Hu Guiyang decided to go to Puen Temple, but Wei Ying didn't even want to persuade him, "Okay, call me when you go." ”

Puen Temple is not big, pilgrims are scarce, the only advantage is that the location is excellent, very close to the Xi'an Gate of the imperial city, there is a mixed hall in the backyard of the temple, for the public to wash and bathe, and there are a number of small rooms, for the use of Yake alone.

There have never been signboards here, and the "public" and "elegant guests" who entertain are not ordinary people, but eunuchs in the palace.

Therefore, when the two Jinyi guards and the two attendants said that they wanted to take a bath, the monk was at a loss and didn't understand what this meant.

"Take a shower, strip naked and take a dip in the pool, understand?" Hu Guiyang explained.

"Ah...... Four people in please. The monk reluctantly agreed.

"You have to charge money for taking a bath, right?" Hu Guiyang asked again.

"We are a temple here, we don't charge money, but the water is not very good, if you want to wash comfortably, it is better to go to a nearby mixed hall, where ......"

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "I came here, and I don't want to go anywhere else." ”

"Okay, we don't charge money for washing here, if a few of you are dedicated to the Buddha, you can donate some incense."

"How much?"

"Whatever you want."

Hu Guiyang wanted to pay for it, and the monk smiled and said: "Please donate incense to the hall, there is a merit box there." ”

The hall was gloomy, Hu Guiyang didn't see clearly which god and Buddha were enshrined, and donated a few taels of silver, which was logically enough for dozens of people to take a bath, what he didn't expect was that Wei Ying, Zhao Aqi, and Xiao Tan also took out silver, and they were much more generous than him, and Xiao Tan, who looked like a servant, presented a large silver of fifty taels and one ingots, bowed to the Buddha statue, prayed in a low voice, and was very pious.

Seeing the silver enter the merit box, the monk's attitude immediately became much more enthusiastic, but his vision was a little vague, and he did not understand who was the master and who was the servant among the four people.

Before entering the backyard, another monk rushed to hear the news, invited the guests to drink tea, and asked during the chat: "Since the four of you have come here, you must know the situation here, right?" ”

"What's the situation? Do you have to recite the Buddha name when taking a bath? ”

The monk shook his head, he couldn't tell the dignity of these four people, so he all looked at the seats, his eyes swept over the faces of the four people, and found that the "hundred households" bowed their heads and were silent, and the two "entourages" had no intention of speaking, so they had to smile at the "captain": "That's not necessary, it's just the people who came here to wash...... It is usually more special, and Buddhism treats everyone equally, but some people can't help but have some opinions. ”

"The eunuchs in the palace, we don't care." Hu Guiyang looked at the other three, "At least I don't care." ”

"That's good, we also have a separate room here, which will be ready soon, four donors......"

"They pay a lot of money and wash alone, but I pay less, so let's go to the washing in the mixed hall." Hu Guiyang said with a smile.

The monks didn't even dare to say it, but they really arranged it like this.

Wei Ying would never follow Hu Guiyang to seek death, so she didn't shirk, just asked for a room, "Call me when you leave, I really want to have a good soak today." ”

Zhao Aqi and Xiao Tan didn't care, it was Hu Guiyang who didn't want to take them, "You two go wash it yourself, it's best not to be too honest between acquaintances." ”

The mixed hall is a large brick pond filled with hot water, and there are three large wooden barrels outside that can be poured out of the pool.

Today coincides with the twentieth day of the first lunar month, there are many people resting in the palace, and there are many people who come out to bathe, and there are more than 20 people sitting in the pool, forming a circle, and outside the pool behind them, several guys in shorts are running around and waiting, and it seems that they are also eunuchs.

Hu Guiyang's appearance caused a commotion, and even several guests who were closing their eyes to recuperate opened their eyes and watched in surprise as a normal person entered the pool.

Hu Guiyang found a place to sit down and smiled at the people on both sides.

The pool was quiet for a while, slowly returning to normal, taking a bath is a bath, and no one meddles.

