The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 48 (Part 1)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 48 (Part 1)

At four o'clock in the middle of the night, Zhang Jiang brought Han Guoli over.

Now that he is almost used to it, Zhang Jiang sends his wife over and then goes back to sleep.

Chen Rou was already busy in the kitchen. She had almost finished chopping the pork paste and was just about to start cutting the leeks when Han Guoli arrived and took over her sister-in-law's work.

Chen Rou brought the kneaded dough over and kneaded it back and forth for a while, which would make the taste more chewy. She then kneaded it into strips and cut it into even-sized dough pieces.

Sprinkle a little flour on the dough to prevent it from sticking, then use a rolling pin to roll it into a bun skin that is thick in the middle and thin on both sides.

The aunt and sister-in-law had a clear division of labor and worked very quickly. At just five o'clock, the first pot of buns was put into the steaming pot.

While steaming the first batch of buns, the aunt and sister-in-law continued to work on the rest.

Chen Rou said, "The food business is busy, and it might be even busier when we open a shop. Now I have you to help me, and in the future you can work with my eldest sister-in-law to sell boiled peanuts. I will have to find someone else by then."

Han Guoli said: "Second sister-in-law, do you have a candidate?"

"I'll ask my eldest sister-in-law if she'll come. It'll be the slack season for farming by then. If she doesn't come, I'll go ask my third sister-in-law." Chen Rou said.

"I'm afraid my sister-in-law doesn't have the time. She has to take care of the household, so she can't rely on my brother." Han Guoli said.

Chen Rou nodded. This was why she didn’t want to call her fourth sister. She had to take care of the household, so it would be most appropriate to call her fourth sister to come and help.

It’s still early now, so there’s no need to rush. We’ll see when the time comes.

The aunt and sister-in-law were busy until six o'clock. The second pot of buns was already out of the pot. Chen Rou took them out and put them in a wooden box, then covered it and set off.

The rest is left to Han Guoli.

Han Guoli cooked first, and scooped out some porridge after it was cooked. Her fourth sister-in-law specially reserved a plate of fried leeks and eggs, in which the fillings were fried. She divided a bowl among them and brought it home for the three of them to eat.

"Hanghang, take care of the house." Han Guoli said to her nephew.

"Okay." Han Hang nodded after getting up and brushing his teeth to prepare for morning reading.

Han Guoli took breakfast home, and then came over to help her second sister-in-law sell buns.

"The buns you have are delicious, no worse than those sold in state-owned restaurants, but they're a little small." A man bought a pound of buns for 1.2 yuan and gave them food coupons, and said so.

"But it's not small. One pound of flour can make fifteen buns. If you really want to make smaller ones, you can make twenty. Our buns are big, with thick skin and lots of fillings. They are definitely big and solid buns." Han Guoli said.

"There's indeed a lot of filling." The man nodded, and without saying anything else, he took it away.

Other people also came over one after another to buy buns. Before long, Han Guobin came over with another box of buns.

Just stand here and help sell buns.

When there was no one around, Han Guobin went back to look after the children.

Han Guoli smiled and said, "My second brother is a good person. Come to this station and you don't have to be afraid of anything."

Chen Rou smiled and said, "Only the head is worth looking at."

This was naturally a humble statement, and she still liked the rough guy.

After the buns were sold out, Chen Rou and Han Guoli went home. They had breakfast together here, and Han Guoli helped clean up the kitchen.

After a while, Zhang Yaoyao came over. Her father was at work and her brother was at school, so naturally they could only come to play with Han Zhou and Han Cheng.

After packing up her things, Han Guoli went back first. It was already time for Han Guobin to go to work, so he gave the fourth child to his wife and went out.

Chen Rou carried little Lao Si back to the room. The little guy was a little tired because of the trouble his father had made him suffer on purpose, so his mother brought him into the house and fed him some food. Then he yawned and went to sleep with his mother.

Han Zhou was playing with his two younger sisters at the door. While they were playing, other children came over.

Children can always play with each other as quickly as possible and then forget about each other as soon as they turn around. I don’t know where I read this, but it’s absolutely true.

They were having a lot of fun playing together here, but when Chen Rou asked about it at noon, even Han Zhou didn't know anything. He didn't know who he was, where he lived, and he even forgot his name.

