Chapter 226 Miscarriage

After the Little New Year, it snowed in the capital. The machinery factory would not close for another two days. Because the snow was so deep on the ground that the bicycle could not move, Xu Hexiao had to walk to work. Fortunately, he had long legs, so one step was equivalent to two steps for others. He could reach the machinery factory in 40 to 50 minutes every day.

Finally, it was the day before New Year’s Eve and the machinery factory was closed for holiday.

Xu Hexiao packed up his things and walked towards home with a canvas bag on his back. When he passed a fork in the road, a faint voice came from the narrow and dim corridor, "Help, help, help me——"

Xu Hexiao paused, and there was a strong smell of blood at the tip of his nose. Between saving and not saving, Xu Hexiao hesitated for two seconds and chose the former. He turned and walked towards the path into the darkness.

In the dim night, Xu Hexiao could only recognize that this was a woman. It was not until he squatted down and pushed the hair away from the woman's face that he could see her face clearly, "Sister Cao!"

Zhao Hanshuang opened her eyes with difficulty, unable to see the person in front of her clearly. With her last bit of strength, she said, "Save the baby in my belly—"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Hanshuang fainted.

Xu Hexiao looked down and saw that the white snow on the ground was dyed red. He frowned. The next second, he took off the backpack on his back, quickly took off his military coat, and covered Zhao Hanshuang with it.

Xu Hexiao put his schoolbag back on his shoulders, wrapped Zhao Hanshuang in his military coat, picked her up, and ran quickly towards the hospital.

At this time, there were not many pedestrians on the road, but not too few either. Xu Hexiao ran in the snow like a gust of wind. He was wearing a black sweater inside, and his arms were eye-catching military green. These two colors were particularly eye-catching in the white snow.

Passersby only saw two flashes of color flash past them quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

When Xu Hexiao arrived at the hospital, the doctor had already gone off work, but there was still someone in the emergency room.

"Doctor, there is a pregnant woman here who is bleeding!" Xu Hexiao rushed to the emergency department carrying the person.

When they heard that it was a pregnant woman who was bleeding, several nurses and doctors ran out and took the person over.

"Comrade, please follow me here to fill in the patient information and pay the fee." A nurse said to Xu Hexiao.

Xu Hexiao nodded, glanced at the closed door of the emergency room, turned around and followed the nurse.

Brother Cao and his wife have been married for several years. This is their first child. If they can't keep the baby,

Xu Hexiao shook his head. He couldn't imagine how sad Brother Cao and his sister-in-law would be.

"What's the patient's name?" the nurse asked, holding a pen.

"I don't know. I met her on my way home from work." Brother Cao said that the hospital was unwilling to admit his sister-in-law because of her identity. So he did not mention Sister Cao's name.

The nurse was a little surprised. She didn't expect him to be so brave. Looking at Xu Hexiao's handsome face, her attitude towards him became much better. "What's your name?"

"Xu Hexiao, the Hexiao who soars to the sky."

“Workplace.”

"Chengxi Machinery Factory."

"Since you have nothing to do with the patient, are you willing to pay for her medical expenses? If no one pays for her medical expenses, the hospital will not advance the money for her." As for the consequences of not paying, she guessed that the other party should know without her saying it.

"I'm willing to pay for her, but my clothes are with the patient, the army green coat. Could you please get it for me?"

"OK."

There were some blood stains on the inside of the army green coat. Xu Hexiao hesitated for a moment, then simply turned the coat inside out and put it on. Although he didn't want to wear it, he didn't want to catch a cold even more.

Xu Hexiao didn't usually carry money with him, so Lin Qi reminded him to carry money and put some pocket money in his pocket. However, Xu Hexiao didn't usually use the change, so it accumulated more and more, and now he has 60 or 70 yuan.

Xu Hexiao counted out the entire amount of sixty yuan and gave it all to the nurse.

"You need to pay 60 yuan in advance. If you don't use it all, the hospital will refund it to you." said the nurse.

Xu Hexiao nodded and sat down on the bench outside the corridor.

After a while, a nurse came to inform Xu Hexiao, "The pregnant woman's abdomen was hit hard and she lost too much blood. The baby has been miscarried. The doctor is performing a uterine curettage on her and she needs to be hospitalized. Please prepare."

Xu Hexiao's expression changed. He was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to prepare. He asked the nurse, "When will the operation be completed?"

The nurse glanced at her watch and said, "It's not a major surgery. It should be almost over in half an hour."

Only half an hour later, Xu Hexiao planned to wait until Zhao Hanshuang was transferred to the ward before he went to inform Cao Zheng.

Xu Hexiao waited in the hospital for half an hour. When Zhao Hanshuang was pushed out of the operating room, she was already awake, but her eyes were empty and out of focus.

After entering the ward, the nurse gave Zhao Hanshuang an IV drip, reminded her of some precautions, and left.

"Sister-in-law, I'll go and inform Brother Cao now. Can you stay here by yourself?" Xu Hexiao asked.

Zhao Hanshuang turned to look at him and nodded slowly.

Xu Hexiao immediately stood up and walked quickly outside.

At the Cao family, Cao Zheng and Grandma Cao were waiting at the dining table. There was a fire burning on the stove in front of them. On the stove were two layers of steamers, one layer with steamed buns and the other layer with vegetables.

"Why haven't you come back yet at this time? Grandma, I'll go out and check." Cao Zheng was getting a little anxious while waiting.

Grandma Cao was also a little worried, "Go, go and take a look."

