I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 984, Girls’ Embarrassing Matters

Translator: Silavin

Su Bai encountered an embarrassing matter very early this morning. In modern times, it might be nothing. But in the primitive era with its low cultural development, this was truly extremely embarrassing.

It was nothing else but girls’ matters, that was, girls’ monthly matters.

Previously, Yan Hua, Sha Lan, and the others had all dealt with it themselves, and Su Bai had not thought about this matter.

Because he himself would not experience such things, and moreover, he had not seen it, so naturally he had somewhat overlooked it.

However, when eating breakfast today, Su Bai saw blood stains on Yu Ying’s clothing, and only then did he suddenly realise.

Yu Ying was naturally extremely embarrassed. She had not noticed at first.

Moreover, Yu Ying remembered that she had already dealt with it last night. This morning, because she had woken up a bit late, she momentarily could not attend to such matters.

By the time she finished her tasks, everyone had already come over to prepare for breakfast. Only then did she remember she had not dealt with it yet.

“Shaman, I’ll go handle it properly right away.” Yu Ying ran off with a flushed face.

Because of this, the dining table fell into a deathly silence. Everyone at the table felt very awkward.

Yan Hua kept her head lowered, drinking wheat porridge, not daring to raise her head. Her ears immediately turned very red as well.

She drank several mouthfuls of wheat porridge and muttered: “Today’s wheat porridge is very hot.”

This was the only way Yan Hua could divert the topic. That scene just now had been far too embarrassing.

She then associated it with herself every month. Now seeing the Shaman’s expression, she felt even more embarrassed and didn’t dare raise her head.

“Right, the wheat porridge is very hot, but the fried eggs are very tasty.” Sha Lan likewise buried her head very deeply.

Sha Lan’s cat tail kept swishing back and forth in embarrassment. Her cat ears likewise twitched wildly. The flush on her face was even more obvious, exactly like a child whose love letter had been discovered.

Seeing the two of them constantly diverting the topic, Su Bai indeed felt it was a bit awkward. The awkwardness was not because he felt there was anything wrong with girls’ monthly matters, but rather their reactions.

Clearly, this was the result of insufficient popularisation of physiological knowledge. Originally a very ordinary matter, yet it made them feel as if it were something terribly wrong.

“Actually, you don’t need to be shy about this. Where I’m from, this was completely normal. As long as you use the right things, no one would know this is that time of the month.” Su Bai said earnestly. “How do you usually handle it? I’ll help you think of a solution.”

He had to resolve this matter. Otherwise, if this issue remained unresolved, who knew how much trouble it would cause?

They could not let this issue remain unresolved even after the Tribe became a city, could they? That would not count as a city at all, merely something with an impressive exterior but shabby interior.

“We usually, we usually…” When Yan Hua spoke, she kept her head lowered, not daring to look at Su Bai.

“It’s… it’s… that…” Sha Lan was the same. Her cat tail swished even more vigorously.

Neither of them felt comfortable. Neither dared raise their heads. They kept their heads lowered, frantically shovelling wheat porridge into their mouths.

“Don’t be embarrassed. You can speak boldly in front of me. This is a normal matter.” Su Bai encouraged.

He also understood that getting someone who had always been conservative to speak about these matters was very difficult. But they could not avoid dealing with it. Gradual guidance was the way.

However, seeing their blushing faces, it was clearly evident it was not that simple.

“We use some relatively soft Animal Hide to pad it, or relatively dry plants,” Yan Hua mustered her courage to say.

After Yan Hua finished this sentence, she immediately lowered her head. Her cheeks became even redder, like a cooked crab.

“For those in this condition, they can only rinse it off, but it seems they can’t completely remove it either.” Sha Lan also kept her head down, speaking cautiously. “They might use some tree leaves. Else, they can’t rest at night.”

Indeed, they considered this an extremely embarrassing matter and also felt this was a symptom of poor health, so they absolutely dare not mention it to anyone. When the time came, they would just use some items to block it, trying their best to prevent blood from continuously dripping. But work still had to continue normally.

Even if extremely uncomfortable, even if enduring pain, they would not say anything.

“Is that all?” Su Bai was shocked, though he could subsequently understand. In the current environment, this was all they could do.

“That’s it. People from Large Tribes who are better off use some superior Animal Hide or Beast Fur. The rest just use some inferior materials.” Yan Hua slowly raised her head. “Because they all feel their bodies are unwell, there’s no need to use such good Animal Hide. Just make do for a few days.”

“Are they crazy? Do you know doing that is bad for you?” Su Bai furrowed his brow slightly.

One must know that improper handling could very easily lead to infection and illness.

Since ancient times, this has never been a small matter. In ancient times, if not for war, women lived shorter lives than men precisely because of this reason.

Everyone did not take it seriously and did not face this problem directly. They might even feel it was an inauspicious matter.

Males certainly would not need to concern themselves with such matters. Females would feel that speaking about it would invite much scorn and various unfavourable treatment and such, so they usually handled it themselves.

If fortunate, there would not be major problems throughout their lives, or they could live to their thirties. If unfortunate, they might only live through adolescence.

“How does the Shaman’s old Tribe handle such matters?” Yan Hua asked curiously.

She had not seen Su Bai with such a serious expression in a very long time. She realised the matter was quite severe.

“Does the Shaman’s old Tribe have a different method to deal with this? Can’t we only use Animal Hide?” Sha Lan wondered.

“First, you must maintain cleanliness. Directly using tree leaves or Animal Hide is too unhygienic. This will make you fall ill faster, and those illnesses will make you suffer greatly.” Su Bai was very patient. “Moreover, this isn’t something shameful. You mustn’t feel there’s anything wrong with it. This is a normal thing.”

What solution and such could wait. The urgent matter was making them feel this was not anything wrong. Only by first making them discard this notion would subsequent changes become much simpler.

“Understood. I believe everything the Shaman says. I’ve always felt this isn’t our fault,” Yan Hua added.

When she had her first menstruation, although she panicked and did not know what to do, she knew many girls in the Tribe had this experience before. In her heart, she felt this was not a problem.

Her Mother had also taught her when she was young that this was normal for girls.