Lin Guanghui himself was incredibly lazy, saying, "Let's boil some water and each of us use half."
"OK."
Lin Guanghui first added some water to the pot, then lit the fire and handed it to Lin Sisi, who was responsible for adding some firewood.
Lin Guanghui then added water to the large pot until it was completely full.
The two guys had never done housework before, and it took them almost half an hour to boil a pot of water.
Lin Sisi first filled a basin halfway with cold water, then took it outside to wash her feet.
She came wearing plastic sandals, so you can just rinse her with warm water.
I rinsed myself once but wasn't satisfied, so I rinsed myself twice more before carrying a basin back to my dorm to dry myself off.
From the moment she entered the room carrying the basin of water, Shen Man's gaze fell upon her, keeping a close eye on her, afraid that she might miss some detail while she was taking off her clothes.
However, when Lin Sisi took off her clothes, she didn't remove anything from her body, and her neck and wrists were completely bare, without any jewelry.
Shen Man was disappointed once again.
She wondered when she would have the chance to obtain a magical jade pendant or bracelet to help her gain access to the space.
Outside
Lin Guanghui didn't have a basin to hold water, so he went into the room and, just like Lin Sisi, coldly ordered the man lying on the kang, "Yi Zhiheng, get up and bring out your basin for me to use."
Yi Zhiheng gave him a cool glance and ignored him.
Lin Guanghui then asked the other educated youth, "Which one is Yi Zhiheng's water basin?"
The educated youth looked at each other, but no one paid him any attention.
Wang Qiang was afraid that he would clash with Yi Zhiheng again and cause trouble for the educated youth settlement, so he offered to let him use his own water basin.
He was reminded: "Comrade Lin Guanghui, you are now an educated youth, representing not only yourself but also the educated youth settlement. Please don't keep referring to yourself as 'Grandpa.' We are all comrades. Please address Yi Zhiheng as Educated Youth Yi or Comrade Yi from now on."
Lin Guanghui was naturally unconvinced, but being a bully who preyed on the weak, he smiled and said, "I understand, Wang Zhiqing."
He took Wang Qiang's basin outside, filled it with hot and cold water, and carried it to the yard.
This guy didn't just wet a towel to wipe himself down; he just poured water all over himself from head to toe.
He wasn't satisfied even after using up all the water in the pot and the brigade's water tank.
Because there was no water, he could only return to the house dejectedly and said to Yi Zhiheng again, "Little Qi, oh, no, that Yi Zhiqing, there's no water in the kitchen. Go and get some water."
He's really giving the little beggar face this time.
Yi Zhiheng still ignored him, didn't even glance at him, and continued to lie on the kang with his eyes closed, pretending to sleep.
Lin Guanghui was about to explode when he said, "You little beggar!"
"Lin Zhiqing, you're saying there's no water left in the kitchen?" Xu Dazhi stared wide-eyed at Lin Guanghui. "Are you kidding me? I filled the water tank to the brim after work today, how come there's no water all of a sudden?" He hadn't even washed himself yet.
Lin Guanghui said, "Everyone needs to take a bath, so it's normal to use a lot of water. If it runs out, we can just pick more."
Xu Dazhi curled his lip: "Everyone usually needs to wash too, so we don't need this much water, not even half of it. You make it sound so easy. Do you know how far I have to fetch water from here? The well is in the middle of the village, and we live on the edge of the village. Every time I fetch water, it's a round trip of two or three miles. Do you think it's easy for me?"
Lin Guanghui didn't care. It wasn't like he was the one carrying the water, so why should he care?
He silently put Wang Qiang's water basin back in its original place. Xu Dazhi chased after him and said, "Lin Zhiqing, you used up all the water, didn't you? We'll need it for cooking tomorrow morning. You'll have to find a way to fetch some more water."
Lin Guanghui felt apprehensive at the thought of doing work.
"Xu Zhiqing, isn't it your turn to fetch water today? The water's gone, so of course you should be the one fetching more. Why are you ordering me around? What? You're not even allowed to use the water you fetch?"
Xu Dazhi's face trembled with anger: "Lin Zhiqing, I didn't say you couldn't use water. I meant that you used so much water, which must have been a waste. Shouldn't you be the one to fetch water to replenish it? Ha, I should be the one fetching water for you. Did I let you waste it?"
"I don't think it's a waste; I usually shower like this at home."
“Please understand clearly, this is a youth settlement, not your home. I don’t care what you do at home, or how others use water when they’re fetching it. But you can’t waste water like this when I’m fetching it. If you’ve used up all the water, go fetch some more right now.”
"I'm not going; it's not my turn to fetch water today."
"Lin Guanghui, you shameless scoundrel!" Xu Dazhi said anxiously, "If you don't bring the water back today, I'm not letting you off the hook."
Wang Qiang scratched his head in frustration. There was just too much messy stuff going on since the siblings came today.
From noon to night, he handled more things than he would in a month.
He walked up to Lin Guanghui and said, "Lin, this is indeed your fault. Everyone is using water sparingly when they take a bath or wash themselves. But you've been wasting it. We still have to cook breakfast tomorrow. To make sure everyone has breakfast, you can bring the water back now, or you can bring it back before work tomorrow morning."
"Me," Lin Guanghui scratched his head, "I wasn't the only one who used up all the water."
"Who else?"
"And my sister, and the other educated youth."
"It's just you and your sister; the other educated youth don't need that many."
As Niu Kuncheng listened to their argument, he suddenly remembered something. He quickly got up and went to the kitchen to check, only to find that the firewood in the kitchen was also used up.
We could have used up two more meals tomorrow, but who knew it would all be gone in an instant.
It's his turn to gather firewood tomorrow, but there's no firewood today, so he has to get it back today so it won't affect making breakfast tomorrow.
He stomped back to the dormitory in a huff, wanting to punch Lin Guanghui a few times: "You guys not only used up all the water, but you also used up all the remaining firewood. What are we going to cook for breakfast tomorrow?"
Lin Guanghui and Lin Sisi, used to living the life of a pampered young master and young lady at home, had never considered the issue of firewood and water, and were now stunned.
Niu Kuncheng said, "Lin Zhiqing, needless to say, the firewood was used up by you and your sister. You are responsible for what you did, and you must bring the firewood back before making breakfast tomorrow."
Lin Guanghui was even more speechless. He looked at the pitch-black sky outside. Going to chop firewood and fetch water at this hour?!
He looked at Yi Zhiheng on the kang (a heated brick bed): "Little beggar, get up and go chop firewood and fetch water."
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