Chapter 7: Cleanup



After eating and drinking their fill, the mother and son prepared to do some cleaning. As the old saying goes, a new life means a new look.

In this era, there were not many courtyard walls built with bricks in the village, and Taohua Village was the only one. This was all thanks to Jiang Shanhe's father who had passed away long ago. Before the Jiang family fell into decline, they were the richest people in the area. However, at that time, they were harmed by villains and all their wealth was lost. He came to Taohua Village with only a little money, most of which he used to buy land and build houses.

Xiaoguo took Zhuangzhuang for a walk. It was dark when they arrived and they were busy eating, so they had no time to look at the surroundings. But after a look around, they could see everything clearly.

The three main rooms face south. The dining room is in the middle facing the gate. The room on the east is where Jiang's mother lived before her death. The room on the west is where Xiaoguo lives. The kitchen is three meters away from Jiang's mother's room. The yard is very large and there is a vegetable garden, but it has been abandoned for a long time because it has not been taken care of. What Xiaoguo is more satisfied with is the well in the yard. It was dug bit by bit by Jiang Shanhe out of sympathy for his mother who didn't want to walk half the village to fetch water.

After getting familiar with the place, Xiaoguo led Zhuangzhuang, who was fully armed, to start cleaning. They first moved the furniture out of the house. It had not been exposed to the sun for a long time and had a damp smell. The quilts and mattresses also had a damp smell.

There was a well at home so there was no shortage of water, and Xiaoguo did not use it sparingly. She asked Zhuangzhuang to get a brush from home. During this time, Xiaoguo took out some detergent from her ring and prepared to use it instead of laundry detergent. As she was looking around, she realized that there was nothing at home that could clean clothes.

After Xiaoguo came out, Zhuangzhuang came out too. He handed himself to his mother and asked in a crisp voice, "Mom, what else do I need to do?"

I originally wanted to say that I don't need to do it, but looking at Zhuangzhuang's sparkling eyes, I hesitated again, and looked around to see if there was anything Zhuangzhuang could do to help. "Then go get me a wash basin and a washing hammer."

Zhuangzhuang replied "OK" and ran happily into the inner room. Xiaoguo was busy too and quickly drew two buckets of water from the well. After Zhuangzhuang brought the basin, Xiaoguo poured the water into it. The basin was very big so Xiaoguo went back to the house and took out the dirty clothes from the closet that he had changed out of last night. As soon as he went out, he saw Maza that Zhuangzhuang had taken out. He was standing next to Maza and looking at Xiaoguo with a smile on his face. His expression was like a puppy waiting to be praised. Thinking of this, Xiaoguo burst out laughing.

"Mom?" Zhuangzhuang didn't know why his mother was laughing again. It seemed that his mother had loved to look at him and laugh since she woke up yesterday. It was completely different from before. His mother always sighed before. He really wanted his mother to keep laughing like this.

Xiaoguo didn't know what Zhuangzhuang was thinking, so she walked over and pinched his still thin face to encourage him, "Zhuangzhuang is great, you know how to help me with work, and you even helped me carry the horse. I feel very happy."

Being praised by his mother, Zhuangzhuang blushed with embarrassment, "That's nothing, I still have a lot to do for you. When I grow up, I will wash your clothes and cook for you."

Xiaoguo was so strong

The words made the cute girl feel cute, "Then I will wait for you to grow up strong."

"Well! I will grow up quickly." Zhuangzhuang assured Xiaoguo.

Xiaoguo was sitting on a stool washing clothes. Zhuangzhuang looked at her and suddenly turned around and ran to the kitchen. Xiaoguo didn't know where he was going. He turned around and washed clothes, but came back after a while. He sat behind Xiaoguo with the stool in his hand, and put his two little hands on Xiaoguo's waist.

Xiaoguo turned around and looked at Zhuangzhuang in surprise. This child... is too sensible.

Zhuangzhuang pounded his waist seriously, with a serious expression and a frown on his face, as if he was doing something serious.

With the warm company of Zhuangzhuang, Xiaoguo was full of energy and quickly washed the clothes. He took apart the quilt and washed the quilt cover, sheets and pillowcases together. He also brushed the furniture. It was May, the weather was neither too cold nor too hot, and the sunshine was just right, so he could bring everything into the house in the evening.

"Mom, you're so great!" Zhuangzhuang looked at the clothes and quilts hanging on the rope, which filled a large rope.

"Of course it's because Zhuangzhuang's hammering on my waist feels good. Mother isn't tired at all now because of Zhuangzhuang." Xiaoguo stretched his limbs and indeed was not very tired.


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