The first lady is sweet and sweet

Chapter 30 Stepping on clothes (two more)

Qi Yaoyao's dark eyes looked at the black scum beside the tub and said, "Oh! If you beat it like this, there will be scum."

"Wash it twice more and it's gone." Pomegranate said with a smile, seeing the clothes in her arms, "Give me these to wash." He stretched out his hand and said.

"These clothes cannot be beaten with a mallet." Qiao Yaoyao handed her the clothes.

"The servant knows, it's satin!" Pomegranate freed a wooden basin and put the clothes in it.

Qi Yaoyao didn't rush to leave, and asked curiously, "How do I wash it?" Guessing, "Wash it by hand? This saponin won't work, right?"

"You can't wash it by hand." Pomegranate spread out her hands and said, "The slave's hand is too rough and will shave the silk."

"Ah!" Qi Yaoyao looked down at the calluses on her hands and said, "Then clear the water."

"Haha..." Shiliu smiled at the innocent look at her, and realized the identity of the person in front of her. She immediately clenched her mouth and looked at her with anxiety, for fear that Qi Yaoyao would punish her for her sins.

The expression on the pomegranate's face was too obvious to be ignored, so Qi Yaoyao asked directly, "How do I wash it?" to ease her nervousness.

"Step on your feet." Pomegranate looked down at her feet and said, "Soak your clothes with boiled soapy water."

"It's cold today!" Qi Yaoyao looked at her with concern and said.

"Hot water, hot water, I'll wash it when it's cold." Pomegranate looked at her with a smile on her face when she heard this.

"There are also calluses on my feet! Aren't you afraid of hurting your clothes?" Qi Yaoyao suddenly remembered and looked at her and said.

"Don't be afraid if you put socks on your feet!" Pomegranate looked at her with an innocent smile on her face.

"Oh! You can wash your clothes with the gloves on!" Qi Yaoyao said with a smile.

"This slave has never thought about it. Usually, she steps on her feet." Pomegranate's slender Danfeng eyes looked at her and said.

Qi Yaoyao lifted her skirt and took off her embroidered shoes, then raised her feet, "I don't have calluses on my feet, can I step on them?"

"Young lady, do you want to wash your clothes?" Pomegranate's beautiful Danfeng looked at her in disbelief.

"Why not?" Qi Yaoyao looked at her with raised eyebrows and said.

Pomegranate looked at Qi Yaoyao's big pure eyes full of hope, and with her unique appearance, it was difficult for people to refuse, "I'm going to boil some soap horn water, the young lady will have to wait a while."

"No problem." Qi Yaoyao smiled and nodded.

Qi Yaoyao watched Pomegranate walk away in a hurry, and looked around, the place was quite big.

The well is hexagonal, on which is a reel for drawing water, and a wooden barrel is hung on the reel.

The well also has a chevron-shaped 'roof' to prevent rainwater from falling into it.

Qi Yaoyao walked over, climbed two steps paved with bluestone, stood beside the well, poked her head and looked over, the inner wall was made of stone, with an inner diameter of about 1.5 meters, the depth could not be discerned, but the shadow of the water could be seen faintly.

This place is really clean and simple. The floor is paved with blue slate. In the center of the yard is a tall tree with fresh green. Through the leaves, Qi Yaoyao recognized it as an acacia tree.

This is based on local materials, and it is very convenient to use for laundry and shampooing.

There are long stone tables and benches planted under the trees, smooth and clean.

Qi Yaoyao looked at the slope of the ground, the well was obviously higher, the lower it went to the south, and the water outlet on the south wall was obvious.

There is also an obvious sink next to the wall, which is waist-high and convenient to wash while standing.

Qi Yaoyao walked over, the sink looked wide, but not deep.

The sink has the shape of a washboard chiseled from bluestone. The water outlet is round, and it is very convenient to store water and wash clothes.

Pomegranate, who went back and forth, came with a bucket of water, "Young Madam, use that wooden basin, it's bigger, it's easier to step on."

Qi Yaoyao turned around to look over and nodded with a smile, "Okay!" Looking at the pomegranate who was busy pouring water, she said, "Leave some hot water, I'll rush down first."

"Oh!" Pomegranate put down the wooden bucket, "This water should be mixed with some cold water, so don't burn it."

"Understood." Qi Yaoyao walked over, scooped up some well water with a water ladle, and made sure the water was not hot.

Pomegranate's considerate side tried the water temperature in the tub, "It's alright."

Qi Yaoyao bent down and rolled up her trouser legs, took off her embroidered shoes, and stepped on the bluestone slab, "Hey!"

"What's wrong? Is it cold?" Pomegranate looked at her worriedly.

"It's weird that it's not cold." Qi Yaoyao raised her eyes and looked at the brilliant sun hanging in the sky, "The sun is warm and it's not cold at all."

"It's good if it's not cold." Pomegranate looked at her with a smile and said.

Qi Yaoyao scooped up the water with a ladle, bent down, poured the water, and firstly washed her feet well.

"Young lady, your feet are really white." Pomegranate sat on the small bench and looked at her pink, tender and small feet and said. Compared with the feet, these calves are really white and glowing.

Qi Yaoyao lifted one foot up, up, down, left and right to look at her natural little feet, "Without calluses, I can just jump in and step on it!"

"Jump!" Pomegranate smiled and nodded.

Qi Yaoyao jumped into the big wooden tub that could bathe the little baby.

"Young Madam, it's not good, it's easy to burn your clothes." Pomegranate quickly explained after hearing this.

"You really know a lot." Qi Yaoyao looked at her with dark eyes and said.

"When Madam took the slaves to wash clothes for others, they taught us. We can't afford to pay for it if it is washed for others." Shilu looked at her gently with a smile on her brows and said.

"Doing laundry for others?" Qi Yaoyao asked as she looked at her with dark eyes.

"Oh! When the master left, the young master was still young, and he had just taken us in, so life was particularly difficult. So I went to the city to find work, wash clothes for others, and sew and mend it. This job is easier." Pomegranate Pure Looking at her with bright eyes, she said, "Fortunately, Madam asked me how to wash it in detail, otherwise it would be miserable to beat someone's clothes with this mallet."

"It was very hard at the time!" Qi Yaoyao said as she looked at her with deep and bright eyes.

"It's not that hard to look back now." Pomegranate was stunned for a moment, then smiled silly, "We know a lot of fabrics." His eyes fell on the satin she was stepping on, "But those fabrics didn't The young lady is good."

"Really!" Qi Yaoyao looked at the clothes under her feet and said, "Do you just keep stepping on it like this?"

"Yes! Come out quickly when the water is cold, don't catch a cold." Pomegranate looked at her with a smile and said, "It doesn't matter if the young lady is strong."

"I'm afraid the water will splash everywhere." Qi Yaoyao raised her foot but put it down.

"That's no fun." Shiliu said mischievously with a wink at Qi Yaoyao.

Qi Yaoyao heard that her eyes were shining like black colored glass, then she thought about it and said, "I don't want it anymore! I'll get my pants wet. If it's summer, I won't hesitate."

Pomegranate's bright eyes looked at her frankly with some surprise.

(End of this chapter)