"Hello, I'm your neighbor Grandma Zhao. I just heard Aunt Zhang say that she washed the clothes in your washing machine and it was clean. I want to come and see what this washing machine is? How can it clean dirty clothes?

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"Hello, Grandma Zhao, welcome, come and take a look, this is the washing machine."

Liu Chen thought to himself that it had been a while since he moved here and he was busy. Liu Chen, his neighbor, really didn't know about it.

If it weren't for the washing machine, who would this neighbor Liu Chen really be?

"This house?"

"Oh, this is, this is my cousin's. He was promoted and transferred to work in a district. I can live in this house." Liu Chen lied with a smile.

But you can't say that you bought it yourself. In this era, buying and selling houses is not acceptable. If others report it, it will be enough to make you drink.

Liu Chen introduced himself to Grandma Zhao again.

Grandma Zhao remembered the purpose of her visit and started studying the washing machine.

"Xiao Liu, do you think this big box can be used for washing clothes?"

Grandma Zhao looked at it again and again, but she still couldn't figure it out. She looked shocked and incredulous. No matter how much she looked at it, she still couldn't figure out that this thing could actually wash clothes.

"You said this can not only wash clothes, but also wash sheets and quilt covers?" Grandma Zhao asked curiously again.

Liu Chen smiled and said, "Yes, everything can be washed."

Liu Chen asked Grandma Zhao if she had any clothes, sheets, quilt covers, etc. that needed to be washed at home. She took them over and washed them, as a way to improve neighborly relations.

After all, Grandma Zhao is over sixty years old. She can do laundry well, mainly washing sheets and quilt covers. She can't wring them out every time she washes them. Mainly because she doesn't have much strength.

Every time she dried big things like sheets, she just twisted them casually and put them on the clothesline. It was fine in summer, but in winter, she didn't dry them for several days.

Besides, in this day and age, if you need it urgently, it would be really troublesome.

Grandma Zhao saw that Liu Chen was a real person, so she smiled and said: "Xiao Liu, I really plan to wash the sheets today, and I'm wearing a quilt cover, so I'm sorry, I'll go get it?"

Liu Chen is not polite. It's okay to use the washing machine. When the power is used up, you can just pedal. It only takes a little effort and can be used as a physical exercise.

"Go and get it. Bring whatever you need to wash."

Before Liu Chen finished speaking, he saw Granny Zhao walking home with small steps.

Not long after, a large basin of clothes, sheets, and quilt covers arrived.

Liu Chen just pressed several buckets of water, poured the water directly into the washing machine, put all the clothes, sheets, and quilt covers in the washing machine, sprinkled some washing powder, turned on the switch, and the washing machine started spinning quickly.

Grandma Zhao was stunned. Can clothes be washed clean in this way? It’s really incredible.

Looking at the clothes, bedsheets, and quilt covers rotating inside the washing machine, Grandma Zhao stood motionless and watched, and kept saying, "It's amazing, this is amazing."

"Xiao Liu, I just saw you pouring some white stuff into it, what is that?"

Only then did Grandma Zhao remember the washing powder that Liu Chen poured in just now, and she wanted to ask.

Liu Chen told Grandma Zhao that this is washing powder, specially used for washing clothes. The clothes washed with this are both clean and fragrant.

What Liu Chen brought this time was natural soap powder. The outer packaging was removed and it was packed in white plastic bags.

"This is much easier to use than soap locust." Grandma Zhao grabbed some washing powder and put it in her hand. Not to mention, this one is quite fragrant.

Liu Chen knew that in this era, there was no washing powder yet. There was soap, but not much. Not every household had soap for washing. The main reason was that the soap in this era was not cheap, and it also cost money, so no one was willing to use it.

In this era, if people want to wash clothes, they usually have old wives, young wives, and eldest girls holding "sticks" and "soap locusts". They come in groups of three or five, carrying wooden basins with water in them.

Take your dirty clothes to the river or pond to wash them.

When using it, break open and crush the black honey locust fruit, put it into the basin, stir it evenly, then put the clothes and sheets on the stone slab, and then beat it with a mallet, beating it continuously with one hand, and then beat it with a mallet.

Turn the clothes over with one hand, and then turn them over again, so that all parts of the clothes or sheets are beaten with the stick. After beating, some of the stolen goods on the clothes will fall off, and then wash them with clean water a few times.

Honey locust, also known as honey locust, is a leguminous deciduous tree. The fruit of the honey locust tree is black when mature, like long black soybean horns. The branches of the honey locust tree are covered with sharp and long spikes, which people generally do not like.

Easy to climb up.

The fruit of the honey locust tree is highly alkaline and has a decontamination effect. The honey locust powder can dissolve oil stains and is known as a "natural detergent". Therefore, everyone uses the fruit of the honey locust tree to wash clothes.

