The Preacher's Bride: A Golden Valley Story (Brides of Birch Creek Book 6) by Laura D. Bastian

Author:Laura D. Bastian [Bastian, Laura D.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: mail order bride, christian romance, marriage of convenience, influenza death, orphaned child, old west, pioneer, historical western, friends to lovers,
Publisher: Lange House Press
Published: 2020-06-15T16:00:00+00:00

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Amelia cleaned up the remains of lunch, then started a pot of boiling water so she could get ready to do some wash. She gathered the clothing from her own items, and since Benjamin had forgotten to show her what he needed washed, she just grabbed his shirts and the trousers that were in the room. Hopefully that would be all right. She didn’t want to do anything to upset him, but if he didn’t let her know what he needed, she’d just do her best.

The wash tub and the scrub board were easy to find and thanks to the good folks in Birch Creek, she had a brand-new cake of soap. She took the items outside and found the perfect spot to wash the clothes. She put the large metal basin down, then brought out the second bucket. She couldn’t find a third like she’d hoped so she could get a really good rinse on the clothes. That would be something she’d have to check the mercantile for. Today, she’d make do with just the one. It didn’t look like he had anything to squeeze the water out with, so that would be by hand as well. He lived simply, and she was used to having a few more tools for the work. It would take some time to adjust to life here with him, but she was determined to do her best. She needed him to see she would be a good wife.

The water was boiling by the time she finished setting up her work station and she carried the pot out to the water basin and poured it over the top of the clothes that she’d left in the bottom of it. She shaved a small part of the soap off to dissolve in the water while she went in to get more water heating.

Once the water was back on the stove, she rolled her sleeves up past her elbows and tested the water with her finger. She poured just a little of the cool water into the wash tub and once she could stand to put her hands in the water, she began scrubbing the different pieces against the ridged wash board.

Up and down, then she’d scrub the bar of soap against the clothes when she found a particularly dirty spot then up and down again, turning the pieces over to get a good wash. She made it through all the shirts and did her best to squeeze out the excess soapy water before placing them in the bucket of cool water next to her. She placed the trousers into the soapy water next to let them soak before she went into the house to get the hot water.

She poured most of it into the rinse water then poured the remaining into the soapy water to help get the trousers clean. Once again, she filled the pot then placed it back on the stove for heating. She looked toward the room Benjamin was working in. Part

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