Jiaji Bathhouse is one of the most upscale bathhouses at the wharf.

There are twenty bathhouses with winding paths leading to them, scattered around. Although the houses are not particularly gorgeous, they are definitely grand.

The bathhouse owner Jia Cong is over fifty years old. In his early years, he also made a living at the dock. He has done everything. He can write and calculate a little, and is also good at fighting.

His story of making a fortune became a hot topic of conversation at the dock after dinner.

Twenty years ago, Jia Cong had been hanging around at the docks for over thirty years without making any name for himself. He saw that his life was going to be like this, but then his luck turned and God gave him a widow.

This bathhouse was run by the widow's family, and her late husband was the former owner of this bathhouse.

Jia Cong is a bath attendant in the bathhouse.

How can I explain the importance of culture? You are not required to be a eloquent writer, but you must be able to read and write. You are not required to know functions, algebra, and advanced mathematics, but you must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.

Jia Cong could do a little writing and arithmetic, so even though he was a waiter, he was the best among the waiters.

Moreover, Jia Cong had worked as a martial artist at the docks, so he was not only good at memorizing and calculating, but also able to guard the house.

You say, which shopkeeper wouldn’t like a worker like this?

Same money, do different things.

Two words: dedication.

So Jia Cong gradually became the former shopkeeper's favorite clerk and was easily employed.

Not only did the former shopkeeper like him, but his wife, who was not yet a widow, also liked him.

As a family, we always have similar hobbies.

It’s just that the two like it in different ways.

The former shopkeeper liked to order Jia Cong around, but he did a lot of work but received little pay, which made Jia Cong unhappy.

As for the widow, when the former manager was not at home, she liked to order Jia Cong to work. He did a lot of work and often stayed up late, but she didn't pay him a penny. However, Jia Cong was quite happy about it.

How strange.

And then...then the former shopkeeper died of illness.

As to how he died, no one knows.

It is not clear whether there is a plot like "Da Lang drinking medicine" in it.

He's dead anyway.

The widow was very sad when the former shopkeeper died.

When you are sad, you need someone to comfort you, and Jia Cong stepped forward.

How to comfort?

Of course, he used his signature skill - scrubbing the body.

Rub the top and the bottom, rub the outside and the inside.

After rubbing it back and forth, the widow was very satisfied.

So Jia Cong transformed himself into the owner of the bathhouse.

Poor former shopkeeper, he was so thrifty and ended up working for Jia Cong.

As the old saying goes, it is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.

Until the final verdict is reached, you will never know who you have been working for in this life.

This is not the end. Although the former owner left behind the bathhouse business, it only had five or six bathhouses and four or five waiters. It was better than the rest, but not as good as the rest. It was enough to have enough food and clothing, but it was far from being rich.

Logically speaking, even if Jia Cong was a good manager, it would be impossible for him to expand his business in a short period of time.

But Jia Cong did it, as for where his financial resources came from.

There are two versions of the story. One is that the former shopkeeper left behind a large sum of money, and the other is that a wealthy businessman died suddenly in the bathhouse and his wealth was taken away by Jia Cong.

In any case, Jia Cong expanded the bathhouse, expanded the shop, built houses, increased the number of bathhouses to more than 20, and hired 20 to 30 waiters, which immediately raised the level of the business.

The people who were received also changed from porters at the dock to wealthy people such as merchants, nobles, officials, etc.

In a word, the industry has been upgraded.

Moreover, Jia Cong was quick-witted and could come up with some new ideas, such as opening a teahouse in the bathhouse, inviting storytellers to tell stories, etc.

In short, Jiaji Bathhouse was not extremely prosperous, but it lived a comfortable life for nearly twenty years.

But in the past two years, the bathhouse has been in trouble.

There is nothing else to say. The capital has been through several wars, and the common people are still poor, while the wealthy class are either dead or fled, and the capital has been severely damaged.

The past six months have been even more bleak, with only a few guests arriving all day long.

But the problem is that the water needs to be boiled, and the guys have to be paid if they are hired.

Expenses can be reduced, but there is always a lower limit, and income is very limited.

On this day, Jia Cong was sitting on a recliner behind the counter, drowsy.

"Shopkeeper, take a shower~"

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