Chapter 128: Finding the Toilet
Speaking of the matter of "Immortal Encounter", Zhou Daoqi was too depressed! Especially after drinking a few glasses of wine, I couldn't figure out why the immortal didn't take a fancy to his talented and handsome self, but gave good things to his cousin, who didn't know anything......
If you are unhappy, Qi Dashao naturally has to say it. Fortunately, he still has some sense, and he didn't directly give Zhou Daoan a clue, but just "exposed" it a little.
Zhou Daoan immediately "glared" at his troubled cousin, but saw that the other party looked disappreciative, but showed a stunned expression - I didn't leak the secret to you! And since you came up with the tune, isn't it just to please the beautiful woman! What kind of ancient books do you still have to say...... Isn't it more attractive to say that you are talented?!
"Ahh And this kind of thing! The red sleeves beside Zhou Daoqi immediately shouted "cheering", looking very interested. In fact, she just had a rough rhythm, and she didn't pay attention to this song, but just grasped the psychology of her benefactor......
Bi Xiao was also slightly surprised, and looked at Zhou Daoan with beautiful eyes. Obviously, although she doesn't believe in any "ancient books", she trusts the statement of "song in a dream" more.
Looking at the other party's "very interested" gaze, Zhou Daoan had to say haha - he didn't want to lie again! So, he immediately used one of the best ways to divert the topic-
"Forgive me, I'll go and make it easier!"
Urine escape is really an excuse that can't be rejected by others. I can't stop you from peeing, so I can't hold back and make this matter clear, right? Moreover, anyone who understands some human feelings will know that the parties are reluctant to mention this topic - the urine has come out, so let's stop here!
Of course, urine escape is in Zhou Daoan's plan, and sooner or later it will come in handy. He was "dead" in the toilet at the beginning, how could he get there without borrowing urine? And to go to the scene of the crime, he must first understand where the scene is. At this point, he has already "probed" from Zhou Daoqi.
Last time, Zhou Daoqi and a few gentlemen held a feast together, according to him, using the largest "box" here-Ming Yuxuan.
When Zhou Daoan went out, a small servant immediately followed, needless to say, he also knew what most of the guests here were going to do when they left the table-
"But the guest officer wants to go to the toilet? Please come with the little ones ......."
As soon as he turned sideways, half a step ahead and led the way, Zhou Daoan's voice sounded-
"How many toilets do you have here?"
"If you go back to the guest officer, there are four toilets in the spring building on this floor......"
"Four? If business is good and there are many customers, will four toilets be enough? ”
"Look, officer, what did you say...... Naturally, it is enough, and more than enough. Our toilets are spacious, so even if the guests go to the toilet, they don't go in groups......"
"I see, are all these toilets exactly the same?"
“…… That's a little different...... "Although the little guy wondered why this guest was so concerned about the toilet, after all, the guests who came here were all food and clothing, and as long as they did not violate the principles, they had to be satisfied. What's more, the guests are strange, what kind of habits are not?
"Guest officer, you have a name in the room, called 'Tingyin Xiaoxie' - that's because the scenery in this area is also arranged like a water town, and the other rooms are also the same, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions are the main...... This piece of land is called 'Southern Scenery'. Therefore, the toilets allocated to this area also have to be decorated in the style of the southern country......"
Zhou Daoan let out an "oh", and his heart was clear - this was similar to what he had predicted. Because since he entered this spring building, he has been paying close attention. Sister Ling led them through a certain road, during which they saw two kinds of scenery, although there is a natural transition, but as a "high-end entertainment place" with exquisite decoration and complex design, it will definitely pursue the details and the same effect.
However, in addition to the pursuit of exquisite luxury, the design here also has a faint "winding path" maze flavor. With Zhou Daoan's ordinary sense of direction, after following Sister Ling for two turns, you will not be able to figure out the path, which is also due to the decoration of this place, which will cause a certain sense of difference in people's vision, and will also attract people's attention, so they will naturally forget the way they came.
In addition, Zhou Daoan also observed that the decoration here does not seem to have changed - his predecessor, the real cause of Zhou Daoan's death, was the death of fire. But there is no trace of redecoration here, combined with Xiao Gui telling himself, it was the fire in the theater on the third floor and the thick smoke that made Zhou Daoan, who was stranded on the fourth floor and unconscious, choked to death, that is to say, the layout here has not been affected in any way.
"My house has a history of 200 years, to be honest, it is a little old, and I am thinking about changing the decoration or something during this time...... It just so happens that the decoration here is very exquisite, and I like it, young master, so I asked this question...... Since you have four regions here, some of which are in the south and one in the north, then I have to take a good look at them, and maybe I can learn from them......"
This is the reason why Zhou Daoan thought about it. Although the little guy agreed on his face, he was very disdainful in his heart - you must know that the decoration here was arranged by the proprietor of his own family, and the design of every flower and grass is exquisite.
