At this moment, a big nanny ran out from the Chai Family courtyard. She came and carried Miss Chai on her back, running towards the courtyard gate.
Mr. Chai hurriedly followed and left.
"Let’s go, Third Sister, they have money and will surely hire a doctor for the sister." Li Xing’an came to pull Li Yuzhu along.
"If your sister’s illness cannot be cured, come find me on Niu Tou Mountain in Taohua River Village of this hometown. My family name is Li, I’m the third one; I can cure your sister." Li Yuzhu shouted loudly at Mr. Chai’s fading figure.
Mr. Chai glanced back but ignored her, and walked into the courtyard gate.
Li Yuzhu and her companions continued on their way back.
She said, "Let’s go to the market one more time; it’s rare to come to the street, we should buy some daily necessities to take back. I need to buy some fabric first; where is the fabric shop? I need to ask around."
Better to be hungry than to lack certain things.
This body is only twelve years old at the moment and hasn’t had any ’aunts’ visiting, but what if they suddenly drop by someday?
This is something you just can’t predict.
Women in these times use all handmade temporary sanitary products.
Rich families use cotton cloth with soft, absorbent cotton inside, while poorer families use absorbent old cloth strips or stove ash.
The Great Princess, Second Princess, the Xue Family, and Princess Consort Luling were all visited by ’a good aunt’ last month, but back then they had the Imperial Guard escorting them.
For their supplies, Chief Eunuch An, who was responsible for escorting them, had everything arranged.
After the family was sent to the countryside of Zhen An Prefecture, Eunuch An returned with the Imperial Guard, and now they must solve all living expenses themselves.
"No need to ask, just follow me." Mu Yuanxiu pointed ahead and said, "The first shop after the corner is the fabric shop."
"Look at how capable he is." Li Xing’an lightly sneered.
Everyone followed Mu Yuanxiu into the fabric shop.
The fabrics sold here weren’t as exquisite as those in the Liluo Square fabric shop in the Capital, but there were still plenty to choose from.
There were burlaps, ramie cloths, fine cottons, and even a small amount of silks and satins.
The colors were varied.
The shopkeeper was a couple.
Li Yuzhu walked over, "Madam Shopkeeper, I’d like some white coarse cloth and some cotton."
The shopkeeper’s wife turned to look at her and said with a cheerful smile, "Sure thing."
The Great Princess, not knowing what she was buying these for, went over to ask, "Li Yuzhu, the weather’s getting hotter each day, what are you buying cotton for?"
The Second Princess also asked, "Third Sister, are you making pillows? When the weather gets hot, mung bean pillows, tea leaf pillows, or chaff pillows are all great options, but cotton pillows aren’t good, they’re too warm."
Li Yuzhu pulled the Great Princess over and whispered a few words.
The Great Princess, "..." Her face turned red in no time.
The Second Princess, looking confused, asked, "Big Sister, what did Third Sister say to you?"
The Great Princess looked embarrassed, glared at Li Yuzhu, "You ask her."
So the Second Princess turned to ask Li Yuzhu, and Li Yuzhu whispered to her too.
The Second Princess, "..." Though she didn’t blush, her expression was quite awkward, "Third Sister, you you you..."
This little sister, how is she as sensible as a nanny?
She actually thought of menstrual cloth for them!
Li Xing’an, the oblivious one, not knowing what the sisters were talking about, curiously asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Not telling you!" The three sisters said in unison, and they all pushed him out of the shop.
The three sisters, for the first time, were all in harmony, quietly discussing while picking out gauze and cotton.
Second Young Master, Li Xing’an, and Mu Yuanxiu were all puzzled by what they were seeing.
The shopkeeper’s wife laughed and said, "You three sisters get along so well, unlike the three Chai sisters."
Could she be talking about the Chai Family on the market street?
Li Yuzhu curiously asked, "What about the Chai Family?"