This year’s New Year’s Eve, we will come to the old house to eat together.
Although Chen Rou had expected that her mother-in-law would not rest before she came over, she didn't care much.
No matter how hard Han's mother tried, she would not add anything that didn't belong to the family.
Chen Rou prepared two main dishes, one was braised carp and the other was pork vermicelli.
It still needs to be rinsed in the pot after it is brought over, and Chen Rou doesn't need to cover it with a lid.
Before coming to the old house, he carried the basket into Old Ma's house and exchanged a few words with Aunt Ma. Aunt Ma saw it all and praised him, "You two are really thoughtful. Bring these two hard dishes over."
Since they are all mothers-in-law, they naturally don't mind praising Chen Rou, so that she can learn from the old lady. The old lady is too shrewd and wants to settle everything with her!
The old lady in the Han family is not a pushover either. Even after the family division, she is still thinking about getting money from Han Guobin. So what's the point of the division? But isn’t the daughter-in-law here still filial?
I often see Han Guobin delivering fish over there on weekdays.
Chen Rou smiled and said a few polite words, showing it to others, and then she and Han Guobin carried little Han Hang to the old house.
Brother Han and Sister-in-law Han were a step late, but they arrived at the same time.
After last year's lesson, Mrs. Han managed to bring over two good ones. Last year, she came to discuss things with Chen Rou, but this year she was so jealous that she hasn't come since.
Of course, Chen Rou didn't really want her to come.
"Although our eldest wife and the third wife are not living well now, we are filial to you, parents. All the meat in the house is on these two dishes!" said Mrs. Han, emphasizing the word 'all on'.
Han's mother was not polite with her: "Then just eat cabbage and radish later, and don't eat any meat!" He brought several mouths here, and he still had the nerve to ask her for filial piety?
But when it comes to filial piety, Han's mother looked at Chen Rou and said, "Second brother's family, Second brother makes so much money every month, why don't you show some filial piety?"
"Mom, it's New Year's Day, don't make yourself unhappy." Chen Rou said, looking at Song Xiaoyu: "Third sister-in-law, help me with a hot dish. It's getting late, it's almost time to eat."
Song Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Although Guolin doesn't have a salary, he knows that Dad likes to drink, so he went to get some wine two days ago."
Mrs. Han was just watching the show. The third son's family was saying that the second son was no longer filial to his elders after making money.
"That's what Third Uncle should do. When he got married, he had a new house, a bicycle and a watch. If we don't show any respect to him, then what's the difference between us and ungrateful people?" Chen Rou asked back.
Song Xiaoyu was speechless for a moment.
"I'm not saying anything bad about you, my third sister-in-law. Although I know you gave birth to a nephew this year and you need a lot of cloth, why does a child need such expensive clothes? They have been raised in rough conditions. I see that dad and mom's clothes are all old. You get a salary and various tickets every month, but you don't buy dad and mom a new piece of clothing? Dad and mom are raising you in vain!" Chen Rou continued.
"What are you talking about? What do you mean by raising them in vain? The third brother's family are all at work!" Han's mother spoke up for her younger daughter-in-law.
"Isn't it that I'm being raised in vain? Did you, my third sister-in-law, hand over all your salary to mother and let her keep it?" Chen Rou looked at Song Xiaoyu.
How should Song Xiaoyu answer?
"So, third sister-in-law, you didn't hand over your salary to mother. Then what your second sister-in-law said is right." Han's eldest sister-in-law was stunned for a moment, and immediately joined in the fun.
"Sister-in-law, please don't make trouble. Heat up the dishes and prepare to eat." Chen Rou said lightly.
"Well, it's getting late, let's heat up the food." Song Xiaoyu twitched the corner of her mouth and said quickly.
"But I also want to say a few words. Since our parents live with you, they will live here for the rest of their lives. There is no reason to replace them halfway through. You have to be filial to them, third sister-in-law. As for our two families, we will definitely not lose our share." Chen Rou said to her.
"Second sister-in-law is right." Song Xiaoyu said with a stiff face.
