The Clever Wife of the 1960s Chapter 9

Chapter 9. After having a wife

There are actually quite a few things stored in Chen Rou’s space, but the key is that many things cannot be taken out.

This time she was actually reluctant to use the noodles to exchange for money to buy cotton, but what could she do without buying cotton? She wouldn't be able to survive the winter.

As for money, Chen Rou doesn't value it very much. Compared to money, she prefers food. In the apocalypse, food is hard currency.

But this era is different. Today's hardship is only temporary. Life will be better in the peaceful times to come. In peacetime, there are many people doing business, and what you need to do business is capital.

So this money at home needs to be saved.

As for fine grains like instant noodles, they were too rare and only good to eat occasionally. She had collected two boxes in her space, so there was still a lot left.

The key point was that this time the grain was distributed, the family had enough food to last until next year, so she exchanged some money and also brought back these three kilograms of fluffed cotton.

Because the package was quite large, everyone on the way back wanted to ask her about it. She was not afraid to tell them that she had spent a lot of money to buy some cotton to make a quilt, otherwise she would not be able to survive this winter.

They also complained to those young girls and wives that the money had just been divided and almost all had been spent.

Others also said that things in the city were too expensive.

This time, Chen Rou bought two pieces of cloth, one piece of cotton cloth, intending to make two inner cotton coats for Han Guobin, and the other piece would be kept for making summer clothes next year, which could also be made into two pieces, one for each person.

What was left was a half-pound bag of brown sugar, a small pot and a large bowl.

As for salt and other things, she didn't buy them. There was some in the space. What she was using now was the fine salt in the space.

Because she had to spend money, she didn't buy anything else. After putting all these things in order, Chen Rou started to make the quilt.

Together with the less than three pounds left at the front, the total weight is almost six pounds. Such a quilt is actually not enough to cover yourself in this cold winter, but who in each household can't bear it and get through this?

Besides, she was not the only one in the bed, so it was still very warm for two people to sleep in.

Chen Rou mixed the cornmeal and started to sew the quilt.

Han Guobin is very busy right now because he has to plow the soil and plant winter wheat. He can only relax after the winter wheat is completely planted.

Being idle means no work points, so Han Guobin works very hard and gets full work points every day.

It was almost six o'clock when he came back. Chen Rou had stewed some meat and beans for him, and steamed some corn buns on top in a bamboo basket.

Chen Rou had just finished sewing her quilt. When she saw him coming in, she smiled and said, "Come and take a look at our quilts. We should have enough for this year."

Han Guobin knew at a glance that this quilt was carefully sewn by her, and said sincerely: "Wife, you have a very skillful hand."

Chen Rou smiled and said, "This quilt is not needed yet. I'll put it away first. You can prepare to eat."

"I'll go take a shower first." Han Guobin said.

His wife loves cleanliness, so he goes to the river to take a bath every day after work.

"It's a cold day. If you want to take a shower, just do it at home. I'll boil some water for you." Chen Rou said.

"It's okay now." Han Guobin said.

He took his clothes and went to take a shower. When he came back, his hair was dripping with water. Chen Rou had already put the food on the table and asked, "When will the team slaughter the pig?"

"We'll kill them when the captain and the others come back from the county," said Han Guobin.

After paying the grain, I still have to attend meetings and so on. There are a lot of things to do. When I come back from work, it's almost time to slaughter the pigs and distribute the meat.

Han Guolin, the third son of the Han family and the scorer, also went to the city, which was a very honorable thing.

Otherwise, why would Han's father and mother be so biased? The third child only has a junior high school diploma and is a strong writer, so he is not afraid of being looked down upon when he goes out!

For people of Han Guobin's age, especially in their village, having a junior high school education is really something to be proud of.

As for Han Guobin himself, he only studied for a few years and then was forced to go out to work.

Knowing that the pig was going to be slaughtered, Chen Rou didn't take out much meat this time, just half a pound. She would eat a little today and a little tomorrow, and then wait to divide the meat.

Indeed, the meat was distributed within two days. This time, enough for the public was handed over, and the rest was kept as a reward for the villagers.

Minus the one that was slaughtered in advance, we can slaughter three pigs this time, because there are some that will be saved for slaughter during the Chinese New Year.

There are more than a hundred households in the whole village. Although the number of households is small, most families have more than a dozen people counted as one household. There are not many couples like Han Guobin and Chen Rou in the village who are counted as one household.

Even if we think of Brother Han, Han Guowu and Sister-in-law Han, they have two sons, so they are a family of four, but it is still considered a small household.

There are many wealthy families in the village.

Of course, there are a lot of conflicts among the big families.

This time, every household got a lot of meat, such as Chen Rou and Han Guobin. Chen Rou brought Han Guobin over with a wooden basin.

Zhou Zhen and her husband Ma Dafa were also there, queuing together. Zhou Zhen said, "You must keep an eye on the meat on the pig's butt. I've seen that the pigs this year are particularly fat and can produce a lot of oil, which will be used until next year."

