The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 54 (Part 2)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 54 (Part 2)

"There's only one. Let's keep it for ourselves. Third sister-in-law is pregnant." Chen Rou put the radish and chopped mutton into the pot and started stewing, saying with a smile.

"Your third sister-in-law is lucky to be pregnant this time. She has eggs to eat every day. Last time I stewed a chicken for your father to nourish his body, and your father gave a lot of it away. I can't say I'm treating her badly." said Chen's mother.

Chen Rou smiled and said, "Then you and my father should eat too."

"What can we do without a goose at home?" said Chen's mother.

Chen Rou didn't say anything. She stewed mutton and radish in the pot. She also cut the pickles that her fourth sister had cut, and some pork loin cut into the size of a little finger. It would be great to stir-fry the pickles.

I washed another cabbage to make sour cabbage, and paired it with a plate of scrambled eggs. This was my lunch.

"If outsiders saw you eating like this, they would be shocked." Sister Chen Si said with a smile.

"Smack your lips if you want to. My dear mother and sister are here, so shouldn't I prepare something delicious for them to eat?" Chen Rou held the fourth child in her arms and stuffed a piece of scrambled egg into his mouth.

The little guy ate with relish. After he finished, Chen Rou gave him another mouthful of rice. Han Hang, Han Zhou, and Han Cheng, the three siblings, no longer needed anyone to take care of them.

Mother Chen was busy picking up food for them. Han Hang said, "Grandma, you eat by yourself. We'll do it ourselves."

"Mom, you don't have to worry about them. They are so old now and can eat by themselves. You eat your own food." Chen Rou said as she scooped a piece of stewed mutton for her mother and a piece for her fourth sister, saying, "Don't leave any. We will have stewed fish tonight. It will become stale if you leave it."

Mother Chen and Fourth Sister Chen also ate. This lunch was really delicious and they enjoyed it very much.

After eating, Han Hang went to clean up the dishes and wash the dishes.

"It's OK if Fourth Aunt comes." Fourth Sister Chen took it and said, "You go and study."

"Aunt Four, I made this. You and grandma go into the room and talk to my mother. Just listen to what we talk about semiconductors." Han Hang said.

Then he started washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen.

Looking at his skillful movements, he is obviously a veteran.

Chen Sijie went into the house and told her sister. Chen Rou said, "Today it's the eldest, tomorrow it's the second, they take turns."

"They are all boys and so young, why do you let them do this?" Sister Chen Si couldn't help but say.

"It's outrageous." Chen's mother also said to her daughter.

Chen Rou said inexplicably: "Why can't they do this? Will they marry wives in the future? Their generation will all be able to keep up with the education, and their wives will definitely have jobs in the future. How can they not do housework? It will easily cause family conflicts."

"What a ridiculous theory! I've never seen a man doing housework!" Sister Chen rolled her eyes at her.

"That's because you are surprised. When Guobin is at home, I don't have to do any work. I am just responsible for cooking. If I didn't dislike him, he would cook porridge. I don't even have to cook." Chen Rou raised an eyebrow.

"How dare you say that? Many people in your village have said that you are lazy. Even the news has reached me. You still let a grown man wash your clothes. It's totally rude." said Chen's mother.

"You will understand in the future that letting boys help with housework is also a way to cultivate their sense of family responsibility," said Chen Rou.

Both Chen's mother and Chen's fourth sister were opposed to it, but it was useless because whoever had the son had the final say.

Changing the subject, Mother Chen sat on the kang and said, "Although we have come to the city, we still have to show respect to your parents-in-law."

"It's a lot. The food that should be given is given every year, and other things like brown sugar are also sent back at other times." Chen Rou said.

Only then did Chen's mother nod.

Even though the person is not in the village, the money and things must be sent back. It is not good to argue with the elderly, otherwise no matter how right you are, it will be unreasonable.

Send all the money and things back. Don't pay any attention to what the old couple say. The villagers will also know what's going on. Only then can you live a good life outside.

After chatting with her mother and sister for a while, Chen Rou let them rest.

After waking up from their nap, Chen Rou made each of them a bowl of malted milk to drink, and then she carried the soaked soybeans in the wooden barrel to the mill.

