Han Guobin went out at noon and came back in the evening, carrying a pheasant and a rabbit.
Chen Rou was not surprised, because she knew that he was really talented in hunting. It was not easy for him to save 200 yuan by himself before marriage.
"Should we send this rabbit to our parents?" Han Guobin asked.
Chen Rou immediately knew that the father and mother he was talking about were her parents. Usually when referring to Han’s father and mother, they would refer to father and mother.
She smiled and said, "I also brought some food with me today. Let's keep these for ourselves."
"Wife, you can't eat rabbit meat." Han Guobin said.
He shot a lot of rabbits, but he took home pheasants. He never took rabbits because his wife couldn't eat them.
"I don't eat it, but you can. I haven't made braised rabbit meat for you yet." Chen Rou said.
Han Guobin couldn't help swallowing.
"You have already processed the rabbits and pheasants. We can just keep them for ourselves." Chen Rou said.
In the evening, she cooked red bean porridge for herself, and Han Guobin ate steamed buns with braised rabbit meat.
The braised rabbit meat was cooked by Chen Rou to such a delicious taste that Zhou Zhen and her two sisters-in-law from the neighboring Ma family couldn't help but come out. Chen Rou gave her half a bowl of meat, which made Zhou Zhen feel embarrassed.
Most of them were gone, so they were all left for her husband Guobin to eat.
Seeing him enjoying the meal, Chen Rou also felt happy.
"Wife, didn't you make fried chicken for yourself?" Han Guobin was eating rabbit meat with multi-grain steamed buns on the kang. Seeing her come in with red bean porridge to eat, he was stunned for a moment and said.
"Red bean porridge is delicious too. Don't worry about me, just eat it yourself." Chen Rou said, and then seeing Han Guobin's disapproving expression, she smiled: "How about letting me eat some rabbit meat? I want to eat it too."
Coming from the apocalypse, she didn't quite know whether pregnant women could eat rabbit meat, but she had seen pregnant women in the apocalypse eat rabbit meat, and the children born did not have cleft lip at all.
It can be seen that there is no relationship.
Han Guobin shook his head: "You can't eat it. If you get greedy, I'll get you something else delicious."
Chen Rou said: "If you don't want to give me rabbit meat, just eat your own."
As she spoke, she drank her red bean porridge, which she put into the pot after soaking for three hours. It was cooked until it was soft and fragrant.
After drinking the red bean porridge, Chen Rou continued to weave her bamboo basket. Han Guobin felt sorry for his wife and said, "Wife, when you give birth, I will catch rabbits for you and let you eat as much as you want."
Chen Rou agreed and said, "I don't know what's going on at Third Aunt's house. I didn't go to see her the last time I went to the city."
The third aunt Chen Rou mentioned is Han Guobin’s sister, Han Guoli.
Han Guoli is the same age as her, younger than Han Guobin but older than Han Guolin. She used to have good grades and went to high school. Later, she stayed in the county and married someone from the county.
She is considered a girl who married into the city with a high status, and there is only one like her in the whole village.
Like Han Guolin, he is also the apple of Han's eye.
However, Han Guoli is very versatile and knows how to get along with people. Especially to her second brother Han Guobin, Han Guoli is grateful because it was almost her second brother who supported her to go to high school.
Although she was the only daughter in the family, Han's parents could not afford to support two students, so they supported their eldest son. However, the eldest son only graduated from junior high school and failed to get into high school.
Han Guoli, who passed the exam, almost failed to finish, so her second brother Han Guobin helped her a lot.
This was a big reason why we went into the mountains to hunt early in the past.
Han Guoli did not come back when Han Guolin got married last time. She had young children at home and had to go to work, so she really couldn't spare the time.
But because of the money they gave, Han's father and mother were able to buy so many good things, and the bicycle was bought with the help of Han Guoli.
Han Guoli also did not forget about her second brother who paid for her schooling. When they got married and separated from the family this year, the pot was taken by Han Guoli for her second brother.
Although there were a few holes, it was still great to have a pot like this to use, and Han Guoli didn't take a penny from her second brother.
