Chapter 24 Chapter 158

Oh, hello, my name is Xia! The red-haired man immediately leaned down, grabbed Xia Xun's palm and kissed it gentlemanly, and said courteously: "This is the etiquette when we meet distinguished guests here!"Mr. Xia, welcome to the romantic country of Frank. Xia Xun smiled and asked curiously: "You speak Chinese quite well. How can you speak Chinese?" Dak shrugged and said: I have traveled to many places, to the far east, and lived there for several years Speaking of this, he seemed a little sad, so he changed the subject and asked: Sir, is there anything I can do for you?

Xia Xun said: I heard that you are at war with England. I see that your place is still very stable and prosperous. Duck said: Yes, because we are far away from England, and wars have never been fought here before.Wars have been going on and on for more than a hundred years, and we are used to it. This Dak is the French man Xia Xun had met in Bie Shi Ba Li who had a crush on Rena, but Xia Xun had a beard on his face and deliberately disguised himself, which was quite different from his current image. In addition, the two of them had only met so On the one hand, many years have passed in time, so Dak did not recognize him, and he did not recognize Dak.

Xia Xun said: "Okay then, take me around. I want to see the city. If you are considerate, I will take my female relatives to visit the city tomorrow, and I will hire you then!"As he spoke, he took out two gold coins that he exchanged in Morocco and handed them to Dak. Dak was stunned, put the gold coin in his mouth in front of Xia Xun and bit it, confirmed Xia Xun's generosity, and immediately said flattered: Sir, you are so generous!Don't worry, I will be your guide, Dak, and I will definitely satisfy you. Although I haven't been here for a few years, I know this city well

The talkative Duck led Xia Xun into the city while chattering. In medieval France, although there were many magnificent buildings, the cleanliness of the streets and the planning of the city were far behind that of China, but the strong exoticism was more attractive. The houses in Marseilles are small and dark, and the shops are open to the street, like stalls in an oriental market. All kinds of craftsmen: shoemakers, cobblers, tailors, carpenters, all do business on the street.Women gossip on the side of the road, and children make alleys and corners their paradise. Except for one main road, the other roads have not been paved yet. They are ordinary dirt roads. The ruts on the avenue are criss-crossed, and there is a lot of traffic. Peasant women are carrying fruit baskets and selling along the street. In the midst of this chaos, the bell on the car kept ringing.

Many pubs don’t need signboards. The huge wine barrel at the entrance is the best signboard. From time to time, a drunken alcoholic can be seen coming out of it. There are also places on the roadside similar to the oriental Goulan Washe, but they are open-air performances: juggling, flute , banjo At this time, Paris was not much better than Marseille, but at this time, the sewers in Paris had begun to imitate the Romans more than a thousand years ago. not good. When it rains heavily, the unpaved roads are muddy, and the sewage from the drainage pipes floods the streets. Xia Xun walked all the way and saw all kinds of people. There were neatly dressed missionaries, lawyers and scholars on the street, and most of them were businessmen and ordinary citizens. Beggars were sitting listlessly outside the church, not yelling, just showing their A deformed or crippled body for mercy.

The thieves turned around in the crowd calmly, with sharp blades hidden in their palms. Dake obviously knew these people and was very loyal to his employer. Before these people approached him, he would immediately take a step forward, standing between Xia Xun and Among these people, those guys are very sensible, and they will walk away wisely when they see this situation. Dake led Xia Xun all the way, guarding against thieves, and lost no time in showing off his knowledge and introducing the city to Xia Xun. It has to be said that he is indeed a qualified tour guide. When passing through a high and narrow doorway, two 14- and 15-year-old boys standing by the side door suddenly ran over and said something to them loudly, while at the same time making gestures of inviting inside.