It’s time to grind soy milk, and Sister Chen Si comes along.

Chen Rou also took him along.

This is something we do every afternoon. In the past, we ground the raw soy milk, but now that the weather is cold, we basically don’t have to worry about it going bad.

When the weather was hot, she would take advantage of Han Guobin not being at home and put the soy milk into the space. If he was at home, she would ask him to grind the soy milk before the mill closed at nine o'clock in the evening and then send it to the bun shop.

The two sisters ground some raw soy milk, but had no home to go, so they brought some flour and went straight to the bun shop.

Fourth Sister Chen said, "This is the steamed bun shop."

"It's just a little small." Chen Rou smiled.

She took the key to open the door and put the raw soy milk aside. Han Guoli and Aunt He would boil it tomorrow morning. It would take several minutes to boil. This was what she reminded them.

Chen Rou also brought some flour, and there was also some old dough here, so she naturally started kneading the dough.

The kneaded dough was left to ferment and covered with a specially prepared thick quilt. Chen Rou's work for the day was done.

It needs to be fermented a second time, but we will have to wait until tomorrow morning when Aunt Li He from South Korea comes over to knead the dough for the second fermentation. It usually takes more than an hour, but during the second fermentation, you can prepare the fillings for the dumplings.

So we can start making dumplings at around five o'clock, then steam them, and open for business at six o'clock.

They make and sell the dumplings as they go along. In a day, they usually make several dozen kilograms of noodles, which means about twenty baskets of dumplings.

Before, when she was at home, Chen Rou would get up and knead the dough before going to bed, so she could start making dumplings directly in the second half of the night. But now that she has taken it to the dumpling shop, things are different.

After finishing all these, Chen Rou took Chen Sijie home to prepare dinner.

After dinner, I left the eldest and second child at home to do their homework, and then I took my mother, sister, daughter and son out for a walk.

"The city has changed a lot nowadays." Sister Chen Si said in surprise as she looked at the way the girls on the street were dressed.

"That's nothing. Guobin came back and said that people in big cities all wear skirts, and he asked me if I like them." Chen Rou said.

"I want to buy this for you?" Sister Chen Si said with a smile.

"I don't dare ask him to buy it for me." Chen Rou said.

She really likes skirts, but she can't believe Han Guobin's taste. He has a typical straight male aesthetic. What women think is ugly, he thinks is beautiful, and what women think is beautiful, he thinks is average.

If she really wants to buy it, she will wait until it becomes popular in the county and then buy it herself.

"The trend is really different from before," said Chen's mother, who was holding her granddaughter's hand.

The last time she went to the city was many years ago. What was it like then? Chen's mother remembered that there were few people on the streets and it was chaotic.

How can it be compared to today's streets where people are coming and going, and everyone looks very energetic?

Chen Rou said: "It will get better and better in the future."

Sister Chen Si came here not only to visit, but also to buy some cloth to make clothes. Her two sons’ cotton-padded jackets and trousers are not needed this year, but they will need summer clothes for next year.

I can no longer wear anything.

As for the retired ones, I would take them back to my parents' home and ask my sister-in-law if they wanted them. They didn't have many patches and were still very new. But my brothers and I grew taller quickly, so even if we grew them longer, they would still not be long enough in a year or two. There were no smaller ones, so clothes naturally could not be wasted.

Chen Rou brought her to a family's house instead of going directly to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy cloth. It would be better to go there early because there was no cloth left.

This family had cloth for sale at home, and it was cheaper than the supply and marketing cooperative. Sister Chen saved up some cloth coupons and got a lot more than she originally wanted to.

"Give me a piece of this color, too." Chen Rou said, pointing to a piece of light-colored cloth.

The store owner tore off a piece for her, which was almost enough to make a top.

Chen Rou asked Chen Sijie to help hold it while she held little Lao Si in her arms. They chatted for a while before going home.

With Chen's mother around, Chen Rou came to the bun shop early the next morning.

Fourth sister Chen also got up early and followed her over. Chen Rou also applied Pechoin to her and said, "Fourth sister, take one box back with you when you go back. There are two boxes at home and I used one and there is still some left."

"No, why would I use this? Just apply it occasionally." Sister Chen said. She was not used to applying these things.

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