Chen Rou then stopped pestering her. As for Han's mother, she wanted to speak up for her younger daughter-in-law, but was blocked by the two older daughters-in-law in front of her who said, "Don't the third family eat for free?"
Mother Han wanted to say loudly that she was happy to do so, but her daughter-in-law pulled her clothes, so she had to stop talking.
Mrs. Han saw that her powerful mother-in-law and her third brother's wife, who were smiling but daggers hidden behind their smiles, were both being pinned down by the second brother's family and were unable to say a word. Although she also couldn't stand Chen Rou's glory, she felt secretly happy at this moment.
I made it as hard as I could while eating.
Mother Han's eyelids twitched as she looked at him. She said, "It looks like he must have been hungry all day and just waited for this meal. He brought two dishes and said he was honoring his father and me. I think he was honoring you guys, just like a starving ghost reincarnated!"
"What are you talking about, mother? After all, my third sister-in-law keeps all her annual salary in her own hands, and all her food, drinks and other necessities are from the family. And you didn't say a word, and I brought two main dishes over for a meal, and you said I was a starving ghost reincarnated?" Han's eldest sister-in-law said bluntly.
It’s New Year’s Day, who would like to be said to be the reincarnation of a starving ghost? That would bring bad luck for the whole year!
Song Xiaoyu couldn't bear it any longer: "I eat the work points and food earned by my family Guolin!"
"Oh, please don't say that, my third sister-in-law. It's embarrassing. Third uncle is a scorekeeper and accountant. He gets a lot of work points every day, but it's not enough for you two adults to eat so well. After all, you are a resident of the town and don't even get the basic ration. And your nephew is getting older day by day. I'm afraid your parents will have to subsidize you." said Mrs. Han.
"Can't you just eat properly?" Brother Han couldn't help but said to her.
The old couple subsidizes the third room, and the other two rooms know about it but don’t say anything. But can’t they just keep quiet during the New Year?
"I was just eating well, and mother was complaining that I ate too much, so I just said a few words to her? My third brother's wife eats for free at home all year round, so why can't I say a few words?" said Mrs. Han.
"I will give mother three yuan every month from now on. Are you satisfied, sister-in-law?" Song Xiaoyu stared at her and said.
"What are you saying to me, my third sister-in-law? The money is not given to me. You should ask mother." said Mrs. Han.
"The third son's family will give three dollars. How much do you plan to give, second son?" Han's mother looked at Han Guobin.
Until now, Han's mother has been thinking about her second son's money. Whenever she thinks about the salary not going into her pocket, she would feel a pain in her heart and unable to sleep in the middle of the night.
Han Guobin had a look of confusion on his face: "Isn't the money for my third brother's wife living expenses?"
"We don't eat the rice from the old house." Chen Rou said with a smile.
"Mom, Xiaoyu should be given some living expenses, but there is no need to give second brother some." Han Guolin knew he had to speak up, so he said hurriedly.
Mother Han wanted to say something, but Father Han said in a deep voice, "Alright, let's eat. It's New Year's Day, and you can't even have a peaceful meal!"
Song Xiaoyu was so distressed because she had to pay three yuan for living expenses every month in the future that she had no appetite even for the New Year's Eve dinner.
I remembered Mrs. Han in my heart.
But now that I have said it in front of so many people, what else can I do?
After dinner, she went into the house and took out three dollars and gave them to Han's mother. In addition, she also spent a lot of money to give one dollar each to Han's father and mother.
"Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, my family gave one dollar each to our parents as a token of respect as their daughters-in-law. Shouldn't you give some too?" After giving the money, Song Xiaoyu looked at the two of them and said.
"You get a salary every month, so just give it to us. We don't earn much in a year, so why should we give? How can we compete with you?" said Mrs. Han.
Chen Rou also didn't want to give, and said, "If our family was well off, then we definitely couldn't give less than what my third brother's wife gave us. But Guobin bought a bicycle, and it was his company that paid for it first. After he started working, he didn't get a penny back. Our family really doesn't have the money to give him."
