The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 64 (Part 2)

The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 64 (Part 2)

I didn’t give much money on weekdays, but I gave ten yuan per person during the Chinese New Year.

But in terms of material supplies, these two old people were not treated unfairly.

But it was a common thing that his mother would complain that the things he brought were too little. Han Guobin didn't say anything and said to his father, "Dad, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

"Is Hanghang studying hard?" Han's father asked. He now pays more attention to his grandson Han Hang than to his other grandsons, even less to Han Si and Han Bo.

"Yes, I just got first place in the grade in the exam last month." Han Guobin said.

"The first among more than a thousand students?" said Han's father.

"More than a thousand." Han Guobin nodded.

"Okay, okay. We have eggs at home. Take them to Hanghang to nourish his body and prevent him from getting too tired." Han's father was very happy to hear this and said.

Han's mother stood there without moving, and had no intention of going in to get the eggs.

Just as Han's father was about to talk about her, Han Guobin said, "There are some at home. His mother often makes fish soup and pork ribs soup for him. I'm going back first."

After saying that, Han Guobin left.

Father Han looked at Mother Han and said, "Didn't I just ask you to get the eggs?"

"What eggs? He runs his own shop, how can he not have eggs to eat?" Han's mother said unhappily. She was saving her eggs for Si'er and Bo'er!

Father Han glared at her and said, "It's his business that the second son has his own shop. We raised these eggs. It's a token of our love to let him give them to Hanghang!"

"I've already given him one dollar for the New Year, isn't that a thoughtful gesture? Now the second son is the one doing the best among the brothers, so you should save some money and don't need our two eggs!" Han's mother said, and then went to get the eggs, planning to send them over by donkey cart early tomorrow morning and give them to the third son to deliver. She also tied up a hens and picked cucumbers and beans.

She had asked Xiaoyu before, and she knew that in the past, the second brother's money was always collected when the shop bought things. It was just some cabbage and cucumbers, what was so valuable about them? Why did they still charge for them?

"He has been eyeing color TVs for a long time, but we have nothing at home. He is such a good son!" Han's mother continued to nag.

Father Han no longer cared about her and just recalled that his grandson had just gotten first place in the grade.

He was the first in the whole grade, with more than a thousand students, but his grandson got the first place. Father Han was really proud from the bottom of his heart.

"Hanghang is really something. He did so well in the exam, but why didn't he take his brother with him?" Han's mother said as she saw how happy he was.

Father Han said: "Hanghang doesn't even have that much time to study on his own."

He has many grandsons who are studying, but he is most optimistic about Hanghang. He also thinks Zhouzhou is good, but he doesn't know if he is as good as his brother.

As for Han Guobin, he came to say hello to his sister-in-law and went back to the city.

Han Dasao said, "I will go to the city with my uncle tomorrow. You can tell my second brother and his wife that I have nothing to do now, so I will stay in for two days."

"Okay." Han Guobin nodded in agreement.

Mrs. Han asked her brother to go fishing: "Go and try to see if there are any crucian carp, eels, loaches, etc."

There was no mushrooms at home, so I went straight back to my mother's house. I couldn't bear to leave the milk powder for my daughter, so I brought back a bag of brown sugar. When I left, I also brought back a big bag of dried mushrooms.

They are all delicious dried mushrooms, and her second brother and sister-in-law like to eat them.

Now, Mrs. Han no longer buys dried mushrooms, so she doesn't make any profit from the small price difference. Second wife drives back to pick up the goods and just buys them directly from the villagers.

This is just a side thing, it's unacceptable for her to take advantage of it.

Moreover, the family income is very good now. After selling grain to her second uncle this year, she calculated the income this year and it is over a thousand yuan, mainly due to the salaries of her two sons.

Mrs. Han is very content.

Brother Han also had a good harvest. He didn't catch eels and loaches, but went fishing. At the end of the day, he caught half a basin of crucian carp.

The next day, Mrs. Han followed the donkey cart into the city.

She also saw the things her mother-in-law had sent to the third wife, and especially stared at the hen, curling her lips and saying, "My second uncle and second brother's wife gave money and things, but not a single egg. The third wife didn't get anything back, and all these things are in her hands!"