As Cao Zheng walked out of the door, he ran into Xu Hexiao, who was in a hurry. Cao Zheng was startled, "Hexiao, what are you doing——"

"Brother Cao, my sister-in-law is in the hospital." Xu Hexiao interrupted him.

Cao Zheng's face suddenly turned pale, "What happened to Han Shuang?"

"I don't know what happened. When I saw her, she fell in the snow and asked me to save her and her child." Xu Hexiao couldn't help but feel sorry for Cao Zheng.

"Child, is she pregnant?" Is Han Shuang pregnant? There has been no news for the past few years, and he thought they would never have children in the future, but unexpectedly -

Seeing the joy on Cao Zheng's face, Xu Hexiao had to tell the cruel truth, "Brother Cao, your sister-in-law had a miscarriage."

Cao Zheng suddenly widened his eyes, "............"

Cao Zheng simply packed his things and followed Xu Hexiao to the hospital in a daze.

When they arrived at the hospital, Zhao Hanshuang had already fallen asleep. Xu Hexiao said goodbye, and Cao Zheng finally came to his senses and held Xu Hexiao's hand, "Hexiao, thank you."

Cao Zheng's hands were as cold as the snow on the ground.

Xu Hexiao sighed in his heart, "Brother Cao, comfort your sister-in-law. Even though you have lost your child, you will have another one in the future. Take care of your health first."

"Yes, I will." Cao Zheng's eyes moistened, "You should go back soon. Your sister-in-law and the children can't wait for you. They are getting anxious."

Lin Qi was not in a hurry. Since Xu Hexiao had not come back, she and the children did not wait for him. They ate first, while Xu Hexiao's portion was warming on the fire.

The children sat around the stove, reading with great interest the books compiled by Weng Song and Mu Huaishan. Nowadays, the books written by Weng Song and Mu Huaishan are no longer limited to knowledge of various subjects, but also include various interesting things and experiences they encountered in the past. Behind each little story, they will write down their own feelings.

Children like to read it, and Weng Song and Mu Huaishan are also motivated in writing.

Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao discussed and planned to pick up the two gentlemen on New Year's Eve, which is tomorrow night, to celebrate the New Year together. In addition to picking up the two gentlemen to celebrate the New Year together, they also prepared a set of cotton-padded jackets and a pair of thick-soled cotton shoes for each of them.

When Xu Hexiao came back, he went to the bedroom first, changed his blood-stained military coat, put on a pale blue cotton jacket, went to the kitchen to wash his hands, and then went to the hall.

"Why are you back so late?" Lin Qi asked.

"Something happened on the way." Xu Hexiao glanced at the children's faces one by one, suppressed the urge to hug them, and said in a deep voice, "I met Mrs. Cao halfway. She fell in the snow, and the blood under her body was stained red. I sent her to the hospital, and the doctor said she had a miscarriage."

Lin Qi's pupils shrank, and a cold look flashed across her face. "Who did it?"

Zhao Hanshuang was in very poor health, so she asked Xu Hexiao to send food to the Cao family from time to time in order to help her recuperate. But she didn't expect that after finally getting pregnant, she had a miscarriage.

How could Lin Qi not be angry!

Although Cao Zheng was poor, every time he collected their things, he would help her collect various seeds and make toys for the children. Every time Xu Hexiao wanted to go to the black market, he would find a way to help find out the location of the black market.

He is doing his best to repay Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao.

So towards Cao Zheng, Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao felt not only kindness, but also pity and heartache.

"I didn't ask too many questions." Xu Hexiao said, "We'll go to the hospital to visit tomorrow and ask more questions then."

It’s cold in winter, so I made a lot of buns, steamed buns and dumplings at home. These things are frozen in the open air and I can just cook them when I want to eat them.

Xu Hexiao woke up early this morning. He had just come back from the deer shed after squeezing deer milk. Lin Qi asked him to kill three chickens.

"Use half to make soup, and the remaining half, together with two slaughtered chickens, will be sent to Brother Cao and the others later. My sister-in-law is in the hospital, so she needs some nourishment." Lin Qi said.

Because chickens are noisy, Lin Qi doesn't raise many chickens, only six hens and one rooster. She killed three hens at once, and now there are only three left.

There were only a few eggs left because the children had to eat them every day.

"Let's buy some eggs on the way to the hospital."

"Okay. I haven't used the egg coupons much, so I still have quite a few."

A chicken weighs 14 or 15 pounds, and half of it weighs about 7 pounds. All of it is used to make soup. Mushrooms, red dates, wolfberries, and angelica are added. Lin Qi thought about it and cut a few slices of ginseng into it.

The chicken soup filled a whole clay pot, and the aroma filled the whole house. The children couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

"This is cooked for your aunt. If you want to eat it, come back in the evening and mom will kill another one." Lin Qi said.

The children nodded obediently, "Mom, we can just eat the buns."

"Today is New Year's Eve, so we have to have a rich meal. Not only are we killing chickens today, we're also roasting rabbits for you, as well as braised prawns and squid..." Lin Qi counted out a few dishes for the children. Seeing them swallowing their saliva, she smiled and said, "Grandpa will be here soon. You guys stay at home with him. Your dad and I are going to the hospital to visit your Aunt Cao."

"Got it~" the children answered with a long tone.

"Don't be naughty. Help grandpa take care of your younger brothers." Xu Hexiao reminded.

"Yes, Dad." The children saluted in a formal manner.