The words of asking for favor for Song Xiaoyu were just said casually.
Chen Rou simply wanted to make some money. It didn't matter to her whether Song Xiaoyu, the third sister-in-law, did favors for her or not.
However, Chen Rou felt uncomfortable just after agreeing to Song Xiaoyu.
This comfort manifests itself in restlessness.
Even after giving her two sons a bath and sending them to bed, Chen Rou still felt a little uncomfortable.
This was her intuition. She had it every time she went out to look for food during the apocalypse.
If she was nervous before going out, she would definitely not go out that day. But one time she was clearly feeling uneasy, but she had no choice but to go out because she had no way to get food. She almost lost her life that time.
After that, in the apocalypse, no matter how thirsty or hungry she is, she will not go out again if she feels something is wrong.
She never questioned her instincts again.
After Chen Rou coaxed her two sons to sleep, she dozed off and waited for Han Guobin to come home.
Han Guobin came back on time at the same time today.
After he got on the kang, Chen Rou told him that Song Xiaoyu asked her to help buy another set of quilt covers.
"No problem. I'll go find that lady tomorrow and buy another condom from her." Han Guobin said.
Chen Rou didn't say anything after hearing this, but the uneasiness in her heart became even worse.
Just when she was about to fall asleep, Chen Rou suddenly woke up!
She got off the kang and lit the lamp. Han Guobin was almost asleep. He asked drowsily, "Wife, what are you doing?"
"Get up, don't sleep, I have something to tell you." Chen Rou looked at him and said.
Until just now, she realized why she had been feeling uneasy after agreeing to Song Xiaoyu today. She always felt like she had forgotten something. Now she finally understood what she had forgotten.
She forgot to be alert!
It was the first time that Han Guobin saw his wife's face look so serious.
"Wife, what's wrong?" He also sat up and said to his wife.
"Guobin, let's not help others carry things in the future. I'm going to report to my third brother's wife tomorrow, so I can't buy anything." Chen Rou saw the fatigue between his brows and softened her tone, speaking softly.
Han Guobin thought it was something serious, but when he heard this, he smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm going to the provincial capital tomorrow and will bring it back to you."
Chen Rou was not very happy when she heard his words, instead her heart beat faster.
It's so natural!
Her Guobin is just like her, he has lost his composure recently!
"Guobin, you have a salary, and we can also share food in the village. This is enough for us. Even if we have more children, we can support them. In the future, even if the village needs to exchange tickets, we won't help, okay? Just bring a few back occasionally, and we will refuse anything else. As for Third Aunt, we can give her what we don't need, and you are not allowed to take her colleagues' things!" Chen Rou sat in his arms, looked into his eyes and said in a serious tone.
Han Guobin was holding his wife in a daze, looking at her. He seemed to understand what his wife was worried about, and said, "Wife, don't worry..."
"Guobin, think about it. Think carefully about what we have done recently." Chen Rou interrupted him and looked at him seriously.
Han Guobin frowned, but soon his expression paused slightly.
Under the dim light, the couple looked at each other, and Han Guobin hugged his wife and whispered, "I understand, my wife, don't be afraid."
"Then don't bring it?" Chen Ruo said softly.
"No." Han Guobin nodded and hugged her.
After hearing his words, Chen Rou's uneasiness in her heart finally subsided. It was getting late, so she went to bed immediately. She fell asleep soon after getting into bed.
Han Guobin, however, did not fall asleep so quickly. He began to reflect on his actions during this period. The more he thought about it, the colder his back became.
To describe him in a way that later generations did not know was that he was arrogant and bloated.
He didn't say much, just held his wife in his arms.
Fortunately, his wife reminded him.
Chen Rou slept well at night. She did not blame her man for being too proud of himself. He was already very calm. After all, she, who came from the end of the world, had become a little carried away by the comfortable life, not to mention that he was just a young man in his twenties.
Being able to calm down and reflect on yourself is progress and deserves praise.
Chen Rou came to see Song Xiaoyu early the next day.