The money given as a gift of filial piety may be spent on anyone, but it is not certain who it will be spent on!
"Sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, don't you want to give it to me?" Song Xiaoyu could hardly keep the smile on her face.
It was already painful enough for her to give out three dollars, but she also didn't want to see her two sisters-in-law have an easy time, so she gave out two more dollars, making a total of five dollars.
It's almost like hurting the enemy by 1,000 and losing 800 of our own money.
But they both didn't want to give it!
"I can't take it out. Let's talk about it later." Mrs. Han waved her hand and said.
"To be honest, it's my third brother and his wife who are filial. No wonder mother loves you so much. After all, she has a salary, so she is generous." Chen Rou said.
"Yes, if I had a salary, I would give two dollars each to my parents as a filial gift during the Chinese New Year every year!" Han Dasao said with a lot of nonsense. Anyway, she didn't have a job, so she could say any amount.
"It's still Guobin's work expenses. When can he pay off the money for the bicycle?" Chen Rou also said.
The two of them were talking to each other, but it was obvious that they didn't have a penny.
After everyone dispersed and went home, Song Xiaoyu went back to her room and almost burst into tears. She lost five dollars today!
How much is her monthly salary?
What's worse is that she has to give three yuan of living expenses every month. Song Xiaoyu feels that she is going to be annoyed to death by Mrs. Han.
Of course she was also annoyed with Chen Rou. Guan was pretending. She had asked someone to inquire in the city. Being a driver was a lucrative job. The monthly salary was definitely more than 25 yuan. Why was she still crying poor?
When Han Guolin returned to the house, he saw her sitting there sulking. He took out five dollars from his pocket and said, "My mother told me to bring it back to you."
Song Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Mom said she doesn't need your living expenses. She and Dad can still work, so you can just keep it for yourself." Han Guolin said.
Song Xiaoyu wanted to take it back, but she could only say, "It's already been taken out, how can I take it back? Give it to mother and say it's my living expenses. I'll see how my eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law will use this to blame me in the future!"
She felt a little regretful. If she had known earlier, she would not have thought about the second wife's salary. Otherwise, Chen Rou would not have exposed her for eating for free. Now it would be unreasonable not to give her something.
Do we want her to be criticized by the whole village?
"Are you really going to give it to mom?" Han Guolin hesitated.
"Take it!" Song Xiaoyu gritted his teeth.
Han Guolin took out the money and gave it to his mother. His mother took the money and said, "Go back and tell your wife that I will keep the money for you. Dad and mom will live with you from now on. The money is all yours!"
Han Guolin smiled and said, "What are you talking about, mother? This money is yours after I give it to you. You can spend it however you want."
"I, your mother, am already this old, why should I spend any more money? You know how to respect your mother, so I'll keep this money for you, and it will also shut those two up!" Han's mother snorted.
Han Guolin told this to his wife, and Song Xiaoyu felt much better.
She knew that the old lady favored her third wife, and from now on all the money would belong to her, there was no doubt about it!
Not only did they not suffer any loss tonight, they even ate a lot and made the third brother's family bleed. Needless to say, Mrs. Han was in a very bad mood. She didn't stay calm even after returning home, but went out to complain to others.
What he was talking about was naturally the fact that Song Xiaoyu, the third brother's sister-in-law, had been eating for free at home and being supported by the two elders after she got married.
It was not until tonight that her second brother's family exposed her and forced her to give living expenses that she was willing to take out some money.
This news surprised everyone in the village.
"Guolin's wife is very calculating. She earns money for herself and eats public money." Some people said.
"Yes, if it weren't for tonight I wouldn't know she had so many plans." said Mrs. Han.
"Then your parents-in-law really treat her as their own daughter."
"Even their own daughter is not so dear to them. She has married into a wealthy family. The elders value her very much!" said Mrs. Han.
In short, after Han Dasao told the story, basically everyone in the village knew about Song Xiaoyu's plan. When Song Xiaoyu found out, she was really annoyed with Han Dasao, the gossipy woman.
But this has nothing to do with Chen Rou.
