Chapter 111： Laundry clothes

Chapter 111 Washing clothes

The four carrot heads can be said to be immersed in a game of shuttlecock, with sweat on their faces, but also smiles on their faces.

This is what children should look like.

Su Mulan smiled and got rid of the unusable materials left for making shuttlecocks.

After playing with the children for a while, Su Mulan saw that the four carrot heads were sweating profusely and their cheeks were even red from the heat. Su Mulan asked the four children to take a break and drink some of the sugar water she had made.

It is brewed after the water is boiled, then cooled down and then put into the cold water of the well to cool down. Now it tastes cool but not too cold. It is the right time to feel comfortable.

The four carrot heads drank the water obediently, and then went into the house to lie down for a while as Su Mulan instructed. When the weather was not too hot, they started to get busy again.

Taking advantage of the cool weather, Su Mulan asked Bai Shuiliu to lead a few children to the fields to gather grass, while she carried a large wooden basin to the well at the entrance of the village to wash clothes.

The clothes for the whole family were large in quantity, and the clothes at this time were relatively loose, and even fine cloth, due to the limited textile technology at this time, was not as light and soft as modern ones, and was much thicker, making it difficult to wash with scrub. It was very laborious, and I had to take turns scrubbing and beating to clean the clothes.

Fortunately, Sumolan usually changes his clothes every day or two. The clothes are not that dirty, and there are not so many stubborn stains in this era, so it is relatively easy to wash them.

“Shuiliu Niang, you’re here to wash your clothes again.”

There were many women by the well, in small groups, chatting while washing clothes. When they saw Su Mulan coming, they greeted her warmly.

"Hey." Su Mulan responded, found a place, placed the wooden basin, shook the windlass, and drew water.

Soak it with soap locust, rub it carefully, and rinse it twice, and the clothes will be completely clean.

Although Su Mulan brought a lot of clothes, none of them were dirty. She was quick with her hands and feet and washed them quickly. She wrung out the clothes and left first.

It can be said that she is the last to come to wash clothes, but the first to leave.

“This Baishitang family has very nimble hands and feet and works very quickly.” A woman sighed as she looked at the half-tub of clothes left in her basin.

Compared to the past when I was so lazy and easy to eat, I feel like I am on earth and in heaven.

"I don't think her clothes are very dirty. They must have been washed in water, so they are washed quickly." The person next to her said, "How about she come and wash the clothes every other day."

"It seems so. That's good. It doesn't take much effort when washing, and the water won't be clean after rubbing it for several times. It saves effort." The woman who spoke first couldn't help but nodded, " I’ll try this next time and wash my clothes every other day.”

“This is not good. I wash so frequently, and my clothes are all ruined by rubbing.” Someone pouted and said, “If your clothes are rubbed and rubbed, you have to sew patches on them. It’s so ugly.”

Although farmers are all thrifty and patching their clothes is common, I don’t think so.

But if you can wear complete clothes, who would want to wear so many patches on your body? After all, it doesn’t look good.

"That's true...but having said that, Lady Shui Liu is not afraid of ruining her clothes in the wash."

"You don't know this, right? The Baishitang family can make a lot of money by drying sweet potatoes at home, making food, and selling them at the market. What are you afraid of if these clothes are washed and torn? You can just buy new cloth and make them again. "

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