Ignoring Han's mother's expression, he called Song Xiaoyu out and went to a place where there was no one to talk.
"Third sister-in-law, I'm sorry, you should go back. Your second brother won't help take care of the child." Chen Rou said.
Song Xiaoyu was stunned and said quickly, "Second sister-in-law, you promised me yesterday."
"I only promised you to tell Guobin, but Guobin said that the quilt cover was originally bought for his own family, and he didn't know when I changed it. But since I changed it, he won't bring it for anyone else." Chen Rou said.
"These are all relatives and colleagues." Song Xiaoyu said hurriedly.
"It's only for your sake, otherwise I wouldn't have brought those little leather shoes from Shanghai last time. Go and return them." Chen Rou said and ignored her.
Song Xiaoyu had no choice. When she came to work, her sister-in-law's sister and colleagues came over.
Song Xiaoyu came out and talked to them.
"I've said long ago that I can't carry it. My second uncle doesn't help others carry things. Last time, I begged him for help to buy Zhenzhen's little leather shoes. The quilt cover was also bought by my second uncle for his own use. My second sister-in-law is used to being frugal. How could a country woman be willing to use such beautiful things?" Song Xiaoyu said.
Song Xiaoyu felt a little relieved in her heart. Fortunately, he had said before that it was difficult to bring it. Maybe he would bring it. Her second uncle never helped others carry things, otherwise she would not be able to explain herself now.
"You don't want to bring it? I think Zhenzhen's quilt cover is really nice. We are all tight-lipped people. Can't we be flexible?" Zhenzhen's colleague said.
The girl next to her named Zhenzhen is her sister-in-law's younger sister. Upon hearing this, she said, "Yeah, can't you help to make some adjustments? They are all relatives, there shouldn't be so many problems."
"I've also said that helping to carry things is not profiteering. But you also know that my second uncle's job is more important than anything else. He really doesn't want to carry it, and I have no choice." Song Xiaoyu said.
She felt it was a pity that she had missed the opportunity to make friends with government agencies.
"Will your second uncle not help take care of it anymore? I was planning to buy a box of Pechoin for you." Zhenzhen said, "There's none left in the county."
"My second sister-in-law is using it herself. She applied it when she came home for the reunion dinner last Chinese New Year. It smells very good and is very nourishing. After using it, her skin became very smooth!" said Song Xiaoyu.
"Then bring me a box?" Zhenzhen asked quickly.
"No one is allowed to bring it, otherwise my two colleagues would also want it." Song Xiaoyu sighed.
After chatting for a while, Zhenzhen and her colleague left.
Zhenzhen apologized to her colleague, who said, "It's nothing, but country people are just too cautious. It's no big deal. We are not that kind of people."
"That's right, but it's not surprising. The situation is tense now. If you don't make money, you might get into trouble. Everyone is afraid." Zhenzhen said.
"I originally thought that you would make money from it, but now it seems that you really didn't make money from it," said her colleague.
"Why?" Zhenzhen asked in surprise.
"It's so expensive." Her colleague said, "But if they made a profit from yours, they would definitely make a profit. There's no reason not to make a profit from it. But since they didn't even let me take it, I guess I really didn't make any profit."
"I think you're thinking too much. Xiaoyu's second uncle is an honest countryman. He buys pots for many people in the village, and he only charges 25 yuan each. He doesn't make much money. Moreover, when villagers ask him to buy things from the provincial capital, he never helps them buy them. He just helps to exchange tickets and lets the villagers go to the city to queue up. How do you think he makes money? The quilt cover is expensive, but the craftsmanship is impeccable, it's real." Zhenzhen said.
"I like it very much, but I didn't expect that I won't be allowed to bring it." Her colleague said with a bit of regret.
The two of them walked further and further away, and then they went to work together.
Han Guobin didn't know about this.
Today he came to the city early to work, and also came to talk to his sister about this matter.
Han Guoli nodded without saying a word and said, "Okay, then I won't answer it!" Without even asking.
Han Guobin exhaled slowly, nodded without saying anything, and was about to go back to the Transportation Department.