Since she had nothing to do at the moment, Chen Rou started talking about it.
Han Guobin said: "She has her own job, so she doesn't have to worry."
His sister has a job, although it's a logistics job, but it's still a job. She has a nephew and can settle down in her husband's family, so he doesn't have to worry about it.
"That pheasant is not very big. Why don't you take it to the city and give it to Third Aunt tomorrow?" Chen Rou asked.
"Keep it for yourself." Han Guobin shook his head.
"If I want to eat, you can beat me. With you in our family, why should we worry about having meat?" Chen Rou said with a smile and also praised him.
"Keep this one for yourself, I'll go get another one tomorrow." Han Guobin said with a smile.
Chen Rou nodded and said nothing more.
The next day, Han Guobin went to find his elder brother and asked him to go fishing. He saw that it was not snowing, so he went straight into the mountains.
Mrs. Han came to see Chen Rou when she had nothing to do. She was not surprised to see Chen Rou weaving a bamboo basket. People in the village said that she learned it from Uncle Lu. She said with a big face, "Sister-in-law, you weave a good bamboo basket. Give it to me when you are done. We are short of a basket at home."
"Sure, 20 cents each, you can take it, sister-in-law." Chen Rou said.
Mrs. Han choked and said, "How dare you ask me for two cents for a bamboo basket."
"Everyone in the village knows that you, sister-in-law and brother, are rich. Our family is extremely poor, so don't we have to find some subsidies?" Chen Rou said.
Mrs. Han looked at the sweater she was wearing and said, "You are really capable. You are willing to buy a sweater like this!"
She has often said that her sister-in-law doesn't know how to live, but she doesn't think she is wrong. She just doesn't know how to live.
Otherwise, who would be willing to spend so much money?
Because Chen Rou and Han Guobin's sweaters were real, no one doubted the truthfulness of Chen Rou's statement that all the family money had been spent.
But I guess Han Guobin may have made some money during this period.
But how much can his spendthrift wife earn to support her family?
"Please sit down, sister-in-law." Chen Rou brought her a stool and said.
Mrs. Han sat down and asked about the host's family: "Did they come to see you?"
"No." Chen Rou knew that she was asking about the third brother's wife and shook her head.
"He didn't even come to look for me. It seems like he doesn't think much of us." Mrs. Han snorted coldly.
Chen Rou didn't say anything about this, and turned to talk about Brother Han: "It's so cold, can we catch fish?"
"Let's see. It would be great if we can get it sorted out. Taking it to the city will give Third Aunt face." said Mrs. Han.
Even Han's eldest sister-in-law had a very good impression of Han Guoli, the third aunt, simply because when she was in confinement after giving birth to her eldest son, Han Guoli, who was not married yet, sent her a jar of malted milk.
That was a rare item. Later, when she got married and gave birth to her second son, she also sent half a pound of brown sugar back to her. This aunt who married into the city did not forget her family, so her family must have given her some face.
So today Han Guobin went over and called her big brother to catch fish, and she had no objection at all.
Han Guobin came back around noon, but there was only one pheasant, nothing else.
Brother Han had a better harvest. By about two o'clock in the afternoon, he had caught a small basin of fish, about seven or eight of them, each about the size of a palm.
Chen Rou wanted to eat crucian carp stewed with tofu, so Han Guobin kept two crucian carps and put the rest in a bag, including the pheasant he had shot. He borrowed the captain's bicycle and asked him to issue a certificate to deliver the goods to the city.
After entering the city, Han Guobin went straight to Han Guoli's mother-in-law's house, but at the corner he happened to meet Han Guoli who was going home from get off work.
"Second brother?" Han Guoli was stunned for a moment, then she was delighted: "Second brother, why are you here? It's so cold today. Come in quickly. I'll pour you a cup of hot water."
"Your sister-in-law knitted a sweater for me. This cotton coat and cotton pants are also new. I won't be cold." Han Guobin said. He also had a pair of gloves on his hands, but they were a bit ugly.
It was modified by Chen Rou using the gloves in her space. It’s ugly, but it’s somewhat warm.
