Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 318: Laundry Wind Wave

Claude, who returned to the old man's house in Zacilac, immediately regretted it, as he pushed in the courtyard door and found that the old daughter-in-law, Doris, and her little daughter, Harbena, were washing a pile of clothes next to the well. This was a little embarrassing, especially Doris, who, upon seeing Claude come in, blushed and rushed her head down to rub the clothes in the wooden pot.

Well, that's still desirable, and this Doris also knows how shy she is, unlike Lieutenant Ronco said, she looks like a good seducer. Shameful women are more manipulative than shameless women, just like the first time she saw Claude yesterday, and she stretched her tongue to add her mouth, which was a joke, not a seduction, just a joke, to see if Claude would lose her temper and show her charm as well.

But she forgot herself that Claude had moved in last night and was still downstairs in her room. And when she woke up in the middle of the night and forgot about it, she began to comfort herself, as usual, and the noise was overheard by Claude downstairs. With this in mind, Doris was so ashamed that she couldn't even look up at Claude.

Claude was also a little embarrassed, just nodded at them and said hello, ready to take his ride to the livestock shed.

But that Halbena looked at Claude curiously, not at all, and asked, "Sir, how did you get back so early today? ”

“The military academy is open, and although it's a lot, it's not my turn yet, so I'm a little idle these days.” Claude answered and tied the riding reins to the railing: “By the way, isn't your father and mother home? ”

“My father went to the field to see the strengths of winter wheat, and my mother went to the neighbor's house to string doors.” Harbena said, "What can I do for you? ”

“No," Claude shook his head: “I just asked if they were home, so I went back to my room first, you guys were busy...”

Go back to your room and tuck all the underwear you changed last night into the wooden pot next to you, then change into military uniforms. Claude also had a headache watching the laundry he was going to wash. Since he was promoted to Ensign and Michael became his own valet, Claude had never washed his clothes or anything. He didn't have to say that he could do it properly, and Claude didn't have to worry about the trivialities of his life.

But now at the military academy, McJackie was also trained, and Claude, who was a captain and attended an advanced seminar, was also a trainee and did not qualify for a military academy to equip himself with a military attaché. This will not be possible until the end of his training period until the new troops are in office. That is, from now on, Claude will have to do his own laundry, meals, food and salary benefits and other trivial things...

Claude stopped again as he walked to the door with a wooden basin full of clothes. Doris and Harbena are the only young women in the yard who wash their clothes. It is easy for people to mistakenly think that they are deliberately approaching them in the name of washing clothes. It is easy for people to look down on themselves and think that they are in a bad mood or something...

Claude loathes to put the wooden pot on the table in front of the window, he just wants to wash his clothes, he doesn't have any other thoughts, but even if you do it bright and big, people will think you're dirty in your heart. So the best way to do this is to wait for the two women outside to wash themselves before they leave, so that they can avoid a lot of trouble. After all, I've just moved here, and there are some things I need to avoid to live.

Claude, who had nothing to do but lie in bed, began to wonder whether to take a few days off to the military academy to visit Lady Maria. Although what happened between her sister and her children was somewhat embarrassing, Mrs. Maria's care for his family remained something that Claude could not ignore. Now that you have time, you should visit your own pharmacy teacher.

In addition, Claude was ready to go to Wangdu to buy some books, and like now, there was no book in the room that made people feel empty and didn't know what to do. With books, you can spend boring time on your own. Now it is February, when the rainy season in March arrives, most of the time it is boring in the room, I can really bore myself to death if I don't look for some books.

But today was the first day of military school, and Claude was too embarrassed to take time off. I would like to go to Lieutenant Colonel Manridge tomorrow. Anyway, I am fine in the military academy. I should be able to get permission to take two more days off to visit Wang Du...

The door was pushed open and Aunt Natalie's voice was coming: “Claude, you're back...”

I went, Claude sat up gruntly and said, "Aunt Natalie, if you don't knock on the door, you just push the door in. If I do something in there that's not suitable for children, like changing clothes, isn't that all you see?" It seems that the doors will have to be locked in the future, and it is also to blame for the sound insulation of the stone walls on this floor, so that no one can hear movement in the courtyard in the room.

Claude still has to smile in his face: “Aunt Natalie, you're back. You're all right in military school today. Come back early to rest. ”

As soon as Aunt Natalie entered the door, she saw a pile of wooden clothes piled up on the table in front of the window: "Oops, are all these clothes ready to be washed? Why don't you take it out...”

Claude laughed with embarrassment: "Isn't that what I think they're doing outside washing their clothes by the well? I don't want to make this noise, I'll go when they're done. ”

“Just take it and wash it, there's nothing to talk about, it's all your own people, it's okay.” Aunt Natalie laughed at Mimi and said the smile on her face was a little more enthusiastic: “Otherwise, I'll let Bena wash it for you. You can't wash clothes if you're afraid of a man. Just like my old man, just let him wash something and swing it in the water and it's over. Compared to our women, men are more careless and impatient...”

Aunt Natalie turned around and yelled at the yard: "Bena, come here. ”

“No, Aunt Natalie, I can do it myself...” Claude wondered why Aunt Natalie was so enthusiastic.

“Listen, Auntie, you live here now, and this is our family, and it doesn't matter if Bena does some chores for you.” Aunt Natalie said the big bag, and then she turned her head: “By the way, Claude, how old are you this year, where are you from, who else is home...”

Claude understood that Aunt Natalie wanted to sell her daughter. He shook his head helplessly and replied with a grin: "Aunt Natalie, I'm from White Deer City, Southwest Tri-County, and I'm twenty-four years old. However, I was married in September last year. My wife is a classmate in China. We grew up together...”

Indeed, as soon as Claude heard that she was married, Aunt Natalie's face changed a bit, and suddenly she lost most of her enthusiasm and whispered: “How did you get married so early...”

