Chapter 185 Ewe Difficulty in Birth
Cao Yingying was locked up in the brothel for a day and a night without eating or drinking.
Even when she was extremely hungry, she ate slowly and deliberately, taking small bites, with a touch of elegance in her movements.
"Sister-in-law, your cooking is getting better and better!" Zhao Sidan's mouth was stuffed full. "I'll take the last few pieces of braised pork to feed the little ones."
He took the braised pork from the table and threw it into the yard.
Everyone at the table continued eating, showing no sign of unusualness or dissatisfaction with the behavior.
Cao Yingying was a little confused. Is it normal to feed dogs meat?
Although the Cao family was wealthy, it was quite difficult for even the lowly servants in the courtyard to get a bite of meat.
Is it because she never leaves the house and has no idea about the outside world that she is so surprised?
But no matter what, this family is probably not as simple as she appears on the surface. To be able to get the magistrate's son to live obediently in such a dilapidated place, this Aunt Zhao must have great power.
After dinner.
Shen was leaning back in his chair, digesting his food, when he saw Zhao Dashan preparing to clear the dishes. He quickly said, "Is washing dishes a rotating task? We've just finished one round. Shouldn't it be our new resident's turn now?"
Zhao Dashan continued working: "Let Miss Cao rest well, we'll take her turn next time."
Without saying a word, Cao Yingying started collecting the bowls. She awkwardly stacked all the bowls together, picked them up, and walked out.
Shen Zheng pulled Zhao Dashan aside and said, "Let her wash the dishes and see if she can wash them clean."
Zhao Ergou said irritably, "When you first came to our house, no one treated you like this, right?"
"Hmph, I haven't even had a bite to eat on my first day here, unlike her, who can eat so much meat." Shen Zheng said with dissatisfaction, "Besides, I've always slept on the floor, but she got to sleep in the bed on her first day. Hmph, Auntie is too biased."
In this family, not only is he not as good as the four brothers Zhao Dashan, he is even not as good as a newcomer.
Cheng Wanwan pinched his cheek: "Xiao Zheng, a grown man shouldn't have this kind of mentality..."
"Bang!"
Before he could finish speaking, a crisp sound came from the courtyard.
A group of people immediately rushed out.
I saw Cao Yingying holding a dozen bowls in her hands, and there were broken pieces on the ground.
Zhao Ergou quickly went over, snatched the bowl from her hand, and frowned, saying, "Seven or eight at a time is enough. Stacking so many bowls together will definitely cause them to fall to the ground."
He was heartbroken to see two bowls broken on the ground, and his tone became a little harsher.
Cao Yingying said in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry..."
"Are your hands injured?" Cheng Wanwan went over to check. "It's good that you're not injured. Dashan, sweep up all the broken porcelain pieces here. Don't leave a single shard."
She glanced at the bewildered Cao Yingying and said gently, "Why don't you take some vegetable leaves to the backyard to feed the rabbits?"
Cao Yingying nodded. She picked two vegetables from the vegetable garden, pursed her lips and went to the backyard.
As soon as she got there, she smelled a strong stench of blood.
It was not dark yet. In the temporary straw shed in the backyard, the goat fell to the ground. After a while, it climbed up with difficulty, and kept looking at its abdomen behind it. The hay on the ground was covered with blood.
Startled, Cao Yingying dropped the vegetables and ran to the front yard, shouting, "Auntie, the goat is bleeding! Lots of blood!"
Cheng Wanwan's heart skipped a beat. Logically speaking, a goat should still be seven or eight days away from giving birth. If it starts so early, it's premature.
Premature birth is not a good thing; it can easily lead to severe bleeding, and in this day and age, severe bleeding is tantamount to death.
She calmly said, "Sidan, quickly go and invite the village head over. Dashan, hurry up and boil some water. Huiniang, get the scissors and heat them over the fire a little longer..."
She gave the instructions methodically and walked quickly towards the backyard.
The mother goat was extremely agitated, lying down and standing up intermittently, with blood constantly flowing from her body.
Cheng Wanwan had absolutely no experience and didn't know where to start if she wanted to help.
Fortunately, the village head's wife arrived soon and stood by the sheepfold to assess the situation.
The more he looked, the more serious his expression became: "I reckon it's a difficult birth. I need to go in and help, otherwise the lamb will die inside."
The village head's wife pushed open the door to the sheepfold and went inside. The goats cautiously began to back away, clearly afraid of people.
Cheng Wanwan called Zhao Dashan over. Zhao Dashan was usually in charge of taking care of the sheep, so the goat wasn't too resistant.
Zhao Dashan went in and held the ewe down.
The village head's wife knelt down and gently stroked the goat's belly to encourage uterine contractions and labor...
"They're out! They're out!"
The village head's wife was overjoyed. With a helping hand, she pulled out a lamb still wrapped in its placenta, which lay on the ground, soaking wet.
"There's another one in your belly, take it slow, no rush."
The village head's wife continued massaging his abdomen.
The goat was in increasing pain. While licking the lamb at its feet, it struggled to give birth, bleeding more and more, and the second lamb could not be born.
Zhao Dashan's hand, which was holding the ewe, began to tremble.
He knew childbirth was dangerous, but he didn't know it was this dangerous.
Hui Niang is also heavily pregnant. What will he do if she's like this when she gives birth...?
"The lamb's buttocks are out! This is breech and something bad is going to happen!" The village head's wife said in a panicked voice. "The ewe seems to have no strength left. Dashan, quickly feed her something, or the lamb will suffocate in her belly."
Zhao Dashan's voice was unsteady: "It refuses to eat."
The mother goat was extremely weak, her limbs barely supporting her body, as if she would collapse at any moment.
The village head's wife was covered in sweat: "I can't help anymore, it has to rely on itself..."
Cheng Wanwan tried hard to recall the relevant books she had read, and said, "Could you put your hand in, or cut open the birth canal..."
“If we cut open the birth canal, this mother goat is doomed.” The village head’s wife shook her head vigorously. “Besides, we can’t even put our hands in there; the goat will die from the pain…”
Cheng Wanwan turned and went into the inner room. She bought paraffin oil from the mall, along with surgical needles and thread. She put these things in a winnowing basket, took them out and placed them in front of the village head's wife. She said in a deep voice, "This is oil, which can help the hand enter the birth canal. This is needles and thread, which can be cut and then sewn up. Let's give it a try. We can't just watch the ewe and lamb die like this."
When the village head's wife met Cheng Wanwan's clear and determined eyes, she suddenly felt less panicked. Let's give it a try; maybe there's a way out.
She quickly rubbed oil on her hands, then slowly put her hand inside, and the goat cried out in pain.
She felt around inside for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "The sheep's head is stuck; it has to be cut open."
Cheng Wanwan offered her assistance...
The sheep pen was busy from dusk until nightfall.
The boys in the family stood at the back gate, watching from afar, not daring to make a sound.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief only after the second sheep was successfully born.
Zhao Sidan asked with his eyes wide open, "Is the ewe alright? Will she die...?"
No one can answer this question for now.
In the crowd, Cao Yingying's eyes were red-rimmed. She lowered her head and let her hair fall down to cover the strangeness on her face, and walked out of the courtyard without saying a word.
Zhao Ergou frowned and followed.
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