novelden Chapter 150 Washing
Chapter 150 Washing
After Hua Qinglu took the things, he turned and walked towards the cave.
Then he carefully placed the things in the cave and took them out after they built the stove.
Yu Qingqing held a slightly larger stone in one hand and a bunch of hay in the other.
Then, on the open space next to them, he and Hua Yuanyuan and the others built a stove.
Then Yu Qingqing sent Hua Qinglu and the others away and asked them to go get some more hay while they were not paying attention.
Yu Qingqing filled a bucket with water from the space. She also filled another bucket with one-third of the water and put it aside for later use.
She simply cleaned the clay pot, then turned on the fire and started a fire.
Yu Qingqing and her friends still set up two small stoves this time, one for each pottery pot. But she wanted to boil hot water in a pottery pot first, so that they could add cold water and wash themselves simply.
Use another clay pot to cook porridge, and the chayote can be added later.
"Qing'er, go and have a rest. I'll cook it for you. I'll call you when it's ready. Do you want to finish cooking all the porridge?"
Hua Qinglu held a bundle of licorice and a bag of brown rice in her arms, then came to Yu Qingqing and asked Yu Qingqing to go and rest while she cooked porridge.
"Mom, you should take a rest. I'll cook some porridge today, and then get some hot water. You and your sisters can go and wash your face.
I'll call you when I'm done. I'll make the porridge thicker tonight.
Let's eat a full meal tonight so we can travel more easily tomorrow. Then, we can save a little porridge for later and heat it up in the morning."
Yu Qingqing did not stand up. She quickly filled both pots with water. Then she grabbed a few handfuls of brown rice and threw them directly into the other pot.
She planned to cook the porridge, and when it was almost cooked, she would add the chayote, and then she took out the dagger.
I simply washed the chayote, cut it into slices and put it directly into their bowls. The green chayote looked particularly beautiful.
"Okay then, Qing'er, thank you for your hard work, call me if you need anything.
"Mom, go get some hay and pad the cave. We'll rest in the cave at night."
Hua Qinglu did not insist, and turned around to follow Hua Yuanyuan to continue carrying hay into the cave.
Not far away, Yu Qingshu and Yu Qinghai were carrying two large bundles of firewood each. They found a lot of dead wood in a small forest ahead.
Then they found some hay, bundled it up, and brought it back directly. These two bundles were basically enough for them tonight.
"Qing'er, this firewood should be enough to keep the fire burning tonight.
Your eldest brother and I are over there and we saw quite a few dead trees. If they are not enough, we can go and pick up some more.
And I just looked around, there are no people around here. There are no particularly dense trees or grass.
It is relatively safe at night, and we don’t have to worry about wild animals. We can probably have a good sleep tonight.”
Yu Qingshu threw a large bundle of firewood on the ground, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, and slowly came to Yu Qingqing and asked her if she had enough firewood.
After hearing what Yu Qingqing said, she looked up and saw that her elder brother and father each had tied a large bundle of firewood.
And those materials are basically some wood as thick as calves. This much is almost enough, if it doesn't work, there are still some small branches nearby that can be used.
Besides, it was getting dark now. Even if it was not enough, she would not let them continue. She wiped the sweat from her nose.
The firelight reflected on her cheeks. She squinted her eyes and said to Yu Qingshu:
Dad, big brother, these firewoods are enough. You don't need to get more. I think it's getting dark.
We should hurry up and get the food to eat. We still have things to do later in the evening, so if it's not enough now, we can do it later.
I think the surrounding area is indeed OK, there are not many people around, and it is relatively safe.
By then we can make the fire smaller and that should be enough.
There is warm water in this bucket. You and your brother can just wash up first.
While they were not paying attention, Yu Qingqing took out several pieces of cotton cloth that they had used before and placed them directly on the handle of the wooden barrel.
Half of the water in the wooden barrel had been diluted by her into warm water, which was just right for use.
She planned to cook the porridge while boiling water, which would be faster. When the water was almost boiled, she would use it to cook the porridge, so that they could eat while waiting.
Yu Qingshu rolled up his sleeves and took two larger pieces of wood.
He put it directly into the fire, took a breath and said:
"Okay then, Qing'er, your brother and I will just wash up first, thank you for your hard work.
We'll come back later, and after we finish eating, we can do other things."
As Yu Qingshu spoke, he moved the bucket to the side and then pulled Yu Qinghai behind a tree.
Taking advantage of the cover of night, he began to simply wipe the sweat off his body.
It's been really hot these days, and basically they all smell of sweat at the end of the day.
Fortunately, Yu Qingqing was there, so they could simply wash up so that they wouldn't feel too uncomfortable.
Yu Qingshu was also very grateful to his daughter. Thanks to her, the family would not be in such a bad state.
Hua Qinglu and the others had already laid out the hay in the cave. Then they walked towards Yu Qingqing with heavy steps.
When Hua Qinglu saw the porridge and chayote in the pottery jar, his eyes sparkled, and he felt that seeing the green made him feel much more relaxed.
"Qing'er, let me cook the porridge. You take a rest first.
Or you can concentrate on heating the water, and I will watch the clay pot cooking porridge.
If we do this, we can hurry up and rest earlier at night."
Hua Qinglu stepped forward and took the wooden spoon from Yu Qingqing's hand. Then he continued to stir the porridge in the pottery pot according to Yu Qingqing's method.
The water in the pottery pot continues to boil, and the chayote is cooked.
A faint fragrance wafts out from the pottery jar, making people feel refreshed when they smell it.
"Okay, mother, I understand. When the water is heated up, you and your second sister should go and wash up first.
I'll go later. We'll have other things to do after dinner. Just wash up now and go to bed when you're done."
Yu Qingqing didn't refuse any more and concentrated on boiling water.
When the hot water is hot, use a wooden spoon to scoop the hot water into the bucket.
Then pour the water in the bucket into the clay pot, and repeat the same action.