Even if Li Shu didn’t say anything, the first thing Zhu Pingan did when he came back was to take a bath.
But for some reason, seeing a wooden barrel always reminded him of Sima Guang, even though the one he smashed was a cylinder.
In ancient times baths were bathed in wooden barrels, ancient bath tubs were made of wooden barrels, at first they were made of dry wood, after they were done they were soaked in water, kind of the wood swelled so it wouldn’t leak. Wooden barrels are the more you use the less likely to leak. The production process of wooden barrels is quite complex, in ancient times there is called the barrel maker’s profession is specialised in making barrels, a barrel from the selection of materials to the finished product to go through dozens of steps, quite durable, and will brush a kind of oil to maintain.
The water in the barrel was bubbling hot, Zhu Pingan took advantage of the heat to go in and take a hot bath.
However, when Zhu Pingan washed for a moment to get a towel, he touched a pair of small hands, startling Zhu Pingan as a whole, and turning his head violently, he saw the little bun maid who had reddened her face and couldn’t wait to lower her head under her neck.
“Master Auntie, Little, Miss she asked me to come in and give you a back rub.”
The bun little maid’s voice carried a trembling tone, and her hand trembled as she held the towel, shivering as she rubbed it on Zhu Ping An’s back.
“Don’t don’t, I can do it myself, you go out first.”
Zhu Pingan took the towel from the bun little maid’s hand, then waved his hand very breathlessly to indicate the bun little maid to go out.
In the ancient costume theatre there are few images of beautiful women or noble dukes taking a bath and changing their clothes, the masters are under the service of the maids into a large wooden barrel, in the hot soup full of flower petals to wash and bathe, because the ancient times are not the showers we have in our homes nowadays, the convenience is very great, then it’s not convenient to heat up the water when it’s cold and it’s not convenient to sit in that barrel to get something, and finally the rinsing and wiping has to be waited on by someone. If it is the lord and so on bath words, interest comes, perhaps there is a very childish scenes.
Although, Zhu Pingan is also some of the desire, but now is not this kind of bad taste, how old is he now. The body is not allowed.
In addition, he and the dark female Li Shu is now just a play, the future marriage is not counted. Ancient times are all about accompanying maids, this bun maid is Li Shu’s accompanying maid. Why add more trouble.
The dark female Li Shu sent her dowry maid over, and she still doesn’t know what idea she is playing!
Therefore, Zhu Pingan sent the bun maid out.
“But, Miss Auntie, Miss ordered it.” The bun little maid behind the bath tub reddened her face. Clutching the corner of her coat in an ostrich-like manner.
“It’s fine, go out.” Zhu Pingan waved his hand again.
Because of Zhu Pingan’s insistence, the red-faced ostrich-like bun little maid was only as if she was amnestied, red-faced and lowered her head as she retreated towards the doorway, and almost hit the pillar.
Looking at the little bun maid out of the door, Zhu Pingan only breathed out a sigh of relief. Really, this evil old society, too much temptation.
“One, two, three, four, five, six.”
Li Shu expressionlessly looked at the doorway of the inner room and silently counted, when she counted to ten she saw the bun little maid walk out from the bedroom with her head down with a blushing face.
Seeing the bun little maid who exited. Li Shu had a satisfied look on her face and murmured in a low voice, counting you know what you’re doing.
“Miss, Master Auntie won’t let me rub my back.” The bun little maid blushed in shame, she stuttered from the nervousness of that scene just now.
“Oh, forget it if you don’t let it.” Li Shu said faintly.
After this episode with the bun little maid, Zhu Pingan then hurriedly finished his bath, dried his body and came out in his clothes. ,
“Ya, why are you wearing these shabby clothes again.” Li Shu looked at the clothes Zhu Ping An was wearing. The little mouth pouted.
“This dress was made by my mother herself, stitch by stitch, staying up all night for several nights to make it. In my mind, this is the best clothes.” Zhu Pingan swept a glance at Li Shu and said indifferently.
“But. Do you know where we are going?” Li Shu stomped her foot in anger, “The old mansion is full of eye-candy, welcoming the high and the low.”
“So what, I am originally a son of cloth.” Zhu Pingan hooked his lips slightly.
“Hello, I admit that I spoke wrongly just now, I shouldn’t have disliked the clothes made by Auntie.” Li Shu glared hard at Zhu Pingan. Then the boss reluctantly and in a small voice apologised to Zhu Pingan.
Err.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Pingan really did not expect such an arrogant and arrogant girl like Li Shu to apologise. The probability of Li Shu apologising felt lower than the sun coming out of the west, it was simply an impossible event, but now this girl even apologised, although her attitude and expression did not have the slightest awareness of an apology, however, it was a real apology.
So much so, Zhu Pingan was somewhat stunned at the words.
“Auntie, let me help you change your clothes.” The bun little maid came at the right time, then ran to Zhu Pingan’s body, very attentive to help Zhu Pingan change his clothes.
Because the ancient clothes would also wear lingerie inside, it was not awkward to change.
By the time Zhu Pingan reacted, the bun little maid had already attentively helped Zhu Pingan change his jacket back into a new one. The robe was of fine silk, embroidered with ink and bamboo, girded with a waist, covered with an eggplant-coloured fox fur coat, tight on the inside and loose on the outside, and the clothes were all inexplicably well-fitting, as if they were tailor-made.
Hair was also by the bun little maid with a towel dry, re-combed a bit, in the top of the head knot hair bun, but also in the head of the net towel winding to fix the hair.
“Look Miss, Master Auntie looks much more spirited in his clothes.” After the bun little maid tidied up Zhu Pingan, she exclaimed with a sense of accomplishment.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Pingan was somewhat speechless, I look much more spirited in my clothes? This girl speaks as if I didn’t even wear clothes before.
Li Shu swept a glance at Zhu Pingan, her eyes brightened slightly, but her small mouth was flattened and said, “Even if the clothes are good, they still have an earthy smell.”
After changing his clothes, Zhu Pingan put the clothes made by his mother Chen into his travelling bag and put them away, and packed up all his other things in the room before going downstairs at Li Shu’s urging.
The shop assistant who was busy downstairs was not surprised to see Zhu Pingan’s clothes, he thought that Zhu Pingan should have been like this, when Li Shu came to the inn just now, the shop assistant had this kind of thought, and now that it was confirmed, his attitude towards Zhu Pingan was even more respectful.
After leaving the inn, he boarded the carriage again, and the carriage went all the way to the west city direction, to the old mansion that Li Shu mentioned.
From the direction of the carriage, Zhu Pingan deduced that Li Shu’s family was really extraordinary.
In the capital, there is a proverb: “East city is rich, West city is expensive, South city is poor, North city is poor”, which can be confirmed by the width of the hutongs in each urban area of the capital. Because from the width and narrowness of the Hutong, you can judge which households rich and poor, powerful and lowly degree, where there is a royal residence, official residence, commonly known as the mansion door, the Hutong shall not be narrower than one zhang (about two metres), is in order to facilitate the front four after four eight-carried sedan chair in and out. East and West City Hutong mostly spacious and straight, South and North City Hutong mostly narrow, and curved, the former because of the sedan chair and must be careful, the latter because the public walking and sloppy casually.
Therefore, Zhu Pingan will be so inferred.
