After they exchanged a few words, they each started to work. They had to clean everything before the sun came out, so that they could dry everything when the sun was at its brightest.
Zeng Wenjuan, Zhao Jianguo, and Wang Hui's family were all busy, washing the items in their hands, and bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time.
Zeng Wenjuan and Zhao Jianguo worked together to put the dismantled bed boards, cabinets and other furniture one by one into the large wooden basin and began to wash them.
"Mom, I want to help too." Goudan, wearing a leather coat, ran happily to Zeng Wenjuan and Zhao Jianguo.
Zeng Wenjuan handed a bag of washing powder to Goudan and said, "Then help me sprinkle the washing powder on the bed board. I will use a brush to clean the bed board. Only then can Goudan sleep well at night."
"Okay, I will definitely do my best." Goudan happily took on the task.
"You must remember not to get the detergent dirty. You must hold it steady when pouring the water, otherwise the whole bag of detergent will be useless." Zeng Wenjuan was afraid that Goudan would not hold the water steadily and drop the detergent into the water, then the whole bag of detergent would be wasted.
"I won't. I will definitely be very good at it. Is mom going to start sprinkling the laundry detergent now?" Goudan said eagerly while holding the laundry detergent.
"Just spread it here. Mom will wash this side first, and you can spread it on the other side later." Zeng Wenjuan pointed to the left side of the bed and said to Goudan.
Goudan sprinkled detergent on the bed board with his obedient hands, and Zeng Wenjuan cooperated by brushing the board hard with a brush.
When Goudan came over, Zhao Jianguo went back to the house to move the remaining bed boards. The bed boards were relatively light, and even if his leg injury had not healed yet, he could still support the weight with one leg.
Wang Hui's family also divided the work and cooperated: "The eldest child will wipe the dust off the walls and windows. The second child will sweep the floor and clean the kitchen. The third child is relatively young, so he will wash the stools outside."
The third child listened to his mother's words and immediately took action. He took the stool and brush and ran to the faucet outside and began to scrub seriously. While scrubbing, he hummed a little song and seemed particularly happy.
Wang Hui and her husband moved all the cabinets, cupboards and tables in the house to the corridor. Suddenly, the corridor was full of things.
The eldest child was a careful child. He wiped every corner carefully, not leaving out a speck of dust. As he wiped, he thought that after the cleaning, the whole house would be brand new, and his mood became particularly happy.
At this time, Zhao Jianguo had already moved the last bed board out of the house. He carefully placed the bed board in the large wooden basin, then picked up the brush and began to scrub it together with Zeng Wenjuan. Their movements were tacit and powerful, and soon the bed board was scrubbed clean.
Seeing everyone busy, Goudan also became more serious. He followed his mother's instructions and sprinkled the detergent carefully, fearing that even a drop would be wasted. Although his little hands were still a little clumsy, he had already mastered the technique of spreading detergent.
As time went by, the sun gradually rose higher. The warm sunlight sprinkled in the whole yard, illuminating everyone's busy figures. Although everyone was tired and sweating, they were filled with a sense of accomplishment and joy as they watched the objects in their hands being gradually cleaned.
"We're doing a big cleaning today, so let's stop here for now. It's really tiring. Let's move the things downstairs so they can be easily dried." Zeng Wenjuan finished washing the last cabinet in the house, then she straightened up and said to Zhao Jianguo.
Wang Hui winked at her husband when she saw this. Comrade Lao Zhao immediately noticed his wife's look, walked over and said to Zhao Jianguo: "Xiao Zhao, your leg injury hasn't healed yet, and it's not convenient for me to help you. Hurry up and move the things down!"
"Thank you so much, Sister Wang Hui and Captain Zhao. I was just worrying about how to move the wardrobe downstairs. It's so heavy." Zeng Wenjuan accepted with a smile.
The wardrobes are all made of solid wood. If Zhao Jianguo were asked to move them so far, his leg injury would probably get worse. But if Zeng Wenjuan were asked to move them alone, she would not be able to do it. She originally planned to just hang the wardrobes in the corridor to dry.
"What's the harm? A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. We should help each other." Sister-in-law Wang Hui said to Zeng Wenjuan while standing on the other side washing the table.
With the help of Comrade Lao Zhao, Zeng Wenjuan moved several heavy items downstairs to dry them.
"You really don't need my help to move all these down. There are so many things. If you move them by yourself, I don't know how long it will take you to finish." Comrade Lao Zhao pointed at the bed boards that Zeng Wenjuan and others had dismantled and said with a wooden stick.
Zeng Wenjuan waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I can do it myself. Thank you so much today. I can do the rest myself."
"Okay, when it's time to collect things in the afternoon, just give me a call and I'll help you carry the things up. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to carry them by yourself." Comrade Lao Zhao said with a silly smile.
Zeng Wenjuan nodded gratefully, and said with joy on her face: "Hey, thank you, Captain Zhao. If it weren't for you today, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to succeed."
"It's okay, it's okay. Xiao Zhao was injured for the sake of civilization. We are neighbors, so of course we should help each other. If my family needs help in the future, I will help you. Xiao Zhao, you can't just stand there and watch!" Comrade Lao Zhao pointed at Zhao Jianguo and said jokingly with a smile.
"No, no, wait until my leg injury is healed, if your family really needs any help, just let me know." Zhao Jianguo knew and was familiar with Old Zhao, so he also said with a smile.
After watching Comrade Lao Zhao and Wang Hui's family return to their home, Zeng Wenjuan and Zhao Jianguo began to move the remaining items downstairs one by one.
"Mom, I want to help you too." Goudan felt that he was a little man and a member of the family, and he should help when there was something going on at home.
"Then you can take some light and small things. Take down the small stool you made specially and put it in a place with the best sun to dry." Zeng Wenjuan asked him to be responsible for taking some light and small objects. If something was too heavy, even a child like Goudan could not move it.
Goudan turned around and saw the small stool where he often sat and played with toys. He walked over and followed Zeng Wenjuan and Zhao Jianguo downstairs.
"Mom, can I put the stool here to dry in the sun?" Goudan placed the stool not far from where Zeng Wenjuan and the others were drying things, and then yelled at Zeng Wenjuan.
Zeng Wenjuan looked over in the direction of the voice: "Okay, but don't speak so loudly, it might disturb others." Goudan quickly covered his mouth.
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