Chapter 5 Bath Complex (1)

In the process of falling, he has no hope, who let himself do it in the middle of the night. I didn't fall to my death the first time, and I thought my life was big, so I tried again. So, often standing by the river, how can there be no one who doesn't get his shoes wet. Forget it, I'll be killed, and I won't look back if I don't hit the south wall. Moreover, hit the south wall and do not look back.

However, resigned to fate, he did not fall rapidly, but felt like a leaf, dangling in the air, slowly drifting towards the ground. Eventually, it landed lightly on the ground. Even he didn't believe that he was able to counteract the gravitational acceleration of the free fall and pick up a life again.

He was sure that someone must have saved him. There must be many stories in myself, but I have been kept in the dark.

After learning from the pain, he didn't want to do the work on the construction site anymore, he was so tired all day long that he couldn't make a few dollars.

In the face of the cruel reality, he finally lowered his head and stopped competing with himself. Finally, he used the money in his bank card to buy heavy oil from the refinery, dilute it with water, and then sell it to companies that need fuel. began to fish out of the way and resell heavy oil.

So, who will sell the heavy oil mixed with water? Of course, some people buy it, and as long as they give cash to the factory director in the enterprise, they will turn a blind eye. Anyway, heavy oil is used as fuel, as long as it is left for a little more time, precipitate, and after the oil and water are separated, the water can be filtered out. Anyway, it's not the factory director who pays out of his own pocket, and a little water in the oil is a little water.

During that time, he made a lot of money. In fact, where is this selling oil, it is clearly selling water!

But after all, this is an illegal business, and the risk is too great, once it is reported, you have to walk around without food. In addition, the management of the relevant departments is becoming more and more strict, and the transportation of flammable and explosive materials must be equipped with special vehicles, and the hazardous chemicals operation license must be handled. Therefore, he felt that it was not a long-term solution to do this business, so he never bought a vehicle. Every time heavy fuel oil is transported, it is a qualified vehicle hired by an expatriate. A large part of the money earned in this way is spent on hiring cars, and there is not much left for me.

And the most dangerous time was when a driver was sick, but in order not to delay making money, he took the driver's place and drove to deliver fuel himself. As a result, I was unlucky, and I ran into an inspected vehicle on the way.

At this time, there is a straight avenue in front of you, and there is no place to turn. The inspection car drove head-on, he had nowhere to hide, the cold sweat on his forehead came down, and his heart said, this is over, he finally tossed to the end. His hand holding the steering wheel was shaking.

At this moment, he saw a sudden golden light around the truck. Oh no, the house leak was raining overnight, why did the truck spontaneously combust? He quickly stepped on the brakes and stopped on the side of the road. I don't care about any inspectors, it's important to escape. He pushed the door open and jumped out of the car. As a result, as soon as his feet hit the ground, he felt that his body was suddenly covered with a golden light, enveloping himself. This is...... He was so frightened that his true soul was out of his body, and his face turned pale.

But strange, this fire is really inexplicable, if it is a blazing fire, why don't you feel any pain at all? He looked at the truck and himself in a daze, shrouded in golden light, and was at a loss.

At this moment, the inspection car, on the other side of the double yellow line, was speeding by, and the inspectors in the car were talking and laughing, ignoring him and his truck, as if they were turning a blind eye.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and his face was confused and forced.

But he can't guarantee that miracles will always happen. So, at this moment, he made up his mind, he didn't want to do it anymore, and planned to start anew.

That night, frightened, he went to the public bath to take a bath, intending to relax. He felt incredibly comfortable as the soft stream of water from the shower head splashed on him and flowed down his body. I think taking a bath is really a beautiful enjoyment, which is comfortable and can get rid of the fatigue of the whole body.

After staying in the company for so many years, the deepest impression and best memory left for him is the bathhouse. Twenty-four hours a day, no matter what time of day you enter, you can take a hot bath at the right temperature. Moreover, the water in the shower head is like a waterfall, turbulent, fast, and majestic, making people wash heartily. It fully demonstrates the wealth of state-owned enterprises. Unlike some small-scale baths in society, the water sprayed out of the shower head is as thin as a child peeing. It's awkward to wash, and it's not refreshing at all.

Jiang Tao still remembers that in the bathhouse of the unit, there was a two-inch thick water pipe, because the opener and closer fell off, and the water in it splashed out from the mouth of the pipe, hitting the ground. The rumbling and clattering and the non-stop flow of the terrazzo ground had washed out of a deep pit. Drops of water are not a day's work.

And the administrator of the bathhouse said in a heartfelt voice: "What, find someone to repair? Dude, don't tease, I make a lot of money, what do you care about that idle business? The factory leaders also come to take a bath every day, but who cares?"

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Standing comfortably under the showerhead, he felt that he had a special connection with the water. Whenever he comes into contact with water, he doesn't want to leave. The water curtain shielded him from the real world, making him seem to forget everything around him.

