The eldest of the Yan family in the Siheyuan

Chapter 59

Qin Jingru watched their family chatting, not only did Qin Huairu not educate this stickler about stealing things, but he looked like he was teaching children how to steal things.

After all, it's not her own family, so she's too embarrassed to say anything, even if she said something, people might not listen to it, and it's not like the first time it's like this.

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It's time for the weekend break again.

Early in the morning, Yan Jiecheng was pulled up from the bed by the two brothers Yan Jiefang.

"Brother, we agreed to go to the bathhouse to take a bath today, why can't you pay it back?" Yan Jiekuang looked at Yan Xiecheng who was still dazed and still awake and said anxiously.

"Why are you two in a hurry, what time is it? I'll sleep a little longer." After speaking, she wanted to lie down again.

Yan Jiefang quickly stepped forward to hold him back: "It's getting late, don't go, there will be too many people in a while, and the water will be muddy, so how can we wash it?"

Yan Xiecheng also thought about it: "Then let's go now, have you two prepared everything you need to take a bath?" While talking, he picked up his clothes and put them on his body.

"I've got them all, just wait for you, hurry up."

"Understood, didn't you see what I was wearing."

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As a southerner of later generations, I have never taken a bath in a big bathhouse. When I came to this world, I also boiled some hot water in the room to scrub myself.

I don't know what it's like to soak in a pool with a bunch of big men stripped naked.He was planning to try it out, but when he was having dinner last night, he heard that Yan Jiefang and the others were going to take a bath, so he chose to join in without the slightest hesitation, and that's when the scene just happened.

The three of them left the courtyard with their bathing supplies, and got on the bus to Tsinghua Pool.

Originally, Yan Jiefang and the others were going to the bathhouse at the street entrance, but Yan Jiecheng insisted on coming to Tsinghua Pool, so they had no choice but to agree. Who asked Yan Jiecheng to pay for the treats? In the old Yan's house, whoever pays is the uncle.

Tsinghua Pool was first built in 1905. It used to be a small bathhouse called Xiaocanglang Bathhouse.

Later, it was rebuilt and expanded by a Shandong Muslim surnamed Yu, and the "Halal Tsinghua Pool" was created.At that time, Ma Fuxiang, the chairman of Ningxia Province and warlord, took a fancy to this land, bought it, refurbished and expanded it, and built a two-story building, making Tsinghua Pool a large-scale, luxurious and well-equipped Muslim bathing pool.

However, today's Tsinghua Pool is based on the original Tsinghua Pool and merged with Huiquan Bath and Hufang Bridge Bath.

Speaking of which, there were quite a few bathing pools in the streets and alleys of the capital back then, and the ones that could become famous like Tongrentang and Quanjude were probably the only ones in Tsinghua Pool.

Then, Tsinghua Pool can have such a great reputation, relying on the unique skill of "one trick" - pedicure.In fact, pedicure became a kind of "enjoyment" in public baths in the early years, and there is still a process of change.

At the earliest, pedicures from all walks of life set up stalls to do the repairs, which were called "dry kilns".Later, it was found that the skin and toenails of the feet swelled and softened when people who had taken a bath came to have a pedicure. It was much easier to treat foot diseases, so they moved to the bathing pool to set up a pedicure.

Later, the owner of the bath pool will invite the pedicure staff who set up a booth into the bath pool. This is why pedicure is attached to the bath pool, called "water kiln" and forms a type of work in the bath pool.
However, the reason why the pedicure business in Tsinghua Pool can stand on its own is somewhat due to its favorable location.

The pedicure industry was relatively prosperous in the Qing Dynasty, especially in Nancheng. The reason is that most of the places here were leisure and entertainment places for dignitaries and nobles. There were many people who wore official boots and suffered from foot diseases. At that time, pedicures were mainly for the nobles. Later, it was spread among the people. Slowly it prospered.

In the 60s, the pedicure industry in Beijing also had a short-term development. Tsinghua Chi established the first podiatric treatment room in Beijing and even the country, and actively combined with traditional Chinese and Western medical technology, gradually changing from simple pedicure to podiatric treatment.

During this period, there were more than 200 pedicure masters in Beijing, and there were more than 70 pedicure masters in one district of Xuanwu.

The old pedicure masters also got together and published a book called "Pedicure".

When the time comes, a paper document cancels the scrubbers and pedicure workers in the bath.

Fortunately, Tsinghua Pool has a treatment room for repairing and treating foot diseases, so it can be preserved.

After taking a bath with great difficulty, it would be a pity not to come to Tsinghua Pool.

After paying the bath ticket, there is thirty-six cents, which includes fuel and water costs. The difference between Tsinghua Pool and ordinary bathhouses is that it is expensive. Other bathhouses are ten cents, only his home is ten cents.

After paying the money, I went to the dressing room and dragged the clothes into the cabinet.

After changing into slippers, when I passed the hall with a towel on my back, I saw a few chess players around here.

Over there, the two old men were fighting crickets, and some were lying on the bed reading newspapers, listening to books with the radio, listening to opera and cross talk, and some were lying on chairs with their faces covered and dozed off.

Open the curtain of the bathroom door, the fog inside is clear, as if in a fairyland, some people like to sing loudly in the bathroom space with its own reverberation.

Some people can't see each other's faces, but they are still chatting.

It seems that it is still late, and I don't know where these uncles got so much energy to wake up so early.

"Brother, what did I say? If I tell you to get up early, you will still have ink marks." Yan Jiekuang complained.

"Okay, with your small body, can't you fit in such a big bathtub?"

"Stop talking, let's wash it up and there will be more people in a while." Yan Jiefang urged.

The three of them came to the edge of the pool, and Yan Xiecheng directly stepped into the pool, "Damn, it's so hot."

"Brother, slow down, put your feet in first, and when you get used to the temperature, soak your body in little by little."

Listening to Yan Jiefang's words, he moved his body into the pool little by little, and felt uncomfortable at first.

After the body adapts to the temperature, it immediately feels comfortable all over, making people want to sleep in the pool.

"Brother, how are you, are you comfortable?"

"Well, it's okay, I just want to sleep, I got up too early today, why do you come so early every time you take a bath?"

"Yeah. It's hard to come here. You must take a good soak. If you come late, you can only wash it in the rain."

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The three of them soaked in the pool for more than three hours. Seeing more and more people coming, they were ready to take a shower, wash off and leave quickly.

"Brother, I will help you down first, and you will help us down later."

Yan Jiecheng looked at Yan Jiefang holding something like a towel, and quickly said, "No, let's ask the scrub master, I'm afraid you'll bruise my skin."

"This scrubbing has caught up with the next one. With that money, we can do it again next time."

Yan Jiecheng looked at him and chattered endlessly.

"Don't talk about it, and you don't need to pay, hurry up and invite the scrub master over."

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Yan Xiecheng was lying on the wooden bed, and the scrub master stood aside, rubbing his back with a scrub towel.

(End of this chapter)