After the washing machine stopped, Liu Chen drained the water and took the clothes and sheets into the tub. Aunt Zhao washed them twice, and then Liu Chen put the clothes in the drying bucket to dry them.

When the washing machine's drying barrel stopped, Liu Chen took out the clothes in the drying barrel.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is too clean. The clothes are almost dry. This thing is really good."

Grandma Zhao, like Aunt Zhang just now, praised her again.

"Grandma Zhao, is this washing machine fast and clean?" Aunt Zhang brought some fans.

Just now, she used Liu Chen's washing machine to wash clothes. Now, she brought some fans over. This is a reciprocal courtesy.

Liu Chen smiled and said: "Oh, Aunt Zhang, you don't have to be so polite. If you want to do laundry in the future, you can come anytime."

"Not only are these clothes clean after washing, they are also almost dry. You can just hang them in the air and wear them."

"This thing is great, but it's too expensive. Otherwise, I really want to buy one. It would be so convenient for washing clothes in winter."

"Isn't it? This thing is really useful."

The two of them were talking to each other.

"Grandma, where are you? What are you doing?"

I only heard a girl with a sweet voice shouting, and her voice was quite nice.

"Hey, it's here, at your uncle Wei Guo's house." Grandma Zhao quickly agreed.

I saw a sweet-looking girl, about 23 or 24 years old, with two braided braids, big eyes and a floral skirt coming in front of Grandma Zhao.

"Nianci, you're back. I'm here to wash clothes. Look, this is a washing machine. The clothes can be washed very clean." Grandma Zhao introduced the wonderful functions of the washing machine to her granddaughter.

I introduced Liu Chen again.

"Hello, I used to see you coming in and out of this room. Now that Uncle Wei Guo has left, this house is for you to live in." Dong Nianci nodded and said.

"Everyone, don't stand in the yard. Come, sit inside and eat some fruit." Liu Chen greeted everyone to come inside and sit.

This guy can do it. He even has some fruit to eat. I used to see Liu Chen coming in and out, men and women, and I didn’t know what he was doing. As for his job, no one knew.

Everyone followed Liu Chen into the living room. There were a lot of things in the living room, including sofas, Eight Immortals tables, chairs, and stools.

"Hey, what is that?" Aunt Zhang said, looking at the TV on the Eight Immortals' table.

"Oh, this is a color TV."

"Color TV?" The three people stared at Liu Chen with incredible expressions.

Everyone has heard of TV sets. They are available in department stores. One set costs several hundred yuan, and the TV ticket is not cheap either.

But when Dong Nianci thought about it, he had also watched TV at a friend's house, but it was in black and white, and he had never seen it in color.

Liu Chen turned on the TV. It was daytime and there were not many channels. Usually there would only be a few channels at night.

"Oh my God, Comrade Liu, you are so awesome. This is in color, and the characters in it are also in color. These are not sold in department stores." Dong Nianci said with big eyes flashing in shock.

Liu Chen told everyone that this was sent from the capital by a friend in the capital. It was not sold in the county or the capital.

Everyone looked at Liu Chen's room. Everything in it seemed to have been changed. When Jia Weiguo was here, there were no such things. The yard, corridors, and side rooms were full of things, including broken chairs and rotten ones.

There are really a lot of cabinets and bottles and jars.

Everyone watched Liu Chen coming in and out all day long, as if he was not working, and they were all curious about his work.

Liu Chen told them that he was a doctor and worked as a doctor at the commune health center.

When everyone heard that Liu Chen was in the team, even though he was eating commercial food, after all, the wages in the commune could not be compared with those in the county.

Everyone looked at Liu Chen. He also had a house in the city. Liu Chen's conversation and speech were also literate. Besides, it would be okay if he was transferred to the city. There are many people going to the countryside now.

All are back.

"The wages in the countryside are definitely not comparable to those in the city. Besides, the conditions in the city are so good."

Dong Nianci looked at Liu Chen. Liu Chen was very talented and handsome. He was also a doctor. It would be great to work in the city.

"Xiao Liu, how much is your monthly salary?"

Grandma Zhao feels that Liu Chen's salary will not be too high. Her granddaughter is also a doctor and works in a county hospital. Her monthly salary is 28 yuan.

"Yes, Xiao Liu, you can ask your cousin to bring it to the city for you. The city is so nice." Aunt Zhang also agreed.

Liu Chen smiled and told everyone that he was doing well in the countryside and liked the countryside very much. Although the salary was not very high, he was very satisfied.

"How much is your salary?" Aunt Zhang really broke the pot and asked.

"Not much, 40 yuan a month."

"What? You get 40 yuan a month?"

40 yuan is really a lot. It's more than many of them.

Everyone stared at Liu Chen. Not to mention it was more than them. The most their family earned was only 36 yuan a month. How could Liu Chen's salary be so high in the commune health center?

"Oh my God, 40 yuan is really a lot."
Chapter completed!