The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 62 (Part 1)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 62 (Part 1)

In July, the children have their summer vacation.

The eldest brother Han Hang still has to continue to take extra classes. It is not easy to be an excellent student. Now the students are narrowed down to the top ten in the grade and need extra classes. They are only given a few days of vacation to rest from the summer vacation to a few days before school starts.

Academic work is very important.

But the school was thoughtful and distributed a bag of milk powder to each student to take home and drink, which could be considered as a nutritional supplement.

Korean Air needs to make up for the missed lessons, but the other three don’t.

Brothers Han Zhou and Han Qifan immediately expressed their desire to return to their hometown.

What to do when I return home? Of course, I go swimming.

The river in the village is a good place for adults and children in the village to bathe and swim. Every evening, it is full of people. After a day's farm work, they are so tired that they just squat there.

Of course, they were all men, and the women naturally didn't go.

Han Guobin used to go there often, but rarely took a bath at home in summer.

Chen Rou had no objection, but she warned the two brothers to be careful. If she heard them messing around once, they would never be able to go back.

The two brothers agreed immediately.

Although there are grandparents in the village, they are almost irrelevant and cannot be relied upon.

The two brothers went to their uncle and aunt's house to eat and live.

Chen Rou asked Uncle Donkey to take five pounds of eggs, but not any food. She asked Uncle Donkey to bring her niece Han Baozhu to the city.

The two brothers Han Zhou went to the countryside, so Han Cheng stayed at home to help. Zhang Yaoyao was also there, and when Han Baozhu came over, the three sisters were also very lively.

Brothers Han Si and Han Bo also come here every day. They don’t go back to the countryside because there is no TV there. They prefer to come to their second uncle’s house to watch TV.

Now is the summer harvest season, and the wheat harvest is abundant. Ludan and the other two employees are very busy.

Collecting grain and transporting grain and oil is their daily work. They will take turns to have holidays every Sunday, and will not be given holidays at other times. However, they will be given an extra ten yuan food allowance on top of their salary every month.

After harvesting grain and planting corn, it is a rare opportunity to have some free time during the summer harvest.

Mrs. Han came into the city on the donkey cart that day. She came in quite early and Chen Rou's steamed bun shop had not yet finished its business.

Han Guobin was guarding the grocery store. He had just weighed thirty kilograms of wheat for a customer, and the customer left with the sack. When he raised his head, he saw the donkey cart coming and also saw Mrs. Han.

Han Guobin smiled and said, "How come sister-in-law has time to come over?"

"It's a rare moment of free time, so let's go into the city for some fresh air today." Mrs. Han said with a smile. She also carried a basket of eggs for Tiedan's wife to eat.

My belly is not small now. The baby is more than seven months old and will be born in more than a month.

Mrs. Han didn't stay here for a while, and Chen Rou's bun shop was almost done. She left the shop to Aunt Han Guolihe to clean up, and she came over with a bag of money.

Seeing Sister-in-law Han coming over, she smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, did you bring some delicious food for Tiedan's wife?"

"There's nothing else she wants. If she wants eggs, just give her a basket," said Mrs. Han.

"How can Tiedan not have a wife?" Chen Rou said with a smile. She handed the purse to Han Guobin, washed a tomato for Han Dasao, and said, "Do you want Tiedan to give birth in the city or take him back to the countryside?"

"Take her back to the countryside to give birth. The old midwife is still here. Her skills are unmatched by those in the hospital. And it will be convenient for me to take care of her during the confinement period. No one here has time to take care of her." said Mrs. Han.

The old midwife in the village is the one who delivers all the children in the village. She delivered all four of Chen Rou’s babies.

When she went back home for the Chinese New Year, Chen Rou gave the old man a red envelope, and the old man was so happy that he kept praising him, saying that Guo Bin was a lucky boy to have married such a good wife.

Chen Rou had no objection. The old midwife had been delivering babies for her entire life and had a lot of experience. She had talked about it with Zhou Zhen and Sister-in-law Han during the last Chinese New Year, and she had also heard about it.

There was a woman in the neighboring village who had trouble giving birth, so they invited her over. She straightened the fetal position, ensuring a smooth delivery and the safety of both mother and child.

