Sonia started packing her bag for going out.
This is a women's shoulder bag sewn with deerskin. It is large enough to hold multiple 16-square-foot books and albums. Its style is imitated by a luxury brand from the past. The buckle of the shoulder bag is made of copper. , emblazoned with two cursive letters: LU.
On the lower left corner of the bag, there is a donkey head and the 82 coat of arms sewn on. It shows the noble origin of this bag.
In Lingao and other places where naturalized people gathered, both men and women were accustomed to carrying backpacks. This kind of bag was originally a military satchel with a canvas iron buckle used by the Fubo Army. Later, some of it was distributed to naturalized civilian cadres and students in Fangcaodi. Because it is easy to carry, this kind of canvas satchel gradually became popular. Not only was it widely used by naturalized people, but many indigenous people also found that this kind of bag was easy to use and carry when going out, so they purchased it one after another. Clothing factories began mass production and supply, and later launched backpacks in various styles and textures.
This popularity is not limited to various areas under the rule of the Senate. It is also used by many indigenous people in areas that have more contact with the merchants of the Senate.
Hong Yuanlao’s No. 82 naturally captured this popular trend keenly. After all, in terms of luxury goods, bags are always one of the largest categories. The spending power demonstrated by the maids of the senators did not allow him to let go of this business opportunity, so he quickly joined forces with the quilt factory to expand the original leather goods workshop into a bag factory and began to produce several bag products. It is divided into different brands and product lines according to customer groups. In addition to targeting naturalized citizens, there are also product lines specifically for export. Some are specifically sold to the Ming Dynasty, some are targeted at the European market, and there are also products specifically for markets in Southeast Asia, Japan and other places. They vary in design and material selection. They have actually achieved good results.
The bag used by Sonia was a gift from Lin Hanlong when she took a job at the Natural History Museum not long ago. In terms of price alone, it is a top-notch product in Hong Huangnan's No. 82 product line. Calculated based on the average salary of ordinary naturalized citizens, it has reached the level of fantasy. It was also a hot topic at the maids' party in No. 43. But Sonia felt nothing about it: Since the senators are the powerful people in this country, what is there to discuss about using the best things for their families and mistresses?
In order to take care of Lin Guanyu's mood, Lin Hanlong also gave her a LU bag. Since this bag is larger in volume, easy to carry, and made of durable and waterproof calfskin, maids usually bring it with them when they go shopping. it.
Sonia packs two large towels in her bag - one of her favorite Australian products; a pair of soft-soled shoes, practice clothes, a change of clothes... these are all she needs when going to fitness classes Fragments. She also packed two high-grade calfskin-covered notepads sold on No. 43 and a Golden Dragon I-generation fountain pen.
She was wearing a normal coat instead of her trademark maid outfit. Sonia was very disgusted with this "servant uniform" and tried not to wear it as much as possible.
After cleaning up, Sonia paid attention to the nanny, kissed her sleeping daughter, and walked out of Lin Hanlong's house.
It was close to noon, and the dormitory area was very quiet. Most of the maids had gone home to work, and most of the elders had gone out. This made her feel relieved - even though she had been here for a few years and her previous curiosity about European maids had faded, she still attracted everyone's attention every time she came out of home and walked on the road to the dormitory area.
She registered her outing at the service desk and asked for a rickshaw. As a life secretary, she was not allowed to use a carriage. In fact, even the elders were not willing to use a carriage. They mostly used rickshaws for short distances. Therefore, the general office has set up a special fleet in the dormitory area, equipped with several horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws ready for use at any time.
As soon as Sonia got on the rickshaw, she asked the driver to open the awning and lower the curtain.
The rickshaw quickly left the dormitory area and headed along the avenue. Soon it arrived at the gymnasium on the bank of the Wenlan River. Because of her special status, the coachman pulled her into an inconspicuous special door.
As soon as she got off the car, service staff from the office came to greet her. The gym at Wenlanhe Gymnasium is actually only open to seniors and life secretaries. For most naturalized people and indigenous people, they cannot consume precious calories, nor can they supplement the large amounts of protein needed for fitness.
The director of the gymnasium is Chen Sigen. As the only fitness coach and nutrition expert among the elders, it is his natural duty to provide fitness services to the elders and their families.
