Xuanzhu and the others soon followed Qingyue into the laundry workshop.
This was a separate little courtyard.
The moment they stepped through the gate, they could smell the faint mixed scent of laundry beans and incense.
Under the sun's catalysis, it gave off a refreshing fragrance that soothed the heart and delighted the spirit.
Xuanzhu and the others saw neat, square drying racks set up throughout the laundry workshop, with many clothes hanging from them. Most belonged to the servants of the Crystal Palace.
Including Qingyue, there were five people in the entire laundry workshop, all young women.
At this moment, the other four women were washing clothes. Their movements were practiced and nimble, leaving the little treasures amazed.
Seeing that each woman held a wooden stick and used it to beat the clothes, little top student Xuanzhu hurriedly asked:
"Auntie Qingyue, what are they holding?"
Qingyue smiled.
"That is called a laundry pestle. It is specially used to beat the moisture and grime out of clothes."
Xuanzhu and the others watched carefully. They saw that the women not only kept beating the clothes with the laundry pestles, but also added laundry beans from time to time. Each area had to be beaten many times before they were done.
The little girls could not help but sigh, "We never thought washing clothes would be so difficult!"
Qingyue smiled. "It is quite easy once you are familiar with it. Come, Princesses, take off your stockings!"
"Mhm!"
The little treasures sat down on a nearby bench and quickly took off their stockings, revealing four adorable little feet like pearls.
Qingyue skillfully placed the four pairs of stockings into a basin, then poured in specialized spirit water. After scattering in a large handful of laundry beans, she used her hands to knead the