Claude did some bad things. I'm sorry about Aunt Natalie, some embarrassment, I don't know how to answer. Good thing Harbena probe came in at this point, curious to see the room and Claude, and that's when she said, "Mom, what am I supposed to do? ”

Aunt Natalie pulled a little smile on her face, pointing to the wooden pot on her finger table: “Isn't this Claude's dirty clothes? I want you to wash them for him. ”

“Mom, I have so much clothes left to wash...” Harbena doesn't seem willing to increase her workload.

Claude also said, "Don't bother Miss Halbena, Aunt Natalie. I'll wash them when they're ready. ”

“Mom, you see, the officer said he didn't need my help.” Harbena was happy to be ready to turn around and go out.

It just seemed that Aunt Natalie, the head of the family, didn't see it in her eyes, and she had just told her daughter to wash her clothes for Claude, and as soon as she came, her promise had become empty language, which made Aunt Natalie feel like she was not talking, and some of her face couldn't hang.

She twisted Harbena's arm: "Dead girl, is it that hard for you to do me a favor? Anyway, Claude just moved in. He's still a guest. Why don't you wash some clothes for him? If it's me, you won't listen to me...”

“Ah, let go, Mom, it hurts.” Halbena screamed.

Now Claude is in trouble. Mother and daughter are in their room. Aunt Natalie, don't even teach your daughter a lesson here in front of me. But now that I see it, naturally I have to go up and stop it: “Aunt Natalie, let go of Halbena, I can wash my own clothes...”

Aunt Natalie leaked her temper: "Forget it, Claude, it's none of your business. I have to teach this dead girl a lesson today. If you dare not listen to me, I must ask her to wash these clothes for you...”

“Ah, I'll wash it, I'll wash it.” Halbena begged for mercy.

Aunt Natalie let go of her daughter satisfied and felt like she had earned such a big face in front of Claude: “Why don't you just listen to me soon? You have to take a lesson to learn how to govern each time. You're such a big man, you're still such a bad boy...”

Harbena touched the place on her arm that Aunt Natalie had twisted and rubbed her mouth reluctantly against the wooden pot placed on the table.

Claude looked proud, as if she had won a battle. Aunt Natalie could only help herself by playing her own ace card: “Well, Halbena, I'll talk to you. You can wash all the clothes I changed later. How much do you charge for laundry in a month? ”

Halbena stunned and opened her eyes and turned to Claude: "You mean I can get the money for your laundry? ”

“Yes.” Claude nodded: “You will wash my clothes in the future. Like you are my launderer, I will pay for your laundry...”

Halbena was so happy, “Well, how many clothes do you need to wash in a month? ”

“I can't really say this, sometimes more or less, naturally every day in the summer there are clothes to change in the bath, of course my sheets are to be washed and dried every other time after these...” In fact, Claude didn't change many clothes, and he didn't want to take advantage of this for nothing.

“Well, you give me three riazos a month, I'll clean your clothes, and I can clean your room every day.” Halbena looked forward to Claude.

If a silver taller equals $100, the three riazos are $30. Laundry and room cleaning for a month is a good price for Claude. He now has a monthly salary and benefits subsidy of one gold kroner, equal to 500 dollars. And the average civilian family earns between one and two silver talls a month, and perhaps for Harbena the three riasos are already high, but for Claude the price is not worth mentioning.

“Deal.” Claude nodded: "Pay at the end of each month, okay? ”

“Yes, I believe you, sir.” Harbena was happy to put up a wooden pot full of clothes, turned around and looked at her mother: “Mom, this is my own pocket money for Mr. Officer's laundry, don't think about it. ”

And then he said to Claude, “Officer, at the end of each month, you have to hand over all three riazos to me. I won't admit it if someone else leads me...”

Claude nodded in tears and sent her away with joy.

Although Aunt Natalie was stunned by this unexpected change. After Claude and her daughter had negotiated the money for the laundry, she turned back to God and rubbed her hands with some embarrassment: “Look, look, this damned girl is in love with money...”

“It's all right, Aunt Natalie. When I was a kid, my parents only gave me change money. It's an honor to earn money with my hands and labor, nothing strange. And I'm very grateful to Miss Halbena for taking over my laundry and cleaning the room, these trivial things, and paying for them every month to help me get out of these troubles, which I'm very happy to do.” Claude was kind enough to help Aunt Natalie round up.

“Well, then, I'll leave you to rest.” Aunt Natalie backed out and closed the door very carefully.

Finally, money solved all the problems, and Claude sighed silently, laying back on his back in bed, closing his eyes. It would appear that dealing with the family of old Zasilak in the future will have to be monetary, but seriously, the family is no different from the civilian family in White Deer City.

Claude stayed in the room bored and all he could do was practice meditation to save time. After practicing twice, I felt like I was about to get up for dinner at the military academy.

I didn't see it until I got out of the room. I don't know when the yard had several hemp ropes attached and all the laundry was hanging on the rope to dry. His uniform and underwear have all been washed and dripped slowly down on a hemp rope. It's been a while now, the water on the big beach on the ground is probably stained...

The large yard looked narrow as soon as the rope and clothes hung, and Claude cautiously pulled his mount out of the livestock shed, trying to keep the clothes and ropes out of the yard, slowly following the gap between the rope and the clothes.

“Hey, Officer, where are you going?” Halbena stood at the door with a dark potato in her hand and black stains on the corner of her mouth. This looks like eating in secret...

“Go back to military school and come back after dinner.” Claude answered and asked curiously, "Why are you hiding out eating this? ”

“Not my mother yet.” Harbena complained, "I washed so many clothes I was starving, but my mother said I was too fat to eat. I can only secretly roast a few potatoes here...”