pjbooks Chapter 72 First Bath Time
Chapter 72 First Bath Time
Two dogs and a cat, all of which were just brought home a couple of days ago.
Newly adopted kittens and puppies need to be kept in the room for a while to get used to the smell and the people here.
It's about letting them know that this is home, that there's food here, and that they shouldn't run away.
All three were originally kept in the room. Lin Xue was particularly fond of one of them, so she took one out to play, while the other two remained inside.
She opened the door and led Lin Chuan and the others inside, calling out as she did so:
"Huahua, Heihei, don't be afraid, I've brought your brother to see you."
As soon as the door was opened, I heard the whimpering and howling of a kitten.
"Ugh~, ugh~"
Lin Xue anxiously searched for the kitten, but Lin Chuan had already pinpointed its location based on the sound—in the corner under the cabinet.
But then they saw a small, gray and white kitten, its body pinning down a large rat, its mouth tightly gripping the rat, and a low growl emanating from its throat.
Distracted by Lin Chuan and the others opening the door, the kitten was momentarily distracted and the mouse broke free.
The kitten pounced again, but the mouse was too fast, and the kitten's paws couldn't hold it down. Instead, the mouse pulled the kitten over.
After the kitten got up, it didn't chase the mouse anymore. It watched Lin Chuan and the others warily before slowly retreating under the cabinet.
Lin Xue slowly put the gray dog down and squatted down to hug the tabby cat, but the kitten didn't give her any face at all and kept backing away.
"Brother, it let me hold it this morning."
Lin Xue felt a little wronged. She had volunteered to feed them for the past two days and they had become somewhat familiar with each other and no longer resisted her approach. Now, however, they wouldn't let her hold them.
"Let's go outside first. It's frightened and won't let anyone hold it."
"Okay, I'll take another look at Heihei."
Heihei is a black dog, and it's currently lying under the bed. No matter how much Lin Xue calls it, it won't come out.
"Brother, you must have scared it. I was able to call it out slowly before."
Lin Chuan and Lin Feng exchanged a glance but remained silent. At this moment, it was clear that they felt inferior to a dog, so it was better not to say anything.
"You're back. You haven't been hungry these past few days, have you?"
As soon as I stepped into the yard, I ran into my mother carrying a bucket of swill coming out of the pigsty.
"Mom, did you bring the pig back?"
"Yeah, I bought a half-sized one, it was expensive."
Although she said it was expensive, my mother's tone was full of laughter.
These days, rural women feel like something's missing if they don't raise a pig.
"I'll go take a look."
Lin Chuan graciously steered the conversation back to this topic, without even putting down the bucket, and led them back to the pigsty, his mouth never stopping:
"This pig is a bit expensive, but it's very well-behaved. It doesn't squeal at all and eats a lot. I gave it a bucketful in the middle of the afternoon, and it finished it in no time. I just gave it some more, and it ate some more..."
The pig is a black pig with several white rings around its belly. It weighs a little over 100 pounds and is indeed a voracious eater. Right now, it's busy munching away in the trough.
"White spot, white spot, you need to eat more, you need to eat more to grow up!"
Lin Xue had already forgotten about her cats and dogs and was greeting the black pig.
"You want to grow up quickly so you can eat you, right?"
"Brother~".
The group stood in the pigpen watching the pigs eat for several minutes, until the mother remembered that the fire was still burning in the stove and the rice hadn't been cooked yet.
"Let's cook the rice later, take a shower first."
Looking at the hot water in the pot, Lin Chuan felt itchy all over.
Although I showered every day while in the mountains these past few days, the water was cold and there was no soap, so it only served to relieve the sweat.
Lin Feng's eyes were also filled with longing for a bath. Lin Chuan told him to go take a bath first and found an unused loofah sponge:
"Use this to lather after using soap; it feels so comfortable afterwards."
"Who uses a loofah to bathe?"
My mother said from the side that she kept the loofah to wash pots and dishes.
It's not that I feel sorry for the loofahs; they're not worth much, and we have more at home. It's just that I don't understand.
Well, at most they just use both hands to pull on a towel and rub their backs; they have absolutely no concept of scrubbing a body.
