In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

Chapter 1395 Cleaning the Community

That day, the community needed to do a big clean-up, and each household had to volunteer to send someone to clean. Miya thought about it for a moment and took the two little ones with her. Anyway, they were just sitting at home, so she might as well go out and help.

Because of her back problems, the aunt next door declined the community's big clean-up, so Misae asked her to take care of Aoi.

"I'm sorry, but I'd like to trouble you to take care of Xiaohui for me." After handing Xiaohui to the aunt, Misae said somewhat apologetically.

The auntie generously took Xiaokui and said with a smile, "No problem, you guys go and clean up the community, good luck!"

"Auntie, aren't you going?" Xiaoxin asked the older woman curiously.

"Uh..." The woman looked a little embarrassed and quickly clutched her lower back, saying, "My knees and back suddenly started hurting. I'm so sorry, I'm counting on you all~"

"It's alright, Auntie, I'll speak for you." Mingxu patted his chest and said.

"Ah, thank you very much, Xiaoxu." The aunt looked at Mingxu with a smile on her face.

"You're welcome," Mingxu said generously, waving his hand.

Seeing this, Misae felt a little embarrassed: "Oh, Mrs. Kitamoto, you don't need to be so polite. Anyway, our family has never participated before. It's a free event, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Haha, it's nothing, it's nothing, I didn't mind." The aunt waved her hand, and after a brief chat, the mother and her two children picked up their tools and headed towards the meeting point.

On the way, Misae said with some concern, "Oh dear, I'm a little bothered by Mrs. Kitamoto's tone just now. Does she not want to clean at all?"

"Mom, isn't this normal? Do you really want to go?" Mingxu asked back.

"Um, this..." Misae also started to hesitate.

"Mom, I also think cleaning is a hassle," Shin-chan nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing this, Misae quickly looked at Shin-chan and advised him, "You can't say that. You'll feel happy when the streets are clean."

"Wow~ I live in a community with beautiful older sisters, and I'm happy every day~" Shin-chan answered irrelevantly, and Misae looked helpless: "Okay, okay, um?" At this moment, they had almost arrived at the meeting point, where an old man was standing in front of them. He was dressed in a professional manner.

Hearing the noise behind them, the other person turned around.

Misae looked at him and asked, "Excuse me, are you from the community committee?"

“That’s right, I’m the head of the community cleaning department, Onida Sōji!” Sōji called out before Misae could finish speaking.

Misae looked at him somewhat awkwardly: "Mr. Onida Souji..."

"I'm Onita from the Clean Team!"

"Huh?? Clean group?" The three were a little confused. Didn't they start having groups?

The cleaning crew ignored them and continued talking to themselves: "Our mission is to clean up the streets, so we're called the Cleaning Team!"

"Uh..." The three looked a little embarrassed. Goodness, sir, you're getting a little too excited.

Saoji, not hearing anything, looked at them somewhat awkwardly: "Uh, you should be laughing when you hear this."

"Ah, hehehe~" Misae laughed awkwardly. Shin-chan wanted to say something, but Mingxu covered his mouth. There was nothing to complain about; this old man didn't seem like someone who liked to joke.

"Welcome to the place. You are Mrs. Nohara Misae, Akira, and Shinnosuke, right?" Saji looked at the three of them and actually called them by name.

Mingxu raised an eyebrow. Hmm, this old man even knows how to remember names.

"Let's begin!"

"Huh? Is it just the few of us?" Misae looked around, somewhat bewildered. Is that all there are?

Without offering much explanation, Saozhi immediately began directing the cleaning.

Mingxu looked at the other person and felt that the other person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

"Oh dear, let's hurry up and finish cleaning up so we can go home." Misae didn't pay much attention to the situation and started picking up the trash on the ground.

"Hey! What are you doing?" Just then, Saozhi's voice came from behind.

"Huh? We wanted to collect trash..."

"That's 10 years too early! Please don't underestimate the work of picking up trash!" Saozhi said sternly to them.

"What should we do with this?" Mingxu asked, pointing to the trash on the ground, puzzled.

Sao said seriously, "Seriously speaking, what falls to the ground isn't trash, it's luck."

"Huh?" The three were confused. What did he say?

"Since we're going to rely on this precious luck, we should definitely train first!" Sao said earnestly.

"Ah, we have to train again?" Misae was dumbfounded. Looking at the two little ones, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and agree. For a moment, she had no idea what this guy was up to.

After that, they started running training. Although Mingxu didn't care about this training, Meiya complained as she ran, "Why do I have to do running training when I come to clean the community?"

"Running is the foundation of all training, run faster!" Saozhi chased after them on his bicycle.

"Never mind, Mom, just consider it a way to lose weight." Mingxu shrugged. This amount of exercise wasn't even as much as his training volume.

After the run, it's time for something else.

"Ah, it's Hanafuda." Shin-chan couldn't help but say, looking at the Hanafuda cards in front of him.

"Ugh~ After running comes the hanafuda (flower cards), what are they doing?" Misae looked helpless. They just came to clean, what's going on now?

Mingxu is also confused. What is the point of making all this stuff?

