Chapter 169: Antique Water Heater
I turned my head to look at the sofa and said, "You don't have to worry, I can sleep on the sofa, anyway, it won't be long, and a few days of sleep will pass." ”
Xu Shu also glanced at the sofa with a thoughtful expression. This sofa is not long, nor is it short, but with my height of 1.78 meters, it is impossible to stretch my feet straight when I lie down. Such an extremely uncomfortable shrunken foot to sleep, one night or two can barely be reluctant. But sleeping for up to two weeks is unbearable anyway.
Xu Shu frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he opened his mouth and wanted to say something to me. But as soon as her eyes fell on my face, she immediately stopped talking. But a little face turned red for some reason, in order to hide this, Xu Shu turned around and said, "I'll go into your house and have a look, don't let me see that it's a kennel!" ”
I suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said, "Hey! Wait a minute! ”
But it was too late, Xu Shu had already pushed the door in. I had no choice but to rush into the house before she noticed, pulled the quilt over, and said embarrassedly, "Hmm...... I'll give you a new duvet cover. ”
Xu Shu glanced at the quilt in my hand puzzled, and said curiously: "Why?" ”
My face was hot, and I couldn't answer her, so I hurriedly removed the covers. How did Xu Shu know that the bed of a single man will always have a little trace of a male surname more or less. It just so happened that I overflowed once in the early hours of this morning, and I dyed a large patch of quilt. And now I'm a lot lazy to live alone, so I didn't change it at all, and let it do it naturally. Of course, after drying, that trace is obvious.
Xu Shu is not a man, and he didn't understand it very well at first. But seeing that I was sweating profusely and changing the quilt cover in a hurry, Bing Xue seemed to have guessed something. I peeked at her, only to see her shyly turn away, holding back a smile, funny and embarrassed.
I wiped the sweat from my head, removed the quilt cover, took out a clean three-piece bed set from the cabinet, and changed the sheets, quilt covers, and pillowcases. Now all the embarrassing traces of the male surname have been eliminated, and it looks much more refreshing.
After finishing, I picked up the quilt cover and bed sheets that I had changed, and said to Xu Shu: "Xu Shu, it's okay now, it's not a kennel." Xu Shu snorted softly, sat down on the bed, stretched out a hand to caress the sheets, and a pair of bright eyes began to look at my bedroom from left to right.
I quickly took the changes to the bathroom and threw them all into the washing machine.
As soon as I walked back to the living room, I saw Xu Shu leaning against the bedroom door with a smile and said to me, "Your room is barely a kennel, but there are still many places that are very dirty." Tang Qian, wait a while for my things to be delivered, I will clean you well, of course this is your home, you have to do all the heavy work! ”
I nodded helplessly and said, "Just do it, as long as you can stay away from the [***] virus, no matter how hard it is, it's worth it!" As I spoke, I said in my heart, "This is my home, yes, but it's not for me?" I've cleaned my room, but I'm not just sleeping on the couch? ”
An hour later, Sister Shi rushed to the community, and the staff of the two epidemic prevention stations delivered two large suitcases to my house for her. When I took the box, I was taken aback by the size of the two suitcases, saying that I would bring some toiletries and daily necessities, but I didn't expect that she would almost be like moving.
Of course, there was something in the suitcase, and given the intimacy of the woman in question, I wouldn't be curious. Xu Shu asked me to put my suitcase in the bedroom, then chased me out and closed the door. A few minutes later, Xu Shu, who tied up his long hair with a rubber band and was dressed in sportswear, came out of the room, rolled up his sleeves and said to me, "Tang Qian!" Shall we start cleaning? ”
So for a whole afternoon, Xu Shu and I cleaned the bedroom and living room inside and out. When Xu Shu was working, he was as happy as a bird. It was as if he was cleaning his new home, and he was humming cheerful songs from time to time, completely eliminating the depression of being trapped in my house at the beginning. Under her leadership and command, I was really tired from the afternoon. Xu Shu wiped all the furnishings in my house with a rag, bright and spotless. I did all the rest of the chores. I sweep and mop the floor, wash rags, climb high and wipe the walls, move furniture, carry buckets, change water......
Finally, the whole family seemed to change the world, and suddenly upgraded from a kennel to a nest. I collapsed on the couch all at once, too tired to move. Xu Shu also sat next to me happily, happily looking at the bright, neat and refreshing house, and smiled with satisfaction: "Well, this has a little taste of home." But...... Forget it, Tang Qian! Do you see if it's very different now? ”
I don't know what she means by just and forget it, and I don't want to use my brain when I'm tired and dying. When she asked me, there was only a little puff out of my nostrils, indicating that I had heard.
Although Xu Shu didn't do heavy work, I bet she might never have done such tiring physical work in her life. Although there was sweat on her forehead and her breath was no longer calm, her spirit was very high, and she did not show any fatigue at all.