Lin Feng had absolute trust in Lin Chuan. Hearing Lin Chuan say this, he took the loofah and hot water into the bathroom without saying a word.
Lin Xue stayed in the kitchen to tend the fire, while Lin Chuan pulled his mother into the room and handed her a bag.
My mother took the bag, weighed it in her hand, and asked with a smile:
"What is it? It's not money, is it?"
Lin Chuan had given her a bag before, which contained money, but given the thickness and weight of this bag, her mother didn't think it was money; guessing it was money was just a casual joke.
To her surprise, when she opened it, she found that it really was money.
There was so much money, more than my mother had ever seen in her life. Her first reaction wasn't happiness, but bewilderment, and her words became somewhat incoherent:
"My God, this is money! How can there be so much? What have you been doing these past few days? How much money is this? Where did you get this?"
"Mom, we were lucky this time, we stumbled upon a group of wild boars fighting..."
Lin Chuan explained the situation briefly and showed her the receipt. Since the money hadn't been fully received, there was still a receipt with the official seal of the government.
After repeatedly confirming, Mom finally determined that the money really was earned by Lin Chuan, and that this wasn't all of it.
"Mom, here's ten thousand yuan. Count it yourself. I'm going to cook."
Seeing that his mother was a little dizzy, Lin Chuan took the money out of the bag and put it on the bed, gesturing for her to count it. Then he left and closed the door.
Soon, the sound of his mother counting money could be heard from inside. It was very soft; if Lin Chuan hadn't had good hearing, he wouldn't have been able to hear it at all.
"Very good. As long as I start using my hands, my mind will recover in no time." Lin Chuan nodded in satisfaction and walked towards the kitchen.
The water in the pot on the stove started to steam, and the water in the kettle had boiled and was making a bubbling sound.
Lin Chuan poured water from the kettle into a bucket, then emptied half a pot of water from the pot, leaving the other half to cook rice.
After waiting a while, Lin Feng came out after washing up. He looked excited, as if he had discovered a new continent.
"Bro, it feels so good to rub with this thing."
"Right? When have I ever lied to you? But next time, you don't need to rub so hard."
"Uh-huh."
Lin Xue leaned closer: "Brother, is it really comfortable? I want to have it rubbed too."
Lin Chuan pointed to Lin Feng's arm, which was covered with red marks.
"You're too young to rub it now. Look at your second brother, his hands are almost bleeding."
"Second brother, aren't you in pain?"
"It hurts, it hurts so much I feel like I'm dying."
At Lin Chuan's prompting, Lin Feng began his exaggerated performance.
Lin Xue leaned in and gently blew on his breath:
"Phew, it doesn't hurt anymore, right? Second brother, why are you still rubbing it if it hurts?"
"It feels good while it's being rubbed, but it hurts afterward."
Lin Chuan said in a very serious tone.
Lin Chuan took the loofah from Lin Feng and carried the bucket toward the bathroom.
While washing, I was thinking about how to modify the bathroom so that I wouldn't have to boil water and carry it in every day.
You can't buy bathroom products now, but you can modify them yourself.
Put two large iron buckets in the water, and build a stove outside to burn firewood. With one hot and one cold, the showerhead problem is easily solved.
We also need to install some tables and cabinets inside to store things, and we'll need to prepare a few more loofah sponges so we can use them separately…
Thinking about things and humming a song, Lin Chuan began his first ever body scrubbing session.
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I first got a body scrub in the early 2010s, and it opened up a whole new world for me. It felt so good after the scrub.
It's a pity I've never been to the North and never experienced a public bathhouse scrubbing. I've always longed to try it someday.
Do you guys have any good bath towel recommendations? These days, bath towels don't hurt when you scrub, so it's not as enjoyable anymore.
The best bath towel I've ever used is one that looks cheap and resembles a silk scarf.
It looked ordinary, but it hurt when you rubbed it, and it felt really good. Later, I went back to that supermarket to look for it, but it was gone.
I bought over a dozen different kinds of these online, but none of them work well. I've given up on them. I'm just barely managing to rub them on my back with gloves. (These things are really unfriendly for rubbing your back.)