Chapter 57: I Heard You Have a Way

When the two returned home, Wang Fengmei had just finished cooking. Seeing the fish Qin Shuo was carrying, she was completely stunned.

“Where did you get this fish?”

“There were suddenly a lot of fish in the river when I got off work.”

Xu Jiaojiao walked in front, standing right in front of Wang Fengmei, and casually replied.

Hearing this, Wang Fengmei became anxious and glared at Qin Shuo, “Why didn’t you catch more?”

Such big fish, if they got more, they could eat for a while.

“There were too many people, it was hard to catch.”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

She didn’t know if it was hard for others to catch, but if this man wanted to catch them, there would definitely be more than just these.

She even suspected that he only picked a few big ones to catch, and didn’t even care about the smaller ones.

Although everyone could catch fish in the river, if you caught too many and others didn’t catch any, they might get jealous.

Hearing Qin Shuo say this, Wang Fengmei, although still regretful, didn’t say anything.

It was just that when she took the fish, she couldn’t help but show a look of having suffered a great loss on her face.

Seeing her look so pained, Xu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but laugh.

“Mom, is dinner ready? My stomach is about to stick to my back.”

Xu Jiaojiao unconsciously acted cute to her.

“It’s ready, go wash your hands first, you can eat soon.”

Wang Fengmei was planning how to marinate the fish later, and casually replied.

Hearing this, Xu Jiaojiao’s already hungry stomach was even more rumbling.

As if she couldn’t wait a moment longer.

Turning around to the water tank, she scooped a dipper of water into a basin.

As soon as she squatted down, two large feet appeared in her line of sight.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

The movement of her hands stopped, and then she pretended to be nonchalant and washed her hands with the water.

In the clear transparent water, two hands covered in mud gradually revealed their original white and jade-like skin.

But Xu Jiaojiao washed more and more stiffly.

The man in front of her didn’t speak, but he didn’t leave either.

Even without looking up, Xu Jiaojiao could feel his dark gaze.

For a moment, she felt like she was some kind of a big, heartless woman.

The kind that specifically plays with other people’s feelings.

But what she was doing now wasn’t much different from being heartless.

Xu Jiaojiao felt guilty, her head was about to be buried in the basin, like an ostrich.

“Is Xu Jiaojiao here?” Suddenly, a strange female voice came from outside.

Hearing this voice, Xu Jiaojiao felt like she had heard a heavenly sound. She quickly responded.

“I’m here.”

As she spoke, she couldn’t wait to get up and walk towards the door.

Watching the woman who seemed to be eager to take flight out the door, Qin Shuo retracted his gaze after a pause.

His expression was still not good, but the coldness had faded a little.

His brow furrowed slightly, a hint of inquiry flashed in his eyes.

And Xu Jiaojiao, who had gone out, was a little confused when she saw the young woman in front of her.

She knew who this person was, but they weren’t familiar, and they hadn’t even spoken a word.

“Do you need something?” Xu Jiaojiao asked politely.

She saw that her face was flushed red, as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t.

“I… I…”

Huang Hongmei’s two hands were twisting her clothes, her mouth opening and closing, but she couldn’t utter a complete sentence.

Seeing her embarrassed look, Xu Jiaojiao immediately understood.

“Come with me.”

As she spoke, she led her towards the outside.

Qin’s house stood alone at the end of the village, not close to anyone else’s.

The two walked to a tree and stood still.

Looking around, making sure there was no one around, Xu Jiaojiao lowered her voice and asked her.

Sure enough, she saw Huang Hongmei’s face light up with excitement and gratitude, and she nodded.

“I… I… I heard from Xiujing that you… have a way, please help me.”

Huang Hongmei stammered, her face turning red enough to bleed.

“It’s normal to get sick, it’s not something to be ashamed of.”

Seeing her embarrassed look, Xu Jiaojiao softened her voice to comfort her.

There were not many married women who didn’t suffer from gynecological problems.

Most people had mild symptoms, and they just lived like that.

But some people had serious problems, and in this era, they didn’t know where to go for treatment.

Moreover, even if there were places to see gynecological diseases, they would most likely not go.

If people found out, how would they live?

Hearing Xu Jiaojiao’s gentle voice, Huang Hongmei finally raised her head that had been lowered.

When she saw the understanding expression on her face, Huang Hongmei’s eyes suddenly turned red.

The man’s disgust was like a needle, piercing her heart.

But what could she do about it?

“Thank you.” Huang Hongmei’s voice was choked.

Xu Jiaojiao comforted her a few more times before turning around and walking back home.

Back in the room, she took out the medicine she had made, picked a few, and wrapped them in oil paper.

Xu Jiaojiao went out.

“Jiaojiao, where are you going? Dinner is ready.”

Wang Fengmei saw her walking out again and called out.

“Okay, I’ll be right back.”

Liu Zhaodi, who was next to her, saw her holding something and going out, and couldn’t help but frown.

Xu Jiaojiao took the medicine and walked back to the tree, Huang Hongmei was still waiting anxiously.

Seeing the thing in her hand, her eyes suddenly lit up.

“Here you go, take it three times, boil it and wash…”

Afraid that others would hear, Xu Jiaojiao leaned close and told her how to use it.

Huang Hongmei nodded her head, her face flushed red.

Just as Xu Jiaojiao finished explaining, two eggs were suddenly stuffed into her hand.

And Huang Hongmei, who had stuffed the eggs, had already run far away.

As if she had been prepared, afraid that she would be stuffed back.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

In this era, eggs were almost like hard currency.

Country people relied on chickens laying eggs all year round, saving them to sell for money to buy needles and thread.

They wouldn’t easily part with them to eat.

Xu Jiaojiao, who had already adapted to this era, didn’t dare underestimate the value of the eggs in her hand.

After a pause, she still accepted the eggs and turned around to go home.

As soon as she entered the door, she heard the lively sound coming from the kitchen.

Dinner was already served.

Xu Jiaojiao put the two eggs back in her room and went to the kitchen.

“Jiaojiao, come eat.” Seeing her come in, Ding Xiujing quickly called out.

Xu Jiaojiao responded, but her feet were a little hesitant.

Looking at the empty seat next to Qin Shuo, she hesitated for a moment before stepping forward.

There was already a bowl of porridge on the table.

She pulled out the stool and sat down, not looking at the person next to her, Xu Jiaojiao picked up her bowl and ate.

But his presence was so strong, she couldn’t ignore his existence.

Especially with so many people in the family, the seats were already narrow, and today, for some reason, it felt even more cramped.

Just picking up a dish, she could inadvertently touch each other.

The hot temperature came over, and Xu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but feel a little flustered.

She ate a few mouthfuls of rice, unable to swallow, and suddenly heard Liu Zhaodi’s voice from the table.

“Some people earn eggs and don’t hand them over to the family.”

Xu Jiaojiao: …