Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

At night, Ruan Chuyin could no longer bear the itchiness on her body and asked Yu Yu to take a bath.

There weren't any bathing utensils in the bathroom in the house, so I had to make do with plain water for the past two days.

Yu Yu was slightly startled. There wasn't much firewood left in the yard. It was getting late. How about going to Aunt Zhang's house next door to borrow some?

"Sister Ruan, I'll bring some water later." After saying that, she hurried to the young master's room.

"Sir, Sister Ruan wants to take a bath, but we don't have a bathtub here, what should we do?"

Qin Guanzhi was immediately annoyed when he heard this. He bought so many things, how could he forget such an important thing?

Men can be careless about trivial matters, but how can girls do that!

"Ayu, take some silver and ask Aunt Zhang to borrow a bathtub. I will buy a new one when we go to town tomorrow. By the way, you can't carry it by yourself, so give Uncle Zhang more money and let him help you. If they don't have it, go ask Brother Niu and Brother Chen." Qin Guanzhi reminded.

After Yu Yu left, he went to the kitchen, picked up a sickle, chopped a small pile of firewood and prepared hot water.

After a cup of tea, Uncle Zhang brought over the bathtub and firewood, his eyes narrowed into a straight line with joy.

"Ayu, you and Master Qin are always so polite. You gave me so much money for just a bathtub. You don't have to pay it back later. You can keep it for yourselves." The fifty coins Yu Yu gave him were enough for him to buy two new bathtubs. He felt a little sorry and then said, "I'll ask Wan'er to bring some more firewood tomorrow.

When Yu Yu heard this, he smiled happily.

Great! Firewood is not cheap these days. If I don’t do it myself, it will be a considerable expense every month. I thanked Zhang Kuang repeatedly and sent him out.

When Ruan Chuyin learned that this bathtub was used by the neighbor next door, her pupils dilated.

"Ayu, can you give me two basins of cold and hot water?" she asked, blushing. She felt bad for bothering them so late, but she wouldn't be able to sleep if she didn't take a shower today.

Cold water? Yu Yu thought of the two vats of water in the yard used for watering the flowers and shook his head violently.

No, no, you can't give that water to Sister Ruan.

"Sister Ruan, I'll be back soon." After saying that, he hurriedly ran to Aunt Zhang's house to borrow two basins of clean well water and brought them to Ruan Chuyin's room.

Then he fetched half a bucket of cold water from the river and filled the water tank in the kitchen.

"Ayu, what are you busy with?" Qin Guanzhi finally couldn't help but walked out of the room after listening to the footsteps outside the house for a long time.

"Sir, the village well is too far away from us. I think we should have someone dig a well in the yard so that we can use the water more cleanly and conveniently."

Qin Guanzhi patted Yu Yu's little head gently and said, "Do you think digging a well is like buying vegetables? Don't even think about doing it without five hundred taels."

"So expensive?" Yu Yu was shocked and immediately gave up the idea. He might as well just fetch water himself or buy water.

Qin Guanzhi just smiled without saying anything, and his eyes unconsciously turned to the west wing.

By now, Miss Ruan should have finished her bath, right?

Thinking of this, Junmian blushed slightly, and walked away to the front yard to immerse himself in chopping wood. This time, Aunt Zhang's family gave them a lot of firewood, enough for them to use for three days.

West wing

Ruan Chuyin looked at the two basins of cold water and two basins of hot water in the bathroom, leaned against the wall, sighed, and resignedly took off her clothes. She washed herself with water first, put on new clothes, and went to the kitchen to fill two basins of cold water, added some hot water, and washed her hair.

After taking a bath, it was already past midnight.

What a hassle!

Thinking that he had to get up early tomorrow to go to the town to find a shop, he didn't even bother to dry his hair and fell asleep directly on the bed.

The next day, a ray of white appeared on the horizon. The summer morning breeze was cool. Ruan Chuyin stretched out her arms and yawned lazily.