Chen Rou didn't ask any more questions.

The neighbors here knew that she was selling buns, but they didn't think much of her. However, they also knew that Han Guobin worked in the Transportation Department and that he would occasionally drive back. It was the Transportation Department's car, so they basically knew that.

So he didn't think much of her, but he didn't dare to look down on her family Guobin. As for the children playing together, he just acquiesced to it and didn't object too much.

Chen Rou didn't care too much about what her neighbors thought.

The days passed in a flash.

Chen Rou officially opened the shop on April 29th, which was a Sunday.

Nowadays, many factories in the city don’t have to work on Sundays, so Chen Rou chose this time to open the bun shop.

Before opening this shop, Chen Rou promoted it for three consecutive days.

Whenever old customers come to buy buns, Chen Rou will smile and say that she will not come here to sell buns in the future.

Although some customers still complain that the buns are not big, in fact, Chen Roubao’s buns are substantial, and the price is not as expensive as that of state-owned restaurants. Although it is not much cheaper, it is still cheaper.

Naturally someone would ask, and Chen Rou said that they could go to her bun shop to buy it, and she would give away sweet soy milk on the opening day.

Buy a bun and get a soy milk for free, but it’s only available on that day. It will be gone after that day.

The three-day promotion was indeed effective. After the steamed bun shop opened that morning, not that many people came, but there were still about ten people.

He even listened to Chen Rou and brought pots and pans to make soy milk.

Because it was Sunday, many people didn't have to go to work and had some free time. Besides, the shop was not far from the place selling buns, and there was only one bun shop on her street, so it was not difficult to find.

Han Guobin also came at half past six, and as soon as he arrived, he rolled up his sleeves and started to help.

Give customers buns and make soy milk for them.

When he came over, Han Guoli was greatly relieved.

Even though we have been selling steamed buns for a long time, now that the shop is open, we have firmly established ourselves there, unlike other stalls that can be moved around anywhere.

So it was necessary for her second brother to come and support the party.

Zhang Jiang didn't have time to come because he still had to go to work. Last time, everyone got a salary increase except their unit. However, this year there was new news that it was finally their turn to get a salary increase.

No one dares to slack off and they all work diligently.

"Third aunt, it's too late to cook now. Please send some buns back to my third uncle and the others. Also bring some to Hanghang and the others. Let them eat and then play at home." Chen Rou said as she picked up the buns into the paper bag.

"Then you don't need to take so much." Han Guoli said quickly.

"Not many, just two per person." Chen Rou said.

Not only did she bring some buns, she also made a lot of soy milk in an iron basin, put it in a basket, and asked Han Guoli to take it back first.

When she was carrying the buns home, Zhang Jiang had just gotten up and asked in surprise, "Why did you bring buns?"

"I don't have time to cook today, so my second sister-in-law asked me to bring it back." Han Guoli said, pouring out some soy milk, and she brought the rest over to her home.

Hanhang is studying English in the morning. English is his weak subject and he can only work harder to catch up.

"Hanghang, wake up Zhouzhou and Chengzi to have breakfast." Han Guoli said.

"Third aunt, are my father and the others in the bun shop?" Han Hang asked.

"Yes, they are all here." Han Guoli said.

"Then you go and do your work first, Third Aunt. I'll be at home." Han Hang nodded.

Nowadays they also have holidays and rest on this day every week.

They are resting, but the school also has a high school department, and some high school students will use this day to go back to their homes in the countryside to get food.

Go out in the morning and return to school in the evening.

Han Guoli came to the bun shop without delay. Chen Rou stuffed her with buns and a bowl of soy milk: "Your second brother and I have already eaten, you should eat quickly too."

"Second sister-in-law, if we eat it this way, it won't even be enough for our family." Han Guoli said worriedly.

"It's okay, just today. We'll cook porridge tomorrow." Chen Rou said.

Han Guoli nodded, and quickly ate the buns and the soy milk. It was so delicious that it left a lasting aftertaste.

It was already half past seven. There weren't so many people coming to buy buns, but there were still quite a few scattered around, and there was still a bowl of noodles left to cook.

Han Guobin was rolling out the bun wrappers and asked, "Are all the kids up?"

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