"I didn't know such a thing existed. The wood is too brittle."
"Then you have to be careful. Some people's caves are not at home, but also on the mountain."
Chen Man: ...
"Hey, let's go take a bath in the river, wanna go?"
Chen Man's eyes widened. "Bath in the river?"
"Yes, many people have gone there. Don't worry, bathing in the river in the summer is normal here."
Chen Man licked her lips, and a picture of a fairy playing in the water flashed in her mind.
"I won't wash it. My hand is injured, but I can go with you?"
"You're already there, wash your feet, wash your face, etc. You don't have a place to take a shower at home, so you can just go to the river."
Chen Man was moved by these words.
She had already fetched some water and went upstairs to wash. Although she washed several times with clean water, she still didn't feel as refreshed as taking a shower.
"Won't anyone see it? That's not good."
"Oh, no, those men are washing downstream at this time. There is a very deep pond downstream. At this time, it is basically women washing upstream. Men won't go there at this time. There is a natural stone pit upstream, which is very large and clean. If you go there now, you will definitely see a lot of people, all women. What are you afraid of?"
Chen Man hesitated, wanting to go but not daring to.
Seeing that she was moved, Zhang Xiaona spoke even more excitedly.
"Then why don't you go with them?"
"I was playing games when they called me."
Chen Man: ...
"Okay, I'll go get the toiletries, just wait for me. Do you want to go back and clean up?"
"No, just give me some of your shower gel later. I'll just take a bath in the river and come back in wet clothes. I won't wash my hair today. I've been at home with the air conditioner on all day, so it's not dirty."
Chen Man carried the bucket and followed Zhang Xiaona.
When I walked to the street, I happened to meet Xu Junyang coming out of the house.
He caught sight of her, his eyes moving from her face to her bucket.
Chen Man smiled awkwardly, didn't say hello, and followed Zhang Xiaona reluctantly.
For her, the novelty of taking a bath in the river was a bit embarrassing, and she inexplicably felt a kind of rural passion.
It turns out that the road to the river is the ridge of the rice field in front of Chen Man's house.
The fields have not yet been harvested, and the ears of grain are full and heavy with golden color.
While still on the ridge of the field, Chen Man heard laughter coming from the river.
After walking a little further up the riverbank and just below the bamboo forest, I came across a huge, clean and smooth stone slab.
A large natural oval stone pit, a bit like a bathtub, with water from upstream flowing in and overflowing.
A group of middle-aged women and children were soaking in it.
When she saw Zhang Xiaona, a woman with a round red face smiled and teased her.
"I called you but you didn't come."
Zhang Xiaona placed her son on a large stone slab and replied with a smile, "I was busy at that time."
"You're busy. You're busy all day."
Zhang Xiaona chuckled and waved at Chen Man, "Chen Man, come down quickly."
With this shout, everyone's eyes were fixed on Chen Man.
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