Han Guoli was a little surprised, thinking that she hadn't been back to her parents' home for half a year. Has her second sister-in-law changed so much?
"Did you also apply clam oil?" Han Guoli smelled a little fragrance and looked at her second brother's face and said.
"Your sister-in-law insisted on applying it to me before she went out." Han Guobin was still a little embarrassed, but his eyes were full of warm smiles.
Seeing her second brother like this, what else does Han Guoli not know? She was also happy in her heart and said, "Second sister-in-law really cares about you, second brother. Please don't think she is nagging."
Han Guobin naturally wouldn't mind his wife being so nagging. He took the bag down and said, "I caught the pheasant for you, and my brother caught the fish for you. You can take them back."
Han Guoli hurriedly said, "Why are people in the city still worried about this? Second brother, take it back."
"Don't push this on me. I know what life is like in the city better than you do." Han Guobin said.
He didn't envy people in the city at all. Even if you had tickets, you couldn't necessarily buy many things, not to mention that tickets were in short supply.
Things like pheasant and fish are also scarce in the city.
After Han Guobin stuffed it into her hand, he said, "I won't go into the house. You can take it back."
As he said that, he rode away on his bicycle. Han Guoli only had time to say be careful on the road before watching her second brother leave.
Then he carried these things and walked into the house with his back straight.
As for Han Guobin, he did not go back immediately. He went to the supply and marketing cooperative to weigh a pound of red dates. A lot of brown sugar was consumed at home. His wife would occasionally put brown sugar in ginger soup when she cooked for him. He would also eat brown sugar to replenish his energy when he gave birth.
So when he saw there was brown sugar, he bought another bag of brown sugar, weighed some apples and some melon seeds, and went home with these supplies.
It was a little late when I got home and the temperature was very low. I went to the captain's house to return the bicycle and then came back.
"Why did you buy so many things?" Chen Rou took it and asked.
Chen Rou asked him to buy the red dates and gave him money, but she didn't let him buy the rest.
"It's a rare trip, so I bought it right away. Otherwise, everything will be in short supply at the end of the year," said Han Guobin.
When I give birth to my baby next year, I will have to go back to work, so I won’t have time to buy things like brown sugar. I will just buy them and put them aside, and then tear off the packaging when I use them.
Chen Rou still felt a little sorry for the money, but since she had already bought it, she didn't say anything.
It was late November in the lunar calendar. The sky was gloomy and extremely cold, and it snowed every day.
Because it was inconvenient to go to and from get off work, Song Xiaoyu went directly back to her parents' home. Han's father and mother sent a lot of food to her, and they were worried that their in-laws would accuse her of taking advantage of them.
However, these things have nothing to do with the family. Chen Rou and Han Guobin are now lying on the kang in their home.
"Our little guy should be out by this time next year." Han Guobin grinned.
Chen Rou chewed an apple, occasionally giving him a bite, and said, "It's too cold today. By this time next year, the baby will be about three or four months old, and it will be much better."
She will give birth around the summer harvest next year, which means it will be several months before the coldest time. She won't be as fragile as a baby that's only one or two months old.
"Eat more. I heard that the baby should eat good food when it is in the belly so that it will be strong when it is born." Han Guobin said.
"Where did you hear that?" Chen Rou looked at him.
"Aunt Chen told me." Han Guobin said.
The Aunt Chen he mentioned was the captain's wife, Chen Aidi, who told him a lot of things.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "I've eaten a lot since I got pregnant."
She did eat a lot, indeed. When he went out hunting, she would cook for herself at home, and beef was the most eaten.
When he went out hunting, she ate nearly three pounds of food.
Moreover, since she became pregnant, she has not had any morning sickness or anything like that. She has been feeling smooth and has a good appetite.
But even if she ate well, it was still a short time and her belly didn't show any signs of pregnancy.
The weather is so cold nowadays that Han Guobin stays at home tactfully, weaving bamboo products with his wife.
The couple worked until the twelfth lunar month and finally finished weaving the bamboo mat.
It will definitely be very cool to sleep in next summer.
