At the foot of the mountains, there are several ponds, and those who feed the cattle and wash the bedpan, and those who wash the clothes and vegetables are all separated.

And this pond with clear water is where the villagers wash their clothes.

Li Man carried a basket of clothes and went to the pond with Xiao Wuyi, at this time, on the edge of the pond, there were already women in twos and threes, while washing clothes, while talking and laughing lively, Xu happened to say something interesting, and several women burst into laughter.

"You sit here for a while, and I'll be fine for a while." Along the pond, he found a corner that no one noticed, and Li Man asked Xiao Wu to sit on the shore and wash his clothes on the stone below.

Xiao Wu stayed obediently, Li Man squatted to the water's edge, took out all the dirty clothes in the basket, put them at his feet, and then washed them in the water one by one, there was no soaphorn powder at home, so she could only use grass ash, and from time to time she also used a mallet to beat a few times, fortunately, these clothes were not dirty, and they would be clean after a few more swings in the water.

She washed it quickly, and it didn't take long for most of it to be washed, thinking that the new clothes that Li Hua made for her at home should also be brought out to pass the water here, the water in this pond is really good, and it is better than washing in the washing machine before.

Just as he was looking back and wanted to ask Xiao Wu to go home to get it, he saw a middle-aged woman with kind eyebrows and eyes, also carrying a basket of clothes, walking towards him.

She hurriedly withdrew her gaze, but the woman glanced at Xiao Wu, and then greeted her with a smile, "Oh, you are the daughter-in-law of the Li family, right?" ”

Li Manzhi said that he was only half-witted about this local dialect, and he was afraid that he would have a misunderstanding with others when the time came, so he simply pursed his lips and said nothing, only with a kind smile.

"Aunt Li, this is my sister." Xiao Wu stood up, took the initiative to introduce the woman, and broke the siege with Li Man.

Aunt Li had already walked over, put the basket on the ground, and then squatted behind Li Man, looked at her and praised, "Hey, these days it is rumored that the Li family has married a daughter-in-law like a fairy. ”

The woman spoke very quickly, Li Man didn't hear a general idea for a while, but seeing that there was no malice in her eyes, Xiao Wu was just smiling innocently on the side, so he didn't take it seriously, smiled at her, and then continued to wash clothes.

"You're almost done, aren't you? Auntie is waiting for you. Aunt Li added another sentence, and then, while taking out a handful of leeks from the corner of the basket, she listened to the other women while picking them, and interjected a sentence or two from time to time.

Li Man couldn't quite understand what these women were talking about, but the lively atmosphere made her feel very interesting, especially when she heard their heartless laughter from time to time, she would also smile.

Soon, Li Man washed and was about to leave with her clothes, but Aunt Li grabbed her, and then grabbed a large handful of leeks from her basket and asked Li Man to take them home to taste.

Li Man was embarrassed to accept it, besides, she had no place to put it, and the basket was full of clean clothes.

Aunt Li beckoned to Xiao Wu and asked him to take it, and then she also enthusiastically told Li Man that she would go to her house to sit when she was empty, her two daughters were about the same age as Li Man, and they would definitely be able to play.

Li Man nodded in response, and at the same time a little joy welled up in his heart, in a strange world, it was good to be treated kindly.