Chapter 68 Take a bath, Xiangjizi

"You want to go down the mountain to take a bath?"

Only then did Qiao Ran remember that no one in the family had taken a bath for a long time.

The weather was hot, and everyone was sweating every day while walking. There were countless layers of dirt on their bodies, and everyone had a sour smell.

She had gone into the space to take a quick shower today, and her body felt refreshed.

But seeing her mother, grandma and little brother all covered in dirt, she could understand their thoughts.

After all, in the past, when we were in a hurry, we would only find a place to rest at night. Who dared to bathe in the river in the dark?

If you light a torch, you are worried about being peeped by someone hiding in the woods.

In short, they either couldn't find a source of water, or they didn't dare to take a bath when they found it, so they came here dirty all the way.

Now that they finally have a place to stay and can stay here for a few days, they naturally want to take a good bath and feel comfortable.

It was still noon, and it would take some time for those people to finish killing their prey.

Taking advantage of the fact that there is still a little time before making lunch, I can take my family members to take a bath and wash their hair that has become knotted and infested with lice.

"Okay, then you guys pack your clothes and I'll go with you."

As soon as Chen Huiniang heard that her daughter agreed, she immediately picked up the clothes she had prepared and pulled her away.

Lin Guizhen, who was waiting eagerly on the side, quickly helped Mrs. Qiao to follow, while Qiao Xing, Qiao Yue and the other little guys followed behind with a change of clothes.

Qiao Ran quickly turned around, supported her third aunt, and asked her mother to help the old lady.

Mrs. Qiao waved her hand: "I'll walk by myself without support. You can also support the third daughter-in-law. She can't fall."

Chen Huiniang was worried about the old lady, but she was gently pushed forward: "Don't worry about me, I'm not old enough to need help."

Seeing that the old lady wanted to be strong, Chen Huiniang had no choice but to go over and help her three younger siblings.

Qiao Ran simply stretched out her hand, supported her third aunt with her right hand, and held her grandma with her left hand. Then she turned around and warned the four little ones following her: "Be careful when you go down the mountain. Don't fall and roll down the mountain."

"I understand, sister, we will be careful!"

Qiao Yue replied crisply.

The other three little guys also nodded, saying that they would be careful.

They are so happy to be able to take a bath!

When they walked out of the meeting hall with their clothes, several women saw them and quickly asked them where they were going.

As soon as they heard that they were going down the mountain to take a shower, everyone hurried back to get their clothes.

"Ran Yatou, wait a minute, auntie! We have to take a bath too, we're all stinky and covered in bugs!"

The women shouted to Qiao Ran to wait a moment and quickly went to get a change of clothes.

By the time a group of people walked down the mountain, dozens of women and children were already following behind them.

The stream at the foot of the mountain is neither big nor small. If you jump into it, you can reach an adult's knees. The water flow is neither fast nor slow. The crystal clear mountain spring water is very suitable for bathing.

"Mom, you go and wash it quickly. I'll go over there and watch in case someone comes in accidentally."

Qiao Ran turned around and was about to leave, but Chen Huiniang held her back: "Ranran, aren't you going to wash? You go and wash first, and I'll watch."

"I've washed it this morning. Look, I've changed all my clothes."

"Ah? When did you change your clothes? How do I remember that you have been wearing this outfit these past few days?"

"Mother, you remember wrongly. My clothes are all this color. I have really changed them. If you don't believe me, look carefully."

Only then did Chen Huiniang notice that her daughter's clothes were indeed very clean, and her braided hair looked very clean as well. It seemed that it had been washed.

"You kid, how can you wash alone? No one is watching for you. What if someone sees you? Girls, you should pay attention to your reputation and don't let men look at you."

"Mom, I know. I came down to wash myself at dawn, and no one else had gotten up at that time! And I'm very careful, so don't worry!"

"Okay, then you have to be careful in the future. If you want to bathe in the wild, you have to ask your mother to come with you. She will watch over you."

"Okay, mother. Go and wash up quickly! By the way, there is a piece of soap here, you can use it! You can take a shower, wash your hair and wash your clothes."

Qiao Ran took out a piece of handmade soap that she had just secretly taken out of the space from her sleeve pocket and handed it to Chen Huiniang.

"Where did you get the sweet potato?"

Chen Huiniang asked in surprise.

This fragrant soap is something that only rich families can afford. They, the poor people, use loofah to rub it casually when taking a bath, and use saponins picked from trees to wash their hair and wash clothes.

Who would be willing to spend dozens of pennies on a piece of soap? What's more, it's Xiangjizi that only rich people can afford?

Qiao Ran said vaguely: "I bought it. Mother, go take a bath quickly, and I will go to the tree to look after you."

After saying that, she walked quickly towards the big tree on the high ground not far away.

Qiao Ran climbed up the tree easily. From this position, she could see the stream not far away and the movement within a few dozen feet around.

The women were bathing and washing their hair downstream of the stream, while Qiao Xi took Qiao Bei, Qiao Xing and several children from the village upstream.

There was a small hill in the middle, so people upstream and downstream couldn't see each other, but Qiao Ran, who was in the tree, could see people on both sides at the same time.

Anyway, she was a New Age soul and had been on so many missions. It was not like she had never seen the naked bodies of men, not to mention they were children, so she didn't feel like she had to avoid anything.

So she stood on a branch of a tree, looking around for a while and looking at the people taking a bath to prevent anyone from drowning.

Chen Huiniang took the piece of spiced rice to the stream. Lin Guizhen, Mrs. Qiao and others were already taking off their clothes and getting ready to go into the water.

"Sister-in-law, what are you holding in your hand?"

Lin Guizhen, who was helping Qiao Yue undress, just asked casually. Seeing her sister-in-law's particularly cherished look, she thought she had picked up some good treasures such as mushrooms and wild eggs.

Chen Huiniang held the piece of fragrant soap in both hands and said with a smile: "It's the fragrant soap given to me by Ran Ran. Let's use it to take a bath, wash our hair and wash clothes."

"What? Xiangjizi? Used for washing clothes? Isn't this too luxurious?"

The aunt next to me heard it and couldn't help but exclaimed.

The women nearby heard it and gathered around.

"Fragrant pepper, this is a rare thing used by rich families. I heard it is made of lard. Tsk tsk, rich people are really extravagant and wasteful. We can't even afford pork, but they still use it to make savory."

"Yes, when pigs are killed in our village, who doesn't save the pig pancreas for cooking? The fragrant pig pancake made from the pig pancreas is not cheap. I didn't expect that your Ran Ran would be willing to spend money to buy this. .”

"It doesn't matter. Ranran is a girl, and everyone loves beauty! Hui Niang, let me smell what this fragrant soap smells like? Does it smell good?"