Chen Rou gave all the five kilograms of peanuts she brought back from Han Dasao to Han Guobin. Five kilograms of peanuts is definitely not a lot, but it is not a small amount. It is a good idea to let Han Guoli try it out.
"Tell Third Aunt to be careful." Chen Rou said when she sent Han Guobin out the next day.
Han Guobin smiled and said, "Don't worry."
It's not a very chaotic place in the county town. If there is anything, he can go find Secretary Zhang. He is very familiar with Secretary Zhang now.
This is also the reason why he agreed to let his sister try it.
He hasn't worked for many years, so he understands that his sister wants to make money.
But what needs to be said still needs to be said.
After giving the peanuts to his sister, he told her not to forget her limits and to be vigilant. If she could get the peanuts out, she could, but the key was that it would damage her reputation.
"Don't worry, second brother. No one is in charge of the black market in the city now. The atmosphere is really different." Han Guoli said.
"There were people patrolling last time I went there?" Han Guobin said.
"The last time was the last time. After the college entrance examination was resumed this year, those who had relied on fighting and joking to get in are all keeping their tails between their legs. Many of those who were demoted have returned, for fear of retaliation and liquidation." Han Guoli said.
She lives in the city and keeps an eye on the situation there. She decided to do it after hesitating for half a month. How could she not know?
"Just keep it in mind." Han Guobin said.
"Second brother, I will pay you back the capital slowly?" Han Guoli said embarrassedly.
"Two kilograms of it were given to you by your sister-in-law." Han Guobin said.
Han Guoli smiled and said, "When I make money, I will bring her something good back."
Han Guobin went to do his own thing, and as for Han Guoli, she took the peanuts home.
Boiling peanuts is not a difficult task, but it is not easy to hide it from others. No one else knows that she is doing this.
I have a small coal stove in my room and cook in my own little house.
Chen Rou from the countryside just wanted to take a look and wait for feedback. If the feedback was good, Chen Rou planned to cooperate with her third aunt.
It is now the end of the year and the village is filled with a strong festive atmosphere. Especially in recent years, the village has had good harvests and life has become much better in the village.
Chen Rou was free at home and steamed egg cakes by herself.
After all, there is no shortage of eggs, sugar and flour.
Seeing their mother busy in the kitchen, the second son Han Zhou came in.
"Mom, what delicious food are you making?" he asked.
Chen Rou said: "Egg cake."
Han Zhou's eyes lit up: "Then I'll help you, mother?"
"Okay." Chen Rou asked him to light the fire.
Don't underestimate him because he knows how to cook. Occasionally, Chen Rou is too busy to do anything and she will ask him or his brother to sit on a small stool and use a spatula to stir the food in the wok.
"Mom, can you give me some more later?" Han Zhou said as he picked up the matches.
"What are you going to do?" Chen Rou said as she beat the eggs quickly with chopsticks.
"Huniu and Xiaohu have never eaten egg cake, so give them some." Han Zhou said.
Huniu and Xiaohu are Han Guogang's daughter and son. Chen Rou said, "There are many people in the village who have never eaten egg cake. Why don't you give it to others?"
"That's not the case. Huniu and Xiaohu have been hungry a lot and have never eaten anything delicious." Han Zhou said.
Chen Rou couldn't help but sigh for the two children after hearing this, and said, "Okay."
She steamed a lot of egg cakes, using bowls of all sizes. The small bowls were fine, but she cut the large bowls into portions after steaming.
The egg cake was very fragrant. Chen Rou ate one herself. The children shared one among themselves, and kept the rest.
As for Hu Niu and her brother, we’ll talk about it after we come to the village.
With nothing else to do, Chen Rou began to check the homework of the eldest brother Han Zhou.
Although the boy made a lot of mistakes, he was serious about the questions. Chen Rou asked him to think about his mistakes again and said, "Liberation shoes are not so easy to reward. Think carefully about how to answer the questions and don't be careless."
"Mom, why don't you go to college when you're so talented?" Han Hang wondered.
"I do want to, who said I don't want to?" Chen Rou glanced at him.
"Then why don't you go, mom?" Han Hang asked puzzled.
