Even in ordinary small bathhouses in later generations, the water was clean and clear, and you could see right to the bottom. Not only did the bath attendants keep a close eye on the customers, preventing them from scrubbing themselves around the bath, but the customers themselves were also very conscientious. They would even go outside to scratch their itch before coming back to soak.

Luo Yu had never seen such a dirty bathtub in her entire life.

Luo Yu hesitated.

If she goes into the water, won't she get some kind of disease?

As she was pondering the chances of contracting the disease, someone tapped her on the shoulder from behind.

"What are you thinking about? What are you standing here for? Hurry up and get down, or the area around you will be full."

Luo Yu turned her head and saw that it was Aunt Liu.

"Aunt Liu is here too."

Aunt Liu pulled the stunned Luo Yu into the pool. "My husband cooked dinner tonight. I haven't washed for half a month. I can't stand it anymore. If I don't wash, I'll get lice."

Luo Yu was forcibly dragged into the bathtub, but she didn't put her other foot in.

She couldn't accept it, really, it was too disgusting.

Aunt Liu had already let go of her, slid into the bathtub, and comfortably closed her eyes.

There were at least forty or fifty people in the 20-square-meter bathtub. Some were soaking in the tub, some were already scrubbing themselves with towels, and some had brought their children who were splashing around happily, getting water all over the faces and bodies of the people around them.

Luo Yu is one of them.

Frowning, he wiped the water from his face, felt something was wrong with his hands, and looked down to see a chafing line on his palm.

Luo Yu was disgusted and promptly turned and left.

"Aunt Liu, you soak your hair first, I'm going to wash my hair over there."

Showers were installed on the walls around the bathhouse, with three or four people sharing one shower head. Luo Yu found a shower head shared by a mother and daughter at the very back, and after talking to them, she squeezed in.

Luo Yu has oily skin, and the heat would cause her skin to chafe after a while. While the mother and daughter were rubbing their skin, Luo Yu poured water on her from head to toe for a good ten minutes before leaving the room when the mother and daughter came back to shower.

Luo Yu was very thin and easy to rub, so it didn't take long to rub her from top to bottom.

"Hey girl, my child is too young to help, but could you rub my back for me? I'll rub yours after that."

The older woman with the child had already washed a lot, and only her back was left to be scrubbed. Luo Yu shared a shower head with her, so she went to Luo Yu for help.

Luo Yu was just thinking about asking Aunt Liu to help rub her back when someone offered to help her. Of course, she agreed and picked up the towel with a smile.

Although Luo Yu was thin, she was quite strong, and the older sister felt refreshed after the massage.

"Great job, girl, that's strong enough. Feels good. Here you go."

Luo Yu turned her back, braced herself against the wall, and bent over slightly so that her older sister could rub her back.

"Your skin is really nice, so fair, but you're too thin. You need to eat more."

Our mine offers good benefits, so don't be stingy. Good health is essential for a long and healthy life.

Girl, you're not married, are you? If you get married, you'll have to have children. With your current small frame, it won't work. You'll need to gain at least ten pounds before you can have children.

Listen to your sister, don't have it so early. It's still okay to have it after you're twenty.

The older sister kept talking on and on, and Luo Yu felt warm inside listening to her. She smiled and agreed, and the two quickly started chatting.

The little girl on the side had already finished washing and was playing with a basin of water. The older sister didn't pay attention to her and washed the towel while Luo Yu was showering.

"Okay, I'm done washing up. I'll be going now. Let's talk again next time."

The older sister left with her child after speaking. No sooner had she left than two middle-aged women came over and wanted to wash with Luo Yu.

Luo Yu nodded with a smile and whispered, "I just need to wash my hair. After I'm done, the aunties can take turns using it. If someone always has it, then other people will feel embarrassed to come over."

The two aunties chuckled and agreed, "You little girl, you're quite clever. We appreciate your kindness."

"Girl, you work at a mine? Which mine?"

Luo Yu smiled and said, "I'm from the Women's Federation of our mine, and my dad works at Ping'an Mine."

"The Women's Federation? That's a great place. How is Director Xu from the Women's Federation? I haven't seen her for a while."

"I'm doing well, just very busy, I don't have a moment to rest all day."

"He's a leader, and he's busy serving the people. Director Xu is a good person. Girl, learn from Director Xu; it will benefit you in the future."

"Thank you for reminding me, Auntie. I understand now."

While they were talking, Luo Yu finished washing her hair. The two aunts stepped aside while Luo Yu was washing her hair and only came over after she was finished.

Luo Yu decided to wash the towel when she got home, as there were too many people and the heat was making her dizzy.

When we found Aunt Liu, she was chatting happily with someone. When asked if she needed a back scrub, Aunt Liu waved her hand and pointed to a group of middle-aged women around her, meaning that someone else was helping and she didn't need to.

Luo Yu smiled and agreed, then told her and left with the basin.

Once outside the bath, the heat subsided, and it suddenly turned cold. Luo Yu shivered and quickly ran back towards the box.

Luo Yu felt a little better after putting on her thermal underwear.

After getting dressed and returning the lock to the woman at the door, Luo Yu carried the basin home.

It was already dark, but fortunately there were plenty of streetlights in the mining area, and the ground was flat. There was snow on both sides, but the middle was cleared fairly clean, so people wouldn't slip and fall because it was too dark.

There were quite a few people in the mining area at this spot, mostly people coming to take a shower, until the crowd thinned out near the gate.

Just as I stepped out the door, a figure in black darted over.

"You're done washing? So fast?"

Luo Yu looked up and saw that it was Xi Beizhan.

"Yeah, there were a lot of people, but I was lucky. I found a shower head to share with someone else, and it was easy to scrub my body. I was clean in just a few swipes."

Xi Beizhan took the basin and held it to his side, while supporting Luo Yu's arm with one hand.

"It's getting dark, be careful on your way. I'm on duty tonight, and I have to come back after I take you home."

The kang (heated brick bed) is heated for you, and your second aunt has left you some food, which is still warming in the pot. You can eat it when you get back.

"You wait for me at home tomorrow. I'll buy breakfast and bring it back. What do you want to eat?"

"Buy it again? Let's just make it at home."

Xi Beizhan glanced at Luo Yu and said with amusement, "You have food?"

Luo Yu paused for a moment, then continued walking forward.

"I forgot, I haven't bought any grain yet. The grain station is selling grain tomorrow, right? I need to get there early to line up. Could you ask for half a day off for me?"

There are a total of five grain stations under the jurisdiction of Wulongkuang Subdistrict, and each subdistrict has more than 10,000 households. The people buy their grain from whichever grain station is closest to them.

The grain station sells grain at the beginning of each month. On the first day of each month, long queues form outside the grain station, and if you go too late, you can't buy any.

In order to buy food as soon as possible, many families would line up in the middle of the night, and then rush in as soon as the doors opened. At that time, no one cared what place you were in the line before; those who squeezed in first naturally went to the front.

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