Jing Zhe was not fortunate enough to witness the delightful scene unfolding outside the gates of Yu Wang's mansion, as he was too busy to watch.
Today was the newspaper's opening ceremony, so Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu were also present. They noticed Zhou Ziqiong and Jing Zhe leaving one after another.
After they finished their work, the two women pulled Zhang Xiaoyu together and asked her what had happened.
Zhang Xiaoyu was unaware of this. Later, seeing that both the newspaper and Wenxiangju businesses were gradually getting back on track, the three of them decided to visit the Zhou family together.
No matter how much Mu Qingren and Zhou Ziqiong don't get along in private, they are ultimately family. So when she feels that Zhou Ziqiong might be in trouble, she definitely can't sit still.
Since there were no outsiders, Zhou Ziqiong invited the three of them to her boudoir. Together with herself and Jing Zhe, there were five of them sitting around a round table.
"Sixth Sister, when we came over just now, we ran into Governor Yu escorting a group of people back. We heard they were all causing trouble at the Zhou family's cloth shop. What exactly happened?"
Zhang Xiaoyu naturally asked this question, while Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu blinked, equally curious.
"Why…"
Zhou Ziqiong sighed and recounted what had just happened in the cloth shop. After listening, Zhang Xiaoyu took Zhou Ziqiong's hand and comforted her, "Sixth Sister, don't worry. Since your husband is here, he will definitely find a way!"
Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu nodded frequently, clearly showing that their trust in Jing Zhe was deep-rooted.
Zhou Ziqiong nodded, then looked at Jing Zhe and asked, "Didn't you say you had a good idea? There are no outsiders here, so tell us what it is!"
As she spoke, she glared fiercely at Jing Zhe, essentially warning him to only offer his ideas and not to mention things like her menstruation staining her skirt. If he dared to bring it up, she would make him feel the power of her hands.
Jing Zhe immediately understood.
The other three women were overjoyed to hear that "there are no outsiders here," as this was an affirmation from their sister-in-law, so no one noticed the subtle glances exchanged between Zhou Ziqiong and Jing Zhe.
At this moment, Jing Zhe looked at the four women and asked, "I have a question for you."
"What?"
Zhang Xiaoyu asked.
"What is the thing that you women worry about most or find most troublesome when you have your period?"
"..."
Aside from Zhou Ziqiong, who was somewhat prepared, the other three women were slightly taken aback: Didn't you have a good idea? Why are you asking this?
However, they are Jing Zhe's women after all, and they enjoy even that kind of thing. What's wrong with talking about menstruation?
So Zhang Xiaoyu spoke first: "Of course it hurts! Especially in winter, if you're not careful, your stomach will hurt terribly for a few days, and you can't touch cold water, it's such a hassle!"
Because Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu both practiced martial arts, they didn't actually feel much pain. So they said, "Every time I have my period, I have to wear a sachet. It's uncomfortable, and it's hard to even walk, let alone practice martial arts!"
Jing Zhe had already looked into the cloth bag they were talking about.
Women of this era would sew a cloth bag filled with wood ash when they had their period, and then sew it up. This was the most primitive form of sanitary napkin.
However, as they said, the cloth bag was too uncomfortable to use, and there was a risk of wood ash seeping out, making it unclean.
Most importantly, each time a cloth bag is used up, it has to be opened again, the wood ash thrown away, and the bag washed clean for reuse. This makes it particularly cumbersome both during and after use.
Wang Yingqiu added, "And when I changed the cloth bag at night, the bloodstains were already dried, making it very difficult to wash them every time!"
Zhou Ziqiong was initially a little shy and guilty, but seeing how open the other three were, she thought for a moment and then said calmly, "Yes, the cloth bag isn't comfortable, and it's too big. It's impossible to carry such a large bag around all the time when going out. If I suddenly get my period, wearing thicker, darker clothes will help, even if it gets soaked..."
At this point, Zhou Ziqiong secretly glanced at the other three women. Seeing that they didn't seem to be acting strangely and were listening attentively, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Even if it seeps through, it's not very noticeable. But in the summer, when you wear thin clothes, especially light-colored ones, it's very obvious if it seeps through. It's okay at home, but it would be too embarrassing in public!"
"Yeah yeah!"
Perhaps because they had all experienced the same thing, Zhou Ziqiong received the agreement of the other three women as soon as she finished speaking.
Zhang Xiaoyu thought for a moment, her face slightly flushed, but she finally said, "Husband, using a cloth bag is inconvenient, but what's most troublesome is that it makes me feel very uncomfortable every time I use it. My lower area becomes very... very..."
"What's so great about it?"
"..."
After a long while, Zhang Xiaoyu finally mustered up her courage and, biting her lip, said, "It's so itchy..."
Even when she spoke, her voice was still very soft.
Jing Zhe was taken aback, but immediately understood what was going on.
A woman's body is very sensitive, in many ways. Especially because of the differences in physical structure between men and women, women are more susceptible to germs. This is why there were many advertisements like "washing makes you healthier" in Jing Zhe's time.
The cloth bags we use nowadays are obviously not sterilized, not to mention how dirty the wood ash inside is! And it's all fine powder that the cloth bag can't hold. With just a little movement, it will seep through the cloth bag. It's no wonder that women get gynecological diseases if such dirty things come into contact with their bodies for a long time!
Therefore, women in this era are deeply troubled by this, and many suffer from gynecological diseases, but they are too ashamed to talk about it.
Even though he knew that was the case, Jing Zhe still wanted to tease Zhang Xiaoyu, so he asked with a smile, "It's very itchy? How itchy? Is it like what Xiaoyu was yelling in bed the night before last?"
"..."
These words caused Zhang Xiaoyu, who was already Jing Zhe's woman and knew everything about matters between men and women, to blush deeply. Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu weren't much better off, because when Jing Zhe teased them at night, they often cried out "It's so itchy!"
If the three of them were in such a predicament, then Zhou Ziqiong, who was inexperienced in such matters and was not Jing Zhe's woman, was even more embarrassed in the middle.
At first, she didn't understand and only thought that "it's very itchy" was the "it's very itchy" she knew. But when Jing Zhe said it and saw the expressions of the three women, she understood instantly.
This guy... what a lecher!
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