"What will you guys do if I go to take the college entrance examination?" Chen Rou said.
She had calculated everything. She planned to wait until the economy became better and the family had saved enough money. Then, when the family moved to the city, she would go to night school because her three children were already grown up.
Who knew that now a fourth child has come and all plans have to be postponed.
As for the college entrance examination, she had never thought about it. Her family couldn't leave her, so how could she go? The practical issue she was thinking about was going to night school to improve her academic qualifications and make a living on herself.
As for when the children grow up, she might improve herself further, but that is a matter for the future.
"Mom, is it because of us that you don't want to go to college? But I heard that it's not that easy to get into college." Han Zhou said.
It was this brat who was cheating his mother. Chen Rou glanced at him and said, "It's true that it's not that easy to get into university, but as long as you work hard, you will get in."
She didn't argue with her sons and let the eldest son continue his studies. She came into the house to sew shoe soles.
It started snowing again in the evening. Chen Rou guessed that Han Guobin might not be able to come back tonight, so she closed the shop early.
Han Guobin indeed didn't come back. It was snowing heavily. If he went back in this weather, his wife would be angry with him, so he just went to sleep in the dormitory.
The next morning, Han Guobin went out to have breakfast by himself. Li Dayuan went home last night, as did other colleagues. None of them lived in the dormitory except him.
Speaking of it, it’s good to have a home in the city. It’s not too late to come back at 10 o’clock, and you can go back anytime.
Han Guobin knew what his wife was thinking. Last night, the couple hugged each other and looked forward to the future.
His wife was not opposed to moving to the city, but she didn't want to live in one of those tube-shaped residential buildings. She said that if she ate something delicious, the whole building would be able to smell it, so she wanted to buy an independent yard.
Han Guobin knew what the food was like at home. Although he didn't have meat every day, it was not uncommon to have meat every few days.
No one in the whole village dares to eat as much as his family.
So Han Guobin felt that what his wife said made sense. If he really moved to the city to live, it would be very convenient for him to buy a yard.
Han Guobin went to a state-owned restaurant to eat soy milk and steamed buns, then rode his bicycle for a stroll.
It’s true, after just a short period of time, the atmosphere in the city has changed.
But Han Guobin didn't care. He started looking for houses. It was really hard to find one in the city as the population was too dense. He had no choice but to look in more remote places.
It’s not too remote. There are many people in the county town, so it’s not too far away from anywhere.
I saw a few nice yards, but no one was there. I wonder what the situation is like for the owners?
After Han Guobin memorized the location, he rode his bike back, intending to see how his sister's peanuts were selling.
But just as I was about to come over, I saw a woman comrade who wrapped herself tightly, even her face was mostly covered, and she was carrying a basket in her arms, and was leading a young man and woman into the alley.
After a while, the young couple left with a paper bag. The woman also came out and continued to look for other customers, but her eyes soon saw her second brother across the street.
Korean Lixi.
Han Guobin rode his bicycle over and motioned for her to go to the corner to talk. Then he said, "It's only morning now. Why are you out?"
"I'm just sitting around at home doing nothing, so I decided to come out and try my luck to see if anyone wants me." Han Guoli looked around and said with a smile.
"How's business?" Han Guobin asked.
"Second brother, Chinese New Year is just a few days away. Can you prepare more peanuts for me? I want large quantities, give me 20 kilograms?" Han Guoli said with a gleam in her eyes.
Han Guobin smiled and said, "Is it selling well?"
"It's selling well. Why not? I just sold a portion!" Han Guoli's voice was full of joy.
"See, how much can you make by boiling peanuts in a paper bag?" said Han Guobin.
A pound of peanuts costs 40 cents, but a pound of peanuts in shells can be cooked into almost two pounds of wet peanuts. Because they contain water, the weight is different.
Han Guoli sells about half a pound of boiled peanuts in a paper bag, but she doesn't charge a ticket and only charges 20 cents.
That is to say, a pound of dried peanuts costs 40 cents, and after some processing by her, she can sell them for 1 cent.
It doubled directly. After deducting the cost of paper bags, charcoal and seasonings, she made a profit of more than 20 cents per pound of peanuts.
