bayedsolid Chapter 636: Receiving Water
Chapter 636: Receiving Water
That morning, the sun had just sprinkled into the courtyard. Auntie One came to the public faucet in the yard early as usual to wash clothes. She quickly took the water, soaked a basin full of dirty clothes in the water, and skillfully sprinkled detergent on it and began to rub it. After a while, Auntie Two also came over with a basket of clothes. "Oh, Auntie One, it's so early." Auntie Two smiled and greeted her, but her eyes glanced at the faucet next to Auntie One. At this time, there was only this one faucet in the yard. Usually everyone took turns to use it, and it was all right. But today, Auntie One had a lot of clothes to wash, so she naturally occupied the faucet for a long time. Auntie One looked up at Auntie Two and responded with a smile: "Yes, take advantage of the cool morning to wash this pile of clothes." After that, she continued to work hard. Auntie Two waited for a while, and seeing that Auntie One had no intention of stopping, she gradually became impatient. "Auntie, when will you finish washing your clothes? I have a basket waiting to use the faucet." Auntie No. 2 finally couldn't help asking, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone. Auntie No. 1 raised her head, looked at the clothes in her basin that had not been washed yet, and then looked at Auntie No. 2, and said in embarrassment: "Sister No. 2, I still have a lot here, it will probably take a while. How about you wait a little longer?" Auntie No. 2 heard the smile on her face and said, "I've been waiting for a long time, I'm also anxious. You can't just take care of yourself, you have to consider others." Auntie No. 1 was a little unhappy when she heard this. "Why didn't I consider others? This faucet is not mine, everyone has to line up. I came first, so I wash first." Auntie No. 1 raised her voice and moved her hands faster. "It's true that you came first, but you can't wash for so long. Everyone has something to do. How can others use it if you occupy it like this?" Auntie No. 2 was not to be outdone and put the laundry basket in her hand heavily on the ground. The two of them were talking back and forth, their voices getting louder and louder, attracting other residents in the yard. Yi Zhonghai heard the quarrel and hurried out of the house. "What's going on? What are you arguing about so early in the morning?" Yi Zhonghai asked with a frown. When Auntie Yi saw that she had come, she felt like she had found a savior and hurriedly said, "Uncle Yi, you've come at the right time. Tell me, I came to wash the clothes first, but Sister Er insisted that I was hogging the faucet. Is that reasonable?" Auntie Er also rushed to say, "Uncle Yi, look, how long has she been washing? I've been waiting here for a long time, but she's still not done. Everyone has to use this faucet, she can't be so selfish." Yi Zhonghai listened to what the two said and sighed helplessly. "Two girls, calm down. We are all neighbors, we see each other every day, why are you quarreling over such a small matter? Auntie, you have been washing these clothes for a long time, why don't you let Auntie No. 2 use the faucet for a while, and you can continue washing later?" Auntie No. 1 was reluctant to do so after hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, but she couldn't say anything else, so she had to say, "Okay, since Uncle No. 1 said so, I will let her." Then she started to pack her laundry basin. Auntie No. 2 saw that Auntie No. 1 had given in, and a smug look appeared on her face, saying, "That's better." Then she picked up her laundry basket and prepared to get water. At this moment, Auntie No. 1 suddenly found that her piece of soap was missing. "Where is my soap? It was here just now." Auntie No. 1 looked around anxiously. The second aunt was bending over to get water. When she heard what the first aunt said, she said without raising her head: "Who knows where you put it? Maybe you lost it yourself." When the first aunt heard this, her heart "smashed" and she suspected that the second aunt took it while she was packing clothes. "Second sister, did you take my soap? I have always kept this soap here, how come it suddenly disappeared?" The first aunt stared at the second aunt and questioned. The second aunt stood up and said with a face full of grievance: "Don't wrongly accuse me, why would I take your soap? I have my own." As she said that, she took a piece of soap from the laundry basket and shook it. "Then why did my soap disappear? You were here just now, who else could have taken it if not you?" The first aunt became more and more excited and her voice became sharp. "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't take it. You didn't take care of the things yourself, and you blame it on me." The second aunt was also angry and threw the laundry basket heavily on the ground. The two quarreled again, this time more fiercely than before. The neighbors came forward to persuade them, but the two were so angry that they didn't listen at all. "Stop arguing, it's just a piece of soap, is it necessary to quarrel like this?" "Yes, we are all neighbors, let's talk it out." The neighbors tried to calm the quarrel. Yi Zhonghai stamped his feet anxiously, "Two girls, stop arguing, if you continue to argue, the whole yard will be in turmoil." But Auntie One and Auntie Two were like two roosters fighting with red eyes, neither of them was willing to give in. Auntie One pointed at Auntie Two's nose and scolded, "You are a person who likes to take advantage of others. I have seen you clearly today." Auntie Two was not to be outdone and scolded back, "You are unreasonable. You blame others for losing your own things. I have never seen you like this." Just when the two were arguing fiercely, Zhuzi, a young man in the courtyard, came back from outside. He saw a group of people gathered in the yard and curiously went over. After learning what happened, Zhuzi smiled and said, "Oh, two aunties, stop arguing. I just found a piece of soap at the door. I wonder if it belongs to the first auntie." Then he took out a piece of soap from his pocket and handed it to the first auntie. The first auntie took the soap and took a closer look. It was the one she had lost. Her face turned red and white, and she didn't know what to say. The second auntie was stunned when she saw this scene, and an embarrassed look appeared on her face. Yi Zhonghai saw that the soap was found, and hurriedly said, "Okay, the soap has been found, everyone stop arguing. In the future, everyone should still understand each other. We are all neighbors. Don't hurt the harmony because of such a small matter." The first auntie and the second auntie lowered their heads after hearing what Yi Zhonghai said. The first auntie walked up to the second auntie and said embarrassedly, "Second sister, I was wrong just now. I shouldn't have wronged you. Don't take it to heart." The second auntie also hurriedly said, "Auntie, I was too aggressive just now. It's my fault." The two smiled at each other, and the previous unhappiness disappeared in an instant. The neighbors were relieved to see the two reconcile. After the incident, the courtyard returned to its former tranquility. Auntie One and Auntie Two still walked in and out of the courtyard as usual, and occasionally sat on the stone bench together to chat.