ryethenovel Chapter 146: Hot Water Room
Chapter 146: Hot Water Room
Except for the fact that she was able to take care of Su Qian when Su Qian was sick, she never stayed close to Su Qian's side at other times.
Neither Xu Qing nor Su Qian is in the habit of being served by others, so she can only find some things for herself to do, such as cleaning the clothes that Xu Qing and Su Qian have changed, and sometimes cleaning the courtyard work.
Due to the cold weather at this time, the little girl's hands were soaked in the water and turned blue from the cold, but the little girl was still rubbing her clothes very carefully.
Seeing this scene, Xu Qing couldn't help frowning, and walked over
The little maid Xuan'er looked a little older than Xiao Ruxue, at most fifteen years old, yet she had to dip her hands in ice water to wash clothes in the cold winter... I have to say, Xu Qing couldn't bear it.
The little girl who was washing clothes raised her head slightly when she heard the noise, and when she saw that Xu Qing had come, she quickly stood up, wiped her skirt casually with her two small hands, and whispered: "My lord, why are you here? "
Xu Qing looked at the clothes in the tub, then looked at the little girl's hands that were blue from the cold and asked, "It's cold in winter, why don't you use hot water to wash the clothes?"
Xuan'er took it for granted, "Firewood is too expensive in winter. It is used to boil water for drinking, and it is too wasteful to wash clothes. The slaves have always used well water to wash clothes."
Xu Qing stretched out his hand to dip the water, the water was so cold that Xu Qing couldn't help shivering.
He is a big man who is shocked by the ice, let alone a weak little maid named Xuan'er who has never practiced martial arts.
Xu Qing looked at Xuan'er, shook her head and said, "The water is too cold, I'll get you some hot water."
Xuan'er quickly shook her head and said: "My lord, there's no need, slaves can..."
But Xu Qing didn't talk nonsense to her at all, went out on his own, and then turned back quickly, but he carried a pot of hot water in his hand, Xu Qing added it to the basin, and the freezing cold water suddenly become warmer.
Xu Qing stretched out his hand to test the temperature of the water again, only to find that the biting cold feeling was no longer noticeable.
Xuan'er looked at Xu Qing who had already left, and was moved in her heart, my uncle is a very good person...
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Xu Qing came out of the laundry room and when he walked into the yard, he ran into Su Qian who had already practiced a set of Sword Technique. After finishing a set of Sword Technique, Su Qian threw the sword casually, and the sword turned out to be an accurate hit In the scabbard erected on the shelf, the sword was scabbard, and it was so loud!
Xu Qing was dumbfounded, she never thought that her own wife would have such a skill.
Xu Qing is already thinking that he will practice this trick for several years.
Su Qian turned her head to look at Xu Qing, with joy on her brows, and said, "Husband is back?"
Xu Qing came over and said, "Ma'am, just now I saw Xuan'er washing clothes in cold water. When I stretched out my hands, I felt it was icy cold, but Xuan'er still had to wash the clothes. I want to build a hot water bath in Su's mansion." The room is used to burn a lot of hot water, so that the servants in our family will feel much better whether they are washing dishes or washing clothes."
Su Qian said: "I haven't paid attention to these things on weekdays. My husband is right. It's really not right for servants to wash clothes in cold water in the cold winter months. I'll go and order them right away."
Xu Qing took out a stack of silver bills from his sleeve and stuffed them into Su Qian's hand, saying, "Hold these silver bills first. I heard that charcoal fires in winter are very expensive. If you want to maintain them for twelve hours a day, the entire Su The hot water in the house, the salary of my father-in-law may not be enough."
Su Qian shook her head and wanted to hand it back: "How can I use my husband's money..."
Xu Qing didn't go to pick it up, and took it for granted: "The family divides yours and mine. Isn't the money you earn is used to support the family? If you don't support the family, what will you do?"
Then Xu Qing turned around and walked towards the kitchen, saying as he walked, "My lady, go and order first, and I will have lunch when I come back."
When Su Qian talked about this matter with Su County Magistrate during lunch, Su County Magistrate was surprised, then nodded and said: "I never thought about the problem of hot water in winter before, but you are careful. You can use hot water to bathe in winter, but the servants don’t even use hot water for washing dishes, it’s my father’s negligence.”
Xu Qing added a mouthful of meat and didn't say anything. It's because of his father-in-law's negligence. If he wasn't negligent, the Su family might go bankrupt if he couldn't make it here...
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In just one day, a hot water room was set up in Su's residence. There were three large pots burning boiling hot water, and a charcoal fire was burning under the stove.
However, this hot water room can only provide hot water during the day, and the charcoal fire will be extinguished at night.
There is no way to do this. If there is no one to take care of it at night, it would be a great crime if it caught fire because of the three pots of water.
Moreover, under Su Qian's statement, everyone in the Su Mansion knew that the construction of the hot water room was the idea of my uncle Xu Qing, and they built a hot water room because they were considerate of their servants.
Many servants of the Su Mansion are grateful to Xu Qing, and they work harder. After all, which mansion's servants can use hot water at will when they wash clothes and dishes in the cold winter?
"Young master is really a good man. He built a hot water room in the mansion. I'm afraid the servants of the palace don't have this kind of treatment, right?"
"That's right, being able to be a servant in our Su Mansion is really a blessing that has been cultivated in eight lifetimes. The one from my hometown is now a servant in Changshi's Mansion. It also needs well water, which is called a Cool."
"I heard that my uncle paid for the repair of the hot water room and the purchase of charcoal fire!"
"Speaking of which, when will the lady fill in a young master for our house? It has been a few months since the uncle and the lady got married, why is there no movement in the lady's stomach?"
"Hey, there is a Tufang in my hometown. The women in the village say that they are spiritual, and they can have children soon. Do you think I should tell my uncle and miss?"
Su Qian who had just walked over could not help turning pink when she heard this, and then quickly recovered her usual cold expression, glanced at the servant girls and said, "You don't do anything, what are you mumbling about here?!"
As soon as the servants heard the voice of the master, they immediately scattered like birds and beasts.
It is taboo to talk about the host's house no matter where it is! It is going to be filled by the pond!
Just now, the servant who recommended Tufang disappeared like a cheetah flying away.
Two days passed, and the Xu family still hadn't sent the money over. Xu Qing stood in the courtyard and looked in the direction of Xu's house and murmured: "You guys have to keep the promise, or your precious son's right leg will be destroyed." I can't keep it..."