Although she didn't have much contact with Song Xiaoyu, she knew the character of this sister-in-law very well, and she was sure that she would not hand over her salary to Han's mother.
The food must be from the public.
However, if both of them knew the truth but pretended to be ignorant, then everything would be fine. If she still dared to find fault, then she would naturally ask her to sort it out without hesitation.
She hasn't taken enough advantage and still wants to take more. Why should she be polite to her sister-in-law? He tore her apart without hesitation, leaving her with no face at all.
Seeing that she was forcing herself to smile tonight, Chen Rou was in a good mood.
The couple took their son home, and Han Guobin asked with a smile, "What are you so happy about?"
"It's nothing. Why is your son still not asleep at this time?" Chen Rou said with a smile. There was no need to tell him about the twists and turns between women.
"The bigger it is, the more energetic it is." Han Guobin said.
However, little Han Hang couldn't hold on for long. He ate stewed rations and was helped to pee before going to bed. He felt comfortable and fell asleep.
The little guy fell asleep, and the rest of the time belonged to his parents.
Today is New Year's Eve, which is a good day. The couple worked hard inside and outside the house, and then they hugged each other, talked quietly at night, and kept watch together.
It was not until after twelve o'clock that I changed the child's diaper, let him eat something, and then blew out the lights and went to sleep.
The next day was New Year's Day, but it had snowed last night, so the outside was covered in white and there was no rush to get up.
The kang at home is really warm this year.
Han Guobin got up to change his son's diaper, then put the little guy in the middle of the quilt. He was obviously very happy and grinned at his parents.
The whole family stayed in bed for a long time before getting up.
After noon, some guests came to the house. Chen Rou greeted them and listened to their conversation. Only then did Chen Rou know what Han Dasao, the big mouth, had spread everywhere last night.
Chen Rou didn't want to talk about this any more, so she changed the subject. A cousin-in-law also came over to sit at her house, so Chen Rou started talking about the iron pot.
Her husband is one year older than Han Guobin and has been married for three or four years. They have a pot at home, but it is too broken.
Han Guobin brought some back last time, and after the New Year, he brought it to her family.
The topic immediately shifted to buying a pot.
Han Guobin also went out and stayed with the men, but he didn't like to hang out with those indecent idlers. He would talk about the dirty words between men and women on the kang every now and then.
I was with the team leader and he started talking about fertilizers.
The village applied for fertilizer several times but was unsuccessful, although the harvest has been good in the past two or three years. However, those who did apply for fertilizer have increased production a lot.
One acre of land can increase the grain production by about 100 kilograms. What a huge amount!
"I'll try this." Han Guobin said.
Secretary Zhang told him that if he had any problems, he could come to him and he would help solve them. Other things were fine, but Han Guobin wanted to try applying for fertilizers.
After all, he still wanted to get the village's head food, and he also wanted the villagers to not dare to look at his wife with disrespect.
So he has to contribute to the fertilizer.
The captain was very happy to hear his words. Although he didn't know whether the application could be approved, at least there was someone who had a say, right?
When Han Guobin returned home, all the guests at home had also gone home.
Chen Rou cleaned up the house and opened the windows for ventilation. Seeing him coming back, she said, "I just took two orders for you. If you have industrial coupons after the New Year, you can bring the pot back."
Han Guobin always felt that his wife seemed to know something, but he didn't dare to ask and just nodded.
The couple looked at each other, with a tacit understanding between them.
The next day, the second day of the Lunar New Year, is the day when the son-in-law comes to visit.
The couple was lazy in bed again and didn't come to Old Chen's house until after nine o'clock. When they came, they happened to meet An Dabang and Chen Sijie who were returning home with their twin sons.
"You guys have calculated the time perfectly. We have come from far away and are no worse than you." said Sister Chen Si.
"Fourth sister, fourth brother-in-law." Chen Rou called out with a smile.
"This is Guobin." Sister Chen introduced Han Guobin to An Dabang.
