The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 4

Chapter 4. Let him succeed

Han Guobin didn’t know what his wife was thinking, but the water in that stream was very clean, so there was no need to worry too much.

He didn't dwell on it, just drank some water and came over to eat.

There are cucumbers and bacon on the corn rice, which tastes so delicious.

He looked at his wife's bowl again and saw that there was quite a bit of meat, so he ate it with peace of mind.

Of course Chen Rou couldn't let him eat it all. They were all the same portion. She didn't abuse her own hobby, especially since half of the meat was taken out by her.

"I just saw my sister-in-law carrying a bucket with a yellow eel in it," said Chen Rou.

"It should be Tiedan who caught it." Han Guobin said.

Tiedan is his nephew, the eldest son of his eldest brother and his wife. His eldest brother got married much earlier than him and is six years old this year. He has another son, also a son, named Ludan.

"The yellow eel is pretty good. When you have time, go see if you can catch one. I'll make you something delicious." Chen Rou said.

Isn't that the case in the countryside? You can eat anything you can put into your mouth, including eels, loaches, shrimps, and fish.

"Wife, didn't you say you couldn't stand the earthy smell?" Han Guobin was stunned for a moment and looked at his wife.

He had caught quite a few before, but his wife despised them as worthless, so he stopped catching them.

The eels are now at their plumpest.

"I was ignorant and pretentious before, but now I've come to terms with it. Go catch it when you have time, and I'll make it for you." Chen Rou said.

Eel and loach, which one is not good? Both are edible.

Han Guobin was very happy and agreed calmly: "I'll go take a look after work in the evening."

Chen Rou continued to order: "There's no water at home."

"I'll go pick some after I finish eating." Han Guobin nodded.

There is no need to say anything else. After eating, Chen Rou washed the dishes and went back to the house.

Han Guobin went to fetch water and returned only after filling the water tank.

When he returned to the room, Chen Rou was sleeping. Actually, she was just taking inventory of the supplies in the space.

There are plenty of food and daily necessities. Some of them can be freed up for use slowly, and some can be exchanged for supplies to take home.

Han Guobin looked at his clean wife. Even though it was broad daylight, he still had some thoughts in his mind.

If you count the days, it has been a long time since I last had sex with his wife.

But it was broad daylight now, so what was there to say? He was tired after a day's work, so he just lay down and fell asleep.

After waking up at noon, the couple went out together, one to work and the other to collect grass for the pigs.

The same thing was repeated throughout the whole day, but Chen Rou didn't think much of it. Days like this couldn't be safer.

As long as you work hard, you won't have to worry about having no food to eat and you won't be in danger of losing your life from day to day. If this kind of life is not good, then what kind of life is a good life?

She also got three work points today, which was quite surprising for a group of old ladies who thought she was just talking big.

"Has Guobin's wife really come to her senses?"

"I think my banging my head this time was not in vain. I said less, but I did more work. When I saw Guobin today, his face was full of energy."

"My old man always says Guobin is very strong when he works."

“…”

If a man can have such good spirit and strength to work outside, it must be because his wife at home takes good care of him, right?

Otherwise, I would be so upset that I wouldn't even be able to work.

Judging from Chen Rou's performance over the next two days, I have to say that Guo Bin's wife might really be coming to her senses.

Of course, there are also those who disagree, saying that a dog can't change what he eats, so how can a person's character be changed so easily?

Chen Rou didn't care about the opinions of the villagers at all. She went home and saw that it was still early, so she took the opportunity to wash her hair.

The wife of the old Ma family next door saw her using soap and couldn't help but roll her eyes. She said, "Second Sister Han, your soap smells really good. This is the first time I've seen it. Where did you buy it?"

It took Chen Rou a while to realize that Han Ersao was calling her. She glanced at Ma's wife and said, "I bought it in the city."

"That's not cheap." Ma's wife came in and said.

"It's not cheap." Chen Rou understood her thoughts clearly, but didn't care and continued washing herself.

"My hair is a little itchy too." said the Ma family's wife.

"I spent three cents on this soap." Chen Rou said, "I hit my head a few days ago just for three cents."

The Ma family's daughter-in-law said embarrassedly, "You are willing to buy a soap that costs only three cents." If it were her, she would not be willing to do so. She would like to spend every penny carefully.

"What's the quarrel in your family today?" Chen Rou asked.

Ma family's daughter-in-law Zhou Zhen's attention was diverted, and she began to complain that her mother-in-law favored her younger uncle, as there were only two brothers in the Ma family.

Zhou Zhen's husband is the eldest, with three aunts in between, and then her brother-in-law was born. He is not young anymore and is almost old enough to get married.

There was no peace when the meat was distributed today. The reason was that her brother-in-law also gave her a crush, who was from the next village, and sent her two taels of meat.

All in all, it’s a lot of things to talk about.

Of course, this kind of thing is most common in rural areas.

Comparing her own family with the Ma family, Chen Rou felt that theirs was much better, because at least the Han family had separated, but the Ma family still lived together, and it was so noisy.

