chapter 7 : Hardship

"now is the fire..... manually again?"

Fortunately there's still a few fire wood. I thought the firewood were lighter because i was once lifting a lot of fire wood when i was still in my previous world. As soon as i lift a few of wood, i could feel the heaviness of the fire wood. Labor like this is way too much for a 5 years old modern kid like me.

i stacked the wood one by one. I look around to find something that could make a fire. Fortunately there's a matches, i could use that. If people from this period still uses flint and steel, i would give up earlier.

after i swipe the match, i could feel the warmness from the fire. Until now, i still believed that this is a dream, And yet i could feel everything, the heat, the smell, even the wound i have earlier, everything was real.

"Now, we wait"

there's nothing more boring than waiting boiled water. After half an hour, the water start to bubbling. I take a small piece of cloth to help me carry the hot boiled water. When i hold the pan, i can see the size of the pan were more than half of my own body.

"I'm gonna cry.... It's hot and heavy"

I tried to remember the Xiao family map. The bathroom usually placed not far from the bedroom. Not really a bathroom, but a private chamber. I walk to the private chamber carrying this hot and heavy stuff. Along the way, i saw a few servant gossiping, chuckling, and looking at me.

"I was hated not only by my family but also among the servant? this kid really live a tough life"

[Strength Increases by 1]

"huh?"

[By doing some labor or hard work, host strength could increased permanently]

"Oh! That mean i could become strong enough to become a great martial artist!"

My body feels lighter than before, bit it's still a difficult labor for a kid. My sweats starting to pour down across my face and my arm started to shaken. After half dead struggle, i finally arrived in private chamber. Of cours the door is closed. i use my feet to open the door and went inside.

The inside of the private chamber were not that different from a normal bedroom. what makes different is, the center of the room had a big bathub as big as two adult males. I put the hot pan near the bathub and checking the bathub to see if it's clean or not.

"It seems like the bathub is clean enough"

I began pouring the boiled water inside the bathub. The water only filled a small part of the bathub. If added a decent amount of cold water, the water could only filled the bathup for 30-35 cm. For an adult it might be too little, but for a 4 years old kid it's enough.

I went back to the well and take a few bucket of cold water. After a few bucket, the bathub water became warm. I checked the temperature with my fingers, the temperature is good enough.

"i remember something from novel. A high class noble usually had a flowers petal in their bathub. Where can i get the flowers petal anyway?"

After wondering for a few second, someone knocked the door.

"Little Yue? Are you inside?"

"This familiar voice.... Sister?"

I opened the door and saw my sister, holding a basket of flower petals in it. This girl presences... it feels like a goddess descends towards us.

"Little Yue... I heard your highness asked you to prepare a warm water for bath. At least I want to help you by giving you some flowers petal and bath oil"

"Thank you sister! You're my savior!"

""No need to thank me, I'm your sister after all. Take care of yourself. Don't push yourself too hard. You are still hurt after all"

My sister smile feels like a warm sunlight showering me after a long cloudy day. Xiao Yueyang, you lucky bastard! I even wondered why Xiao Yan didn't become one of the protagonist harem.

"I have to go first, I have an evening lesson after this. Good luck little Yue"

"Thank you sister!"

Xiao yan waved her hand and walk away. Her ponytail dance along with wind flow.

"Let's get back to work!"

I spreading the flower petals in the bathub. The flower petals really smells good. As for the oil... Maybe we should applied in the skin? Nevermind then, my job is done! time to call Little zuo.

I go back to wen wangzuo bedroom. It's really quiet. after i arrived in the front door, i was confused, should i just knock the door or not.

"(Should i knock the door? is calling him from the outside us appropriate?)"

"Come on in"

I was surprised knowing that he knows that I were outside the door. I didn't even make a sound while walking, is it martial arts ability? I don't know if he's already learn martial arts at the age of 4.

"(Huh? he know I'm here? but i didn't make any sound)"

I kneeled and opened the door slowly. This is what i learn from novel. if the person who had a great name or achievement were inside the room, the servant or the person who had lower name should kneel first before opening the door. I can't stop myself from getting nervous.

"Your highness, the bath is ready"

"Take me there"

"Yes your highness"

I bowed down and waiting him to leave first so i can followed him. Even if i were taller than him, i could feel his presence that could make me shiver. After a few minutes walk, we arrived at the private room again and I close the door after we getting inside the room. Just when i was gonna turn around, i saw him staring at me again.

"Undress me"

"Pardon?"

"I said, undress me"

I was confused at first, but i obeyed his words. I take off his clothes one by one until he was completely naked. When i tried to leave the room, he called me again.

"Undress"

"But i already undressed you"

"I mean you"

"???????????????"