Chapter 44: A Novel Experience
Dongzi was leaning against the adobe wall, eavesdropping on the movement in the greenhouse with his ears, and at the same time sighed that his master was getting more and more strange, and the peony girl who was like a flower and jade didn't care, but looked at this little widow like a yellow-haired monkey?
Thinking like this, he suddenly saw Pucao running by, and immediately stood up straight and stomped his feet and gritted his teeth in regret, in the end, it was still a good thing for Childe, I wonder if Childe will be angry?
In a moment of hesitation, he entered the greenhouse, cautiously approached the master standing in the corner, and said with a smile, "Childe, the slave was careless just now, and he must have more eyes in the future..."
I didn't want his master to blame, but he stretched out his hand and pointed to the wooden barrel hanging one foot high above his head, and asked with a smile, "How do you use this bathing object?" ”
Dongzi was stunned, and immediately seized the opportunity to atone for his sins, and stepped forward to help figure it out. It's a pity that the master and servant think they are both smart people, but they didn't figure it out after spending half a day.
Dongzi's eyes rolled, and he smiled, "Childe, otherwise the slave would still go to Sister-in-law Zhang, right?" She's always familiar with her things. ”
Fang Jie's body was extremely uncomfortable, so he said, "Hurry up." ”
Dongzi was pardoned, and ran to the front yard like a fly.
Chunni helped her man into the house to check the injured leg, and estimated that the bones were not misplaced, so she was relieved, and it was inevitable that she would count a few more words, Liu Housheng smiled and apologized, "Fang Gongzi is a good person, and I don't have a fight when I am a farmer, so I will go faster when I am happy." ”
Chunni glared at him with disgust, "You, you just can't see people treating you politely." Now Pu Cao and Fang Gongzi are the ones... Uh," she couldn't remember for a moment the new words Pucao had said, so she made up a random one, "yes, it's a cooperative business." We are doing things for Pucao, not the servants of the Fang family, don't embarrass Pucao. ”
Pu Cao was coming in from outside, and when she heard this, she smiled and said, "It's a partner, silly girl." However, people come to the door as guests, and it is also polite for Brother Liu to be polite. ”
Liu Housheng got the support of Pu Cao, so he smiled.
Chunni didn't really want to complain about him, but she was thinking about Pu Cao and felt sorry for him and almost aggravated his leg injury, so she stopped talking and asked Pu Cao strangely, "Why is your face so red, is it feverish?" ”
Pu Cao remembered the embarrassing thing just now, and the heat on her face that had subsided for three points returned, she hurriedly spat a few times in her heart, it was not that she had no intimate contact with men before, how did she take over Pu Cao's body, and even take over her green heart?
"No, maybe it's too hot in the greenhouse."
Pu Cao was afraid that Chun Ni would ask more, so she hurriedly diverted the conversation, "Nizi, does Brother Liu have any new clean clothes, find a set for Fang Gongzi to replace and wear." ”
Chunni really didn't pay much attention to it, quickly climbed onto the kang, and turned over a half-new set of cyan cotton jackets in the package in the corner, "It's the latest and cleanest." ”
Pu Cao took it and went out, and was about to find Shanzi and Peach Blossom to send her to the greenhouse, but she saw Dongzi running over, so she smiled and said, "It just so happens that the little brother is back, and this clean clothes will be sent to your master to be replaced." ”
Dongzi shook his head like a dead leaf on an autumn branch, and refused one after another, "It's better for my sister-in-law to send it, it just so happens that I can't figure out the barrel, and I still need my sister-in-law to guide me." ”
Pu Cao's head wrinkled, and she was very embarrassed. Whether ancient or modern, serving a man in the bath is an ambiguous and inexplicable thing, and a smart woman will never touch it.
"The shower barrel is very simple to use, I'll teach my little brother..."She was just halfway through speaking, she didn't want Dongzi to suddenly hold her stomach and cry out for pain, as if she was in great pain, "Oh, I poured a cold wind into my stomach just now, I want to go to it conveniently." Sister-in-law, just work hard, I really can't serve my master..."
After the kid finished speaking, his feet were like springs, and he jumped a few steps and disappeared without a trace, and he didn't know where to avoid snickering, or if he really went to the toilet.
Pu Cao stomped her feet with hatred, how did she not know that this kid had some other thoughts, but there was really no one available for a while, so she wouldn't let Chunni, a married woman, go. In the end, she had no choice but to comfort herself in a low voice, "I am a modern woman, I have seen beautiful men in swimsuits, this little ambiguity is nothing, normal heart, normal heart!" ”
Thinking like this, she called Shanzi and Peach Blossom, who were playing at the gate, to go to the greenhouse together.
Fang Jie had already taken off his robe and thin cotton jacket, and only wore a white middle coat to walk around the shallots pool. Suddenly, I saw Pucao and the two children coming in, and I didn't see Dongzi's shadow, so I couldn't help but laugh and scold this self-made smart boy.
With two children in front of him to ease the atmosphere, Pu Cao was obviously much better, pretending that the embarrassing thing just now had not happened, and tried his best to smile naturally, "Fang Gongzi wait a minute, I'll be ready soon." ”
After speaking, she stepped forward to pick up the copper basin and put Fang Jie's clothes into it, and then picked up the kettle to mix it with warm water, stepped on the small stool and poured it into the big wooden bucket that was lifted.
