Chapter 355: The Bathing Place, Touched by the Fairy
Daiyu said "Huh", stepped back and looked at it carefully for a long time, then combed it a few more times, put away her hand and said curiously: "Your hair is really clean, not even a single lice is there."
No."
She secretly wondered if frequent bathing had such a miraculous effect. But after thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong. Daiyu asked herself that she was also a frequent bather. She often took a bath at noon, but there were still some lice on her head.
, it’s just a lot less than others.
This must be Lin Daiyu, a little rich woman, who is loved by Jia Mu and constantly rewards her. Not only is there no shortage of money, but there is also no shortage of soap for washing.
"Haha, Aunt Lin wants to know why?"
Daiyu glanced at Jia Lan with her beautiful eyes, and suddenly realized: "Is it because of this soap?"
"Exactly!"
Jia Lan picked up the soap in the wooden box and gave Daiyu some knowledge about personal hygiene and how to prevent lice.
"How is that possible?" Daiyu looked unbelieving, "It's not like I've never used soap before. It doesn't have any of the effects you mentioned."
"That's why we needed to use this special soap at the beginning, because it's not the kind of soap with various spices added to it, Aunt Lin, as you think. It contains sulfur, which is specifically designed to treat lice problems."
"Sulfur?" Daiyu frowned, no wonder she found the soap smell so pungent just now.
"Although the smell of this soap with Empress Liu is a bit unpleasant, it can effectively eliminate lice on the body, relieve skin itching, and prevent external poisonous evil..."
After listening to what Jia Lan said, Daiyu remembered that the man in front of her had not only knowledge but also excellent medical skills.
[So, this square soap can really get rid of lice?]
For a moment, Daiyu couldn't help but believe Jialan's words.
Jia Lan continued to explain: "As the saying goes: There are weeds in the fields, thieves among people, and lice on the body. One of these three things cannot be pulled out, one cannot be removed, and one cannot be caught."
I know that you have always been clean and very generous to your servants, so the girls in Xiaoxiang Pavilion are indeed much cleaner than the people outside. But if you are clean, there is no guarantee that others will be like you, so these lice are
From others.
Just think about it, if the person in front of you has some kind of illness, wouldn't he pass these bad things on to you?
Because of this, lice are a serious harm. The ancients especially knew that the vines will grow without letting go, because the vines cannot be eradicated.
The smell of this sulfur soap is a bit unpleasant, but as long as you use it for a period of time, you won’t need to use it when the lice are gone, and then you can use other scented soaps.”
"Are there other flavors?" Daiyu knew only a little about this hygiene knowledge, but was very concerned about other points.
"Here..." Jia Lan took out another box, opened it and handed it to Daiyu: "It contains several fine spices such as sandalwood, vanilla, and incense. It can not only soothe the skin, but also leave a long-lasting elegance.
of fragrance.”
Daiyu's nose twitched slightly, and she immediately fell in love with this elegant smell.
Sandalwood has a strong smell, so Jia Lan doesn't use much, but it's enough.
After playing with the sandalwood soap for a long time, Daiyu suddenly realized that Jialan wanted to open a bathhouse all because of this soap? Sensing Daiyu's thoughts, Jialan nodded and praised: "As expected of Aunt Lin.
It’ll work out in one click.”
Having said that, opening a bathhouse was actually Jia Lan's sudden idea. The reason has to go back to when he came out of the Courtyard of the Ministry of Rites after the examination a few days ago.
After three days and three nights of high-intensity examinations, even Jialan was a little tired. What's more, Jialan was full of the innate aura of Middle-earth in the stinky hall. He happened to hear the passerby shouting to go to the bathhouse to wash up.
Jia Lan was immediately moved by the soup. He called Liang Yong and Qin Zhong, and the three of them went to the most famous Tianqing Temple bathroom in Shenjing and spent ten coins to take a comfortable bath.
Since the Song Dynasty, public bathhouses have flourished. Song people especially loved taking baths. There is a "clean bathhouse" in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", and bathhouse culture is very popular. Even Su Dongpo was demoted to Huangzhou because of the Wutai Poetry Case. Huang Tingjian
Even if you were relegated to a remote place like Yishan in Guangxi, you could still find a public bathhouse. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin'an was even known as "Three Thousand Bathhouses", which shows its scale.
Nowadays, there are about a hundred large and small bathhouses in Shenjing City. Tianqing Temple is the most famous because it has a long history. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty. The large stone urn is used as a pool and the dome is made of bricks. The shape is quite similar to that of the Western Regions.
