Chapter 199: Darab's Ultimate Enjoyment
Celine was a little puzzled by Yuan Shao's sudden decision to set this rule, although in the country of rest, the status of women is not as good as that of men, but because of the influence of the Roman Empire and multi-religious beliefs, men in society also give enough respect to women.
She didn't expect that the Han Dynasty, known as the strongest in the world, would treat women differently even in a bathhouse, and it would be better for them to rest in peace.
But after all, she was in a foreign country, and Celine didn't say anything, but reminded vaguely: "Maybe Yuan Shaojun can open a bathhouse dedicated to receiving women." Yuan Shao was a little unhappy and said: "My Han woman doesn't worry about the saint, if the saint has nothing to do, it's better to leave this bathhouse early!" Celine didn't expect Yuan Shao to drive people away, so she was a little at a loss for a while, so she could only point to Wu Yong and said: "I waited to come today, first, to congratulate Yuan Shaojun on the opening, and secondly, to ask Wu Shiyu to pass on the technology of cotton cloth and white sugar to us!" ”
"You guys really dare to think about it!" Before Wu Yong could speak, Zhang Miao on the side couldn't help but sneer: "Do you know how many families are staring at these two technologies now?" I, Dongping Zhang, am willing to pay millions of dollars but can't, you just open your mouth to come, isn't it that you, the holy woman, are used to asking for food in the Western Regions, and come to my Central Plains to spread wilderness? When the others heard this, they laughed.
"The people of the barbarian land know cranky thinking all day long, and even three-year-old children here know about the equivalent exchange, you are such a big person, and you still want it?" Celine was a little embarrassed by everyone, but she didn't dare to offend this group of eunuchs, and she couldn't say that there would be many things to ask them to match in the future.
Seeing that Wu Yong never spoke, he bent down and saluted: "In this case, I will wait until I go back to prepare the corresponding gifts, and then go to discuss with Wu Shiyu." Say goodbye today! "If you stay any longer, you won't be able to get any benefits, and you'll be ridiculed in vain, so it's better to leave early.
After speaking, without waiting for everyone to react, he led a few maids out of the gate of Yuhuaqing Pool. At this time, the crowd of onlookers had not dispersed, and when they saw Celine and the others coming out, they couldn't help but point at them.
"This group of women from the Western Regions is so ashamed that they dared to take a bath in the men's bathroom, and they were kicked out!"
"That is, the water that this woman has washed is the most filthy. After they have washed, who would dare to go in and take a bath! Aren't you afraid of bad luck for a lifetime! ”
"Fortunately, I didn't go in just now, otherwise I would have felt bad luck at the thought of entering the door with this woman from the Western Regions!" Celine and a few maids heard the chatter around them and fled away.
It's really a miscalculation today, they didn't expect this oriental culture to be so conservative, and sure enough, cultural differences are the biggest generation gap.
At the same time, Darab, the prince of the rest of the king, was entering the separate bath on the second floor with his attendants. These bathing rooms are designed to be relatively small and relatively independent.
License plates with different names divide the entire second floor into dozens of private rooms! There was a guy standing at the door of each private room.
On the first day of opening today, there was no designated guest room, and a guy saw Darab and his party and hurriedly greeted them into the door.
"A few distinguished guests soaked first, and there were clean towels and bath towels for everyone to use for free." After a brief introduction, the man closed the door and withdrew, leaving only a group of resting people looking at each other.
Comparatively speaking, this private room is relatively hidden, so that Darab as a prince will not be so embarrassed.
He was impulsive just now, and with the Holy Celine entering here, it was too late to regret it now. After all, they were a group of five people, and they paid 500 yuan just for the ticket money, and they didn't know each other, and they were really unwilling in their hearts.
And the decoration in it immediately attracted the attention of this group of resting people.
"Little prince, these Han people will really enjoy it!" Where is the place to bathe, it is simply beautiful, like a beautiful view.
Darab was also relieved when he saw this. Knock Knock Knock...... The hot water kept coming out, and even the previous sworn attendants were a little shaken.
They didn't expect to see such a luxurious bathroom in this faraway foreign land. That is, there is a bathroom in their resting palace modeled after the Romans, although it is much larger than this bathroom, but in terms of exquisite luxury, it is still not as good as this small bathroom.
Bathing in such a place is really a pleasure. Especially for Darab, as the prince of rest, he loves cleanliness, and he came to Luoyang from thousands of miles away.
Now that there is such a bathhouse comparable to a fairyland, how can he not feel excited? In the past, the kind of wooden barrel in the inn was really a little aggrieved to get into the bath.
How can you soak in this big bath today! For a moment, Dalab felt that a hundred dollars for a shower was not so unacceptable.
"Stay at the door, and don't let outsiders come in and disturb Prince Ben's bath." Dalabh explained.
