Volume 1 Chapter 0039 Let’s Fall in Love
Nan Ruoyin sat obediently on the stool, and Nan Yi took off .
She found a comb and a brush from the sewing basket, and first used the comb to comb Nan Ruoyin's hair. While combing, she also checked whether there was any lice on her head.
"Ruoyin, if you go out to play with other children, you must wash your hands and change your clothes immediately after you come back, do you know?"
"Well, Dad, the fat guys in the alley are playing the game of tossing cigarette butts. I don't like it, so I don't want to play with them. There are girls playing with rubber bands at the entrance of the alley, and I want to play with them."
"If you like to play, go ahead and play. Daddy won't forbid you."
"I say, Nan Yi, you really act like a father. Look how well you take care of Ruoyin."
"That's nonsense. Move somewhere else. There are lice on the ground."
"Say it earlier."
Lai Biao left the place where he was squatting and squatted in another place.
Just now when Nan Yi was cleaning the house, this grandson went out on the pretext of going to the toilet and just came back now.
There is clearly a renovated bathroom in the courtyard, but this grandson turned a blind eye to it. His intention to avoid work is obvious.
Nan Yi combed Nan Ruoyin's hair with a comb, then changed to a comb and combed her hair again while Nan Ruoyin screamed.
The teeth of the comb are very dense, so it is easy to pull the hair. However, because of the dense teeth, dirt and lice attached to the hair will also be combed out.
"Dad, is there anything on my head?"
"No, our Ruoyin is clean."
At this time, it is normal for children to have lice on their hair and black patches on their bodies.
It's okay in the summer, but when winter comes, diligent parents will give their children a hot bath every now and then. If they are not diligent, it is normal to only bathe them once a month.
Nan Yi is different. No matter what season it is, he lets Nan Ruoyin take a bath every day.
Puff puff!
The lid of the kettle began to jump. Nan Yi stood up and poured the hot water into a large wooden basin. He put a casserole on the coal stove and went to the kitchen to get several bottles and jars.
Put tea seeds, soap beans, soapberries, and Euphrasia officinalis in a casserole, pour a little black rice into the basin, add a little water, reach your hands in, grab, hug, and knead, and soon black and thick rice water appears.
Pour the rice water into the casserole, and when the water temperature rises, stir it vigorously with chopsticks.
As it was stirred, the stuff in the casserole just now became as viscous as soup thickened with starch. Water was added and it continued to be stirred to pick out the impurities inside. Slowly, the viscous mass became clearer.
This is the shampoo that people use to wash their hair in this era.
Nan Yi brews high-end products, while ordinary people only use tea seeds and soap beans.
At that time, the supply and marketing cooperatives actually already had loose shampoo for sale, but the quality was terrible and its cleaning ability was not even as good as that of soap.
After the shampoo is prepared, Nan Yi waits for it to cool down and then puts it into a can.
The weather is not hot now, so if you seal it well, it can be kept for half a month.
Next, he boiled water and helped Nan Ruoyin wash her hair, then changed to a larger kettle to continue boiling water.
Fill two large pots of water into the bath tub, add an appropriate amount of cold water, and test the water temperature.
"Ruoyin, you can wash now."
"Dad, can you help me wash it?"
"No, you are already four years old, not a three-year-old child. Wash it yourself."
"No, I want my dad to help me wash." Nan Ruoyin held Nan Yi's hand and said coquettishly, swinging her hand.
"Be good, wash yourself, I'll get you some clothes."
"All right."
The little girl felt a little lost.
When it comes to matters of principle, Nan Yi won't give in.
After finding the clothes and placing them at the bathroom door, Nan Yi walked into the yard and squatted next to Lai Biao.
"what's for dinner?"
"We have a copper hot pot at home. Let's go to the grocery store to see what vegetables are on sale. There is some bacon in the kitchen, and two flying dragons. If we use flying dragons as the soup base, it will taste good."
"Tsk, dragon meat from heaven, this is already good, how about some vermicelli, cabbage, and mushrooms?"
"Yes, there are also hazel mushrooms and chicken mushrooms."
"Hey, Nan Yi, you have a lot of good stuff here, why don't you think of taking some from the old house?"
"I bought it from a dealer I met years ago. Oh, now I remember, why did you only bring a school bag with you this time and no food?"
"There's nothing good to bring. There's nothing new at home this year. I just took a few packs of cigarettes."
As he said that, Lai Biao went to get his schoolbag, opened it, took out two packs of cigarettes and handed them to Nan Yi, "These two packs are for you."
"Thanks."
Nan Yi took the light green Panda cigarette and put it away carefully. This cigarette was so rare that Nan Yi couldn't bear to open it and smoke it now. He kept it in the hope that it might come in handy in the future.
"Do you think my money-gathering business is reliable ?"
"What's the point of picking up girls? If you like them, just go for it."
"I can't say I like her , I just have a slight crush on her. At our age, we will definitely be moved when we see a pretty girl. However, you may be an exception, I haven't seen you being attracted to any pretty girl.
Or are you already so focused on Liu Zhen that you're no longer interested in other girls?"
"Are there many women? Not many."
"Why, do you still want to restore the old ways of thinking and have three wives and four concubines like in the past?"
"How is this possible? We have long been practicing monogamy. I have never thought of risking the world's disapproval. Let me tell you, do you want to have a romantic relationship that will last a lifetime?"
Lai Biao lit a cigarette, took a long puff, and looked up at the sky.
At this time, Lai Biao gave people the feeling of an old man.
"Okay, don't think about it. No matter what happens in the future, just enjoy the pursuit, the passionate love, and the breakup. Plato said: 'A life without love is incomplete.'"
"Hmm? Plato said that?"
"Probably not. It's okay. Don't worry about these details. I'm sure Byron said, what's the taste of love without youth? What's the meaning of youth without love? So, my comrade, put down your burdens and fall in love."
"Okay, let's fall in love. Before I become a puppet of marriage, I want to love wholeheartedly."
Lai Biao threw away his cigarette butt, stood up, and chanted loudly: "Without the sun, flowers will not bloom; without love, there will be no happiness; without women, there will be no love; without mothers, there will be neither poets nor heroes."
"Dad, I'm done."
Nan Ruoyin suddenly ran out, wearing only a cotton sweater and cotton trousers.
"Oh, my baby, why did you run out without putting on your clothes?"
Nan Yi walked forward and picked up Nan Ruoyin, touching her hair, the ends of which were still a little wet.
"You haven't dried your hair yet, be careful not to catch a cold."
"Dad, I'm hot."
"You have to wear clothes even if it's hot, or you'll feel cold in a while."
He carried Nan Ruoyin to the bathroom door, wiped the ends of her hair with a towel first, then helped her put on her coat, put some cream on her face, patted some powder on her neck, and put some clam oil on her hands.
A fragrant little beauty appeared in front of Nan Yi.
“Mmm, it smells so good!”
"Giggle, it's itchy." Nan Ruoyin put her little hand on Nan Yi's chin, "Dad, you've grown a beard, it pricks my hand."
"Dad will shave it off soon. How could his beard prick our lovely little princess?"
"No, the beard looks good."
"Really?"
"Well, Dad's beard looks nice. Ruoyin likes it."
"Okay, let it go then."