Han Guoli whispered: "Second brother, you scolded me."
"Why should I scold you?" Han Guobin was stunned.
"Just scold me for being ignorant, speak louder." Han Guoli said.
Han Guobin looked at his sister and almost understood what she meant, so he said angrily with a gloomy face: "After marrying into the city, you have become more cunning and more ignorant!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Not long after he left, a colleague came out to look for Han Guoli.
"What's going on? I noticed that your second brother didn't look very well just now?" the colleague asked hurriedly.
Han Guoli pulled her and started to complain: "Do you think my life is easy? I married into the countryside and I don't have a job. When Yuyu comes, I will have to leave again. My mother-in-law will not be happy with me then. Now my second brother finally got a job in the city, so I thought about buying some things from the provincial capital for everyone to see if everyone can help me do this job steadily."
"Were you scolded by your second brother?" the colleague asked with understanding.
Han Guoli said, "I said I bought all the things myself before, so I could help you. If you knew it was you who wanted them, my second brother wouldn't bring them. Now my second brother found out from my mother-in-law that I didn't buy any of them, so he came to me and asked me why I bought so many things and whether I bought them for someone else. He scolded me so much! I feel so embarrassed."
At the end, Han Guoli looked ashamed.
"Your second brother is really something. He's not engaging in speculation. He just buys some things. Why is he scolding you?" her colleague comforted her.
"My second brother is a country guy. Getting such a job is almost his fate. He refuses to help others buy things for fear of being labeled as bad. His ancestors have been poor peasants for ten generations. He has a good family background. That is to say, I say the things are my own, so he helps to carry them. Probably because he saw that I bought a lot, he went to ask my mother-in-law, and now he comes to scold me and says that he doesn't expect me to help carry anything in the future." Han Guoli said.
She also said that she really wanted to keep the job.
Her colleagues all knew that she was so enthusiastic in helping to buy things just to build a good relationship and keep the job, but they had no say in work matters.
It’s a pity that I can’t help carry things in the future.
As for the fact that her second brother valued his work more than his life, they were not surprised.
Not to mention her second brother, isn't it the same for people in the city? Only by having a job can they support their family. Who would be willing to give up anything unexpected?
All orders are terminated at this point.
Han Guoli's colleague returned to work soon, and she, the temporary worker, was laid off.
Han Guoli even shed a few tears for this. Her colleagues actually really liked her. After all, she was sweet-talking and good at dealing with people. She was always eager to do things. Some time ago, in order to please them, she even helped buy things from the provincial capital.
But there is no other way.
Jobs in the city are so scarce that everyone has their own job.
However, if you become someone else's daughter-in-law and stay idle at home, your mother-in-law will definitely not be happy with you.
Han Guobin stopped helping to bring goods. His colleague Li Dayuan was puzzled. Han Guobin said: "My wife is timid. I am afraid of scaring her. Just do this job well and stop bringing goods."
Li Dayuan said: "Just don't give it to the wrong people." People like him only specialize in killing people they know.
For example, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. As for others, don't even think about him taking care of them.
Han Guobin shook his head and cut it directly with a knife.
Afterwards he thought about it carefully and decided that there was really no need for him to take risks anymore. Even if he came to the city to eat once or twice, he could still save a lot of his monthly salary. His wife at home didn't have much to spend, so even if he bought more pork, eggs, and malted milk, he could always save at least 20 yuan a month.
He should be satisfied if he can save up two hundred yuan a year.
Otherwise, if something really happens, his two children are still young. If he goes to jail, what will happen to the children and his wife?
Han Guobin became more and more panicked the more he thought about it afterwards, and he was also grateful from the bottom of his heart to his wife for helping him brake in time.
Li Dayuan didn't say anything, but smiled and said, "Our salary is not low anyway, so we don't have to worry if we don't work. But my sister-in-law can do it." He can still withstand such profits.
"My wife is a country woman, she is honest and hardworking. I was overthinking it before. For a job like ours, being down-to-earth and hardworking is enough." Han Guobin said.
