Linxia

Chapter 57, Show Up

Wow!
In the bathing pool built of large stones in the Weng Hall, water was rushing and quickly filled up, with hot steam rising and clear water that allowed one to see the bottom.

"Linzi, you haven't seen it before?"

Huang Di pointed to the back and said, "There is a fire room behind the bathing pool. There are several large pots in it. It is connected to the bathing pool and water is drawn in by a windlass."

"Yes, I went to the back once."

Cheng Shiliang took over the conversation and gestured: "My goodness, there are more than a dozen people just boiling water there. When it's time to drain the water, the hot water is drawn in by a windlass and mixed with cold water before entering the bathing pool, and it becomes the bathing water we have now."

"I have indeed learned a lot today." Fang Lin followed their words and gave the two people positive feedback.

Now that the water was already in the water, the three of them would not hesitate. They took off their clothes and left them outside the room, then went inside and got into the bath.

"hiss!"

Entering the water, Fang Lin soaked his body in the relatively warm water. At that moment, he felt a little painful and numb, but he didn't want to get up. It was like an itch that couldn't be stopped. Then, a kind of comfort that made his scalp numbing rushed straight to the top of his head, making him gasp for air.

After a while, the body gradually adapted to the comfort, and there was a kind of comfort as if the whole body was wrapped in softness. At this time, looking at Cheng Shiliang and Huang Di, they were also squinting their eyes, looking very comfortable and refreshed.

Hululu!
Cheng Shiliang dipped his head into the water, blew out a string of bubbles, and then lifted it out: "It feels different to take a bath in the urn hall."

"Isn't it?" Huang Di also felt it: "Compared to closing the door and washing by yourself, it is much more interesting to wash in the urn hall. With so many people accompanying you, it feels extra good to rub your hands."

"Especially, it was Brother Cheng who treated you." Fang Lin added.

Normally he behaves quite seriously, so he made a joke out of the blue, which startled Cheng Shiliang and Huang Di for a moment and made them burst into laughter.

The three of them soaked for a while and then began to scrub their bodies. When they rubbed, there were thin strips of mud on their bodies, and no one looked down on anyone else.

About an incense stick of time later, more and more people came and the water was no longer as clear as it was at the beginning. I felt refreshed and left.

I put on my clothes and walked outside when I suddenly heard a noise.

"There's some excitement!" Huang Di's eyes lit up, and he pulled Cheng Shiliang and Fang Lin and went over first.

He had just had a refreshing bath and now there was something exciting to watch. He couldn't be happier. Cheng Shiliang understood what he meant and followed immediately.

Fang Lin wouldn't refuse either, so he followed them over.

He is not a stone man. He has his own goals and will move forward towards them firmly. But he will not rush blindly and miss the scenery along the way.

At this time, quite a few people had gathered here, talking at once - daily life was quite boring with the daily necessities of life, and the people in the city all liked to watch the fun, so if there was something fun, they would naturally come to see it.

After listening to these discussions, Fang Lin finally figured it out.

It turned out that someone came in wearing new clothes, took a bath, and when he came out, he found that the clothes were gone, leaving only a gauze hat, boots and a ribbon.

The man called the boss over and asked where his clothes were.

"How should I know where your clothes are?" the bathhouse owner pretended to be confused.

In fact, he knew it was probably stolen. The security in his place was bad and thefts happened frequently, but there was nothing he could do! If this five-cent bathhouse didn't serve all kinds of people, who would it serve?
……

Fang Lin and the other two also guessed it.

"I think it was stolen." Fang Lin said, "There's no one guarding this place, and the new clothes are conspicuous, so it's not surprising."

"Fortunately, my clothes are not in good condition." Huang Di said thankfully.

"It's just this guy's bad luck." Cheng Shiliang shook his head.

……

"This is outrageous! I took off my clothes outside the bathhouse before taking a bath. Now my clothes are gone. How can you not give me an explanation?"

The man spoke in a very elegant manner, and he must be a scholar. Seeing the bathhouse owner's attitude of shirking responsibility, he immediately became angry: "You are responsible for this matter. Either you get it back for me, or you pay for it!"

