Hu Guiyang decided to go to Puen Temple, but Wei Ying didn't even want to persuade him, "Okay, call me when you go."

Puen Temple is not big and there are few pilgrims. The only advantage is its excellent location, very close to the imperial city Xi'an Gate. There is a mixed hall in the backyard of the temple for public bathing, and there are several small rooms for Yake to use alone.

There have never been signs here, and the "popular" and "yake" who are entertaining are not ordinary people, but eunuchs in the palace.

Therefore, when the two Jinyiwei and two followers said they wanted to take a shower, the monk was confused and didn't understand what this meant.

"Take a bath, take off your clothes and go into the pool for a while, do you understand?" Hu Guiyang explained.

"Ah... please come from the four." The monk agreed very reluctantly.

"Does you have to charge for taking a bath?" Hu Guiyang asked again.

"We are a temple here, and we don't charge money, but the water is not very good. If you want to wash it comfortably, it's better to go to a nearby mochuangtang, where..."

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "He came here to see his reputation, and he didn't want to go anywhere else."

"Okay, we don't charge money for Huamu here. If you are dedicated to the Buddha, you can donate some incense."

"How many?"

"random."

Hu Guiyang wanted to pay the money, and the monk smiled and said, "Please go to the hall to donate incense, where there is a box of merit."

The hall was dark, and Hu Guiyang didn't see which god and Buddha were worshipped. He donated a few taels of silver. It was logical that dozens of people were enough to take a bath. What he didn't expect was that Wei Ying, Zhao Aqi, and Xiao Tan also took out the silver, and they were much more generous than him. Xiao Tan, who looked like a servant, offered a large silver of fifty taels and one ingot, worshiping the Buddha statue, praying in a low voice, very pious.

Seeing the silver enter the merit box, the monk's attitude immediately became much more enthusiastic, but his eyes were a little vague, and he didn't understand who was the master and who was the servant among the four.

Before entering the backyard, another monk came to hear the news and invited the guests to have tea. During the chat, he asked: "Since the four of you came here, I must know what's going on here?"

"What's the situation? Do you have to chant the Buddha's name when taking a bath?"

The monk shook his head, and he couldn't tell the difference between the four people, so he looked at the seat, his eyes swept across the faces of the four people, and found that the "Hundred Houses" bowed their heads and said without saying anything. The two "competers" spoke unintentionally and had to smile at the "Captain Captain": "That's not necessary, it's just that the people who come here to wash their baths... are usually more special, and Buddhism treats them equally, but some people can't help but have some opinions."

"We don't care about the eunuchs in the palace." Hu Guiyang looked at the other three, "At least I don't care."

"That's good, we have a separate room here, we will be ready soon, four donors..."

"They pay a lot of money, and I pay a little money. I'd better go to the Miantang to wash it." Hu Guiyang said with a smile.

The monk didn't dare to say that he was afraid, but he really made such arrangements.

Wei Ying would never follow Hu Guiyang to seek death, so she did not refuse and asked for a room alone. "I called me when I left, and I really have to soak it well today."

Zhao Aqi and Xiao Tan didn’t care, it was Hu Guiyang who didn’t want to take them with him, “You two go and wash yourself, it’s best not to be too honest between acquaintances.”

Huntang is a large brick pool filled with hot water. There are three large wooden barrels outside, which can be poured out after coming out of the pool.

Today is the 20th day of the first lunar month. There are many people resting in the palace, and there are many people coming out to take a bath. There are more than 20 people sitting in the pool, forming a circle. Outside the pool behind them, several guys in shorts ran around to serve, and they seemed to be eunuchs.

Hu Guiyang's appearance triggered a commotion, and even the guests who were closing their eyes opened their eyes and watched a normal person enter the pool in surprise.

Hu Guiyang found a place to sit down and smiled at the people on both sides.

The pool is quiet for a while and slowly returns to normal. Taking a bath is taking a bath, and no one medds nobody.

