In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.
Since this year, the working system of the Ministry of Transport has changed, from three days off per month to almost four days off per month.
Every Sunday is a day off from work.
Look, Han Guobin rode his bicycle back to his hometown after his wife finished selling buns in the morning.
Although he only comes back once a week, the guys working in the fields are still very happy to see him come back.
However, those who were supposed to go to work had all gone to work, and had no time to come back and talk to him.
Mrs. Han did not go to work today because her second uncle Han Guobin comes back every Sunday.
Now, she is going to sell the eggs she saved.
There were not only eggs, but also mushrooms. There was a drizzle a while ago, and the next day she went into the mountains with Shuanzi's wife, Dagui's wife and others, and brought back quite a few.
After other people's mushrooms were dried, Mrs. Han paid to buy them, and there were quite a lot of them.
As for eggs, Han Dasao didn't buy them from the villagers for fear that they would go bad. Instead, she bought dried mushrooms. However, later on, she planned to follow the second brother's family's advice and buy peanuts and soybeans from the villagers.
"Uncle, I'll go and shout for you. You wait here now." Mrs. Han said with a smile after selling all her eggs and mushrooms.
"Okay." Han Guobin nodded.
Mrs. Han went to the village to spread the word, and before anyone knew it, they brought all the eggs they had saved up to sell.
Han Guobin brought two baskets with a thick layer of rice bran at the bottom. The eggs would be much safer if they were placed in them. As long as one was careful and walked slowly on the way back, there would be basically no need to worry about the eggs breaking.
Because of this good policy, even the most cautious families in the village have raised a few more chickens, so every household will not lack eggs.
Apart from the eggs consumed at home, most people have at least two or three pounds of eggs.
Although wages have increased in recent years, prices have also increased. In the early years, a pound of eggs cost more than 30 cents, but now Han Guobin charges more than 40 cents for a pound of eggs from the villagers.
However, if you take them to the city to sell, you can sell a pound of eggs for more than 50 cents, and you can make about a cent per pound.
The villagers naturally knew that eggs in the city were more expensive and Han Guobin would make some money, but they didn't care because this was the price in the countryside and Han Guobin didn't charge lower, so it was considered a reasonable price.
Han's mother also came over with some eggs to exchange. Han's mother was a big chicken farmer in the village.
There were more than ten chickens raised. Because Song Xiaoyu couldn't stand the smell, the old lady was very considerate and cleaned the chicken coop every day. She also used the old method of using lime to cover up the smell.
But this was not enough, the old lady also set her sights on Han Guobin's yard.
He ran over to Mrs. Han to ask for the key, wanting to use the yard to raise chickens. According to her, the yard was empty anyway, so it was perfect for raising chickens.
But how could Sister-in-law Han give it to her? Although her second brother's wife looked easy to talk to, she handed the key to her because she trusted her. If she turned around and gave the key to the old lady, would she be worthy of this trust?
The key point is that she still wants to rely on her second brother and sister-in-law to help her get rich.
She knows very well what abilities she has. She cannot leave this village. If she does, she will have no land to rely on. Having experienced the Great Wilderness, she will be very scared. Then, can't her dream of getting rich depend on her second brother and sister-in-law who leave this village?
This was the beginning of her collecting mushrooms with the villagers.
She can make a few cents from a pound of mushrooms, but no matter how small a mosquito leg is, it is still meat, and there will be more in the future.
So no matter what, she has to help her second brother and sister-in-law to guard this yard. If it falls into the hands of this old lady, what will happen to this beautiful yard?
Han's mother was naturally unhappy when she couldn't get the key, and she started cursing.
For this reason, Mrs. Han said she was fearless.
She even had a quarrel with her mother-in-law.
Seeing Old Lady Han coming over with eggs to sell, Sister-in-law Han ignored her. After all these years, she was still as annoying as ever.
What's even more annoying is that in two or three years, she will be sixty years old, and she will have to be given 100 kilograms of food every year. Mrs. Han feels pain in her heart just thinking about it.
"As a mother, I have worked so hard to save so many eggs, and you just ask the villagers for a price. Do you want to make even my little profit?" said Han's mother.
