Chapter One Hundred and Seven: The Washing Machine
"Sister Jiang, this is what I gave you, I don't know what flavor you like, make do with it!" After coming out, the tricycle has already left, this is the delivery vehicle of the friendship store, just tell the address of the sù, no need to follow. Hong Tao walked up to Ms. Jiang and handed her a bottle of perfume.
"You kid, I can't accept your gift, it's too expensive, if you want to thank me, you can design a good model for me next time." Ms. Jiang didn't expect this kid to understand this, and she hurriedly wanted to stuff the perfume bottle to Hong Tao.
"It's yours whether you accept it or not, what's the use of you giving me, I can't spray some perfume and go to school again, no one in our family is willing to spray such an expensive thing, so you still take it, this is not a gift, just a heart, if you don't help, the girls in my store, including my parents, have to wash clothes with cold water in winter, just let me express my gratitude on their behalf." Hong Tao took Ms. Jiang's hand, knowing that it was reasonable and emotional, anyway, to put it bluntly, it is a purpose, you have to accept it for me.
In the end, Ms. Jiang didn't say anything about Hong Tao, so she could only accept the bottle of perfume, and then returned to the corridor with Hong Tao in the car. The tricycle that delivered the washing machine arrived after a while, and Hong Tao only asked the master to unload one, and then he got on the master's tricycle and continued to hurry, this one was to be pulled back to his grandmother's house.
Washing machines are still a novelty in 8o years, and many people don't know that clothes can be washed with a machine. When Hong Tao returned to his grandmother's house on a tricycle and pulled a large cardboard box, this big guy who looked very high-end but was full of foreign characters immediately attracted many people in the alley to the outside of his grandmother's yard, and everyone wanted to see what was in it.
"What is it??" Grandpa circled around the big cardboard box several times, but he didn't dare to touch it.
"Brother, this thing has been broadcast on TV, it seems that you can wash it if you put your clothes in it, Xiaotao, isn't it?" Grandpa Zhang next door watched TV more carefully, this era of TV just appeared in the advertising of this thing, everyone is not so disdainful of it, some good advertisements will become a topic of conversation among the people, for example, Toyota's advertising words were very popular in that era: there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and there is a Toyota car when there is a road!
"Yes, it's the washing machine, uncle, pull the plug-in board out of the house, let's try the effect first!"
"Huh...... This big cardboard box alone can be sold for 5 cents, this cardboard is really thick...... "This is an eyeless aunt, they don't know what a washing machine is, but they know that cardboard boxes are good things."
"Xiao Tao, how much does this thing cost? Does it really work?"
"What are you writing on it, what brand is it?" this is a cultural person, reading the text on the box.
"This is called Sanyo, more than 4oo yuan, I bought it in the friendship store with foreign exchange rolls, it doesn't work, let's try it!" Hong Tao answered people's questions casually while helping his grandfather unpack the box.
"4oo is not cheap, just to wash clothes, then why do you marry a daughter-in-law?" Grandpa Tai in the courtyard is an old brain, he can't understand why he has to spend this unjust money since he has a daughter-in-law to wash clothes.
"I should wash you! It's really eight lifetimes of blood mold, catch up with such a thing as you, you know how to drink and drink all day long, and I'll drink you to death tomorrow!" Grandma Tai listened to her husband's words, and immediately became unhappy, some things can be done, but don't say it in front of people, everyone has to save face.
"It's against you! Marrying a daughter-in-law is not just cooking, washing clothes, and taking care of children! What else can you do? The old man is earning money outside to support a large family, why can't he say it!" Grandpa Tai estimated that he had not drunk much today, and he actually quarreled with his daughter-in-law in the courtyard.
"Uncle, go get the leather pipe, get it to the tap, oh, by the way, master, forget about you, you go into the house and drink saliva." Hong Tao didn't pay attention to the two people who quarreled, they had to quarrel almost every day, as long as they drank wine, they would quarrel in a hurry, and they would do it in a hurry, and the people in the whole alley were used to it. He was directing his uncle to do that, and when he turned his head, he realized that the master who delivered the goods in the friendship store had not left, so he hurried to the house.
"Oh...... No, no, I still have to help you clean up this machine, and when I see that it is working properly, I can only complete the task, but according to me, it seems that you don't need to interfere, you kid will be fine!" The master explained his scope of work with a smile, he was actually quite strange in his heart, generally the people who buy these things are people with overseas connections or people with good living conditions, but this alley and the courtyard don't look like places that meet this condition, the strangest thing is that this little boy can use a washing machine without being taught.
