Xiao Cao naturally couldn't say anything about this, and couldn't help her, but since she didn't have a mother to teach her, maybe she could ask her mother to teach her some ways of getting along with her husband. Her mother was able to run the family so prosperously, so she must have her own way, which might not be suitable for Xia Bihe, and there should be some references. Xiao Cao herself couldn't express her opinions on these things. First, she shouldn't say those things in her current identity, and second, she and Tingyu were not husband and wife in those years. Besides, if it was according to her expectations, then this woman would be so angry after getting married, so her ideas and thoughts couldn't be easily expressed. At the moment, it would not help but harm people.
Of course, this is definitely not appropriate now, and I will consider it after I am more familiar with it in the future.
But Xiaocao also has something she can do, "Bihe, do you want to lose some weight?" Xiaocao held her hand, put her fingers on her pulse, and pressed down with some force to find the pulse. "The last time you were injured, when I took your pulse, I found that you seemed strong on the outside, but weak on the inside. If this continues, it will be detrimental to your health."
Xia Bihe stared at Xiaocao for a moment, then lowered her head and looked at her hands, which were like steamed buns. Because she was too fat, her fingers seemed very short, and there were deep pits at the joints. This fat body was definitely one of the sources of her pleasure. Every time she made clothes, she would be ridiculed by her sisters. With the material of one dress, other people could make three or four pieces. In fact, it was naturally not that exaggerated, but they never got tired of it. They had to pull her to choose the material. If she didn't stretch out her hand, they would push her and force her to stretch out her hand. If she stretched out her hand, but just put her hand on the nearest piece of fabric, the material would be taken away by others, and they would say something like "Even pigs are not as fat as you. Don't waste such good material."
Xiao Cao guessed that she was thinking about the past again. "What's wrong?"
Xia Bihe raised her head, "Sister Xuan, can I lose weight? I have tried before, but once I reduced my food intake or moved more, I would feel dizzy and even fainted once."
It was also that time that they all said that she was born to be a fat pig and wanted to lose weight. What was she trying to lose? It was obvious that she was doing it on purpose. She wanted people to think that her family treated her harshly and that she wanted to attract her grandfather's attention. No one expected that she was so scheming.
Since then, she never wanted to lose weight again.
Xiaocao frowned slightly and asked Xia Bihe carefully about her diet.
Xia Bihe blushed a little, but still told the truth. She did eat more than others, and all of it was meat and fish.
The stepmother told others that she loved to eat those and refused to eat vegetarian food. As a stepmother, if she did not agree with her, wouldn't people say she was mistreating her? In fact, she only had those to eat, and if she ate less, she would have nothing to eat next time. In summer, there was often a strange smell, and in winter, the oil was white, but she had to eat it.
Of course, Xia Bihe didn’t tell Xiaocao these.
Based on what she said, Xiaocao thought that her appetite was enlarged and her diet was seriously unbalanced. However, logically, she should not reduce her food intake or do some exercise to the point of fainting. Xiaocao then asked her about her diet during each weight loss period.
Xia Bihe thought about it, her diet has always been simple, it's the same thing over and over again, she wouldn't do anything fancy, so it's impossible for her to forget. It seems that when she wasn't losing weight, she would have something different, and it was basically all vegetarian, only occasionally at other times. Because it was rare to see vegetarian food, she would eat more when she didn't see it, and she never thought much about it.
Now that Xia Bihe had said this, she also realized something. "Did something happen to the vegetarian dishes?"
"There's a 90% chance that I can give you vegetarian food occasionally to prevent you from getting suspicious at special times. So, as long as you want to lose weight, you can definitely lose weight. I can develop a weight loss plan for you based on your situation, from diet to work and rest, and teach you some special weight loss exercises. You can do them indoors, so there won't be much noise, so people won't find them indecent. I can also add some medication to assist. If possible, I can give you acupuncture every few days to speed up the weight loss process." Xiao Cao pinched Xia Bihe's hand and smiled, "If you ask me, Bihe is a natural beauty. Most people who always eat a lot of meat and fish will not only have problems inside, but also problems on the outside. They usually have bad skin and often get acne, but you don't have these problems."
It was the first time that Xia Bihe heard someone praising her, and she blushed unconsciously.