In addition to taking a bath, you can also scratch your back, comb your hair, and get a pedicure here.
Jialan had thought about opening a bathroom before, but after taking a few baths, he rationally gave up the idea.
He has no one, especially those who wash feet and wipe back.
Three hundred and sixty lines, and he will be the number one scholar.
Don't just look at those who are just wiping their backs. The back wiping masters in Tianqingji Bathhouse are all very skilled. They don't look at anything else but the towels on the guests. Their softness prevents the towels from falling apart after wiping the guests' whole bodies. Plus, they do pedicures.
Even the old man Shi Quan in another time and space had to experience it after experiencing it when he went to Jiangnan: "Yangzhou back rub is the best in the world, and the power of pedicure is like carving on the flesh."
However, now that he has developed his own unique soap, Jialan will have enough confidence to open a bathhouse.
As she listened, Daiyu frowned again and said angrily: "You are just talking about the things you stinky men are talking about and I am listening to them. What are you doing to me? I don't want to listen!"
"That's not the case. Think about it, this soap can get rid of lice. If this product can be popularized, I won't sell it expensively. It can be used as a hard-earned money for running errands. If through my efforts, this soap can get rid of lice."
If it can be widely promoted, even if it can only slightly suppress the evil and disease qi and slightly reduce the epidemic situation in the world, isn't it a meritorious deed?"
Daiyu said disdainfully: "No matter how cheap this soap is, it is not something ordinary people can use."
Following Tanchun and the others, they took care of the garden. Although Daiyu usually kept silent, she knew the market situation to a certain extent through her ears and eyes.
Jia Lan smiled mysteriously and quietly told a price.
"Why is it so cheap?!"
Daiyu was very surprised when she heard that the price was too low.
"I want everyone in the world to be able to use soap."
Suddenly, at that moment, Daiyu suddenly understood what Jialan was thinking, and her eyes towards him gradually became fiery. At first, she just thought that Jialan was obsessed with money again and said he was opening a bathhouse.
, in fact, he just opened a shop to sell this very bad-tasting soap. I didn’t expect him to have such great ambitions.
Seeing Jia Lan eloquently introducing the prospects of this soap, Daiyu felt funny and a little admired.
What's smiling is that Jia Lan's childishness has not faded away, and he looks like a little adult.
What I respect is his sentiment.
【Serving the country and the people...is this what it means?】
"By the way, what's the purpose of Aunt Lin coming here?"
Just when Daiyu's eyes were blurred and she fell into reverie, Jialan realized what she was doing and asked her.
"ah!"
Seeing the confusion in the other person's eyes, Daiyu realized that she had forgotten the original purpose of her coming. She suddenly felt ashamed, stood up and glared at Jia Lan angrily, then walked out with a haughty snort, leaving behind
The next one shows the arrogant back and the stunned Jialan.
"This adolescent girl is really..." Jia Lan shook his head secretly, picked up the soap in his hand and followed out.
When she walked out of the room, she saw Lin Daiyu standing under the eaves with a straight face. She turned sideways and said to herself: "All the sisters saw that you have been hiding in the small courtyard since you returned home after the test, and you didn't leave the house.
I was worried about you, so Master Miaoyu from Bulu Cui'an sent someone to tell her that the magnolia flowers there were blooming well, and invited all the sisters to come and taste tea. Yun'er mentioned you to the fourth girl and said that I would let me do whatever it takes.
I have to invite you over."
Jia Lan's heart warmed when he heard this, but he pretended to be artificial: "Alas~ Aunt Xiangyun and Fourth Aunt still love me!"
Unlike Jia Baoyu who stayed with her sisters in the Grand View Garden almost every day, even when she was at home, Jia Lan did not often drink tea, drink and play with Sanchun and others, but this did not affect their relationship at all.
Let Si Qi bring things to communicate with Jia Lan about the production of tea fruits. Tan Chun would occasionally write notes to discuss with Jia Lan about managing the garden.
On the contrary, Xiangyun is very carefree about his painting skills, and occasionally he still comes to play with Jia Lan in person.
Perhaps because they are the same age, Jia Lan and Xichun have a good relationship with Xiang Yun.
During this time, Jia Lan felt closer to Xichun, but he didn't know the specific reason.
But Jia Lan is sure of one thing. Although he is in his fourth year of mental age, he is definitely not a weirdo. At most, he has some ambitions of being a thief.