Some take water from the common tap, others try with broken wooden combs to remove the fluff which clings stubbornly to their hair. A file of girls with carrying-poles, two by two, take out the brimming wooden night-pots, shouting as they jostle past.

• 她们有的在水龙头旁边舀水，有的用断了齿的木梳梳掉紧粘在头发里的棉絮，有的两个一组两个一组地用扁担抬着平满的马桶，吆喝着从人们身边擦过。