The two kilograms of peanuts she cooked yesterday were all sold out, and there were even a little not enough. It was the first time she didn’t dare to cook all of it for fear that they wouldn’t sell well.
But it used to take cinemas just an hour to sell out.
This was because she had no experience and was afraid to make it, so she hid from others and carefully cooked the rest this morning. Although only some were sold out so far, she felt that the rest could be sold out today!
This made Han Guoli's eyes light up.
"Does your in-laws know about it?" Han Guobin asked after hearing her talk about various profits.
"I don't know. How can I let them know?" Han Guoli said without even thinking. This is her own business. How can she let her in-laws know about it since they are all gossipy?
"You all live together, how do you cook the peanuts?" Han Guobin said.
"Zhang Jiang made me a small coal stove and put it in the room. I made it quietly by myself in the room." Han Guoli said. She had sent her son and daughter out to play, so no one knew about it.
Of course, she couldn't hide it from Zhang Jiang, and she didn't intend to hide it from Zhang Jiang.
"Do you want to form a partnership with my second brother?" Han Guobin thought for a while and said.
Han Guoli actually had the same idea, but she didn't dare to say it. After all, it was too bold. She was afraid that her second sister-in-law, a well-behaved woman, would not be able to accept it. So she said, "Second brother, do you want to help me cook peanuts? I'm afraid my second sister-in-law will not agree."
She is a smart person, otherwise she would not have been able to go to high school while her second brother was supporting her. She has the highest education in the village, but now she is married and has children. Although she was tempted to resume the college entrance examination, she thought about it and gave up.
Not to mention that they have almost forgotten everything after so many years. If they really go to school, the two children will be beaten to death by their cousins.
There are fights at home every day now, and it is usually Haohao and Yaoyao who get beaten and cry. How can she leave?
"It's not a good idea for you to cook secretly in the house like this." Han Guobin looked at her and said, "I'll ask your second sister-in-law to collect it for you, and then cook it in the village and bring it to you. You should wait for me on the other side of the wall during my working hours."
"Will Second Sister-in-law agree to this?" Han Guoli hesitated. If this were possible, it would be great. If she stayed in the house, she would be discovered sooner or later, and then she wouldn't be able to do anything.
"I'll go back and talk to her." Han Guobin nodded.
"Okay, second brother, if you can convince second sister-in-law, tell her that it's 30% to 70%; I get 30% and she gets 70%!" Han Guoli said immediately.
"Just split it equally." Han Guobin said.
"Okay, second brother, go back and talk to second sister-in-law and tell her that this can be done. Tell her not to worry. Things in the city are different now!" Han Guoli knew her second brother's temper and that he was not the type to be nagging, so she said simply.
"I won't go back today. Let's talk about it tonight." Han Guobin said.
Han Guoli stuffed the money she earned into her second brother's pocket and said, "Brother, take it back and show it to your second sister-in-law. Maybe she will agree."
Han Guobin said, "You don't need these. Just keep the change for yourself."
Han Guoli felt quite embarrassed because she was really too poor now.
Zhang Jiang had to turn in all his salary, and he was able to keep a few cents, but it was not much, and he lived a very frugal life.
When her children were still young, she could still bring some good things back to her parents' home, but now both her pockets are empty.
Han Guobin went to work as usual during the day. It didn't snow at night, and although the wind was quite cold, he still went home with a flashlight tied to the front of his bicycle to light the way.
It was getting late to go home, so Chen Rou poured him some hot water and asked him to get on the bed. She asked, "We have some egg cakes at home, would you like some?"
"Not hungry." Han Guobin looked at his little girl, who was sleeping soundly.
He then took off his clothes and put them aside. Chen Rou turned off the light and went back to the kang to lie down with him under the quilt.
He first asked his wife about the situation at home today, and when he saw that nothing was wrong, he kissed his wife.
"Wife, does my sister-in-law have any more peanuts?" Han Guobin asked.
"Is Third Aunt's business doing well?" Chen Rou asked as soon as she heard it.
"Yeah, it sells pretty well." Han Guobin nodded.
Since it was selling well, Chen Rou was not polite and said, "Third Auntie shouldn't let her mother-in-law know about this business, right?"