Chen Rou didn't want to stay at home all the time even though she was pregnant, so when the bamboo mat was ready, she came out, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and chatted with Zhou Zhen and the others to pass the time.
The main thing is to ask those experienced people if there is anything I should pay attention to during pregnancy.
The captain's wife, Chen Aidi, was also there, and she said, "I told Guobin some things, but I couldn't tell him in detail. I thought I'd talk to you about it someday."
"Guobin told me when he got back." Chen Rou said with a smile.
Chen Aidi smiled and talked about a lot of things to pay attention to. The other women couldn't help but say, "We didn't care so much. When we were pregnant with our first child, we didn't even know we were pregnant. It was later that we felt unwell and worked too hard, and we almost had an accident."
"I felt the same way," said another sister-in-law.
Those who have just gotten married have little experience, so they need to be careful in the first three months. It is not uncommon for women to miscarry without realizing it because they are too tired from working in the fields.
"I gave birth to my second child last year. I was still earning work points even though my belly was eight months old. I couldn't rest even if I wanted to."
"It's Li Laosan's wife. Two years ago, her child Shidan was born in the sweet potato field!"
“…”
A group of female comrades were talking about the topic of having children.
Even though Chen Rou knew that the women of today were capable of enduring hardships, she was still frightened when she heard them talk about their experiences.
It is not easy for women in the apocalypse. It is not the apocalypse now, but life is still difficult.
The child was born in a sweet potato field.
"But you are lucky to marry a good man like Guobin. When you are pregnant, he will definitely not let you go out of bed. Don't worry." Chen Aidi comforted.
"Yes, we all see how much your man loves you." Another sister-in-law also laughed.
"You two, they all have their own men who love them, why are they embarrassing someone else's new wife?" Zhou Zhen spoke up for Chen Rou.
Chen Rou just smiled, not feeling embarrassed or taking it to heart.
She knew that her Guobin was good to her. As long as he was at home, she didn't have to wash clothes or dishes.
The yard of my house was surrounded by a fence, and people in the village passing by could see it clearly, and the news had already spread everywhere.
It was also because of this that her mother-in-law, Han's mother, was very dissatisfied with her, thinking that she was bullying men.
But when it comes to Han Guobin, all the female comrades present have to praise him.
Not only does he get full work points, he is also tall and strong, loves his wife, and has no philandering heart. Is there anything better than this?
Men of the same age as Han Guobin in the village often grumbled behind his back that he was bringing shame to men. What Han's mother said was right. Isn't this just asking his wife to take advantage of him?
Is there any man who does housework for his wife?
But they only dared to talk about it behind Han Guobin's back and didn't even have the courage to do it in front of Han Guobin.
Han Guobin never told Chen Rou, and Chen Rou herself never knew that her man was invincible in the village before he was fifteen.
After the age of fifteen, they become sensible and wise and stop fighting.
Of course, the fight before was provoked by others, and they stopped fighting after that because they had already become famous.
Chen Rou didn't know any of these things.
After listening to her aunts and sisters-in-law talk about their experiences, Chen Rou had a rough idea of what was going on.
Just don't touch anything raw or cold, and eat whatever is available. As for the rest, I don't have any good advice to give her.
Because the conditions are like this, there is really nothing to be particular about.
It was almost time, so everyone dispersed and went back to cook.
The pork ribs and carrot soup we had at home was served with boiled sweet potatoes, and tofu stewed with cabbage, which contained a few pieces of fried pork belly that had been left over from some time ago.
Most people wouldn’t put so much effort into eating, but Chen Rou wasn’t afraid of the trouble, and it wasn’t a big deal.
After it was ready, the couple sat around the kang table and ate it.
"Now we spend our days either eating or sleeping. After this winter, I will ask my wife to raise you into a pig." Han Guobin said with a smile while eating sweet potatoes with a piece of cabbage.
"Take good care of it. There will be a lot of work to do next year. I'm pregnant, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help much next year." Chen Rou said.
On the premise that there is food and money at home, Chen Rou puts her children first in everything. Next year she plans to go to collect grass for pigs and will not go to the fields anymore. She will wait until the child is born to do it again.
