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Chapter 1009: Chapter 1013: Laboring the People, Not Harming Wealth
"But I really want to take a bath, I’m sure nothing will go wrong if I use boiling water, Zheng Hong, you don’t trust me anymore? I used to be in charge of delivering babies, you know it was me who saved Li Clan’s life, I’m even better than the midwife, right? And I told you, in our place, there’s even cesarean section, it involves cutting open the stomach to get the child out..."
Qiao Duo’er mentioned a lot about knowledge related to childbirth, just to prove that she was more convincing.
After hearing all this, Tan Zhenghong was almost dumbfounded.
He had never heard of these things, let alone dared to imagine them.
But Duo’er spoke logically and persuasively, he couldn’t help but believe her.
Most importantly, his wife was almost never wrong, and the era she had lived in before was even more advanced, so it seemed that following her advice wouldn’t be a mistake.
Tan Zhenghong swallowed hard, "Are you sure taking a bath won’t harm your body? How about this, I’ll keep you company during your convalescence, and I’ll bathe whenever you do."
Having someone to accompany her might just help her get through it.
"I wouldn’t lie to you, I wouldn’t joke about my own body, I want to live many more years to be with you and our children,"
Qiao Duo’er said firmly.
She definitely didn’t want anyone taking over her man and baby.
She didn’t belong to this world, but fate quietly changed, giving her a life more rich and colorful, how could she not cherish that?
Tan Zhenghong came up with a compromise, "You can take a shower, but you have to use wormwood water, bathe once every five days, it must be at noon, and I need to watch you to prevent you from bathing too long."
This should minimize any harm.
"Are you treating me like a prisoner?" Qiao Duo’er asked discontentedly.
Well, being able to bathe wasn’t too bad.
And since Tan Zhenghong had seen her more than just once or twice, she couldn’t be bothered to be prissy about it.
All that remained was to bathe during the daytime, which meant waiting for the next day.
In Duo’er’s eager anticipation, the time to bathe finally arrived, and Zheng Hong even managed to put together the shower she had been longing for.
This was the result of his consultation with Granny Su, Duo’er was still discharging lochia, and a basin bath could easily lead to infection, but a shower wouldn’t have that problem.
"It’s quite simple for now, just make do with it."
Tan Zhenghong said as he continued to add water to the tank.
The tank had to be kept full of water, otherwise, there wouldn’t be any water flowing down for Duo’er.
Qiao Duo’er looked at the wooden basin substituted as a tank, the bamboo pipes connected together, and the animal skin showerhead punctured with many holes; it was incredibly crude, but she was satisfied.
Because Zheng Hong had already given her the best of everything.
After the bath, Tan Zhenghong immediately wrapped Duo’er’s hair with a towel and hurried to dry it with the brazier.
"I feel like I’m becoming Cixi, taking a bath seems to deplete the nation’s wealth," Qiao Duo’er sighed.
It took Zheng Hong all morning to get the equipment ready, Bai Yan burned two large tubs full of water, and in the end, two braziers were needed to dry the hair.
She guessed she would only enjoy such treatment during her confinement.
Tan Zheng Hong corrected her, "It’s just a bit of trouble, not even one Wen money was spent."
All the materials were either available at home or fetched from the mountain, so there was no question of incurring any expense.
The two of them chatted and laughed, and Bai Yan hesitated before interrupting their banter.
"Madam, the young master and the little miss are crying, can I bring them over now?"
Qiao Duo’er pursed her lips: "Those two really know when to pick their moments, bring them over."
They had such an understanding probably because she would always inform them about what she was doing during her pregnancy.
