The woman was lowering her head and washing the clothes seriously. The weather was getting hotter and hotter after the summer in Shendu. It was only early in the morning, but soon there were a lot of sweat beads on the tip of the woman's nose and forehead, but she didn't even raise her hand to wipe the sweat. No, just repeating the washing action without any changes.
The beads of sweat fell into the big wooden basin one by one, like broken pearls.
The beads of sweat could not help but be covered by the bubbles brought by the soap locust, as if they had never fallen in.
"Bang bang bang——"
Suddenly there was a knock on the door in front of the yard.
A young man dressed in black stood in front of the courtyard gate, which was not very tall. He looked into the courtyard and said with a smile: "Sister, I'm here to see Brother Song next door. He's not at home, so he can let me come in for a drink of water. Wait. Wait a minute?”
The woman quickly wiped the sweat from her forehead and felt a little happy when she heard the young man calling her eldest sister. At this moment, she even smiled and said: "What's wrong with that? Come in and sit down!"
She opened the courtyard door and ran to the house to boil water and make tea. She was a little embarrassed and said: "There is nothing good at home, just some tea leaves. Don't dislike it, sir."
Chen Chao just wanted to wave his hand and say not to bother, but maybe because there had been no guests for a long time, the woman didn't give him a chance to refuse, and walked into the room and started making tea.
Chen Chao thought for a while, sat in front of the wooden basin where the woman was sitting, and began to wash the clothes skillfully.
Although he was helping Song Lian to inquire about this woman's feelings, if he delayed for too long, it would be extremely troublesome for her to finish her work for the day.
Not long after, the woman came out holding an ordinary large white porcelain bowl and an iron kettle. She looked at Chen Chao doing the laundry. Dang even frowned. It was not for anything else. She just subconsciously felt that it was good for the young man to help her with the laundry. She didn't know. How much soap and water would be wasted? There was not much money to be made from this laundry job, and now if this young man wasted some of it, there would be even less profit. But after taking a few glances, she was surprised to find, The young man in front of her washed clothes not much slower than she did, and not only did he not use much soap, he even washed the clothes extremely clean. At this moment, the woman became more fond of the young man in front of her.
What the woman didn't know was that during those years in Weizhou, Chen Chao lived with just a few people, so he was naturally very skilled at cooking and washing clothes. He knew how to use the least amount of soap locust and water to wash clothes. Everything was needed. Money, and almost all of his money will be used to buy elixirs to heal the body. He can only save, and he must save.
"Hurry up, put it down, how can you let the young master do such a thing? Young master, come and drink tea!" The woman hurriedly spoke, there was no blame in her eyes, but she was extremely happy.
Chen Chao stood up and took the tea. It was obvious that it must have been washed again after taking it out, but there were still some age marks that could not be washed away. He didn't care, poured out the tea, and drank a bowl of tea. , and then said with some surprise: "It's the rock tea from Yushan County. In fact, drinking it cold is the best way to quench your thirst!"
The woman moved a bench, and just based on the young man in front of her, she got closer to Chen Chao. She felt that this young man was different from the people she had met. He was very kind and he must be from a poor family.
Chen Chao put down the tea bowl, poured another bowl, and let it dry. Then he smiled and said: "Sister, just do the laundry. I'll sit in the yard for a while and won't delay your work. If eldest sister is free, we can chat. A few words."
The woman smiled and said: "Then you're welcome, it's okay to live a normal life."
Chen Chao glanced at the attic in the distance, then withdrew his gaze and asked, "What is Brother Song next door busy with these days? I've been here several times and I haven't seen him at home."
When it came to the tall man who said nothing every time he saw her, the woman couldn't say that she knew anything about it. She thought about it and just said: "I don't know, it seems that I haven't moved here for a long time. What is he doing specifically?" I don’t know, but I bump into him every now and then, and he always has a straight face. Sometimes I want to say hello to him, but I don’t dare.”
