Chapter 79 Soak
"Okay, go take a shower and change your dirty clothes."

"Ah."

Yan Baozhen looked at his brother Wang Deming's back, feeling mixed emotions. In the past, it was just a subsidy, but in the future, he would have to rely on
"Xiao Ru, don't unpack this big package to save the trouble of moving. Unpack the luggage first, and if the weather is good tomorrow, find someone to wash and dry it."

Qin Huairu, who was following behind Wang Deming, said "hmm" softly.

Wang Deming took out some clean clothes from the closet and turned to look at Qin Huairu who was half-squatting and unpacking her luggage. This posture made her figure look particularly attractive, especially those two peach petals.

A hint of heat rose in my heart, and my belly instantly rose. It is no joke that a short separation is better than a new marriage.

But when he thought about moving to Nanluoguxiang, he felt inexplicably irritated, his brows knitted into knots, and asked, "Xiaoru, do you want to move over there?"

Qin Huairu paused, tears dripping, falling to the ground, splashing a trace of dust.

"Forget it, wait until I come back from my shower and we can discuss it tonight!"

I went out of the house and told my sister Yan Baozhen that I was going to take a shower. I asked her not to cook in the evening, but to order takeout from Donglaishun and left 10 yuan.

Wang Deming turned right after leaving the hospital and soon arrived at the bathhouse in Baochao Hutong: "Baoquan Hall".

As soon as I entered the door, the receptionist came up to me. He had a crew cut and a long coat. He leaned over and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, sir! Who are you?"

"Single pond basin!"

As he registered, he immediately called out, "A distinguished guest, please come in, please!"

Wang Deming exchanged 3 cents for a small bamboo sign, hung it casually on his hand and walked into the inner room.

The guy waiting at the door lifted the curtain with one hand and took the bag with the other. After Wang Deming entered, he quickly led him to a bamboo chair covered with a white coarse towel, with a bamboo basket next to the chair.

"Master, can I hang up the clothes in your bag for you?"

"Ah."

After getting permission, the waiter took a copper hook five or six feet long, carefully shook out the lambskin coat in the bag, and hung it on the clothes hanger on the roof, and also hung up the pants and underwear separately.

"Master, can I get your tea leaves and teacup and make them for you?"

Wang Deming nodded as he took off his clothes and threw them into the basket.

The waiter quickly placed the tea sets on the small wooden box one by one, then facing Wang Deming, he unscrewed the bamboo tube, poured in a few coins of tea and tightened it, then turned around to get the thermos and poured in boiling water.

After the tea was brewed, the waiter brought over a bamboo box without sides, three feet square and divided into several layers. He took out several bathing items from it one by one: loofah (rang), towel, bath towel, soap, and placed them on the small table in front of the bamboo chair.

He brought over a few pairs of wooden slippers, both in the same pair and in the same color, and asked Wang Deming to choose. After Wang Deming had chosen, he swiftly took out a pack of Pegasus cigarettes and prepared to light it for him.

Wang Deming waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary.

The waiter then finished his reception work and bowed slightly enthusiastically: "Sir, please take a rest first and drink some tea. Call me if you need anything."

After Wang Deming took off all his clothes, he did not rush to take a bath. Instead, he tied a bath towel around his waist to cover his penis, half-lying down comfortably, drinking tea and listening to the conversations of the men, young and old, in the locker room.

"Hey, I didn't expect that Master Chang Xusheng would pass away like this. He didn't even leave in a dignified manner, with only four people carrying him!"

"Well, he was thinking of leaving the last yard for his grandchildren, but who could have thought that his daughter-in-law would sell it after just a few days!"

"We have to sell it. The living must be saved! If this good man goes to jail, he will lose half his life, right? Three people from their family went to jail at once!" "Tsk tsk, do you think there is something wrong with the feng shui of the Chang family? First, a family member went to jail, and then more people died. We must go to the Lama Temple to find a great lama to calculate the fortune!"

