10. Chapter 10 Menstruation
Xiaoxiao was like a frightened bird. When she saw Pei Xiuhan, her panicked heart gradually calmed down. Pei Xiuhan touched her little head and asked her to go back and put on her shoes first.
He called Shi Yu over and asked him to go to the government office and ask them to investigate whether there were many beasts like Zhao Wu. If they found any, they must punish them severely.
After Xiaoxiao finished washing up, Pei Xiuhan took her to the lobby for breakfast.
Xiaoxiao recognized that this was a restaurant in Qiyuan Town. Even though the table was filled with dishes and each one looked delicious, Xiaoxiao still ate without any appetite. After the meal, Pei Xiuhan asked her to get on the carriage, intending to take her away from Qiyuan Town.
Xiaoxiao was a little hesitant and stood there without moving.
Beijing was undoubtedly a very unfamiliar place for her. Even with Brother Pei around, she was still a little scared at the thought of being away from home, and Xiaoxiao didn't want to trouble him.
She wanted to stay at home and wait for her brother to return, but she was afraid that she would continue to encounter bad people. Just thinking about what happened last night, Xiaoxiao felt a little breathless. She didn't dare to imagine what she would do if Brother Pei didn't show up?
Pei Xiuhan made the decision for her directly, "I will help you find out his whereabouts. When he comes back, I will ask him to pick you up in the capital. Before that, you can stay at my place first. Don't let anything happen to you before your brother comes back."
Xiaoxiao finally got on the carriage with him. After this incident, she became even more timid and was always silent when she was in the carriage. Pei Xiuhan would glance at her from time to time. The little girl sat in the corner with her knees hugged, always staring at a certain place in a daze, looking pitiful.
The carriage traveled for a whole morning before stopping. There was no village or shop around, so they could only rest on the spot. Shi Yu went to the mountains to catch a few wild rabbits and went to the stream to catch a few fish. He planned to have barbecue at noon.
After getting off the carriage, Xiaoxiao finally pulled herself together. She mustered up the courage to run over to Shi Yu, silently picked up a knife beside her, and helped him scrape the fish scales.
She felt bad and wanted to do more work.
Seeing that the master did not stop her, Shi Yu did not care about her and let her busy herself. The little girl was quite nimble, and Shi Yu could not help but look at her more.
After noticing his gaze, Xiaoxiao's thick eyelashes trembled and her body became a little stiff. She turned around quietly, leaving him only her small back.
Shi Yu raised an eyebrow in surprise. Compared to his always stern master, he was obviously easier to get along with, wasn't he? Or was it because he had killed the villain himself? This little girl was not afraid of her master, but was afraid of him instead.
For fear of scaring the little girl, Shi Yu didn't look at her again. When he started to roast the rabbit meat, Xiaoxiao turned around and took a few secret glances, wanting to see how he roasted it. She set up a fire rack and followed his example by sticking the rabbit meat on the firewood. She was quite successful in learning from him, and soon the aroma of the rabbit meat overflowed.
Her eyes lit up involuntarily. When it was almost done roasting, she tore off the rabbit leg and handed it to Pei Xiu Han like a treasure. Pei Xiu Han patted the seat beside her and asked her to sit down and eat some.
When the carriage was on the road again, the little girl returned to her original state, huddled in a corner, very silent. In fact, Xiaoxiao didn't dare to disturb her. She was either reading a book or impatiently replying to letters. She was always busy and had a sour face. Xiaoxiao then tried hard to reduce her presence.
Fearing that she would have wild thoughts, Pei Xiu Han asked Shi Yu to take out a stack of paper and a wolf-hair brush, and let the little girl lie in front of him to practice calligraphy. Xiao Xiao spent the next few days practicing calligraphy.
Qiyuan Town was not very close to the capital, and the carriage did not travel very fast. It was not until the end of September that they finally arrived. It only took them two more days to reach the capital.
Xiaoxiao has been practicing her handwriting for more than a month, and now her handwriting is quite decent. A smile gradually appears on her face. Although she is no longer afraid of Shi Yu and others, she is still very dependent on Pei Xiuhan. When she picks a fruit on the roadside, she always gives it to him first.
Pei Xiuhan's legs have also recovered well. He often regulates his internal breath and does rehabilitation every day. Because he is young and in good physical condition, he can now walk normally.
When the carriage passed a waterfall, Xiaoxiao curiously lifted the curtain and took a few more looks.
She only glanced at it for a few seconds, then looked away and continued practicing calligraphy. Halfway through, she felt a pain in her stomach. She had felt sore in her waist in the morning and thought it was because she was tired from practicing calligraphy every day recently. Unexpectedly, at this moment, her stomach started to hurt.
She unconsciously covered her belly, and her fair and tender face wrinkled.
Pei Xiuhan glanced at her and asked, "Stomachache?"
When they stopped to rest yesterday, Xiaoxiao picked a lot of persimmons and ate several of them. Persimmons are cold fruits, and Pei Xiuhan specifically told her not to eat too much, after all, the weather has turned cold.