Listening to these words, Chen Chao snickered inwardly, thinking that Commander Song had treated the woman in front of him like this. No wonder there had been no progress in these days.
"My Brother Song is actually a nice person, but he doesn't talk much. I've mentioned to me before that the neighbors around him are nice. It's just a pity that such a good man has no one around him to talk to at this age."
Chen Chao sighed and observed the woman's expression while talking.
The woman became interested, maybe it was a woman's nature, and she asked: "Why haven't you married a wife at this age?"
Chen Chao said: "When I was young, there was an eldest brother in the family. The whole family was busy with the eldest brother's marriage, so they ignored Brother Song. Later, when the family had more money, he no longer had such thoughts. He has been alone until now. But I heard him say a few days ago that he often can't sleep alone at night, so I guess it's time to find someone..."
The woman did the laundry without changing her head, and said with a smile: "I think he is strong. If he has some spare money, it will not be difficult to find a wife."
Chen Chao nodded and said: "Yes, yes, I just don't know if I can find it, but I know my brother Song very well. When he looks for a wife, he doesn't look at looks or anything else, he just looks at whether the person is good or not. By the way, eldest sister , For a person like you who is diligent in running the house, my eldest brother will definitely..."
With Chen Chao's sharp tongue, he had become very close to the woman in the past half day. Seeing that it was approaching noon, the woman smiled and said, "Xiao Chen, just stay for lunch. There is nothing at home." Good stuff, make do with it.”
Seeing that the opportunity was good, Chen Chao looked at the attic over there again and gave Song Lian a look.
Not long after, Song Lian walked straight outside the courtyard.
"Brother Song!"
Chen Chao shouted loudly, and Song Lian turned his head stiffly and was silent for a long time before answering: "What are you doing?"
Chen Chao twitched the corners of his lips, thinking that this old man was really a fool.
However, he quickly turned to look at the woman and said, "I want to stay for dinner, but Brother Song is already here, so I won't bother you anymore."
The woman said with some displeasure: "If you want to disturb me, just stay and eat together."
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The woman went into the house to cook. Chen Chao washed and dried the remaining clothes. Then he looked at the old man sitting upright on the bench and asked with gritted teeth: "Can't you go inside and help?" Light a fire? Have a few words with that eldest sister by the way?"
Song Lian nodded seriously after realizing it.
Then he exhaled a breath and walked towards the inside. Chen Chao was stunned by this scene.
What kind of fairy is this?
The food was quickly served on the table. The three of them sat on a square table. The woman and Song Lian sat opposite each other, while Chen Chao sat on one side.
Seeing Song Lian's sullen expression, Chen Chao sighed angrily.
The woman looked at the food on the table with some embarrassment and said, "It's just plain food, don't dislike it."
After hearing this, Chen Chao quickly kicked Commander Song.
Only then did Song Lian react belatedly and said seriously: "It's delicious. I don't dislike it."
Seeing Song Lian like this, the woman had a faint smile on her face.
Song Lian was a little distracted.
After finishing the meal and clearing the dishes, he chatted a lot with the woman, but Chen Chao was the one doing all the gossip after that. It was difficult for Song Lian to interrupt, but the atmosphere was pretty good.
Chen Chao suddenly said: "Brother Song, didn't you say that you often don't go home and always want to ask someone to clean the courtyard?"
Song Lian was startled and asked doubtfully: "Is there any?"
Chen Chao's face was expressionless, "What do you think?"
Song Lian suddenly realized it and said, "That's right."
Chen Chao looked at the woman with a smile and said, "Sister, when you have time, can you help me clean it? You don't have to go too often, just once every three to five days. It's easy to talk about the money."
Chen Chao glanced at Song Lian, who hurriedly took off the money bag, which contained a bag of heavenly money.
Chen Chao now had his heart set on killing him.
He forced an ugly smile and asked: "Isn't there no Daliang Tongbao?!"
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