"Do you want tea and snacks? Do you want a hand towel? Do you want to wipe your back?"

Hu Guiyang turned his head and looked at him, a young guy was smiling at him.

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "When will a eunuch named Zeng in the palace come?"

"Oh, did the master say Eunuch Zeng? He... I don't know, I have never heard of this person." The guy's face suddenly changed and he turned around and left.

The mist was filled with mist, and Hu Guiyang found two gazes that were moving away, so he got up and walked over, sat next to the man, and smiled and said, "What do you call this father-in-law?"

It was an old eunuch with loose skin. After winking at the friend, he was wearing a hand towel and closing his eyes to rest. He heard the sound without any response.

Hu Guiyang didn't care, and sat against the wall of the pool and sighed, "It's still a big pool that feels comfortable. The same water, putting it in a wooden bucket, is another feeling, it's like the clothes cannot be soaked and washed clean."

The old eunuch still kept silent.

Hu Guiyang said while raising water on his shoulders and head: "I have met Eunuch Zeng once. He went to see me and exchanged courtesy. I kept saying that I would come back and visit once, and I was always not allowed to wait. This is such a good place. Is there no place to take a bath in the palace?"

Hu Guiyang was nagging, and he couldn't get a reply.

A young eunuch came over, and the old eunuch seemed to be able to close his eyes, open his eyes immediately, get up and let him go aside.

The young eunuch sat in the old eunuch's seat and said lightly: "Don't wash your hair in the pool."

"Um?"

"I said don't wash your hair in the pool, go outside, use the water in the bucket, or ask a guy to wash it for you."

"Don't dirty the pool?"

The young eunuch nodded.

"Does your man charge money?"

"Of course, do you want to use it in vain if someone makes a living by relying on this?"

"I dare not." Hu Guiyang smiled, turned around and called a guy, "Shake your hair."

The guy glanced at the young eunuch. After getting acquiesced, he immediately agreed with a smile, first get a hand towel, fold a few layers to cushion the guest's head, then untied his hair, placed it on the edge of the pond, and carefully cleaned it with water in the bucket.

Hu Guiyang couldn't help but close his eyes and smiled, "It's so comfortable, it's worth it."

The young eunuch said, "You are the Jinyi School Captain Hu Guiyang, are you?"

"Hey, do you recognize me?"

"I don't recognize it, I've heard of it."

"I don't know what you call me?" Hu Guiyang couldn't turn his head and could only speak to the water vapor, and could not see the other party's reaction.

Hearing the word "Your Excellency", the young eunuch laughed, "My surname is Qian, I won't mention my name. The little person in the palace may recognize the Eunuch Zeng you mentioned."

"Eunuch Zeng next to Eunuch Liang."

"Well, then I do know him. Are there any trouble for Captain Hu to ask him for?"

"Nothing big."

The guy washed his hair and tied it again, "I will tie my hair again when the master goes out."

Hu Guiyang thanked him, opened his eyes, and the seat he sat diagonally facing the entrance. He saw an acquaintance, but the man changed his face when he saw him, and turned around and left, not taking a shower.

Eunuch Qian shouted: "Old Niu, come here, it's okay, there's nothing to hide in front of Captain Hu."

The shopkeeper Niu from Guangxingpu turned around and went into the pool, nodded awkwardly to Hu Guiyang, and sat on the other side of Eunuch Qian, not knowing what to say.

"There are not enough goods?" asked Eunuch Qian.

"There are some left. I have fewer customers during the holidays a few days ago. I have more people these days. I guess the goods on hand can be used for another two or three days." Niu Zhangguan paused for a moment, and saw that the eunuch Qian had no other hints, and continued: "According to various shops, there are many new customers recently and regular customers will come. The business will be very good this year. It is best to give more goods."

"Well, it's too late this time, let's double it next time?"

"Double." Manager Niu smiled, which was exactly his wish.

"Okay, I'll double it next time. We'll make a big profit this year and everyone will live a good life."