Just chatting, Zhou Daoan had already arrived at the nearest toilet in this area. The toilet here is really as Xiao Si said, it is a southern style, there is no special partition wall, but it is separated by bamboo and stream, each cubicle seems to be a deep bamboo forest, plus listen to the sound of water flowing through the creek under the crotch...... It's a bit of a urinary hypnosy inde
Zhou Daoan left a soak of urine here, and soon came out. Because this is not where his accident happened. On the way just now, he had already asked, Ming Yuxuan was in another area, called Jinghua Yanyun, which was modeled after the architectural style of the imperial capital. Since they were meeting in Ming Yuxuan last time, in line with the principle of proximity, they must have sent him to the toilet in that area.
"This decoration is good, but it is too elegant and not gorgeous enough! I really like the beauty of Kyoto...... Why don't you take me over there?" ”
"This ...... Guest officer, the ...... of the Spring Festival Don't you want to go back? "When the little guy heard it, he was so idle with this person that he really wanted to refer to the decoration of the Liuyue Pavilion? There is a distance in the area of Jinghua Yanyun, and he accompanies him to take a turn, which is really a bit ......
"It won't take much time, Young Master Ben is just like this—just do it when you think of it!" Zhou Daoan set up a personal designation for himself, and then took out a "dangten" big money from his body (money tickets are generally large denominations, at least hundreds of thousands, and small denominations are inevitably difficult to carry if they have to be paid with copper plates, so the rulers of this world launched dang ten coins, that is, the face value of a top ten coins), and threw it to the little guy, "Your errand fee is indispensable!" ”
After taking the money, what else to say? The little guy didn't talk nonsense anymore, bent over, and honestly led the way.
Along the way, Zhou Daoan naturally talked about it all the way and commented on the decoration here. This little guy just nodded in agreement - he is not a character like Sister Ling, and he can't notice that Zhou Daoan's behavior is slightly deliberate, although the "acting" is okay, but it is not to the point of being impeccable.
Zhou Daoan did not make a "seamless" plan for this, because it was not necessary. If this is just the place where the accident occurred and the innocence itself is, then even if you force yourself to find an excuse to observe, it will not be a big deal. On the contrary, if there is really anything wrong with this spring building, then no matter how meticulous his plan is, people will notice it.
What's more, after he was attacked, he became even more confused about the cause of his predecessor's death. The attacker's means are not low, if he hadn't taken him by surprise, he might have to go on the road. And knowing his identity, and just within the scope of the Eastern Zhou Huizilou, you can also know that their group has no ability to fight back...... This means that the death of his predecessor is not small......
Therefore, Zhou Daoan found a passable excuse and went to the toilet where the incident occurred, or Liuyue Pavilion did not stop him and let him investigate; Or, if you block it, you have to reveal some clues...... In either case, Zhou Daoan didn't mind.
That's it, after walking for a long time to find a stick of incense, Zhou Daoan was led by the little servant and arrived at the door of the toilet in the Yanyun District of Jinghua.
To say that this toilet is really "magnificent", worthy of the graceful and luxurious style of the imperial capital - not to mention the appearance, just walk in, the spacious inner room is enough for twenty people to go to the toilet at the same time. The four pillars at the four corners are made of cedar wood from northern Xinjiang, and the ceiling is made of cattail grass and nailed with water frog-shaped nails.
Each compartment is separated by a door panel large enough to be a person's height, and the entrance is made of long thin boards made of white bamboo and cypress, and the roof is made of cedar bark, which is then pressed with green bamboo and tied with fern rope. The suspension is a chain instead of a rope - this is a rope that people use to squat in the pit, and it can also avoid the embarrassment of squatting for a long time and the numb legs and unable to stand up.
The pedals are made of beech wood, and the urinal and front windshield are made of snow-white fine porcelain. The urinal is painted black all around, the walls are painted twice, the slate for shoes is made of saddle stone, and the side is surrounded by a middle (?) Square-eyed fences with green bamboo, stumps for washbasins, and pine trees for decoration are also made of pine trees...... (Note: The description of this toilet borrows the scene from Yasunari Kawabata's "Becoming a Buddha in the Toilet", and only pays homage).
This kind of decoration can be said to accommodate the building director of the north and south, it is the inclusive characteristics of the imperial capital architecture, just look at the decoration of the toilet, you can see that this "high-end entertainment venue" is really exquisite!
Zhou Daoan turned around carefully - although he didn't know which compartment he fell in, but he speculated that the two servants who sent him in at that time must also be the "principle of proximity", plus they thought that the drunk Zhou Daoan would definitely not be able to get out for a while, and he was impatient to stay inside, and he was chatting at the door, so the most likely was the first compartment near the door.
Pretending to be "inspecting", he walked around for a while, walked to the door of the first compartment, and pushed open the door......