Xiaoxiao ate four persimmons in total. She had even eaten five persimmons in one go when she was hungry before, and nothing happened at that time. Xiaoxiao always felt that it had little to do with the persimmons, but she didn't eat anything else except persimmons.
Pei Xiu Han asked Shi Yu to bring some hot water and let the little girl drink some. Xiaoxiao's condition did not improve, and her stomach even hurt more and more. At first it was just a downward pain, but later it felt like a knife was stabbing her.
She endured it without making a sound, but her face turned frighteningly pale, and sweat even broke out on her forehead. Her body temperature had always been very low, and she didn't sweat much in the summer. Seeing her in so much pain, Pei Xiuhan frowned, "Besides the stomachache? Are there any other symptoms?"
Xiaoxiao shook her head. Seeing his slightly furrowed brows, she managed to tug at her lips, "Brother, I'm fine, don't worry."
He looks so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.
Pei Xiuhan asked the driver to stop the carriage, carried the little girl out, and rode her towards the town. Sitting on the horse's back was a bit bumpy, and Xiaoxiao felt even more pain. She was so weak that she could hardly sit still.
Pei Xiu Han pressed the little girl into his arms and let her lean on him. Xiaoxiao was in great pain and felt a little drowsy.
The horse galloped for half an hour before reaching the nearest town. Pei Xiuhan took her to the clinic. After getting off the horse, he carried Xiaoxiao down horizontally and noticed the bloodstains on the snow-white mane with his sharp eyes.
Xiaoxiao reached out and grabbed his collar, and finally she came to her senses.
Pei Xiu Han glanced at the blood on the horse's back again and was sure that these bloodstains were fresh. Xiao Xiao also vaguely felt that something was wrong. She was not sure whether it was bleeding. When she saw the blood on the horse's back, her heart tightened and her little hands tightly grasped his clothes.
Her stomach had never hurt so much before, and it hurt so much that she wanted to die, but she didn't want to die. Before her brother came back, Xiaoxiao was a little scared and asked Pei Xiuhan in a trembling voice, "Brother, will I die?"
The word "die" made Pei Xiuhan's body stiffen for a moment, and he whispered, "No."
The next moment, his figure disappeared from the spot. When his afterimage flashed by, he appeared directly in the clinic holding her.
There were not many people in the town, and there were not many people in the clinic either. Pei Xiuhan put her on the bed in the room and urged the doctor to check her out.
The doctor took the patient's pulse carefully.
Seeing the little girl's eyes were red and she looked extremely frightened, the old doctor was a little amused. He stroked his beard and said, "Don't be afraid, the little girl has grown up."
Xiaoxiao was still a little confused and had no idea what was going on. When she was picked up by her grandmother, her grandmother had already gone through menopause. She had never had a period before, so her grandmother had never taught her, resulting in the little girl being still ignorant.
Pei Xiu Han had never encountered this before. After the old doctor explained it, he finally understood. He touched his nose and felt a little embarrassed.
The old doctor asked the medicine boy to bring Xiaoxiao a bowl of brown sugar water and asked him to boil the medicine. After Xiaoxiao finished drinking it and her stomach felt a little better, he asked her how old she was.
Grandma Zhang picked her up in March. She was very small at the time, only two or three months old. So Xiaoxiao was still about two months away from her thirteenth birthday.
It is normal to have menstruation at this age. Most girls have their period when they are around thirteen years old. Girls from wealthy families, because of good nutrition and early physical development, may have their period when they are as young as eleven years old. Xiaoxiao's stomach hurts so much right now, not only because she ate persimmons, but also because she was injured when she fell into the water last year.
The old doctor talked a lot, asking her to take care of her health. Finally, he wrote her a prescription and asked her to take care of her body according to the prescription.
After Xiaoxiao understood what was going on, she blushed belatedly. The girl's eyelashes trembled and she was too embarrassed to look up.
Seeing that she knew nothing and the man standing next to her looked as if he was out of touch with the world, the old doctor gave her a few more instructions.
When Xiaoxiao heard that she needed to use a sanitary belt, she was so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl into the ground.
Pei Xiuhan was also a little embarrassed and couldn't help touching the tip of his nose. He was a little surprised that she was almost thirteen years old. He always thought Xiaoxiao was only about eleven years old. The little emperor was twelve this year, a few months younger than Xiaoxiao, but he was a head taller than her.
When the two came out of the clinic, Xiaoxiao realized that her clothes were dirty. Tears welled up in her eyes unconsciously. She felt extremely embarrassed. She was afraid that as soon as she walked, everyone would know that she had had sex, which would make her even more embarrassed.
She squatted there and refused to move, tears falling from her eyes.
Pei Xiuhan was a little embarrassed at first, but seeing the little girl crying like this, he felt a little amused, "Why are you crying? Didn't you take the medicine and the pain is not so bad?"
Xiaoxiao was still silently crying, but after hearing his words, she whispered, "How embarrassing."
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