Chapter 33 Jia Cong takes a bath
"Since your uncle has given you this honor, you must do it with all your heart! When you make purchases on a daily basis, you must be clean. For other matters, you must pay more attention and ask more questions. And you must not treat us with contempt because we are all from the Jia family!"
"You know how our family has been living since your father passed away. Although we are from the same clan, the masters and mistresses of the two mansions have never taken us, the side branches, seriously. Now, your third uncle is a capable man, and he cares about us even more. You can stay with your third uncle and have a future. Mother will be relieved even if she closes her eyes."
"However, if you neglect your Third Uncle's important business, not only will your Third Uncle reprimand you, but even your mother will not forgive you!"
Jia Yun bowed hurriedly, "My son remembers it, mother, don't worry!"
When Jia Cong returned to the yard, Qingwen came to greet him!
"Where's Little Bird?"
"Third Master doesn't care, Xiao Que'er is out playing again. In the future, won't people say that Third Master has no rules in his room?"
"Haha, you little girls, what rules do you need? You don't have to stay in your room on weekdays. You can go find the maids you know and play with them!"
"How can that be possible? If we can't find anyone, then Third Master won't have one less person to serve him?"
"Oh, right, I found Jia Yun from my fifth sister-in-law's house in the back street to be my servant. If he comes to my house to look for me, you can just bring him in! In addition, send Zhuier or Zhuaner over in the next two days to bring some cloth, food, household servants, etc. No need for money!"
Qingwen agreed to all of them, then hesitated for a moment before asking again, "Does the Third Master want to take a bath?"
It is almost May now and the weather in Beijing is gradually getting hotter. I have been walking for a while today and I am sweating.
Jia Cong nodded immediately and said, "Let someone prepare hot water!"
It must be said that having Qingwen in the room did save Jia Cong a lot of trouble. Xiao Que'er was quick and nimble, but she was young and playful after all. Qingwen was well organized and took care of all the big and small things in the house.
Therefore, Jia Cong gradually handed over some trivial matters to Qingwen.
As for Xiao Que'er, she didn't care. What she cared about most was the closeness of her Third Master and the prestige of being treated as a senior maid. She didn't pay attention to anything else.
"Master San, the hot water is ready!"
Jia Cong nodded and walked into the southernmost room of the east wing. The room had already been heated with a charcoal cage, and a large wooden barrel was placed against the wall.
Jia Cong took off his inner and outer clothes and stepped directly into the wooden barrel.
The water of suitable temperature eroded his skin, making Jia Cong breathe a sigh . Even in ancient times, the life of nobles was unimaginable.
His is still considered simple. If Baoyu takes a bath, there will be five or six maids serving inside and outside!
It’s no wonder that wealthy families are prone to producing playboys. How many people can resist such temptation?
Not long after, there were the sounds of light footsteps. Jia Cong opened his eyes in confusion, only to see Qingwen walking towards him with her head down, wearing only a thin white lining.
When has this old virgin, who has been a virgin for forty years in his two lifetimes, ever experienced such an exciting scene?
He took a deep breath, "Qingwen?"
"I am here to help you wipe your back!"
Without waiting for Jia Cong to reply, she took two quick steps to his back, picked up the rinsed towel and began to wipe it gently.
Feeling the trembling little hand behind him, Jia Cong suddenly smiled. He had been holding it in for too long. Qingwen was only a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old.
At that moment, Jia Cong stopped thinking about it and started to enjoy himself comfortably!
Qingwen looked at Jia Cong's exposed skin and felt dizzy. Her whole body stiffened and her arms moved up and down Jia Cong's back like a machine.
Her pretty face was red all the way to her neck, and she didn't dare to look at him.
After wiping for an unknown amount of time, she gritted her teeth and moved her feet with all her strength, intending to go and wipe Jia Cong's body.
Jia Cong, who was dazed, felt the hand on his back stop. He was stunned for a moment, then he thought of something and immediately waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go out first!"
Qingwen was stunned. She was relieved at first, but she felt disappointed. It seemed that the Third Master did not like her.
She was thinking about all sorts of things in her mind, and walked towards the door blankly! When she was about to leave, she heard Jia Cong say, "Bring a set of clean clothes later. Also...well, you will serve the Third Master in bathing from now on!"
Qingwen's stiff little face froze for a moment, then blossomed like a flower, and her steps became lighter.
"Qingwen remembers it!"
"Huh!" Jia Cong stretched his body and said to himself, "It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality! I never thought that I, the Third Master Cong, would be corrupted by this corrupt society so quickly!"
After thinking for a while, Jia Cong said to himself again, "No, this is certainly not my fault, Third Master. Since it has come, we should make the best of it. Third Master, this should be called adaptation, not corruption!"
Having found an excuse to make himself feel at ease, Jia Cong couldn't help but hum a little tune with contentment.
Qingwen walked out of the room and rubbed her pretty face hard, feeling like her heart was about to jump out.
The reason why she took the initiative to help Jia Cong bathe today was just to compete with Xiao Que'er for favor. Xiao Que'er and Jia Cong lived in the same room, so Qingwen would not interfere in the affairs of the room, but why did Xiao Que'er serve him in bathing?
Of course, she didn't know that Xiao Que'er usually waited in the small hall, and at most went in and out to add some hot water for Jia Cong and get some clothes for him to change...
"Congratulations, Sister Qingwen!" Zhuier and Zhuan'er, who were standing at the door, looked at Qingwen with a smile, "I wonder when I can have a chance to enjoy Sister Qingwen's wedding!"
The two's words made Qingwen's heart, which had finally calmed down, start beating again. She bit her teeth and said softly, "You two little hooves are talking nonsense. Watch out or I'll tear your mouths off! Besides, I'm the Third Master's maid. I've made it clear in front of the Old Lady and the Second Lady. Not to mention serving him in the bath, even warming the Third Master's bed is my duty."
After that, she opened her eyes wide and whispered, "Why don't you go and prepare some more hot water? If you delay Third Master's use, I will not let you off!"
In a flash, more than a month passed and the ice-selling business started again. A few days ago, in early June, Baochai personally took the first month's profit. With last year's experience, Jia Cong received nearly ten thousand taels of silver in the first month of this year!
Such a large sum of money really surprised Qingwen. Only then did she realize that her third master was not only good at studying, but also had great skills in business.
