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Li Jin put down the basin, picked up the wooden bucket and walked towards the kitchen. Next, he lit a fire and boiled some water again.
Seeing this, the teenager spoke again, “A’Jin, it’s just bath water, there’s no need to waste wood.”
Li Jin said, “You are weak, I will feel at ease if you take a bath using warm water. Let this water cool before taking a bath.”
In this era, the concept of using warm water for sterilization already existed, but only when bathing a newborn baby would the water be boiled and then cooled to a slightly warm temperature. Adults don’t use warm water to save firewood.
The teenager had two cute dimples at the corners of his lips. Li Jin’s last sentence, “I feel relieved”, made him extremely happy.
Qin Mu Wen also wanted to do something to repay A’Jin, but after thinking hard, he didn’t know what he could do.
In an instant, the teenager looked a little discouraged.
Li Jin turned his head and saw the depression in the teenager’s eyes. He just wondered why this young man was so well-behaved no matter what he did.
He couldn’t help but scratch the teenager’s nose.
“You stay here and watch the water in the pot. Once it boils, use a ladle to carefully scoop it into a basin. I’m going to water the vegetable garden first. When I come back and the water will no longer be scalding hot, you can take a bath then.”
Li Jin reminded the teenager again and watched him nod obediently before he felt relieved to go water the vegetable garden.
When Li Jin came back, he found that the boy had already prepared the noodles while the water was boiling.
He has to say that the teenager’s skill in cooking home-cooked meals is first-rate. Even if the flour contains bran, he can still knead the dough into a smooth chewy texture.
Qin Mu Wen kept the pig’s trotter soup he made yesterday in a jar in the corner. He took out the noodles, poured the hot pig’s trotter soup over the noodles, and sprinkled some chopped green onions and salt. The noodles looked absolutely delicious.
While the teenager prepared the dinner, Li Jin recited the Book of Rites (Part 2).
After they had their meal, the water in the big pot that had been boiled previously was warm enough for bathing.
The teenager filled a basin with warm water, and Li Jin and he carried it into the house together.
Li Jin stood there for a while, not knowing if he could do anything to help him.
Li Jin said, “I’m in the yard. If you need any help, just call me.”
The teenager nodded in response and Li Jin went out consciously.
Li Jin stood in the yard for a while until he heard the sound of water in the house, and then he went to fetch some water to wash his face first.
Then I calmed down and went to study to copy books.
Li Jin had just finished copying a paragraph when he suddenly heard the boy calling him in the room.
“A’Jin, A’Jin.”
Li Jin hurriedly put down his pen, quickly walked to the door of the house, and asked, “What’s wrong?? Are you feeling uncomfortable?!”
The teenager’s voice was a little low, and he said, “Can you come in first?”
Li Jin immediately replied, “Okay, wait for me to wash my hands.”
Li Jin had just been writing, and his hands were inevitably stained with ink.
When Li Jin entered, the teenager had his back to him, was naked, and was standing in the place where the desk had been placed before.
There was a wooden basin on the ground with a cloth in it.
Qin Mu Wen asked, “Can you wipe my back?”
Li Jin didn’t say anything, but he squatted down, wrung the cloth half dry, and carefully wiped the teenager’s back.
The candlelight in the room was dim, but the teenager’s back was very white. Moreover, he is thin, and the two butterfly bones on his back appear very fragile and delicate.
No matter how cheerful Qin Mu Wen was, his face was flushed as he turned his back to Li Jin.
Qin Mu Wen hadn’t originally thought of asking Li Jin to rub his back. But as he was washing, he suddenly remembered what his father had told him before.
After knowing that he didn’t have much time left, his father was very worried about his future marriage and told him a lot of things, regardless of whether he could understand them at the time or not.
After all, in this era, whether a ger’s second half of life will be happy or not depends entirely on his husband and children.
It is very difficult for a person to be self-reliant in this world, and he will also face worldly criticism because of it.
Without strong psychological endurance, it is absolutely impossible to live well.
His father once said that even if his husband doted on him, he must not become arrogant because of that doting.
Later, his father asked him, “Do you know the limit of being spoiled and arrogant?”