The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 49 (Part 1)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 49 (Part 1)

The bun shop has been open for seven days in a row and business is basically stable.

Chen Rou counted the money in the family that day, calculated the cost and profit clearly, and then figured out the money she earned this week.

After deducting the cost, it’s thirty-two dollars.

The thirty-two yuan is pure profit, just from selling buns. If you take into account the price difference of eggs and so on, the profit would be doubled.

Just selling buns makes 32 yuan a week, which is not a lot, but considering the current wage level, the average monthly salary in the city is around this.

Even Zhang Jiang's salary has not increased yet, and he only earns twenty-five yuan a month.

So Chen Rou also felt that it was quite good.

But it is indeed very busy.

They arrived at the steamed bun shop at four in the morning, and then the two sisters-in-law started working in the shop. When it was almost time and daybreak, they opened the shop and prepared to do business.

I was busy until around nine o'clock before I finished.

The rest of the time I have to prepare stuffing and other things. Although it's true that I don't have to be exposed to wind and rain, it's not easy at all.

Chen Rou originally planned to pay her third aunt a salary of ten yuan, but that was because she was not very sure.

She knows that the business can be done, but she hasn't started it yet. How can she promise a high salary?

So ten yuan is a relatively safe range, but the total income is considerable, and Chen Rou will not go against her conscience and only give ten yuan.

She paid twenty yuan last time, and although it’s not the settlement time this month yet, she will still pay twenty yuan.

Because Han Guoli is really efficient at work and also likes cleanliness and hygiene, Chen Rou doesn't feel bad about giving her this salary.

Han Guoli felt embarrassed when she took her second sister-in-law's salary, but her second sister-in-law gave it to her in front of her second brother, and her second brother asked her to accept it, so she accepted it. In addition, her second brother also gave her two sex tickets.

The next day, Han Guoli went to buy meat and brought a bowl over at noon. The rest of the family ate behind closed doors. It was a meal of white flour, sauerkraut and pork dumplings, so delicious that the whole family lingered on it.

The steamed bun shop's business is very stable. Although it is busy, life is still fulfilling.

Because she received a salary from her second sister-in-law, Han Guoli became much more generous to her children. She bought each of them a new set of clothes, which made the two children very happy.

Soon it was mid-June and the weather was getting hotter day by day.

That day, Han Guobin went to the Transportation Department early in the morning and borrowed a truck to drive to the bun shop, which caused a small sensation.

Everyone also found out that the man who owned the steamed bun shop was actually from the transportation department.

Aunt He just happened to come over holding her grandson and said happily, "Nephew, did you drive this car from the Ministry of Transportation?"

"Well, I had something to do, so I borrowed it from my leader." Han Guobin said with a smile.

Someone nearby who knew Aunt He couldn't help but ask, "Aunt He, is this your relative?"

"They are my nephew Zhou Chuan's colleagues. They are all in the same unit. This bun shop is a neighbor. Everyone should help take care of it." Aunt He said.

"Of course we have to take care of that. If you want to eat something delicious during the weekly holidays, you don't have to go all the way to the state-owned restaurant to buy buns. It's very convenient." said the man.

"Auntie, have you ever eaten it?" Han Guobin took two buns from the bun shop and ate them, and also took one for her grandson.

"Keep it and sell it." Aunt He said quickly. How could she have the nerve to eat meat buns for free?

"It's okay." Chen Rou smiled and said, "Auntie, please hold it for your grandson. It's a little hot."

"How embarrassing!" Aunt He said embarrassedly.

"That's no big deal. The bun shop is here, and the neighbors on both sides are all familiar to you, so we have to ask for your help." Chen Rou said with a smile.

"What's the problem? I talked to Zhou Chuan about this last time he came over, and he said that Guobin is a loyal colleague." Aunt He said.

What she didn't say later was that her nephew told her that many of the food coupons were returned to him by this colleague.

And we are in the same unit, so shouldn't we help each other?

"Auntie, please sit here for a while. I'll get busy first." Han Guobin said.

"Go ahead." Aunt He nodded.

Han Guobin drove back to the countryside.

This time, there are a lot of things to be loaded, including pickles, cucumbers, cabbage, tomatoes, as well as a large number of mushrooms and eggs.

