Chapter 28: Laundry
For dinner, Han Yingxue fried a bowl of mushrooms, a bowl of green vegetables, and specially steamed an egg custard. Cook a pot of rice.
Such dishes, in the ancient countryside, can be regarded as sumptuous.
After Zhao ate a bowl of fish and drank a bowl of fish soup, Han Yingxue served her another bowl of rice.
During the confinement period, the appetite is better, and the food is naturally more.
There was still a bowl of fish soup left, and Han Yingxue put it on the table and drank the soup with a few younger siblings.
"Sister, will our family always eat so well in the future?" Han Yingwu asked as he pulled rice into his mouth.
"Of course! Does Ying Wu like to eat rice? ”
"Mmmm, the rice is so fragrant and delicious!"
"In the future, our family will not only eat rice, but in the future, my sister will also cook chicken, duck and fish for you! What do you want to eat. Sister will do something for you! ”
"Sister, really? Then I'm going to eat braised pork. Hehe, the braised pork is delicious. But I haven't eaten it in a long, long time! Han Yingwu said, licking the corners of his mouth.
The old Han family raises pigs, and they are slaughtered every year during the Chinese New Year, so that they can eat a little meat at that time.
When children are growing up, they are naturally hungry for meat such as pork.
Although the fish is also delicious, there is no oil and water in the end, and it cannot be compared with pork.
"When my sister earns money, my sister will buy you meat to eat!"
"Yay!"
After dinner, at night, the breeze was blowing outside, and it was quite cool.
Han Yingxue boiled a pot of hot water and took a bath at night. After coming for so long, she hasn't taken a good bath, and this hot summer is really uncomfortable.
Han Yingxue changed into a coarse cloth dress, with a lot of pudding on it, but it was quite neat and clean.
A few younger siblings also let them take a bath by the way.
Zhao was in confinement and it was inconvenient to take a bath. However, in the summer, I was lying in bed all day, and the sweat stains on my body were sticky and uncomfortable.
Han Yingxue brought a basin of hot water and wiped her body for her, it was always more comfortable.
When she was about to sleep, Han Yingxue went to investigate the injuries on the man she picked up.
In the hot summer, I am afraid that it will suppurate, and then it will be troublesome. Fortunately, the man's body was still strong, and after applying herbs, the wound healed quite well.
Han Yingxue untied his clothes, brought a basin of hot water, and wiped him.
Keep the closure clean to avoid infection.
The next day, Han Yingxue got up early.
I fried a plate of wild vegetables, put rice in the pot, stuffed firewood in the stove, and slowly boiled the porridge.
Yesterday, the family's clothes were changed and washed, and Han Yingxue soaked the clothes in a basin and began to scrub them.
In those years, there was no laundry, and the laundry was soap. I also use soap horn to wash my hair on weekdays.
After scrubbing for the first time, Han Yingxue put the clothes in a bucket and took them to the river in front of the village to rinse.
Rinsing at home is inconvenient, and the water in the tank also has to be picked up from the river.
Early in the morning, when Han Yingxue came to the river, she saw women hiding on the stone slabs by the river and washing their clothes.
On weekdays, these women are busy with household chores at home and work in the fields, so they don't have time to get together and chat.
And when it was time to do the laundry, everyone gathered around, and chatting was not a waste of time at work, so they chatted nonsense.
While chatting, he laughed cheerfully from time to time.
When Han Yingxue walked to the river with the wooden barrel, she found that the wooden plank had already been finished, and there were some people like her, carrying the wooden barrel and waiting beside it.
Han Yingxue's arrival immediately attracted the attention of these women.