Chapter 61: Washing Upgrade
She had never worn anything other than linen in her life.
I just thought it was some expensive fabric.
"Grandma, why is the cloth still dry? Grandma, didn't you wash your faces?" Jiang Fubao looked at the towel in grandma's hand. It was not wet at all. She was puzzled.
"This is such a good thing, Fubao can use it, and I'll put the other piece away for you. We can just use the linen cloth."
Zhang Jinlan answered her granddaughter softly.
Jiang Fubao raised his head.
All I saw was the towel she hung on the wall last night.
At this moment it turned into two pieces of linen.
Still the same one used before.
It's black and dirty and can't be washed clean.
Jiang Fubao immediately pursed his lips, crossed his arms over his chest, and said in a sobbing voice: "I don't care, it hurts so much to wash my face with linen cloth. You don't need it, and Fubao doesn't need it either, so let's share the pain, it hurts me to death——"
"Look, why is your little mouth pouting so high? Okay, okay, grandma, take out the white cloth and let's all use it, okay? You stingy guy, I can't beat you."
Zhang Jinlan couldn't stand this trick.
Surrender immediately.
Jiang Fubao then smiled.
After hanging the towel on the linen rope, she picked up the toothbrush and prepared to wash.
"Mom, what is this? It's white and smells strange. Could it be nectar? That's not right. It's too white. I just took a bite and it was sweet. It can't be edible, right?"
Jiang Fubao was wondering where the bamboo tube containing toothpaste had gone, when Sun Pingmei just happened to come over with the bamboo tube.
"You glutton, how dare you eat anything? What if this is poisonous? Your whole life will be ruined by your gluttonous mouth!"
Zhang Jinlan snatched the bamboo tube and pointed at her daughter-in-law, cursing.
Sun Pingmei didn't even dare to raise her head because of the scolding.
"Grandma, this is toothpaste." Jiang Fubao couldn't bear it anymore, she raised her head and said to grandma.
"Toothpaste? What is toothpaste?" Zhang Jinlan had naturally never heard of it.
She held the bamboo tube and looked at it left and right.
Ask about the granddaughter.
"The old man with white beard told me this in my dream. He said that if I brush my teeth with this, my teeth will be white and I won't have toothache."
Jiang Fubao said something nonsense, stretched out her arm, and took the bamboo tube from her grandmother's hand.
Then use a toothbrush dipped in some toothpaste to brush your mouth, and after a while, white foam will come out.
Zhang Jinlan and Sun Pingmei were both stunned.
After brushing his teeth, Jiang Fubao rinsed his mouth, picked up a soft towel and began to wash his face.
Unfortunately, her hands were too small to squeeze the towel dry.
I can only ask grandma for help.
"Grandma, help me squeeze it. By the way, grandma, is this the only toothbrush you have?"
She clearly put three of them.
Why only one is seen?
"There are two more, which were put away by grandma for Fubao to use in the future."
really.....
Jiang Fubao curled his lips.
She guessed it right.
"Grandma and Grandpa also use it. I'll ask Grandpa Whitebeard to send some more in a few days... Um——"
Before he could finish his words, his grandmother covered his mouth.
"Hey, Fubao, don't talk nonsense. You can't be greedy, otherwise the old man with white beard will be unhappy. Do you understand?"
Zhang Jinlan let go of her granddaughter's hand only after she nodded.
"Grandma, then you guys should use a toothbrush too, or I will say something."
After escaping from grandma's clutches, Jiang Fubao put his hands on his hips.
No fear.
"You kid! Forget it, I'll do as you say. Grandma, take out the toothbrush and let's use it together tomorrow."
I was afraid that my granddaughter would say something disrespectful again.
Zhang Jinlan had no choice but to compromise.
Jiang Fubao, who had succeeded, picked up the bowl, sat on the special little chair, and happily ate the egg custard.
"Auntie——"
There was a shout from the door, and as soon as the voice fell, a big wooden stake walked in first.
Long and thick.
Like a telephone pole.
Under the wooden pile, there were two young men carrying it.
They were Ma Chunxia’s two sons.
Jiang Liwen and Jiang Liwu.
"Hey, what are you doing? Why are you carrying a piece of wood? Isn't it time to work at the beginning of the morning? You came too early."
Zhang Jinlan was startled by the huge piece of wood.
"Auntie, I heard from Eryong that your family is in a hurry to build a house, but no matter how urgent it is, the ground piles must be laid, and the beams must be dried thoroughly in the sun. If the wood is not dried in the sun, it will easily grow insects, and what if it rots? It is very dangerous.
It just so happens that my son Yongping is also looking for a girl. Our house is small and the room is not big enough for us. Before the New Year, my mother asked us to start preparing wood. We will use it for your family first and we will chop it later. We are not in a hurry. We just need to finish building it by the end of the year. "
After the two brothers put down the wood, Jiang Liwen explained.
"That's great. When my house is finished, I'll have Yamato and Eryong chop down some wood and return it to your family."
Zhang Jinlan was not polite at all.
The house at home was built in a hurry, and the wood was not dry enough.
The ground stakes cannot be driven in properly.
Originally she wanted to prepare in advance, but wood that has been exposed to the sun for half a month is no match for wood that has been exposed to the sun for several months.
The wood from the neighbor was delivered just in time.
"No need to return them. There are plenty of trees on the mountain. We can cut them down later. Auntie, let's move on."
Jiang Liwen breathed a sigh of relief.
It was his mother who ordered the delivery of the wood.
After all, building a house cannot be completed in a few days.
Each worker was paid ten cents a day, so their family had to take a lot of money from the neighbors.
If it weren't for their good relationship, this job would not have been their turn.
Favors are naturally repaid.
The few people who had originally planned to go to the mountain to chop wood at the beginning of the morning did not go either.
There is enough wood.
"In that case, let's dig the foundation now."
Jiang Shoujia waved his hand.
Several people officially started work.
Occasionally, a few villagers passing by would come in to see the excitement.
It only takes one day.
The news that the Jiang family was building a house spread throughout the village.
"Tsk, this Fubao family has even built a house. They must have robbed some silver from others, so they are rich now!"
The clan leader’s house at the entrance of the village.
Zhou Gaier was making sarcastic remarks at the dinner table.
"How can this be called cheating? It's the Zhou family who are shameless. Their granddaughter married someone without a matchmaker, and they dared to marry a fool. They deserve to pay the money. In my opinion, the Fubao family is justified in asking for money."
Zhou Gaier's sister-in-law Zhou Baiyun thought exactly the opposite.
Both of them were married from Zhoujia Village.
Naturally, I know what happened that day.
Besides, the two villages are not far away.
"Sister-in-law, why are you still being so ungrateful? Her family is used to making fun of people. Why didn't you tell her when she came to our house and stole thirty eggs and half an ounce of silver? You are a family of bad people, and they will die sooner or later."
Zhou Gaier sneered.
He rolled his eyes at Zhou Baiyun.
"How dare you talk about this? If you had taken good care of Sanniu, would she have come to our house to make trouble? You hold your precious son in your arms all day long, like a gold nugget. Do you think you are not a human being? Look, Siniu is only five years old, and you beat her up so badly, Dad! You don't take care of her either. How can you be a mother like this? I can't stand it."
Zhou Baiyun grabbed his niece who was standing in punishment and held her in his arms.
He touched her face with heartache.