pjbooks Chapter 10 will make the villagers laugh at Zhang Si.
Chapter 10 will make the villagers laugh at Zhang Si.
Her pupils suddenly contracted: Her mother-in-law's buttocks were bleeding?
Turning around, she saw Old Mrs. Sun, who had gone to the outhouse, rushing back into the house. She quickly grabbed Old Mrs. Sun and asked, "Mother, are you alright? Why is your bottom bleeding?"
Grandma Sun gets angry just thinking about it. She snapped, "Shut up! Keep your voice down!"
Seeing her mysterious demeanor, Wang suddenly had an inappropriate thought: "Mother, are you on your period?"
"I'm sick!"
Grandma Sun grumbled as she went back into the house to find a piece of old cloth, then went to the kitchen stove to scavenge wood ash.
Following behind her, Wang exclaimed in shock, "Mother, you're fifty-one years old, how come you're still having that period?"
She remembered that her mother-in-law had gone through menopause many years ago, and that this thing had come back as she got older?
"Shut up and don't go outside yelling, or I'll slap you!"
Grandma Sun warned.
She's so old, a grandmother, and she still gets her period? It's so embarrassing.
When she was young, she felt uncomfortable every time she had her period.
My back hurts, I feel dizzy and weak. It's like all my energy has been drained away, just like how I feel right now.
I don't know if it's because I'm getting older, but I feel a stronger downward pressure in my lower abdomen, and my stomach hurts a lot.
"Good heavens!!!"
Immediately, Grandma Sun couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to go back to her room to lie down.
Wang immediately went to cut ginger and make brown sugar water for Grandma Sun and brought it over, but Grandma Sun was still very uncomfortable after drinking it, and was in so much pain that she rolled around on the bed.
She was vomiting and had diarrhea, which really bothered Grandma Sun.
Seeing her pale face, Wang was terrified and hurriedly went back into the room to discuss with Zhao Sanshi: "Sanshi, Mother has started her period, and her stomach is hurting terribly right now. What should we do?"
In the past, Grandma Sun was in charge of all the big and small matters in the family. Now that Grandma Sun has fallen ill, her father-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law are not at home. She is panicked and doesn't know what to do.
Zhao Sanshi was startled when he heard what Wang said.
"What did you say? My mother is having her period? How is that possible?"
My mother is fifty-one years old and has long since gone through menopause.
But seeing Wang's serious expression, Zhao Sanshi immediately went to the main room.
"Oh my God!!! Oh my..."
Grandma Sun was writhing in pain on the bed, clutching her lower abdomen with both hands.
The pain felt like sharp thorns churning inside her body, making her face as pale as paper and her forehead covered in cold sweat.
Zhao Sanshi looked on with some fear: "Mother, shall I go and ask Grandpa Xiangping to come and take a look at you?"
This was the first time in his life he had ever seen his mother so distressed.
Grandma Sun immediately stopped her: "You mustn't go. I'm already so old. If word gets out, the villagers will laugh at me to death."
Besides, it's just a stomachache, it's not going to kill me, I'll just bear with it for now!
When she was young, her period lasted five days at a time; she thought to herself that it wouldn't last more than five days when she got older.
Suddenly, Zhao Sanshi's eyes lit up, and an idea popped into his head. He said, "Mother, I have an idea. What do you think of this..."
……
town.
Zhao Taohua and Qian searched around the town but couldn't find any special talisman paper. Finally, they found some ordinary yellow paper in a bookstore.
But a sheet of yellow paper, about four feet long, cost ten coins, and cinnabar was ridiculously expensive, costing fifty coins for one ounce. Zhao Taohua also bought a writing brush, which cost another thirty coins.
When Zhao Taohua came out of the bookstore, she had a big pout on her lips. These three items alone cost her ninety dollars.
Seeing her distressed expression, Madam Qian immediately comforted her, saying, "You have to give to receive. I believe our Peach Blossom family can definitely earn it back!"
Zhao Taohua's complexion improved. She was determined to sell a talisman today, and she had already set a price in mind: one hundred coins per talisman.