Uncle Donkey smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. You are all doing better and better now."

Sometimes Chen Rou would buy some things and ask him to bring them back to the old house. Everyone in the village knew that the two old people were partial to each other, but Chen Rou could still do this, and she had never heard her say a bad word about her in-laws.

There was a commotion back then because of Han Guolin buying a bicycle for her marriage, and it was quite a big deal, but no one in the village said anything bad about her. They all praised her for being able to support the family.

But even though the two elders are partial to each other, she has never treated them unfairly. There is really nothing to complain about with such a daughter-in-law.

Everyone in the village knows it.

Mrs. Han was quite dissatisfied and said, "I didn't care, otherwise I would have stopped making a fuss. Last time, the land was not planted well, and Guowu had to help. On the surface, he was given 100 kilograms of food a year, and he was filial to him every day!"

But their most beloved son and daughter-in-law really brought back nothing.

Uncle Donkey said, "It should be a blessing for Tiedan and Donkey. They are doing well now. Donkey is not a child anymore, so it's time for him to get married, right?"

"It's almost done. Many people came to say so." Mrs. Han said with a smile.

"Now I live in the city and work as a driver. These conditions are perfect," said Uncle Donkey.

"He is taken care of by his second uncle and aunt. His second aunt told me a long time ago to let them go to the city. I didn't think it through at the time and just wanted to keep them in the village." Mrs. Han said with a smile.

I came into the city with Uncle Donkey and we had a lot to talk about along the way.

When they came to the grocery store, Mrs. Han divided the mushrooms and fish she brought, gave one portion to Tiedan and Tiedan's wife, and left the rest here.

Chen Rou closed the bun shop, and when she came here, she had just returned from the grain and oil shop.

When he saw what she brought into the city, he said, "Sister-in-law, take this crucian carp to Tiedan's wife. It's just right for her to make fish soup to increase her milk supply."

Mrs. Han said, "I just came from there. They gave me a copy."

"Then why didn't you stay there longer? The pigs are so cute. I went to see them yesterday." Chen Rou said with a smile.

"Don't always give them meat. Let them live on their own and don't spoil them." said Mrs. Han.

Chen Rou said, "The stuffing was left over from making dumplings yesterday, so I gave it to them so they can make dumplings and eat them too."

"She's staying here for two days this time, and Baozhu wants to come with me." Mrs. Han said with a smile.

"If she wants to study, forget it. If not, let her come along." Chen Rou said.

Sister-in-law Han said, "When the winter vacation starts in a while, I'll send her in to help her sister-in-law."

Chen Rou said, "Why don't you let Baozhu come to the city to study? The educational conditions here are much better than in our town."

Mrs. Han shook her head: "You'd better study in the village. Otherwise, when I finish my work in the fields and go back with your brother, I will have to cook for myself."

"That's true." Chen Rou nodded.

"Today, my uncle and I drove in, and the old lady also came to send a lot of things, including a big basket of eggs, which I estimate to be about 7 or 8 kilograms. All the eggs she had saved during this period must be there. There was also an old hen, and even cucumbers, cabbages, radishes, beans and so on. She was really worried that her baby son would be hungry!" Mrs. Han whispered to her.

Chen Rou was used to it and said, "Third Uncle has to go back by himself to get the mutton from Lihua. The family car is too busy these days, and my third brother is rushing to ship the goods, so he doesn't have time to help him bring the goods."

"Then he must go back by himself. Uncle Guoming also asked me to tell him when to go back and collect it. He can be hired at that time." said Mrs. Han.

"Uncle Guoming can also kill sheep." Chen Rou said with a smile.

"What's so difficult about this? If your brother and I didn't have so much land to farm, I would have wanted to go herd sheep. They are all very strong." said Mrs. Han.

Chen Rou said, "When we kill the sheep, sister-in-law, buy some more to eat. Mutton is nutritious."

"I plan to order a leg of lamb today!" said Mrs. Han.

"That's really daring of you to eat." Chen Rou said with a smile.

"I've suffered for most of my life. This is a rare good year. I'll have a big meal!" said Mrs. Han.

I help sell things here and chat about family matters, such as the old Ma family next door to Chen Rou’s hometown.

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

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