Chapter 21 Eyes Opening
In fact, it’s no wonder there is such a sound.
That’s more than two yuan!
Not to mention that according to Ning Weimin's own "exchange rate", that would be 300,000 in the future.
Even now, this is enough for him to eat breakfast for half a month.
Or in a big restaurant, you can get a bunch of croquettes, three kinds of croquettes, and a liter of beer.
So after thinking about it, Ning Weimin was also quite surprised.
He thought to himself, what kind of bath is this? It’s so expensive?
On the other side, as soon as the old man came out of the window, he anxiously stretched his head to see the bath ticket in Master's hand.
What he saw were four pink paper receipts connected together.
There aren't many words on it, except for the name of the Tsinghua Garden Bathhouse and the official seal.
The words on each ticket are only "Buntang Ticket", "Fifty Cent" and "Limited to one person".
Puntang ticket? What's the difference between this and the usual 26 cents for a pond ticket?
Ning Weimin wanted to ask, but he was a little embarrassed for fear of showing his cowardice.
While hesitating, fortunately Kang Shude had seen what he was thinking and took the initiative to explain a few words to him.
"Bentang is a pool upstairs where one person can wash alone. There are fewer people up there and it is cleaner than down below."
After saying that, he started walking in again.
Ning Weimin understood now.
But just as I was about to follow him, I found that many people were looking at the old man’s back in shock, or whispering.
Among those who were talking, there was even one who extended four fingers to his companion with an extremely exaggerated expression.
The envious look in his eyes, if you look at it today, is like looking at a rich man's krypton gold.
Huh? This made Ning Weimin feel that this matter was not that simple anymore.
Frowning and thinking about it, the old man’s explanation seemed quite vague.
For example, if you say "Buntang", you just say "Buntang". Why do you say "Pen'er" when buying a ticket?
Also, why do we have to issue four tickets?
As a result, he was truly intrigued by the suspense.
When I chased him in, I really couldn’t wait to see what was going on inside.
Not to mention, as soon as you enter the second door, you can immediately feel that this Tsinghua Garden is different from other bathhouses.
First of all, the difference lies in the decoration facilities.
It is a luxurious, elegant and high-end Western-style building, which is very consistent with the style of the external Western-style building.
There are ceiling lights above the head, a patio in the middle of the corridor, and a vault at the top with glass windows that let in daylight.
If these things weren't too old.
The characteristics of the bathhouse in the corridor are too obvious.
There is a service desk for changing the sign, the entrance of the women's bathroom, the entrance of the men's bathroom, the entrance of the barber shop...
This place can really be used as a bungalow set in a movie.
In addition, there are too many people here.
That’s not an ordinary amount, it’s a super amount.
The entrance to the men's bathroom is completely covered in dirt.
The team even lined up from the entrance, and there were more than twenty young and old men lined up along the corridor wall.
Either young people gather together, or older people wait with a newspaper in hand, flipping through it.
Everyone looked impatient, and it was obvious that time was running out.
The entrance to the bathroom is especially the busiest. You can hear the voices of several waiters shouting "evicting" people from outside.
"...Wash and dry. If you don't wash or dry, you can put on your clothes. Don't take a nap in the shower, or you'll break your waist and legs. Buy a plaster, it's not enough to take a shower!"< br>
Well, this is still funny.
Don’t tell me, it rhymes, and the rhythm is like an allegro player.
There are also shouts specifically for taking off the basket. That not only has industry characteristics, but also has guiding significance.
"Go in anxiously. There is a clothes basket inside. You can take off your clothes directly inside and hang the number plate on the basket. Take off your upper body first, then your lower body, so that you can take off and put on your clothes easily. Yes. Please hand over your valuables, otherwise we will not be responsible for their loss!”
Of course, it is not all so humorous and calm, there are also urgent situations.
“Hey, I mean, these two, dressed in clothes, make a basket, let the one who rises in front let the one behind him get up!”
"And over there, I say, comrades, if you have anything to say, can you go back and talk? Let's hurry up and be considerate of each other!"
Obviously, the situation here may be worse than Ning Weimin What we imagined was even more severe and not optimistic.
But precisely because it is so difficult to take a bath, it becomes even more obvious that the bath they took today was of a high standard and extraordinary.
Kang Shude did not allow Ning Weimin to watch the excitement, so he pulled him hard, walked quickly through the crowd, and led him into a tight hug.
Finally, after the master and apprentice passed by the entrance of the men's bathroom and the barber shop, Ning Weimin saw a staircase leading to the second floor.
The stairs were made of wood, and the steps were a little worn out, but the railings were still bright red.
There will be a thumping sound when walking on it.
It’s not until you get upstairs from here that it really feels different.
Not only did the noise almost disappear, my ears were immediately clear, but the decorations above were also more advanced.
At the entrance of the stairs, there is first a large mirror that can reflect the whole body of a person, and then there is a hardwood table inside.
There is a square mirror and wall plug above the table, and cotton swabs, combs, hair dryers and other items are placed on the table.
Opposite the formal mirror and table are several old blue leather sofas, but the texture is very good.
It actually has a wooden frame and a leather seat. You can tell by looking at it that it will be very comfortable to sit on.
Further along the wall, there are rows of small rooms.
The walls are all made of wood and the floor is paved with tiles.
The most amazing thing is that the windows facing the street are all made of stained glass with different patterns.
Just like this scene, it is exactly the same as the Shanghai style in the movie.
Gorgeous, psychedelic, and full of age.
In addition, it may be because the workload is much less, or it may also be because most people who are willing to spend several times the price to take a bath are not ordinary people.
The waiter responsible for the reception was also unexpectedly kind and polite.
In this age of service industry where everyone is a big boss, it is rare for Ning Weimin to see polite service with a smile and hear the word "please".
"Are you two together? Please come over there. By coincidence, the two pairs of private rooms have just been vacated, so you two don't have to wait for a while..."
In this way, under the guidance of the waiter, the master and apprentice entered a room inside.
Unexpectedly, Ning Weimin was even more surprised by the level of hardware in the room.
It’s a suite with both inside and outside.
Outside are two small beds with lockers. There are clean white bath towels and towels on the bed.
There is an ashtray on the coffee table in the middle, a tea set, slippers underneath, and a spittoon in the corner.
The inner room is suddenly bright. Since the window is a large area of frosted glass, the lighting is much greater than that of the downstairs.
There are two large Western-style enamel bathtubs, one on each side of the room.
Both the shower head and the faucet are made of pure copper.
In addition, there is a ceramic basin in the house.
In addition to the mirror on the basin, there are also soap, shampoo and cream.
The most important thing is that one of the bathhouse staff is shirtless and has a towel on his shoulders.
He was working hard to wash the bathtub in the house with boiling water and alkali soap.
Seeing this scene, Ning Weimin immediately understood.
I bet this is what "Dui Pen'er" means, a single room for two people in one house.
Don’t tell me, it’s just like taking a shower in a hotel. This kind of treatment is definitely a five-star standard.
The only difference from the single rooms in high-end bathing centers in the future is that the purpose of bathing here is more pure.
The environment also has a sense of the vicissitudes of the times and is uniquely interesting.
(End of this chapter)