Jiang Yue now finally understood why menstruation is called "period". In the days without sanitary napkins, menstruation was extremely inconvenient.
No wonder sanitary napkins are considered one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century.
Jiang Yue rested at home for two days. During these two days, except for going to the town to buy vegetables, she didn't even want to go out. It was not until the third day that Jiang Yue felt a lot more relaxed.
Although homemade sanitary napkins are not as easy to use as those in later generations, they are much more convenient than menstrual belts. The disadvantages are that they are too simple, have less cotton wool, have poor water absorbency, and are easy to fall off.
It seems that there is still room for improvement, but the prerequisite is that we have to find a way to buy enough cotton wool.
Although he was resting at home these days, Jiang Yue was not idle. He preheated the oven early in the morning every day and prepared various foods.
Roasted corn, roasted mushrooms, roasted potato chips, roasted dried apples and peaches, roasted okra and roasted bananas, Jiang Yue roasted everything she could think of, and also made beef jerky and pork jerky.
Jiang Yue even went to buy flour and yeast to bake bread and cakes.
Ningning's eyes lit up and she was very happy while eating at home these days.
Although Gu Ye was willing to buy food for Ningning in the past, there are not many kinds of snacks on the market now, and Jiang Yue, a food blogger who has eaten all over China and abroad, is not capable of tinkering with them.
Mrs. Zhao discovered that Zhao Yuanqi had been going to Jiang Yue's house every day these days. She originally thought that Zhao Yuanqi was going to play with Ningning, but today she had something to do with Jiang Yue, so she followed Zhao Yuanqi here, only to find out that Zhao Yuanqi was coming to Jiang Yue's house for a big meal.
"Oh, you naughty monkey, you come here to eat every day! How can you have the nerve to do that!" Sister Zhao was so angry that she reached out to grab Zhao Yuanqi's ears.
"Mom, you try it too, it's delicious!" Zhao Yuanqi was stuffing crispy mushrooms into his mouth. When he saw his mother coming over, he quickly covered his ears and stuffed mushrooms into his mother's mouth.
Mrs. Zhao took a bite and her eyes lit up immediately. "What is this? It smells so good!"
"It's mushrooms." Jiang Yue grabbed a handful for Sister Zhao and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, they are all made of vegetables, try them!"
Mrs. Zhao couldn't stop eating and was shocked: "Shiitake mushrooms can be cooked like this, they are so delicious!"
Ningning ran over holding a biscuit barrel, "Aunt Zhao, there are also dried apples and dried okra, they are all delicious!"
Mrs. Zhao tasted them one by one, and felt embarrassed by the end, "Well, I came here to catch some naughty monkeys, but I ended up eating them myself!"
Zhao Yuanqi was chewing pork jerky. "Mom, I told you it was delicious!"
Sister Zhao glared at Zhao Yuanqi, then turned to look at Jiang Yue and couldn't help but admire her, "Jiang Yue, you are still capable!"
"Mom, let's get an oven at home. Auntie uses this to bake." Zhao Yuanqi took his wife Zhao to see the oven like a treasure. "This can also bake bread!"
"Bread? What is bread?" Mrs. Zhao also found it very curious and looked left and right around the oven.
"Auntie, this is the bread." Ningning ran back to the house and brought over the small loaves made by Jiang Yue. "Mom said that Westerners love to eat bread."
Mrs. Zhao took a bite and found it soft and chewy, with a fresh aroma of wheat. She was amazed. "Is this bread? Is it baked in this oven?"
"Yes, this is toast. I also made peach jam. It tastes better if you spread a layer of jam on it!" Jiang Yue turned and went to the kitchen, and took out a canning bottle. "Sister-in-law, take this bottle home for you to eat!"
"Oh, I can't bear to give it away. I don't have any bread at home. Jiang Yue, please keep it for Ningning!" Mrs. Zhao refused to accept it.
