The first ray of sunshine in the morning falls on the snow-covered ridges of the house. The snow slowly melts and pure water drops drip from the cornices.
The water droplets fell into a porcelain vase about the size of a palm under the eaves, and a dull echo of "drip wave" could be heard.
When Hao Niang got up in the morning, she stepped on the snow, and there was a "swish" sound under her feet.
He walked over to the porcelain vase and listened for a while. After making sure that the snow water inside was enough to make a pot of tea, he picked up the porcelain vase with a smile.
The maids have cleared away the snow from the stone table not far away, and thick cushions and mats have been spread around it.
Cai Yan was sitting on a warm cushion, her hands moving smoothly, and it was always so pleasing to watch her cleaning the tea cups.
Seeing that her fingers were red, Wei Cheng handed her the Tang Pozi to warm her hands and said, "Warm it first, and then give it to me."
Hao Niang came over with a porcelain bottle and said with a smile: "Just enough to make a pot of tea."
Wei Cheng took the porcelain vase, poured the snow water into the copper kettle, and carefully placed it on the small red clay stove to cook.
Cai Yan pulled Hao Niang over, and the two beauties leaned against each other for warmth, chatting and laughing naturally.
In fact, there is a briquette stove for heating indoors. If you want to drink tea or something, you can drink it indoors.
However, Cai Yan is now pregnant, and Wei Cheng wants her to breathe more fresh air, and she also likes to see snow. So this morning, the three of them made an appointment to spend time cooking tea and enjoying the snow.
Today is a day off for bathing. According to the meaning of ancient people, it is a day for people to take a special day off to take a bath.
Especially in winter, some people may not take a bath once every ten days and a half. Therefore, for those who like to be clean, taking a bath is a day worth enjoying.
"Husband, I heard that the bathhouse is opening today?" Cai Yan heard Hao Niang's words, and a flash of emotion flashed in his eyes.
Not only Wei Cheng, but also Hao Niang mentioned this because she wanted to go.
"Brother Wei designed the bathhouse. The bathhouse is so big. It would be very comfortable if you could take a dip in it!"
Cai Yan is a wealthy lady. Others are accustomed to bathing once every ten and a half days. No matter it is hot or cold, she bathes and changes clothes every day. Especially in summer, she sometimes has to bathe several times a day.
Hearing what Hao Niang said so vividly, how could Cai Yan not be moved?
Although there is a bathtub at home, it is too cramped and pales in comparison to the bathtub.
Wei Cheng sipped the tea, heard the words, and said with a smile: "Do you want to go?"
The original intention of designing the bathhouse is actually inseparable from the first five-year plan. The development of a city is inseparable from economic growth, and it is also inseparable from the improvement of humanistic quality.
I still remember that one day half a month ago, Wei Cheng accidentally discovered that the outlaw Zhang San (Zhang Fei) was changing clothes without taking a shower.
The temperature was already a bit low at that time, so logically it wouldn't matter if I didn't take a shower for a day.
But Wei Cheng could clearly see that after Zhang Fei took off his socks, the world in front of him was a blur... It was so eye-catching!
After asking later, it turned out that Zhang Fei was not the only one like this.
Xu Huang, Le Jin, Yang Feng, Hua Kun, and others, as well as the sergeants of the city guard, also took a long time to take a bath. It was not because they were lazy, but because they were simply accustomed to such a life schedule.
They are already pretty good. There are many poor people who don't even have to take a bath three times a year. If they feel hot in summer, they jump into streams or rivers to paddle dogs. Anyway, there is no soap or anything, so they just dip in water.
"I want to go!" Cai Yan's eyes lit up.
Recently, because of her pregnancy, Wei Cheng had strictly regulated her schedule and daily actions. As a result, she was unable to visit many of the places she wanted to visit in person. She could only listen to Hao Niang and Zhong Chan come back and tell her about them, which made her extremely envious.
