It's been a few days since I went out with Arnault on horseback... after three rare days of rain in the grassland summer, and finally breakfast on a clear day.
Today we'll do the laundry together!
With the proclamation of Arnault, all but the Dong people, who were busy with construction, were to do the laundry that day.
When it rains, I can't wash my clothes properly, I can't dry my clothes in the sun, and then the colour of my clothes becomes dull and mold grows... As a result, my clothes start to smell terrible.
Once that happened, I couldn't get rid of the smell without washing it in a special way... It seems that Arnault wanted our help to wash the clothes that got in such a state and things that could not be washed due to the rain.
As a result of the sudden increase in the number of people, the daily laundry is a pile of laundry, and even just washing them is a lot of heavy work, and when the washing of special washing and things accumulated during the rain overlaps, there is not enough hands in the flowing rocks... Knowing the difficulty of washing on a daily basis in the battlefield, we nod our feet to the area near the creek where Arunar and others usually wash.
There were a number of piles of laundry, an astonishing number of laundry buckets and washing boards... and for some reason, even a large iron pan.
"... hot pot? Do you even make it with soap?" Soap is definitely made by simmering animal fat...? "
Looking at that, I asked the question, and Arnaud gave instructions to the dogmen and Joe who belonged to the women's club, and then came to me and returned the answer.
"I'm going to wash my clothes, but I'm not going to make the soap in time.
That pan is for laundry... it's for cooking and washing. "
"... do you boil the laundry?"
"Oh, when I boil and wash clothes that have a strange color or smell, they will turn white and remove the smell, making them look like new.
It's not a method to use something that is weak in heat, such as a cloth woven with animal yarn, but it's a good way to use something that is strong in heat, such as a linen cloth or a maori cloth... if you put soap, medicinal herbs, or salt or a stone that resembles salt in pieces and simmer it, it will make it even more beautiful. "
"... it's like cooking. Well, if you just simmer it, I'll be able to do it."
I really don't like washing clothes... when I wash them on the washing board, if I put too much force on them, the laundry will be worn out. "
When I said that, Alnar laughed with an expression that said, "That's right"... and then prepared a scoop, handed me the fire stick, and immediately gave instructions to everyone who started washing.
What can be washed with the washing board is the washing board... mainly Joe and the others are in charge because they need strength.
I can't wash it on the washing board... I can wash it, but if it hurts, I'll put it in a bucket and trample it. Senai, Aihan, and the dog people are in charge of this.
Maya and her grandmother followed each other, repairing holes in the laundry... and I was in charge of boiling and washing because I could use the fire stick.
Prepare the pan, add the water and boil it... Once you put the laundry in, add the soap and medicinal herbs as instructed by Arnault... After that, simmer it slowly, and occasionally stick the wooden stick in and stir it... Otherwise, just wait.
When the simmer is finished, pinch it with a stick and take it out of the pan... put it in a bucket filled with water and rub the dirt, and the washing is complete.
It was very difficult to do in the heat of summer, but Arner and the others were doing this every day... I thought about cooking in the kitchen, and I was silently simmering in the laundry.
That's how you get so sweaty from cooking until close to noon... while watching the sun,
It might be okay to create a place for laundry like a washing area.
And when I leaked my words, Arnault, who happened to be passing nearby, came to me with a great momentum,
"I see, that was my hand!!" Why didn't you think of that when you created the place! "
and a powerful voice.
I laid the floor near the river, built a roof, and created a place where it was easy to swell and sit, so that I could do laundry even on rainy days... There are places where I could dry my laundry, but it would be convenient if it didn't dry up on a sunny day... When Arnault told me that with a smile, the Aumun of the Dong people rushed here again with a lot of force.
"Surely that might be good!"
I need a cloth for my blacksmithing work, and I've been bothering Arna-san with my work sweating, so I'm going to make a laundromat...
When I tell Aumun that I have other work to do, he keeps pointing to the west and saying the words.
"The construction of the road leading to the west Sekigo is almost over, and the tavern is almost ready... so there's just a bit more hands left, so the floor and the roof will be fine."
It might be better to improve the washing board, the bucket, and the pot for cooking.
I'm good at my son's tricks around here, so I'll talk to him and think about it. "
In response, Arnault takes Aumun's hand and starts talking to him with a big smile.
... well, if you're free, you can do your laundry every day, so maybe you should make it a little easier.
However, the road that was made was still a servant, and the tavern was nearing completion... and when she thought about it, Sanat, the son of Aumun, came from the square and called out to her.
"The tavern is complete."
Compared to the stone temples and sekisho shrines, it's easier if it's made of wood... There's no need to make it so elaborate, it was easy.
It was troublesome to have a hotel, but since there was a reception hall, it was fine to wait until later. It was just as much trouble in the cooking area and underground storage. "
"Oh, I see, thank you... you did it so quickly."
When I returned it, Sanato laughed and said, "Because I'm a Dong Man"... and then gazed at Arunar and the others who were talking about it.
Then I listened to Arnault's conversation... and when I understood that I was trying to create a laundromat, I nodded without saying anything, crouched down, and began to write the blueprint of the laundromat with my fingers on the ground.
"It's troublesome on the side of the river... the ground is loose, there's a possibility of more water, and the flow can change in the first place..."
Even if it's the smallest, do you want to make a dirt road to stabilize the flow...? Maybe that's better on the side of the village..... "
While writing, Sanato muttered that he had come up with something to make again, and began to write a diagram on a scale that was incomparable to the laundry.
Looking at the situation, I thought that the tavern had just been finished and the work had been finished, but I didn't say anything about letting Sanat do what she liked, and I watched quietly.