Chapter 22: The Beautiful Goddess

"Mother, we have money now. Can you take me and my cousin to the city tomorrow?"

Yin Huaixi was stunned. She didn't expect her daughter to still be thinking about this. No wonder this girl wanted to go out to sell herbal tea in the afternoon. It turned out that she wanted to go into the city.

She felt a little guilty, so she rejected her daughter's offer in order not to owe her any more favors.

"Go! Let's go together."

“Yeah!!”

Jiang Wan was in an extremely good mood as she got what she wanted, but suddenly she turned around and remembered something.

"Mother, let's go to the city tomorrow after we finish fishing. A sea urchin can be sold for ten cents. I'll go tomorrow to see if I can pick some, or get something else to sell."

The recent low tides are all in the morning, and Jiang Wan feels that she cannot give up the opportunity to catch the sea.

"Alright, then I'll go tell Xiaoman's family that I won't be taking their boat, so they don't have to wait."

Yin Huaixi was about to go out as she spoke, and Jiang Wan quickly chased after her and handed her the scissors.

"Mother, please return the scissors to Aunt Cuifang's house."

"Okay, go take a shower and have a good rest."

Jiang Wan nodded obediently and went back to take a hot bath with her cousin. After dinner, she went back to the small stone house with her mother before it got dark.

When we first moved into this little stone house, it had a bit of a moldy smell, but after being fumigated several times, the whole house is now filled with a light herbal aroma.

The room was very simple, with nothing but the bed. The mother and daughter did not mind, and they lay on the bed and talked privately.

"Mother, what else do you want to buy tomorrow when you go to the city besides food?"

"I need some coarse salt and oil. I also need some cloth..."

Yin Huaixi felt a little ashamed as she spoke. Every time she went into the city, she would probably spend all the money her daughter had earned.

"Yesterday I saw your aunt washing a sanitary belt, which was made of material cut from her underwear. Your cousin is about to have her period, and mine is about the same time. We only have that one belt at home..."

As she said this she sighed.

She missed the modern little wings so much, she no longer felt it was difficult to get rid of them.

The menstrual belt here is just two thin pieces of cloth with a pile of wood ash stuffed in the middle. After use, it needs to be washed repeatedly before being used again.

Unhygienic!!

But there was nothing she could do. She couldn't make the little wings here and she didn't have money to buy cotton. Wait, is there cotton here?

Jiang Wan knew what A Niang was worried about, but she couldn't seem to help. However, she could work hard to make money to improve the family's life, so that A Niang and her family could at least use disposable menstrual belts in the future.

"Mother, do you think it's okay for me to be a full-time merchant in the future?"

This is a strange dynasty, and it is very unfriendly to women. Obey your father at home, obey your husband after marriage, and obey your son after your husband dies. This is almost the life of most women. As a modern person, I definitely cannot live such a dull life.

Anyway, my original body's scumbag father has nothing to do with my family anymore, and he can't control me. As long as my mother supports me, I can let go and do it.

Yin Huaixi herself is an independent woman who raised her daughter alone since she was a child, so she does not reject the idea of ​​her daughter doing business.

but……

"You are only twelve years old now... too young."

Although she knew that her daughter had an adult heart, others did not know it. When outsiders saw her doing business, they would think that she was out of line and there would definitely be a lot of gossip.

"How can you be considered young? Here, girls aged 13 or 14 are already getting engaged and becoming mothers."

These words made Yin Huaixi stiffen.

She almost forgot that women in this era had no status and were required to marry and have children.

I have medical skills, so I can make a living anywhere, and since I'm married, it's normal for me to never look for another partner. My daughter is more troublesome. She has learned painting and piano since she was a child, which seems to be not very applicable in this era. When she reaches a certain age, she will inevitably be urged to get married.

Girls here start dating at the age of 13 or 14, and get married at the age of 15 or 16. It's scary to think that these girls have to have children before their bodies are fully developed.

She would never let her daughter get married early, so she had to think of a way.

"Mother, why don't you speak?"

"I'm thinking."

As soon as Yin Huaixi told her daughter about her worries, she suddenly heard her daughter laugh.

"Mother, you are so cute. I am only twelve and yet you are thinking so far ahead."

Jiang Wan wasn't worried about herself at all.

"If you don't want to get married, there are many ways to do it. Don't worry, mother, I will always be by your side. I never thought about getting married before, and it's the same now. Even if I meet a boy I like in the future, I will let him marry me."

Yin Huaixi: “…”

My daughter's idea is very good, but isn't it a bit too naive?

In modern times, it is considered shameful for a man to marry a woman, let alone in this dynasty where women have a low status. Would a good man marry a woman? ?

Yin Huaixi thought about this problem and couldn't fall asleep for half the night.

The next morning, she woke up late, which was a rare occasion. When she woke up and went to her eldest brother's house, she found that only her eldest brother was left there, finishing up the backpack.

"Little sister, please pack up the herbs. My backpack will be ready soon. It will be convenient for you to carry the things to the city."

Yin Huaixi nodded, and seeing that it was getting dark and her daughter would probably be back soon, she decided not to go out.

Jiang Wan was indeed ready to go home. She took her cousin and aunt to the place where they had picked sea urchins yesterday. The sea urchins had moved slightly but not far away. Anyway, they had picked up a lot today.

They thought that the only thing they would catch today would be sea urchins, but when they were walking back, they suddenly saw a hint of red in the sea.

Jiang Wan recognized who the guy in the sea was at a glance, and immediately poured all the sea urchins in the basket onto the beach and ran quickly into the sea.

This fish was probably stranded on the shallow beach due to low tide, and is now struggling against the waves to swim back.

Jiang Wan couldn't miss such a good opportunity, so she ran over and scooped it up with the basket. Then she swam back quickly.

By now her clothes were completely wet up to her chest. The stunned mother and daughter came to their senses and quickly surrounded her.

"Cousin, are you crazy?! Do you know how to swim? Why are you running into the sea? It's just a fish, what's the big deal?"

Jiang Wan nodded seriously. It was too much. This fish was not cheap.

"Don't worry, cousin. I can swim. And I didn't walk too far. Look, the water only reaches below my chest."

Song Wenhui frowned and looked around. It was not appropriate to say anything now since her niece had already done what she had done. She had to quickly cover her up and take her home to change clothes.

"Let's go back first."

Jiang Wan shook her head, poured out the sea urchins in the bucket, and asked her cousin to fetch sea water and put the fish in the bucket to keep them.

"Aunt, my cousin and I are waiting here. Please go back and get uncle's backpack and put the sea urchins back."

"Okay, I'll get you some clothes to wear."

Song Wenhui turned and left, and Yin Ning couldn't help but ask.

"What kind of fish is this, cousin? It's so beautiful!"

The big fish in the barrel is bright red all over, dotted with tiny white spots, like stars in the sky, so beautiful that it is dazzling.

"This fish is called grouper."

Image source: Internet

Wild fish are very expensive nowadays, and they are not cheap here either.

Red represents joy and auspiciousness in every dynasty. Such a beautiful fish must have a beautiful price.

Hehe~