Chapter 164 Car Wash

Chapter 164 Car Wash

The sky is blue, the clouds are white, and the sun is shining.

At 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, Lin Zisu, who was lying in bed and didn't want to get up, had to get up when her mother came to call her for breakfast for the third time.

Lin Zisu washed up, got out of the car and walked towards the kitchen.

Shen Xianglan came out with breakfast, "Go to the main room and bring it all over."

Lin Xianwen made an exaggerated expression, "Sister, you got up so early! The sun has just risen in the sky!"

"You haven't even sat down on the bench yet!" Lin Youcai rolled his eyes at his son.

Shen Xianglan: "Hurry up and eat, there is still something to do!"

After the family of four and the dog had eaten and drunk their fill, they began to work.

Taking advantage of today's rest day and the good weather, I cleaned the RV from inside to outside.

The straw mat outside the RV had already turned black and gray. Lin Youcai climbed onto the roof and took out a dagger to cut the rope. The straw mat fell to the ground, raising a layer of mud. Lin Xianwen, wearing a mask, pulled the straw mat aside to keep it out of the way. The old straw mat could still be used for burning.

The black body of the car was covered with thick layers of dirt.

Lin Zisu: "How can we do this? If we scrape the thick mud with a shovel, we will damage the car body!"

"Use water to rinse it, and the dirt will soften after a while. Rinse, wash, and wipe, and it will be clean. Let's take down the tent on the roof and wash it first, and then take down the solar panels. Lin Xianwen, come and help!" Lin Youcai found a small wrench from the toolbox in the RV, climbed onto the roof, and began to dismantle the roof tent.

Rooftop tents usually weigh about 90 pounds, and Lin Zisu's rooftop tent weighs more than pounds. It is not easy to remove it from the roof, and it requires the joint efforts of several people.

Lin Youcai first took down the aluminum telescopic folding ladder from the tent, placed one end on the ground and the other end against the car body, while Lin Xianwen moved the ladder aside.

The sponge mattress in the tent was taken out, and Shen Xianglan and Lin Xianwen took it from below and put it in the main room. If the ladder and sponge mattress were removed from the roof tent, the tent would be much lighter, and it would be easier to take it down from the roof later.

Lin Zisu stood on the stairs at the rear of the car, handing tools to her father and then taking small parts such as screws that her father had removed.

Lin Youcai dismantled the rooftop tent, and Lin Zisu, Shen Xianglan, and Lin Xianwen stood by the car to receive it. Lin Youcai slowly moved the tent downwards, and the three of them held one side of the tent from below, while the other side of the tent leaned against the car body.

Lin Youcai hurried down from the roof, grabbed the other side of the tent, and the four of them lifted it to the side. It was quite troublesome to install and remove the rooftop tent from the roof. However, the RV was too dirty, and the tent was also very dirty, so it had to be washed despite the trouble.

After the roof tent was removed, the roof platform was exposed, which was also covered with dirt. The wooden frame covering the solar panels was pried off, and the two small solar panels were also removed, so the car body could be washed.

Lin Youcai took a hose and stood on the roof to spray water, soaking the body of the car. Shen Xianglan took off the tent sponge cushion cover and soaked it, and Lin Zisu helped beside her. The mother and daughter washed the roof tent, soaking and cleaning all the fabrics that could be removed.

Lin Youcai and Lin Xianwen were in charge of washing the car body. The thick mud and dirt were slowly softened by the water and fell to the ground. Chunks of mud and dirt fell down with a "pat! pat!"

Lin Zisu stood up and stretched her back. Seeing this, she said, "Why do I feel like my RV is shedding its skin?"

Lin Xianwen looked at the dirt all over the ground and said, "It does look like it! It looks like an animal shedding its skin!"

Lin Youcai: "Stop talking nonsense and wash quickly."