Before Han Guobin could say anything, Mrs. Han said, "Oh, mother, you make it sound as if Second Uncle has treated you unfairly. If you don't want to sell, you can take the basket to the purchasing station. The purchasing station only charges 40 cents per pound of eggs, which is several cents less than Second Uncle's!"
Over the years, the purchasing stations are still as stingy as ever. Although the prices have been raised, they are always lower than the market price.
But there are always people who take them to sell, especially now that more people are raising chickens, and there is no shortage of eggs at the purchasing stations.
"I won't take it to the recycling station. There are people in town who will buy it!" Han's mother snorted.
"They do buy them, but with Second Uncle's price, if you want to run around with the eggs for nothing, that's fine. Nowadays, every household raises more eggs, so eggs are not rare anymore. Don't treat your eggs like golden eggs." said Mrs. Han.
Han's mother glared at her and then looked at her son.
Han Guobin weighed it and gave it to her. He charged the villagers the same price at first, and then gave her an extra fifty cents: "This fifty cents is for you, mother."
"Just fifty cents?" Han's mother glared.
"I gave you the fifty cents in vain. What else do you want? Every time your second uncle comes back to the village to collect eggs, you exploit him!" Mrs. Han said directly.
Other people in the village who brought eggs came to tell fortunes, and this old lady Han would do the same thing every time.
Han Guobin is also a filial son and always gives her extra money.
Aunt Han came over with eggs in her hand and said, "Sister-in-law, that's enough. Go back quickly and stop making a fuss."
Old Mrs. Han glared at the second old man, then grabbed the money and went back.
Han Guobin called out to his second aunt, and Aunt Han smiled and said, "I gave Hu Niu and Xiao Hu a lot of food recently, but I didn't save it. This is the only two kilograms."
Compared with last year, Aunt Han feels much more comfortable this year.
At first, when Ye Zhiqing left, she thought her son was going to be ruined, but now it seems that it is really good to be separated.
I just hope that woman will never come back in this life. When my grandchildren grow up, I will find a divorced woman for my son who is considerate and caring.
Han Guobin accepted it with a smile and calculated the money. Then Aunt Han asked if they wouldn't charge for pickles this time. There was more at home, so Han Guobin said he would collect it next time, and then Aunt Han went back.
The villagers would naturally ask his wife how her business was doing.
Han Guobin said that it is neither good nor bad, and it is neither good nor bad.
This answer is already very good, after all, everyone expected it to be a huge loss.
When almost everyone had left, Han's wife said, "Uncle, there aren't many mushrooms these days, but there will be more after the storm. There will definitely be more mushrooms next time."
Han Guobin nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, please encourage Tiedan to study hard and get him into high school. Then he can live with me."
Mrs. Han sighed and said, "My second brother's wife also said that I don't think that boy has the ability."
Han Guobin said: "You ask him to work hard."
"They are not good at studying." Han's wife also wanted a college student in the family, but her two sons always scored in the tens of points on the exams, and even the promotion was difficult. They almost failed two or three times.
What can you expect from something like this? It’s better to be practical and hold the hoe steadily.
Han Guobin didn't stay long. He rode his bicycle to his mother-in-law's house.
Chen's mother doesn't go to work now, and she knows her son-in-law is coming, so she has prepared eggs, mushrooms and other things.
She also collected eggs from the villagers, and they are all here. There must be dozens of kilograms of eggs, all good, and no bad ones, and two large bags of mushrooms.
Han Guobin counted the money for his mother-in-law.
Mother Chen smiled and asked, "How is business now?"
"It's pretty good, but it's too busy. I have to get up at three or four o'clock every day to work," said Han Guobin.
Mother Chen felt relieved when she heard this.
What's the point of being busy? You should worry when you are not busy.
After staying at his mother-in-law's house for a while, Han Guobin returned with two full baskets of eggs.
Use two shoulder poles to fix them horizontally on the back seat, and then carry the basket back.
There was a big bag of dried mushrooms on the back seat, collected from two villages.
He comes to collect these supplies every week.
As for other things like flour, he would use the food coupons to buy them from the provincial capital and bring them back, so he wouldn't have to go to his uncle to trade.
It was almost noon when we loaded these things home.
Chen Rou just woke up.
