Chapter 444 Turbulent Times

Li San Niang stayed at the Gao family's house for another half an hour, mainly to make sure that there would be no other problems with the baby and Gao Da Sao.

During this time, Li San Niang also witnessed the rules and regulations of this wealthy and powerful family.

The Gao family had already found a wet nurse, and Li San Niang didn't say anything about how the mother's colostrum contained immunoglobulins, which had a protective effect on the baby.

After all, given Sister-in-law Gao's current condition, it's really not appropriate to force her to produce colostrum.

Besides the wet nurse, many people from other branches of the Gao family also came to congratulate Gao Dalang on the birth of his son.

Gao Dalang and Gao Yahui were busy outside, and Li Sanniang, seeing this, had gained some understanding of the upper class of Gao family.

After all, when they first arrived, it coincided with the birth of Li Ersao's son, Xiao Wulang. The addition of a new member to the Li family was a joyous occasion, but it was just a matter of in-laws coming to deliver some gifts.

How can they compare to the noble families?

After finishing her tea, Li San Niang looked at the baby who had been fed, burped, and fallen asleep, and saw that both Gao Da Sao, who was struggling to stay awake, were alright. Then, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang packed up their belongings, wrote a recipe for nourishing medicinal food, and prepared to leave.

"Thank you so much, Dr. Li! We owe you a lot this time!"

Take out the auspicious pearl hairpin, wrap it up, and give it to Doctor Li.

Li San Niang never expected that besides the silver in the box, she would also get a hairpin that sounded very valuable.

Seeing that Li San Niang seemed about to refuse, Sister-in-law Gao quickly said, "Please accept this, Doctor Li. It's just a small token of my appreciation!"

"If Dr. Li doesn't accept it, I won't be able to live with myself."

Li San Niang smiled and said, "Then I agree. You can try this medicinal diet recipe, Madam Gao. It's very nourishing and can help replenish the body lost during pregnancy and childbirth."

"Oh, thank you so much, Dr. Li. I'll invite you to our house for the baby's one-month celebration when the baby turns one month old."

"Granny, please see Dr. Li off for me!"

When Li San Niang returned to the clinic exhausted, Shi Jiu was already waiting for her on the street.

Li San Niang quickly reported the expenses to Nan Xing, who was waiting, before getting into the carriage with Qiu Xiang to head home.

"Third Sister, let me massage your arms."

When Qiu Xiang saw Li San Niang lightly pounding her shoulder with her fist, she knew that Li San Niang must be feeling very stiff and tired.

"Qiu Xiang, it's so good to have you. What would I do without you?"

Qiu Xiang smiled. Having followed Li San Niang for so long, she knew that Li San Niang loved to say sweet words to coax people in private, and she especially loved to tease her daughter.

Back in the Li family, Qiu Xiang had heard Li San Niang say to Lu Zhu'er more than once: "My precious darling, I love you so much. How could I live without Lu Zhu'er?"

Then, turning her head, Li San Niang could say to Li Da Sao, "Sister-in-law, my brother is truly blessed to have you."

"If only I were a man, I would definitely compete with my elder brother to marry my sister-in-law."

Then, when she met Li's mother, Li San Niang's sweet talk changed to: "Mother, I must have done a lot of good deeds in my past life to be able to be born into your womb and become your child in this life."

In the next life, I will be the other way around, to be my mother's mother, and to love her as much as she loves me for the rest of my life.

She really knows how to say the right thing to the right person. As long as Li San Niang wants to, she can say the most flattering things.

It should be noted that although the social atmosphere was more open at the time, very few people were still willing to express their love or affection openly.

At this time, people express their feelings in a very subtle way. Those who are slightly more obvious only say a few sweet words. Unlike Li San Niang, who speaks in a series of sentences, if she were to speak, she could probably talk for a quarter of an hour without repeating herself.

When they returned to the Li family, Li San Niang opened the box containing the hairpins and discovered that they were actually gold hairpins!

This wealthy and powerful family is so generous!

"Third Miss, you must weigh at least three ounces!"

Those inlaid pieces should be sea pearls; they're quite valuable.

"Madam Gao is very generous; she is truly thanking me sincerely."

"They're so pretty! Let's collect them and put them away carefully. When the dewdrops grow bigger, we'll save them all for them to wear."

Lu Zhu'er was unaware that her mother had saved up another sum of money for her. At this moment, Lu Zhu'er sat obediently on the bed, waiting for Li San Niang, who had poured out the foot bath water, to come back and tell her a bedtime story.

The next day was Li San Niang's day off, and also the fourth lesson she taught at the midwifery school.

This time, in addition to bringing the homework collected last time, Li San Niang also brought out the dolls she had prepared beforehand.

This time, Li San Niang will give a live explanation of the normal process of natural childbirth.

Of course, following the usual procedure, Li San Niang asked the same questions again, this time specifically calling on Yao Qingqing and Wang Yulian, both in their twenties and already having given birth, to answer.

"A woman's pregnancy can be divided into three stages: early, middle, and late..."

"Very good, both of your answers are very comprehensive, especially Yao Qingqing, who is very accurate in describing the size of the fetus in the mother's womb each month."

This time, we'll talk about the typical process of vaginal delivery for women.

As she spoke, Li San Niang took out a baby-sized doll that was stuffed with wheat bran.

Li San Niang used a doll to simulate the correct procedure for delivering a normal baby after the cervix is ​​fully dilated.

"In this way, by supporting the baby's head, the baby can be delivered from the mother's body."

The first thing to do is to clear the baby's mouth and nose to prevent anything from blocking them and making it difficult for them to breathe..."

Jin Zhenbao stood to the side, eyes wide, watching Li Sanniang's demonstration intently and listening carefully to her explanation. He was greatly shocked: "So this is how mothers give birth! I myself was born this way by my mother!"

"Alright, that's enough for today."

You all worked very hard on the first three assignments, and I hope you will do the same this time.

After seeing off the girls from the school, Li San Niang and her mother tidied up a bit more before heading back to the Li family home.

As soon as they entered the clinic, Brother Li Er stepped forward and said, "Third Sister, someone has delivered an invitation to our door."

After receiving the invitation from Li Erxiong, Li Sanniang opened it and saw that it was from Ding Anbo (Chapters 344-346). It read that Li Sanniang was invited to come to the fellow villager's house to taste the new tea on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

When Li Erxiong saw Li Sanniang, who had returned with a gentle smile, his face darkened instantly after glancing at the contents of the invitation, and his displeasure was evident in his eyes.

"Third Sister, who is it? What do they want with you?"

Li San Niang placed the invitation in Li Er Xiong's hand, saying with some displeasure, "Sigh, what an annoying person with ambition, so irritating."