His eyes suddenly lit up, hey, now that the pace of life is so fast, and the pressure of the people is so great, what can I do to relax my mood? Of course, take a bath!

Isn't it better to open a bathhouse that is closely related to the lives of the common people and benefit yourself and the people than to do anything?

As soon as this thought came out, he suddenly felt a dazzling golden light appear in front of him, and in that golden halo, a temple-like building appeared in front of him. On the steps in front of the door, men and women went in and out. At first, he thought that this was a good man and a woman who had come to make a wish. But if you look closely, each of them carries a bath basket in their hands. Oh, it turns out that they are all bathers, and there are so many of them, it's like rushing to a temple fair.

This is in the dark, there are masters hinting at themselves, right?

Okay, that's it, open a bathhouse, do legal business in peace and stability, and no longer have to worry about running around.

So, how much does it cost to open a public bath? He inquired about it, and he needed at least a million start-up capital. Okay, no problem. Take out all the money you have with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, although it is not enough, and use a bank card to make up for the rest.

However, he knows very well that the money in the bank card is not enough. But it's a magical bank card that never lives up to your expectations. So, by tomorrow, will it scrape together a million for itself? And he's a little apprehensive about that. All night, I was in a state of flux, thinking about it all the time.

The next day, he washed his face, ate breakfast hastily, and went to a nearby bank to check the ATM.

As soon as his bank card was inserted into the ATM, a golden light suddenly flashed in front of him. He saw an old man with gray hair appear in the void in front of him. The old man slowly twisted his head, turned his huge face towards him, and suddenly grinned, as if an elder had seen a junior he was familiar with.

Jiang Tao hurriedly looked around, worried that this strange phenomenon would frighten others. Behind him, a man and a woman in line, all stood there expressionless, indifferent.

Oh, so they can't see it. It seems that I am really different from others.

When he looked back again, everything in front of him was gone. Only the cursor on the screen flashed, prompting him to enter his password.

After entering the password, when he saw the number of one million yuan on the display screen, he was stunned and ecstatic. But I thought it was incredible, who knew so much about himself, and the idea of opening the bath was just his own idea, and he hadn't told anyone about it. Moreover, this idea was only last night, so how could the other party know? Could it be that the other party can still read minds? Know what he is thinking?

What the hell, Messier Nebula, what the hell is this place?

Since you can't figure it out, it can only be all fate, maybe, when fate arrives, the mystery will naturally be revealed.

Money is there, so what do you name the bath?

At first, he planned to call it a fitness bath, although the name is a little earthy, but it is full of his juvenile complex. When he was a child, there was a fitness bath near his home, and he often went there to bathe with his friends. To this day, he still remembers the layout clearly, the dressing room was large, like a big car shop, and it was full of beds, and there was a tea table at the head of the bed, all carved with antique textures. It is completely in the style of a traditional bathhouse. After taking a shower, you can lie on the bed and sleep soundly. Or chat over tea.

In fact, the concept of public bathhouses is said to have been around since the Song Dynasty and has been passed down from our ancestors.

It was rumored that Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, ordered a large number of migrant workers from all over the country to build the city wall after establishing the capital in Nanjing. When Zhu Yuanzhang learned about this, he solicited the opinions of the ministers and asked what good strategies there were? At the same time, by changing into clean clothes, lice and fleas can be exterminated and sores can be avoided. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that bathhouses be built in many places in Nanjing for migrant workers to bathe.

In the first days of construction, a large pond was built on the ground, and a large cauldron was buried under the large pond, and a fire was burned under the iron pot to heat the entire pond. The roof of the bathhouse is a semi-circular dome, and the water vapor from the large pond rises up and gathers in the room to keep the room temperature, and is called the "urn pond".

After the bathhouse was put into use, the health of the migrant workers was greatly improved, because bathing also has the effect of relieving menstruation and invigorating blood, relieving fatigue and restoring physical strength. However, the fly in the ointment is that someone once fell into a large iron pot and was scalded to death. So he moved the big iron pot to the corner, built a brick wall around it, laid long wooden planks on it, and there were holes under the wall to communicate with the big pool, and the hot water in the iron pot could still bring the water in the big pool, so as to ensure that it was safe and sound. This was the prototype of a regular bathhouse.

Jiang Tao thought excitedly, well, let's open a bath by myself, do business safely, reasonably and legally, and never engage in crooked ways again.

With this in mind, he quickly dried himself and walked outside. On the side, the pool water, which was originally as flat as a mirror, suddenly fluctuated, rippling, rolling up the waves, and "whooshing" sounded, as if cheering for him. Suddenly, as if playing a prank, a wave flew and poured down on his head, startling him so much that he shrank his neck and quickly dodged. At this moment, a golden light appeared around his body, forming a protective shield, forcibly blocking the torrent and making not a single drop of water fall on his body.

Looking at the pool water that had returned to calm in amazement, he was stunned for a few moments before laughing silently.