Based on her understanding of her third aunt, she would definitely avoid people and would not let her mother-in-law know, otherwise all the earnings would have to be handed over.
This was the rule before the Zhang family split up.
If all the money has to be handed over, then her third aunt's work will not be in vain.
"I don't know." Han Guobin nodded.
"Either she should be honest about this matter from the beginning, or she should keep it secret from beginning to end. It won't be good to let her mother-in-law know before the matter is sorted out. She won't have a good New Year." Chen Rou continued.
"Wife, do you want to have a share?" As a man lying in bed, Han Guobin understood what was said.
"I just want to do something convenient for Third Aunt. I will collect and cook the peanuts, and she will just be responsible for taking the goods from you and selling them. When the job is done, she can go home and there will be no trace." Chen Rou said.
Han Guobin laughed. If his wife wasn't pregnant, it was still early and he would have wanted to show some love to his wife.
"What are you laughing at? Don't you agree?" Chen Rou said.
She didn't think that she was taking advantage of Han Guoli, the third aunt. This was a mutually beneficial cooperation.
What kind of relationships are the strongest? A win-win relationship.
Otherwise it would be fine if she helped her collect twice, but why should she help her without any benefit at all?
How dare Han Guoli come back to cause trouble again?
Both sides benefit. Han Guoli doesn't need to feel embarrassed. She also has reasons to contribute. Why should she be embarrassed?
"My wife is really smart." Han Guobin leaned over and gave her a kiss.
Chen Rou rolled her eyes at him and said, "What do you say?"
"That's great. Let's put aside the cost and split it 50-50?" Han Guobin asked.
"Okay." Chen Rou nodded. A 50-50 split was a good idea. There was no need to push the profit back and forth. "Go talk to Third Aunt tomorrow. If she agrees, then we can cooperate. If she doesn't agree, I'll help you pick the peanuts."
"That's what I told her today." Han Guobin said with a smile, and told her what happened today. Then he hugged his beloved wife and said, "Wife, does this count as what they say on the stage, that we have telepathic connection?"
"Shameless." Chen Rou pinched him lightly but also laughed.
We are all in the same bed. Stupidity can be contagious, but so can intelligence.
So the next day, Mrs. Han had business again.
"How many do you have, sister-in-law?" Chen Rou asked softly.
"There are still more than five kilograms." Mrs. Han's voice was a little excited.
"Give them all to me?" Chen Rou smiled.
"Just calculate it as five kilograms for me." Mrs. Han said immediately.
Chen Rou weighed it and realized that she could not get two taels out of five catties, so she did not settle the bill with Mrs. Han. She just charged her two yuan for a catty of peanuts at 40 cents.
Mrs. Han took the money and couldn't help but smile, saying, "If you want me to plant peanuts on my land next year?"
"It's up to you, sister-in-law." Chen Rou agreed. Without any further delay, she took her things and went home.
When you bring the peanuts home, you need to soak them in water and wash them clean before putting them in the pot.
But Chen Rou didn't care. She first cooked some millet porridge and fried a small plate of eggs. Han Guobin came in wearing a jacket and cloth shoes.
"Bring the eggs in, we can have breakfast." Chen Rou said.
"Let's eat first. The three brothers and sisters haven't woken up yet." Han Guobin said.
The couple had breakfast in the kitchen first. After they finished, Han Guobin took the initiative to wash the pot and asked his wife to sit in front of the stove and light a fire.
After cleaning the pot and adding water, he washed the peanuts and put them into the pot according to his wife's instructions.
It is not difficult to cook wet peanuts, and there are no other seasonings. Just salt, the king of flavors, is enough.
Chen Rou was thinking that it was the end of the year now, and she had to make it while she could, so she stored all the more than five pounds of peanuts. She actually had some at home, but she had nothing to do so she had peeled them into peanuts, so she decided to keep them for her family.
"You watch the fire, I'm going to go sit at Sister Zhen's house." Chen Rou said.
He not only went to Zhou Zhen's house, but also went to Cai Lihua's house and collected peanuts from both houses.
Zhou Zhen's family has a lot of peanuts this year, and they planted peanuts in their private plot, almost 15 kilograms. She plans to press peanut oil next year.