Because she was really afraid of overdoing it and having an accident, and she also didn't want to have a child outside.
"You don't have to go to work next year. I will go and earn work points." Han Guobin said.
It's not convenient to be pregnant. You must take good care of yourself, although he has seen many women in the village working with bulging bellies.
But that's someone else's wife, he has no say in it. If he lets his wife be so tired while pregnant, how cowardly would he be?
Chen Rou knew that he would not object, but seeing his clear attitude, she still felt warm in her heart.
"I definitely have to go. I'm going to collect grass for pigs, which is not hard work." Chen Rou said.
If we don't earn work points, there will be no food for the people. How much less food will we have? Her baby is going to be born next year, so she will definitely go out and earn some money.
Seeing her say that, Han Guobin said, "Then don't tire yourself out."
"I know." Chen Rou smiled.
The couple had dinner, washed the pots and dishes, and then boiled some water to wash their feet.
Han Guobin washes his feet every day and is very clean, which is unmatched by other men in the village.
"Wife." After washing his feet and blowing out the lights, Han Guobin hugged his wife in his arms. His sweet and soft wife really made his little home warm.
Last winter he spent the winter alone at his master's house. The winter was quite hard to endure. His quilt was very old, dry and hard. Besides, he slept alone and was often woken up by the cold.
But he got married this year, and she replaced all his winter clothes with new ones, including this quilt, which is truly the warmest quilt he has ever slept in his life.
Chen Rou also leaned contentedly in his arms. She felt that now that she was pregnant, she would definitely not travel through time and space again.
Then this man will be her future partner.
And currently, she is very satisfied with her partner.
In the blink of an eye, we have entered the twelfth lunar month. It is not an exaggeration to describe the cold winter month as being covered in silver.
When you open the door, all you see is a sea of white.
Chen Rou didn't go out at all because it was too cold outside.
Chen Rou had to check again and again before Han Guobin went out. She had her own socks in her space, a whole dozen, the kind that cost ten yuan for five pairs. When she was collecting supplies, she saw them on a street stall and sold them for twenty yuan.
She had taken them out a long time ago and worn them herself, but she didn't have a pair for men.
Han Guobin's socks were all made by her using other scraps of cloth. They were very simple, so Chen Rou usually didn't let him go out.
There was a lot of snow outside and without rubber shoes, it was easy to get wet.
Today Han Guobin wanted to go up the mountain to check on the traps he had set. Chen Rou let him out since it wasn't snowing, but she made sure he wasn't too cold before letting him out.
At noon, Han Guobin came back with two frozen pheasants, and Brother Chen San came back with two fish.
This is what his brothers caught this morning when they dug a hole in the river after the snow stopped. With such a large family, they couldn't stand eating just one cabbage and one radish every day, so they went fishing.
The gain is not much, but at least it can improve the food.
Han Guobin came back and saw Chen Rou, so he said, "Brother San, take the two pheasants back."
"That's impossible. If I dare to bring two pheasants back, my parents will break my legs." Brother Chen San said.
Last time it was Brother Chen who delivered the fish, and today he is here.
His eyes lit up as he looked at the pheasant. The pheasant was not big, but it was meat.
I've eaten so much radish and cabbage at home that my mouth is dry.
Chen Rou said, "If you take two, you will be scolded. So take one back. Tell your parents that I have another one, and they won't scold you."
"How embarrassing?" Brother Chen San had some thoughts, but after looking at his sister's belly, he shook his head and said, "You keep it for yourself."
"Take it back. I like eating fish. Give me two more next time you have fish." Chen Rou didn't say anything more and handed it to him.
Brother Chen was very happy and promised her: "I will definitely send it to you and your brother-in-law next time."
Although Brother Chen San only asked for one, he was still scolded by his mother when he returned home.
"I asked you to deliver two fish, but you brought back a pheasant. Don't you know that your sister is pregnant and needs nourishment?" Chen's mother scolded.
"Mom, I have a wife too." said Brother Chen San.
