The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 387 - 219:

Very precise, it won’t cause a stomach ache.

Chun Nuan nodded, this was correct, it matched her pulse diagnosis.

"Young mistress, can my family’s Dongmei’s illness be cured?"

Dongmei’s mother was very anxious and worried.

"I’ll discuss this matter with Dongmei."

Ding Xiang led the group out, leaving only Dongmei in the room.

Dongmei looked at Chun Nuan nervously.

"Young mistress..."

Actually, she already knew that regardless of whether she saw the doctor, the outcome would be the same. Not seeing one meant she could hold onto a sliver of hope, feeling there was still a chance, a possibility; seeing the doctor was akin to confirming her death sentence...

The more she thought about it, the more fearful and scared Dongmei became, her face pale.

"Dongmei, since there are no outsiders here, tell me, have you and your husband slept together?"

What?

Dongmei was momentarily stunned.

"Have you consummated your marriage?"

Chun Nuan asked directly.

"Consummated? We’ve always shared the same bed. We’re doing well; he’s very good to me."

Chun Nuan sighed.

Looking at Dongmei like this, it’s not like she’s not intelligent, yet Chun Nuan was certain Dongmei hadn’t grasped the meaning of her words.

"Let me ask you, what has your husband done to you?"

Questioning what the husband did, Dongmei’s face immediately turned red.

Three years of marriage, what should be done has been done.

Kissed, cuddled, held, slept together.

Chun Nuan sighed again.

"Since you have shared a bed, why are you still a virgin?"

Dongmei opened her mouth, what does this mean?

"Pregnancy and childbirth are matters between two people; the union of yin and yang is necessary for conception. In your situation, never mind three years, even thirty years won’t result in pregnancy."

"You haven’t performed the rites of Zhou Gong in the three years of marriage, which is the reason for your lack of pregnancy."

Dongmei was still quite confused.

Chun Nuan was stumped; this thing couldn’t be explained easily, and teaching... was indeed difficult to do.

Suddenly, she remembered and asked Dongmei if she had looked at the booklet hidden at the bottom of her marriage dowry.

"My dowry didn’t include any booklet, and I can’t read anyway?"

Well, after all, a village girl truly doesn’t make use of these things. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Then before you got married, did your mother tell you anything about the wedding night?"

"She did."

Just take off your clothes and share a bed with your husband; let him do whatever he wants, as long as you’ve gone through the wedding ceremony, you are free to him.

Therefore, every night when the husband kissed, cuddled, and held her close, sometimes even... she never refused.

She was very cooperative.

"She did say..."

Chun Nuan was troubled; saying it and doing it are two different things, this was truly unclear.

Chun Nuan thought for a while, actually, her booklet seemed to still be with her, carrying it around not for anything but wanting to teach those girls that some women’s illnesses were contracted through men and how these diseases were contracted, she would talk about the content inside.

Every time she explained these things to Chen Xiaoyin and the others, their faces would turn so red as to bleed.

Chun Nuan understood that too.

"Please wait for a moment."

Chun Nuan went to get the booklet and then handed it to Dongmei to look at.

"Young mistress, I can’t read, I won’t understand it."

"You take a look first."

There were indeed no words, just illustrations, very straightforward, anyone could understand.

Sure enough, once Dongmei flipped through it, her eyes widened, then she dropped the booklet on the ground in fright.

"Young mistress, this..."

Wasn’t this too damaging to public morals?

What were they doing?

Seeing Dongmei’s face turn crimson with panic and embarrassment, Chun Nuan sighed: This girl is really too foolish and naive, enduring a living widowhood after three years of marriage, yet bearing the stigma of being unable to bear children.

"Dongmei, have you understood clearly? This is called performing the rites of Zhou Gong; it is what sharing a bed means, a normal way of loving between husband and wife."

Chun Nuan picked up the booklet from the ground and handed it to her again: "You probably didn’t look at it when you got married; there are no outsiders here, you can sit down and take a good look."

"No, I won’t look at it, I won’t look at it..."

Dongmei shook her head, retreating quickly.

Her mind was a mess, feeling blank.

So, what were those things she endured every night called?

Indeed, every night, her husband would pinch, cuddle, and nibble, leaving her body bruised and painful, truly afraid of doing such things.

Every time nightfall approached, she felt terror.

Actually, when her mother-in-law talked about dismissing her, she felt that not sharing a bed with her husband would be a form of relief.

But she also knew that if she were dismissed, it would affect her family’s reputation, so she didn’t dare take that risk.