The first time in history

Qian Mingduo nodded and kissed Li Shishi on the lips. "When I come back, I have something to tell you."

Qian Mingduo looked around for a long time but couldn't find a suitable house. He returned to the inn and asked the inn's accountant.

"There is a small courtyard behind my inn, with its own door and yard, which is quite comfortable to live in. There is also a small door at the back. You can come and go freely without having to pass through the inn."

"You lead the way, I'll go take a look." Qian Mingduo pointed outside.

"You can also enter the yard from here." The accountant led Qian Mingduo through a small door next to the counter and into the backyard. There was also a small door next to the kitchen, with a padlock on the door.

The accountant opened the door and Qian Mingduo saw that it was a small courtyard. Apart from the three main rooms, there were no other houses.

"Last month, three people lived here, a young couple with a maid. They just left the day before yesterday. Sir, take a look and see if it suits you."

"Are both rooms heated by kangs?" Qian Mingduo smiled. "Heating kangs is great. It's much warmer than a charcoal basin."

"The house has been cleaned up. If you think it's suitable, I will discuss it with the shopkeeper. It's almost the New Year anyway. In winter, few people live in a house like this. It's idle anyway, so I can give you a lower price."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, old man." Qian Mingduo nodded, "Ask the waiter to put more firewood in the yard, and take more."

After returning to the backyard and waiting for the accounting office to lock the door, Qian Mingduo took the key and said, "There's no need to lock the door here. I'll just lock it from the inside."

When Qian Mingduo returned to the guest room on the second floor, a young girl with a completely changed appearance was sitting at the table. She had a pretty face and a plump body that didn't look like a 13 or 14-year-old girl. The moment she saw Qian Mingduo, her face flushed with shyness.

"Ling'er thanks you for saving my life." The girl knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes. Qian Mingduo smiled, "You are still good at dressing up?" He hugged Li Shishi, "You have been reborn."

"This child is good-looking. It turns out that those tattered clothes hide her beauty." Li Shishi looked at Ling'er with a smile, "It can be seen that this child has a kind heart."

"We'll move now." Qian Mingduo showed the key in his hand, "It's in the backyard. I had to wander around the street for a long time. I almost froze to death."

Li Shishi took the key and asked, "What's going on?"

Qian Mingduo told her what happened in the villa just now.

"That's great. We can heat the kang, so it won't be cold anymore." Li Shishi looked at Qian Mingduo and squeezed her hand shyly. "You still have to go outside. I think..."

"I know. I've asked the waiter to go to the wood shop." Qian Mingduo also squeezed Li Shishi's hand. "I know what you're thinking."

Li Shishi didn't care about Xiao Cui and Ling'er at all. She kissed Qian Mingduo on the cheek and looked at him shyly.

When the big bathtub was delivered to the courtyard, Qian Mingduo and his companions had already moved all the luggage in. Along with the bathtub, there was also a wood stove and a big kettle.

Seeing the servants put more than a dozen bundles of firewood under the window, Qian Mingduo ordered Xiao Cui and Ling'er to clean the large bathtub in the main room.

This bathtub was placed in the main room at the entrance. Li Shishi was thoughtful. She meant that she and Qian Mingduo would take a bath in this room and then go back to another room to sleep. Xiao Cui and Ling'er could take a bath. But she asked them to scoop water into another wooden basin to take a bath. She didn't want them to share the bathtub with her and Qian Mingduo.