Although it will be distributed again before the New Year, as there is less work to do later, many people are reluctant to use the lard. After it solidifies, they will collect it and save it for use when the busy spring begins next year.

Chen Rou also had plans in place and agreed with Zhou Zhen's opinion.

Zhou Zhen was very envious: "You guys are so lucky, now that you have separated, you can decide your own life."

Chen Rou whispered, "Your house isn't spacious either, don't you have any plans for that?"

Zhou Zhen understood and whispered, "You know my mother-in-law is like that. She wants to grab us and squeeze us into balls. How can she let us share? In this respect, she is not as good as your mother-in-law."

"Come on, he just kicked us out because he didn't want us to take advantage of my third uncle." Chen Rou said.

Zhou Zhen said, "How did your third uncle get that girl? She works at the town's supply and marketing cooperative, gets a stable salary every month, and the conditions are so good."

"It should be because my third uncle is handsome, right?" Chen Rou said.

Hanguo Lin, the third son of the Han family, is indeed good-looking, especially his gentle appearance. He has a pen stuck on his chest and is also a scorekeeper. He is relatively clean and always borrows a bicycle from the team leader's house when going out. He comes and goes like the wind.

Many young girls in and out of the village blushed when they saw this.

Of course, it was still surprising that he could charm a girl who had a decent job in town. I heard that the girl's family seemed to be particularly well-off.

"Han Guolin is indeed good-looking." Zhou Zhen also admitted this.

Chen Rou disagreed. She still felt that her Guo Bin was the best. He was very strong and could hold her up with one hand and stand for ten minutes without even getting out of breath.

Don't doubt it, she tried it and he spoiled her, and the two of them played like children in the house a lot.

Of course, he let her be naughty under the kang, and when she got on the kang at night, he would ask for it back.

The more she got along with this guy in her family, the more she discovered that he was not as honest as he appeared.

The two women were talking in whispers, and Han Guobin and Ma Dafa were also talking behind them. Their main purpose was to go into the mountains to see if there were any wild animals after the winter wheat was planted.

However, Han Guobin refused. He did not want to be with others. In previous winters, he always went into the mountains alone, bringing dry food with him. He would usually stay in the mountains for two or three days. When he came out, he would bring out many wild animals.

He doesn't want to share with others and wants to eat alone, especially now that he has a wife, he has to make money for his wife to live a good life.

Soon it was Chen Rou's turn. As usual, she asked for a piece of lard first. It was impossible for one company to have a monopoly on it, as there was a limit on the quantity based on household registration, but Chen Rou asked for the largest amount.

Han Guobin's work points are not low, and she has worked hard in the second half of this year, so in addition to one piece of lard weighing seven ounces, she also wants other meat.

Before she came over, she asked Han Guobin what he wanted to eat. He said he wanted to eat pig ears. Pig ears were cheap, so she asked for one piece. There was still a little left, so she asked for a pig's trotter.

There are peanuts at home, and this pig's trotter can be stewed with peanuts just right.

It all added up to a lot, so after saying hello to Zhou Zhen, she went home with Han Guobin.

"Guobin and Guobin's wife are getting better and better now." An old lady smiled as she watched the young couple talking and laughing as they carried the basin back home. This was Han Guobin's second aunt and Han's mother's sister-in-law.

"That's right. Guobin gets full work points every day. His wife has become smart now. When she is not working, she takes care of the household. When she is working, she can get four or five work points. I don't think she will be too far behind in the future." Another old woman also said.

Women are not as physically strong as men. For the best working woman, five work points is considered a lot, which is not comparable to men.

Of course, there will be more during the autumn harvest season, and both men and women can get more work points than usual.

Mrs. Han, Chen Rou's sister-in-law, also saw it and started to grumble in her heart, wondering if the second son's daughter was possessed by some ghost, it was as if her personality had changed.

She used to be good-looking but not very smart, but now she seems to be much more capable. Look how well she has won over her man. I heard that not long ago her mother-in-law couldn't get anything good from her.

Soon it was her turn. When she saw that her family got less meat than the second child, she immediately became unhappy: "Why is my family's share less than the second child's? I've been working!"

"Guowu's work points are not as many as Guobin's. I calculated, and it's quite a bit less than Guobin's." said the person who was distributing the meat.

"Then I have much more than the second son's wife!" Mrs. Han couldn't help but say.

"It's a little more, but not much." The person distributing the meat said, holding a notebook, "Your sister-in-law didn't earn many work points at first, but later in the autumn harvest, your sister-in-law took a three-day break and got a total of six work points, one of the highest among all the female comrades in the team. The team also subsidized her with ten work points as a reward. You only got four work points and rested for five days..."

Mrs. Han was embarrassed and said, "Alright, alright, I'm just asking."

Then he took his basin and left.

Zhou Zhen told Chen Rou about what happened later, but Chen Rou didn't take it seriously.

She knew exactly what kind of personality her sister-in-law had.

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