They greeted each other and then took their children into the house together. Chen's mother was waiting there. When she heard the voice, she saw her two daughters and son-in-law coming in with their grandchildren. Her face immediately broke into smiles.
"I told you guys would be here soon. Come in quickly. The kang is being heated and we're waiting for you," said Chen's mother happily.
Father Chen also came out of the house.
"This is grandpa, hurry up and call him." Chen Sijie had just finished asking her two sons to call grandma, and then she started asking them to call grandpa.
The two twin sons are good-looking and, most importantly, look alike. They are very likable, otherwise why would Chen Sijie's mother-in-law look up to her so highly because of this?
I often prepare special meals for my two grandsons.
The older one is named Anwen and the younger one is named Anwu. It sounds auspicious that they have both civil and military talents in one baby.
Fourth Sister Chen got married at the end of the year and gave birth to the twins the following year. She got married early, and her children are almost four years old now, so naturally she can call people a long time ago.
The two brothers were very naughty, but after listening to their mother, they still shouted "Grandpa" loudly.
Father Chen smiled and nodded, then gave each of them ten cents!
But the two brothers Wen and Wu were very happy.
Little boy Han Hang couldn't call people yet, but he was smart. He probably saw that his grandfather gave the money to his two brothers but not to him, so he looked at his grandfather.
"Oh, are you asking your grandpa for New Year's money?" Chen Sijie said with a smile.
"There's some for you, too." Father Chen also smiled and gave his grandson a dime.
Little Hanhang seemed to know how to use money and just kept it in his hands. His fourth aunt teased him and wanted to take it away from him, but he refused and gave it directly to his mother.
"He knows how to protect his mother at such a young age. He will definitely be a filial son when he grows up." Sister Chen smiled.
"When I grow up, I will learn from his two brothers." Chen Rou said with a smile.
"You will be in trouble if you learn from them. They are well fed on a normal day, but look at them, they are so skinny. They climb trees to dig out bird nests and poke snake holes in ditches. They do all the work. But after they are cleaned up for a while, they are back to their original form." said Chen Sijie.
When it comes to the topic of children, we can talk about it for three days and three nights.
After An Dabang entered the house, he, Han Guobin and Chen's father talked about last year's harvest.
In fact, the harvests in the past few years have been pretty good. Father Chen said to Han Guobin, "If we distribute grain per capita next year, I'm afraid the villagers will have a lot of complaints."
The rule for distributing grain in their area is that 70% of the labor is done by each person.
"70% of the grain is distributed to people, and 30% is distributed to labor points", which means that as long as one is a villager, he or she will get 10% of the grain even if he or she does not work.
But if that's the case, there will be no money to share, and you may even have to add more money into it.
But because of the principle of equal distribution, the villagers will also have objections. Isn't this asking the whole village to support it?
Take Song Xiaoyu for example, her household registration had not been moved here yet, so she did not get any food, not even basic rations.
As for changing your household registration, it is not difficult to move it to the countryside, but it is not easy to move it to the city.
So I'm still hesitating.
But Han Guobin is different. Although he works in the city, his household registration is in the village, so the grain is distributed according to each person.
Even if you don't work you still get points, so naturally the villagers will be dissatisfied.
An Dabang lives far away from Chen Sijie. The last time Chen Sijie came to deliver eggs to him, she hasn't come since. They haven't heard from each other, so he doesn't know that Han Guobin has gone to the city to work.
After hearing what Chen's father said, the couple was a little confused: "What's going on? Divide the food per head?"
"You don't know yet, Guobin has joined the Transportation Department in the city. He is considered an official driver of the Transportation Department and will not work anymore." Chen's mother also said: "But if he does not work but only gets the salary, the villagers will be very dissatisfied."
In other words, the son-in-law earns his own money but eats from the villagers, so some people will definitely not be happy about that.
"What?" Chen Sijie was stunned. She looked at Han Guobin and said, "Guobin, you went to work in the city? When did it happen?"
"It's been about a month and a half now," said Han Guobin.
"Why haven't I heard you say that?" said Chen Sijie.