Cai Lihua's family has less, only five or six kilograms.
But Chen Rou was asked to take them all.
If we talk about who she has the best relationship with in the village, it would naturally be these two. Chen Rou trusts them.
Zhou Zhen and Cai Lihua heard from her that Han Guobin's colleague in the city wanted to buy it, so they came to get it, and they had an idea in mind.
There’s still some at my parents’ house, do you want more? If you want, bring some back when you go back to your parents’ home during the Chinese New Year!
Chen Rou asked if her mother's family was reliable.
They both told me not to worry, there would be absolutely no problem.
Chen Rou let him take it.
When Han Guobin went to work carrying the cooked peanuts, Chen Rou asked her two sons to look after their sister, and she went back to her parents' home, bringing some egg cakes to her parents.
"There's not enough food left for Hanghang and the others, why bring it here?" Chen's mother said to her.
"Aunt, this is also a way of showing filial piety to you, parents." Mrs. Chen San said with a smile.
Mrs. Chen Dasao and Mrs. Chen Ersao moved out the second year after they separated, and now they are living a good life.
At that time, Mrs. Chen San was a little sad. She felt that her husband did not trust her and did not even want to separate.
Even though she said at night that she had let it go and didn't want to split up, she still felt a little uncomfortable. But when she went back home for the New Year, her mother took her hand and asked if they had split up.
Mrs. Chen San was stunned. Her parents' home was not close to her husband's home. How could she know this not long after the separation?
Her mother said she found out and then asked her how much money she got. Did you share a hundred bucks?
Her parents wanted to build a brick house, but they were just short of a hundred yuan, so they asked her to take the money back to her parents' home to borrow for use, and they would return the money to her soon.
After hearing these words, Mrs. Chen San broke out in a cold sweat on her back even though it was a freezing cold day!
Didn’t her mother say the same thing to her sister? My parents are short of some money to build a house, so you can give it to me first as an emergency measure and I will return it to you soon.
However, until this year, it has not yet...
It was from that time that her brother-in-law turned against her sister. He used to be very nice to her sister, but later, if her sister dared to say anything to her family, he would beat her back!
It's obvious that they want to sever the relationship, but it hasn't been done yet, as her mother comes over every now and then.
The worst time was when her brother-in-law almost beat her sister to death. This was because at the end of the year, her brother-in-law's family received more than ten yuan, but her sister gave it all to her mother. Now her sister is not respected by anyone in her husband's village.
Thinking of these things, Mrs. Chen San broke out in a cold sweat on her back in such a cold weather.
If she had separated the money at that time and let her mother take it, would her husband still speak to her in a nice tone? And her mother-in-law is so powerful, how can she not be beaten with a stick three times a day?
Mrs. Chen San was still scared when she recalled it. Although she was pinched and beaten several times by her mother and her arms were bruised because she didn't get any money due to the family property division, she was also extremely grateful.
Now, Mrs. Chen San has no complaints about not dividing the family, because her mother has been keeping an eye on her for the past two years and would let her divide the family and get the money as long as she goes back!
The more her mother urged her, the more she didn't want to divide it, especially since her mother-in-law was not that vicious mother-in-law. So why should she divide it?
Her younger sister-in-law brought a lot of good things, which were all given to her parents-in-law, but her family didn't distribute them, so her three children all got a share.
Occasionally, her mother-in-law would make a bowl of malted milk for them to share, but the first and second wives didn't do that!
The last time she was lying on the kang during her period, her mother-in-law took out some brown sugar and asked her eldest daughter to make her a bowl of brown sugar and ginger soup.
But it warmed her to the point of almost bringing tears to her eyes, so she decided not to go back to her parents' home this year.
In the past, her mother would definitely pinch and scold her, and this has been happening for the past two years.
Chen Rou smiled and said, "This year, Third Sister-in-law seems to be doing much better than in previous years."
"No way. We are all old, but we can't compare with you, my dear aunt. You have been married for so many years, but I think you are still the same as before." said Mrs. Chen San.
This statement is somewhat exaggerated, but not too exaggerated.
Chen Rou's skin, which had been sunburned during the busy autumn harvest, has recovered since winter. She eats well and looks better, so she looks younger.
