There was no electricity back then, and the house only had a kerosene lamp. Even though it was still bright outside, no lights were turned on.
At this time, every household in the village was busy, and smoke was still rising from the roofs of many neighbors' houses. The rolling hills around were lush and green, and the chirping of insects and frogs added a bit of vitality to this dark and lonely evening.
In her previous life, she lived in a modern world of feasting and revelry. Every place around her was filled with a strong sense of technology and industry, and everyone around her was busy working for a few pieces of silver. Her life in her previous life was financially comfortable, and she didn't need to worry about money, but she was still busy working every day.
Now the soul and body have merged back to the 1970s. There is no high-end material life anymore. All that is seen is poverty and simplicity. The body is also very tired, but the soul is more relaxed and comfortable than ever before.
"Hanako, I'm done."
Lin Shan came out carrying a wooden bucket, interrupting Yun Huaying's thoughts. She pounded her sore thighs, slowly got up and poured water to take a bath.
There was no bathtub or comfortable bathroom here, so they could only scrub their bodies with water. Yun Huaying muttered as she scrubbed, "I need to hire someone to build a bathroom, and then repair the kitchen roof and toilet."
The Jacaranda has a strong adaptability and can live in simple houses and use worn-out furniture, but it is a little concerned about private space.
He quickly showered, took out clean clothes and put them on. He used his mind to check the situation inside the Yun Residence. When he saw that the weeds in the space had spread out to the horizon, the corners of his lips curled up: "It is worthy of being called revolutionary grass. Keep growing vigorously."
In her previous life, she had a registered company that was specifically used to purchase seeds. The space was planted with plants, medicinal herbs, fruits, etc. However, seeds were hard to come by in this life, and the procedures for purchasing them in large quantities were very troublesome. More importantly, she could not find a suitable reason, so she had to give up the path she had taken in her previous life and temporarily had to use the weeds in the fields and countryside.
"Let's go to the mountains in a couple of days and bring in all kinds of plants."
Yun Huaying was somewhat glad at this time that she was an educated youth in the hilly area of the south. What was most abundant here was mountains and forests. The vegetation in the mountains and forests was lush and rich in variety, which was of great help to her in repairing the space.
After getting dressed, he used his mind to pour two large bowls of sweet potato porridge cooked last night into the plates on the ground.
Seeing that the chickens and ducks in the space had grown significantly, he also felt a little proud. "Eat more, grow up quickly, and fatten yourself up so that you can be a snack for me in the future."
When she came out with the bucket, Jiang Yuan called out to them, "Yun Huaying, Lin Shan, it's not dark yet, let's go wash the clothes."
"OK."
Lin Shan took a shower and felt much better. She got up and left with her dirty clothes.
It was already autumn, but many men in the village were bathing in the river. When the three of them came over with basins, they saw a large group of men bathing shirtless in the river. Jiang Yuan quickly turned her back, feeling a little embarrassed: "We shouldn't be washing clothes at this time."
"Go wash over there." Yun Huaying pointed in the opposite direction and went that way first, saying, "You can come and wash in the morning, or you can carry water home to wash."
"Carrying water is too tiring. Let's go to the river to wash in the morning."
Lin Shan thought about the last time she was laughed at by children for carrying water, and she felt a little embarrassed. Washing clothes consumes a lot of water, so instead of carrying water home to wash them, she would rather come to the river and wash them.
The men bathing in the river also saw the three of them, and two of them were whistling frivolously. However, Zhao Xuelin and Han Zheng were there, and they said a few words to each other, and the whistlers shut up.
After the three of them finished washing the clothes, they carried the basins back. When they passed by the educated youth institute, they happened to meet Liu Xiu coming back with a basket.
Liu Xiu's basket was covered with a cloth, so they couldn't see what was inside. However, they guessed that it was something she was looking for to exchange with her neighbors. The three of them only glanced at her and didn't intend to greet her, but she spoke first: "It's really filthy for you to go wash clothes at this time. Don't drag the old educated youth into it if the villagers talk about you behind your back."
"Liu Xiu, what do you mean?" Lin Shan was furious when she heard this. "We're just washing clothes, what's so dirty about that?"
Jiang Yuan was actually a pretty good person, generally not one to get on bad terms with others. But this Liu Zhiqing was being rude and inexplicably bullying them. He said sternly, "Liu Zhiqing, since you're able to come here as an educated youth, you must be an intellectual. You should know what the word 'dirty' means. We're just doing some laundry, and you're calling us filthy. Do you really think we're easy to bully?"
"We are washing clothes, how can we bother you? You just say we are dirty. How can you be so wicked?" Lin Shan usually speaks nicely to others, but now she is very annoyed.
They were talking loudly and standing at the door of the educated youth institute. All the old educated youth had come out. Yang Min rushed to the front and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Sister Yang Min, this Liu Zhiqing has a terrible mouth. We just went to the river to wash clothes before dark, and when we passed by here and saw her, we didn't say anything, but she said that it was dirty for us to wash clothes at this time. Can you please give us some justice? How can we wash clothes, but she thinks it is dirty?" Lin Shan immediately told her what happened.
"Others go to wash clothes in the morning, but they go at this time. They know that the men in the village are bathing in the river at this time, but they still go to wash clothes. Aren't they hiding dirty thoughts?" Liu Xiu looked at them with disgust and contempt while speaking.
"Bang!"
Yun Huaying smashed the basin in her hand to the ground. She walked up to her with a cold look in her eyes: "Give me that look you just gave me again."
Liu Xiu was frightened by her momentum and took a step back, panicking: "What are you going to do?"
"Apologize!"
There are only two words for Yunhuaying.
"Yes, apologize." Lin Shan and Jiang Yuan put down the basins in their hands and blocked Liu Xiu's retreat on the left and right.
"Yun Zhiqing, Lin Zhiqing, Jiang Zhiqing, please talk it out nicely." Yang Min tried to smooth things over.
Yun Huaying turned slightly to look at the group of old educated youth and asked expressionlessly, "Does the Dongjiang Brigade have a rule that prohibits washing clothes at this time?"
"Uh, no." Yang Min shook her head.
"Is it dirty for us to wash clothes in the river at this time?" Yun Huaying asked again.
"No."
Yang Min continued to shake her head, glanced at Liu Xiu, and said, "You just arrived at the production team, so you probably didn't know that the men in the village bathed in the river at this time. It's my fault for not telling you. Liu Zhiqing's words were not pleasant to hear, and she didn't know how to talk. She actually suggested that you shouldn't go to the river to wash clothes at this time."
"Yang Zhiqing, I didn't hear any advice in her words, only full of malice." Yun Huaying cast an extremely indifferent look on her.
Yang Min's face stiffened slightly, and she wanted to say something else, but Yin Mei beside her pulled her sleeve and shook her head at her, signaling her not to say anything more and let the new educated youth handle the matter themselves.
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