Li Dayuan nodded and said nothing more. Han Guobin thought this way, which meant he was a real person and he would definitely do this job for a long time.
He has earned enough, so why not just forget about it from now on?
Little did he know that this thought saved him from the next raid on his car.
The weather is getting colder and colder. This year, Chen Rou asked Han Guobin to buy some cotton with the cotton coupons issued by the unit, and then used the new cotton to sew in his cotton-padded jacket.
After all, he has to travel back and forth between the county town and the village, so he has to dress warmly.
As for the cotton pants, I ignored them. They were still thick and didn't need to be changed.
Chen Rou made him an extra pair of socks. It can be said that Han Guobin has quite a lot of socks, as many as five pairs, which is quite luxurious.
Of course, Chen Rou also made some for her two sons, and they also needed small cotton shoes.
One day, a sister-in-law from the village came over and wanted Han Guobin to help buy some brown sugar.
"Sister-in-law, I'll ask Guobin to see if he can exchange it for half a pound of brown sugar tickets for you. If he can, ask the child's father to go to the city to buy it for you." Chen Rou said with a smile.
"We are all from the same village, why should we worry about that? Besides, how can we not trust Guobin's character?" said the sister-in-law.
"You'll know the price best if you go buy it yourself." Chen Rou said with a smile.
"Okay, thank you Uncle Guobin for your help." The sister-in-law said with a smile.
It's the end of the year and time to distribute money. Those from well-off families will try to get some tickets. Some want cloth tickets, some want cotton tickets, and so on.
Han Guobin exchanged a lot of them last year, but this year the number dropped sharply.
"Those things are not easy to exchange. My colleagues don't have them this year. But we have quite a few food coupons. If you want the pastry tickets, I can exchange them for you." Han Guobin said.
"Wasn't it last year?" a young sister-in-law couldn't help but ask.
"There were some last year, but not this year. There's nothing I can do. Our company didn't issue any. It's the end of the year in the city, and things are in short supply. The last time I went to the city, many things were sold out," said Han Guobin.
This is the truth. It was better a while ago, but nowadays, if you don’t go to the supply and marketing cooperatives in the city early to queue up, you can’t even squeeze in, let alone other places.
Han Guobin helped to get two brown sugar tickets, both for half a pound, and the rest were some non-staple food tickets. There were no cloth tickets or cotton tickets at all.
Although the villagers felt regretful, they couldn't say anything because supplies were indeed in short supply.
Ye Qian came over that day.
Hearing that he wanted to exchange for cloth coupons, Chen Rou shook her head and said, "Guo Bin was unable to exchange for anything this year. Everything is in short supply."
"I heard there are brown sugar tickets? Sister-in-law, can you give me one?" Ye Qian said.
"Guobin worked hard to help the village exchange it, but they took it all away," said Chen Rou.
Ye Qian's expression turned unhappy: "What other tickets are there?"
"All tickets are in short supply, but we still have a pastry ticket that can be used to buy biscuits and other nutritional products. I can exchange it for you if you want." Chen Rou said.
"Okay then." Ye Qian changed it. Chen Rou treated her equally and didn't charge her more, just about the original cost.
Ye Qian was originally wondering if she was making a profit from the price difference. After all, who would help the villagers exchange tickets for free? But she didn't expect to be given such a price. She was not stupid and knew that it was obviously not profitable.
She also knew that Chen Rou didn't like her very much, so he gave her the same price, let alone others.
No wonder everyone in the village wants to come here to exchange some useful tickets.
While thinking this, Ye Qian also felt contempt in her heart. Country people are country people, they are just not smart. They don’t even help to move goods and make money in such a good job as the Transportation Department. Moreover, it is only right for them to make some profit from the price difference by taking the tickets back to the village, but they don’t even make a share of the money.
Chen Rou had no idea what she was complaining about in her heart, so she just gave her a cake ticket and sent her away.
It wasn't that she was greedy for money. She actually wanted to keep the ticket for her fourth sister so that she could buy some cookies for her two nephews.
But her fourth sister was so meticulous that she probably didn't want to buy it.