Qian found a spot on the street to set up her stall. She first laid an old cloth on the ground, and then took out her embroidered handkerchiefs, purses, and sachets one by one, arranging them on the old cloth.
Qian even specially left a large empty space on the old cloth for Zhao Taohua to place her talisman paper.
Because yellow paper was expensive, Zhao Taohua cut it with extra care, making sure it was all cut into strips 20 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide.
She first took out a talisman, dipped a brush in cinnabar, and began to draw it on the paper according to the image of the talisman in her memory.
As the cinnabar from the tip of her pen moved across the yellow paper, spiritual energy followed the cinnabar and landed on the paper, eventually forming a protective amulet!
Zhao Taohua looked at her work with satisfaction and gently fanned it with her hand to make it dry quickly.
Just as Zhao Taohua was drawing the second picture, she suddenly realized that she didn't have enough spiritual energy in her body.
As Zhao Taohua held the brush suspended over the yellow paper, hesitating whether to abandon this half-finished work, she suddenly caught a glimpse of familiar, snow-white long hair in the sunlight.
She immediately shouted, "Brother Shen Ming!!!"
Shen Ming was carrying a basket of prey on his back, preparing to sell it at the entrance of the vegetable market, when he suddenly heard someone call his name. He looked in the direction of the voice, puzzled.
Zhao Taohua was squatting on the ground, looking up at him with her head slightly raised. She was waving at him vigorously with one hand, and with the other hand, she seemed to be writing something on the ground with a pen.
"Brother Shenming, come here quickly! There's a spot next to me. Come set up your stall here! This is a perfect spot, you'll definitely sell out quickly!"
Zhao Taohua was afraid that Shen Ming couldn't hear her, so she raised her voice and shouted.
Everyone around Shen Ming looked at him. This was the first time Shen Ming had been noticed by others except because of his hair color.
He lowered his head slightly, trying to pretend he didn't know Zhao Taohua, and quickly left in front of her.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I got close to her, she suddenly grabbed my hand with lightning speed.
Shen Ming stopped in his tracks. Before he could shake off Zhao Taohua's hand, he heard her question: "Brother Shen Ming, I called you, why did you pretend not to hear me?"
Since we've already met in town, how can we leave without replenishing her spiritual energy?
It just so happened that she had only drawn half of the talisman, which was lacking in spiritual energy.
Meeting is fate, and the more the merrier. Zhao Taohua won't let go easily!
Shen Ming panicked for a moment: "There were too many people on the street, that's why I didn't hear you."
After speaking, Shen Ming's ears turned slightly red, clearly not expecting Zhao Taohua to seize the opportunity to press him for an explanation.
Zhao Taohua squinted at him, clearly not believing his explanation, and pulled him, saying, "Then Brother Shenming, just place it next to me now!"
It was as if Shen Ming absolutely had to set up a stall next to her today, or he wouldn't be allowed to leave.
Shen Ming looked troubled, not expecting Zhao Taohua to be so stubborn!
He had no choice but to explain, "Zhao Taohua, a Taoist priest once told me that I have a malevolent aura and am a jinx. Getting close to me will at least bring bad luck, and at worst, death. I'd better stay away from you."
Zhao Taohua raised an eyebrow and smiled: "So, Brother Shen Ming was worried about me! But it's alright, I'm naturally unafraid of evil energy."
She longed to have more physical contact with Shen Ming so that she could replenish more spiritual energy.
“Yes, Shen Ming, we’re not afraid. Just set up your stall with us. We’re all from the same village, so we can look out for each other.”
Qian chimed in from the side.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade the mother and daughter, Shen Ming put down the basket next to Zhao Taohua.
Zhao Taohua smiled secretly, finally able to continue drawing the second peace talisman with peace of mind, and finished it in a moment!
"Brother Shenming, please display your items first so that others can clearly see what you are selling?"
As they spoke, Zhao Taohua helped Shen Ming take the contents out of his basket: wild rabbits, pheasants, and wild boars. However, she never let go of his hand the entire time.
Holding her hand the whole time, Shen Ming's ears turned red from the outer corner to the earlobe. There were so many people on the street, not to mention Aunt Qian was there too. How could Zhao Taohua be so bold?