Before he knew it, Song Tangzi had spent a month in the countryside. During this month, he experienced many pleasures that he could not find in the city, such as climbing trees in the mountains to touch bird eggs, picking mushrooms, digging herbs, and collecting honey.
He went to the river to catch fish and shrimp, went to the market in town, and rode in an ox cart. He enjoyed everything.
He went out clean every day and came back dirty. Song Tangcheng scolded him several times for this and finally let him wash his own clothes. Only then did the matter pass.
Song Tanglan looked at his younger brother who was also washing clothes next to him and couldn't help laughing.
"Why are you here to wash clothes? You made my second sister angry."
"Well, she said I was too naughty. She made my clothes so dirty every day and it was too troublesome to wash them, so she asked me to wash them myself. She also washed Mumu's clothes for me."
After saying that, she took out Mumu's little clothes from the plate, wiped them with soap, and started rubbing the clothes like Song Tanglan.
Song Tanglan found his awkward movements quite funny, but she didn't offer to help.
The small river where they were washing clothes was full of aunties from the neighborhood washing clothes. When they first saw a strange face, and a little boy at that, they couldn't help but tease him, which made Song Tangzi blush.
"Xiao Zi, you come and do the laundry too. Did you make your second sister angry? You even have to wash your own clothes."
"Isn't that a baby's clothes in your hand? It looks like you've gotten yourself into quite a bit of trouble this time!"
After a month of getting along, the aunts in the team have become familiar with Song Tangzi. At first, they thought that this delicate little kid was very cute and likable.
Unexpectedly, in this month, he became as naughty as the kids in the countryside.
Today I go up the mountain to dig out a beehive and get chased by hornets, tomorrow I go to tease a cow and almost get hit by it, or I go up the mountain to catch a rabbit and almost fall into a trap.
The aunts in the team found all these things very funny, especially the aunts who lived near their home, who could hear Song Tangcheng's angry voice from time to time.
Now, whenever they heard the noise, they knew that the little kid who came to the countryside to play had gotten into trouble again.
Later, I gradually discovered that every time they came to wash clothes, they could see this little kid washing his own clothes. The clothes were so dirty that the water nearby became turbid.
From then on, they all knew that if he got into trouble, he would be punished by doing laundry.
Even his second brother-in-law, who often spoke up for him, was no exception. Now he could no longer save him.
I could only sadly take my clothes to the river and wash them with my fourth sister.
"Auntie, I didn't get into trouble this time. I just accidentally fell into the ridge while walking on the field path, and that's why my clothes got dirty."
"Yes, yes, the aunts all know that you didn't cause any trouble. You just fell into the river a few days ago and fell on the ridge of a field today."
"As all the aunts know, Xiaozi is the best. Unlike our naughty boy, you'll have to wash your clothes several times before they're clean. The water is muddy, so it's useless to soak them like this."
After saying that, she thoughtfully poured out the water for him and replaced it with clean water.
"Thank you, Aunt Guihua."
Song Tangzi looked at the basin that had been changed to clean water, took it out and rubbed it again, then put it back to continue soaking.
"Don't be polite, it's just a piece of cake."
Song Tanglan had long been accustomed to this scene and watched the show from the side.
She used to wash clothes at home because her clothes were not dirty and only needed to be washed twice a day to be clean.
But Song Tangzi made his clothes dirty every day, and a tub of water at home was not enough for him to wash them. In order not to add burden to Cheng Fangyuan, he had to take Song Tangzi to the river to wash clothes.
At first, the aunts would ask her, as an older sister, to help her brother wash clothes. Later, when they saw that she was watching the show, Song Tangzi said in a serious tone that this was his own job and that the fourth sister was just there to keep him company. Gradually, the aunts stopped saying anything.
I never forget to tease him every time I see him.
Later, another aunt followed Song Tangcheng's example and let the little troublemaker at home wash his clothes himself whenever he got them dirty.
They even used Song Tangzi as an example. Gradually, all the aunts in the team liked to do this, and later more and more half-grown children came to wash clothes by the river.
In the end, they all came together. Although the washed clothes were not very clean and needed to be washed again by the aunts, they were happy in their hearts. At least they realized their mistakes and would not dare to do it again next time.
Of course, there are several exceptions where boys are favored over girls. In that case, all the clothes of the whole family are washed for the girls. Song Tanglan has often seen those half-grown children coming to the river to wash clothes for a family of more than a dozen people. She felt a little distressed when she saw their thin appearance.
It's just that most people of this generation are like this, and Song Tanglan is powerless to change anything for them. After all, there are many aunts and daughters-in-law who come to wash clothes. Not every mother-in-law is as open-minded as Aunt Li, nor does she pay attention to gender equality like the girls in Su He.
After the laundry incident was over, the team became busy again. Various mountain products had matured, and it was time to harvest chestnuts, pine nuts, and other fruits.
In addition to cutting grass for pigs these days, Song Tanglan followed Xiaohu and ran around the mountains with a backpack on his back.
After this period of time, she had been running around the mountain behind Xiaohu and the other guy, and her physical strength gradually improved. She no longer had to stop and rest after walking for half an hour like before.
After digging herbs continuously for some time, they also discovered several nut trees. With Xiaohu, who has a very good memory, they quickly found the location of the trees.
"Fourth sister, this tree is too tall. Xiaohu, let's go up and see if the chestnuts are ready to be picked."
"No, I can go up alone. If it's not the picking season yet, we can go pick hazelnuts first."
"Xiaohu, be careful."
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