This is the rhythm of her life now. After coming back from work in the morning, she will go to sleep and then get up to cook when she sees that it is about time.
Seeing Han Guobin bringing back so many egg mushrooms, Chen Rou smiled and said, "The village is getting better and better now. We can collect so many every time."
"We are all willing to eat it, otherwise there would be more." Han Guobin said with a smile.
Chen Rou went to the kitchen to steam cornmeal buns, which she ate with scrambled eggs, and had some kelp and pork ribs soup, and that was it.
Chen Rou made some rice porridge and fed it to the fourth child. After feeding him, she let the boy crawl over to play with his brothers and sisters.
In fact, it means making trouble in the past.
With his eldest brother around, Chen Rou ignored the little fourth child and went into the house to start counting money.
Han Guobin followed him into the house. Seeing his wife taking out the money bag and counting the money, he smiled and said, "Wife, how much did you earn today?"
"I'm calculating." Chen Rou replied.
Excluding the food coupons, I estimated the cost today and after deducting this cost, I made about two dollars and thirty cents.
The discrepancy of three cents can be wiped out, but there is still a profit of two dollars.
This is based on the price of ingredients in the city. She has not yet taken into account the price difference of eggs that Han Guobin purchases from the countryside.
Chen Rou said she was quite satisfied with the money.
During this period of time, I have basically had a stable income of this amount every day.
And it was because she didn't do more, otherwise she could have earned more, especially after opening the shop, she felt that this amount would definitely double.
However, Chen Rou has no plans to open a store at the moment. She plans to do this for a while.
"Wife, you earn two dollars a day, which is sixty dollars a month. Your salary is higher than mine." Han Guobin said with a smile.
Chen Rou said, "It's not that high now. When our shop opens, you will know."
"Then why not open it now?" Han Guobin asked.
"It's just a matter of time." Chen Rou said, "Wait until your next day off, and then come with us to show support."
It is not safe for women to do business alone. If the men in the family do not show up, some people may feel that there is no man after a long time, and it is easy for them to have inappropriate thoughts.
So during the past half month of selling buns, Chen Rou would occasionally ask Han Guobin to pack the buns in the back and send them over.
There's really no need for him to do anything, he just needs to show up and stand there for a few minutes to calm the situation.
In fact, if a fight really comes to a head, Chen Rou is not afraid of men. However, business requires harmony to make money, so it is better to avoid a fight if possible.
"Okay, I'll go there when I'm on vacation." Han Guobin nodded.
Chen Rou put away the money and said, "You take a rest first."
Outside, Han Guoli brought Yaoyao over on time to help knead the dough and prepare the ingredients.
The main thing is to wash the leeks and pickles, then chop the soaked mushrooms, put these ingredients away and save them for the final process tomorrow morning.
"How's things going at your in-laws' side?" Chen Rou asked when her aunt and sister-in-law were busy in the kitchen.
"She still insisted that her nephews were just borrowing the money and they were not going to return it." Han Guoli said while washing the leeks.
"Did she go back and ask for it herself?" Chen Rou asked.
"I went back to ask for it, but I didn't get my share of the money back. Her parents told her that she either wouldn't pay it back or the conditions were not good, so she couldn't pay it back. But she will definitely pay it back in the future," Han Guoli said sarcastically.
Anyone with a brain can tell that this is a sign of procrastination. It means that the money will not be returned. It is obvious.
"I heard from Zhang Jiang that when there was a great famine, my mother-in-law had only a few kilograms of rice left at home, and they were reluctant to eat it and had to save it. But when her family came over, she gave all the rice to them," said Han Guoli.
"In my opinion, your father-in-law is also confused. With this precedent, he still dares to keep all the family money in her hands." Chen Rou said while chopping mushrooms.
We can even give out life-saving food, so what else can we be reluctant to give away?
"Zhang Jiang said that his mother begged for it with tears, and she even swore a solemn oath to my father-in-law, so he let her take charge of it." Han Guoli said.
But the one who regrets the most now is her father-in-law, who has no credibility at home anymore.
"The old couple has no status at home now. If they are not satisfied with something, my two sisters-in-law will just start scolding them. Fortunately, I moved out." Han Guoli said.
