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"That's right," Mou Xiaoning said with a smile. "I told him I was buying it for the adults in the Secret Intelligence Bureau. As soon as he heard that, he panicked and didn't dare to ask for a higher price. He just wanted me to give him the money quickly so he could leave. I've already taken care of the property deed and everything."
As she spoke, Mou Xiaoning took out the property deed.
I took the deed and looked it over, nodding in approval. "Not bad, you've worked hard."
With that, I pulled out six hundred taels of silver notes from the drawer and handed them to Mou Xiaoning. "The extra hundred is a reward for you. Please help me tidy up the house, add some furniture and bedding, and buy some daily necessities."
"Yes!" Mou Xiaoning accepted the silver notes with a smile. "Sir, there's one great feature of this house that you haven't seen yet."
"Oh?" I was taken aback. "What feature?"
"Follow me," Mou Xiaoning said with a smile, leading me to the bathroom on the second floor.
When I saw it, I was stunned.
I never expected to find a Western-style bathroom in such an ordinary Nanjiang residence!
A separate toilet, a large bathtub, and... a Western toilet!
"Sir," Mou Xiaoning said with a grin, "I just got this from the foreigners; it's the only one in all of Nanjiang!"
"Great!" I exclaimed with delight. "This is wonderful!"
To be honest, Nanjiang is great in many ways, but the one thing I can't stand is the toilet.
The houses here, unlike those in the capital, do not have independent toilets. Most families have their toilets under the eaves or set up a shed in the yard with a pit dug underneath, placing two boards on top to make do.
In such toilets, besides the unbearable stench, one must always be careful of where they step. If one slips and falls in, the experience is unimaginable...
As for those poor families, they don’t even have such toilets; they can only keep a chamber pot at home. Twice a day, someone is responsible for emptying it and then carrying it to the river to wash.
I was thinking at that time about when I could have an independent toilet.
I never expected that today it would actually come true!
"My lord," Mou Xiaoning said with a smile, "this house was originally bought by a Western envoy, so many of the things inside are Western goods."
"Great!" I excitedly patted Mou Xiaoning on the shoulder. "Well done!"
"My lord," Mou Xiaoning continued with a smile, "this house has another advantage."
"Oh?" I was taken aback. "What other advantage?"
"Look at this." Mou Xiaoning took out a flyer and handed it to me.
I took it and looked at it, instantly stunned.
The advertisement was for the Haining Fragrant Wind Pavilion, stating that there were exotic dancers and Western ice delicacies available all day long, inviting people to come and cool off.
"This..." I looked at Mou Xiaoning in confusion. "Why is there an advertisement for Haining in a Nanjiang newspaper?"
"My lord," Mou Xiaoning smiled. "Many high officials from Nanjiang own properties in Haining and often vacation there, so the advertisements from Haining are mainly targeted at them."
"I see," I nodded, then asked with curiosity, "What are these Western ice delicacies? Why doesn't Nanjiang have them?"
"Well..." Mou Xiaoning scratched his head. "It's said to be a type of food made from crushed ice, similar to fried noodles, but it's sweet rather than savory. Nanjiang doesn't produce it, and it might be difficult to bring someone from Haining to make it."
"I understand." I pondered for a moment and then asked, "With the weather in Nanjiang being so hot, how do you all cope?"
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