Five days later, the prefect of Qingzhou pronounced his verdict: Luo Cheng was guilty of heinous crimes and would be executed in the autumn. Luo Cheng's family members, the men, would be enslaved and the women would be taken away immediately.
Luo Cheng, who was arrogant in Guangping County, ultimately met a tragic end.
When Luo Miaoran was taken away, the willful and capricious girl cursed the yamen runners with foul language. The yamen runners carried out their orders, knowing that the Luo family would never be able to turn their lives around.
Luo Miaoran was slapped several times across the face. Terrified, she went from being a spoiled and willful child to trembling with fear. Finally, crying and screaming, she was dragged and thrown into a prison cart by the constables.
Because of the severity of the incident, the prefect of Qingzhou specially paraded Luo Cheng through the streets of Lujia Village. As a result, rotten eggs, rotten vegetable leaves, and swill were splashed all over Luo Cheng. Luo Cheng, who was half-squatting in the prison cart, could only silently endure all of this.
Jiang Ling was busy for the past five days. First, she took Jiang Yaojie to find the best midwife in Pingxi County to estimate the time. She then specially prepared a red envelope for the midwife. After that, she locked herself in her room and began to design sanitary napkins based on the current situation.
Cotton and coarse cloth were the best choices, though she also considered combinations of silk and cotton for the wealthy and powerful.
The remaining question was about the shapes. Jiang Ling drew two shapes, one short and one long, based on her memory.
Finally, the most crucial thing remains: how to prevent sanitary napkins from shifting and hygiene.
Jiang Ling bought a book of ancient knowledge from the mall. It said that the problem of disinfection could be solved by using wood ash. Although this method sounded absurd, it was indeed the only way at present.
Regarding the issue of displacement, Jiang Ling considered sewing the button directly. Although this method sounded absurd, it was the best solution Jiang Ling could think of.
Jiang Ling is a woman of action. After thinking everything through, she prepared to consider the hygiene of sanitary napkins and how to promote them.
Unlike other things, this is something that even some modern girls would consider very private and secretive, let alone in this extremely conservative era.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ling sighed helplessly. It seemed that the road to promoting sanitary napkins was very long.
But Jiang Ling believes that once this thing is successfully made, it will definitely solve many problems for women of this era.
Jiang Ling finally picked up the scissors and cut out the sanitary napkin model she had drawn.
That night, Jiang Ling was conflicted. She tossed and turned for a long time, thinking it over and over, before finally making up her mind.
The next morning, she found Hu Yue'er and asked her to inform all the female employees in the factory to put down their work and come to the adjacent factory building that had not yet started operation, saying that she had something to announce.
Hu Yue'er was quick on her feet, and soon all the female employees in the factory were gathered by her.
All the women in the factory looked at Jiang Ling with strange eyes. Jiang Ling said to them, "Sisters, you're all curious why I brought you here, right?"
Everyone nodded in unison upon hearing this.
Jiang Ling smiled and took out the design of sanitary napkins she had created, placing it in front of everyone and saying, "Ladies, I'm sure you're all troubled by your periods, right?"
As soon as the words were spoken, some women blushed, while the rest whispered among themselves.
"Yaojie's mother, why are you bringing this up?"
"Exactly! How can you bring something so unlucky into the open!"
"Of course! Oh, I'm so embarrassed!"
Hearing these words, Jiang Ling was not surprised at all. She patiently waited for everyone to finish their discussion.
After whispering among themselves for a while, they noticed that Jiang Ling was not speaking, so they quickly exchanged glances with her, and the atmosphere in the room gradually quieted down again.
Hu Yue'er was surprised to hear Jiang Ling's words, but she didn't say anything. In her eyes, her older sister was omnipotent and would never make a mistake no matter what she did, so she didn't need to question what Jiang Ling said.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally Zhou Daxia couldn't hold back any longer. Ignoring Hu Yue'er's gaze, she spoke up: "Yaojie's mother, is it inappropriate for you to say this now?"
Jiang Ling was delighted to hear that someone was finally questioning her.
She thought a lot that night, and the most fundamental way to change prejudice was to change people's mindsets, which led Jiang Ling to take this action today.
She smiled and looked at Zhou Daxia, asking softly, "Daxia, why do you think it's inappropriate?"
Zhou Daxia wanted to speak, but Hu Yue'er tugged at her sleeve and gently shook her head, signaling Zhou Daxia not to speak.
Zhou Daxia hesitated for a moment, then swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
She lowered her head and gently shook it without answering Jiang Ling's question.
Jiang Ling glanced at everyone indifferently and asked, "Does anyone think Zhou Daxia is right?"
After a few more whispers, a few women shakily raised their hands. Seeing that someone had taken the lead, others followed suit, and more and more people raised their hands. Even Hu Yue'er finally raised her hand.
Jiang Ling knew this was an inevitable outcome, so she patiently began to explain to the group of women, "Actually, this is just a unique physiological structure of us women. Menstruation is not shameful! It's an essential part of every woman's growth!"
Her words seemed to have some effect, as many women nodded subconsciously. However, many still felt that menstruation was something difficult to talk about and remained flushed and somewhat at a loss.
"The reason I called you here today isn't to talk about menstruation, but about this!" Jiang Ling said, bringing the topic back to the present.
She pointed to the sanitary napkin she had drawn and said, "I named this thing sanitary napkin. It is used in the same way as a menstrual belt, except that I changed it from reusable to disposable. Compared to the reusable menstrual belt, I think the disposable one is more hygienic. This buckle is used to fix the position so that it will not shift."
"For the materials, I used cotton and coarse cloth, which will improve the comfort of using it. I called everyone here today to hear your opinions. If everyone is curious about it or wants to try it, I will consider mass production!"
Before he could finish speaking, an uproar erupted.
"My God? Sanitary napkins? That's so high-tech!"
"Yaojie's mother, you truly are a lady! Oh dear, I've practically washed my hair white with all that menstrual pad!"
"I don't know if it's expensive or not. If it's too expensive, I can't afford it!"
Jiang Ling had very keen ears and immediately picked up some useful information. She reassured everyone, "Don't worry, the price of sanitary napkins will definitely be within everyone's budget. I guarantee the price will be absolutely reasonable!"
"I...I want to try!"
"I...I want to too..."
"Yaojie's mother, can I give it a try?"
Amid the discussion, some people finally began to get eager to try it out. The first one was Hu Yue'er. She was a little confused by what she heard, but she believed that what Jiang Ling designed would definitely be useful.
Just as everyone was discussing this, the village chief knocked on the workshop door in a slightly flustered manner.
Upon seeing the village chief appear, everyone immediately fell silent. The village chief glanced at everyone and then fixed his gaze on Jiang Ling.
"Yaojie's mother, hurry, hurry! Someone is looking for you outside!"
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