Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. The weather is cold. After Jiang Qinyu brought the two children home, she didn't give them a bath. She just took a clean towel, wrung out some hot water, and carefully wiped them down.
When they arrived at Jiang Qinyu's house, Shufan held Pan'er's hand and didn't move.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Qinyu looked down at him, puzzled.
The seven-year-old child innocently tilted his head back and said, "Grandma said that since Uncle is back, Aunt should sleep with Uncle. Pan'er and I are adults now, so we should sleep by ourselves."
Jiang Qinyu: "..."
The pressure from the Chen family to have children has all gone to their two kids.
Just as Jiang Qinyu was about to have a serious talk with Shufan about this, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.
"Who is it?" Jiang Qinyu turned around and asked loudly.
The person outside the door spoke after a moment, "It's me."
Jiang Qinyu was taken aback, then quickly ran to open the door, "I'm sorry, I forgot you weren't back yet..."
She habitually closes the door as soon as she enters the yard, and she really didn't think that Lu Yanzheng would come back to sleep.
"It's alright." Lu Yanzheng entered the door and looked around the small courtyard.
You can see the whole yard at a glance. It's small but complete, and it's very tidy and clean. There's no strange smell coming from the outhouse; instead, there's a faint fragrance of orchids.
Seeing that both children were looking at him, Lu Yanzheng said, "Shouldn't you two go to sleep?"
"Yes, Uncle, I was just about to take my sister to bed." Facing Lu Yanzheng, Shu Fan was still a little intimidated, but he bravely straightened his chest and looked directly at him. "You and Aunt should rest early too."
After saying that, Shufan took Pan'er's hand and headed to their room.
Jiang Qinyu didn't dare let them leave. Without thinking twice, she immediately grabbed Pan'er's hand, "Wait! You two sleep with me!"
Shufan and Pan'er exchanged a glance, then looked at Jiang Qinyu and said, "But Grandma said..."
“I’ll sleep with Shufan,” Lu Yanzheng suddenly said. “He’s the man of the house, I’ll talk to him.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qinyu looked at him in surprise, unsure of what to say for a moment.
What could a general like him possibly say to a child? It's simply that he didn't want to be in the same room with her either.
Jiang Qinyu was happy to be relieved and readily agreed, "Okay, Shufan is in your care tonight."
The two of them each took their child back to the adjacent room, but soon came out at the same time again.
"you……"
"you……"
Jiang Qinyu and Lu Yanzheng spoke at the same time, and then their eyes met.
A smile suddenly appeared in Lu Yanzheng's eyes. "You go first."
"I came out to tell you where my things are at home, so you won't have trouble washing up," Jiang Qinyu couldn't help but smile as she handed over the clothes she was holding. "Also, here are your spare clothes, they've all been washed and dried."
"Thank you." Lu Yanzheng held the clothes, still able to smell the sunshine, and knew that Jiang Qinyu must have taken the clothes out to air them recently.
Jiang Qinyu shook her head, "No need to be polite. Come with me, and I'll tell you how to wash up at home."
She led Lu Yanzheng to the shower room, lit the oil lamp in the room, and pointed to the bamboo pipe that she had specially asked Grandpa Jiang to make: "For convenience, I asked someone to lay water pipes in the house. As long as you remove the plug in front of the bamboo pipe, water will come out. The left side is cold water and the right side is hot water."
She boiled water in the kitchen and poured it into the hot water tank to keep it warm; it was just right for use now.
Speaking of this, Jiang Qinyu couldn't help but recall the time when she asked Grandpa Jiang and Village Chief Li's son to help lay water pipes. In short, she had paid a lot of price to have such a convenient water experience now.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanzheng raised an eyebrow.
This was the first time he had ever seen such a way of using water.
“This is for shampooing,” Jiang Qinyu picked up a small jar from the shelf on the shower wall and continued introducing, “This is for bathing, similar to bath soap, but it cleans better; this is toothpaste, for brushing teeth, it serves the same purpose as tooth powder; this is a new, unused towel, and this…”
After saying that, she pointed to the straw slippers by the door and said, "Those are for after you take a bath. You can change into your own shoes after your feet have dried inside."
After returning from the prefectural city, Jiang Qinyu made major renovations to the shower room.
The place is now divided into two areas. The area near the entrance is where you brush your teeth and wash your face, with a floral curtain separating the two areas. Inside is the shower area.
The dry toilet next door has also been modified. There are simple toilets and squat toilets. Pipes have been connected to them, making flushing very convenient. There is no unpleasant smell usually, and it is not much different from a modern toilet.
As she explained things to him step by step, Lu Yanzheng felt that everything was so new and exciting.
Whether it was in the military or any bathhouse in his memory, there was always an unpleasant smell as soon as you entered, but there was none here.
Not only was there no foul smell, but there was a pleasant fragrance as soon as he entered, the same scent he had smelled outside.
So it turns out it was the smell left over from when they washed their faces and took showers?
"Did you remember? If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me now." Jiang Qinyu finished speaking and looked up at him.
Lu Yanzheng snapped out of his reverie and nodded. "I've got it."
"Alright, I'm going to sleep now. Pan'er is waiting for me to tell her a story. If you don't understand anything, you can call me," Jiang Qinyu said politely.
Lu Yanzheng nodded again and thanked him, "Thank you, you've gone to so much trouble."
"Then I'll be going now." Jiang Qinyu smiled and left.
After she left, Lu Yanzheng took a closer look at the unusual bathroom.
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