There is really no problem in letting her go and deliver the baby for Tiedan's wife, and it would be convenient to take care of her if she returns to the village.

"Now that we have family planning, we can only have one child. If it's a daughter, you have to treat her equally, sister-in-law." Chen Rou said with a smile.

"My daughter is also my granddaughter, how can I treat her badly? I am not like those people who think highly of their sons. Of course, it would be better if I could give birth to a son this time." Han Dasao said. She felt that her thinking was very progressive. For example, she had never treated her daughter Baozhu badly since she was a child. If she had the ability to go to college in the future, she would still support her!

Chen Rou smiled and stopped worrying about it.

After chatting here for a while, Mrs. Han came over to the grain and oil shop.

Tiedan and his wife are both here. At this time of year, there is a lot of new grain, and there are many people buying oil and grain.

Tiedan weighs things for people and his wife is responsible for collecting the money. They are both very skilled at this job and are not at all flustered.

Mrs. Han was very satisfied with what she saw, and waited until the couple had almost finished their work before she called on her.

"I brought a basket of eggs for you from the old house. Keep them and I'll come back to pick you up next month," said Mrs. Han.

"Mom, you and Dad can just keep it for yourselves. We have some here. Last time, my second aunt asked Uncle Hang to send me two kilograms." Tiedan's wife said.

"Your second aunt is also taking care of you, so you have to leave the shop to your second aunt." said Mrs. Han.

"That's for sure, mom, you don't have to worry." Tiedan's wife said with a smile.

Only after entering the city did I realize how good life is there. No wonder everyone envies city people.

Although her treatment in the countryside was not bad, it was far from what she received in the city. She earned 100 yuan a month, 60 yuan of which she took home and 5 yuan for rent. The house they rented was relatively small, after all, there were only two of them. Moreover, they only went home to cook and sleep during the day, and had to stay in the shop at other times. It was enough for them to have a place to sleep.

The rest of the expenses are spent on food for the couple, and spending thirty yuan a month is considered a luxury.

But he can still save five dollars a month for himself, so how could Tiedan’s wife be dissatisfied?

My mother-in-law also said that they would save the money they brought home to build a house, and she also applied for a piece of land for them.

Tiedan's wife doesn't want to lose such a good life. She spends more than an hour taking inventory and keeping accounts before closing the shop every day, trying not to make any mistakes.

Once, three cents was short, and no one knew if it was a wrong change, so Tiedan's wife paid it in herself. She was so upset that she couldn't sleep well that night. From then on, she calculated the money carefully before giving it out.

Mrs. Han didn't continue to repeat the same old tune, just keep it in mind.

Seeing that they were still busy, they left the eggs and came back to the grocery store.

Chen Rou and Han Guobin were both there. Sister Han said, "I just went over and heard Tiedan's wife say that you gave her two kilograms of eggs some time ago."

"How could Tiedan's wife call me second aunt? How could I be reluctant to give away even two kilograms of eggs?" Chen Rou laughed.

"Let them live on their own. We don't even have enough eggs to sell." said Mrs. Han.

Chen Rou turned around and asked, "Did those two brats mess around in the river?"

"Don't worry about that. We'll just watch. They'll go in the evening. Your eldest brother will go take a bath with you. They all go to herd sheep during the day." said Mrs. Han.

"Herding sheep? Who in our village raises sheep?" Chen Rou asked.

"Uncle Guoming and Lihua." Han's eldest sister-in-law said, "The couple raised more than ten sheep this year, and also three donkeys. When I drove them out, the two brothers followed me and asked for goat milk to make it for me to drink."

Chen Rou smiled and said, "That brat Lao Si has been pestering me to buy a donkey." She added, "I didn't hear Lihua tell me about it when I went back home for the New Year. How come he suddenly got one?"

"I brought it back at the beginning of this spring. You asked me to come in and ask you if you would accept it?" asked Mrs. Han.

"Sure. When the time comes, we can add a mutton stall here and ask Guobin to sell mutton." Chen Rou looked at Han Guobin and said.

"I won't sell it. We can just buy some food when the time comes. Let the third brother sell it." Han Guobin said.

"What's the matter, second uncle? Do you think this little money is not worth your attention now?" said Mrs. Han.

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