Chen Rou washed her hair comfortably, and in the end Zhou Zhen didn't gain any advantage.

Although a piece of soap is nothing, Chen Rou is not familiar with her and would not let her take advantage of it.

But I don’t know if it was because we had a good chat today, but Zhou Zhen couldn’t help but come over from time to time to talk about other people’s private matters.

Chen Rou usually just listened and rarely interrupted.

The days passed like this, and in the blink of an eye, it was mid-September.

Chen Rou got up early this morning and picked the peanuts from her private plot in the backyard. There were not many, so she used a sieve to dry the pulled peanuts.

She doesn't have to work today because the team has enough pig feed in stock, so she doesn't have to go for the next two days.

Of course not going meant no work points. Chen Rou wanted to go and do the heavy work, but was stopped by Han Guobin.

The autumn harvest will begin in a few days. It's better to take a rest now so that you won't have to worry about having no work to do later.

Chen Rou thought that the peanuts in her family's private plot had ripened and needed to be dried and harvested, and she also needed to plant a crop of cabbage and radishes and harvest them before the frost came, so she simply didn't go.

When Han Guobin got up, it was almost half past six.

Chen Rou had prepared steamed buns and some Chinese cabbage fried with some oil residue, which was very fragrant.

"Wife, eat more." Han Guobin said as he picked up a piece of soft oil residue for her.

Chen Rou glanced at him. People in peacetime say that men are animals that think with their lower body, and this is really true.

She couldn't resist last night and let him succeed. After all, they were adults and lying on the same kang, so it was normal.

But look at this man today, he is so tender.

Chen Rou didn't feel that she was at a disadvantage. On the contrary, she was very satisfied that her man had great potential, but she was a little worried.

But don't have children too early, otherwise you won't be able to do many things.

Chen Rou was thinking while eating, but soon she turned her attention to the private plot in the backyard.

While Han Guobin was at work, she dried the peanuts while cultivating the land. She let the private plot of land dry for two days before planting radish and cabbage seeds.

Then I wondered if I should go into the city?

She had become somewhat familiar with Zhou Zhen recently, so she just asked her about it.

"I'm going to be busy soon and won't have time to go into the city. Should I go and see if there's anything I want to buy now?" Chen Rou said.

"It's better not to go now. Let's wait until I'm done with my work and then go." Zhou Zhen said.

She also wanted to buy some.

Chen Rou didn't say anything after hearing her say that. It was fine for her to walk such a long way alone.

Chen Rou, who had nothing to do, thought about it and decided to go to the backyard to pick some cucumbers, some tomatoes and two dried tilapia.

This fish was caught by Han Guobin. She caught several of them a few days ago. She cooked two of them that day, and as the weather allowed, she would split the rest, salt them, and dry them in the sun.

Carrying these things, I went to the next village.

Her parents' home is very close, just across a village from her husband's home, and it only takes half an hour to walk there.

The population relationships in Lao Chen’s family are also quite complicated.

Chen's father and mother are the second wife. There is a first wife above them and a third wife below them. But not to mention those far away, Chen's father and mother's second wife is also capable of having children.

There are three sons and two daughters in total.

The first three are brothers, and the last two are daughters. Chen Rou is the youngest in the family.

In the past, she relied on this to live a lazy and gluttonous life at her mother's house, and none of her three sisters-in-law had a good impression of her.

But Chen's father and mother were good to her.

Chen Rou no longer felt that her coming here was annoying.

Mother Chen didn't go to work today. She was not young anymore and would stay at home from time to time. She was a little surprised to see her little daughter coming over and asked, "Why are you free to come here today?"

Chen Rou smiled and said, "I'm free these two days, so I'll go back home to visit."

"It's fine if you just come over, but why bring anything?" Mother Chen looked at the things in the basket. They weren't too valuable, but they were also the thoughts of her little girl, so she was happy.

Chen Rou asked, "My father and the others have gone to work?"

"Everyone is back to work." Chen's mother nodded, poured her a glass of water and made some sugar.

Chen Rou took a sip without hesitation. Mother Chen looked at her daughter and whispered, "No good news yet?"

Chen Rouxin said that she was actually a little afraid, and decided that if Han Guobin wanted to do something in the future, she would ask him to be self-sufficient.

"There's no rush, Mom. Besides coming to see you, I also wanted to ask if I can get some cotton cloth and cotton from my uncle?" Chen Rou lowered her voice when she said this.

The so-called uncle she referred to was Chen's mother's brother, who had connections in this area, but he did everything in private and never made it public.

In the early years, the Chen family was so poor that they couldn't even afford to raise their children, and the original body was almost killed. It was only because of this uncle who gave two kilograms of rice and flour that he was able to survive.

Of course, it must be that Chen's mother had the best relationship with her uncle, otherwise who could have withheld food during those years?

Chen's mother immediately looked around vigilantly and took her daughter back into the house.

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

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