With the experience of the past, Fang Jie was afraid that she would fall down again, so he stretched out his hand to protect her. Pu Cao turned around and found that he was already in his arms again, and hurriedly jumped off the stool to thank him, "Thank you Fang Gongzi." ”
Fang Jie withdrew his hand, pointed to the wooden barrel and said with a smile, "Little sister-in-law, how to use this wooden barrel, I have been thinking about it for a long time and have no clue." ”
Speaking of which, this barrel shower is the first innovation of Pucao in this world. In her previous life, she was a person who loved cleanliness, and she had to take a fragrant bath every night to sleep comfortably.
But after all the twists and turns and pain, it is not easy to have a full stomach and a roof tile to cover yourself, let alone take a bath. She felt itching every day, and she didn't dare to take a bath at the risk of contracting the cold.
Therefore, after the stove in this greenhouse is burned, it is as warm as spring every day. She immediately moved the idea of taking a bath, and after thinking about it for half the night, she made this corner a simple shower room.
The wooden barrel at home gave up one, and after drilling dozens of small holes at the bottom, an extra layer of baffle was ordered, and after the warm water was poured in, as long as the baffle was removed, the water line naturally spilled out, which was the same as the shower head in the previous life.
At the foot of the foot, there is an oversized wooden basin with dirty water, even if some water droplets are occasionally sprinkled on the soil outside, and it will soon seep down.
As soon as such a novel bathing equipment was made, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone large and small.
Shanzi was the first person in the world to take a shower, laughing and cheering under the waterline, washing white and clean, and finally reluctantly shouting that he would play once a day in the future.
Of course, Peach Blossom and Chunni, the two women who love beauty, love it even more, and they will drive Liu Housheng out every two or three days, and then wash it to their heart's content.
In fact, this shower bucket looks weird, to put it bluntly, it's just a leaky thing, and it is clear that a smart person like Fang Jie watched Pu Cao pull a crack in the baffle.
Pucao put her clothes aside, and told the two children to guard the door, so she avoided going to the front yard to get food.
Fang Jie pulled the linoleum that was blocking the side, hesitated for a moment before taking it off, standing under the waterline and washing it. The warm water droplets poured on the body were indescribably comfortable, and the shallots that had grown two inches of green leaves not far away seemed to be soaked in this moisture, making them look more and more verdant.
There was a sense of joy in his heart for no reason, and he casually hummed a favorite drama.
Peach Blossom and Shanzi squatted at the door, took a small branch and practiced calligraphy on the soil, and when they heard the ridiculous tone in the corner, they cooed and laughed.
Fang Jie was stunned for a moment before he remembered that there were two children here, so he washed for a while and then wiped his body and changed his clothes.
Seeing that there was water dripping from his hair, Xiao Taohua's big eyes blinked, so she ran over and handed over the cloth towel and said, "Childe, use this for you." ”
Fang Jie glanced at the words they had drawn on the ground, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, he took the cloth towel with a smile, and asked, "Little sister, but how did you learn to write with your sister-in-law?" ”
Peach Blossom rarely sees people on weekdays, and when she suddenly heard Fang Jie's question, she blushed and whispered, "My sister-in-law taught me." ”
Shanzi heard what they said and immediately ran over, staring at Peach Blossom's side with big eyes, looking like he was afraid that Fang Jie would bully Peach Blossom.
Fang Jie thought the two children were funny and cute, so he turned around and sat on the wooden floor covered with bearskin, and had a wordless gossip with them, "Your sister-in-law wrote me a deed paper last time, and the handwriting is very good, you also have to study hard." ”
When the two children heard him praise his sister-in-law, their expressions became three points of joy, and gradually they talked more.
Peach Blossom asked curiously if there was an old man in the city who poured sugar paintings after the cold weather, and Shanzi asked if the vendor who sold ice was out of the stall? Every question was childish and full of childlike fun, but Fang Jie was surprisingly not bored at all, smiling and chatting with them...
Pucao and Chunni were busy in the kitchen for most of the hour, and finally managed to make three dishes and one soup.
When he had to clean up the dinner table, he remembered that Fang Jie's dirty clothes had not been washed, and he couldn't get out of the greenhouse for a while, so he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to come back for lunch.
Chunni went out to look for a circle, but there was no trace of Dongzi and the coachman everywhere, and she also wondered how unruly this Fang family's slave was.
Pu Cao knew what to expect, scolded a few words, and had to bring the food to the greenhouse.
The noonday sun shone quietly through the window, sprinkled all over every corner without hesitation, and the big and small ones who were tired of gossiping on the wooden collapse fell asleep in one place at some point.
Pu Cao held the tray and looked at Fang Jie, who was held tightly by Shanzi's small hands, and was slightly stunned, shouldn't such a rich boy be high and see a poor man who only showed two nostrils, why was this one in front of her like this... Well, close to the people?
It is said that a child's heart is the most sensitive, the most easy to distinguish between good and evil, since he can get the child's closeness, presumably under the flashy and frivolous appearance, there must be some beauty that is not known to ordinary people.
Pu Cao put the tray on the wooden box and carefully stepped forward to wake up the peach blossom. The little girl rubbed her eyes and didn't know where she was, Pu Cao hugged her to the ground and whispered, "Why is Peach Blossom asleep, it's time to eat." ”