This is one reason. The second reason is that this is not the first time Ye Qian has come to ask for tickets, but she doesn’t have any. She said she didn’t have any before and didn’t give them to her. This time, she thought about it and gave them to her.
There is a saying that it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain, so let's give it to her, and it will also let Ye Qian know that if she wants to do something bad, she will not be able to do it.
It’s not without profit that her husband Guobin made the difference when he brought the tickets back to the village.
But the profit was very little, Zhang only made two cents. If the country people went to exchange with the city people, the price would be much more expensive than this.
I don't want to make her money, I just want her fame.
Chen Rou couldn't help but sigh when she thought of this. She didn't have much knowledge stored in her memory. She only knew that there would be four people falling in the future, the college entrance examination would be resumed, and there would be reform and opening up.
But she really didn't know exactly when that would be. She thought that by the time that time came, she would be able to let Guobin relax a little.
Let’s just forget it now.
Han Guobin didn't care about these things anymore. He gave the tickets he exchanged to his wife and let her deal with them. He didn't care.
But Secretary Zhang was still very caring towards him. It was almost the end of the year, so he gave him another stack of tickets.
I didn't give any money, but these were given, as well as several meat and egg coupons, as well as cloth and cotton coupons, which were very popular.
Han Guobin asked his sister if she wanted it.
Han Guoli naturally wanted it and went directly to her mother-in-law to ask for money. She would not ask her second brother for these kinds of tickets for free, unless they were tofu tickets or cabbage tickets, in which case she would accept them if her second brother gave them to her.
But she never takes advantage of this kind of tickets.
In fact, tickets are in short supply, so it is very considerate of you to be able to exchange them here first.
However, her mother-in-law, Zhang, was quite dissatisfied and said, "Why should we exchange him at the market price? He is Haohao's dear brother-in-law. It's nothing to give him to Haohao for free."
"It's true that he is Haohao's second brother-in-law, but his second brother-in-law also has a wife and children. He only wants his nephew in the city to get these meat and egg tickets. Otherwise, no matter how much he gives, he would not think it is enough. Why would he be so eager to get them?" Han Guoli sneered in her heart after hearing this, but said calmly.
Zhang Jiang hadn't eaten meat for a while, and said angrily, "Mom, you are so shameless. Second uncle is willing to give me the meat ticket because he cares about my sister and nephew. Do you still want to pay at a lower price than the market price? You can't get such a precious ticket even if you pay at the market price outside."
People in the city are envious of the commercial grains they eat, but it is different from people in the countryside. In the countryside, there are people who kill pigs in the team, and the team gets points. If you raise chickens at home, you can also eat eggs.
You have to buy tickets in the city. Of course, you can also buy them on the black market, but the price will be doubled.
As Zhang's mother took out the money, she said unhappily, "Mother-in-law is really something. We have chickens at home, but there is not even an egg for our grandson to eat during the New Year."
Han Guoli ignored her mother-in-law and took the money to give to her second brother.
Han Guobin didn't say anything. He was indeed taking care of his sister by giving her the meat and egg coupons.
In other words, his family has no shortage of meat and eggs, otherwise he would not be willing to trade them away.
He would go directly to Lao Yang to take back the meat and eggs at home. He would come to see Lao Yang in the evening and give him the remaining tickets.
Lao Yang could make a lot of money by selling these tickets. As for his channels, Han Guobin never asked.
I exchanged the tickets for meat and eggs and took them home.
This winter is much colder than in previous years. Xiao Er has shown signs of catching a cold recently. When Han Guobin returned home, Chen Rou had just wiped Xiao Er's body in the quilt and coaxed him to sleep.
Children make a fuss when they are not feeling well.
When Han Guobin came back, he saw that his wife looked tired and said, "Wife, you've worked hard." He also knew that his second son had been making trouble in recent days and his wife was the only one at home, so she must be tired.
"It's okay. It's very cold outside. Just blow on the hot water and drink it." Chen Rou poured him some hot water and said.
Han Guobin nodded, blew on the hot water and started drinking it.