"It's delicious when spread on steamed buns!" Jiang Yue stuffed the jam bottle into Mrs. Zhao's hand. Zhao Yuanqi's mouth was watering at the sight and he wanted to dig it out and eat it right away.
Sister Zhao thanked him and then brought up the business, "Jiang Yue, I have something to ask you. I'm sorry."
"It's okay, sister-in-law, just say it!" Jiang Yue didn't know what made the usually cheerful sister-in-law Zhao so shy.
"I heard from Rongrong that you asked her to help make those small clothes and paid her one dollar per piece. I want to ask if there is such a job. I can also make clothes." Sister-in-law Zhao said a little embarrassedly.
"Sister-in-law also has tailoring skills?" Jiang Yue was surprised. Why are the people around her so capable?
"In the past, our family was poor, so we made our own clothes. When the older ones became too small, we gave them to the younger ones. We did a lot of sewing and mending, clothes, shoes, and we forced ourselves to learn everything. Look at the clothes my little boy Pihouzi is wearing; they were made by me." Mrs. Zhao pulled Zhao Yuanqi over and pointed at his sweatshirt to show Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue saw that although Zhao Yuanqi's sweatshirt was simple, the stitches were dense, so she said, "Let's go to Rongrong's place later. Sister-in-law has a sewing machine at home, right? Then you can take a piece of cloth and try it."
"Okay!" Mrs. Zhao agreed happily.
That evening, Captain Zhao saw Mrs. Zhao cutting clothes at home and asked casually, "Who are you making clothes for?"
Mrs. Zhao laughed twice. Captain Zhao didn't hear her answer, so he put down the newspaper and looked over. "I'm asking you a question. What are you laughing at?"
"I'll tell you when it's done!"
Captain Zhao snorted and didn't take it seriously, thinking that Sister Zhao was just making clothes for the children at home.
Lian Rongrong was right. The small piece of clothing called a T-shirt designed by Jiang Yue was simple in style, similar to a sweatshirt. It took less than an hour from cutting to sewing. This was Mrs. Zhao's first time making it so she was not familiar with it and had to be more careful, so she was a little slower. It also took some time to embroider the panda picture on the chest.
"Old Zhao, look!"
Captain Zhao was taking a shower and preparing to go to bed. When he heard what Zhao's wife said, he looked up and said, "Wow, Panda, this dress is beautiful! Is it made for Zhao Yuanqi?"
"No!" Sister Zhao finished making the dress and liked it very much. "I made it for Jiang Yue."
Captain Zhao was surprised: "How can Jiang Yue wear such small clothes?"
Mrs. Zhao rolled her eyes at Captain Zhao and said, "What? Jiang Yue wanted it! I heard from Rongrong that Jiang Yue made a lot of these small clothes and sold them."
"What? You said Jiang Yue sells this kind of clothes? Who does she sell it to? Can these clothes be sold?" Captain Zhao was shocked.
"Keep your voice down! Don't let anyone hear you!" Mrs. Zhao lowered her voice and said, "Rongrong said Jiang Yue would pay her one yuan for each piece of clothing she made. Jiang Yue only asked Rongrong to make them, but I had nothing to do at night, so I asked Jiang Yue to make a few pieces for me. If I make this, I can make at least ten pieces a month. How can I earn more than a dozen yuan?"
But Captain Zhao felt that it was not right. "Tsk, she still makes more than ten pieces a month? Jiang Yue collects so many clothes, where can she sell them? Now it is not open for business, don't waste your money! You don't have to get involved, Gu Ye is not at home, we have to help take care of some of them, we can't let Jiang Yue do whatever she wants!"
After hearing what Captain Zhao said, Mrs. Zhao was a little hesitant, but she still decided to trust Jiang Yue. "I'll go ask her tomorrow. I don't think Jiang Yue is doing anything reckless! Maybe she really has a connection!"
"What connections can a 20-year-old girl have?" Captain Zhao sneered, "Okay, don't ask tomorrow. Just persuade Jiang Yue and don't mess around with her!"
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