Dak blasted them away, and said to Xia Xun: They invite you to take a bath, a steam bath, which can help you relax your body and mind, and a masseuse.oh!Sir, you just got off the boat, so why don't you go in and relax? Xia Xun said in surprise: "Is this a bathhouse?"A public bathroom?Don't you never take a bath?Oh, I mean, I heard you guys never take a shower here. Never shower? Duck exclaimed in surprise: Oh my God!Wouldn't that be to stink to death?How can there be such a thing, people here take a bath very diligently, there are many bathrooms in this city, very many.

Speaking of this, Dak suddenly laughed a few times, looked around obscenely, and said in a low voice: A long time ago, people here took off their clothes at home when they took a bath, and then ran to the bathroom to take a bath naked, then People in those days could often see a naked father running ahead on the street, followed by his grown-up daughter, also naked. But it’s too uncivilized. My grandfather’s father occasionally saw it when he went to the city when he was a child. With the popularization of aristocratic etiquette among the people, it’s long since disappeared to go to the street with bare buttocks, but the mixed bathing of men and women has always existed. Now some clergy are strongly criticizing this matter, requiring men and women to have separate baths.

Xia Xun had heard that there was a time when men and women had mixed baths in Europe, so he couldn't help touching his nose, thinking: His grandma, could it be that the French people I saw on the Internet never took baths, and invented it to cover up their body odor? Is the idea of ​​the best perfume all bullshit? In fact, Xia Xun was not wrong, and Dake was not wrong, it was just that the time was wrong.At this time in France, bathing was still very common. There were public bathrooms everywhere. People not only bathed in the bathrooms, but also received guests and drank alcohol in the bathrooms. Things like haircuts and bloodletting were all concentrated in the bathrooms. .

It was more than a hundred years later that the French did not take a bath, and the reason for banning bathing was because of a war more than a hundred years ago. More than a hundred years ago, the iron hooves of the Mongolian army began to march westward. When they tried to capture a castle, they used their biological and chemical weapons: the bodies of some people who died of illness, and some people in that castle fled when the city was broken.They fled back to Europe and spread the plague virus from the prairie in Europe. The physique of Europeans obviously cannot cope with this virus from Asia. In just three months, the Black Death took away one-third of the population of Europe. After that, it will erupt again almost every ten or twenty years, but the lethality is not as good as the first time.

