"I understand, son." Gao Yanei slapped his head and suddenly realized.
"What do you know?" Gao Qiu's face turned serious.
"Father, almost everyone knows about the affair between the Emperor and Master Li...Master. How could I not know about it? Hehe!"
"You must not go out and talk nonsense, understand?" Gao Qiu said sternly.
"My son, remember this. I won't tell anyone, not even if you kill me." Gao Yanei vowed.
Gao Qiu nodded, carefully placed the bracelet in the box, and said, "The emperor wants to give that person a gift. In the vast palace, he can't find anything that satisfies him. He has been worried about this matter recently. As a close minister of the emperor, it is my duty to share his worries."
He patted the lid of the box gently and said with a smile, "I believe that with this treasure, the official's worries will be swept away."
"Daddy is right." Gao Yanei echoed.
"It's worth it to exchange a house for a treasure that will please the emperor!" Gao Qiu said to himself as he stroked the box.
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Without mentioning Gao Qiu and his son, Zhang Shixun followed Gao Yanei's directions and found the bathroom street. He saw a bathroom with a large pot hanging at the door and couplets on both sides of the door:
Everyone here is a clean-minded person, and they are so close to each other that they forget about their own affairs.
The couplet was humorous, vivid and lively. Zhang Shixun smiled, lifted the curtain and walked into the bathroom. He took a look and was stunned.
The bathroom was filled with benches, all of which were cluttered with clothes. Some people had already washed and were getting dressed, while others had obviously just come in and were taking off their clothes.
Zhang Shixun turned around and left. He couldn't get used to this kind of public bathroom. Not to mention taking a bath, just looking at it made him want to vomit.
I went to several other bathrooms and they were basically the same. There was nothing I could do.
Leaving the bathhouse street and walking back, I bought some daily necessities on the way.
When I returned to my new residence, I saw Wang Dong walking around the yard with his hands behind his back.
"Old Wang, let's see if there's anything missing at home. Let's go to Xiangguo Temple and buy some things. I asked on the way, and they said Xiangguo Temple is open for trading today. Let's go shopping together."
Wang Dong was about to refuse, but Zhang Shixun pulled him out without saying anything.
The Xiangguo Temple was crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder, and the sounds of hawking were deafening, making it extremely lively.
In addition to shops, there are countless stalls selling a wide variety of daily necessities.
Wang Dong wiped the sweat from his face. "There are so many people here. Now I understand why it's called the Wanxing Transaction."
The two walked in the bustling crowd, picking out suitable things as they walked.
With the Black and White Impermanence, two free strong laborers following us, the things we bought were naturally carried by them.
It took almost half a day, but I finally bought almost everything.
After returning home, Wang Dong accidentally glanced towards the kitchen. He was shocked and shouted, "Zhang Shixun, get over here and open your eyes. There's everything in here."
Zhang Shixun put down what he was holding and said angrily, "I told you to check if you were missing anything before I left, but you didn't look carefully and now you blame me."
"Did you let me see it? Why don't I remember it?"
"What are you making such a fuss about?!"
Zhang Shixun hurried over.
Isn’t it true? The kitchen is fully equipped with all kinds of utensils, including pots, pans, spoons, water tanks and buckets, and the stove is paved with blue bricks.
There is a small hut next to the kitchen for storing coal, which is filled with coal, firewood for starting a fire, and even fire starters.
Zhang Shixun scratched his head. Damn! How careless!
He decided to check out every room and found a bathing room with a bathtub, tub and clothes rack.
I found a bunch of bedding at the foot of the bed in the bedroom. When I turned it over, I found that it was new and had a silk cover.
The desk in the study is fully equipped with pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and the bookshelves are filled with books. Take out any book at random, it is brand new and not discounted, and the pleasant smell of ink hits your nose. It seems that Gao Yanei is showing off these books not to read them at all, but to decorate his house.
What a prodigal son!
Of course, Zhang Shixun and Wang Dong like such a prodigal son.
After going around every room, I found a small well in the garden. This was great because I didn't have to go outside to fetch water.
The two returned to the front yard contentedly.
"Can you make a fire?" Zhang Shixun asked.
"Start a fire? Are you kidding me? I'm a wealthy man and I've never been in a kitchen in my life."
"You are lazy and don't know the difference between the five grains... Go away, I will try it myself. I will do it right away without any delay." Zhang Shixun began to roll up his sleeves.
Arriving in the kitchen, Zhang Shixun found a fire starter on the stove and was wondering how to use it when Wang Dong said from behind, "You definitely don't know how to use this thing. Let me do it."
Zhang Shixun looked at him suspiciously, handed him the tinder, and then stood aside and watched.
Wang Dong picked up a piece of iron and a stone, rubbed them for a while, then hit the tinder hard, and soon lit the tinder.
"Old Wang, didn't you say you didn't know how to make a fire?" Zhang Shixun asked while leaning against the doorpost.
Wang Dong lit a handful of straw. "I've studied how the ancients made fire, so I'm familiar with tinder. The first time you use a tinder, you need to use iron and flint to light it. The next time you use it, you don't need to be so troublesome. You just need to pick up the tinder and blow on it with your mouth or shake it."
The fire started, and their hands and faces were covered in black ash. They looked at each other and laughed.
"Okay! I'll leave the rest to you. I'm going to take a rest." Wang Dong said, walking out of the kitchen with his hands behind his back.
Zhang Shixun picked up the bucket and went to the backyard to fetch water, filled the water tank, cleaned the iron pot, filled it with water and put it on the stove to boil, then walked out of the kitchen.
Wang Dong sat on a stone bench in the yard, legs crossed, and began to teach him: "Coming from the modern world to the ancient world, everything has to start from scratch. Life skills need to be familiarized and improved."
Zhang Shixun nodded and said, "You are absolutely right. From now on, we will do as you say. You will take care of the internal affairs and daily life, and I will take care of the external affairs."
"Life issues are none of my business." Wang Dong curled his lips and asked, "Am I the type to do housework?"
"Someone has to do the housework, right?"
"That's easy. We can each marry a few wives and concubines, and then the household affairs will be settled."
"Bah! You're already talking about all this after just having a nest, and you even have wives and concubines? Are you going to marry a lot of women?"
"Maybe one, maybe two, maybe three or five, there's no upper limit. In short, whoever you like will be married into your family."
"No upper limit?" Zhang Shixun's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Your ambition seems a bit too big."
"Tsk! Don't forget, this is the Song Dynasty. As long as you have money, you can marry as many women as you want. It's not illegal. Even from a moral point of view, no one will say anything. This is the trend of the times. If you don't believe me, go and find out. Which official in the Song Dynasty didn't have three wives and six concubines?"
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