The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 47 (Part 1)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 47 (Part 1)

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

Starting this year, the work system at Han Guobin's Ministry of Transportation has changed, from three days off a month to almost four days off a month.

Every Sunday is a day off from work.

Just now, Han Guobin rode his bicycle back to his hometown after his wife finished selling buns in the morning.

Although he only comes back once a week, the guys working in the fields are still very happy to see him come back.

However, those who were supposed to go to work had all gone to work, and had no time to come back and talk to him.

Mrs. Han did not go to work today because her second uncle Han Guobin comes back every Sunday.

Now, she is going to sell the eggs she has saved.

There were not only eggs, but also mushrooms. There was a drizzle a while ago, and the next day she went into the mountains with Shuanzi's wife, Dagui's wife and others, and brought back quite a few.

After other people's mushrooms were dried, Mrs. Han paid to buy them, and there were quite a lot of them.

As for eggs, Han Dasao didn't buy them from the villagers for fear that they would go bad. Instead, she bought dried mushrooms. But later on, she planned to follow the advice of her second brother's family and buy peanuts and soybeans from the villagers.

"Uncle, I'll go and call out to you. You just wait here." Mrs. Han said with a smile after selling all her eggs and mushrooms.

"Okay." Han Guobin nodded.

Mrs. Han went around the village to spread the news, and soon, all the eggs that had been saved were brought here to sell.

Han Guobin brought two baskets, both of which were covered with a thick layer of rice bran. The eggs would be much safer if they were placed in them. As long as one was careful and walked slowly on the way back, there would be basically no need to worry about the eggs breaking.

Because of this good policy, even the most cautious families in the village have raised a few more chickens, so every household will not lack eggs.

Apart from the eggs consumed at home, most people have at least two or three pounds of eggs.

Although wages have increased in recent years, prices have also increased. In the early years, a pound of eggs cost more than 30 cents, but now Han Guobin charges more than 40 cents for a pound of eggs from the villagers.

However, if you take them to the city to sell, you can sell a pound of eggs for more than 50 cents, and you can make about 10 cents per pound.

The villagers naturally know that eggs in the city are more expensive, and Han Guobin will make a little profit, but they don’t care, because this is the price in the countryside, and Han Guobin didn’t charge lower, so it is considered a reasonable price.

Han's mother also came over with some eggs to exchange. Han's mother was a big chicken farmer in the village.

There were more than ten chickens raised. Because Song Xiaoyu couldn't stand the smell, the old lady was very considerate and cleaned the chicken coop every day. She also used the old method of using lime to cover up the smell.

But this was not enough, the old lady also set her sights on Han Guobin's yard.

He ran over to Mrs. Han to ask for the key, wanting to use the yard to raise chickens. According to her, the yard was empty anyway, so it was perfect for raising chickens.

But how could Sister-in-law Han give it to her? Although her second brother's wife looked easy to talk to, she handed the key to her because she trusted her. If she turned around and gave the key to the old lady, would she be worthy of this trust?

The key point is that she still wants to rely on her second brother and sister-in-law to help her get rich.

She knows very well what abilities she has. She cannot leave this village. If she does, she will have no land to rely on. Having experienced the Great Wilderness, she will be terrified. Then, can't her dream of getting rich depend on her second brother and sister-in-law who leave?

This was the beginning of her collecting mushrooms with the villagers.

She can earn one cent from a pound of mushrooms, but no matter how small a mosquito leg is, it is still meat, and there will be more in the future.

So no matter what, she has to help her second brother and sister-in-law to guard this yard. If it falls into the hands of this old lady, what will happen to this beautiful yard?

Han's mother was naturally unhappy when she couldn't get the key, and she started cursing.

For this reason, Mrs. Han said she was fearless.

She even had a quarrel with her mother-in-law.

Seeing Old Lady Han coming over with eggs to sell, Sister-in-law Han ignored her. After all these years, she was still as annoying as ever.

What's even more annoying is that in two or three years, she will be sixty years old, and she will have to be given one hundred kilograms of food a year. Mrs. Han feels pain in her heart just thinking about it.

"As a mother, I have worked hard to save so many eggs, and you just give me a price from the villagers. Do you want to make money from me?" said Han's mother.

