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So Mr. Zhuang was in no hurry to have his evening meal and sent the three children back to the riverbank with their clothes and wooden basins.
The water in the river was very clear, with people not only washing clothes in it daily but also washing vegetables.
Mr. Zhuang took a thin stick and sat down on a large rock by the river. He pointed the stick at the large rocks used for washing clothes and said, "Come on, take out the clothes."
As a poor scholar who had studied away from home for many years and a widowed single male teacher, Mr. Zhuang had plenty of experience with washing clothes.
All this experience was accumulated from his life.
"Rinse them first, then rub them on the rock, paying special attention to the sleeves and the bottom of the clothes..." Mr. Zhuang tapped Bai Erlang and Bai Shanbao with the stick, "Both of you, be more careful. It's just washing clothes, not going to war."
