"Yes, it's locked in the backyard, and no one can get close to it," the steward said, "Master, I've seen it. There are a lot of young people in their inn, and the waiters all seem to have some skills."
Bai Shan nodded, "If you can save an inn here, you must have some power. Forget it, buy it. It's more expensive. Just to add, we have to spend at least one night in the desert. If it doesn't go well, there are
We may stay longer, but among other things, we must have enough water.”
The steward responded and resigned.
Bai Shan turned around and reached out to them, "Give me money."
Obviously the further west you go, the higher the cost, and the public money is not enough.
Now Bai Erlang is the poorest. He pinched his money bag and said, "Shouldn't Manbao give me money? She used to live and eat at the inn, but she didn't pay her official duties. Now there is no inn."
Man Bao looked for the money bag, and Bai Shan said quietly: "She can report the public accounts, can you?"
Only then did Manbao remember, "Yes, I can report the public accounts to the Ministry of Accounts after I go back."
Liu Huandao: "My grandfather will not repay you for everything."
He said: "Even if my father returns from Suzhou to visit relatives, he can only repay one-third. You..."
He looked Man Bao up and down and then said: "I think with our current journey, it would be pretty good if we can report a quarter of the accounts back."
Man Bao was speechless and finally took out the money.
There is little water here, and even bathing has to be done in a separate bathing room. At thirty cents per person, the cost of taking a bath is comparable to staying in an inn for one night.
But Manbao and the others didn't mind. They found out the clothes they wanted to change and put them in the basket, took the soap and went to the bathhouse happily.
This is the first time they have taken a bath in a bathhouse in their entire lives.
Unfortunately, there were only two girls, she and Zhou Liru, in the entire inn, so as soon as they opened the door and walked in, there were only two people inside, which was no different from washing in their own room.
Manbao put the basket of clothes aside, turned around, lifted the hot water from the door and poured it into the bathtub...
There were only two of them on their side, but there was a group of people on Bai Shan's side!
This inn was almost entirely occupied by men, and there weren't many people taking baths. As soon as they entered, they saw a group of naked men inside and couldn't help but close their eyes.
Nie Canjun knew that they would be embarrassed, so he laughed loudly and pointed to a place and said: "Young gentlemen, there is a small cubicle over there. You can go and wash there."
Bai Shan reluctantly nodded calmly and pulled his friends over.
Liu Huan was the only one who had experience in bathing. He looked around and saw that the three of them were all blushing. He couldn't help but wonder, "What's there to be ashamed of? Yin or forget it, haven't you two ever bathed in a hot spring?"
"
Bai Shan glanced at him and said, "No."
Liu Huan immediately said: "I will treat you when we return to the capital. Not only can you bathe in the hot springs, but you can also take a bath. There is a hotel next to the Imperial College where all the gentlemen go. It is not expensive, but the drinks and tea will cost you."
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Bai Erlang couldn't help but ask, "Isn't it good to take a bath at home? Why should I go out to take a bath?"
Liu Huan thought for a while and then shook his head, "How do I know? Everyone is going. If they invite me, I will go."
"But for my classmates in the Imperial College, it's because it's cold in the dormitory in winter. Anyway, we don't take baths every day. Save more, and then spend some money to go to the bathhouse after you save enough..."
Bai Shan looked dazed and asked, "What are you saving for?"
"Gathering dust."
Bai Shan and the other three turned so red that they were speechless.
Liu Huan acted quickly. He touched the water in the soup pool as soon as he came in. He felt that the temperature was okay. He immediately pulled off his clothes and jumped in. When he turned around and saw the three of them standing dumbfounded, he said: "What are you still doing? Hurry up."
Come down."
Bai Shan closed his mouth and asked: "Wash in a pool? This water..."
"What's the point? It's just like taking a bath in a hot spring. The water is changed once a day, which is good."
Yin Hexiao took a step back and asked with a strange expression, "Has anyone else been there before?"
Bai Erlang was also frightened.
Bai Shan quickly came back to his senses and shook his head: "Probably not. It's still early now. I just saw that there are all our people outside, so no one should have come to take a bath today."
Bai Erlang: "Will someone be here soon?"
The three of them listened to the noise and play outside, immediately took off their clothes and washed them out.
They were fast, but no matter how fast they were, it would still be two-quarters of an hour before they left. When the four of them walked to the door with red faces, a group of big men with clothes on their shoulders happened to come in. When they saw them, someone in the crowd blew a whistle.
With a loud whistle and a "yo", everyone burst into laughter and looked at them with a joking look, including many who looked at them obscenely.
Bai Shan's face darkened, he raised his head and glanced at them indifferently, and then shouted: "Good luck!"
Daji, who was guarding outside the bathhouse, came over, pushed the people away and walked up to Bai Shan, then turned around and stared at them with unkind eyes.
The person who was still joking suddenly smiled, put away the smile on his face, and stared at Daji.
Da Jihao refused to give in and looked at them quietly.
The leader, a bearded man, originally looked at Bai Shan and the four of them jokingly. Although he was not as playful as the people behind him, he also raised his eyebrows. However, after seeing Daji push his people away and come in, the smile on his face changed.
When it disappeared, he looked at Bai Shan, the smile on his face faded slightly, took two steps forward, stood in front of Daji and said: "Get out of the way."
Daji stood still, and now Bai Shan and the others cast their playful eyes on their faces.
The beard on the other party's cheek twitched, and he reached out to push Daji away. The soldiers in the bathhouse, who noticed the strange atmosphere here, wiped themselves randomly, put on their pants and came out, "Sir, what's wrong?"
Seeing the person behind them, the other person lowered his eyes, raised them after a moment, and said to Daji: "Excuse me."
Daji: "No!"
"You!" The bearded man stretched out his hand to stop the men behind him who were about to rush forward in anger. He stared at Daji for a moment and then his eyes fell on Bai Shan behind him. He pulled out a not obvious smile and said: "This young master, we
I need to go in and take a shower."
Bai Shan's hair was still wet. He held his basket and said lazily, "Unfortunately, we have to go out."
The other party narrowed his eyes and looked at the more and more guards and soldiers gathering behind him. When he saw Nie Canjun walking out shirtless, he stepped aside and said, "Okay, young master, go first."
The people behind him reluctantly moved out of the way.
Daji glanced at Bai Shan, who nodded slightly, and then turned sideways to protect the four of them from going out.
Before Bai Shanlin went out, he looked back at Nie Canjun and smiled.
As soon as they left, the bearded man wanted to lead his people in, but he was blocked by Nie Canjun after he took two steps.
Nie Canjun stretched out his hand and rubbed the skin on his body, and then rolled out a small ball of mud and bounced it away. He said to them: "The bathhouse is full and there is no room for anyone. You can come back after we have finished washing."