The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 45 (Part 1)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 45 (Part 1)

The news that Han Guobin and Chen Rou were going to move to the city with their children spread quickly throughout the village.

Before this, Chen Rou had only told Han's wife, Zhou Zhen and Cai Lihua about it. They knew about it, but no one else in the village knew about it.

So everyone was shocked.

"Is the whole family moving to the city? Are they going to become city dwellers?"

“I heard that it’s not like that. They just moved there, but their household registration is still in the village.”

"The household registration in the village? Then where will the whole family live after moving there?"

"I heard that he is staying in a rented house in the city. When he saves enough money, he can buy his own house."

"Why would you move to the city for no reason? It's free to live here, and this house was just built not long ago!"

"It was said that Guobin's wife was going to the city to do business, so they moved there."

"What? Doing business? Isn't this embarrassing for Guo Bin?"

“…”

Everyone in the village was saying that Brother Han and Sister-in-law Han had also come over.

Chen Rou had already packed a lot of things at home and wanted Han Guobin to drive back to return them, so she could take them over first, which would also save a lot of work for the subsequent move.

Mrs. Han couldn't help but say, "Now everyone in the village is saying that you are doing this for nothing and bringing shame to your second uncle. Your second uncle has such a high salary, can't he support the whole family?"

"Let them talk." Chen Rou said.

Even her mother and sister said so when they heard that she wanted to do business, so the villagers' attitude was not surprising.

"I still don't understand why you want to do this. Isn't it good enough in the village?" Han Dasao said, "In the city, everything costs money, the children's education also costs money, and the rented house also costs money. You run a food business, and there are state-owned restaurants. Who would go to your restaurant to eat?"

"Don't worry about me, sisters-in-law. I know what I'm doing. From now on, I'll leave this house to you to help take care of it." Chen Rou said with a smile.

Mrs. Han knew she couldn't convince her, so she asked, "Do you want more mushrooms or something in the future?"

"I still need mushrooms. If the price is reasonable, you can buy them from the villagers. I'll take as many as you can. Sister-in-law, please take Tiedan and deliver him to me. And come to my place to get to know the way." Chen Rou said.

Mrs. Han nodded: "Okay."

With the current trend, people even raise so many chickens and ducks, so collecting mushrooms from the villagers is no big deal.

"I also need a lot of soybeans to grind and cook soy milk, but your sister-in-law can also buy as many peanuts as you can, and then you can do business with Third Aunt. We didn't have enough to sell last year, and I estimate that this year will be more prosperous." Chen Rou said.

"What?" Han Dasao was stunned: "Are you in partnership with Third Aunt?"

"I'm working with Third Aunt on this. When the new peanuts are harvested, I'll ask Third Aunt to come back and talk to you. You two can work out your own plans for making money. I won't get involved with you." Chen Rou said.

"I was wondering why Third Aunt was so bold this year. She even invited her mother to come to the city to help her divide the family property. How much did she earn?" said Mrs. Han.

"You'll know this year." Chen Rou smiled.

Mrs. Han laughed and scolded, "You kept it a secret from me." Then she sighed and said, "Now that you, the second son, have gone to the city, I won't have anyone to complain to in the future."

"Sister-in-law, you have so many connections, how can you not have someone nagging you? Don't try to be sentimental with me." Chen Rou said, "Let Tiedan and Ludan study hard. If you calculate, Tiedan will be admitted to high school next year, right? After he passes the entrance exam, let him go to the city and live with me."

"I'm afraid you won't be able to pass the exam. It's not easy for you to study until now." said Mrs. Han.

"Let Tiedan work harder." Chen Rou said, "Now that society is open, he can't just stay at home and work. Sister-in-law, don't keep him in the village. The world outside is wider."

"What's the big deal? I don't care how he works if he's hungry. Just help at home honestly. I don't expect much else from him." Mrs. Han said.

How could she not know what kind of person her son is?

Han Guobin had already packed up all the things at home and loaded them into the car. He shouted, "Wife, I'm going to the city to return the car first."

"Okay." Chen Rou came out.

Han Guobin said hello to his elder brother and sister-in-law, then drove away.

Brother Han remembered and said hurriedly, "I haven't brought the chairs or anything yet. I'll go call Guobin."

"Don't take these things with you. We have them all in the city." Chen Rou quickly stopped him and said.

"Then the landlord also gave this to you?" Mrs. Han asked in surprise.

"You'll know when you go over and see it, brother and sister-in-law. I can't explain it clearly." Chen Rou said.

We tell outsiders that the house is borrowed and the shop is also borrowed. There is no such thing as renting a house here yet, we just call it borrowing.

"It's so mysterious." Mrs. Han said about her.

Chen Rou smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, why don't you raise some more chickens to lay eggs? I'll collect the same amount over there."

"What? Aren't you selling food or something? Why are you selling eggs?" said Mrs. Han.

Why does she feel that what the second brother's family is doing is less and less reliable the more she listens?

"Sell it, of course." Chen Rou said, "When we move into the city, you can come and fix up the chicken coop in the backyard. Make it bigger and use it to raise chickens for me. Just keep it clean."

"You don't need to ask for yours. The house will be the same as it was before you left." Mrs. Han waved her hand and said, "I support the family by myself, otherwise it will easily attract thieves."

Chen Rou nodded.

Brother Han said, "If business outside is not going well, it's good to come back to the village. After all, you can raise the children there."

"Your eldest brother is right. Don't be too embarrassed to come back when business there is bad. No face is as important as having a full stomach." Mrs. Han also said.

Although she didn't want to sound pessimistic, Mrs. Han really didn't think much of the idea of ​​going to the city to make food. A state-owned restaurant with such a high reputation was not just for show.

"I know." Chen Rou smiled.

Brother Han and Sister-in-law Han didn't stay long and went back.

Just as they left, the captain's wife, Chen Aidi, Dagui's wife and others came over and asked about moving to the city.

Especially, they were very confused about going to the city to do business.

"The kids are old enough now, I just want to go out and try my luck," said Chen Rou.

"Why do you want to go out and do business? You have Uncle Guobin. His salary alone is enough to support the whole family. What if you go to the city to do business and his colleagues look down on him?" said Dagui's wife.

It is true that it is open now, and it is also true that the new policy has been introduced since last year, but it is also true that the spring breeze has just blown, and many people have no awareness of this at all.

Those who have such ideas are keeping a wait-and-see attitude, so no one is the first to take action.

In fact, if Chen Rou was the same as the locals, she would not necessarily go to the city to do business at this time. She would have to wait until everyone else was doing it before doing anything.

She is actually a conservative at heart and not impulsive.

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

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