“Can I really lose weight?”
"As long as you have confidence and persist, you will succeed."
Xia Bihe nodded vigorously, "I can definitely hold on." Everyone loves beauty, this is one of the reasons, and secondly, this seems to be one of the sources of her pain, so naturally she wants to abandon it far away.
Even though her life in the Xia family is much better now, it is only because of the pressure from her grandfather. The people in the family no longer ridicule her to her face, but the look in their eyes when they see her is more disgusted and even hateful. In their opinion, it is because of her that the reputation of the Xia family has been damaged, and the girls in the Xia family will have problems getting married. The ones who hate her the most and wish she would die are probably her younger brothers and sisters born to her stepmother. Since her younger sister is still young, the marriage will be arranged in a few years, and the impact will definitely be much smaller by then. Now the most she is just hiding at home and not going out. But her younger brother cannot do that, as he is still studying at Changlu Academy.
Changlu Academy is one of the major academies in the imperial city. It is very famous and has many students studying there. You should know that the affairs of the Xia family have caused quite a stir. Many students in the academy know that he has such a vicious mother who has been divorced. Those who originally had a good relationship with him have become estranged from him, and some of them have even said a lot of unpleasant things to him. Even if most people don't do anything, they look at him with strange eyes. Whenever they see him, they avoid him as if he were the plague god.
Some people even wrote to the academy to expel him from the academy. With a mother like that, how could she be a good person? How could Changlu Academy be tarnished by such a corrupt person? Of course, this was only a small number of people. Apart from anything else, even for the sake of Xiadu Yushi, the academy would never do such a thing.
He used to be very comfortable in the academy, but now he is very embarrassed. If it weren't for his grandfather who is now at home to "teach children", he would not even want to go to the academy. He has no way to avoid it, and he has to suffer every day...
All these pains, with nowhere to vent, naturally found their way to Xia Bihe, the "culprit". You have to know that he used to be so proud of his status that he didn't even look at his sister Xia Bihe. However, in the first rage, he not only said ugly words, but also pushed Xia Bihe, and was punished by his grandfather. After that, he only looked at Xia Bihe with the most resentful eyes, which made Xia Bihe terrified every time.
Of course, her current situation seems to have nothing to do with her body, but she still wants to change it.
Xiaocao has always been a man of action. Now that he had made the decision, he took Xia Bihe into the house, closed the door, and gave Xia Bihe her first acupuncture treatment. Acupuncture would naturally be more convenient without clothes, especially given Xia Bihe's current condition.
Xia Bihe was fat, so naturally she didn't want to be seen by others. Even the maids around her were impatient to help her bathe. She was used to it, so even if someone served her now, she would refuse.
Xiaocao could also understand, so she could ask the maid to go out.
However, Xia Bihe finally gritted her teeth and shook her head, "No need."
The maids around Xiaocao were carefully selected by Han. Since Xiaocao came back to this family, they have been learning related things. They know very well that their girl will continue on this path. If they can be valued by the girl - let alone anything else, as long as they help the girl when she needs it, know what she needs without her saying it, and help her deal with all the trivial matters - they won't have to worry about the future. They all have children at home, and have a family of old and young who are all doing things for others. If they do a good job, they don't have to worry, and they can also help other people in the family. Their identities are different, but the essence is the same.
Therefore, no matter what it is, study it seriously. Even if you don’t understand it, read as much as possible. It will never go wrong.
What was different from other times was that this time, Xiao Cao's silver needles were inserted into Xia Bihe's body. Not long after, she began to sweat, and the sweat became more and more, one by one, and even gathered into lines and slid down her skin.
Not to mention Xia Bihe's two maids, even those around Xiaocao, who knew how powerful Xiaocao was, had never thought that such a magical thing would happen.
When Wen Renying came over, she was also shocked to see this scene.
She didn't say anything to disturb him, but just walked in, her eyes full of curiosity.
When Xia Bihe found her, she seemed a little frightened, and Xiaocao gently pressed her shoulder.
"Why is Seventh Sister here? Is everything alright with Mom?"