"Do you want tea and snacks? Do you want a hand towel? Do you want to rub your back? ”

Hu Guiyang turned his head to see a young man smiling at him.

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "When will a eunuch surnamed Zeng in the palace come?" ”

"Oh, did the lord say Grandpa Zeng? He...... I don't know, haven't heard of this person. The man's face changed abruptly, and he turned around and left.

The fog was thick, Hu Guiyang found two eyes that were moving away, so he got up and walked over, sat next to the man, and said with a smile: "What is this father-in-law called?" ”

It was an old eunuch with loose skin, and after making a look at the man, he was resting on a handkerchief and closing his eyes, and he heard no response to the voice.

Hu Guiyang didn't care, sat against the wall of the pool, and sighed, "It's still a big pool, and the same water, put it in a wooden barrel is another feeling, just like clothes can't be soaked and washed clean." ”

The old eunuch still did not squeak.

Hu Guiyang said while rubbing water on his shoulders and head: "I met with Grandpa Zeng once, he went to find me, and the courtesies were exchanged. It's really a good place, isn't there a place to take a bath in the palace? ”

Hu Guiyang chattered, and didn't get a reply.

A young eunuch walked over, and the old eunuch seemed to be able to close his eyes, and immediately opened his eyes, got up and stepped aside.

The young eunuch sat in the old eunuch's position and said lightly, "Don't wash your hair in the pool." ”

"Huh?"

"I said don't wash your hair in the pool, go outside, use water from a bucket, or call a guy to wash you."

"Don't get the pool dirty?"

The young eunuch nodded.

"Dude collects money, right?"

"Of course, people rely on this to make a living, and you still want to use it in vain?"

"Don't dare." Hu Guiyang smiled, turned around and called a guy, "Wash your hair." ”

The man glanced at the young eunuch, and when he got the tacit approval, he immediately agreed with a smile, first went to get a hand towel, folded several layers for the guest's head, then untied his hair, placed it on the edge of the pool, and carefully washed it with water in a bucket.

Hu Guiyang couldn't help but close his eyes and said with a smile: "It's really comfortable, it's worth it no matter how much you spend." ”

The young eunuch said, "You are the captain of the brocade coat, Hu Guiyang, right?" ”

"Huh, you know me?"

"I don't know, I've heard of it."

"I don't know what your Excellency is called?" Hu Guiyang couldn't turn his head, he could only speak to the water vapor, and he couldn't see the other party's reaction.

Hearing the word "Your Excellency", the young eunuch laughed, "My surname is Qian, I won't mention my name, the little people in the palace may recognize the Zeng Gonggong you said." ”

"Liang's father-in-law."

"Well, then I do know, Captain Hu has something to do with him?"

"It's not a big deal."

The man washed his hair and put it back together, "I'll pull it back when the master goes out." ”

Hu Guiyang thanked him, opened his eyes, the position where he was sitting diagonally opposite the entrance, and saw an acquaintance at a glance, but the person's face changed when he saw him, he turned around and left, and he didn't take a bath.

Eunuch Qian said loudly: "Old Niu, come here, it's okay, there is nothing to hide in front of Captain Hu." ”

The cattle shopkeeper of Guangxingpu turned around and entered the pool, nodded awkwardly to Hu Guiyang, and sat on the other side of Eunuch Qian, not knowing what to say.

"Not enough?" Eunuch Qian asked.

"There are still some left, a few days ago for the holiday, there were fewer guests, there are more people these days, it is estimated that the goods on hand can be used for another two or three days." The shopkeeper Niu paused for a moment, and seeing that Eunuch Qian had no other hints, he continued: "According to the shops, there have been more new customers recently, and regular customers will also come, and business will be very good this year, so it is best to give more goods." ”

"Well, it's too late this time, next time, double?"

"Double." The cow shopkeeper smiled, which was exactly what he wanted.

"Okay, double it for you next time, we will make a lot of money this year, and everyone will have a good life."

"Thanks to my father-in-law." The cow shopkeeper couldn't be happier.