"Where is my third brother?" Chen Rou asked with a smile.
"It didn't snow today, so he went with some people to see if there were any pheasants and caught two." said Mrs. Chen San.
Chen Rou then said, "Third sister-in-law, go and get busy first."
Mrs. Chen knew that she had something to say to her mother-in-law, so she didn't bother her any more.
Chen Rou followed her mother into the house. Chen's father was not at home. He had gone out to smoke opium with other old men. After all, this was the time of the year when people had the most leisure time.
"What are you doing?" asked Chen's mother.
"Mom, are there any peanuts left at home?" Chen Rou asked with a smile.
Mother Chen looked at her little daughter and asked, "What do you mean?"
Chen Rou whispered about her partnership with Han Guoli, and her mother said, "There are about ten pounds left at home. If you want it, ask your third brother to send it to you tonight."
"Mom, don't you want to say something?" Chen Rou was a little surprised.
"I went to sit with your uncle a few days ago. Your uncle said that the atmosphere will be much better in the future. You and Guobin also understand this. I want to know what you are doing." said Chen's mother.
After that, he continued, "Don't worry about your eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law. They are not sincere now that they have been divided up, especially your second sister-in-law, who still thinks she is very capable. Let them stay away. If you want it, your fourth sister will come back during the New Year and tell her. I will let your third brother go and get it."
"Let my brother-in-law send it over, and my third brother can bring it back to me." Chen Rou said.
"That's fine." Mother Chen nodded.
After returning to her mother's house and discussing things, Chen Rou didn't leave much. She left the egg cake, but her mother didn't eat it herself. She kept one piece for the old man as a gift from his daughter. She gave the remaining three pieces to the third son's family, and asked her granddaughter to take the other two pieces to her eldest uncle's and second uncle's families as family pieces.
Although she is not very satisfied with her two daughters-in-law, it is impossible for Chen's mother to satisfy everything, but she still tries to be fair.
Chen Rou was on her way home, and as soon as she entered the village, she saw Ye Qian.
"Sister-in-law, are you going back to your parents' home?" Ye Qian said.
Chen Rou glanced at her and nodded.
Ye Qian sniffed it and said, "Is this the smell of Pechoin?" As she spoke, she looked at Chen Rou's face.
Chen Rou did apply Pechoin, which was very fragrant and easy to use. It was not very expensive, only a little over 20 cents per box.
Ye Qian had used it before. It was the fragrance that made her look down upon the entire Youth League Office at that time. She was full of vigor and vitality when she went to the countryside that year.
Later I realized that imagination is beautiful but reality is cruel.
Now all these things were far away from her, and all that surrounded her was the maddening stench from the pig farm.
What’s even more terrifying is that after living there for so long she actually got used to the stench and no longer found it smelly.
"Although my sister-in-law lives in the countryside, I think her food, clothing and shelter are better than those in the city." Ye Qian said, "I'm afraid Brother Guobin's salary is not low now, right?"
"The salary is okay, but I owed my parents money for building a house, and I just took it back." Chen Rou said casually.
"I'm not borrowing money from my sister-in-law, so you don't have to worry like this." Ye Qian smiled.
Chen Rou said: "If there is nothing else, I will go back first."
Ye Qian didn't say anything. She just watched her leave with obvious mockery and contempt in her eyes.
A country peasant woman doesn't look like a prince even if she puts on a dragon robe. Does she think she is no longer a country girl just because she uses Pechoin?
She will never be able to get out of this quagmire in her lifetime, unlike her. When she is admitted to university next year, she will be able to fly freely in the sky!
Chen Rou didn't care how Ye Qian looked at her behind her, but her intuition was very accurate, Ye Qian was jealous of her.
Although I don’t understand why Ye Qian is jealous of her, maybe it’s because she is living a good life? But what does this have to do with Ye Qian? This is a business she started with her husband Guobin.
However, some people's thoughts are always beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Chen Rou ignored it.
At night, her third brother brought her peanuts.
Chen Rou brought him into the house, poured him some hot water to warm himself up, and then gave him the money.
"Mom said she would give it to you, no money required," said Brother Chen San.