"The blessing of entrusting money to my father-in-law." Manager Niu was overjoyed.

Hu Guiyang interjected and said, "Why did I hear that the pot of spring is about to run out?"

Manager Niu's expression changed, and he obviously had never heard of this news.

Eunuch Qian snorted, "Some people hope we can use up all of it, but hope is just hope. We just need to make money, no matter what rumors say."

Manager Niu looked soothing and laughed, as if expressing contempt.

Hu Guiyang pretended that he didn't hear it, leaned forward and asked Manager Niu, "Has anyone got crazy when they drank again recently?"

Manager Niu still looked at eunuch Qian, and after receiving acquiescence, he said: "There is one who is not very serious. He ran around in the snow and was quickly held down. When he woke up the next day, he didn't remember anything. He was very satisfied. He came to have fun again the next day."

Hu Guiyang wanted to ask again, and Eunuch Qian said, "Old Niu, go there. Someone is looking for you and want to buy some medicinal materials."

Manager Niu immediately got up, walked to the opposite side, and whispered to several eunuchs, talking about another kind of business.

Eunuch Qian turned his head and said, "There are also mixed halls in the palace. The water is always neither cold nor hot, nor does it serve the people here attentively, so everyone is willing to come out to wash the bath. Of course, you have to have money, at least three taels of incense, and the rewards you give to the friends are fine, but they work so hard that it is not reasonable to have one tael, two taels."

"Five taels of silver for a bath?" Hu Guiyang was very surprised. It turned out that he really gave him less.

"Nothing is more important than comfort." Eunuch Qian showed a satisfied smile, "It's not just about coming every day, two or three times a month."

"Others go to the hall to take a bath every day, but they may not be able to spend five taels of silver a year."

"People have high and low status, and things have high and low levels. How can we live the same life? Which kind of life does Captain Hu like?"

"It's useless to like it. I can't afford to take a bath for five taels of silver."

"Then you should find a few people who can live such a life as friends." Eunuch Qian said seriously.

Hu Guiyang smiled and said, "You heard of my name, but you don't know much about my character."

Eunuch Qian turned around and said, "I don't know much, but I don't believe that someone would rather live in the quagmire. He had the chance to climb out, but he was lying in the quagmire and was unwilling to move."

Hu Guiyang thought for a while, "I have to know what I should do first. I need five taels of silver to take a bath. Is it a bigger price to make friends?"

"You can make new friends without doing anything. This is called opportunity. You will never meet an ordinary person once in your life."

"Haha, nothing has to be done. This is my dream life, but I have a boss and there is still a deadline, and this deadline is only ten days left."

"What do friends do? Isn't it just to support each other in times of crisis? There are naturally people in the West Factory talking for you. You just need to keep the strange people in Zhao's house. As for investigating the case, you have to understand that there is no case to investigate at all."

"There is no case to be investigated." Hu Guiyang stood up, "If I hadn't come here to investigate the case, how could I make friends like Eunuch Qian? According to this inference, I should continue to investigate. Maybe I can pay a friend who takes a bath for ten taels or hundreds of taels of silver."

Eunuch Qian looked up at the captain, looked surprised, and then smiled and said, "I'm starting to understand you, go ahead and continue investigating the case to see when you can find out."

Hu Guiyang used the water from the bucket to take the towel from the guy's hand to wipe it. After putting on the clothes, he gave him about two taels of silver reward. The guy thanked him so much, and turned around and put the silver into another box of merit.

It is called silver reward, but the guy doesn't get much.

Hu Guiyang waited in the guest room for a while, and Wei Ying came out first and smiled and said, "Have you met Eunuch Zeng? What did you ask?"

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "But I guessed something, very important, and I must meet the factory."

The smile on Wei Ying's face slowly disappeared, "If you just guess, the factory may not meet you."

"Please indicate 'Emergency', the factory association understands what I mean." Hu Guiyang smiled and did not explain.
Chapter completed!