The owner of the bathhouse got angry and said, "You are extorting me. You paid me five cents for a bath and asked me to put clothes on you. Who knows if you hid your clothes or if you came here naked?"

"The bathhouse is so small, where can I hide? As for you saying I came here without clothes..." The scholar blushed, put on a gauze hat and boots, tied the ribbon around his white belly, and shouted at the owner: "Hey, look at me, am I dressed like this to come to your bathhouse?"

He was smooth and clean at the moment, and the gauze hat, boots and ribbon on his body looked funny in themselves. He also had a little belly, and from a distance, he looked like a tied-up white pig. Especially with these words, there was an inexplicable sense of comedy, which made people burst into laughter.

……

"Hahaha!" There was a burst of laughter.

Some people had just taken a shower and might have caught a cold, and their noses were literally snot bubbles coming out of their mouths.

Cheng Shiliang and Huang Di laughed wildly, and Fang Lin couldn't help himself.

Let Fang Lin talk about this matter. In fact, both parties are wronged.

The scholar took a bath and lost his new clothes, which was naturally unfair.

The bathhouse owner is also wronged. You pay five cents for a bath and soak in the bath for half a day. What other services do you want? Do you need someone to specially check your clothes?

At this point, the bathhouse owner was speechless and humiliated by the scholar, but he could not afford to pay compensation for the money and clothes.

So he just gave up and walked away with a snort.

The scholar won the argument, but was embarrassed. The bathhouse owner refused to compensate, and he couldn't chase after him in his current state. He was dumbfounded.

The onlookers watched the excitement but did not disperse yet. They wanted to see if there was any more fun. Many of them pointed and talked to the scholar.

"Tsk tsk, this guy's butt is so white...gulp!"

"It's going to be a good show! Brother, are you going to leave like this later?"

"Didn't the bathhouse owner just say that this person came here without clothes, so he can leave without clothes as well!" a busybody joked.

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"Hahahaha!" Another burst of laughter.

It's rare to see a scholar in such a miserable state. Most of the people bathing here are from the lower classes of society. Out of an unspeakable jealousy, they all take advantage of the situation and ridicule him in order to gain a sense of psychological superiority.

Of course, there were a few people who sympathized with the situation, but they did not come forward to help. After all, that required real money to buy clothes for people.

There were a few who really wanted to help, but they had no money on them at the moment - it was well known that the security in this place was bad, and basically everyone who came to take a bath only brought five cents as an entrance fee. If they brought more, they were afraid of being robbed!

"How rude! How disrespectful! How unreasonable!" Faced with the crowd's strong gazes, pointing fingers, and mocking jokes, the scholar was so angry that his body was shaking and his speech was incoherent.

Being humiliated like this, he couldn't even run away. He couldn't really go out like this, right? Pay someone to buy a set of clothes? He didn't have any money!
——Not to mention that I didn’t bring any extra money, even if I did, it would have been useless because even my clothes were stolen.

It is said that under the continuous humiliation, the scholar was really angry and anxious, his face was red, his neck was thick, the veins on his forehead were bulging, and he almost fainted.

Fang Lin observed calmly, trying to figure out the other person's psychology. When the scholar was about to collapse, he finally stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, brother. Wait a moment. I'll go buy you some clothes."

This node is naturally chosen!

When interacting with others, sometimes, with some people, your efforts will not be appreciated, and you will find that "talk is worse than action". This is the result of not having any scheming.

Fang Lin is not saying that you should scheme against others, but he is saying that many times, some harmless intentions can often achieve twice the result with half the effort, and can allow others to more clearly perceive what you have done and the significance of your help to them, so that they will be more grateful and thankful.

As for whether there is anything wrong with this? Fang Lin has no moral obsession, and he will do anything as long as it is not evil.

"Linzi, are you crazy? This piece of clothing is not cheap!" Huang Di whispered.

Cheng Shiliang didn't care much about the money for a piece of clothing, he just said: "Linzi, do you have money?"

You can tell their personalities from their reactions.

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(End of this chapter)