When I was young, my aunt was very beautiful, tall and slim, dressed in fashionable and generous clothes. When my aunt was a child, she loved to sing and would exude a strong literary atmosphere with her hands and feet.The first time I remember going to my aunt’s house in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, my aunt’s house was always neat and orderly, the windows were bright and clean, the room was as fresh as the eye to the bathroom and the lumps and corners were as clean as if they had been washed without a trace of dust.

Whenever we went to our aunt’s house, she would love us as much as our mother did, and since her death she has been more loving to us sisters. But my aunt was strict and did not spoil the children. She did not condone my mistakes and taught me many women’s work and life tricks that I would use for the rest of my life.

For example, when I was preparing the dough, my aunt would instruct me to make sure to do the three lights, i.e., the light of the hand, the light of the basin, and the light of the surface, which she said would not waste food and would make the dough smooth and delicate and strong, which are essential life skills for girls.

When cooking, my aunt would tell me that I should have a number in mind before cooking, whether to wash the vegetables first or to put the rice down first, so as not to waste time, and to organize the hygiene as I go along, so that when the meal is ready, the plate and the stove will be clean and unkempt.

When washing clothes, my aunt would warn me to wash underwear and socks separately, and to make sure to wash the underwear first before washing the rest of the clothes.

When it came time to cool the clothes, my aunt repeatedly advised that the girls’ underwear must be exposed to the sun and must be put away before the sun went down. Auntie said that there would be small insects in the dark, and if small insects got into the underwear was accidentally folded up will hurt the body.

My aunt also taught me to get up early every day. She said that there are three lights in the morning and three dirty nights; the three lights are the light of the head, the light of the face and the light of the floor; that is, if you get up early, your hair is combed, your face is washed, and the floor is swept. Auntie said so that people will not panic, clean and fresh in the morning to go to work, noon home home tidy and orderly heart will be very happy, but also very like the home. The opposite will be three dirty, the heart will be added to the blockage is not happy.

Auntie said there is a trick to keep your home clean and fresh, home hygiene daily small cleaning once a week cleaning can be. On weekends, you can spare time to smear your home’s Oh Oh corner door side bedside where the dust can be applied once, so that the hygiene of the home can be maintained very well, if you can adhere to it every week, cleaning up is also very easy. If the home can not often clean up, dust will form dirt, the home is not fresh, and then cleaning will be very hard.

One day I asked my aunt: Aunt, how do you know so much? Aunt said: your grandmother taught me ah, this is our family’s family heritage ah, you have to pass on these family treasures.

I know that when my grandmother died, my aunt was only 16 years old.

In recent years, my aunt’s parents are getting older, my aunt’s health is not good, she has difficulty walking, and she relies on my aunt’s father to take care of her food and living, and they keep each other company, watching the sunset years.

This year, I did not go to my aunt’s house for the Spring Festival because I spent the winter in Beihai. I didn’t expect my aunt to be hospitalized after the Spring Festival due to illness, and when I found out about it, my aunt had already recovered from surgery and was ready to be discharged.

I was still relieved that I didn’t know if my aunt could take care of himself and take care of my aunt, so I immediately called my cousin in Shandong and made an appointment to visit my aunt’s parents to help them do some work at home.

After arranging the chores at home and working out the itinerary, I didn’t dare to tell my aunt’s parents before I left because I couldn’t bear their daily expectation.

When my aunt opened the door to our room, my aunt was hunched over cleaning the kitchen floor. Auntie’s face was beaming with happiness when she saw her niece and great nephew coming all the way here.

Auntie was already having difficulty moving, pushing the elderly cart from the kitchen to the bedroom, a distance of a few meters, which took more than ten minutes to walk. But she also had to squat on the floor to clean up the floor, and it was always her habit to keep her home clean and tidy.

The windows are no longer clear, spotless, and the slightly messy bed is no longer my aunt’s style. I know that my aunt, who is struggling, can no longer manage the clean and fresh world that she loves so much.

The cousin was so quick to remove the quilt, wash the clothes, mop the floor and wipe the glass; I was mainly responsible for cooking and chatting with my aunt.

After two busy days, the house was full of joy, but I felt that the room was not as good as it should be after the labor.

On the morning of our departure, my aunt sat on the sofa with a smile on her face and said to me and my cousin, “Seeing that you are cleaning so hard, I will tell you a trick; before mopping the floor, use the broom to clean all the corners of the floor and the dust under the bed, and then mop the floor, so that the whole house will be clean and fresh without leaving dead corners. Only clean the room’s core, and then use the strength of the home is also messy.

Auntie is great! When you think about it, it makes sense, no wonder the hygiene of my aunt’s house is different. When I was with my aunt, I was always taught life’s best tricks, which was very useful.

Due to the rush to catch the bus, my cousin and I didn’t end up practicing my aunt’s mopping tricks and left a lot of regrets behind at the same time, but I’m going to do it at home first when I get home and perform my learning at my aunt’s house next time.

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