When you open the door, the air is filled with the fragrance of soil, fresh and pleasant.

Crystal clear dew condensed on the petals of the morning glory, exuding a faint fragrance.

The three of them did not have breakfast and took Uncle Li's ox cart from the village into the town.

Wushui Town was completely different from what Ruan Chuyin had imagined. It was filled with numerous restaurants and shops, and had a strong sense of the local life.

"Mr. Qin, it's so lively here." Ruan Chuyin looked at the streets on both sides and sighed.

Qin Guanzhi smiled slightly and replied, "Although Wushui Town is only slightly larger than a county town, it is close to the sea, so it is no less beautiful than some towns near the capital."

"That means the seafood here will be cheaper than in other places?" Ruan Chuyin's eyes suddenly lit up, a series of seafood emerged in her mind, and she swallowed secretly.

"It is indeed much cheaper than other places." Qin Guanzhi affirmed.

"There's a Peach Blossom Spring restaurant up ahead. I heard the noodles there are pretty good. Miss Ruan, do you like noodles?" He asked Ruan Chuyin for her opinion. If she didn't like them, the mutton soup buns next door or the lotus seed porridge across the street would both be good choices.

Ruan Chuyin looked at the Peach Blossom Spring that Qin Guanzhi had mentioned, which was as high as a three-story building.

It's too expensive to have breakfast at a big restaurant.

"Mr. Qin, the wonton stand we passed by just now was doing very good business. Why don't we go there and try something?" she suggested.

Yu Yu pursed her lips, touched the copper coins in her pocket and held back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

The idea was beautiful, but reality was a slap in the face. A bowl of wontons only cost three wen, but at Peach Blossom Spring, a bowl of wontons would cost at least twenty wen, or sixty wen for three people. Add in some extras, and it would cost at least two hundred wen.

Qin Guanzhi rejected Ruan Chuyin's "kindness" without hesitation. How could he take a girl to eat at a street stall? He could still afford breakfast.

"Miss Ruan, the breakfast at Peach Blossom Spring is very famous. If you want to eat wontons again later, how about we go there again?"

Ruan Chuyin said no more and nodded.

With the speed at which Young Master Qin was spending money, she began to worry about whether she would be able to find a satisfactory shop soon. She quietly pulled Yu Yu over and asked, "Ayu, do you have an idea of ​​the money required to rent a shop?"

"Five hundred taels for half a year." Yu Yu stated the number without hesitation.

He estimated that the young master had at most a thousand taels left. After deducting the cost of setting up the new shop, purchasing the ingredients, and the cost of hiring, the young master could only afford a rent of five hundred taels.

Therefore, the conditions previously proposed by the rice shop owner were impossible to achieve. It was just wishful thinking on the part of the young master, who was unable to face the reality.

what?

Ruan Chuyin looked at Yu Yu in shock, trying hard to digest what she heard.

Five hundred taels for half a year, that's eighty-three taels per month to rent a good shop. Can they find one? They might as well just set up a stall.

The breakfast was very rich.

Qin Guanzhi not only ordered a full table, but also specifically requested a room on the second floor. When the bill came, it came to 340 coins.

The five large characters weighed heavily on Ruan Chuyin's ears, and the minced meat in her mouth no longer tasted delicious.

After leaving Peach Blossom Spring, Qin Guanzhi spent another three taels of silver to order two bathtubs and some high-quality toiletries, which the store would later deliver to Xiaohe Village. These items were exquisite and practical, and they were all irresistible to girls.

Take, for example, the rose dew: pure and fragrant, this tiny porcelain bottle, barely the size of a thumb, costs one ounce of silver. The shopkeeper says it's a favorite of today's noble ladies. Just one drop per bath ensures the fragrance lingers for half a month.

She has been deeply taken care of by her benefactor these days, and yesterday she received a box of rouge and two packets of snacks, which moved her so much that she really wanted to marry him.