I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 534 - 530 Serpent’s Heart in Buddha’s Mouth

Chapter 534: Chapter 530 Serpent’s Heart in Buddha’s Mouth

Qiao Qingyu’s work here was coming to a close, and it was another bountiful year, especially in Xichuan, where the largest economic source turned out to be Barley Grass.

Now in Xichuan, Barley Grass was the main focus, with Willow Wood as the supplement.

At the same time, they encouraged farmers to raise cattle and sheep...

So, the higher-ups were planning to transfer Lu Ye to another city to continue the greening project, but Lu Ye didn’t plan to go.

Qiao Qingyu’s advice to him was that in a few more years, they could actually start setting up a tourism company.

They could open up a tourist route through a desert oasis.

Now, Lu Ye was busy organizing various reports and materials from foreign tourism companies and was also ready to take a good rest.

But Qiao Qingyu here had no plans to develop tourism; no matter what, they had to rely on the scientific research base. If they were to engage in the tourism industry, it would have to be at least more than a hundred miles away from the research base.

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When it was time to get off work, Qiao Qingyu first went to the store to buy chicken, eggs, as well as freshly picked spinach from the vegetable greenhouse.

It was cold, and Qiao Qingyu, carrying her goods, walked briskly home. When she crossed the intersection, she saw a figure squatting by the wall.

The figure had a large backpack and wore a yellow fluffy hat. Qiao Qingyu quickened her pace and realized it was Jiao Jiao.

This child was facing her college entrance examinations this year and was quite stressed with studying, mostly revising, as seniors didn’t get a winter break, so she was rarely seen.

And this youngster wasn’t much for chatting with the neighbors, attending school on her own.

Her younger brother, however, was more sociable, with lots of friends calling on him.

Zhou Pengcheng was playful and did poorly in school. When he came to the base, he had been held back a grade, and since he started school late, he was fifteen years old this year, the same grade as He Xuerong.

Zhou Ruoruo started school early and skipped a grade, had good academic performance, and if it weren’t for the scientific research base, her family wouldn’t have let her come to Xichuan.

She was very cherished in the Zhou Family and was known far and wide as a little prodigy.

Compared to the stubborn and naïve Jiao Jiao and the playful, study-averse Zhou Pengcheng, adults preferred Zhou Ruoruo.

Qiao Qingyu hadn’t spoken to Jiao Jiao much, so they weren’t very familiar.

However, if the child was squatting in a corner, she was certainly feeling uncomfortable. Qiao Qingyu hastily asked, "Jiao Jiao, what’s the matter with you?"

Upon being asked, Jiao Jiao, already in a hazy pain, suddenly burst into tears and awkwardly said, "Aunt Qiao, I’ve started my... ’that’ thing."

Seeing the child’s pale face, Qiao Qingyu immediately understood, but how could the pain be like this? Had she caught a chill?

She hurriedly said, "You can’t squat here; you’re susceptible to the cold, and the colder it gets, the more your belly will hurt. Hurry home, put a hot water bottle on your stomach, then rub your hands warm and gently knead it before drinking some brown sugar water..."

As she rambled on, she helped Jiao Jiao to her feet, then carried the backpack on her shoulder. Jiao Jiao, who had intended to struggle, was in too much pain to exert any strength.

She half-dragged, half-carried the child to the Zhou Family’s doorstep.

The gate was open and not locked, which meant someone was at home.

But the child stood at the door and wouldn’t go in, instead bending over and just crying in the bitter winter, with her eyelashes soon bearing white frost.

This wouldn’t do. Qiao Qingyu thought for a moment, didn’t call out to the people in the house, and tentatively asked, "How about you come over to Aunt Qiao’s place?"

To her surprise, the child hesitated for a moment before nodding.

She took the child to Wu Qianyun’s room, and Wu Qianyun hurriedly had the child sit on the warm kang bed.

At that time, sanitary napkins hadn’t become widespread yet, but Qiao Qingyu did indeed have some.

They were all brought in from the south.

After telling Jiao Jiao how to use them, she let her go to the restroom.

It took a long while before the girl came out, and Qiao Qingyu gave her a sealed pair of sanitary pants; this sanitary garment was specially made, with cotton fabric on both sides and an inner layer of absorbent cotton.

"Jiao Jiao, when you go home tonight, change into this, and when your period is over, wash it and dry it well; you can use it again next time."

As she spoke, Qiao Qingyu placed two packs of sanitary napkins into the girl’s schoolbag.

Jiao Jiao hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Thank You, Aunt Qiao."

At this moment, Wu Qianyun had finished boiling a pot of brown sugar water.

She placed it on the small table on the Kang, and Qiao Qingyu handed her a spoon, admonishing, "Jiao Jiao, finish the brown sugar water before you head home, remember not to touch cold water, don’t let your feet get cold, and absolutely no ice cream or popsicles... do you hear me?"

Jiao Jiao stared blankly at Qiao Qingyu, recalling how at fourteen, when she first experienced it, she was panicked and made a mess of her bed and pants, her grandmother wasn’t at home, she dared not tell her grandfather, nor her father; she went to find Liu Ying. After Liu Ying heard it seemed like her period had come, she just told her there was toilet paper at home, just fold it and pad it.

Then she grabbed her bag and left.

Returning in the evening, she even brought back a whole box of big chunks of ice cream.

Back then, she was young, and nobody told her not to eat cold things during her period, she ate several pieces of the chilling ice cream because she craved it.

She drank cold water just the same, and as it was autumn, no one had ever told her to keep warm.

The bloodstained bedsheets, pillowcases, clothes, and pants were all washed by herself, and Liu Ying even told her to use cold water only, otherwise, the blood stains wouldn’t wash out.

That advice was correct, and books said the same thing.

She would always stealthily clean these things in cold water, carefully making sure no one saw.

Somehow, every time she was on her period, she suffered excruciating pain and didn’t dare tell her father; this woman never cared or asked.

Every time, she used rough toilet paper for her period.

She knew that even such coarse toilet paper was something ordinary families couldn’t afford to use.

But now, Jiao Jiao, looking at the sanitary napkins in her schoolbag, realized for the first time that her stepmother had always been using this thing called sanitary napkins—so clean and comfortable.

She had seen them in her room, always a box on the corner shelf, labeled with foreign words, seemingly imported from abroad.

Jiao Jiao lifted her head, her eyes and the tip of her nose red.

Not knowing what to say, she was not familiar with Qiao Qingyu; they had merely exchanged a few words when they met on the road.

But she didn’t want to go home and naturally followed Qiao Qingyu to her house.

She sipped on the brown sugar water, her head bowed.

Warm and sweet, her stomach was tucked with a hot water bottle, everything inside and out felt so comfortable.

An hour later, Jiao Jiao stood up, "Aunt Qiao, I should go home."

By now, the sky had darkened, and Qiao Qingyu escorted the child to the Zhou Family’s gate.

Lights were already on in the Zhou Family’s house, silhouettes moved in front of the windows; Zhou Hai and Liu Ying were both back home.

Once Jiao Jiao entered the house, Liu Ying greeted her with her usual smile, because Zhou Hai was standing right beside her...

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