"Yes?" Chen's mother was stunned and looked at Chen San's wife: "When did you get pregnant?"
"I just realized that my period hasn't come in the past few days. I guess I'm pregnant." Mrs. Chen San said quickly.
"It's not uncommon to come a few days late. Let's talk about it after it's confirmed." said Chen's mother.
Then he glanced at his son and said nothing more, only asking about the situation of his youngest daughter.
"I think my little sister is doing very well. She has a rosy complexion and looks much prettier than before she got married." Brother Chen San said, and couldn't help but say, "My eldest and second brothers and I went to the mountains to hunt pheasants and rabbits, but we didn't see a single hair. I saw Guobin brought back two. Seeing that my little sister didn't seem to like them, she must have eaten a lot of pheasants in the past."
"Come on, you just want to take it home to honor me and your father." Chen's mother snorted.
Brother Chen San smiled and said, "My little sister has become much more sensible after getting married." He couldn't stand the eldest lady's temper before, but today he went over and spoke to her gently, poured her a cup of warm water and put some sugar in it.
The key is that I gave him a return gift.
Isn't that just being sensible?
The sensible Chen Rou is stewing fish at this moment and eating boiled sweet potatoes for lunch.
The sweet potatoes of this season are also particularly fragrant and soft. They can be eaten with stewed fish without causing sour reflux.
Although it was cold in the afternoon, it didn't snow. Han Guobin didn't even take a nap and continued to climb the mountain.
He had slept enough since he hadn't gone into the mountains to hunt, and didn't want to sleep anymore. While it wasn't snowing, he just wanted to get something good to eat.
Han Guobin has always had good luck, but he returned empty-handed in the afternoon even though he had set quite a few traps. He will go again next time to see if he can catch any pheasants or rabbits.
Because he has this ability, his family is never short of money, but other families cannot have such good food.
There is no need to work in very cold weather, so naturally there are no work points to be calculated. If you have a lot of children at home, you will definitely have to tighten your belt at this time.
Because it will be the beginning of spring next year, there is still a long time to go, and we have to wait until the summer harvest next year before we can distribute the grain.
Life as a farmer is not easy.
After entering the twelfth lunar month, if it doesn't snow, many villagers will go to break the ice and catch fish to eat.
It's really unbearable to eat cabbage and radish every day. It would be better to change the taste with some meat.
And with every household looking forward to it, the day for the last meat distribution of the year has arrived.
On the morning of the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the whole village was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
It was freezing and snowy outside, and Chen Rou had no interest in slaughtering the pig. She originally wanted to let Han Guobin carry the basin to divide the meat, but when she thought about meeting her mother-in-law when dividing the meat, she decided to go out.
After being fully armed and wrapped, Chen Rou started to share the meat with Han Guobin.
"Finally, the meat is distributed. I've been eating cabbage and radishes for so long that my mouth is now blistered." Zhou Zhen said when she saw the couple coming over.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "The one in your family has been fishing a lot. I would believe what others say, but I don't believe what you say."
"He went fishing. He was the only one who went fishing in the family. He brought back two or three fish and only ate a few mouthfuls of them." Zhou Zhen muttered in a low voice.
This is why Zhou Zhen is looking forward to dividing the family property. Her husband is hardworking and pragmatic, and so is she. Now they only have one child, and the child will definitely not live badly if they are divided up.
For example, when eating fish in winter, only her husband goes to break ice and catch fish, while the others stay at home waiting to eat. As Zhou Zhen said, just let them starve!
"We'll break up when we find the chance." Chen Rou was very familiar with her and they had a good relationship. She could have a say. It was difficult for her to say it before, but now she dared to say it.
And Chen Rou also saw it. Ma Dafa was indeed impeccable, but his two brothers were very average. It’s not that they were bad, but it’s normal for big birds to split into small families and big trees to split into small ones.
Zhou Zhen also wanted to divide the family property, and sighed, "I asked Dafa quietly at night, and he said that it was not right for my parents to divide the family property."
"What's inappropriate? Do you think my family's behavior is inappropriate? We'll take care of him when he gets old. It's not like we'll stop taking care of him after the family splits up. You should talk to him nicely." Chen Rou said.