"No one in our village who married into your community has come back. I just wanted you to come back and spend the New Year together, so I don't have to make a trip." said Chen's mother.
"It's the same even if you know it now." Chen Rou said with a smile.
An Dabang understood, and looking at his brother-in-law Han Guobin, he said, "Now that you have this job, if you want to share the grain, the villagers will probably have to give Auntie a hard time."
There was a man in their village who went to the city to work as a worker. His wife and children were looked down upon. After all, there was no strong labor force in the family and he took away so much food. The children were bullied in the village.
"The village is short of fertilizers. I will go there this year to help use some connections to see if the problem can be solved," Han Guobin also said.
"You even have a way to get fertilizer?" Sister Chen Si asked in surprise.
"It's not easy, and it's not certain yet." Han Guobin shook his head.
Chen Sijie knew it was not going to be easy, so she said, "It took our team a long time to get the approval, but it's true, one mu of land has increased grain production by nearly 70 kilograms. I heard that some have increased production by more than 100 kilograms. If we can get fertilizer, we will be great contributors. If you want to distribute grain per person, no one in the village will dare to say anything!"
An Dabang also nodded, fertilizer is indeed a breakthrough.
Sister Chen didn't ask in front of Han Guobin, but when they came to the room privately, Sister Chen asked her sister curiously, "Isn't the monthly salary low?"
"Thirty-four dollars." Chen Rou said.
Fourth Sister Chen's eyes widened, and she lowered her voice and said, "Thirty-four dollars? Why is it so high?"
Chen Rou smiled, but actually she hadn't mentioned subsidies and bonuses yet.
"How much is the meal?" Fourth Sister Chen asked again. She certainly wouldn't be so stupid as to take back all the money her brother-in-law earned. Why would she eat air? In the city, even an onion costs money.
"After spending on food, I can save about twenty yuan a month," said Chen Rou.
But twenty yuan is a lot of money. Sister Chen looked at her mother, and it seemed as if her mother already knew about it and didn't react.
Chen's mother naturally knew about it a long time ago, and warned her, "Your sister only told you this because she believes you. Don't tell anyone else. Her in-laws are worried about it."
"You definitely can't tell anyone about that." Fourth Sister Chen was amazed. She felt that her sister had really married into a lucky family. Her brother-in-law was so promising. Wouldn't her life be prosperous in the future?
"You are much happier now than if you married into the city. If you married into the city, your life would not necessarily be as good as it is now. I can't help but envy your good fortune. You should be more careful in the future." Sister Chen Si said.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "I know, I didn't think it through before, but you don't have to remind me now."
"Let Guobin use his connections to see if he can transfer your entire family's household registration to the city. Then, everyone in the family will live in the city and can eat commercial grain." said Chen Sijie.
"We have no idea how long we can work with commercial grains, so it's better to stay in the countryside and have peace of mind," said Chen Rou.
There will be no restrictions in the future, and you can go wherever you want. But now it is still a long time away from the future, so it is safer to stay in the village.
"I wonder how long he can work?" Sister Chen was slightly stunned: "The position has been given to him, he has to work until he retires. When he retires, my nephew can take over!"
"It's not that cheap. We don't know what will happen in the future. Let's just do it now and see if we can make some money from our small adobe house to build a brick house." Chen Rou said.
"When the children grow up, it will be a bit too crowded to have another one." Fourth Sister Chen nodded.
"If you're short of something, just go home and get some," said Chen's mother.
"Then I will return every penny to you in the future." Chen Rou said with a smile.
Fourth Sister Chen said, "I haven't divided the family yet, but I really want to do so."
"Birds grow into nests, trees grow into branches, so we'll split them when we get a chance. When you need an iron pot, just let me know and I'll ask Guobin to exchange it for industrial coupons and buy you one." Chen Rou said.
"Okay." Sister Chen nodded with a smile.
Seeing her two daughters like this, Chen's mother asked, "Should I divide the family property between your brother and sister-in-law?"
Looking at the two daughters like this, it is obvious that after they married into other families, they wanted to divide the family property.
