"No, no!" The old man waved his hands quickly, "Officer Huo, I heard from Li Baiqing today that you are doing a great thing. Alas, we two old bones are holding the village back!"
"Then let's not talk any more." Huo Qianli said with a smile: "Let's persuade these two girls to stay. As for you two elders, please improve the sanitary conditions as much as possible, okay?"
"That's right! Officer Huo, don't worry!"
......
Jiang Li was ultimately unable to change her residence. She simply washed up and went to bed. She wrote a diary with her companions for a while and fell asleep around 10:30.
In a daze, she, who was always a light sleeper, vaguely heard some noise, but she couldn't hear it clearly.
She shrank her body and listened carefully. It seemed to be a rustling sound mixed with a little human voice.
She secretly took out her cell phone and took a look. It was almost twelve o'clock.
It can’t be a supernatural event!
She quickly squeezed towards her companions and found some peace of mind.
But the voice did not stop, stirring her mind again and again. She had no choice but to gently push her companion with her hand and whispered, "Xue'er, Xue'er?"
The companion asked confusedly: "What's wrong?"
"Did you hear anything?"
"No, why don't you go to sleep?" Xue'er turned over in a daze, ready to continue sleeping.
"It really is! Come and listen!"
Then, Xue'er couldn't sleep either...
Finally, Jiang Li couldn't help it and took out the flashlight that the old couple had prepared for them to use at night from beside the pillow, and pulled Xue'er and followed the sound.
The sound actually came from the kitchen!
The two of them walked slowly, and in the dim light of the kitchen, they poked their heads out tremblingly and saw two figures.
The old man was holding a brush and scrubbing the oil stains on the stove vigorously.
An old woman was sitting on a stool, holding a large basin, and washing dishes with her back bent.
The cupboards against the wall had been completely emptied, the inside had been brushed, and were now open.
The old woman sighed as she washed, "This dishwashing liquid is really useful. It cleaned the bowl and chopsticks in just a few strokes. The two college students will probably have nothing to say."
The old man brushed the brush diligently, "You should be frugal. I borrowed money from the neighbor next door. If you use too much, they will scold you behind your back."
"You tell me!" The old woman snorted. "I've always complained that this stuff costs several dollars for such a small bottle, so I can't bear to buy it. I'll buy a bottle next time I go to the market."
"Mind your own business." The old man pursed his lips. "Do you think I should use some on the stove? Clean the stove, too."
"Is it worth using something so expensive to clean the stove? Do you have too much money to burn? If you don't want to clean it, let me do it!"
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll wash it, I'll wash it." The old man surrendered quickly, "Hurry up, finish cleaning the kitchen, and I'll go to the main room to wash the dining table and put it in the yard to dry."
"Keep the noise down! Don't wake up the college students."
"Don't worry, I know what's going on."
"Ouch! My waist!" The old woman propped herself up and tapped it gently, "It's old! It's really old!"
She looked at the old man and said with a smile: "You said I was the most beautiful girl in the village back then, how come I became like this after following you! Young people still think we are sloppy and dirty."
The old man was silent for a moment. "I don't dislike you, I dislike me. You used to be capable and I could clean up the damage I caused you. But now we are old and can't handle it anymore!"
"That's right. When I first built this house, it was so clean and comfortable. Now I'm used to living here every day and don't feel anything anymore. But when someone suddenly said this, I felt that these dirty things were like the wrinkles on my face, which can't be washed away!"
"Don't say that! Wash it carefully, nothing can't be washed off!"
"Bullshit, you washed me like I was when I was young!"
"Wash the fight! Who's afraid of who?"
"You probably can't even remember what I looked like when I was young!"
......
In the kitchen late at night, the two old people were busy while talking about the past with a smile. By the wall, Jiang Li leaned in Xue'er's arms, covering her mouth with red eyes.
The first night for the college students in Hushan Village passed quietly.
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