The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 39 (Part 3)
The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 39 (Part 3)
Both brothers Anwen and Anwu came over. They are already grown up now. They look like their sister and a bit like their two cousins.
You can tell at first glance that they are a family.
Chen Rou saw that the two brothers were also happy and said with a smile: "They have grown taller recently. I estimate that they will be as tall as aunt in two years."
"My mother complains that we eat too much." An Wen said with a smile.
"Yes, he looks down on us and says we gave birth to two good-for-nothings." An Wu nodded.
"Come over to your aunt's place. I'll make sure you're full." Chen Rou said with a smile, and then looked speechlessly at the bag of food in her sister's hand. If you want to come, just come. Why do you have to bring food with you specially? Is she afraid that this meal will make her go bankrupt?
Sister Chen Si brought three kilograms of food with her. That’s how it is these days. Most of the time, if someone wants to save some food, they’ll just bring it with them. It’s not easy for anyone, so how can they eat for free?
"Today I'm here to eat at a rich man's house. Cook a few more dishes for me and I'll see if I can make you poor." said Sister Chen Si.
Anwen and Anwu grinned.
"Take your brother out to play." Chen Rou grabbed a handful of candies for them and said.
"Come on, I'll take you to play marbles." Han Hang said to his two cousins.
"I'll go too." Han Zhou said quickly.
After the children ate the candy and went out, Chen Rou started cooking.
There were pig's feet today, so she chopped them up and put them in the pot directly, and also stewed some peanuts.
She went to get some ribs to chop while chatting with her fourth sister in the kitchen. It was warm outside the stove.
When asked whether the thermos had been bought, Chen Sijie said she had, and the next day An Dabang went into the city to buy it.
"I see that my two nephews are starting to grow old, so you better be frugal, fourth sister." Chen Rou said as she chopped the ribs with a knife.
"I didn't save any money. They are thieves." Sister Chen said, "I am worried that in two or three years, the work points we earn won't be enough for them to eat."
"That's no big deal. You can earn work points by yourself. Don't worry about them eating." Chen Rou said.
She saw that both of her nephews were very thin. Although they looked energetic, their complexions were still a little yellow.
"They all look like their father. They won't be much shorter in the future. Besides, life nowadays is much better than when we were kids. Back then, we could only eat 30% full because our parents saved the food from their own mouths." said Chen Sijie.
Now my two sons can eat until they are 70% to 80% full. They are not full, but they are not hungry either.
"There's no comparison between our time back then and now. I heard from Guobin that the atmosphere outside is getting better and better. If you train him well, you can let Guobin take him out when you have the chance in the future." Chen Rou said.
Fourth Sister Chen was stunned for a moment and said, "This... this is OK?"
"As long as there's a chance," Chen Rou said, "Let them study hard."
"These two brats don't take their studies seriously at all." said Sister Chen Si.
"Then you keep an eye on her, Fourth Sister." Chen Rou said.
Sister Chen nodded in agreement and said, "Why are you chopping so many ribs?" While she was talking, she had already chopped two large ribs.
"There's not much meat on these ribs. Chop them up and stew them with pig's feet." Chen Rou said.
Then he went to get some pickled vegetables, washed them and cut them, and used a thermos to pour hot water to soak the dried mushrooms. While he was busy, he said, "Guo Bin came back and said that society will get better and better in the future. He saw a lot of it outside. We will just live like this. The children have to go out in the future."
"How can it be that easy?" said Chen Sijie.
"Take it slow and train him first. He is still young now." Chen Rou said.
Fourth Sister Chen said, "It's not peaceful outside either. I hope they can succeed, but please don't cause trouble for Guo Bin."
"What's the big deal?" Chen Rou said with a smile, "When they turn 18, it will be about the same time."
Her children are still young, and if she wants to do any business in the future, she will have to bring her nephews along. So now she has told her fourth sister that it is a good thing to let her two nephews study more, because only by studying can people become smart.
Fourth sister Chen nodded. She and her Dabang only had these two sons, so naturally they hoped that they would be successful. And if they were to talk about the most promising one in the entire family, it would have to be their uncle Han Guobin. If their uncle was willing to take them and they could learn driving skills, it would be a stable job and they wouldn't have to worry about the future.
The pork ribs, pork trotters and peanuts in the pot were stewed for more than an hour, and the aroma was so delicious that even Ma Xiaofa's wife next door could smell it.
"Sister-in-law is entertaining her nephew." Ma Xiaofa's wife said with a smile.
"It's rare for my two older nephews to come over, so shouldn't I make something delicious for them?" Chen Rou said with a smile.