Wei Cheng also knew that he was suddenly a bit strict. After thinking about it, he nodded and said: "Okay, before you eat yet, I will take you to experience it."
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Anyi County is divided into four cities: east, west, north and south.
Among them, the North City was populated by dignitaries from aristocratic families. With the Wei family's mansion as the center, there were more than twenty mansions of aristocratic families scattered nearby.
Considering many factors, Wei Cheng had ten bathhouses built in total, including five in the north of the city.
After all, it is an item that requires money to consume. Ordinary people are not willing to spend this money. If you have money to take a bath, you might as well eat more meat.
Xuanwu Avenue in front of the Wei Mansion, as the most prosperous place in the north of the city and even in the entire Anyi, naturally has a bathhouse.
And it's not far, just leave the gate of Wei Mansion and walk all the way to the intersection.
At this time, the outside of the bathhouse was already crowded with people watching the fun.
The appearance of Wei Cheng and the others immediately attracted the attention of many people. Among them were the young masters who knew Wei Cheng, and they hurriedly bowed their hands in greeting. Those who lived in the north of the city were all from aristocratic families, and they would definitely not be noisy. They had a good grasp of quality.
Deadly.
On the other hand, the women who knew Cai Yan, or wanted to get close to Cai Yan, were much more enthusiastic. If Wei Cheng hadn't stopped them, they would have been chatting with Cai Yan for a long time.
With the help of the bathhouse owner and several waiters, the three of them entered the store first.
As soon as I walked in, I felt like I was in the Flame Mountain.
"Wow, it's so hot here!" Cai Yan wanted to take off his fox fur cloak because the temperature difference was too big.
There were seven or eight objects shaped like honeycomb stoves placed around the hall, which were covered with black stones. Someone poured water on them, and the hot stones instantly raised a large amount of white mist. The white mist steamed, and the air seemed to become hotter.
A girl dressed as a maid next to her came forward, took the cloak from Cai Yan's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Three nobles, please come here. We have a separate room specially prepared for distinguished guests." The shopkeeper not far away saw this and was satisfied.
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Of course, these procedures for receiving people and treating guests were taught by Wei Cheng to the shopkeeper, who then taught them to these maids.
Wei Cheng and the other three followed the girl to a two-story wooden building in the backyard.
There are a total of six small buildings in this area, and the single-story area is not large. After all, it is in the north of the city where land is at a premium, and most of the land is occupied by aristocratic families. It is good to have six separate VIP boxes.
In addition to these six independent small buildings, the front area is divided into two different areas.
The area of a single area is large enough to accommodate hundreds of people entering at the same time, receiving male and female guests respectively. There is a large public bath inside, and even the bath masters are middle-aged uncles and aunts.
The VIP box is different, there are all polite little girls...
Cai Yan:(?_?)
"You guys go out, we'll do it ourselves."
Several little girls in thin clothes looked at each other, wondering what they had done wrong to make the distinguished guests so unhappy on their first day at work.
Wei Cheng said awkwardly to the waitress on the side, "I'll pay them and let them all go out first."
The waitress covered her mouth and smiled secretly, and then respectfully left with a few girls. In fact, they were really just technicians who helped with bathing and massage. There was no big sword provided here.
But who makes pregnant women sensitive and fragile?
Wei Cheng thought that she could come secretly next time... she just wanted to clean herself up a little bit and had nothing to do with those girls.
"Husband, let's build a bath like this ourselves."
"Aha?"
Cai Yan narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists in front of his chest, "Why, my husband thinks it's inappropriate?"
Wei Cheng laughed, hiding the little Jiujiu in his heart.
Hao Niang, who was beside her, was already overjoyed. In fact, in her opinion, it was normal for men to spend a lot of time drinking and drinking. Which of the young men from aristocratic families were not like this? Wei Cheng, who was as clean and self-possessed as he was, was already a good man with all kinds of qualities.