"Whoa." The attendants nodded, and then stood guard at the door with great deference to prevent outsiders from suddenly breaking in and disturbing the prince.
Darab glanced at the attendants, then undressed with some eagerness and entered the large central bath.
The moment he stepped into the warm water, Dalab couldn't help but let out a low sigh of admiration.
"It's so comfortable! That's what bathing is all about! "This water temperature will not have any irritation or hot feeling at all, which makes people very pleasant physically and mentally, and I don't know how many times more comfortable than the previous bath.
There was a slight look of satisfaction in Dalab's eyes, and then he sat down on the steps and let the warm water gradually cover his body.
Leaning his head against the edge of the pool, he began to squint pleasantly.
"There are such baths." Darab couldn't help but marvel, he could feel that when he was contaminated with this hot water, it was as if he had magical power, and it swept away the fatigue of his whole body.
These days, he was worried about the Persian royal descendant Javid getting close to the saint Celine, and he stayed by the saint's side every day, racking his brains to think of countermeasures, although in the end he helped the saint contact the medical teacher through a group of rest merchants, but it also made him quite physically and mentally exhausted.
There was a slight amount of heat in the hot water, which penetrated into the pores, making Darab unconsciously relax and fall asleep.
I don't know how long it took, Dalabh faintly heard the squire's shout: "Prince, wake up, the bathhouse man has come to ask if you need other services?" ”
"What service?" Dalab asked in a daze. The attendant replied with a strange face: "It is said that it can provide services such as scrubbing the bath and knocking on the back, massage and pedicure!" The price is not cheap, 20 yuan for scrubbing, 50 yuan for back knocking, 50 yuan for massage, and 20 yuan for pedicure. ”
"Then let him in! Give it all to Prince Ben! Dalabh also came to his senses at this time, and he was quite interested in these paid services, and he was in the palace of rest, and he was bathed by a maid.
However, it was the first time he had heard of such services as back knocking, massage, pedicure, etc. Under the curious gaze of the attendants, the bathhouse man first made Dalabh lie down on a narrow wooden bed, and then applied a layer of green juice to him.
"What is this?" Darab asked curiously. The man's hands kept moving, and while rubbing the ashes, he replied: "Back to your honor, this is a special demudding paste made by the palace, which can better remove the dirt on the body." "Actually, where is this specially made by the palace, it is just a simple preparation by Yuan Shao and others who found people from the Tai Hospital, and it does have a descaling effect.
Darabu didn't know, when he heard that it was from the Luoyang Palace, he immediately felt that the money was well spent! After the guy finished bathing him, Dalab suddenly felt refreshed, so he couldn't wait for the guy to serve him on the next project.
Next, it was to knock on the back, which not only made Darab addicted, but even the attendants watching from the side were also dumbfounded.
How had they ever seen a fellow strike a hundred and eight rings on the prince's back with just one hand?
The massage service after that made them even more dizzying. They were carefully selected to serve as the prince's attendants.
But no matter how wide their eyes were, they couldn't understand the methods of the bathhouse guys. It made them a little discouraged, but Darab was so comfortable that he almost groaned.
"These are all magic skills! Prince Ben has never been treated like this! No, this kind of magic skill must be learned, brought to the country of rest, and honored by the emperor! "When it came to the final pedicure, although there was nothing brilliant, it was also an eye-opener for Darab.
As a prince, it was the first time he had been cared for so carefully by a man. The dust in his fingernails was carefully picked clean by the guys.
The dead skin on the feet was also removed and cleaned. This made Dalab feel lighter, as if he had been reborn, and the boredom and depression of many days were suddenly swept away, and his mood was smoothed out.
"It's worth the money, Prince Ben can't do it every day!" Darab exclaimed, and then said to the bathhouse guy: "Prince Ben wants to ask the master to teach me the skills of these attendants, as for the price, you can open it as you like!" The man shook his head and said, "If you want to learn the craft, you need the consent of my lord before you can do it." We are all servants of the Yuan Mansion, and we can't be our own masters! He was right, on the second and third floors of Yuhua Qingchi, there were only twenty guys who were proficient in scrubbing the bath and back and massaging pedicures.
These people were all carefully selected by Yuan Shao from among the servants in his mansion, and he specially invited people from the Tai Hospital to guide them.
For this, Yuan Shao spent a lot. These people don't dare to betray Yuan Shao easily, their families are all on duty in the Yuan Mansion, and if one is not good, it will affect the family.
Yuan Shao also listened to Wu Yong's guidance, half of the income of these guys can be kept by themselves, and the remaining half can be given to the bathhouse as business income.
Therefore, it is reasonable for the guys to dare to make a move that harms the bathhouse. Seeing that the man was unmoved, Darab also praised him and said, "You are very good, and when I come here in the future, I will name you to serve." ”
"Thank you very much!" The man was quite confident in his current craft, and he didn't take Dalab's words to heart.