Today, the three sons and daughters-in-law all went back to their parents' homes and were not at home. However, Chen's mother was not stingy and gave each of them four eggs. Of course, there was also food rations for the family visiting relatives, and the rations would be brought back, but four eggs were still a nice touch.
The Chen Rou sisters looked at each other and immediately laughed dryly.
"Mom, you can handle it yourself. Why are you asking us this?" Chen Sijie said with a smile.
"Wait another two years. When your third brother and sister-in-law's children grow up, give it to them." said Chen's mother.
Now, Brother Chen and his wife have three children: an eldest daughter and two sons, Brother Chen and his wife have a son and a daughter, and Brother Chen and his wife also have a son and a daughter.
But Brother Chen San and Sister-in-law's children are still young, and they can't help if they are divided up. Let's wait for two years and then divide them fairly so that they can live their own lives.
After having lunch at her parents' home, the two sisters returned home with their respective husbands.
Chen Rou also did not forget to tell her fourth sister to come over to their house if she had time, and she also told her two nephews that there was malted milk at home and that she could make a bowl of it for them if they came. This made the two nephews very greedy.
When he got home, little Han Hang was tired. He had taken a nap at his grandfather's house and now he felt sleepy again, so he was sent to sleep on the kang.
Han Guobin went to the old house to take a look and saw that Han Guoli and Zhang Jiang had not left yet, and they were there with their son Zhang Haohao.
So he led them here.
Han Guoli Zhangjiang was waiting for them, otherwise they would have to go back.
Chen Rou was preparing to cook on the stove, and Han Guoli hurriedly said, "Second sister-in-law, we have already eaten in the old house, you don't have to worry."
"I know, it's not about cooking." Chen Rou said, "You go into the house."
Han Guobin invited the whole family to go into the house first.
Chen Rou came in after a while and naturally greeted Zhang Jiang and Han Guoli.
The family stayed for half an hour, and then they had to hurry back to the city. Chen Rou packed some snacks from home and asked Han Guoli to take them back: "They are not for you, but for my nephew."
Then he went to the kitchen and scooped three bowls of brown sugar ginger soup, saying, "It's very cold today. I'm afraid it will be cold on the way back. Drink this to warm yourself up before you go."
Han Guoli was still sighing halfway through the journey: "My second sister-in-law is so gentle and kind now, and she warms people's hearts."
Although her third brother's sister-in-law was also enthusiastic, she always seemed too deliberate. But there was nothing to dislike about her, as it was better than her eldest sister-in-law's. She sat there for a while, and for fear that she would stay for dinner, she kept telling me what delicious food there was in the old house.
Zhang Jiang stopped the car when he passed a forest and said, "Get out first."
"Okay." Han Guoli nodded.
Zhang Jiang parked his bike and went straight into the woods to relieve himself. Han Guoli also immediately hushed her son before going into the woods to relieve herself.
After coming out, the family started their return journey.
"Thanks to my second sister-in-law's bowl of brown sugar ginger soup, otherwise I would have had a runny nose even if I hadn't caught a cold." Zhang Jiang couldn't help but say after arriving home.
Han Guoli gave the pastries to her mother-in-law.
Although she was not very satisfied with her mother-in-law, she had to give everything she brought home to her mother-in-law for distribution.
When Zhang's mother asked if it was given by her second aunt-in-law, she immediately smiled and said, "You should spend more time with your second brother-in-law and second aunt-in-law. I think they are all very nice."
Han Guoli didn't want to pay any attention to her mother-in-law anymore. She still remembered the last time her mother-in-law went to her second brother's workplace!
And what she meant by moving around more was just for her second brother's ticket.
Although the New Year atmosphere is very strong at this time, it is only a few days and time passes by in a flash.
Han Guobin started working from the fifth day of the Chinese New Year.
He always came back in the middle of the night. Sometimes when the wind and snow were a little strong, he was somewhat conscious and would not come back to rest in the dormitory. If it was not snowing or the wind and snow were less, he would ride his bicycle back.
So whenever Chen Rou had time, she would make ginger soup for him to drive away the cold and prevent him from catching a cold.