Chen Rou looked at the eggs and pork he brought back and said, "If my sister-in-law saw the life we live now, she would probably sigh that the landlords in the past lived a life like this."
Han Guobin has to go to buy meat three times a month, including pork belly with alternating fat and lean meat, and a piece of lean meat that is chopped up and cooked with cabbage. The total weight is about two pounds. He also brings eggs every time, sometimes three or four pounds, and sometimes two or three pounds.
Every month I have to bring back a can of malted milk.
If Mrs. Han really knew, the life in a landlord's family could not be described as such.
From what she had learned recently, Mrs. Han had begun to instigate her two sons to stay over at the old house, just to see if they could get some eggs to eat.
But there is none.
Chen Rou also told her to save her worry and not to embarrass Tiedan and Ludan.
Mrs. Han probably knew that she couldn't get any benefit from it, so she didn't let him pass. However, she kept muttering to Chen Rou that the people in the old house were planning to take the wrong path.
Chen Rou also knew that she was conquered by Song Xiaoyu's two pieces of clothing. When she told Mrs. Han about it, Mrs. Han told her not to be silly.
The old couple were not conquered by just two pieces of clothing; it also depended on who made the clothes for them.
If it were their two daughters-in-law doing it, they would take it for granted and maybe even complain about this and that, but when it was done by the third daughter-in-law, they would be different.
Scorer's.
Chen Rou smiled. If this sister-in-law were to get involved, she would be more cunning than a monkey.
Han Guobin didn't care much about what his wife said. His family lived a good life, but compared with those well-off families in the provincial capital, it was not that good.
Then he looked at his second son who was lying on the kang and said, "You don't have to go to work tomorrow, why don't you take him to the clinic?"
"No, it will be ready soon." Chen Rou shook her head.
She had been to the clinic, but there was nothing there, not even as good as what was stored in her space.
She didn't know what she was thinking at the time, and she really collected some medicines for children, not a lot, accounting for one-tenth of all the medicines and supplies.
But it can also be used by Xiao Er. There is a belly warmer attached to his belly button now, and his condition is much more stable.
In the middle of the night, Xiao Er got up to pee and drank some milk. Chen Rou coaxed him to sleep with soft words. He felt more energetic when he woke up the next morning.
You won't feel so depressed anymore.
It was snowing outside today, and Han Guobin went out to make breakfast.
He put a sieve in the pot and steamed the bean flour buns that his wife had made the past two days. Then he took out the pork he bought last night, chopped it into puree, and chopped the cabbage as well. This was what his wife taught him.
After the steamed buns were done, he scooped out the water from the pot, added new water, and cooked some pork and cabbage soup, which he brought in when it was ready.
The family gathered around the kang to eat breakfast.
There are basically no people inside or outside the countryside on snowy days, and everyone hides on the warm kang in the house.
"It's already the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and I haven't heard from my mother that my third cousin and his family will be coming back this year. I guess they won't be coming back." Chen Rou said as she sat on the kang, sewing shoe soles.
"I definitely won't come back." Han Guobin said while playing with his son.
"Why don't you come back? It's more lively with more people." Chen Rou said.
"They got married last year, so they must have had a child by this time this year. The child is so young and can't withstand all this ordeal." Han Guobin said as a matter of course.
Chen Rou said: "I heard Mianmian say that she wants to have a child later."
Han Guobin laughed: "Your cousin is not stupid, how can he let her be late?"
After being single for so many years, he finally married a delicate educated youth. It’s a bit late, right? Okay, let’s do it on the kang right after marriage, and then go to the hospital to get the condom when we have time to go to the city.
If he were in his place, he would do the same. He felt that if Gu Chengyao was not stupid, he would definitely let Su Zhiqing give birth to the child first.
Once the child is born, the wife will generally be around and you can talk about other things later.
Chen Rou understood what he meant and glared at him. These stinky men are all thieves.
But speaking of having children, Han Dasao finally got pregnant this year after giving birth to her second son, Ludan. Not only her, but Song Xiaoyu also lives in her parents' home and commutes to get off work because she is also pregnant with her second child.