Shoji ignored them: "Now let's play sweeping cards! Even if you straddle a seat, you'll never fly. It's a bamboo broom!"

After he finished reading, the three of them searched in front of them, picked up the bamboo broom token, and put it away.

After the flower cards were arranged, he led everyone to the next activity.

"Next, we'll move on to the next training exercise."

"Huh? Is there more?" the three asked, dissatisfied.

"No, sir, we came here to help clean the community. You're doing this just for your own amusement, aren't you? May I ask, what purpose do these things serve for cleaning?" Mingxu looked at the other person and asked directly.

The sweeper stopped, adjusted his glasses, and said seriously, "Young man, you don't understand. Cleaning isn't just physical work; it's also a cultivation of mindset. Through these training sessions, you can become more focused and patient, which will make you more efficient at cleaning and truly make the streets clean."

Misae listened with some skepticism: "Really? But these training exercises don't seem to have anything to do with cleaning."

The sweeper smiled and pointed to the trash on the ground, saying, "Look, this trash is like the troubles in life. If we can face them with a positive and interesting attitude, then dealing with them will be much easier. Just like playing cards, if you find fun in it, cleaning will no longer be boring."

Shin-chan's eyes lit up: "Wow, cleaning can be so much fun!"

Mingxu looked helpless, but seeing Saozhi's serious expression, he couldn't say anything more and could only continue with the next training exercise, which was full of fallacies.

"The location is actually here?" Seeing him stop in the commercial street, the three of them twitched at the corner of their mouths. Good heavens, what is he going to do?

"Here, imitate the elephant's movements!"

"Yes Yes."

"Ah, if it's an elephant, I'm the best!" Shin-chan said, about to start his elephant dance.

"Stop!" Mingxu grabbed Xiaoxin and looked at Saozhi: "Then may I ask, what are you doing all these things here? What does this have to do with cleaning!"

The cleaning staff remained unhurried, explaining slowly, "Look at this commercial street, bustling with people. But behind the hustle and bustle, there are many easily overlooked corners and crevices. Imitating the movements of an elephant allows you to stretch your bodies and observe your surroundings from a more unique and comprehensive perspective. This way, the trash hidden in those corners won't escape your eyes. Moreover, this fun movement can motivate everyone, making cleaning no longer a chore, but a fun exploration."

Misae frowned, still somewhat skeptical: "But this still sounds a bit far-fetched. Will it really work?"

Sao Zhi patted his chest confidently and said, "Of course it works! You might as well try it. Do as I say, and when you actually start cleaning, you'll find that the trash has nowhere to hide."

"Bullshit, are you going to clean up or not? If you're not going to clean up, we're going back. Anyway, if anyone asks, it'll be your problem." With that, Mingxu grabbed Misae and Shin-chan and started to leave.

Seeing this, Sao Zhi hurriedly stopped them, saying, "Sao, Sao, young people, don't be so hot-blooded."

“What kind of young person wouldn’t be full of vigor?” Mingxu retorted.

"..." Sao Zhi fell silent for a moment: "Alright, let's move on to the practical exercise. Begin cleaning."

"Ugh~ Finally, I can start cleaning... Ah, this is stuck to the floor and I can't sweep it up." Misae looked at the candy wrappers stuck to the floor, somewhat helplessly. Mingxu kicked it with his foot before Saoji could even speak: "This will do."

"Oh right, I was overthinking it." Misae realized this too, and they continued cleaning.

With the help of tools and other advantages, it's not difficult to sweep these things out.

Watching their movements, Saoji shook his head: "Fine, then I'll start cleaning seriously too. Onita-ryu broom, first form, lightning flash! Second form, maiden's dance~ Third form, perfect finish!" After a series of flashy movements, the trash was finally in the trash can.

"Oh, oh." The three nodded, "Wow, that's impressive."

"Was I a little too serious by accident?" Onita looked at them smugly, but when he saw their expressionless faces, his lips twitched. No, they didn't even react.

"Oh, that's amazing." The three of them continued cleaning expressionlessly, giving a casual reply.

Saozhi continued to tempt them, "How about it? With some training, this little thing can be easily solved. The streets will be cleaner, and your mood will improve. It's twice as cost-effective!"

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"Oh! I remember now, you're the guy who has a huge pile of garbage at home, Guitian!" Mingxu suddenly realized something and pointed at Guitian, shouting.

"Huh? Xiaoxu, what do you mean?" Meiya was stunned for a moment, looking at Mingxu with confusion.

"Mom, do you know that place over there on the street where houses are piled with garbage?" Mingxu asked Meiya.

"Yes, this one is quite famous." Misae nodded.

“It’s this uncle’s house.” Mingxu said, pointing at the other man. Seeing the man’s face turn red, Meiya’s lips twitched: “It really is you?”

"Um, well, how should I put it? I just can't seem to muster the energy to clean my own house, hahaha..." The cleaning staff member was incredibly embarrassed.

"You were just talking about the joy of cleaning, but your house is full of large pieces of trash. Clean your own house before you sweep the streets!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." The janitor was too embarrassed to stay any longer, so after quickly finishing the community cleaning, everyone dispersed.

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