Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

At this moment, Zhou Feng had already quietly returned to his small house in the courtyard with a bunch of appliances he had purchased from the modern era.

He put aside the pile of appliances he had brought for Bai Ling and Sun Yue, and first put away the ones he needed.

He removed all the packaging, and even specifically chose brands and labels that were entirely in English.

Now that we've brought everything back, we have to go out and collect some emotional value, otherwise it'll all be for nothing!

As Zhou Feng was thinking, he suddenly noticed his bed sheet and the few pieces of clothing piled up beside it...

Seeing that it was already afternoon and the older women would be coming back from outside to prepare dinner, Zhou Feng happily carried the washing machine he had bought outside.

This is just a basic twin-tub semi-automatic washing machine.

It has a silver-gray exterior, a transparent plastic cover, a drain pipe, and three knobs.

In later generations, perhaps only the elders in the family would like to use it.

But in this era, that's pure high-tech, a complete game-changer!

He huffed and puffed as he carried the washing machine into the yard, then connected the long hose he had bought to the faucet and started running water.

The commotion immediately attracted the attention of the two older women who were chatting in the yard. They stopped talking and came over immediately.

"Hey, Comrade Zhou, what's that thing you brought over? A metal box? And it's connected to a water pipe?"

The two old ladies rushed over, taking two steps at a time, and stared at the washing machine for a long time, but couldn't figure out what it was all about.

Zhou Feng smiled, offered no explanation, turned and went into the house to bring out the bed sheet and dirty clothes. Under their curious and puzzled gazes, he opened the lid, stuffed them into the washing tub, and threw in two laundry detergent pods as well.

"Are you... going to do laundry?"

The third aunt asked a question with some doubt, and Zhou Feng nodded naturally.

"Yeah, I'm a bachelor, and I can't even get my clothes clean properly, so I have to think of other ways, right?"

Zhou Feng stared at the water level inside the washing machine, while his two older sisters looked at each other, their faces full of disbelief.

You think you can wash clothes with just this metal box?

Seeing that the water had been filled to almost the required level, Zhou Feng plugged the power cord into his outdoor power source and turned on the washing machine.

A low humming sound rang out, and the pulsator inside the washing machine began to slowly rotate, causing the water and clothes to tumble.

"Oh my god! It moved! It moved inside!"

The second aunt was so startled that she jumped back, almost dropping what she was holding.

The three women stared wide-eyed, taking a few steps closer to peer through the transparent lid at the churning foam and clothes inside. They muttered, "Amazing... truly amazing... this lump of metal... how does it spin by itself? How much electricity does it use?"

The sound of the washing machine running was particularly clear in the quiet courtyard.

Soon, the other neighbors who were at home were also alerted.

The young wives in the front yard, Jia Zhangshi who was sewing shoe soles in the middle yard, and an old woman who came out to look after hearing the commotion in the back yard all gathered around one after another.

More and more people gathered, pointing and whispering among themselves.

"What is this thing? It looks weird."

"I heard it's a laundry machine!"

"You can wash it yourself? You're kidding!"

"Look, look! The water's swirling inside! And the clothes are swirling with it!"

"Wow, it's even making foam! What kind of soap is this? Why is the foam so fine?"

Zhou Feng moved a small stool to the doorway and sat down, watching with an air of nonchalance.

The washing machine finished the washing cycle and stopped automatically.

He got up, turned the knob to "drain," and the wastewater gushed into the prepared bucket, which he then carried to the public drain at the door to empty it.

After emptying it a few times, I poured in clean water, wrung it out again, and started rinsing.

This series of actions left the surrounding older women and young wives speechless.

Especially seeing the murky, dirty water being drained away and replaced with clear water that was bubbling again, the stark contrast was incredibly impactful for them, who were used to hand-washing things in winter.

"That's it... all washed? No need to scrub?"

It was almost time for the steel rolling mill to close for the day. As soon as Qin Huairu entered the courtyard, she heard a buzzing sound, and then a large group of people gathered there, exclaiming in surprise.

They came closer to take a look and their eyes widened in surprise.

Looking at the much cleaner sheets inside the transparent lid, his eyes were filled with disbelief and envy.

She has an elderly person and three children in her family, and she has to wash all their clothes.

It's okay in the summer, but in the winter, even with hot water, the water gets ice cold before you've even finished half of the shower.

"The washing is done, but you still need to spin it dry!"

As Zhou Feng spoke, after the rinsing and drainage were finished, he took out the wet clothes, put them into the spin-drying tub next to him, spread them out as much as possible, put the inner lid on, then the outer lid on, and turned on the spin-drying timer.

The dehydration tank started spinning at high speed, emitting an even louder buzzing sound.

The water was flung out at high speed and gushed into the bucket from the bottom drain pipe.

"My God! This...this can actually shake out water? Won't it be half-dry by the time you take it out?"

A group of women who had spent most of their lives washing clothes at home were immediately amazed, their eyes and hearts filled with admiration.

You have to consider the audience when you're trying to show off. If you show this washing machine to a group of men, it might be shocking, but it won't offer much emotional value.

Only women who have spent their entire lives doing housework know how wonderful it is to have a washing machine that you don't have to lift a finger in winter!

The whole yard was filled with women, all gathered around the washing machine, watching it.

A few minutes later, Zhou Feng opened the lid and took out the sheets and clothes.

As soon as it was taken out, everyone around couldn't help but sigh in amazement.

Those who do manual labor can easily tell that the sheets and clothes are just a little damp, and don't have that wet, heavy feeling at all!

Zhou Feng hung the washed clothes on the clothesline that had been prepared beforehand.

As the sun shines, the clean bed sheets sway gently in the breeze, releasing a faint fragrance of laundry detergent.

The courtyard was silent. Everyone stared at the bed sheet hanging out to dry, then at the metal lump on the ground that had stopped working and stood quietly. Their expressions were extremely complicated.

There was shock, envy, curiosity, and an indescribable bittersweet feeling.

"Zhou...Zhou Feng, what...what's this machine called? Where did it come from? How much does it cost?"

The third aunt finally couldn't hold back any longer and was the first to ask, her voice trembling slightly.

She's the most calculating person; she immediately realized how much effort and time this thing could save!

"This is called a washing machine. My friend brought it back for me; you can't find these around here! You can't buy one even if you have the money!"

Zhou Feng poured out the dirty water and began cleaning up the water pipes.

The gains from this short half hour were even twice as much as those from publicly confronting Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai!

I didn't expect this thing to work so well!

"Seriously, Zhou Feng, how much electricity does this thing use? The electricity bill must be incredibly high! How are we supposed to split the cost with you?"

Sha Zhu's annoying voice came from the front door again.