But this man was obviously in good health and was fine. It was just that Chen Rou was a little worried, so she just watched him drink the ginger soup.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Han Guobin brought back a pot and gave it to his cousin's family for the same twenty-five yuan.
But his cousin's wife, who had been using the broken pot for a long time, was very happy. In addition to giving him twenty-five yuan, she also brought a few eggs for little Hanhang to eat, saying that they would help him to nourish his body.
Chen Rou refused at first, but seeing that she really wanted to give it, she accepted it.
She took the eggs back to the room and put them there, while Han Guobin slept on the kang. When he woke up, it was already past nine o'clock. Chen Rou brought in hot water for him to wash his face.
"The bathhouses in the city are so comfortable. Go there and take a bath more often when you have time. Don't save that one or two cents." Chen Rou said as she wiped his face.
"Okay." Han Guobin also nodded.
The bathhouses in the city are really comfortable. It’s not cold at all to take a bath there and you can take a bath comfortably.
Han Guobin goes there once every two weeks and spends 20 cents, which is quite cost-effective.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he came to see Secretary Zhang.
I briefly talked about wanting to help the village apply for fertilizer.
When Secretary Zhang heard this, he said, "Okay, this is as it should be. Your village has applied for several years but has not been approved, so it should be your turn this year."
Han Guobin nodded and thanked him.
Secretary Zhang smiled and said, "I thought you wanted to come over and ask for a job for your wife."
Han Guobin looked at him: "Okay?"
"It's good enough to give you this. You should do your best." Secretary Zhang laughed and said, "I've agreed to give you the fertilizer. When the time comes, you can drive the car to deliver it to your village. No one will dare to say anything when your wife distributes the rations to the people. I think we are helping you, right?"
"Thank you." Han Guobin thanked him again.
"Nothing." Secretary Zhang shook his head. Actually, it's not impossible to arrange a job for her, but there is no job suitable for country girls. The requirements are that they need to be able to read and have a certain level of education.
As for jobs that do not require a certain level of education, all the positions are full and it is difficult to find a new one.
Han Guobin's position in the Transportation Department was assigned to him by the county magistrate himself, and the competition for this position is very fierce.
But no one expected that a "highly respected" country boy would show up halfway, and it was the county magistrate who appointed him. Well, no one needs to fight for it.
When Han Guobin returned to the village, he gave the captain his approval.
The captain was very excited when he heard this: "Then I will ask the tractor from the next brigade to go over and pull it back!"
"No need. Once we get there, please let the transportation department know and I will drive it back directly." Han Guobin said.
"Okay!" The captain nodded repeatedly.
In March, Han Guobin transported the fertilizers back, just as he said, by driving a truck.
Because the next two months are the time to use fertilizers, and we can’t delay.
When the car came back, the whole village was surrounded by people, and they were all amazed and wanted to touch the big iron box, but they were afraid of damaging it and not being able to afford the compensation.
Guobin is really successful as he can afford to drive such a big iron box!
By personally transporting the fertilizer back, Han Guobin's social status in the village became much higher, and the gossip in the village also decreased a lot.
A month after the beginning of spring, he had to work during his three days off. Working for only three days was definitely not enough, but he had to share a lot of food. How could he be happy about that?
But the fertilizer that had been applied for for a long time but failed was retrieved by Han Guobin and even transported back personally. This is a different matter.
In addition, he helped many people in the village buy new pots. Before you start to talk about his shortcomings, shouldn’t you also think about what if you also want Han Guobin’s help one day?
If you offend someone completely, it's only natural that they won't help you.
So everyone just shut up and tacitly agreed that Han Guobin should get a share of the rations. Of course, there were some who whispered something, but no one dared to speak out loud.
During this period, Han Guobin has bought most of the pots that the villagers need, and has also expanded his business a little.
From Gao Zheng.
The pot in Gao Zheng's family was used to pay off a debt in his early years, and the family now uses clay pots.
Last year, I went into the mountains with Han Guobin after the slack season, but because
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