"Welcome."
As soon as he entered the door, a group of women in bathrobes surrounded him instantly. For a moment, Xiao Guo thought he had come to some indescribable place.
After confirming again and again that I was not in the wrong place, I finally felt relieved.
"Oh, little handsome boy, give me a hug~"
"You can go aside, come here, baby, let your sister kiss you~"
"Oh, you are so shameless."
“Hahahaha~”
The women's sweet laughter instantly resounded through the sky.
Xiaoguo looked a little helpless when he was surrounded by women, but he maintained a serious and adult face, which was a little funny.
Finally, Zhuangzhuang couldn't stand their enthusiasm and looked to Xiaoguo for help.
"Alright, alright, sisters, stop making noise, it's time to welcome the guests."
Before Xiaoguo could say anything, one of the women spoke up and drove away many women who had joined in the fun.
After the crowd dispersed, Zhuangzhuang breathed a sigh of relief, quickly walked over to Xiaoguo and held her tightly.
"Madam, what kind of bath do you want today?"
The woman was very good at business and had sharp eyes. She knew at first glance that Xiaoguo was a new customer, so she introduced everything to her considerately and led Xiaoguo to the wall of categories, where all kinds of hot spring baths were carved on wooden boards for people to choose from.
Xiaoguo picked and chose from the pile and finally chose a rose hot spring with great difficulty.
Why is it difficult? Because the types of hot spring pools here basically occupy one wall, the pools of various flowers occupy less than half, and the rest are basically Chinese medicine pools.
Xiaoguo actually likes the Chinese medicine pool very much, but considering that Zhuangzhuang is still small, it is not suitable for soaking Chinese medicine, so it is safer to choose a flower pool.
Both adults and children were given ten cents each, which was not expensive. Xiaoguo gave twenty cents.
The men's and women's baths here are separated. Xiaoguo brought Zhuangzhuang and followed the guide to the women's bath area. They opened the door and found that there were private rooms just like in an inn.
He took Xiaoguo to one of the rooms and considerately prepared some thin clothes for Xiaoguo to use for bathing.
Xiaoguo was very grateful for this. Zhuangzhuang was still young, and she was worried about him going to the men's bath by himself. But it was not very convenient for him to follow her to take a bath. Now that he was wearing thin clothes, he could cover himself a little.
There was a curtain in the room. Xiaoguo took off Zhuangzhuang's clothes and put them down first. Then she went back to the curtain, took off her clothes and changed into a thin shirt.
As soon as I entered the water, the warm water temperature instantly surrounded me, making me sigh with relief.
Zhuangzhuang was lying leisurely in the water, with her neck resting on the edge, and her little feet kicking up and down, with splashes of water and flower petals flying in the air.
Xiaoguo also immersed himself in the water, with only his head sticking out.
Because the water here is continuously heated, the bottom of the pool is connected to the outside, and someone is standing outside and adding firewood frequently to maintain the temperature.
There are also massage services here. Xiao Guo hesitated for a moment, then decided to get a massage.
Xiao Guo began to feel uncomfortable when he thought about having to spend the next few days in a carriage.
There happened to be a bell in the house that led to the outside. When one pulled the rope inside the house, the bell outside would ring.
Xiaoguo stood up and pulled the rope, just to make sure Xiaoguo pulled it a few more times.
Soon there was a knock on the door.
"How can I help you?"
Yuan Yuan Xiaoguo was confused when he heard it. Who made the girl outside the door have such a beautiful voice?
"Ahem, I need a massage."
Xiaoguo cleared her throat. Because of the high temperature in the room, her voice was a little hoarse.
"Okay, the massage is ten cents. I'll give the money to the masseur."
The purpose of this store is to give money with one hand and release people with the other.
Xiaoguo put the money in a small wooden box on the door. The person outside the door heard the sound and pulled it gently and went out.
After the inventory was completed, a masseur was quickly arranged for Xiaoguo.
After she left, Xiaoguo suddenly felt a little uneasy. She had just forgotten to ask whether the masseur was a man or a woman.
Zhuangzhuang was having fun playing in the water. He put flower petals on his head, then stuck them on his face, which made Xiaoguo laugh out loud.
"Ting ting ting, massage service."
There was a knock on the door and Xiaoguo breathed a sigh of relief, as it sounded like a woman.
I walked over, opened the bolt, and a woman carrying a tray walked in. Oh, it was a woman in light clothes who walked in with a tray.
Xiaoguo followed her instructions, took off his clothes, and lay on the bed beside him.
The woman took the initiative to draw the curtains in the room, creating a closed space around the massage.
The curtain is made of gauze, so it's not very tight. It also makes it convenient for Xiaoguo to watch what's going on over there with Zhuangzhuang to prevent him from getting into an accident. After all, the pool isn't too shallow. Although Zhuangzhuang placed it at the stairs, he was afraid that something might go wrong, so it was more reassuring for him to see it with his own eyes.
"We are about to start, please relax."
Xiaoguo feels that massage has some kind of magic, and she feels sleepy whenever she has a massage.
“Is this strength okay~”
"Yes, sure."
Xiaoguo didn't know why she answered her in that tone. It might be because her massage was so comfortable, or maybe it was because her voice, which Xiaoguo, a girl, felt was a bit like the gentle breeze and drizzle, which was very comfortable.
Xiao Guo forced himself to stay awake and didn't dare to close his eyes. He kept watching the situation on Zhuangzhuang's side.
During the massage, the masseur also used a very fragrant essential oil. Xiaoguo felt a little moved when she smelled it. It was really that kind of heart-moving feeling, the kind that made her heart beat faster as soon as she smelled it.
“What kind of essential oil is this?”
Xiaoguo couldn't help it because the taste was so tempting.
"This is an essential oil that we researched in our store. It is extracted from 20 kinds of spices, including orange blossom, pear, jasmine, almond, vanilla, patchouli and cedar. It is only sold here."
When the woman heard Xiaoguo's question, she immediately introduced the essence to her in detail and said that the essential oil could be sold.
"Yeah, that's great." It shouldn't be cheap.
Xiaoguo thinks this essential oil sounds very expensive.
"We only sell this product in our store. You can't buy it anywhere else. And the price is not expensive. It's very affordable."
Xiaoguo listened and couldn't help but feel excited. Not expensive?
After holding it in for a long time, I couldn't help asking, "...how much silver?"
"A bottle is only twenty cents."
“…”
Wow, this is not expensive. It is so expensive. How much meat can you buy with this?
Xiaoguo was a little hesitant, so she looked up and took a closer look at the size of the jar to estimate whether it was worth twenty cents.
"...have a bottle."
Xiaoguo finally bought a can. The can looked quite big and it would last her a long time after she got it back.
"Okay, just go to the front and pick it up later~"
Hearing that Xiaoguo bought a bottle, the woman worked even harder. She pressed her back and even massaged her legs.
…
Xiaoguo put on his clothes, then wiped Zhuangzhuang clean and put on his clothes.
"Mom, why don't I have a massage?"
Zhuangzhuang has been watching Xiaoguo's movements, curious as to why he doesn't need a massage.
"Because... you're still a child."
Xiaoguo said a common phrase used by parents: You are still a child.
"oh."
It turns out that since I am a child, I will have a massage when I grow up, Zhuangzhuang thought.