Zhou Zhen said: "I've said it several times..."
Before he could finish his words, there was a voice shouting to divide the meat, and a lot of people gathered around.
Chen Rou said, "Let's not talk about that for now. Go over and divide the meat. I plan to order some pig blood and cabbage stew."
Zhou Zhen said: "I really envy you."
Chen Rou ignored her and came over with the basin to queue up.
Sure enough, they saw Han's mother and Han Guolin who were in front of them. As for Song Xiaoyu, she was still living in her mother's house.
But there was nothing she could do. It was snowing so heavily and she had to go to work, which was very inconvenient. It would be much better for her to just stay at her mother's house.
Chen Rou called out "Mom" and "Uncle Three", and Han's mother rolled her eyes. Han Guolin just smiled awkwardly.
Chen Rou didn't care and lined up with her boyfriend Guobin, and asked her boyfriend what he wanted to eat.
"Just order whatever you like, everything is delicious." Han Guobin said.
Chen Rou asked, "Do you want to eat pig intestines? I saw Auntie Ma cook it last time. It was fried with pickles and it smelled pretty good."
"Eat." Han Guobin nodded.
So when dividing the meat, Chen Rou asked for a piece of fat for oil, and also asked for the inferior ones, including the large intestine and a piece of pig blood. These were not expensive and not much was asked for, so there was still room for share, so Chen Rou asked for two ribs and a piece of tenderloin.
"You have divided the meat, shouldn't you show some filial piety?" said Han's mother, who had not left yet after dividing the meat.
Han Guolin beside her was stunned. Seeing his second sister-in-law looking at him, and everyone else looking at him, he was not so shameless and quickly said, "Mom, let's go back. Second brother didn't get much."
"If you don't get much, you don't have to show filial piety?" Han's mother couldn't help but ask, "Your father and I are already this old, isn't it okay for us to have a bite of the meat that our son and daughter-in-law share?"
Chen Rouxin thought that she was really lucky, because whenever she met a mother-in-law like her, she would ask for meat.
Last time, they were far away and he went back immediately after dividing the meat. She didn't even have the chance to speak. Now that she bumped into him, she couldn't avoid him.
If her Guobin came over, she might give him some, but Chen Rou really didn't plan to give him any. "If mom doesn't have meat to eat, then I, your daughter-in-law, will give it to you even if I have to cut off my own flesh. But you guys got a lot, dad and mom. After all, the job of the scorekeeper is good. He can easily get high work points by holding a pen and recording the scores."
"I'm so ashamed." Han Guolin said repeatedly.
"What are you feeling ashamed of? That's because you are capable. How about asking someone else to remember it? Wouldn't it be a mess too?" said Han's mother.
"My Guobin is so smart, but it was you who delayed his development back then. If you had supported my Guobin's studies, he would not necessarily be worse than my third uncle." Chen Rou said.
"With your family's financial situation, how can you afford to send so many children to school? Are you going to make it?" Han's mother glared at her.
"Then my Guobin will be sacrificed." Chen Rou looked at her man. The crying child gets the milk. Obviously, this man in her family is not a crybaby.
"Forget it, I won't argue with you about the past. Guobin is under my care now. He worked too hard in the past and his health is a little weak, so I plan to nourish him. I've taken all the meat home. Look, Uncle San has such a big bowl in his hand. It's enough for him to eat for a long time. I won't give it to you." Chen Rou said.
Then, he said to Han Guobin: "Guobin, let's go home."
"Okay." Han Guobin took these things and went home with his beautiful wife.
Although it may sound a bit unfilial to say this, he still likes the way his wife protects her own meat so domineeringly that she won't give up even a pound of it.
The villagers once again witnessed Chen Rou's powerful eloquence, and many people gave her a thumbs up in their hearts.
Mother Han was furious, and even after Han Guolin helped her back home, she still couldn't calm down: "Look, now that the family has been divided, they don't respect us as their parents anymore."
"Mom, our family got so much meat." Han Guolin said Haoran.