Hu Guiyang interjected: "How did I hear that the full pot of spring is about to run out?" ”

The shopkeeper changed his expression, obviously he hadn't heard the news.

Eunuch Qian snorted lightly, "Some people want us to run out, but hope is just hope, we just want to make money, no matter what the rumors say." ”

The shopkeeper looked soothing and laughed, as if expressing his disdain.

Hu Guiyang didn't hear it, leaned forward, and asked the shopkeeper, "Has anyone been drinking and going crazy recently?" ”

The shopkeeper still looked at Eunuch Qian, and only after getting tacit approval did he say: "There is one, not too serious, running around in the snow, and was quickly held down, and when he woke up the next day he didn't remember anything, and he was very satisfied, and he came to have fun the next day." ”

Hu Guiyang wanted to ask again, and Eunuch Qian said: "Old Niu, go over there, someone is looking for you and wants to buy a few medicinal materials." ”

The shopkeeper immediately got up, walked to the opposite side, and talked in a low voice with several eunuchs, talking about another business.

Eunuch Qian turned his head, "There is also a mixed hall in the palace, the water is always neither cold nor hot, and there is no thoughtful service from the guys here, so everyone is willing to come out to wash, of course, you have to have money, the incense money is at least three taels, and the reward for the guys can be as much as you want, but people are so hard, there is no one one, two, two or two is really unreasonable." ”

"Five taels of silver for the second bath?" Hu Guiyang was surprised, it turned out that he really gave less.

"Nothing is more important than comfort." Eunuch Qian smiled with satisfaction, "It's not every day, it's just two or three times a month." ”

"Others go to the mixed hall to take a bath every day, and they may not be able to spend five taels of silver in a year."

"People have dignity and humility, and things are high and low, how can they live the same life? What kind of days does Captain Hu like? ”

"It's useless to like it, I can't afford to take a bath for five taels of silver."

"Then you should find a few people who can afford to live like this as friends." Eunuch Qian said seriously.

Hu Guiyang smiled: "You have heard my name, but you don't know me very well." ”

Eunuch Qian turned his head, "I really don't know much, but I don't believe that anyone would rather live in a quagmire, obviously have a chance to climb out, but lie in the mud and don't want to move." ”

Hu Guiyang thought for a while, "I always have to know what I should do first, taking a bath costs five taels of silver, and I have to pay a greater price to make friends, right?" ”

"You don't have to do anything, you can make new friends. This is called an opportunity, and ordinary people can't meet it once in their lives, you meet it. ”

"Hehe, I don't have to do anything, this is my dream life, but I have a boss, and there is a deadline, and there are only ten days left in this deadline."

"What are friends for? Isn't it just to help each other in times of crisis? Naturally, there are people on the West Factory side who will speak for you, you just need to stay still and keep those strangers in Zhao Mansion. As for the investigation of the case, you must understand that there is no case to investigate at all. ”

"No records to be found." Hu Guiyang stood up, "If I hadn't come here to investigate the case, how could I have made a friend like Eunuch Qian?" According to this reasoning, I should continue to investigate, and maybe I can make friends who take a bath for ten taels or one hundred taels of silver. ”

Eunuch Qian looked up at the lieutenant with a look of surprise, and then smiled: "I am starting to understand you, go ahead, continue to investigate the case, and see when you can find out." ”

Hu Guiyang poured water from the bucket, took the handkerchief from the man's hand to wipe his body, and after dressing, he gave a reward of about two taels of silver.

It's called the silver bounty, and the guy doesn't get much.

Hu Guiyang waited in the guest room for a while, Wei Ying came out first, and said with a smile: "Have you seen Grandpa Zeng?" What came out? ”

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "But I guessed some things, very important things, and I must see the factory public." ”

The smile on Wei Ying's face slowly disappeared, "If it's just a guess, the factory may not meet you." ”

"Please indicate 'the matter is urgent', the factory guild understands what I mean." Hu Guiyang smiled and did not explain.