"If you hadn't moved out, you wouldn't have known about this." Chen Rou said, "Speaking of which, your eldest brother's daughter had already discovered it a long time ago, why didn't she tell you until then?"
"What else could it be? Isn't it because she's scared of being beaten by her grandma?" Han Guoli said.
The old lady was absolutely biased towards boys over girls. Her son Haohao was a bit better, but her daughter Yaoyao was never full at every meal and was often pinched by him.
She treated her daughter like this, and also the children from the other two families. She often pinched and beat them, so they were all afraid of her.
The aunt and the sister-in-law were busy. There wasn't much work to do, but after all, they were both quick and nimble, so they finished the job quickly.
Chen Rou just sprinkled some salt water on the mushrooms to keep them fresh and that was it.
As for the chopped pickles, don't worry about them, just keep them. Don't cut the leeks. You'll cut them and fry them in a pan when you make dumplings tomorrow.
After dinner in the evening, my family went out and came to the park to play.
Every week when Han Guobin has a day off, he goes back to the village in the morning to collect eggs, mushrooms, pickles and so on. In the evening he brings the children here to play and buys them some snacks. They are all very happy.
Even Han Hang, the boss who is a study maniac, likes this time every week.
Of course, this is the only time in a week that he relaxes, and the rest of the time he works very hard.
He is currently the study committee member of their class. He took the last exam, but he regarded it as a shame to be ranked second due to the difference in points.
Now I am studying twice as hard, and I plan to ace the first place in the next unit test and take that place myself.
Speaking of which, Chen Rou actually had some admiration for her eldest son.
Because he has very good self-control and is very demanding of himself, the only problem is that he looks a bit serious, like an old cadre.
Signs of this have already been seen at such a young age. I don't have to worry about him not being filial in the future. What I should worry about is whether he can get a wife with such a personality.
It seems that girls nowadays like romantic types? Obviously the boss is not one of them.
As for the second brother, besides the monkey spirit, the one who dotes on him now is his sister. Not long after this brat came to the city, he came to her and asked her to buy some potion for Yaoyao.
What potion? It's used to kill lice.
He frowned and said that he thought children in the city didn't have lice, but he didn't expect they did have them. Is Yaoyao unhygienic? Don't infect his sister!
None of Chen Rou's cats have lice, but even if they didn't, she would still have to clean them up every once in a while.
There is no way. Other children in the village have the disease and they will be infected if they play together.
Chen Rou went to buy some medicine and gave it to the brothers and sisters. Then she gave the rest to Han Guoli and also to Yaoyao, saying that it was leftover.
It won't hurt people's self-esteem so much.
As for the two little ones below, the daughter is a little spoiled and a little silly, but fortunately she is not too stupid. We will see about the others later.
As for the fourth child, Han Qifan, at the moment, there is only one word to describe him: just like his second brother when he was a child, naughty!
Not only is he naughty, but he is also cunning. Even though he has just learned to sit, he is very funny when he takes food. He stretches out his hand to give people food, and when people come over to eat, he smiles and takes his hand back to eat himself, smiling and looking at people while eating.
There were several words clearly written in his eyes: I was just teasing you and you took it seriously.
He looks like he deserves a beating.
The fourth child looks like his mother, Chen Rou, but his eyes are obviously the result of innovative genes, making him even better than his mother.
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and even if he wasn't smiling, he looked like he was smiling.
Chen Rou guessed that this boy would be a playboy when he grew up, and from the looks of it, he would become a dandy in the making.
So she has to keep a close eye on him. She had left the first three alone, only pointing out their mistakes and not interfering with other things. But she dare not leave Chen Rou alone, for fear that he might go out and harm the girl in the future.
And Chen Rou was right to worry. Ever since the little boy started attending the Yuhong class in kindergarten, he knew how to coax little girls with candies. He was also very philanthropic and would give everyone he liked a share and would never let anyone down.
As for the ones he didn't like, there was certainly none of that. He often made other little girls cry because they couldn't get any candy. For this reason, Chen Rou and Han Guobin were often complained by the teachers. It was unacceptable for this little boy to treat female classmates differently.
Of course, this is a story for later, so we won’t discuss it in detail here.
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