Her goal achieved, Granny went happily to the kitchen to share the news with Grandpa.
After Granny left, Qin Mei looked at the spot where she had just been sitting, her brow twitching. Granny had leaked. She'd sneezed just a moment ago and leaked urine, but she hadn't reacted at all. 'Is she so used to it that she doesn't even realize, or is it something else...?'
For the elderly of this era, leaking urine when coughing or sneezing was a common occurrence.
With no birth control and no family planning policies, women gave birth to any child they conceived. Forget having several children; even a single birth could leave a woman with lasting health issues.
Qin Mei got up, stripped the soiled sheet from the bed, and replaced it with a fresh one. She had wanted to just throw the old one away, but then she remembered the harsh realities of this era.