"Connected, open the water pipe, wash me first, it's just dirty!" Hong Tao waited for his uncle to connect the water inlet pipe, then directly took off his coat and threw it into the washing machine, then picked up the plastic measuring cup, filled half a small cup of laundry detergent and put it in, then reached out and twisted the big round button on the panel of the washing machine, and put it on the water filling option.
Generally speaking, there is a big round button on the left and right sides, one is to choose the working state of the washing machine, such as water injection, washing, rinsing, dehydration, water release, etc., and the other big round button is the timer, choose how much time you need to let the machine work. And washing and dehydrating the clothes are not carried out in one bucket, after the clothes are washed, they are manually placed in another bucket on the right for dehydration.
With the operation ......of Hong Tao, a stream of clear water gushed out along the inlet of the washing machine and flowed into the laundry bucket. The crowd around the courtyard all held their breath and looked hard to see how the machine was doing its laundry.
"Uh......h Crash...... Woo...... After waiting for the amount ......of water to be filled to a certain amount of dù, that is, the scale marked on the laundry bucket, Hong Tao turned the big round button to let the washing machine enter the washing state.
I saw that the laundry bucket, which had been filled with more than half of the water, suddenly rotated, turned a few times to the left and then stopped suddenly, and began to turn to the right again, forming a large whirlpool, and the laundry detergent in the water also dissolved, and a lot of white foam overflowed the water. In addition to the need for manual operation, there is also a big disadvantage of this old-fashioned washing machine, that is, there is no anti-winding function of clothes, if you put several pieces of clothes in, after washing it is guaranteed to be wrapped into a dead knot, and you have to manually untie it, but no matter what, it can also save people a lot of effort, at least you don't have to fight with ice water in winter.
"Oops...... Oops...... "The crowd around them was amazed, and they immediately began to discuss whether the laundry would be clean.
To say that the pace of life in this era is slow, a washing machine can allow dozens of people to stand in the yard and watch for half an hour, and there are also people who go home to call people to watch fresh together, and the gate of the courtyard is almost blocked.
"Well, even if it's washed, it's all half-dry, and it's just a matter of hanging it to dry for a while, but don't put it in like a sweater or woolen clothes, that thing will be ruined if it's washed." Hong Tao has been demonstrating the process of washing clothes to his grandmother, and the old lady probably didn't understand it too much, and she didn't even dare to touch this guy who could turn it by himself, for fear of electricity.
"Xiao Tao, where did you buy this? Is there anything else?" At this time, it is no longer a question whether you can wash clothes, Hong Tao's light-colored jacket has been hung on the clothesline in the courtyard, and the soil that was originally rubbed on the tricycle is no longer visible, indicating that this machine is really working, and immediately someone began to ask about the situation of this washing machine.
"Hey, it just so happens that the comrade from the store is there, you can ask him, I don't know, it was a friend who bought it for me, uncle, go, carry the machine in." "Hong Tao's purpose has been achieved, if you let yourself tell everyone that this thing is not for anyone to buy, isn't it waiting to be scolded, simply, give this job to the workers of the Friendship Store to deliver goods.
"Grandpa, if my dad asks, you will say that you paid for it, and I bought one for the store, I guess they won't use it yet, I have to teach them." While his grandmother and brother-in-law were circling around the washing machine, Hong Tao secretly whispered a few words in his grandfather's ear.
"Well, this is not a waste of money, grandpa will help you carry it, Xiao Ming, go to your second sister to have a look, ask if there is anything that needs to be washed, let her all come here, and take a look at my newly bought washing machine by the way." Grandpa expressed his understanding and asked his brother-in-law to convey instructions.
Hong Tao took advantage of this effort and hurriedly slipped away with his uncle, the delivery worker of the friendship store in the yard could no longer walk, so a group of housewives were surrounded, and it was not enough for him to grow 2 mouths, it is estimated that when he has explained the function and function of the foreign exchange roll, it will be dark.
"I said, why do you put the washing machine in the middle of the room? How much is this in the way?" Back in the store, Hong Tao now the washing machine is quietly occupying the middle of the room, whether it is employees or customers, they are honestly walking around it.
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