The two of them have about the same time.
Compared to Song Xiaoyu, Han's sister-in-law worked really hard for this pregnancy. Ever since the slack season in farming, she had been asking Han to go fishing every day, and she would eat more fish to have energy to sleep on the kang.
Brother Han was stunned by his wife's enthusiasm.
I didn't have this much passion when I first got married.
When Mrs. Han heard him say that, she rolled her eyes. That was when they got married. It had not been long since the famine ended and everyone was starving. Who would have the mood to do such a thing when they couldn't even fill their stomachs?
It is said that she got pregnant again only now after giving birth to her second child. This is also related to the fact that she did not have any confinement period after giving birth to two sons in a row and did not have much to eat.
She didn't get pregnant until this year. It was really hard for Brother Han. He was a little overwhelmed by the woman's enthusiasm.
However, after that period of hard struggle, probably also because of eating fish every day, Han Dasao put it in her pocket again.
I’m so happy that it feels like New Year’s Day.
Brother Han was puzzled and asked what he was happy about. It’s not like I haven’t given birth before.
Han Dasao might as well tell him: "The second wife said that if I'm in confinement, she will give me a rooster to make me produce milk!"
She gave birth to two sons and never had a proper confinement period. Not to mention a proper confinement period, it was good enough if she could eat until she was 70% full.
At least the first two don't have any.
Brother Han was puzzled and asked, "Why did your second brother's wife send you a rooster when you were in confinement?"
"I went to help her last time when she gave birth to Zhou Zhou, and she thanked me." Han Dasao said, "Speaking of which, the second brother's family is really nice, although the stitches are a bit big."
Brother Han made her angry: "You went over to help for a few days and didn't do any work, and you just accepted a rooster from your second brother's wife?"
Mrs. Han said angrily, "My second brother's wife asked to give it to me, and I didn't ask for it. Why did she stop me from giving it to me?"
The couple almost had a quarrel. Brother Han felt that he couldn't have it, but Sister-in-law Han wanted it.
At the end of the argument, Han's eldest sister-in-law began to wipe her tears: "I have been married to you for so many years, and I have given birth to these two sons, but I still don't know what confinement is. Why am I so miserable? Compared with my third brother's wife, who married into a wealthy family and had a mother-in-law to carefully serve her, every meal was fine grains and eggs. Even compared with my second brother's family, I am inferior to the dirt. I just ate a rooster and had confinement, so what's wrong with me?"
"We can buy it ourselves." said Brother Han.
"You can buy it for free, right?" Han Dasao said, "Second sister-in-law knows that it's not easy for me, and I gave her so many mushrooms, so what's wrong with her giving me a chicken?"
This guy is really cunning. The mushrooms are clearly for exchange for money, but he said they were given away for free.
"What's the value of mushrooms? How dare you compare them with a rooster?" Brother Han said, but he didn't say anything else in the end.
My wife is too frugal in her life. There is actually quite a bit of money at home, but she just wants to save it to build a house.
I don't even want to eat eggs.
Mrs. Han stopped crying when she saw that he had shut up. She thought to herself, I can't control you, you fool.
Chen Rou was unaware of this farce.
When Chen's mother had time, she would bring two steamed cakes to visit her two little grandchildren.
"Grandma, it's delicious." Hanghang ate the steamed cake and smiled at his grandma.
"As long as it tastes good, eat more and grow up quickly to earn work points." Chen's mother said with a smile.
Hanghang nodded seriously: "Yes, earn work points." Although the child is young, he understands the importance of earning work points.
If you have work points, you have food to eat. If you get no work points, you have no food to eat. The children in the village cannot eat enough. He asked if it was uncomfortable to be hungry, and the little girl said it was very uncomfortable.
He ran home and got her a tomato to eat, so that she could grow up quickly and earn work points so that she wouldn't be hungry anymore.
Chen Rou knew about this matter. The little girl was from Guo Jin's family.
Guo Jin is the man of the woman who wanted to borrow milk from Chen Rou before.