"A pound of peanuts is 40 cents. I estimate there are about 13 or 14 pounds of these. I didn't count much and just gave you five dollars. You can take it back." Chen Rou stuffed it into his hands and said.
Brother Chen San grinned and said, "Then I won't be polite to you, little sister."
He first put the money away, and then asked in a low voice: "I went pheasant hunting today, and when I got back I heard from my mother, little sister, is your business reliable?"
Chen Rou knew what her third brother was thinking just by looking at his eyes.
"Third brother, please wait for two more years and we will talk about it after two years." Chen Rou said.
"Two years later?" Brother Chen San hesitated. He no longer wanted to go to the fields to earn those few work points.
"It will take two years. It's not possible now." Chen Rou nodded. By then, the documents for economic development should be officially approved.
Brother Chen San didn’t say anything. It would be two years later. It wouldn’t matter if he worked hard for another two years.
After seeing her third brother off, Chen Rou closed the door and went to sleep.
It's the 20th in a blink of an eye, and as usual Han Guobin has a day off.
Han Guobin brought back plenty of supplies this time.
Four or five spare ribs, a piece of pork belly and a large piece of fat meat for frying.
These should all be bought from Laoyang Slaughterhouse Group, and there is also the glutinous rice noodles he bought from the state-owned restaurant in the provincial capital.
There are two bags of glutinous rice sticks, each weighing half a pound, as well as brown sugar and white sugar, and two bags of White Rabbit milk candy.
"You bought so much food again. Eating too much sugar can cause tooth decay." Chen Rou said.
"At the end of the year, I received some extra tickets, so I exchanged them for Dayuan and spent all the money." Han Guobin said with a smile, and took out his salary again. He kept the salary, spent some on meat, and the rest is here.
Chen Rou put it away, gathered all the things together, and said, "Hurry up and get on the bed."
The couple lay in the warm kang, and because they had a holiday tomorrow, they were not in a hurry to go to bed.
Han Guobin then talked about the situation in the provincial capital: "I heard there will be new policies next year."
"There must be." Chen Rou said.
Han Guobin smiled, and when talking about Han Guoli selling wet peanuts, he couldn't help but sighed: "It would be great if I could do business freely in the future."
"Not far away." Chen Rou said calmly, "You won't stop us from doing business when the time comes, right?"
"Isn't this what it is now?" Han Guobin said. Why should he stop people from doing business?
"What kind of business is this? The business I'm talking about is the kind where I take over a store and cook for it myself." Chen Rou said.
"Wife, do you want to open a restaurant?" Han Guobin asked in surprise.
"No?" Chen Rou said.
"It's not that it's impossible, it's just that there is a state-owned restaurant here, and I'm afraid the business won't be as good as you think." Han Guobin said. This was still polite. With a state-owned restaurant here, what role would other restaurants have?
No, no, why did his wife think of opening a restaurant?
"Wife, the policy is not open." Han Guobin said quickly.
"If I don't give it to you now, I will give it to you later." Chen Rou said.
Han Guobin was confused, so Chen Rou said softly, "The country is developing rapidly now, and the scholars who were sent down to the countryside have been called back to their jobs. I estimate that it won't be long before the educated youth return to the city in large numbers."
Han Guobin was stunned. He had never thought about these things.
Chen Rou continued, "When the educated youth return to the city in large numbers, the pressure in the city will double. The pressure on employment will be the greatest. With so many people returning, there are very limited jobs. What do you think the country will do to solve this problem?"
"Open a shop?" Han Guobin asked naively.
"It's not about opening a shop, it's about allowing free trade and doing business on your own, like what San Gu did. Or if I have the capital, I can rent a shop and open a restaurant myself. Wouldn't this greatly alleviate the employment pressure on the educated youth returning to the city?" Chen Rou said.
Han Guobin was still in shock as to how his wife could say such a thing.
"I think given the situation, it should be soon. Now San Gu's business is just like that, but it's a small business. When the time is right, I will go to the county town to open a restaurant and continue the state-owned restaurant business." Chen Rou said lightly.
The tone was calm, but it could not hide his domineering attitude.
Han Guobin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Wife, that's a state-owned restaurant." How could a state-owned restaurant go bankrupt?
