Rise From the Humble

  Chapter 561 Listening to Yuxuan

  The residence arranged by the Hou Mansion is in the backyard. After Zhu Ping'an married Li Shu, as the son-in-law of the Hou Mansion, he is no longer an outsider, and the arrangement in the mansion makes sense.

   Zijuan led the way, Zhu Pingan followed behind, and a few girls hugging and saluting were at the end. Walk from the guest room to the backyard, and enter the backyard through the dignified and gorgeous hanging flower door. Walk along the Chaoshou corridor inside, pass the hallway stone screen, turn two more turns, pass through a corner door, walk along the winding path for a while, and then see several relatively independent courtyards, which look exquisitely decorated, Elegant, neat and clean.

  From this journey, Zhu Ping'an's overall impression of the backyard of the Hou Mansion is that there are courtyards inside the courtyard and gardens outside the courtyard. The courtyards and gardens are connected and servants are on duty. Security, privacy, and connectivity are all taken care of.

  Actually, the biggest difference between the backyard and the front yard is the femininity. The maids and mothers come and go. Whether it is flowers or decorations, there is a smell of rouge.

"My lord, this Tingyuxuan is the yard arranged by the old lady for you and the Fifth Miss. The things in the yard are all newly purchased, and the furniture and furnishings are all carefully crafted by the master of the Tuonei official prison with rosewood and red sandalwood. They are used for daily use. And the furnishings are all imported from the Imperial Merchant, if you see anything missing, please tell the servant girl, the old lady has arranged everything, and you must let the uncle and the fifth lady live comfortably."

   Zijuan led Zhu Ping'an into a yard near the bamboo forest, ordered the maids to put their luggage away, and then stood in front of a cluster of blooming spring flowers, looked at Zhu Ping'an with a smile and said.

   "Freshly purchased? Doesn't it mean that there is more formaldehyde? There is also toluene..." Zhu Pingan rubbed his chin and said to himself. Generally speaking, newly decorated and purchased furniture will generate pollution and introduce volatile gases such as formaldehyde, benzene, and toluene that are harmful to the human body. The furniture in this yard is all newly purchased, so wouldn't it mean that he is going to be a human vacuum cleaner?

ah?

  Formaldehyde? Toluene?

"Grandpa, what is formaldehyde? What is toluene?" Zijuan was standing beside Zhu Ping'an. I understand what formaldehyde and toluene are in my uncle's mouth. Why are there more formaldehyde and toluene in freshly bought furniture?

Uh…

  Zhu Pingan glanced at Zicuckoo, slightly hooked the corners of his lips, then shook his head, and said softly that it was nothing.

Formaldehyde, toluene, how can you understand these words from modern times? If you explain molecular structure, physical and chemical properties, etc., you have to start from physics, chemistry, biology, etc. Obviously, you can say no every ten days and a half months. It's clear, and it doesn't necessarily make sense, so it's better not to say it at all.

  Zijuan is transparent, and it can be seen that my son-in-law doesn't want to talk about it, but he is also very winking and doesn't get to the bottom of it. However, I still write down formaldehyde and toluene in my heart, thinking about asking people in the future to see if anyone knows what it is. My uncle is the number one scholar, so the things that come out of my uncle's mouth are definitely not ordinary things.

   While Zhu Ping'an was talking to Zijuan, the other little maids had already put all of Zhu Ping's luggage in the room.

"I'm very satisfied with the courtyard. I'm sorry, girls. Thank you, Miss Zijuan. Thank you to grandma for me. After I wash up, I'll go to say hello to grandma." thank.

   Zijuan led all the maids to bow down to return the salute, giggling and saying they didn't dare.

  A humble gentleman is unparalleled in the world.

  If it were Master Zhou and the others, they would definitely not be so gentle and courteous. The little girls secretly raised their heads and boldly looked at Zhu Ping'an. Looking at this son-in-law of the first champion of the Ming Dynasty, his pretty face was slightly flushed.

Zijuan arranged for people to move the hot water for washing into Tingyuxuan, and some daily necessities were also sent to the yard one after another. Two maids were left in the yard to wait for Zhu Ping'an's orders, and after Zhu Ping'an washed and rested, they would send them to the yard. Zhu Pingan led the way to the old lady to say hello, and then Zijuan led the other girls to leave.

  After Zijuan left, Zhu Pingan took a look at the Tingyuxuan. It was a small courtyard, with polished bricks and glazed tiles;

  The moon-shaped courtyard gate adds to the beauty. To protect privacy, behind the moon gate is a wooden screen wall, on which is carved a very beautiful picture of rain-beating peonies. There are three main rooms and two side rooms in Tingyuxuan. There is a small gatehouse near the courtyard gate and a kitchen room. There is a corridor between the main room and the side rooms.

   "My lord, the hot water is ready, and the servants will help you change your clothes and take a bath."

  While Zhu Ping'an was still observing the yard, the two maids were already mixing the bath water, and they came to Zhu Ping'an and bowed their knees.

   "No, no need, I'll do it myself, you go to the ear room to rest for a while."

  Zhu Ping'an naturally refused. He has always believed in doing it himself to get enough food and clothing, and he didn't want to play a mandarin duck bath.

   But when it comes to mandarin duck baths, a certain goblin in crotch pants appears involuntarily...

   What a scum, he is still a minor.

  Hehe, I really am not a good bird...

  Seeing my uncle shaking his head and smiling again, the two girls looked blank, but seeing Zhu Ping'an's determination, they had to go to the ear room with some reluctance, and originally wanted to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with my uncle.

  Zhu Ping'an went to the main room. There was a partition inside. After entering, he found that there was a layout of one light and two dark inside. The middle room was used as the main room for receiving guests. The remaining two are used as study and bedroom respectively. The bedroom is relatively spacious, and the inside is divided into two rooms by a partition. The outside is used for sleeping, and the inside is a washroom, which can be regarded as an ancient bathroom.

  Zhu Ping'an went into the inner room, took off his clothes and took a hot bath in the wooden barrel, washed his hair with the pig ling placed next to the wooden barrel, and took a bath with soap. Zhuling and pancreas, these two are only used by wealthy families in Daming. Polyporus and pancreas are much more high-grade than saponins and bath beans. Some spices are added in them, and they will have a richer aroma after bathing.

   After soaking in a hot bath, Zhu Ping'an felt as if his whole body had been reborn, refreshed and relaxed after washing away all the exhaustion and dust all over his body.

  After taking a shower and drying his body, Zhu Pingan chose a set of clean clothes in the bedroom to change into. These are the clothes that Li Shu prepared for himself before. He will go to see the old lady later, so the clothes he chooses are a little more formal.

  After taking a bath and changing into new clothes, Zhu Ping'an's whole body has improved several grades compared to when he first entered the Hou's mansion. The saying that people rely on clothes really makes sense.

  The two little girls who were waiting in the ear room saw the new Zhu Ping'an, their blushes became more intense, and the two little heads got together to whisper a few words, and then glanced at Zhu Ping'an quietly.

  (end of this chapter)