Rise From the Humble

Even if Li Shu didn't say anything, the first thing Zhu Pingan did when he came back was to take a shower. During the nine days and seven nights during the examination, Zhu Pingan did not take a bath. This made Zhu Pingan, who was used to taking baths, very unaccustomed to taking baths. He felt very uncomfortable all over. At that time, it was nothing to concentrate on the exam. When the exam was over, his attention shifted. I felt uncomfortable all over.

But I don’t know why, when I see the barrel, I always think of Sima Guang, even though he smashed the vat.

In ancient times, wooden barrels were used for bathing. In ancient times, ceramic bathtubs were not used to make bathtubs. Although this bathtub was nothing to the Ming Dynasty, which had a developed ceramic industry, people in the Ming Dynasty have not yet thought of using ceramics to make bathtubs. . The barrels used for bathing in ancient times were made of wood. The large barrels were made of multiple pieces of wood. There were also staircase-like pedals inside the barrels to make it easy to get in and out of the tubs. In ancient times, the craftsmanship of making wooden barrels was very developed. There was no need to worry about the barrels leaking. Even if they leaked, there were special repair methods.

The water in the barrel was steaming, and Zhu Pingan went in and took a hot bath while it was still hot.

But when Zhu Pingan was washing for a while and wanted to get a towel, he touched a pair of small hands. Zhu Pingan was startled. He turned his head suddenly and saw the red-faced Baozi Xiaobao who wanted to lower his head to his neck. Maid.

"Auntie, young lady, she asked me to come in and rub your back."

Baozi's little maid's voice was trembling, and her hands were trembling as she held the towel and wiped it on Zhu Ping'an's back, her face so red that it almost bled.

"No, no, I can do it myself. You can go out first."

Zhu Ping'an took the towel from the little maid Baozi's hand, and then waved his hand silently to signal the little maid Baozi to go out.

In the feudal society of Ming Dynasty, maids and maids were always there to serve wealthy people when they took baths. No matter they were masters or young ladies, they could enjoy the service of maids with peace of mind. Of course, the maids who took baths for masters and masters were all their personal maids, and they would almost always be in the future. It's about having sex, and after taking a bath, the young master may pull the maid into a wooden barrel for a scene that is not suitable for children. Of course, the main purpose is not to make scenes inappropriate for children. The reason why maids and maids serve in the bath is mainly because today's Ming Dynasty does not have facilities such as running water. When the water in the wooden bucket is cold, the maids and maids need to add more, rub their backs and shoulders, etc. They also need maids and maids to serve them.

Although Zhu Pingan also yearns for this, he has absolutely no such bad taste now. He is only that old now. My body doesn’t allow it yet.

In addition, he and the scheming girl Li Shu are just having fun now, and their marriage in the future will not count. In ancient times, people were very particular about dowry maids. This bun maid was Li Shu's dowry maid. Why cause more trouble.

The scheming girl Li Shu sent her dowry maid over, but she didn’t know what she was planning!

Therefore, Zhu Ping'an sent Baozi's little maid away.

"But, my dear, it's what the young lady ordered." The little maid behind the tub blushed. Hold the corners of your clothes like an ostrich.

"It's okay, let's go out." Zhu Pingan waved again.

Because of Zhu Ping'an's insistence, the red-faced ostrich-shaped little girl with buns felt like she had been granted amnesty. She backed away towards the door with her face red and her head lowered, almost hitting a pillar.

Seeing Baozi's little maid go out, Zhu Pingan breathed out. Really, this evil old society has too many traps.

"one two three four five six"

Li Shu looked at the door of the inner room with an expressionless face and counted silently. When she counted to ten, she saw the little maid Baozi walking out of the bedroom with a blushing face and her head lowered.

He saw the little maid Baozi exiting. Li Shu had a satisfied look on her face and murmured in a low voice, "You know the truth."

"Miss, my aunt won't let me rub my back." Baozi's little maid blushed with embarrassment. She was so nervous about the scene just now that she stuttered.