"Well, we should do some calculations, but if you ask me, the Baiyun Temple outside the city is more reliable."

Alas, the last time I went to Tsinghua University with Old Man Chang to take a bath seemed like it was just yesterday. But in the blink of an eye, he is gone.
There is one sentence that touched me the most today. It was said by Old Man Chang as told to me by my sister: I have enjoyed everything I should have enjoyed in my life, and it was all worth it!
Ashamed!
I have only had a few good meals in the past two years. I have only married one wife, and I have basically no entertainment life.
Work hard!

After a while, someone in the rest room started singing Peking opera, and after a while, someone in the bathroom started singing too. Hey, the tune echoed inside and outside.
The only song Wang Deming could recognize was "Dingjun Mountain", which he had heard Mr. Tan Fuying sing at the Jixiang Theater with Old Man Chang last time.

"This letter came at a good time," hummed Wang Deming, then got up and strolled to the bathroom.

Seeing Wang Deming stand up, the waiter immediately trotted over to lead the way, saying, "Sir, please slow down and watch your step."

"Master, you have a single pond basin. It's the first room on the right after you enter. The hot water has been prepared for you. Please test the water temperature first. I'll adjust it for you when it's hot."

Wang Deming took the bathing suit handed over by the waiter and nodded to him: "You go ahead and do your work."

The bathroom was very tall, with a large glass window on the roof, which was open a crack for ventilation. At this time, the sun was setting and the light was much darker, so the lights were turned on in advance;
There are three pools in the bathhouse, one big and two small. The big pool is a square hot water pool, about half a meter deep and 3 meters wide; the small pools are warm water pools and cold water pools, also half a meter deep, 1 meter wide and 3 meters long. They are all paved with white tiles, smooth and tidy.

Directly opposite the door is a row of showers.

There are not many people in the warm water pool and the cold water pool. Most people are soaking in the hot water pool in the big pool. People in Beijing are proud of the hot feeling when taking a bath.

Wang Deming placed several bathing sets on the small shelf beside him, stepped into the basin, soaked his arms and thighs in the hot water, then slowly sat down, placed a towel behind his neck, and closed his eyes to rest.

Listening to the people outside singing: Don't make a fool of yourself in this world, how can you hide your nonsense from us? You were the one who boasted in Chang'an, why are you being so cunning now?
"Hey man, give me a back massage and foot massage."

The waiter immediately yelled at the top of his voice: "VIP on the right, back massage and foot massage!"

"Master, please lie down first, I'll be right there"

So comfortable! Really refreshing!
After drinking another cup of tea in the break and sweating off, Wang Deming put on a lambskin coat and a sable hat, added 2 cents to the reception desk, tied a scarf around his neck, and strolled home.

"Sister, why do you have to wait for me?"

"Didn't I tell you to eat first?"

"What if the child is hungry? Renchun, Yichun, don't listen to your mother, hurry up and start eating."

Renchun and Yichun looked at their uncle Wang Deming and then at their mother Yan Baozhen, but still did not move.

Well, Wang Deming threw his bag on the ground, walked a few steps to the dining table, sat down at the main seat, picked up a mouthful of food with chopsticks and put it in the bowl, and urged again: "Let's start eating?"

Renchun and Yichun then started to pick up the dishes with their chopsticks. Yan Baozhen also began to pick up dishes for the two children, each of them taking a piece of roast lamb.

"Renchun, Yichun, have a simple meal today. Your uncle will take you to the barbecue restaurant tomorrow to help you gain some weight."

"Okay!"

A long-lost laughter was heard from the courtyard of No. 81 Gulou East Street.

Yan Baozhen feels at ease. It feels so good to have a pillar of support in the family!

With a relaxed smile on his face, he picked up a piece of meat for Qin Huairu and said to Wang Deming: "Deming, I have discussed this with Xiaoru."

　Four bearers refers to the number of people carrying the coffin. There are as many bearers as there are people. Before liberation, there were 64 bearers.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)