I was very strange, I could see that Xu Shu had really accepted the fact that he was going to live in my house for two weeks, and he was completely free of the unwillingness and depression he had at the beginning. But all of a sudden, she put so much enthusiasm into the renovation of my old house, and as a pampered star, she was not too dirty or tired, cleaning my home like a housewife cleaning her own home. Is it just because she loves cleanliness and doesn't want to be [***]?
It's been nearly a year, and I don't know much about Xu Shu's current thoughts, after all, I haven't been in touch with her since that time? She was alone with me in a house, what was she thinking? Will she be happy? Still upset? Will she be as happy as I am? Maybe there will be embarrassment and ambivalence?
Most importantly, her psyche ...... And me?
I lay on the couch and thought nonsense. Xu Shu stood up and said to me, "Is there hot water at home?" Sweating out, I wanted to take a shower. ”
I sat down on the couch and said, "Hot water?" Yes, yes, but it's just an old-fashioned gas-fired water heater, and it often goes out all at once. I don't dare to use it now, because when the gas leaks out, it's very dangerous. ”
Xu Shu wiped his sweat and frowned, and said, "What should I do then?" I'm sad not to take a shower. ”
I said, "I'll show you the water heater, but after half of the washing, the hot water suddenly turns cold, don't call it, I'll relight the fire immediately." ”
"That's good!" Xu Shu ran into the bedroom and took a change of clothes from the suitcase and came out. I went to the kitchen to get the gas canister and was going to help her light the fire and boil the hot water.
This water heater is really old, I remember my family bought this gas water heater when I was in high school. It's ten years old! It stands to reason that this kind of old-fashioned thing should have been eliminated a long time ago, but the quality of this water heater is quite passable, and there has been no major problem over the years, except for the occasional automatic flameout. Second, our family has been very careful and well-maintained, and my parents are always thrifty and reluctant, so this antique water heater is still at home.
But since my parents moved out, I haven't used it anymore because I'm worried about gas leaks. I have the impression that this water heater should still work?
I connected the pipes, set the index of the water heater, and turned on the gas. Then I walked to the bathroom and turned on the shower faucet, and as soon as the water came out, the water heater automatically ignited the fire with a "boom" and began to boil the water.
I adjusted the temperature of the water, and said to Xu Shu, who was standing at the door of the bathroom, "Okay, come in and wash." Remember not to go to the water tap, how much water comes out may affect the water temperature, and it will turn off the fire. But I'm staring in the kitchen, and I'll see if the fire goes out. When the time comes, you turn off both water taps, and I can turn them on again after resetting them, and you can continue to use them. ”
Xu Shu came in with a "oh", put aside the change of clothes first, and then came over to push me, shouting, "Okay, okay, I know, you go out first." ”
I saw that she couldn't wait to wash, so I hurriedly exited the bathroom. Xu Shu grimaced at me and immediately closed the door and locked it. I walked back to the kitchen and saw that the water heater was working properly, so I was relieved to start preparing dinner.
The sound of the water in the next bathroom clearly reached my ears, and while I was washing rice, I suddenly thought crookedly: What should Xu Shu look like in the bath? That...... It should be the most beautiful and touching picture in the world, right? I really want to ...... Take a look!
I suddenly became so excited that I couldn't help but fantasize that I had washed enough rice three times, but I had washed it seven times......
I don't know how long it took, but there was a "snort" sound from the water heater that woke me up, and I looked back and sure enough, the fire was out. He immediately closed the gas valve and cut off the gas leakage.
I only heard Xu Shu shouting in the bathroom: "Ahhhh Tang Qian! The water is getting colder. ”
I also shouted, "The water heater is off, you should turn off both the hot and cold water taps first!" ”
"Oh! I've turned it off. ”
I walked up to the water heater, adjusted the gas output slightly, then went to open the gas valve, and shouted, "Okay, now turn on the hot water tap." ”
"Which is the hot water tap?"
"The one on the left!"
"Okay, it's open!"
I looked at the water heater and there was no response. Then he said, "Are you sure you open it?" ”
"Yes! You listen to the sound of water! ”
"The one on the left?"
"That's right!"
I was confused, so I hurriedly turned off the gas again, and asked Xu Shu to turn off the water tap. Then go and fiddle with the water heater settings. After working for a while, I turned on the gas again and asked Xu Shu to turn on the hot water faucet again.
The water heater still doesn't ignite! I secretly exclaimed: It can't be such a coincidence, this water heater will give me the end of my life today, right? That's a big joke!
After that, I tried two more times in a row, and the water heater never responded. Xu Shu shouted inside: "Has Tang moved well?" I'm going to freeze to death! ”
I reluctantly walked to the door of the bathroom and sighed: "To tell you an unfortunate news, my water heater is completely broken, I think you can't take a shower, so you should wipe it dry!" ”
"That'...... How? I'm covered in shower gel all over my body now, how can I get out of it without water? ”
(To be continued)