As a living welfare of the Senate, the gym set the policy of "adapting measures to local conditions" when it was first opened. Chen Sigen believes that it is not appropriate to copy the practices of the old time and space. After all, both protein and fat are rare in this time and space. That is, there is no need to add too much, and there is no need to reduce excessively. Therefore, there is no need to promote the old strength exercises such as "fat loss and muscle gain", and they are only targeted at a small number of groups with special needs - such as military personnel. Generally speaking, elders and their families mainly need to stretch their muscles and exercise their bodies. Therefore, in addition to strength-based fitness, there are also body building, yoga, aerobics and other items, as well as traditional aerobics such as Wuqinxi and Shishangjin.
Once the gym opened, it was widely welcomed by the elders. Although most of the elders are not very interested in exercising themselves, they are very active in sending their maids to exercise.
Lin Hanlong was no exception, so as soon as Sonia arrived at Lin's house, she was required to take fitness classes. Although she is a beauty, her figure has not been trained and her figure cannot be said to be very fit in all aspects.
Sonia was very disgusted with such training at first, but she still obeyed out of concern for her status. Gradually, she fell in love with fitness: after exercising, her body became lighter and more flexible than before, she had more energy, and her strength also increased a lot. As for the owner's praise that her body was more toned than before, she personally didn't have any experience with it. She just felt that she had more muscles.
There are only a few people in the gym at the moment. Most of the maids who come to exercise don't come until the afternoon. As for the elders, they basically have to wait until the evening.
The training programs provided here are not bad even for the 21st century. In terms of equipment, the machinery factory copied and restored various fitness equipment as much as possible according to the drawings. Although the appearance is a bit rough, the basic functions are not lacking at all. Changing rooms, shower rooms, sauna rooms, massage rooms and other supporting facilities are all available. The only drawback is that there is no dedicated swimming pool.
"Sonia!" A female coach greeted her, "Is it still the same today?"
"Yes, the same old thing."
"Are you still feeling the need to urinate now?"
"No more." Sonia said, "Exercise is useful."
"Let's do another stage of posture training to consolidate it." The female coach said, "You go to warm up first."
The fitness instructors here are personally trained by Chen Sigen and others, and their professionalism is no worse than their counterparts in the old time and space - the key is that they have no KPI assessment for selling classes and can focus on their own profession. In addition to serving the elders and their families, these male and female coaches also provide related fitness and sports services to students, soldiers and factory workers in Fangcaodi. Currently, they mainly teach various aerobics.
Sonia is a regular here and doesn't need coaching. I went to the locker room and changed into loose fitness clothes. Her daily fitness routine starts with a cardiorespiratory warm-up. Since there are no treadmills here, we usually warm up by jumping rope at a slow speed for five minutes.
After the warm-up is completed, it’s time to move into strength training. Generally, maids don't do strength training, but Sonia does some appropriately. After all, she has to go out frequently for inspections and needs plenty of physical strength. So she is one of the few maids who consistently does strength training. For this reason, Lin Hanlong's family consumes a lot more fish than other families.
After half an hour of strength training, she took a short break and started doing aerobics again. The whole process took about an hour and a half, and then she had to go to the massage room, where the trainer gave her a full-body massage to relax her muscles, and finally, she went to the bathroom to take a comfortable hot bath.
"Although it's not in the sultan's harem, it seems to be the same." Sonia immersed her washed body in the steaming, fragrant cypress wood bathtub, enjoying the comfort of the hot water added with essential oils to soothe her sore body. I had this feeling vaguely at times. She suddenly felt a little sad in her heart. The various enjoyments that Australians spare no expense in providing themselves are nothing more than admiration for her body. I left my family, gave up my marriage, returned to Lisbon from Brazil, and joined the guild full of longing to go on a sailing adventure... these all seemed to have happened a long, long time ago. The “female naturalist of Lisbon” of the past no longer exists.
Sonia was a little sad. To be honest, she is not dissatisfied with her current life. After all, the master loved her very much, and not to mention the various enjoyments he had given her in life, not to mention that she could not enjoy them in her original family, and even in the aristocratic families of England or Portugal, she might not be able to enjoy them. Moreover, when she came to Lingao and met Australians, she opened the door to a palace of knowledge that made her tremble. The knowledge in this palace is as deep as the ocean. There are answers here for many things that countless sages and philosophers have thought about but have no answers for. It’s not mysterious at all, it’s even taught openly.
Where does their knowledge come from? Why did they come here? The longer Sonia lived among Australians, the more doubts and fears she felt became stronger. However, while swimming in the ocean of Australian knowledge, she had a vague feeling that "it was a blessing to be sold here as a slave." Of course, she would never allow such thoughts to arise.
