The teachers and students of Lushui Academy would often come down here in groups of three or five. When they got tired of studying, they would come down here to relax.
In the nearby villages, some savvy small vendors would come with food to sell, but Lin Wanwan turned a blind eye and ignored them.
She had been feeling inexplicably irritable recently and felt a little uncomfortable while working in the fields in the afternoon. She was about to go home to rest and happened to meet Shen Mo on the way.
"Shen Mo, are you guys taking a day off today?"
"Well, my mother and the others are weeding in the fields. I'll go back and get some water."
Lin Wanwan hadn't seen him for quite a while, but Chen Li had seen him often in the past few days, going to the orchard with his friends.
"Why didn't I see you go around the farm?"
"I just went to Lushui Academy and I'm catching up on my progress. I'll go there to play in a few days."
She nodded and said, "It's okay. When other flowers bloom in a while, I can go and take a look then."
Shen Mo raised his eyebrows and jokingly asked, "How do you know I didn't go?"
"I was watching over there for the past few days. I even saw Yu Sheng, but I didn't see you."
The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and then he suddenly remembered something, and gradually put it away, and said in a deep voice: "I heard about what happened a few days ago. Don't listen to my mother's nonsense. My brother will not take a concubine, nor does he have the intention to marry a lady from an official family, and he will not accept those so-called help. Don't take it to heart."
It would have been fine if he didn't mention it, but once he did, Lin Wanwan got even angrier and glanced at him and said, "It's your parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. Even if you don't want to get married, your mother has already arranged a marriage for you two!"
Shen Mo hurriedly held her back and said, "No, just wait and see."
When he pulled Lin Wanwan, she suddenly felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen. She bent over in pain, her facial features wrinkled into a ball. Suddenly, she felt a hot current below...
Shen Mo was startled by her and quickly supported her.
"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable? I'll go get you a doctor!"
Lin Wanwan held him tightly, unable to speak due to the pain. She took a few breaths and said through gritted teeth, "No, no need. I'll just go back..."
Shen Mo could only help her walk back. Just as he was about to look at the road, he found a bloodstain on her light brown pants...
He suddenly panicked and held her down to carefully examine the wound.
"Where are you hurt? Don't move. Did you bump into something? Or were you bitten by a snake?"
Lin Wanwan was both angry and amused. She held his head and whispered, "I'm fine...hiss, really, don't you know that girls have their periods?"
"What menstruation! Stop the bleeding...menstruation..."
Shen Mo suddenly got stuck in the shell, his face turned red, his blood rushed up, and his head was buzzing.
He hurriedly stood up and turned his back, raised his hand to rub his swollen temples. After a while, he looked around and saw that there was no one on the road.
He turned around, picked up Lin Wanwan, and walked quickly towards her house.
Lin Wanwan was startled. She looked up and saw his angular profile. She quickly patted his shoulder and said, "Shen Mo, let me go! I'm really fine!"
Shen Mo glanced at her and warned her not to move.
Lin Wanwan's stomach began to hurt again, and she didn't care about it anymore. She leaned on his shoulder and breathed softly. She had forgotten that the original owner was fourteen years old and it was time for her to reach that age. No wonder she had been a little irritable these past two days.
They didn't meet many people on the road, only an old man with poor eyesight. Before she could see who he was, Shen Mo hurried past her holding him.
When she returned home, Nan Xi and Nan Xing were washing clothes. When they saw her being carried back, they were so scared that they kicked over the wooden basin and ran over quickly.
Shen Mo sent her to her residence, said only "Have a good rest" and turned around to go home.
Nan Xi and Nan Xing helped her back to the room and only then did they see bloodstains on her pants.
Nan Xi covered her mouth and laughed secretly, saying: "It turns out that the girl is having her period. She scared us. It's okay. This shows that our girl has grown up."
"Nanxing, change the girl's clothes. I'm going to get the menstrual belt. I'll wash this one in a while."
Nanxing quickly went to get the clothes, watched Lin Wanwan change, and went downstairs carrying the dirty clothes.
Lin Wanwan didn't stop calling her, she was a little embarrassed to let others wash the dirty clothes!
Nan Xi handed her the menstrual belt and said, "Girl, put it on quickly. I'll teach you how to tie it."
Lin Wanwan looked at the menstrual belt in her hand. It was made of two pieces of silk and linen, and some wood ash was stuffed inside...
Uh... to be honest, I really hate it...
But she tied it up anyway, and lay on the bed with her lifeless eyes wide open in a daze.
After a while, Nan Xi brought her a bowl of brown sugar water. After she finished drinking it, she told her to have a good rest before closing the door and leaving.
When Lin Wanwan saw her leave, she sat up quickly and went to the space to change into a sanitary napkin. Only then did she feel comfortable and had a good sleep.
At night, Xiaobai came back and didn't find her, so he ran to her room and knocked on the door.
"Sister! Are you there! Are you sick? I'm coming in?"
Lin Wanwan was awakened by his call and got up to open the door.
Lin Bai walked around her twice and felt relieved when he saw that she was fine.
I touched his head and said, "I'm fine, I just feel uncomfortable in my stomach. Have you eaten?"
"Not yet. I want to ask my sister to come down and eat together."
"Then let's go. I'm hungry too. What did you learn in the school today?"
"Master Lin asked us to practice calligraphy. Now I know a lot of characters! Master Lin even praised my good handwriting!"
"Really? Our Xiaobai is really amazing. Let me see what you wrote later to see if it's better than my sister's."
She went downstairs to eat something, and watched Xiaobai do his homework for a while before returning to her room.
The next day, she quickly found people to build a workshop in the village. The work by the river had not been completed yet, and now another workshop was being built. The village was almost full of people, and the aunt who was cooking was too busy to handle it. Fortunately, it was only for a while at noon.
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