She has a good relationship with Zhou Zhen, but an average relationship with Ma Xiaofa's wife. Like Ma Xiaofa, the couple are the type who slack off at work.
That is to say, now that she has the help of her parents-in-law, when Uncle Ma and Aunt Ma are too old to work, she will take care of the couple in their old age.
After saying a polite word, Chen Rou called her son and nephews to go home for dinner.
Because playing with glass beads will make you dirty, and these naughty boys don't care about their image at all and just lie down on the ground!
"Hurry up and wash. You've become four mud monkeys after just being out for a while." Chen Rou poured hot water for them to wash their faces and hands.
"Aunt, what are you stewing? It smells so good that my mouth is watering." An Wen grinned.
"It smells so good." An Wu also said.
Han Hang and Han Zhou laughed and said, "I must have cooked something delicious for you."
They were eating corn pancakes. Chen Rou made a lot of them, which were stained with the flavor of stewed pork ribs, pork trotters and peanuts, and were very fragrant.
There is also a dish of stir-fried pickled vegetables with mushrooms, which are made by slicing the mushrooms and stir-frying them with lard in the pan, and another one is egg drop soup.
They gathered around the kang and started eating.
"It's so delicious." An Wen and An Wu said with shining eyes.
"If it tastes good, eat more. Don't worry about your mother. Her eyes are twitching." Chen Rou said.
An Wen and An Wu almost burst out laughing. Sister Chen laughed and scolded, "Their stomachs are like two bottomless pits. How much will be enough for them to eat?"
"Don't worry about your mother, just eat. You have to finish all these corn tortillas." Chen Rou asked An Wen and An Wu to scoop a spoonful of peanuts and pork ribs into their bowls respectively, and said.
"Don't just scoop for them, take care of Hanghang and Zhouzhou." Fourth Sister Chen took the spoon and scooped for her two nephews.
"Their father just made big meat buns for them." Chen Rou said.
"That's right, Brother Anwen, why didn't you come earlier? The big meat buns are so delicious." said the second brother Han Zhou, he learned the accent from his brother Anwu.
"There's not much white flour left. Aren't you saving some for making dumplings during the New Year?" An Wen asked.
"If they want to eat it, your uncle will pack it for them." Chen Rou said, scooping a large spoonful of pork trotters, spare ribs and peanuts for her sister.
"Why are you scooping so much for me?" Sister Chen Si said hurriedly.
"Don't push me, eat quickly. I guess I'll have to send you back after you finish eating. The sky is very gloomy, please don't rain." Chen Rou said.
"It can't be cooked. Even if it is cooked, it will probably take two days." Sister Chen Si was about to put the meat into Hanghang's bowl.
Hanghang held up the bowl and said with a smile, "Aunt, eat by yourself."
"Yes, there are still a lot." Han Zhou ate the soft stewed peanuts until his mouth was full of oil. It was really delicious.
"Eat by yourself." Chen Rou said to her sister, and then called her two nephews.
After finishing the meal, Chen Rou really didn't dare to keep the mother and her two children any longer, because the sky was a little cloudy, so she said, "Go tell mom and go back right away. I don't think you can wait for two days."
It was indeed not possible to delay for two days. Just as Chen Sijie brought her two sons back to the village, the rain began to fall. The mother and her two sons hurried back, but they didn't get wet much.
"It's thanks to my aunt's accurate calculation, otherwise we would still be halfway there now." An Wu said.
"Yes, my aunt is better at judging the sky than you are." An Wen also nodded.
"You two little brats, you were so rude to your aunt's house. You ate up the whole pot of meat!" Fourth Sister Chen glared at them.
"Aunt is urging us to eat." An Wen said.
"That's right, that's right. We had already put down our bowls, and my auntie directly took the bowl and scooped it out for us so that we wouldn't have any left over. " An Wu nodded.
At this time, their father An Dabang came out of the house yawning. He was sleeping at home.
Fourth sister Chen told him that the three of them went over and ate two spare ribs and two big pig’s trotters of her sister!
After hearing this, An Dabang also felt a little greedy.
Chen Rou at home was also a little worried. I thought her sister and nephew would not get wet, right?
But it’s true, once the rain started, the day was really freezing cold. The rain didn’t stop until after eight o’clock in the evening, but the temperature dropped by several degrees.
Han Guobin came back in the middle of the night as usual. There were still eggs and other things at home, so he brought back a piece of tenderloin.
"I guess it's going to snow soon. Don't come back if it's too cold." Chen Rou said to him.
"Yeah, I know what's going on." Han Guobin nodded.
Chen Rou rolled her eyes at him. What was the point? This rough guy had become particularly homebound ever since he came back two months after leaving home.
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