Lin Xue's words were based on the original owner's situation. Because the original owner had never worked in the fields, she didn't do much farm work after marrying Zhou Tianli. She was always responsible for things like washing clothes and cooking at home.
To be honest, the two girls do the laundry at home, and she only cooks some meals for the family.
Now, the children in the family nodded in deep agreement after listening to Lin Xue's words.
"Sister-in-law, my younger siblings and I will take care of the work in the fields. You just need to stay home and cook some meals for us!"
As the eldest boy in the family, Xiaocang had to step forward and make a statement this week.
Anyway, my sister-in-law used to only be responsible for cleaning and cooking at home.
It's already good enough that things are the same as before.
At least they can have a hot meal when they come back from a day's work in the fields.
"Sister-in-law, we'll help with the housework too!"
Zhou Xiaoting immediately spoke on behalf of her and her sister, after all, she was the eldest daughter in the Zhou family.
"Sister-in-law, I can work too. I'll help my second brother with the work in the fields, and I'll also help you with the housework!"
Zhou Xiaohai is quite lively and is also the most handsome child in the Zhou family.
This is also why he was chosen by that family to be their son in his previous life.
After all, he's good-looking. If he can find a woman to marry and have children with, his children will definitely be beautiful too.
"Sister-in-law, I can help too!"
Seeing that everyone had expressed their opinions, Zhou Xiaowu, who had been silently eating, belatedly said something like this.
"Alright, then it's settled. Second brother, please take good care of things in the fields!"
"When the work in the fields isn't so busy, let your two younger sisters stay at home. After all, they are young girls and can't stay in the fields all the time. When the work in the fields gets too busy, then let them go back to work!"
Lin Xue chatted with the group for a while longer, and before they knew it, everyone had finished all the food on the table.
Zhou Xiaoting and Zhou Xiaomei helped clear the dishes, but Lin Xue stopped them.
"There's a pot of water boiling in the big pot. You two sisters can wash each other's backs and take a good bath later!"
"I've been working in the fields all day, and I smell terrible!"
Lin Xue took the bowls and chopsticks and carried them to the well to wash them. Then she turned around and told her two sisters to prepare to take a bath.
"Second brother, take third and fourth brothers and find a place to wash yourselves properly. Look, you're all covered in lice. This won't do. All the nutrients have been sucked away by these little bugs. How will you have the strength to work!"
"Here, this is my own soap. You should wash your brothers' hair thoroughly and scrub their bodies with the soap too. Then change them into clean clothes. Keep these clothes you're wearing; I'll wash them for you this afternoon!"
Lin Xue ordered them to find a place to bathe in a commanding tone. Boys are not as precious as girls, so they can just find a shallow riverbank to wash themselves clean.
Besides, the weather is still very hot, and the river water is still warm at noon, so the boys will definitely not catch a cold.
They were initially a little apprehensive when Lin Xue asked them to take a bath, but they finally put their minds at ease when they heard that lice on their bodies would drain their strength.
Zhou Xiaocang took his two younger brothers to the river to bathe, while Lin Xue took all the quilts from their house and aired them in the yard.
Then he picked up the machete from the kitchen and went to the back mountain, found the bamboo forest he remembered, cut down several bamboo stalks and took them home.
The two girls also heard what Lin Xue said to Zhou Xiaocang and the others. At that moment, they were in the house, carefully washing their hair.
Lin Xue also gave them a bar of soap. These soaps were specially made by Lin Xue when she was bored.
In other words, they anticipated that some people in the world would encounter situations where they would get lice, so they made preparations in advance, and now they can finally come in handy.
When the two girls came out, they saw Lin Xue weaving bamboo baskets in the yard.
"Sister-in-law, I didn't know you could weave baskets!"
Zhou Xiaoting took the two sisters' clothes to the well to wash them, while Zhou Xiaomei came to Lin Xue's side and watched her fingers fly across the paper.
"The autumn harvest is coming soon, and I'm thinking of weaving a few more baskets to use when harvesting corn!"
As Lin Xue spoke, she didn't stop what she was doing. Layer upon layer of bamboo weaving took shape in her hands, eventually forming a large bamboo basket.
"Oh, but I see that the corn in the field hasn't even grown ears yet?"
Seeing that Lin Xue was easy to talk to today, Zhou Xiaomei was no longer as afraid of her as before. She stayed by Lin Xue's side, asking her all sorts of questions.
The little girl was too small when she was born, and Zhou Tianli fed her with rice water.
Having never seen what her mother looked like, Zhou Xiaomei always imagined the original owner of the body to be her mother after she married into the family.
Now that Lin Xue was willing to speak to her in a kind and gentle manner, her fantasies grew even stronger.
"It will be too late if we wait until the corn is ripe. We must plan ahead when we do things!"
"After this basket is finished, I also need to weave some more bamboo baskets for carrying on my back, and prepare more bamboo baskets for the house. After the harvest, the wild fruits on the mountain will be ripe. Shouldn't we pick more then so that we won't go hungry in the winter?"
Lin Xue noticed that the little girl was willing to talk to her and even stood beside her watching what she was doing.
I looked up and smiled at the other person, only to find that their hair was still wet.
"Are there any towels at home? Go find a towel and dry your hair!"
She wanted to reach out and pat the other person's head, but seeing the dust on her hands, she had to give up.
"There are no towels left at home, and the only one I have is too to be used. Sister-in-law, don't worry about me, my hair will dry on its own after hanging it outside for a while!"
Zhou Xiaomei didn't think it would matter if she didn't dry her hair, since it would dry on its own in a while anyway.
However, thinking about the towels in her house that had been torn into strips, she still felt a little heartbroken, as she would have no towels to use in the future!
"I'll go get it for you from my room. Keeping your hair wet will make you sick!"
Lin Xue couldn't possibly let the little girl keep her hair wet. Even though it was summer, it was still better to dry her hair after washing it.
She went into her room and took out a towel made of coarse cloth. She had never seen what other people's towels looked like, and she certainly wouldn't dare to use a high-end towel like the ones from later generations.
These coarse cloth towels were quite common in ancient times. Hopefully, this world isn't much different from other ancient worlds.
Even if they did, look at their clothes; these coarse cloth towels wouldn't stand out.
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