Chapter 235 We Must Repay Them Properly
Huigu smiled and began to explain.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything to her. It would be more convenient for her to stay in my carriage. This young master looks a bit thin, so please don't let him catch a cold. I'm just an old woman, I have nothing to be afraid of."
She could tell that this was a woman, so naturally she couldn't change and wash behind the tree.
None of them had bad intentions; they were willing to lend a helping hand, and it might come in handy in the future.
Now that Lin Anyuan's status has risen, Ye Wan naturally wants to build connections as well.
Or rather, it doesn't have much to do with Lin Anyuan; she has already integrated into this environment.
After all, it was an imperial society, so naturally the greater the power, the more comfortable one's life would be.
Ge Yue whispered, "Brother, listen to this old lady, I'm fine."
Her lips were pale; if she hadn't eaten something and drunk some water earlier, she wouldn't be able to stand up right now.
No woman is unclean, and the whole journey was dirty, smelly, and had a fishy odor, making her feel ashamed.
Ge Chen nodded and thanked Hui Gu repeatedly.
Hui Gu told Ge Yue to throw out the hidden clothes, and then she went to fetch hot water.
This was in a large iron bucket that had been placed on the fire beforehand. Ye Wan is a clean person, so the hot water was warmed up in advance and can be used tomorrow morning.
Hui-gu added more fuel and continued to burn it.
"Is your period starting?"
Hui Gu glanced at Ge Yue, who was awkwardly washing her hands and face. She was still wearing clothes, all of which were old; she had just taken off the outermost layer and thrown them away.
Upon hearing this, Ge Yue immediately blushed and became somewhat flustered.
Unexpectedly, the old woman realized she was a woman. She was planning to find an excuse to send the woman away later before changing her clothes.
Huigu didn't care what she thought, and took out the menstrual belt. "This is my daughter's. I'll teach you how to use it."
"Don't be shy. I'm an old woman. Do you think I can't tell if someone is a man or a woman? Don't worry, only my wife and I know. I won't tell anyone else."
Ge Yue blushed and explained softly, "My brother and grandfather said it's not safe for girls to be out there, so they made me dress up as a boy. I didn't mean to lie to people."
“Your brother and grandfather are right, that’s exactly it.”
Huigu took out a set of men's clothing. "This is my third... young master's new clothes. He hasn't worn them yet. Please change into them."
Sanya loves wearing men's clothes, so we prepared a lot of men's clothes for him. Since children grow quickly, we also prepared a larger set of clothes for him.
Ge Yue is taller than San Ya, so the new clothes should fit her perfectly.
"Thank you, Madam." Ge Yue breathed a sigh of relief.
They had suffered a lot along the way, but finally they met some kind people.
"No need to call me Madam, just call me Granny Hui."
"Thank you, Granny Hui."
Hui Gu taught her the method and told Ge Yue to wash herself while waiting outside the carriage, as she probably felt uncomfortable inside.
A moment later, I saw Ge Yue come out cleaned up, carrying bloodstained Tibetan clothes in her hands. I thought to myself, this little girl is quite pretty.
Her daughter, Wanwan, likes good-looking people the most.
"Give it to me, I'll throw it away."
"No need, Granny, this is a bit dirty, I..."
"It's alright, we're all women, there's nothing to be embarrassed about."
"Big brother, grandpa, I'm all cleaned up." Ge Yue felt refreshed after washing herself.
Especially that menstrual belt, she had never used one so comfortable, it wasn't uncomfortable at all.
Huigu returned quickly and washed her hands. "Our mistress doesn't have any extra carriages, so you'll have to sleep by the fire tonight. But I can provide three straw mats and two quilts."
"Thank you, Madam. We have suffered a lot along the way, and we are already very grateful."
Ge Chen and Ge Yue were very grateful.
"It's getting late, get some rest. We have to travel tomorrow." After saying that, Hui Gu went to take care of Ye Wan.
Everyone was quiet at night, with no one talking much. Occasionally, I could hear someone muttering to themselves, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.
Three straw mats were quickly laid out, along with two quilts.
Ge Yue suddenly felt a sharp pain in her stomach and squatted down, clutching her stomach.
"Xiaoyue, what's wrong?" Ge Chen asked anxiously.
"It's nothing, brother, my stomach just hurts a little." Ge Yue forced a weak smile, her face still pale and her lips bloodless.
"Did you eat something bad? What are we going to do? Do you want to get diarrhea?"
Ge Chen was extremely anxious and looked at the old man beside him, "Grandpa Ge, could you find some herbs?"
"No." Ge Yue was a little unsure how to explain. Although he was her own brother, she still found it difficult to talk about this.
Just as Ge Chen kept pressing for answers, Hui Gu arrived again.
She's holding a bowl with hot brown sugar water in it, and it seems like there's something else added to it; it smells really good.
"This was given to the young master by my wife. She said that if the young master drinks some to warm his body, his stomach will stop hurting."
When Ge Chen saw the bowl of brown sugar water, his face suddenly turned red. He finally understood why his sister had a stomachache.
"Thank you so much, Granny Hui and Madam." Ge Yue accepted the gift with great gratitude.
After Hui Gu left, Ge Chen looked distressed. "I'm sorry, Xiao Yue, it's my fault for not taking good care of you."
His younger sister is still on her period, and he, as her older brother, knows nothing about it; he's no better than an outsider.
It must have been because the bloodstains were seen that they guessed Ge Yue was a woman.
Ge Chen thought to himself that if it were someone else, most people would definitely think that menstrual blood was unclean, and would never be so considerate as to send brown sugar water.
"Brother, this lady is as beautiful as a fairy. We must repay her in the future."
After drinking the brown sugar water, Ge Yue felt much better in her stomach; at least it wasn't cramping like before.
They were seated next to the fire, with straw mats and blankets provided, so they shouldn't be cold tonight.
"Okay." Ge Chen nodded.
Thinking of the silent old man beside him, he asked, "Old Ge, are you alright?"
"It's alright, you all cover yourselves up and go to sleep early." Old Ge was taciturn, as if he wasn't the one who had just begged the scholars.
“No, Grandpa Ge, you’re getting old. You should sleep with me under the same blanket and let Xiaoyue sleep alone.”
Xiaoyue is a woman, so they should separate.
The three of them lay down not far from the fire.
Ye Wan was talking to Hui Gu inside the carriage.
Hui Gu said, "She seems to be grateful, but I don't know her identity. I've heard of Fish City in Yangzhou, it's a rather small place. What these people are saying is probably not the truth."
"Whether it's the truth or not is none of our business, as long as they don't intend to harm us. As for whether they'll repay the favor later, that's up to them."
Ye Wan didn't care at all.
“Madam is kind-hearted.” Huigu looked at Ye Wan.
The lady said she didn't care about anything and wasn't willing to sympathize with others, but in reality, she was soft-hearted more than anyone else.
"Granny, you should go to bed early too."
Ge Chen and Ge Yue were also asleep by the campfire; this was the most peaceful sleep they had had on the journey.
The firewood crackled occasionally, but Ge Liang was still awake.
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