Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at herself and thought, how could she get clean at ho like this?
Looking at herself from head to toe, it was simply unbearable to see.
For the first ti, she had an impulse to bury herself.
"Mom, give your bath ticket. I’ll go to the bathhouse for a bath."
The bathhouse for the factory workers was right nearby, just turn left after going out, walk to the end, and there it was.
At this ti, there was no concept of family bathrooms. Every household actually went to the bathhouse to bathe. Of course, the workers’ bathhouse gave bath tickets to internal staff. Bathing there basically cost nothing, and one could bathe ten tis a month.
Their family had two working mbers.
Fan Xiuying figured the sa.
She wiped her hands.
And went to the drawer to find her bath tickets.
"When you go, clean yourself up thoroughly. I’ll change and wash the bedsheets, pillowcases, everything clean. Don’t do this again. How can a grown girl be like this? Quickly wash up while no one’s around, or if the neighbors see you, they’d think you don’t like cleanliness!"
Fan Xiuying looked all resentful. Her daughter always loved cleanliness; how did she get like this?
Surely it was because she was too upset yesterday, couldn’t sleep at night, and went to the yard to fiddle with plants.
Look at what a state she’s in now.
And she didn’t even wash up; she just went straight to bed. You can imagine how bad her mood was!
Fan Xiuying directly imagined her daughter’s ups and downs of emotion from last night.
Jiang Xiaoxiao hurriedly grabbed her bathing stuff and bath ticket and dashed to the bathhouse.
At this ti, there weren’t too many people bathing.
If nothing went wrong, the first peak hour for bathing had already passed.
Most people rushed to shower before going to work.
Now, it was already past nine.
They had to start the early shift at 7:30 here, so probably the bathhouse wasn’t crowded now.
With how ssy she looked, better not run into anyone, or she’d have a hard ti explaining.
Jiang Xiaoxiao rushed into the bathhouse like the wind.
Standing under the faucet, she finally rinsed herself thoroughly, watching as ink-like black water flowed down her body.
Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn’t figure out what was going on.
Last night, she did nothing. Did she sleepwalk?
All she did was eat a peach!
A peach?
Jiang Xiaoxiao shuddered suddenly.
Could it be that all this is related to the peach?
Jiang Xiaoxiao carefully inspected her body.
Seriously speaking, she didn’t find anything different. Of course, upon a closer look, sothing had changed.
Her skin had beco fairer.
It was a fair that’s delicately pink.
It seed her body had beco lighter.
Her body felt full of energy, like she had endless stamina.
Could it be that the peaches from her space had so special effect?
Having washed and dressed, Jiang Xiaoxiao happily went ho.
The outfit she wore on her way there had been washed clean at the bathhouse.
Of course, she wasn’t the only one who did this. Most people who bathed would wash their clothes at the bathhouse and take them ho.
Jiang Xiaoxiao enthusiastically went ho.
Fan Xiuying’s eyes lit up when she saw her daughter.
"Wow, no wonder they say girls change at eighteen. Look at your little face, getting fairer and tender. See how pretty you are once you’ve cleaned up! Co, I’ll help you hang up your clothes, hurry up and eat."
Fan Xiuying reached out to take the clothes.
"Why do you have a fragrance on you, like the sll of peaches?"
Standing in the yard, Fan Xiuying was there hanging clothes.
They had two steel wires in the yard, specially for hanging clothes.
Jiang Xiaoxiao ca out from inside the house.
"Mom, look!"
Anyway, even if the peach could slightly change their constitution, it would be beneficial for the family.
Besides, she checked her peach tree.
Although it had twelve peaches, peaches were valuable, and if they were just sitting there, it seed they were ripe.
Leaving them would be wasteful.
Fan Xiuying looked.
"What month is it that there are still peaches? Who gave them to you?"
"Mom, you forgot! Uncle’s friend owns a peach orchard. My peach sapling was given by him. He happened upon on the road and brought a box of peaches. Seeing , he probably felt embarrassed, so he gave a few peaches.
He said these peaches ripen late. There’s only this batch, and there won’t be another chance to eat them."
Jiang Xiaoxiao presented the peaches to Fan Xiuying like a treasure.
Fan Xiuying, smiling, reminded Jiang Xiaoxiao, "We owe a big favor for this. Next ti, tell your uncle to take sothing to his family, as these peaches are hard to co by this ti of year.
It’s a gesture of goodwill; we shouldn’t always take advantage."
The mother and daughter sat down, with Jiang Xiaoxiao holding a bowl to eat.
Cornal porridge, mixed grain bread, pickles, and her unique boiled egg.
It was clear this was left for her, as the rest of the family must have eaten already.
"Mom, try one and see if it’s good?"
She had washed the peaches earlier and gave one to Fan Xiuying.
"There are only three peaches; you should eat them. I don’t crave these things."
Fan Xiuying thought these were rare and wanted to save them for her daughter.
Jiang Xiaoxiao widened her eyes, "Mom, I have a sweet tooth. I already ate one on the way. These three are for our family, one each, no missing out. You better eat it quickly. Anyway, these peaches can’t be stored, and with this weather, they won’t last. If they spoil by tomorrow, it would be a sha to waste such good fruit."
She insisted until Fan Xiuying took a bite of the peach.
Fan Xiuying took a bite.
Instantly filled with amazent, "I must admit, this peach is really sweet and tasty."
Although they had eaten seasonal peaches, it was rare to taste one so fragrant and sweet.
The best part was that it was like honey nectar inside, sweet to the core.
"Mom, once you’re done with the peach, take a bath. Look at your bath ticket; it’s almost expired this month. If you don’t hurry, the ticket will be void and need a replacent."
Jiang Xiaoxiao feared her mom might arouse suspicion with her dirt.
She couldn’t explain what to do if her mom ended up with black dirt all over.
Fan Xiuying looked at the bath ticket; it made sense.
With today being the end of the month, she still had two uses on her bath ticket.
"Don’t rush; I’ll wash all the bed sheets, covers, and then take a bath. Otherwise, I’ll be sweaty all over."
Jiang Xiao didn’t rush to wash.
This task was still for her mom, or she would delay it. If once it was all done, her mom would end up covered in black dirt after bathing, it would be even harder to explain.
Fan Xiuying, being diligent, besides washing the bedding, also cleaned up the cellar where they stored potatoes and carrots for the winter.
This left her covered in dust.
She planned, since she’d bathe eventually, to finish all the dirty chores altogether for one thorough wash.
Fan Xiuying went to take a bath.
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