The reason for investing in a sanitary napkin production line was that she agreed to Qin Wanxue's request, and also because she already had two sanitary napkin production lines in her space.
I just picked it up when I was living in Xiaorizi Country.
Women of this era used sanitary belts when they had their periods. They were long strips made of a layer of rubber with two rubber bands distributed horizontally. They would roll up toilet paper and tie it to the rubber bands. That's how they used it.
These are people who are better off and can afford toilet paper.
If conditions are poor, wrap the cloth in wood ash.
Extremely unhygienic.
After Qin Wanxue got used to sanitary napkins from later times, she couldn't stand the menstrual belts of this era. She complained to Ji Xia many times, asking him to find some benefits for women in this era.
Historically, China's first sanitary napkin production line was introduced in 1982. In 1985, China had its own first sanitary napkin brand "Anle". The early promotion of sanitary napkins was difficult, and the male salesman at the time was even accused of hooliganism.
It is conceivable that building a sanitary napkin production line at this time is not actually a good choice.
But Ji Xia promised Qin Wanxue that she would definitely get the sanitary napkins out. Besides, changing one's concept requires a process and an opportunity.
Ji Xia remembered that her mother once told her that Ms. Xie Sufen had itchy body before she got married, but she didn't dare to go to the hospital for fear of gossip. She itched for a long time. Later, after she got married, her father, Mr. Ji Jianguo, went to the health center to get her a tube of ointment, and it was cured after applying it.
How much unnecessary suffering.
Xie Sufen is not the first person to suffer this kind of torture, and she will definitely not be the last.
Neither wood ash nor toilet paper is clean and can easily cause gynecological inflammation.
Ji Xia has no habit of being a saint. All her efforts are only for the country and never for individuals, but Qin Wanxue and He Wanqing are her only two best friends, so she must take care of them.
She is a very cold person, and few people can get into her heart, but once they get close, it will be for life.
He Wanqing was originally a high school student in Shanghai and was not a very important talent. But since Comrade Ji Xia had chosen her, Xu Sandang naturally had no objection. He directly brought her to the county committee and gave her the identity of a project contact person to facilitate He Wanqing's work.
He Wanqing didn't care. She was just helping Ji Xia for the time being. After Ji Xia returned to Beijing, she would help her build a laboratory in Beijing. That would be her real job.
For the time being, Ji Xia and He Wanqing are staying in the county guesthouse. Xu Sandang is treating them to dinner at a state-owned restaurant, and He Wenbin is also there. Until now, none of them know what project Ji Xia is going to do.
"Teacher Ji, I wonder what the project you mentioned that will be pushed forward in advance is about?" He Wenbin was really curious.
"Let's eat first. After that, we can talk about the project." Ji Xia was mainly worried that it would affect the appetite of the two men. Men in this era are very patriarchal.
In their eyes, women's menstrual period is dirty.
The meal made Xu Sandang and He Wenbin feel uneasy.
After dinner, the four of them went to the county guesthouse together. On the way, Ji Xia told the three that she wanted to set up a sanitary napkin production line.
"Sanitary napkin? What is that?" He Wenbin asked, not understanding.
He Wanqing was overjoyed. "Xia Xia, you're going to invest in a sanitary napkin production line? Oh, that's great, Xia Xia, you're our savior!"
Seeing He Wanqing so excited, although Xu Sandang and the others still didn't understand what sanitary napkins were, it didn't prevent them from knowing that this thing was popular.
"Have you ever been to the Friendship Store? They sell sanitary napkins there. If you don't know about them, you can go and see for yourself, or ask the women in your family."
After hearing what Ji Xia said, Xu Sandang and He Wenbin had a bad feeling. They seemed to know what it was.
Seeing the two people's stunned expressions, Ji Xia said, "Of course, if you don't want to invest in a sanitary napkin production line in Tengzhou, I won't force you. I can also find another project to test the waters here first."
But since she had the plan to build a sanitary napkin production line, she must implement this project first. She also planned to build a line in Jijia Village.
Xu Santang said hurriedly, "No, no, Comrade Ji Xia, we're not unwilling. Since the Friendship Store has this product, it proves there's a market. As long as there's demand, we're willing to do something to improve the national economy and people's livelihood."
It must be said that Xu Sandang's words pleased Ji Xia.
This is exactly the kind of awareness and thought she wants.
He Wanqing had only been here a short time, and her thinking hadn't yet adapted to the times, so she spoke rather casually. "County Magistrate Xu, Deputy County Magistrate He, I'm not saying anything, but you could try to buy a few packs of sanitary napkins from the Friendship Store and have the women in your families use them. See if they're still willing to use things like menstrual pads. They're really..."
She used it once, and it felt really sour and refreshing. The toilet paper of that time was rougher than the newspapers of later generations. It was very painful when it scratched her body, and once it was soaked with blood, it turned into crumbs.
She was worried that the residue would enter her body.
From this point alone, she admired the women of this era and how they endured those days in a month.
She also knew that the Friendship Store sold sanitary napkins, but she didn't have overseas remittance coupons, so she couldn't buy them even if she had money.
Xu Santang and He Wenbin didn't dare to listen to He Wanqing's bold speech any longer. If someone heard them and reported them for hooliganism, they would be in big trouble.
After sending Ji Xia and the other two back to the guesthouse, they quickly said goodbye and left.
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