The two met in front of an antique bathhouse. Ke Ping said: "The bathhouses in Yangzhou used to be famous all over the world. Drinking tea in the morning was called 'skin water', and taking a bath in the evening was called 'water bathhouse'. But now the bathhouses are also modernized."
, it has become a luxuriously decorated bathhouse, and its characteristics have been weakened. It is not much different from our bathhouses in Huzhou and your Jingzhou. But this bathhouse is different. It still retains the appearance of an old French bathhouse, so today I
Please come here and get some water."
Liang Jian knew that Ke Ping was not only good at writing articles, but also enjoying life. His introduction was correct, so he said: "Okay, let's enjoy the characteristics of Yangzhou, but I will treat you." Ke Ping said: "Don't
You're welcome, let's go in quickly."
Entering inside, Liang Jian was infected by the antique atmosphere. Compared with the glass, ceramic tiles, and stainless steel faucets of modern bathhouses, the floors, walls, wooden barrels, pool walls, etc. in this bathhouse are all made of logs. Because
The log decoration makes Liang Jian feel like he is in the atmosphere of a bathhouse several decades ago.
Liang Jiandao: "This bathhouse is really interesting." Ke Ping said: "In the past, Yangzhou people called it 'bathhouse' instead of 'bathhouse', but 'Huntang'. What does 'Huntang' mean? Does it mean they are mixed together in the bath water? This
It’s just a superficial meaning. In fact, it means that all three religions and nine schools of thought are mixed together here. Even if you are usually well-dressed or just a beggar on the street, when you get here, you strip off your body and mingle together. There is no distinction between status and identity. In fact, everyone is the same before God.
It means equality.”
Liang Jian heard this new saying again and found it interesting. The two of them had already taken off their clothes, truly becoming naked as "everyone is equal before God".
Going down to the hall, Liang Jian saw a line of naked men, eyes closed, lying comfortably in the water, as if they were asleep. Several people heard Liang Jian and the others entering the water, opened their eyes slightly, and then
Close your mind and rest.
Ke Ping entered the hall, rubbed his skin in the water, and rested like them. But Liang Jian kept rubbing his body, as if he wanted to wipe away all the grease on his body. Ke Ping really couldn't bear to listen.
Opening his eyes, he slowly said to Liang Jian: "When you come to this hall, you are not here to take a bath. You are here to hatch."
Liang Jian repeated: "'fu'? What the hell is this?" Ke Ping laughed "haha" and said: "This 'hat' is the 'hat' of 'hatching eggs'. Hatching is not ordinary.
Soaking and soaking are a kind of conscious stretching of one's body and limbs. At an advanced level, just like a qigong master, one will feel various parts of the body relax one by one, and feel that the skin slowly becomes more and more delicate and stretched, and finally the person
As if melting into the warmth, at this time, everything in the world disappears, all thoughts are extinguished, and a kind of purity and freedom are hatched. Suddenly I wake up, I only feel that my whole body is sweating profusely, and my body is extremely comfortable. Of course, it has not been practiced for ten years.
, no matter how you hatch, you will never get that feeling. In the past, all Yangzhou people were masters of the Hatch Hall, but now it’s hard to tell. This skill has been lost among young Yangzhou people like you. But after coming to this hall
People all know this. Look, the one in the corner of the big pond with his eyes closed, breathing evenly, and his face red, is not a ninth-level 'incubator', I'm afraid there is a seventh or eighth-level one."
Liang Jian said strangely: "It turns out that 'hatching' is also about 'dan' like Taekwondo." Ke Ping said with a smile: "Of course these several paragraphs are my metaphor, that's what I mean. I'm going to start."
It's hatched, let's not talk for a while." Liang Jian said: "Okay, I'll give it a try too."
Liang Jian also tried this "hatching" feeling, and couldn't find it at first. Then he looked at Ke Ping next to him. It seemed that he had entered the "hatching" state, so he had no choice but to continue trying. In the past few days, Liang Jian has been working on regulating the operation of power.
The material preparation work and the emotional changes made me physically and mentally exhausted. Now I was lying in the water, relaxing, and actually fell into a deep sleep, forgetting each other in the world.
I don't know how long it took, but I heard a voice shouting: "Liang Jian, it's almost done." Liang Jian slowly woke up and felt drool on the corner of his mouth. He wiped it off and saw that he was still in the "concubine", with people beside him.
It was still Ke Ping who spoke. Liang Jian apologized: "I'm sorry, I fell asleep." Ke Ping smiled and said: "What's so embarrassing about this? This is what 'hatching' wants. People have to practice for ten years.
It took eight years to reach this state of total selflessness. I didn't expect you to reach it all at once." Liang Jian said: "Where, I feel tired. What, can we go up?"
Ke Ping shook his head and said: "This is the first step. Come with me."
The second process Ke Ping mentioned is back wiping: "The back wiping here is also very particular, and it is also a necessary procedure for 'hydrotherapy'. What kind of person should I look for for a back wiping? I need to look for someone who is strong and skilled in technique.
Good professional ethics. Don't be shy when you lie down for a while. Lie on your back boldly, relax and relax. Start wiping your back with your hands, and use a towel to help you. Nowadays, back wiping is also popular in many bathhouses.
But if the work is not done carefully, it will be done in a sloppy manner. This is different here. Stop gossiping and the key is to experience..."