Wen Renying shrank for a moment, "I finally managed to escape from my mother's clutches. Sigh, Fourth Sister, even if I get married in the future, she has prepared a lot of dowry for me, and they are specialized in doing various things. Why does she want me to learn to be a housekeeper? I am not that kind of person, so just leave it to someone else."
Xiao Cao smiled and said, "Even if you are a hands-off shopkeeper, you still need to know what you should know, otherwise you won't even know if I'm fooling you."
Wen Renying pursed her lips, she knew this was the truth. "Hey, Fourth Sister, can acupuncture alone help me lose weight? Do I not have to worry about getting fat in the future? If I do get fat, can you just give me two needles and that'll be it?"
"You're thinking too much." Xiao Cao twisted the silver needles on Xia Bihe's body. "Bihe's body is too weak. Acupuncture is just an auxiliary method to revitalize her body. If she can lose weight with just two needles, who would suffer from losing weight?"
"Oh." Wen Renying was a little disappointed. She approached Xia Bihe like a curious baby and asked, "Sister Xia, what does it feel like to have this silver needle pierced into your body?"
Wen Renying was a bit outgoing, but her purely curious look made Xia Bihe less nervous. She pursed her lips and said, "It feels a little sour and swollen." Having experienced so much, she was very sensitive to whether there was any malicious intent.
Wen Renying looked at Xiaocao again, "Fourth sister, is this how it feels when you get acupuncture needles?"
"I'll give you two injections so you can experience it for yourself."
Wen Renying's head immediately shook like a rattle. She said that it would just be two injections, but she was still a little scared if it really happened.
The whole process did not last too long. After it was over, no one immediately prepared hot water for Xia Bihe to take a bath. Instead, she was simply wiped clean and prepared to continue teaching her weight loss exercises.
Now Xia Bihe was hot all over and still sweating, so she didn't need to put on any clothes.
The movements Xiaocao teaches are relatively simple. The first part is targeted at slimming down different parts of the body, while the latter part is for the whole body.
Wen Renying found it interesting and wanted to learn it too. It was not only useful for losing weight, but also good for exercising the body. Since Wen Renying wanted to learn it, Xiaocao naturally had no reason to stop her.
However, Wen Renying couldn’t hold on for long. She complained of being tired and refused to do it anymore.
On the other hand, Xia Bihe, because she is fat, will only feel more tired and sweat more, but she always persists.
"Okay, that's about it. Don't use too much force at the beginning. Just take it slow."
After they got more familiar with Xiao Si, Xiao Cao forced her to make an exercise plan for her, which she had to complete every day. The servants would keep an eye on her and tell her if she failed to do so. If she was caught, she would be scolded. Later, Wenren Xiao Si got used to it. Although she was out of breath and sweated profusely every day, which was a bit embarrassing, she felt very refreshed and now she didn't need to be urged.
"Now you just do these for two to three quarters of an hour every day. If you can't hold on any longer, take a break. Then slowly extend the time. Later I will teach you some more complex movements. In the long run, you can not only lose weight, but also maintain your body shape and make your body more flexible and agile."
"Is it just like Fourth Sister?" Wen Renying said as she pinched Xiaocao's waist with a wicked smile.
Xiao Cao slapped her hand away, "Stop it."
Xia Bihe looked at the sisters laughing and playing with some envy.
After resting for some time and waiting for the sweat to subside, Xia Bihe went to take a bath. Xiaocao prepared medicine for her. She could prepare all the medicines here and make them into pills. With the help of the maid, it didn't take too long.
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but after Xia Bihe finished packing, she always felt that she seemed to be a lot more relaxed.
Watching Xiaocao and the others busying around, she wanted to help, but Xiaocao refused.
While doing it, Xiaocao talked to her, telling her what she needed to pay attention to.
The most important thing is to have a balanced diet, control the amount of food you eat appropriately, and don't diet deliberately.
At the last minute, I even wrote out a list of balanced meals, which were all very common items and would not be excessive even if I asked the kitchen to prepare them.
It was not until late in the afternoon that Xia Bihe reluctantly left the Wenren House.
"Fourth sister, take a closer look. Miss Xia's facial features are actually quite delicate when she grows up, and her skin is also good. She should be very beautiful when she loses weight, right?"
"Yeah." Xiao Cao smiled, "I look forward to her gorgeous transformation."