He proposed the division of the family before his wife got married, and asked his parents to live with the third branch of the family, while the first and second branches moved out.
Han Guolin also knew that he was a bit selfish, but it was not easy for him to date a girl in the town. He had no other requirements, so he just proposed this one.
He naturally went home and told the story, which led to the subsequent separation of the family.
"Then they should be more filial. Now they don't even care about me and your father!" Han's mother snorted.
"Mom, can you give me a piece of meat? I'll give it to Xiaoyu. It's not easy for her to work, so she needs some nourishment." Han Guolin said.
"Silly, go pick up your wife and I'll make pork stewed with vermicelli for you. Take it to your wife's house. How many pieces of meat can your wife get?" Han's mother said.
Han Guolin was quite embarrassed: "Wouldn't it be bad to just eat ourselves?"
"It's not bad, but I brought a lot of food with me, and I didn't eat or live in Old Song's house for nothing." Han's mother said, "It's right to listen to me. Go and bring your wife back. I'll make delicious food for you. You have to eat well. It's best if you give me a big fat grandson next year."
Han Guolin smiled and went out on his bike.
Here at home.
After returning to her own home, Chen Rou immediately forgot about her mother-in-law.
Pig intestines are really dirty. Chen Rou doesn't know how to cook them, and neither does Han Guobin. He took the basin and went to ask Auntie Ma next door for advice. Auntie Ma also gave him a lot of fat today, so she was very happy and generous with her advice.
While Han Guobin was processing the pig's large intestine, Chen Rou had already cut the fat. Since it was all going to be boiled into oil, she also cut another piece of fat from the space and boiled it.
The lard cooked this time will be enough for the whole next year.
At least that's true for most families in the village, but Chen Rou hasn't eaten the lard she made from the meat last time, and she has sealed the entire jar tightly in the cupboard.
She planned to seal up another porcelain pot of oil and keep it. After all, the family was not short of oil and water now. Her husband Guobin went hunting from time to time, but he would have no time to go when he started working in the fields next year.
The aroma of lard wafted through every household, and the children in the village were extremely happy.
I would go to each store and smell it to see which store had the most fragrant lard.
The two brothers Tiedan and Ludan from Mrs. Han's family came over. After the New Year, they were six and four years old, not young anymore.
"Your mother gave you a lot of meat. This year, you two brothers will have your mouths full of greasy food." Chen Rou said to them.
"My mother told me to save it for later and eat it slowly, but I was so greedy that she gave me a piece of fried food," said Tiedan.
"It's delicious." His brother Donkey nodded.
Their little faces were all red from the cold, and they looked very skinny. Chen Rou knew that Mrs. Han lived a frugal life, but she had never expected it to be this frugal.
In other words, the child has a strong internal energy, otherwise he would not be able to bear wearing such clothes.
"Then do you two brothers want to eat two pieces of oil residue from your second uncle's house?" Chen Rou was pregnant herself, and her heart softened when she saw such a child, so she said.
"Yes!" The two brothers' eyes lit up.
"Not ready yet, wait a minute." Chen Rou smiled.
The two brothers were reluctant to go out as there was a fire burning here and it was very warm.
Han Guobin said from outside: "Wife, you're done washing."
Chen Rou had almost finished cooking, and while scooping lard into the porcelain pot, she said, "Then go wash some pickles."
All the oil was scooped out, and the oil residue was drained of some oil, and then scooped out and placed on the plate.
Looking at the plate of oil residue, Tiedan and Ludan's eyes lit up.
"I'll give you two pieces each, and then you can go home after you finish eating." Chen Rou said.
"Okay." Tiedan nodded.
His brother followed suit and said "OK".
The two brothers ate the oil residue and went back, they really didn't stay.
Because they had eaten so much that their mouths were greasy, Mrs. Han, who was cutting cabbage to prepare the pig blood stew, asked, "What did you two eat?"
She also ordered a piece of pig's blood. Stewed cabbage is a local specialty.
"Second Aunt gave us oil residue to eat." Tiedan said.
Mrs. Han was stunned for a moment.
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