Before Han Guobin could say anything, Mrs. Han said, "Oh, mother, you make it sound as if Second Uncle has treated you unfairly. If you don't want to sell, you can take the basket to the purchasing station. The purchasing station only charges 40 cents per pound of eggs, which is several cents less than Second Uncle's!"

Over the years, the purchasing station has remained as stingy as ever. Although the prices have been raised, they are always lower than the market price.

But there are always people who take them to sell, especially now that more people are raising chickens, and there is no shortage of eggs at the purchasing stations.

"I won't take it to the recycling station. There are people in town who will buy it!" Han's mother snorted.

"They do buy them, but at Second Uncle's price, if you want to make a trip with the eggs for free, that's fine. Nowadays, every household raises more eggs, so eggs are not rare anymore. Don't treat your eggs like golden eggs." said Mrs. Han.

Han's mother glanced at her and then looked at her son.

Han Guobin weighed it and gave it to her. He charged her the same price as the villagers and then gave her an extra fifty cents: "This fifty cents is for you, mother."

"Just fifty cents?" Han's mother glared.

"I gave you the fifty cents in vain. What else do you want? Every time your second uncle comes back to the village to collect eggs, you exploit him!" Mrs. Han said directly.

Other people in the village who brought eggs were gossiping. This was what happened every time with Old Lady Han.

Han Guobin is also a filial son and always gives her extra money.

Aunt Han came over with eggs in her hand and said, "Sister-in-law, that's enough. Go back quickly and stop making a fuss."

Old Mrs. Han glared at the second son, then grabbed the money and went back.

Han Guobin called out to his second aunt, and Aunt Han smiled and said, "I gave Hu Niu and Xiao Hu a lot of food recently, but I didn't save it. This is the only two kilograms."

Compared with last year, Aunt Han feels much more comfortable this year.

At first, when Ye Zhiqing left, she thought her son was going to be ruined, but now it seems that it is really good to be separated.

I just hope that woman will never come back in this life. When my grandchildren grow up, I will find a divorced woman for my son who can understand my feelings.

Han Guobin accepted it with a smile and calculated the money. Aunt Han asked if they would not accept pickles this time. There were still some at home. Han Guobin said he would accept them next time, and Aunt Han went back.

The villagers would naturally ask his wife how her business was doing.

Han Guobin said that it is neither good nor bad, and it is neither good nor bad.

This answer is already very good, after all, everyone expected it to be a huge loss.

When almost everyone had left, Han's wife said, "Uncle, there aren't many mushrooms these days, but there will be more after a while. There will definitely be more mushrooms next time."

Han Guobin nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, please encourage Tiedan to study hard and let him get into high school. Then he can live with me."

Mrs. Han sighed and said, "My second brother's wife also said that I don't think that boy has the ability."

Han Guobin said: "You ask him to work hard."

"They are not good at studying." Han's wife also wanted a college student in the family, but her two sons always scored in the tens of points on the exams, and even the promotion was difficult. They almost failed two or three times.

What can you expect from this? Better to be realistic and hold the hoe steady.

Han Guobin didn't stay long. He rode his bicycle to his mother-in-law's house.

Chen's mother doesn't go to work now, and she knows her son-in-law is coming, so she has prepared eggs, mushrooms and other things.

She also collected eggs from the villagers, and they are all here. There must be dozens of kilograms of eggs, all good, not a single bad one, and two large bags of mushrooms.

Han Guobin counted the money for his mother-in-law.

Mother Chen smiled and asked, "How is business now?"

"It's pretty good, but it's too busy. I have to get up at three or four o'clock every day to work," said Han Guobin.

Mother Chen felt relieved when she heard this.

What's the point of being busy? You should worry when you are not busy.

After staying at his mother-in-law's house for a while, Han Guobin returned with two full baskets of eggs.

Two shoulder poles were fixed horizontally on the back seat, and a basket was carried back on each side.

There was also a large bag of dried mushrooms on the back seat, collected from two villages.

He comes to collect these supplies once a week.

As for other things like flour, he would use the food coupons to buy them from the provincial capital and bring them back, so he wouldn't have to go to his uncle to trade.

It was almost noon when we loaded these things home.

Chen Rou just woke up.

This is the rhythm of her life now. After coming back from work in the morning, she will take a nap and then get up to cook when she thinks it is about time.

Seeing Han Guobin bringing back so many egg mushrooms, Chen Rou smiled and said, "The village is getting better and better now. We can collect so many every time."

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