To Ji's surprise, the large machine was like a monster, swallowing Fan Xiaofan whole and making a whirring, spinning sound.
Ji Sanmei stared at the machine without blinking.
This is an experimental product made by Fan Xiaofan. After all, materials are limited nowadays, and many parts cannot be made to perfection, which greatly affects the final result.
The first hand-cranked washing machine appeared during the Age of Exploration, but China has never had this concept.
For them, happiness usually means having a well in the yard so they don't have to travel a long way to wash their clothes.
Every household is used to washing by hand.
However, in this world, many times, machines can liberate people's production, freeing their hands to do more things.
Simply put, with a washing machine, housewives can do other things like cooking and cleaning while washing clothes.
The machines were roaring, immediately attracting the attention of all the residents living there.
Everyone stared in astonishment at the large machine.
Fan Xiaofan wasn't very satisfied. It was completely different from the smart washing machine she used in her previous life. It was too noisy, didn't wash very well, and couldn't dry the clothes after spin-drying...
She recalled information about washing machines from that era. R country had already developed a top-loading washing machine by the mid-1950s, but she looked at the large machine in front of her with some disappointment; it wasn't performing very well.
She silently noted down the areas that needed improvement. Although the invention of the washing machine was due to her laziness, she also hoped that it could be exported from China.
However, the first generation she created is not absolutely competitive compared to those from R country.
Fan Xiaofan was disappointed, but Sister Ji and the others were so surprised when they saw Fan Xiaofan take out clean sheets from the washing machine that their jaws almost dropped.
"This...this monster that eats can clean up its food?"
Sister-in-law Ji stammered.
"It's truly amazing..."
"Xiao Fan, throw in some more dirty things that need washing..."
Everyone started talking at once.
Fan Xiaofan threw away another set of dirty clothes, and the others didn't leave either. They stared at the rumbling machine with unblinking eyes, like they were watching a show. When the time came, their eyes were wide open.
"Take it out and let us see..."
"Ah, I remember seeing this garment covered in dust earlier, but it's so clean now."
The soap bubbles disappeared completely.
Fan Xiaofan was preoccupied with the drawing and didn't continue chatting with the others. He readily agreed to borrow the drawing and waited for their opinions.
She herself was actually reluctant to share the washing machine with others, after all, it was a habit she had formed in the past. However, this machine was most likely obsolete, so it would be good for everyone to have some fun.
In this day and age, there's no such thing as a cleanliness obsession with not sharing washing machines. The people living here also care about their image, so they naturally wouldn't bring out small pieces of clothing from home to disgust others; it's mostly things like hard-to-wash bed sheets.
Washing these things used to be something these housewives hated the most, but now they all stared at the first-generation washing machine with bright eyes, excitedly imitating Fan Xiaofan as they let the machine swallow them.
"And then, and then what?"
Sister-in-law Ji hurriedly asked others what to do next, but everyone's words were irrelevant. Finally, Sister Ji rolled her eyes, pressed a spot, and then the familiar rumbling sound rang out.
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