The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 6

Chapter 6. Snail Girl

Han Guobin shook his head: "Why do I need to drink this? Just drink it yourself." It should be something his wife bought from the county town before, but he didn't ask any more questions.

"I've drunk, you should drink too, and we'll share the good and the bad in the future." Chen Rou smiled and looked at him.

Han Guobin also had a smile in his eyes and drank the cup of milk that his wife had made.

There was only one thought in my head: it tastes so good.

It's fragrant and sweet, just like his wife's mouth.

Thinking of this, his eyes fell on his wife's little mouth. Chen Rou pretended not to see it. Really, she didn't even look at the time. She was so tired that she wanted to find another night of sleep. Who has the energy to do such a thing?

Autumn harvest is tiring. Peanuts, corn, cotton, etc. are all ripening in a rush. Whether men or women, they are all exhausted.

Chen Rou thought that she was strong, having lived through the end of the world, and could endure any hardship. But after half a month, she still couldn't stand it anymore.

"You can take a rest tomorrow and just cook for me at home." Han Guobin, who also cares about his wife, said.

Chen Rou didn't want to resist, especially since there was really not much meat left at home. She had overestimated the use of that little bit of oil and oil residue. Even if she tried to be frugal, it was almost gone now.

So, she wanted to make something better tomorrow, so she simply listened to him and took a day off tomorrow instead of going to work.

But I still fell asleep early that night.

During this period of time, she has been able to get six work points every day, which is an excellent score among female comrades.

In comparison, men earned much more, especially during the autumn harvest, when they could get twelve or thirteen work points. For example, Han Guobin got full work points, a full thirteen.

Needless to say, this was hard work, so she got up very early the next day, when it was still dark.

At this time, Han Guobin has already set off, and she will follow the other delivery people to deliver breakfast later.

Chen Rou planned to make some noodles for the man, so she mixed the cornmeal and white flour together before going out.

She quickly packed a basket and went out.

Just come to town, the original version is delicious, she just needs to follow the route in her memory.

But the meat was really expensive at this time. A pound of low-quality meat cost nearly 70 cents. Chen Rou didn't ask for more and just asked for two taels of meat.

She had a full one and a half pigs in her space, as well as a lot of mutton and beef. Of the five cubic meters of space, one cubic meter was filled with water, and one cubic meter was used exclusively for the meat.

She put down jackets, milk powder, eggs, other chocolate, candy, medicine, grain and other materials into the other three cubes, filling them up.

It's actually just an excuse to come to town to buy meat.

After this trip, she was not afraid of being asked anything she took out of the basket.

After buying the meat, she went home immediately. She first closed the door and boiled a can of lard. Then she made the diced meat directly into fried diced meat. She was also very extravagant and cracked two eggs into the meat, fried them together and scooped them out.

The dough was already kneaded, so she started to make corn noodles. She put them directly into water and boiled them, then took them out and let them cool down, regardless of the weather. Then she added the diced meat and eggs.

She made enough food and ate one portion herself before putting the rest in a basket and covering it with a lid. Then she locked the cupboard and the door before leaving.

It took more than half an hour to get to the place where we collected the grain, and it was not close to home at all.

I invited Han Guobin to come over for dinner. Han Guobin went out with someone at around three o'clock. Now it's almost seven o'clock and his stomach is already so hungry that it's almost touching his chest.

"I went to buy some meat, so it's a little late. You should eat quickly." Avoiding other people, Chen Rou opened the lid.

The dry noodles were a bit mushy, but they were delicious with meat and eggs. Especially at this moment, Han Guobin was so hungry that his eyes were green, and he ate them voraciously.

"I'll come over at noon to bring you food." Chen Rou said when she saw him like this.

"Wife, you eat too." Han Guobin just remembered and picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it to her mouth.

"I've eaten, you can eat by yourself." Chen Rou had a lot of things to do. She had to go back to her mother's house today to see if her mother had prepared cotton and cotton cloth for her.

Han Guobin nodded. Chen Rou prepared a lot of noodles, but she estimated that Han Guobin was only about 70% full.

But there is no other way. There are a lot of things in her space, but not enough to eat as much as she wants. Now that she can make these out, it is already very good.

"Wife, I have to go and get busy." Han Guobin said after finishing the meal.

Chen Rou nodded and said, "I'm going back too."

Han Guobin went back to harvest crops. His mother, who was standing beside him, was so tired that she couldn't even stand up straight. Seeing Chen Rou going back again, she couldn't help but say, "I said that her temper would never change. She's taking a break after only working for a few days?"

Now it's harvest time in autumn and she works hard with gritted teeth.