Liang Jian thought, literati are literati, and such common things as back-wiping can also be said to be linked to "experience". They came to the wooden bed next to the hall, and the person who wiped their backs asked them to lie down. A wooden bucket of water washed their bodies,
Then, use a towel to wipe it very carefully, the backs of your hands, the gaps between your hands and fingers, and slowly, your shoulders, neck, and back are all wiped. The skin will become a little red and you will feel relaxed. Wait until it is wiped all over, and then
Rinse your whole body with clean water.
Standing up from the wooden bed, Liang Jian felt radiant and energetic.
Ke Ping also finished knocking on his back and took Liang Jian into the private room where he was resting. The wooden clogs, wooden chairs, wooden teacups, and even the box for paper towels in the private room were all made of wood. The room was neatly tidied, and the cushions of the recliners were covered with gray
Condoms, it is said that the condoms will be changed every time there is a new group of guests. As a bathhouse, the cost increases, but for the guests, they are more assured of hygiene. The matter is not over yet, two girls wearing loose clothes came in.
Liang Jian couldn't help but look at Ke Ping and thought: "Is Ke Ping asking these two girls to provide us with other services?" Ke Ping smiled at Liang Jian and said: "Don't get me wrong, these two are here to give us a slap on the back and
skewered."
Of course the two girls heard it, and one of them asked Liang Jian jokingly: "Sir, what do you think we came here to do?" Liang Jian said hurriedly: "I think we are also here to knock the back and pick the feet." Ke Pinghe
Both girls laughed, but neither ordered to wear it anymore.
Although they were two women, the back tapping was very professional. The sound of the back tapping was sometimes heavy, soft, slow, and urgent, with pauses and depressions, especially the two sounds when the hand was stopped at the end. The lingering sound lingered for a long time. Liang Jianxin
He thought: "Wouldn't it be better if I could keep banging like this!" But he also knew that no matter how good a thing was, it was enough. If he banged for too long, his feet would become weak, his legs would become numb, and his whole body would become weak!
After that, in the final step of this "water **", it was switched to "skin bag water", that is, drinking tea. Liang Jiandao: "Teacher Ke, this time I have seen the real 'water **' in Yangzhou." Ke Ping said
: "It's good to have a feeling. I might as well tell you that this is the first time I have enjoyed such an authentic 'water bath.'" The two of them praised the bathhouse again, and Liang Jian then asked: "How have you been doing this time?
, Long time no see, you don’t even know what’s going on?”
Ke Ping said: "To be honest, little brother, it was really not that good some time ago! In recent years, I have been entangled in an unhappy marriage. Until this year when my son entered high school, I was really able to get rid of it. I used to often
I travel all over the world and rarely go out in the past two years. It was not until last month that I went through the divorce procedures with my ex-wife, and now I am finally at peace. I used to think that after divorce, how would I live my life and what would others think? I didn’t expect that divorce would
Instead, I felt relaxed, free from worries, and returned to the original state of life. Didn’t people come here alone? They also have to leave alone. There is nothing to worry about!”
When Liang Jian heard Ke Ping's final expletive, he knew that Ke Ping had really let go. He couldn't help but think of what happened between himself and Yu Yue, and thought to himself: "Since Yu Yue wants to divorce me, it's useless no matter how hard I try.
It's better to let go and get peace, which is a kind of relief for others and yourself." So Liang Jian stood up, took his clothes, took out the divorce agreement that Yu Yue gave him from his pocket, and he signed it.
Ke Ping asked curiously: "What are you signing?" Liang Jian showed it to Ke Ping. Ke Ping said anxiously: "I just said it casually, you have to think carefully about your own divorce!" Liang Jian said
: "I've already thought about it."
That day, Liang Jian and Ke Ping lit cigarettes outside the bathhouse and shook hands to say goodbye. Ke Ping suddenly asked Liang Jian: "How do you feel about being in the officialdom these past few years?" Liang Jian took a puff of cigarette and thought for a while.
"You can't get along without a background in the officialdom." Ke Ping said, "You mean, being an official means having a background?" Liang Jiandao, "No matter what words you say, they will be summed up well." Ke Ping said.
He said proudly: "Yes, officialdom is a relationship field. It's difficult."
Liang Jian added: "However, I have had another experience recently." Ke Ping asked curiously: "What is it?" Liang Jian said: "As an official, you must have your own opinion, otherwise you will behave like a ghost.
Not like a ghost!" This time Ke Ping nodded deeply: "That's a good point. I have always been worried that it would be a huge waste for you to hang out in the officialdom. I always thought that the officialdom was filled with people who have great power and desire.
Damn, you are a more rational kind of person. But just now I heard you say, 'Being an official must have your own opinion.' I think I can rest assured. Because you have understood some deep-seated principles of being an official. I hope to see you next time.
By the time you get there, part of your idea has been realized." Liang Jian thought this was Ke Ping's blessing to him, and he expressed his deep gratitude.
The incident of "haunting" in Yangzhou remained in Liang Jian's mind for a long, long time. When he recalled it, it had a unique flavor.
After the party members' activities, Liang Jian handed the signed divorce agreement to Yu Yue. A few days later, Liang Jian and Yu Yue went through the divorce agreement smoothly and peacefully.
For a while, work in Shimian Town was smooth and steady, with nothing to say. Until one day, a document was issued from the district committee. The document read:
Liang Jian was removed from his post as a member of the Shimian Town Party Committee;
It has been decided that Comrade Liang Jian will serve as deputy director of the Organization Department of the Changhu District Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
For Liang Jian, a new era and a new experience are waiting for him.
On the day when Liang Jian bid farewell to Shimian Town and went to take office, Yu Yue silently prayed and blessed Liang Jian from behind the glass window on the second floor, but he knew nothing about it.