it? Save for two years, and with the remaining money in our house, it should be enough." Han Guobin said.

"Just a few thousand dollars to buy a TV?" Chen Rou said with a twitch of her lips.

It costs about a thousand dollars. The TV costs one thing, and the TV and plane tickets also cost some money. All together it costs nearly a thousand.

"Wife, you don't know, TV is very good. If you buy one for your home, you can watch movies every day." Han Guobin said with great interest.

Chen Rou was not surprised that he liked watching movies so much. The spiritual life at that time was not as good as in later times. If there was a rumor that a movie was going to be shown in a village, people would move their stools from home to watch the movie even if they were more than ten kilometers away.

It was packed with people, it was so crowded.

Zhou Zhen, Cai Lihua and others went to see the release in a village more than ten kilometers away, but Chen Rou never went there because it was too far.

"No." Chen Rou said.

She wants to save the money for her business, and she is waiting for the arrival of spring breeze.

Han Guobin still wanted to fight for it, so Chen Rou asked, "Can I boil some water for you to take a bath?"

"Okay." Han Guobin nodded and put the matter of buying a TV aside for the time being. It was still early, and maybe his wife would change her mind in the future.

But he didn't know that his wife would not change her mind.

You can do anything with that much money, but it would be a big loss to buy a TV.

Just when everyone was there, little Orange girl couldn't resist her sleepiness and was sleeping soundly in the house.

Chen Rou came over to boil water and went to the thatched hut in the backyard to wash. Chen Rou rubbed his back and asked if he would have to take a long-distance bus next.

"No need to go out again, just go to the provincial capital later." Han Guobin said.

Chen Rou nodded and said, "The Chen family has split up. The eldest and second brothers have split up, so they need to buy two pots."

"I'll bring it back when I have time." Han Guobin also agreed.

Han Guobin hadn't been rubbing his tickets for long when the villagers came to exchange their tickets.

Those who first came were all grown men, but now those who come are all young girls and wives.

The boss Han Hang came to the backyard and called his mother.

"You rub your father's back, mom will go over there." Chen Rou handed him the old loofah and said.

The eldest son rubbed his father's back and talked about the TV. The father and son were highly unanimous in their opinion and both wanted a TV.

Even though they are young, they know a lot. Once there was a movie showing in another village, their father took them there on his bicycle. The second oldest, Zhou Zhou, doesn't have much memory of it, but the oldest, Han Hang, still remembers it.

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