After the dirt on the outside of the car body fell off, there was still a lot of mud and water on the car body. The father and son wiped the car with a towel while flushing the water and wiping the car body. After wiping the car body, Lin Youcai opened the back door of the car and found the car cleaning fluid from the cabinet under the big bed.

The father and son made bubbles on the car body, rubbed every part of it, and then rinsed it with a water pipe!

The car body has a brand new look, and the shiny black body is presented before your eyes.

The father and son wrung out the water from the towel and wiped the water off the car body. Both of them were sweating from the busy work.

Lin Youcai: "Perilla, look!"

The midday sun shone on the car, causing Lin Zisu to squint her eyes. "Wow, it almost blinded me!" Lin Zisu walked over and looked at her beloved car, "It looks like new! Dad, it looks just like when we first picked it up! There's not a scratch on the paint... Huh? There really is no scratch! I remember there was a scratch on the passenger door."

Lin Youcai leaned over to take a look. "Isn't your car able to repair itself? I think it fixed itself!"

Lin Zisu: "Oh, that's right! I almost forgot!"

"Lin Youcai, come and give me a hand!" Shen Xianglan waved to her husband. The roof tent had been completely washed and rinsed with clean water.

"Here I come! Luckily the RV has unlimited water, otherwise we'd have to drive to the river to wash the car." Lin Youcai said as he walked over to help wring out the water.

Lin Xianwen shoveled the large clumps of mud on the ground into the small vegetable patch next to him, washed the rest of the mud into the ditch with water, and washed the wooden pavement clean with water.

Lin Youcai paved a path from the middle door of the RV to the eaves with wooden boards to prevent people from getting their feet covered in mud when entering and exiting the RV on rainy days.

The parts of the tent that could be hung for drying were hung on long bamboo poles, and water was dripping down like heavy rain.

The sponge mat should not be exposed to the sun. Place it in the main room to let it air dry. Then move a stool under the eaves at night and place it on the stool to let it air dry.

The family of four looked at the fruits of their labor, feeling satisfied. What they wanted to do was finally done. The four of them sat on stools, drank water and took a rest.

After resting for a while, Lin Youcai stood up and said, "I'll go throw the straw curtain out."

Lin Xianwen: "Isn't it just right to use the hay curtains as a fire? Why bother throwing them out?"

Shen Xianglan: "The straw curtains are covered with dirt and dust. If you move them, dust will fly up. We don't need that little thing to burn the fire, it's so dirty, the kitchen is all covered with mud and dust."

Lin Xianwen gave his mother a thumbs up, "Old ginger is still spicy!"

"I'll be back soon." Lin Youcai led the mule out, sprinkled some water on the three large straw mats, rolled them up, tied them tightly with ropes, hung them on the mule, and led the mule out.

Lin Zisu: "I should have driven out last night and thrown the straw curtains away in the wild. Dad wouldn't have to go through this again today."

Shen Xianglan stood up and said, "It doesn't matter if I go out to throw it anyway. I'm going to take a shower. I'm covered in sweat and dirt."

Lin Zisu: "Go ahead."

Lin Xianwen: "I'm so hungry! It would be great if I could order takeout!"

Lin Zisu: "I'm hungry too! I really want to drink milk!" She looked at the time: 13:10, no wonder she was so hungry!

The two of them sat under the eaves in a daze, Dahei lying on the ground, basking in the sun with his eyes closed.

Lin Zisu had cleaned and tidied the RV many times. After renting the yard, Lin Zisu and her mother cleaned the RV every day except for going to school.

There are various concerns if the outside of the car is not kept clean. Now I live in a rented yard and have not yet settled on a permanent residence.

The food in the RV was eaten up accidentally during the escape, including various seasonings, cooking oil, bagged rice, and snacks. Only instant noodles were left. Except for the instant noodles sold in Dazhao City, the rest were still there.

When Lin Youcai came back, the other three had already washed their hair and bathed. The three waited for Lin Youcai to finish bathing, and the family of four took a mule cart to go into the city to eat.