"Mom, my second sister-in-law has been performing very well recently and earns six work points every day." Han Laosan said conscientiously.

Mother Han snorted coldly: "She has been married for so long. If she relied on her work points to make a living, she would have starved to death long ago!"

"I support my wife. I will support her even if she doesn't work." Han Guobin said expressionlessly.

But Han's mother was so angry that she was so tired but he didn't come to help. She hadn't even said anything about his wife, but he was already protecting her!

An old lady nearby heard this and said, "Guobin's wife gets six work points every day, and she works very hard. She took a day off today to cook at home, because Guobin loves his wife. Now that the family is divided, you should worry less."

But there are also those who can't bear to see their daughter-in-law resting while they work, and can't help but say: "If you don't work harder now, what will you eat when the baby is born? Are you going to put all the pressure on the man? Won't he be crushed to death?"

Then a group of aunts started chattering and expressing their opinions. Han Guobin continued to cut wheat in silence, far ahead.

He thought that even if his wife gave birth to five, six, seven or eight children, he would be able to raise them all. After this busy period was over, he would go into the mountains to take a look.

City people like wild animals like that, and he knows someone who also collects them...

Chen Rou, who didn't know that she would have five, six, seven or eight children, returned home and cut out half a pound of pork from the space.

I don't have much, but half a pound is a token of my appreciation. Mr. and Mrs. Chen are not young anymore. Days like this are very tiring, so they always need to eat some meat to replenish their energy.

When I came to Old Chen's house, Chen's mother was indeed at home.

She stayed at home to cook today, and there was also her niece, who was from her eldest brother's family.

"Aunt." The niece called out when she saw her.

Chen Rou nodded and said to her mother, "Mom, I went to town this morning and saw someone buying meat, so I cut a piece for you and my dad."

When my niece saw the meat, her eyes lit up. Her aunt actually brought meat to our home!

Chen's mother saw that it was indeed a piece of meat, although it was lean meat, but she still hurriedly asked, "What meat are you cutting? Are you afraid that the money will bite your hand?"

"To honor you and my father, this job is so tiring nowadays, we should always eat something good." Chen Rou said.

"We don't want it. If you want to eat it, we can buy it ourselves." said Chen's mother.

"I have more at home. This piece is specially for you and my father. Don't push me." Chen Rou said, "Mom, is there any news about the thing I want?"

"Ask Guobin to come and get it at night." Chen's mother said in a low voice.

Chen Rou nodded and didn't stay any longer, saying, "Mom, I still have work to do at home, I'll go back first."

"Your uncle gave mom two kilograms of rice. It's good for nourishing people. You can take some back." said Chen's mother.

Chen Rou's heart moved. She had four 50-kilogram bags of rice in her space, which took up a lot of space, so she couldn't buy more noodles. But she had no way to take them out. Now that her mother had spoken, she had a way to free up some of the space.

Chen's mother wanted to give half, but Chen Rou only took about half a pound and then went home.

When she got home, she put the half pound of rice into another clean and unused jar, turning it from half a pound to five pounds.

The reason why I dared to be so bold was that after getting along with Han Guobin, I knew that he never asked about the supplies at home.

So when she went to town to buy meat today, she filled most of the lard jar at home and got some pork belly.

After returning to her parents' home, she increased half a pound of rice into five pounds.

She thought she must be the legendary snail girl, right?

Chen Rou joked to herself that since she had the rice, she planned to make something delicious and send it to Han Guobin at noon.

That man would not say anything about his sufferings and was the type who kept silent, but she couldn't treat him badly.

He has put his trust in her, so she should reciprocate, right?

So at noon we had braised pork with rice, and I picked two cucumbers to make a smashed cucumber dish, and that was it.

It’s true, the braised pork with rice made the rice look particularly plump and shiny with the oil from the braised pork. Chen Rou finished two bowls by herself.

She still felt unsatisfied and thought she could finish two more bowls!

But how could I bear to eat so much? I didn't eat any more, so I put about three and a half bowls of rice into the big bowl, poured a spoonful of braised pork oil on it, pressed a few pieces of braised pork one finger wide on top, and put a plate of smashed cucumbers on the side.

This lunch will do.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally took out a mineral water bottle from the space and crossed out all the suspicious marks. The bottle cap had the most traces and could not be removed, so she simply left the lid on. But even this was acceptable.

At noon, Han Guobin ate the braised pork rice that was so delicious that he almost swallowed his tongue into his stomach.

With food like this, of course you have to stay away from other people, otherwise they will stare at you.

After eating all the rice and smashed cucumber, Han Guobin leaned against the tree and breathed a sigh of relief.

Even a strong man like him would be exhausted after doing this.

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

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