The weather has been very good in the past week or so, with clear blue skies all the time. However, the Great Northern Wilderness is located in the frigid zone, so even in good weather, the outdoor temperature has only risen from minus 30 degrees Celsius to minus 10 degrees Celsius, which is still so cold that people cannot even stretch out their fingers.
Yun Qiao put on a hat, scarf, mask, and gloves, fully arming himself with only his eyes exposed. Even so, when he arrived at the bathroom, his fingertips were numb from the cold.
When they arrived at the bathroom, Yun Qiao was the first to arrive and he started to light the stove.
She used a pair of tongs to take out the coal balls that had been burning all night, crushed the two completely burnt coal balls at the bottom, leaving only the top one with a little fire left, put it back to the bottom of the stove, and added two new coal balls on top.
The stove was lit, Yun Qiao brought a small stool, sat in front of the stove to warm himself by the fire, and moved his frozen fingers.
After a while, Gao Qian also came.
She was wearing a men's military coat, wrapping herself up like a ball. After entering the house, she did not take off the outer military coat, but directly pulled a chair and sat around the stove to warm herself by the fire.
"It's getting colder and colder. I almost froze to death riding my bike all the way here."
Yun Qiao said, "It's only the Lesser Cold, it will be even colder when the Greater Cold arrives."
Gao Qian said, "I'm not afraid of the Great Cold. We still have about ten days until the annual holiday. Then I'll stay at home and not go anywhere. No matter how cold the Great Cold is, I won't feel cold."
"There's a big festival in the commune during the New Year, don't you want to join in the fun?" Yun Qiao asked her.
Gao Qian shook her head: "No. I have three children at home, I can't take care of them."
"That's true."
Gao Qian asked, "I heard that your family bought a washing machine yesterday. Come on?"
"Yeah." Yun Qiao nodded: "You heard about it too?"
Gao Qian hummed, "It's spread all over the family compound. It's hard not to hear about it. Your family has become quite the sensation."
Yun Qiao smiled and said, "I didn't mean to attract attention."
"I knew you didn't mean that. We've been working together for almost half a year, and I know you're the least interested in the spotlight." Gao Qian said, "It's mainly because washing machines are so rare. I'd never heard of them before."
Gao Qian asked curiously, "Didn't you use that washing machine yesterday? What was it like? Was it easy to use?"
"If you buy something from a local dealer, it's bound to be good." Yun Qiao smiled. "You just need to throw the clothes into the basket, add water and detergent, and forget about it. After the first wash, drain the water out of the basket, add clean water and rinse again. After washing, drain the water, put on rubber gloves and wring the clothes dry, then you can hang them up. Your hands won't get wet or cold."
"That's great!" Gao Qian's eyes lit up when she heard it. "My two little rascals ran off to play in that snow cave last week and came back covered in mud. I spent an hour scrubbing them clean on Sunday. I boiled two pots of hot water, and it still wasn't enough. In the end, my hands were still numb from the cold water. This washing machine is perfect for families like mine who have endless laundry to do."
Hearing the excitement in Gao Qian's words, Yun Qiao asked, "Little Miss Gao, do you want to buy this washing machine too?"
Gao Qian nodded: "Yes, if the price is right, I would like to buy one too. How much did you pay for this washing machine?"
Yun Qiao told the truth: "The washing machine cost 2,000 yuan and it was shipped from Shenyang to our place, and the shipping fee was another 18 yuan."
"It's less than three hundred yuan, which is an acceptable price." Gao Qian's husband is the deputy battalion commander, and she also works to earn money, so the family has some assets.
"Shenyang is just too far away. We don't know anyone there, so it's not realistic to make a special trip." Gao Qian said with some embarrassment: "I wonder who your family asked to help buy it? Could you give them a recommendation?"
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