"When the country develops, private restaurants like mine will spring up like mushrooms after a rain. With their service attitude, no matter how strong their background is, it will be useless. It is these state-owned restaurants that will fail." Chen Rou said.
They all act as if they are worth twenty or fifty thousand. If you go in dressed a little worse, people will look down on you.
Han Guobin wanted to laugh. He didn't know his wife was so arrogant.
But if that day really comes, it would be really great.
"Wife, just tell me these words." Han Guobin said while hugging her. Why does he love his wife so much?
"I know." Chen Rou rolled her eyes at him. How could she possibly say such words to others?
After a good night’s sleep, the kids were very happy the next day because they had glutinous rice noodles to eat!
Even the little girl Orange was very happy. She picked up a glutinous rice stick and followed her elder and second brothers out to the door to eat it and show off at the same time.
Han Guobin was kneading dough in the kitchen, while Chen Rou was in the house calculating the family's current financial situation.
Song Xiaoyu came over with Han Guolin and brought a bag of glutinous rice noodles, estimated to be about a kilogram.
This is really worthwhile!
Chen Rou came out to entertain the guests. She knew her third brother's wife very well.
Occasionally, when Mrs. Han made something good, she would bring some to the eldest and second brothers, without asking for anything in return. But whenever the third brother's wife brought something to their house, it was always because she was asking a favor.
Not to mention that this time he brought such a big bag of glutinous rice noodles!
"Third brother's wife, rare items like glutinous rice noodles can only be bought in state-owned restaurants, and you need food coupons and so on. They are precious items." Chen Rou said.
The supplies Han Guobin brought back last night included two packages of glutinous rice noodles, each weighing half a pound. They were both delicious.
But when Song Xiaoyu brought it today, the sun was rising from the west.
Song Xiaoyu smiled and said, "I know my second brother bought it, and Hanghang and the others are eating it."
Chen Rou nodded.
"Second sister-in-law, let's go inside and talk?" Song Xiaoyu said again.
"Come in." Chen Rou couldn't chase him away.
As for Han Guolin, knowing that his second brother was in the kitchen and not entering the house, he went into the kitchen and looked at the bright kitchen. Han Guolin said, "Second brother, did you really spend more than 500 to build this big brick house?"
"Go try it yourself and you'll know." Han Guobin said while kneading the dough.
Han Guolin laughed dryly. His parents had built the brick house for him, so he didn't worry about it at all. He really didn't know that much.
"Why are you kneading so much dough?" Han Guolin then noticed that his second brother was kneading a large bowl of dough.
"Make some buns and give more." Han Guobin said. He didn't ask his brother why he came here today, because his wife would tell him later.
Inside the house.
"What's going on? Why are you keeping it so secretive?" Chen Rou asked.
Song Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, can you ask second brother to help bring some goods?"
"You know that your second brother doesn't promote products for other people." Chen Rou said to her.
"Second sister-in-law, this is our director who wanted me to help. You know it's not easy for me to keep this job. I have no choice. She came to me in person to ask." Song Xiaoyu said.
"Is it so serious? What should I bring?" Chen Rou frowned.
"Didn't my sister-in-law's younger sister, the one named Zhenzhen, buy a quilt cover from you, my second sister-in-law?" Song Xiaoyu said.
"Yes, I remember." Chen Rou nodded.
"My director's twin daughters are getting married next year, and they want the quilt as a dowry." Song Xiaoyu said.
"How does your master know that Zhenzhen exchanged that quilt cover from me back then?" Chen Rou looked at her directly.
Song Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Do you still remember Zhenzhen's colleague Lu Yuan? She wanted one too, but she didn't buy it because my second brother didn't let her bring it."
Chen Rou nodded. Although the deal was not done, she didn't regret it at all.
"My director's twins want to marry Lv Yuan's third brother. Lv Yuan knows that my director is my superior, so she mentioned the quilt cover that Zhenzhen used for so many years and it's still in good condition. In the end, it's a matter of money and goods. Lv Yuan originally thought that you, the second sister-in-law, were taking advantage of Zhenzhen, but now she has nothing to say." Song Xiaoyu said
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