After the separation, I took my whole family to eat delicious food and drink spicy

The sunlight shines gently through the sparse clouds onto the courtyard of Li Xiaoxiao's home, covering this ordinary day with a layer of golden veil.

The chopped pepper business is still going on. Now is the season when peppers are produced in large quantities. Xiangmanlou delivers a batch of peppers every few days. In addition to being busy making chopped peppers, Li Xiaoxiao's family also tends to the fields at home and makes dried bamboo shoots.

In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight came through the window lattice and gently brushed Li Xiaoxiao's cheek.

Today is a day of rest. Li Xiaoxiao had breakfast early and then went to the river with Li Linlin to wash clothes with a bucket.

"Linlin, let's go." Li Xiaoxiao waved to Li Linlin.

Li Linlin followed her, skipping and jumping, holding a piece of dogtail grass just picked from the yard in her hand, with an innocent look on her face.

The two men carried wooden buckets filled with clothes and set out on the path to the river.

Along the way, wild flowers are blooming and butterflies are flying, everything seems so beautiful and peaceful.

However, Li Xiaoxiao's heart seemed to be gently touched by something, causing ripples.

After reaching the river, they found a clean place to wash their clothes.

The water was crystal clear, cool and pleasant. It washed away the dust on the clothes and seemed to take away a trace of uneasiness in Li Xiaoxiao's heart.

However, just as she bent down to wash the clothes, a warm feeling suddenly hit her, causing her body to freeze instantly.

"What's wrong, sister?" Li Linlin noticed something strange about Li Xiaoxiao and asked with concern.

Li Xiaoxiao blushed slightly, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to confess to her sister: "Linlin, I...I think I'm having my period."

"Sunflower water? What is that?" Li Linlin looked confused, obviously still unfamiliar with the word.

Li Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and tried to explain in simple terms: "It's something that happens to girls every month as they grow up. It's part of physical growth. Don't worry, I'll teach you how to deal with it later."

Hearing this, Li Linlin nodded, not quite understanding. A hint of worry flashed in her eyes, but more of it was trust and support for her sister. She quickly put down the clothes in her hands and helped Li Xiaoxiao pack up and prepare to go home.

On the way home, Li Xiaoxiao felt a mixture of emotions. She was happy about her growth, yet also anxious about the challenges she might face in the future. She knew that from this moment on, she would no longer be the carefree little girl she once was, but a young woman with greater responsibilities and obligations.

When she returned home, Mrs. Bai noticed something was wrong with Li Xiaoxiao at a glance.

She gently pulled Li Xiaoxiao to her side and asked about the situation. After learning the truth, Bai's face showed a relieved smile. She gently stroked Li Xiaoxiao's head and said earnestly: "Our Xiaoxiao has grown up. This is a process that every girl has to go through. Don't be afraid, mother will go to get your menstrual blood."

Mrs. Bai carefully prepared a clean menstrual belt and hot water for Li Xiaoxiao, and patiently explained the precautions she needed to take during her period. Although Li Xiaoxiao, a modern woman, was no stranger to periods, at that moment, she felt an unprecedented warmth and peace of mind, as if all her anxieties and fears had vanished with her mother's words.

However, when Bai handed over a few ancient and simple menstrual belts, Li Xiaoxiao was a little confused, and a complex emotion surged in her heart. Although she came from the modern world and was well-versed in menstruation, the menstrual belt in front of her stumped Li Xiaoxiao.

"Mom, this...how do I use this?" Li Xiaoxiao asked Bai in a low voice with a red face and gritted her teeth.

Seeing Li Xiaoxiao's shy and embarrassed look, Bai just found it funny. She patiently taught Li Xiaoxiao how to use a sanitary belt and various things to pay attention to during menstruation.

But when Li Xiaoxiao heard Bai say that the menstrual belt should be changed every day, her scalp tingled. This is too disgusting...

Li Xiaoxiao listened carefully to Bai's explanation and secretly made up her mind to find a way to improve this situation.

At night, when everyone else had fallen asleep, Li Xiaoxiao tossed and turned, unable to sleep. On the one hand, it was because of stomach discomfort, and on the other hand, it was because of the nausea brought by this ancient menstrual period.

She thought about how she had to clean her menstrual belt during the day and felt that she had to do something.

She quietly got up, went to the kitchen, found some cloth and cotton, and started making more comfortable and hygienic sanitary napkins.

After some effort, Li Xiaoxiao finally made a few simple sanitary napkins. Delighted, she took her creations back to her room and carefully put them away. She planned to study them more carefully tomorrow to see how she could make them even better.

The next day, Li Xiaoxiao took advantage of her free time to improve the design of the sanitary napkin. She wrapped the cotton with softer fabric and added a blood-absorbing layer to make it more practical.

A few days later, Mrs. Bai discovered Li Xiaoxiao's secret. She looked at the sanitary napkins her daughter had carefully crafted with admiration in her eyes and praised her for her cleverness.

Li Xiaoxiao smelled a business opportunity from it. She thought that since women in ancient times all used this most primitive menstrual belt, if she could sell her disposable sanitary napkins, which imitated modern ones, at the market, there would surely be many women willing to buy them.

I just think that it would be embarrassing to sell sanitary napkins directly in the market, and women in ancient times were shy and might not buy them for the sake of face.

The best way was to find a shop owner to cooperate with. Li Xiaoxiao thought about it and realized that she didn't know anyone in town who owned a shop, except for Shopkeeper Zhao...

It seems that if I want to make money, I have no choice but to go to Shopkeeper Zhao...

Li Xiaoxiao looked at the sanitary napkin drawing in her hand and decided to go to town tomorrow to ask Manager Zhao about cooperation.

As she was thinking, Li Xiaoxiao fell asleep and had no dreams all night. Probably because it was her first time having sex and her body was weak, Li Xiaoxiao slept until Bai had prepared breakfast before getting up.

Looking at Li Xiaoxiao's pale face, Bai asked worriedly, "Xiaoxiao, are you okay?"

"Mom, I'm fine. It's just that my stomach feels a little uncomfortable because it's my first period." Li Xiaoxiao said, touching her stomach.

"Then sit down quickly. I'll make you a bowl of ginger sugar water."

After drinking the ginger and sugar water, Li Xiaoxiao felt much better.