About a hundred years after Xia Xun set foot in the port of Marseilles, French doctors made a major breakthrough in the study of the Black Death. These Mongolian doctors believed that when taking a bath, the pressure of water, especially the fumigation of hot air, It will open the pores, and the disease gas will enter the human body. This theory led to the official ban on bathing.The French continue to carry forward this theory. They believe that bathing will not only cause people to be infected with plague, syphilis and other infectious diseases, but also cause the body’s essence to be lost through the pores. If a man bathes and asks women to bathe again, they will become pregnant. Since then, the French have banned bathing for all, and even the nobles just wash their hands with water every day.The king of France, Louis XIII, had never washed his legs below the age of seventeen. King Louis XIV of France was seriously ill. After bleeding eight times, the imperial doctor had to clean the king's body with water, and immediately stopped the treatment with too many side effects. . Even so, he was blamed by other doctors. Xia Xun was lucky. He came to France a century earlier, so he didn't have to deal with a group of stinky French pariahs or French nobles who smelled of pungent perfume. At this time, the French didn't have any problems with personal cleanliness. The rich oriental merchant fell silent as soon as Dark found out that he had mentioned mixed bathing. Darke didn't know that Xia Xun was thinking hard about whether the French took a bath or not. He thought he was moved by the mixed bathing of men and women. For the sake of the two gold coins, he immediately laughed and said: "If Mr. Xia is interested , I can take you to see and see. Dake winked at Xia Xun, and said with a smile: Although some priests criticized the indecentness of mixed bathing for men and women, and some separate bathrooms have been opened in the city, everyone still likes mixed bathing. There, as long as you like it, you can get into it Go behind the curtain in the bathroom or in some small room where the massage table is placed. Hey hey, you know, many nobles have bathrooms in their own homes, and they will go there secretly. Xia Xun frowned. It cannot be denied that he was very curious about naked men and women appearing in a bathhouse, but he didn't have the courage to ask him to try. But to be honest, he had never bathed properly on the boat. I just want to take a quick shower. When they think of taking a bath, they think of clothes. They should also make some new clothes. It would be interesting to change Su Ying and Tang Sai'er into European-style lady's or young lady's clothes. Thinking of this, Xia Xun smiled and said: How about this, you take me to a tailor shop, I want to buy some clothes.Then, you take me to the bathroom that separates men and women, and I'm going to take a shower there. Dake quickly agreed, and along the way he kept persuading him to go to that kind of sensual place to see and see, and seduced him that he was handsome and handsome, and would win the hearts of many beauties. Xia Xun just laughed and said nothing. There are many tailor shops on this street, and there are many ready-made clothes. When Xia Xun walked out of the tailor shop, he had completely changed his appearance. He was wearing a clean white shirt. Some thin French people would fill the front and shoulders of the shirt with wool or other shredded fabrics, and Xia Xun had strong and thick chest muscles, so he didn't need so much. This shirt It perfectly complements his muscular upper body. He wore a black satin tube jacket with loose sleeves and a slightly tight waist. The collar was turned up and just covered the ears. On his feet were a pair of pointed leather shoes. The tailor gave him a pair of shoes for free. cane. When Xia Xun twirled his cane with two fingers and walked out of the clothing store, he felt like a magician. The only thing that doesn't match is probably his bun, which is not a problem for Xia Xun. He tied his hair into a ponytail and hung it casually behind his head. Not only does it not match the Western style of the clothes, but it also looks more elegant. Handsome and more energetic. He also bought a set of clothes for Su Ying and Tang Sai'er. According to his eyesight, even if there is a difference in size and fat, the difference should not be too big.The dress chosen for Su Ying was a high-waisted loose skirt with some flaps, tight sleeves, lace neckline, and a pointed top hat with tulle. We can often see this kind of attire in European movies about the Middle Ages, when those princesses and ladies appear on the stage. I believe that after such a dress, Su Ying will transform herself from a female pirate to a French lady. Tang Sai'er's clothes are roughly similar to this one, only more lively and playful in style and color. God, sir, it's true Dake rubbed his hands, racking his brains to think of words to praise him, Xia Xun laughed heartily and said: "Okay, stop boasting endlessly, let's go!"Let's find a place to take a shower first, the kind that needs to be clean. Yes Yes Yes Da Ke led Xia Xun to a bathroom, as if he was being led by a nobleman. Two doormen opened the door and respectfully invited the distinguished guest in.Not long after Xia Xun entered, a person came hurriedly from a distance. This person was dressed in the clothes that French city residents often wear, but judging by his appearance, he was a typical oriental person. This man was about fifty years old, with a white face and beardless, with a dignified expression. When he walked to the door, he asked a doorman something in French in a low voice, his voice was thin and feminine, and somewhat neutral. After the doorman answered, he nodded and hurried in. In the lobby, Duck asked: Sir, do you want a steam bath or Xia Xun said: "Let's take a bath in the bucket, keep it clean and clean!" good good good good! Dake told the person in the bathroom Xia Xun's request, Xia Xun said to the interpreter Jiang Xu: You should take a bath too. After hearing this, Dak hurriedly told the people in the bathroom: two barrel baths should be prepared. I'm waiting for you in the lobby! Dake took Xia Xun's coat, leather shoes, and walking stick graciously, Xia Xun and Jiang Xu followed the bath boy into a bathroom, Dake sat down on the bench in the lobby, just ordered a glass of cold beer, drank When the cup was less than half, the white-faced and beardless old man in his fifties hurried in, and hurriedly asked the bathhouse steward: Is Mr. Libery still in the same place?