When Li Mingqing arrived at the door, he saw Old Lady Xili standing there with a rag in her hand.
"Mom, what are you doing standing at the door?"
"Waiting for you, hurry up and push the car in. Your father and I have everything ready and will be waiting for you to come back."
He was confused by what he heard.
Mrs. Li continued, "Your father and I will definitely clean this car until it looks like new."
He finally understood that the old couple really valued this car.
Old man Li picked up two buckets of water and poured them into the enamel basin.
"Wife, is this enough water?"
"Let's flush out the mud first. I guess I'll have to fetch water twice more."
Li Mingqing saw that they were very enthusiastic and wanted to intervene but had no place to intervene, so the two of them cooperated very well, each taking one side.
At this time, Sun Jiaxue came out of the house and shouted, "Mom, do you think this piece of cloth is okay?"
She took out a piece of cloth and showed it to Old Lady Li.
"Okay, as long as it's clean, your dad and I will clean the mud off the car, and you guys wipe off the water."
"Wife, what's going on?"
"Dad and Mom were afraid that the car would be corroded by the mud and rust, so they have been waiting for you to come back." Sun Jiaxue said softly.
Only then did Li Mingqing understand why the villagers looked at him like that.
In their eyes, bicycles should be well cared for and even more important than people, but in his eyes, they are just a means of transportation and are not as important as people.
The three Li Mingli brothers were preparing the land for their private plot.
The ground was full of gullies washed by rain, and the deposited soil was at the edge of the field. Use a shovel to shovel the soil back into the field. The soil is fertile and the crops will grow well.
"Brother, have you finished planting the peanuts?" Li Mingfang asked.
Before the family split up, it was Old Lady Li who peeled peanut seeds for them, but after the split, they had to do it themselves.
I have just finished shelling the peanut seeds, but have not yet separated the peanut skins from the peanut seeds.
He, a grown man, didn't know how to use a dustpan, and since Yang Daya was pregnant, he didn't dare let her do this job.
"It's done. I just finished it this afternoon."
Li Mingfang thought about it and decided that he should go back and do it himself. Everyone has a lot of work to do, so he shouldn't bother others.
Zhang Lihua's third sister-in-law was picking up small stones and putting them on the edge of the ground.
They tidied up their own private plots neatly and made them very flat, making it easy to plant seeds.
The children came back with two baskets.
He is really a clay doll, with a lot of mud on his shoes and trouser legs.
"Grandpa, grandma, uncle, aunt, we are back."
Seeing how dirty their clothes were, Li Mingqing felt that a beating was inevitable.
Sun Jiaxue looked at the wild vegetables in the basket and said, "Why did you go to pick wild vegetables? There is mud everywhere outside."
"We went to pick spring bamboo shoots, but we didn't find any," said Li Danniu.
Several children nodded.
Seeing their little faces, Old Lady Li smiled and explained, "Wait a few days and it will be there. It just rained, so where will it come from?"
Li Danniu only remembered that there would be bamboo shoots to eat after the rain last year, and she didn't know that bamboo shoots would only emerge after the first spring rain.
"Go back to your room and change your clothes. Grandma will wash them for you."
After hearing this, the children knew they were in trouble and immediately went to change their clothes.
Fortunately, Zhang Lihua and the others were not at home, otherwise I would have been scolded.
After wiping the car, Mrs. Li started to wash the children's dirty clothes.
There is no other old lady as good as her in the whole village.
Of course, several children squatted beside to help, and Old Lady Li gave each of them a sleeve.
She has been doing housework since she was a child. Although she dotes on her children, she does not spoil them.
The entire Li family is absolutely impeccable when it comes to raising children.
When Zhang Lihua and the others came back and saw several children playing in the water around Old Lady Li, they didn't say anything.
Li Mingqing frowned as he watched Old Lady Li grab several handfuls of wood ash and put them in the basin.
This was the first time he had seen it firsthand; he had only heard about it before.
The soap is very rare, it is old soap, a long piece of yellow soap with the manufacturer printed on it. There are restrictions on buying soap.
Villagers basically use wood ash or soapberries to wash clothes.
He went into the house, took out a bar of soap and handed it to Old Lady Li, "Mom, wash with soap."
"No, the child's clothes are covered in mud and are easy to wash. No soap is needed. Take it back quickly."
"Mom, I have some in my room, you can use it."
Li Mingqing put it next to the basin, turned around and pushed the bicycle into the house.
Old Mrs. Li looked at the soap and thought for a long time before finally taking it in her hand and using it. The children were having fun watching the bubbles in the basin.
Hanging the clothes on the clothesline and smelling the fragrance of soap, Old Lady Li muttered, "No wonder soap is so popular. It's really useful and cleans better than wood ash."
She carefully placed the soap in an enamel basin and carried it back into the house.
It is easy to use, but it is not forbidden to use. I only washed a few pieces of clothes and it became visibly smaller.
It's really a money-burning item.
Li Mingqing returned to the house and took out the bills. There were all kinds of bills, very complete.
When he saw the sewing machine ticket, he suddenly thought of why he didn't buy a sewing machine for Sun Jiaxue. It would be so convenient to have a sewing machine to do needlework all day long.
"Wife, I got a ticket for a sewing machine. Let's go to the county town to buy one the day after tomorrow."
"Sewing machine!"
Although Sun Jiaxue was shocked, she was still able to remain calm. She had a vague feeling that there would be many more such surprises in the future.
"Yes, you work so hard sewing and mending every day."
"I'm fine with hand sewing, and I don't have extra space for a sewing machine at home."
What a realistic question.
Li Mingqing looked around and then his eyes fell on the bedside table.
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