When Mrs. Han saw him driving this car back, she smiled and said, "I was worried that you would not be able to take the bicycle with you today, and you would have to go back again. Fortunately, you are smart and asked your company for such a big iron box."

"This is called a truck." Han Guobin said with a smile.

"There's no need to call for this car to enter the village. Just wait, uncle. We will surely bring it to you." said Han's eldest sister-in-law. She went in and poured a bowl of water, and then quickly took out the eggs that her family had saved, a whole basket full of them.

"Sister-in-law, why did you save so many eggs and not give them to Tiedan, Ludan and Baodan?" Han Guobin said.

"How can we be short of food for them? We have everything. We have a lot of chickens at home, so they lay eggs more frequently and we can save food faster," said Mrs. Han.

The chicks we caught at the beginning of this spring have started laying eggs one after another. How can we still be short of eggs?

Don’t even mention how fast it saves.

Han Guobin smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, do you have any cucumbers, cabbages, and tomatoes in your private plot? Would you like to sell them to me?"

"You collect those too?" Mrs. Han asked in surprise.

"I received it." Han Guobin nodded.

"I'm afraid there won't be much. I've been planting peanuts, so I just planted some for my own consumption," said Mrs. Han.

"Forget it, I'll ask other people." Han Guobin said.

After a while, Zhou Zhen, Cai Lihua, as well as Second Aunt Han and Third Aunt Han came over one by one, carrying baskets.

Han Guobin received them all.

Mrs. Han helped to check and put them one by one into the basket brought by Han Guobin.

Han Guobin told them about harvesting cucumbers and cabbages. If they had extra ones at home, they could bring them over and he would collect them.

Everyone was very surprised. How could they actually accept these?

"It's used to make vegetarian dumplings." Han Guobin said casually.

Everyone understands, everyone has some at home, some have a few cucumbers, some have seven or eight, and there are also cabbages and other things.

Han Guobin collected the money one cent at a time. Han's mother came last, carrying a basket of eggs. Han Guobin gave her fifty cents more as usual, but his mother rolled her eyes. But she didn't scold him because there were so many people around and she was afraid of being criticized.

Han Guobin said goodbye to the village.

"Tiedan's mother, are Guobin's wife's buns selling well in the city?" asked an aunt in the village.

Han's mother was about to leave, but when she heard this, she immediately stopped and her ears perked up. If the second son's family made money, it would not be enough to just give them fifty cents!

"I guess I can make some money, otherwise I can't come to the countryside to collect things? But I heard from my third aunt that the house she moved out of after the family split up costs two dollars and fifty cents a month, but everything else costs money. We have eggs and private plots in the countryside, but there is nothing in the city, and we use coal stoves, not to mention honeycomb coal. Even the firewood stored at home needs money to buy. There is also the food, drink, and defecation of the whole family. No matter whether I make some money or not, I can't stand it anyway." said Mrs. Han.

This is absolutely true.

She was already in financial pain just from the huge monthly expenses, not to mention her living.

This statement actually attracted everyone's agreement, the cost of living is not small.

"What's the big deal? Uncle Guobin's salary is not low. He has never mentioned it for so many years. I guess it must be too much to say." A daughter-in-law said, and turned to Han's mother and said, "Auntie, do you know how much Uncle Guobin's salary is?"

"How would I know this? He didn't tell me." Han's mother rolled her eyes.

She was also very angry. She felt that she had raised her son in vain. After so many years of working in the city, she, his own mother, didn't even know how much his salary was.

Is this fair?

Does he still have his mother in his eyes?

"Even your own mother didn't tell you?" the daughter-in-law asked in surprise.

"I'm talking to Li San's family. I heard that Zhang Si went to your house last night and didn't come out until midnight. Did he sleep on the same kang with Li San and you?" Dagui's wife shouted directly.

"Bah, what are you talking about!" The daughter-in-law was Li San's wife, and she immediately said.

"What are you saying? So many people have heard it, and you still want to say no? It's just now. If it was two years ago, people like you would have been charged with having an affair!" said Dagui's wife.

"Go back and clean your own ass quickly! How dare you come to stir up trouble!" Mrs. Han also cursed.

Li Sanjia didn't dare to stay and argue with so many old women, so she ran back quickly.

As soon as she left, the scene immediately began to ask the noble wife: "Did Zhang Si really go there last night? Did he not leave until midnight?"

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

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