"Excuse me, sir, the maid is here with hot water."
"Ah, come in."
Gu Chen waved his hand, and then the maid Ani carefully walked into the guest room carrying a hot water basin.
Ani, who was born in the White Ape tribe, was a maid hand-picked by the female secretary. She was excellent in etiquette and skills. Together with Guru, the cook of the small human tribe, they supported the housekeeping system of Gewufang, which Gu Chen was very grateful for.
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The surprise attack on the mirage and the subjugation of the ghost rock species caused the female flame user to accumulate excessive fatigue, and her body must have been made uncomfortable by sweat and dirt. However, when she came, the armored train was full of smelly men and she couldn't take care of it, so she went to Gewu
After the workshop, the considerate female secretary immediately asked Ani to prepare hot water and change of clothes to help take care of the red fish.
Since you need to scrub your body and change clothes, of course you can't do it with a man present.
Gu Chen told Red Fish to have a good rest, then nodded with Ani, and then stood up and left the guest room. When he left, he caught sight of the old jar that followed the maid quietly rolling in from the corner of his eye. The corner of Gu Chen's mouth twitched slightly, and after thinking about it,
Decided to pretend not to see it.
"Well, the smell is indeed very strong..."
In the guest room, the maid Ani helped the female flame envoy wipe her body. Outside the guest room, Gu Chen also frowned and smelled his clothes.
This business trip to Kinoji took almost a week, which was much longer than expected. Of course, it is not as convenient as at home when traveling on business. Although Gu Chen also brought two or three sets of replacement clothes with him, it was like every day when he was in Gewufang.
It was impossible to bathe and change clothes. Besides, he was drilling caves, fighting mirages, and fighting ghosts in the Kinoji. The smell on his body at this moment, even by the broadest standards, could not be related to elegance or leisure in the slightest.
relation.
I didn't feel anything bad on the bumpy armored car, but when I returned to my workshop, I suddenly felt unbearable. A strong desire to take a bath emerged in Gu Chen's heart, and he immediately put it into practice without hesitation.
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The bathhouse facilities of Gewufang are located in the back courtyard of the business building. The luxurious marble bathhouse can accommodate seven or eight people bathing at the same time. The bathhouse is surrounded by lush bamboo trees for shelter, creating a semi-open and elegant atmosphere.
It is said that when Gu Chen rented the abandoned business building as a base, the bathhouse was just a pond with floating green algae and turtles. Until recently, the female secretary settled in Gewufang and spent a lot of energy upgrading the software and hardware of the square group.
Only then have various functional facilities in the business building been unlocked one after another, and the bathhouse is one of them.
It is worth mentioning that the pot monster played an important role in the reopening of the bathhouse facilities.
Although Gewufang, built on the mountain, has an excellent view overlooking the main city of Liyang, relying solely on the water supply from mountain streams is quite unstable. It is of course no problem to support the bathhouse in seasons with abundant rainfall, but when it does not rain much
During the dry season, even ensuring drinking water becomes a problem, so luxurious bathhouses naturally become a decoration.
Of course, the successor's Gewufang is also bound to have this trouble, but the existence of the pot monster solves this problem.
Ponyo, the pot monster, is a natural master of water control, and her inner strength is far superior to that of ordinary Brahma magicians. With just a few clicks of her fingers, she can create pure water that fills the bathhouse, allowing businesses that were originally lacking in water to enjoy free water.
Welfare. In terms of the housekeeping department that maintains the functioning of the business hall, Ponyo the Pot Monster might be the most important person among them.
Of course, no matter how powerful the pot monster is, it is impossible to directly produce hot water, but this problem can be solved by burning rocks and then throwing them into the bath to heat them.
In the past, the maid Ani or the handyman Xiaoyi were responsible for preparing hot water, but Ani was taking care of the female flame envoy, and Xiaoyi was sent to install the armored car. When Gu Chen came to the bathhouse, he originally thought about whether to do it himself.
Stone, but unexpectedly when I stepped in, I found that there was an unexpected visitor there.
"Tsk, tsk, although it didn't catch up with the craze of conquering the Chaos Ruins, the crusade against the ghost rock species is a good substitute! After all, we have solved a lot of trouble for the Liyang Mansion, and the reward must be indispensable, right?"
"You've defeated a ghost rock species and raised your butt to the sky? Humph, you're still very early."
"Alas, compared to the bounty, it's good to be able to come back alive! Who would have thought that such a ghost thing would be buried under the mountain stronghold? If Master Gu hadn't dug out the mirage, we would have been buried together with Kinoji.
Already."
"Hoho? This is really interesting. Tell me, what did the young master do?"
Bubbles were bubbling in one corner of the bathing pool, and hot mist was slowly rising. Three naked men were immersed in the hot water from the neck down. Two of them had short bodies like seven or eight-year-old children, while the other was as tall as a brown bear.
There is a wooden basin floating in the center of the bath, and the strong aroma of wine is wafting from the wine pot in the basin.
"...It's really a rare sight."
Gu Chen was a little stunned by the sight of the three rough men, the soldier Guo Bei, the spearman Sha Zu, and the cooking guru, taking a bath and chatting in the bath. On the contrary, it was the three people over there who noticed.
The owner of the shop who came later waved and said hello.
"Hey, young master, these two guys are wandering in the corridor full of stinking. I saw that the lady and the girl couldn't get away, so I brought them here without permission. Is it okay?"
The kitchen guru used to be the cooking officer who served Li Yanggong. Gu Chen guessed that the "young lady" he mentioned should be the female secretary Wu Zhen, and the "girl" probably refers to the maid Ani.
Although this scene frightened Gu Chen to a certain extent, considering that the small human race has always been known for its rough style, and Guru and Zazu seemed to be old acquaintances, it was not difficult to understand that they would bring the two pioneers to the bathhouse to enjoy themselves.
If it were another farm master, the small humans were uncivilized southern barbarians, and the pioneers were rude people who lacked etiquette. It would have driven them crazy to see them being so unrestrained in their own farm. But for Gu Chen,
The scene in front of him only reminded him of the communal bathhouse in his college dormitory.
"Young Master Gu, come with us if you don't mind?" Guo Bei invited.
"Yeah, that's okay." Gu Chen nodded.
Guo Beishazu was a comrade who had a life-long friendship, and Guru was also the master of Gewufang. There was nothing interesting about being familiar with him. Gu Chen took off his clothes in twos and twos, grabbed a towel and jumped into the bath.
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The hot stones raised the water temperature in the bathtub to nearly fifty degrees. It took Gu Chen a long time to adapt to the water temperature, and then he imitated Guo Bei and others and immersed his neck in the hot water.
"Phew, I'm finally alive..."
The climate in Liyangling is hot and humid, and the locals are more accustomed to taking a shower with convenient cold water. As for taking a bath in a stone bath like this, it seems to be a more western custom, but of course the two are far apart in terms of comfort.
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The warm water washes away the tired body after a long and hard journey. Corresponding to the physical sensation, the real feeling of "finally coming home" in the mind is even more inexplicable. As Gu Chen slowly relaxes his body and mind, a glass of wine floats next to him.
The wooden barrel of the pot is accompanied by the cheerful laughter of the villain cooking.
"Come, come, young master, try the white shochu I brewed."