The first child was a girl, and the one born from breastfeeding was a boy. Daughters were worthless in her family, and it was common for them to go hungry.
Hanghang ran home and brought her a tomato, but she ignored him and also brought her a cucumber to chew on.
Mother Chen didn't know about these things, but she was very happy. She said to her daughter, "When you grow up, you will definitely be capable. Just like their father, you can enjoy the good life!"
She really thought that her youngest daughter would live a happy life in the future and would not have to worry about anything.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "I'll send them to school when they grow up." When the two sons grow up, it should be the world of intellectuals, and they must keep up with the pace of the times.
As for her, forget it. I'll see if there's any good business to do when the time comes.
"What's the point of reading books? Haven't you seen that those educated youths have all been sent to the countryside? What's the point of reading books if you can't even lift anything?" Chen's mother said unhappily.
"That's not the case. If you're good at writing, you can do anything easily. Look at my uncle, he's the scorer and accountant in the village, but his job is much easier. And the factory is recruiting workers, who wants someone who can't read?" Chen Rou said.
Chen's mother was stunned and said, "You want them to work in the factory when they grow up? That's not so easy to get in."
"Even if it's not easy to get in, there is always a chance to get in. People's fortunes come suddenly. Guobin never thought that he would have the chance to be a driver?" Chen Rou asked back.
Mother Chen nodded, this was the truth.
"If you are prepared, you will have opportunities. If you don't even read a book, you will be blind in the future and won't be able to grasp the opportunities even if they are available." Chen Rou said.
"Then do you want to let your nephews and your two twin nephews go to school?" asked Chen's mother.
"Of course." Chen Rou said, "My nieces and the others have to go too."
"We will definitely send them as gifts. It will be easier to find a husband in the future, and we will be able to find a good one." said Chen's mother.
Seeing that her mother knew what was going on, Chen Rou didn't need to say much and turned to talk about her cousin and Su Mianmian.
Mother Chen smiled and said, "I only found out about it when I gave you the mutton I brought home a while ago. You've already given birth to a big fat boy weighing more than 15 pounds. Counting the days, he should be almost two months old now. He must be too busy to come back."
"That's a real skill." Chen Rou said with a smile.
"Your uncle is very happy. He finally got rid of a worry in his heart. He is very happy and said that it was all because of you who introduced them to each other." said Chen's mother.
"I didn't plan to be the matchmaker, it was you, mom." Chen Rou was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
She had no interest in matchmaking, and when Su Mianmian came over often, she never thought of her cousin.
Her impression of the educated youth was that they would have to return to the city sooner or later, and how could she say otherwise unless she was willing?
"That's because I saw them when I came to your place. Their fate started with you." said Chen's mother.
Chen Rou smiled and said nothing more. Fate is such a strange thing. She didn't expect that Su Mianmian and her third cousin would fall in love with each other so much.
Of course, it's because they both have good conditions, but it's also because they are destined to be together.
Of course this is a good thing, but there is also a kind of bad fate.
For example, when Han Guo just got together with Ye Qian, there was no good-looking girl in the village, even though Ye Qian was pregnant now.
When Chen's mother went back, Chen Rou gave her a small bag of biscuits and asked her to take it back for her nephews and nieces. Chen's mother knew that her younger daughter's family was well-off, so she did not refuse her.
According to the old custom in the village, the meat was distributed on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month. This time, Chen Rou made cabbage and pork dumplings on the same day.
Little Hanghang's mouth was full of oil while he was eating. As for his younger brother, Chen Rou gave him one, and seeing that he was enjoying the food, she let him do as he pleased.
She always chopped it into small pieces, so she wasn't worried that he wouldn't be able to eat it because he had teeth.
Not to mention Han Guobin, he lay down on the kang directly after eating. He has been doing very well since the winter this year.
Before going to work, Chen Rou cooked another meal for him. He didn't need to have lunch in the city and could just go to the provincial capital for dinner.
Han Guobin worked a three-point line job and earned a steady salary. From time to time, he would bring back some tickets for the village, and he would also help buy pots for those who needed them.
With him out there
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