"Oh, forget it if you don't let me." Li Shu said lightly.

After the episode involving Baozi's little maid, Zhu Ping'an hurriedly took a shower, dried his body, and got dressed. ,

"Ah, why are you wearing these shabby clothes again?" Li Shu looked at Zhu Ping'an's clothes and felt disgusted, pouting at Lao Gao.

"My mother worked on this dress by herself, stitch by stitch, and stayed up for several nights to make it. In my heart, this is the best dress." Zhu Pingan glanced at Li Shu and said lightly.

"But. Do you know where we are going?" Li Shu stamped her foot angrily, "There are some people in the old house who like the superiors and suppress the inferiors."

"So what, I am a commoner." Zhu Ping'an curled his lips slightly.

"Okay, I admit that what I just said was wrong. I shouldn't dislike the clothes made by my aunt." Li Shu glared hard at Zhu Pingan. Then the boss reluctantly apologized to Zhu Pingan in a low voice.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Pingan really didn't expect that such an arrogant and stinky girl like Li Shu would apologize. The probability of Li Shu apologizing seems to be lower than that of the sun rising in the west. It is simply impossible. But now this girl actually apologized. Although her attitude and expression did not show any intention to apologize, she did apologize sincerely.

As a result, Zhu Pingan was a little stunned when he heard the words.

"Uncle, let me help you change your clothes." The little maid Baozi said at the right time, then ran up to Zhu Pingan and helped Zhu Pingan change clothes very attentively.

Because undergarments are also worn under ancient costumes, it won’t be embarrassing to change into.

By the time Zhu Pingan reacted, Baozi's little maid had already diligently helped Zhu Pingan change his coat into another one. The robe was made of fine silk, embroidered with ink bamboo, and tied around the waist. There was a fox fur cloak on the outside, which was much better than my own rabbit fur. What's also a coincidence is that the clothes, whether they are underwear or outerwear, all fit inexplicably, as if they were tailor-made.

The little maid Baozi also dried her hair with a towel, combed it again, tied a bun on top of her head, and wrapped a net towel around her head to fix her hair.

"Miss, look, my uncle is more energetic after putting on his clothes." After the little maid Baozi packed it for Zhu Pingan, she sighed with a sense of accomplishment.

Hearing this, Zhu Pingan was speechless. I feel more energetic when I put on clothes? This girl made it sound like I didn't even wear clothes before.

Li Shu glanced at Zhu Ping'an, her eyes lit up slightly, but her mouth was flat and she said, "No matter how good the clothes are, they still have an earthy smell."

After changing clothes, Zhu Pingan put the clothes made by his mother Chen into his luggage and put them away. He also packed up his other things in the room, and then went downstairs at Li Shu's urging.

The waiter who was busy downstairs was not too surprised when he saw Zhu Pingan's outfit. He thought that Zhu Pingan should have looked like a son of such a wealthy family. When Li Shu came to the inn just now, the waiter had this idea. Now it has been confirmed. His attitude towards Zhu Pingan was even more respectful.

After leaving the inn, I got on the carriage again, and the carriage headed all the way to the west city, to the old house Li Shu mentioned.

From the direction of the carriage, Zhu Ping'an deduced that the Li Shu family was indeed extraordinary.

There is a folk proverb in Beijing: "The east city is rich, the west city is expensive, the south city is poor, and the north city is poor." This proverb summarized by people illustrates the characteristics of the population distribution in the capital. Most of the people who live in the East City are relatively wealthy, including businessmen, landlords, and ordinary officials. Most of the people living in the West City live in the homes of the powerful. The royal palaces, nobles, and high-ranking officials all gather here. The South City and the North City are opposite each other. For ordinary people, they don't have much money or power, so they are naturally poor compared to the two cities in the east and west.

The carriage went all the way to Xicheng. Those who could live in Xicheng were definitely not ordinary people. Therefore, Zhu Ping'an concluded this.