96 Chapter 96
◎Postpartum injury◎
She thought of Madam Cheng, but she had already used up two of Madam Cheng's ginseng roots. If she had known earlier, it would have been great to save those two roots for use now. However, her life was extremely dangerous, so she had to use them.
Yu sobbed while struggling to stand up.
The two maids stood in a neat row, their faces solemn.
Mrs. Song had already prepared for the worst. She'd been delivering babies for decades, and while postpartum hemorrhage wasn't something everyone experienced, she'd seen a few cases, and without exception, no one had survived. Even when Dr. Chu said he had medicine, she'd just assumed he was just trying to comfort her.
Nanny Zhu had heard her mumbling and no longer held any hope in her heart.
After Doctor Chu left, they lifted the quilt and tidied up silently.
Yu went to the east wing and saw no one there. "Madam Cheng..."
Cheng Mu was cooking ginseng soup in the kitchen.
When Yu went to call Doctor Chu, she took out a few ginseng roots from the space and went into the kitchen to make ginseng soup.
They had washed and boiled water earlier, and there was still hot water in the pot. The ashes in the stove were still hot, so she stuffed some fluffy, dry grass and corn cobs into the stove, and soon a big fire started.
Ginseng can calm the soul. She heard Yu bring Doctor Chu over. No matter what the diagnosis is, the single ginseng soup is a strong medicine.
Do it right for her.
By the time Yu found Cheng Mu in the kitchen with tears in her eyes, she had already ladled the cooked ginseng soup into the bowl.
"Aunt Yu, once the ginseng soup is at the right temperature, feed it to Gui'er immediately."
Yu quickly went to the stove and took a look. She saw several ginseng roots lying in the pot. She counted them and found there were five.
She couldn't believe it, "Madam Cheng, these ginseng..."
"Don't worry about the ginseng for now. Saving Gui'er's life is the most important thing." In order to lower the temperature faster, Cheng Mu immersed the bowl in a basin of cold water.
Yu Shi didn't know how to describe her feelings at the moment. Madam Cheng was like an omnipotent immortal. She had hired the old woman and the doctor in advance, and she had also prepared so much of such expensive ginseng in advance. In the past few years of farming with Madam Cheng, she had become more comfortable and had money, but as a mother, she had not made any preparations.
What are those blankets, diapers, and baby clothes? They can’t save Guier’s life at the critical moment!
"Madam Cheng..." Yu knelt down in front of her, kowtowed several times, and fell to the ground, crying so hard that she couldn't straighten her back.
"Aunt Yu, you're being so formal again." Cheng Mu helped her sit down. "Mu Yun prepared these ginsengs. When Gui Er gets better, ask her to thank Mu Yun."
Cheng Mu didn't want to cause any trouble later, so she simply did Mu Yun a favor.
Mu Yun didn't let Gui'er join the training. Gui'er had been treating him with indifference recently. Now that he owed her this favor, Gui'er would definitely not be so aggressive anymore.
"Madam Cheng, I'll kowtow to Master Yun."
Cheng Mu held Yu's hand and said, "You are the elder, how can you kneel down and kowtow to the younger generation?"
"Madam Cheng, how can someone like me be considered an elder? I've only lived a few more years, so I can't be considered your elder. People like us—our kneeling is worthless..."
When Yu came back from next door, she took the Sanhua pollen that Doctor Chu had given her. After feeding Gui'er the ginseng soup, she fried the pollen and boiled the medicine.
This night was supposed to be a night of relaxation and joy.
Yu looked after Gui'er and Jiuniu the whole night, not daring to be careless at all. She either went to check on Gui'er's breathing or the baby's breathing. Both of them made her worried. She waited until the rooster crowed and got up to open the chicken coop.
Guier woke up when the rooster jumped onto the haystack and crowed continuously and the hens clucked happily.
She had a cotton scarf wrapped around her head, and Jiuniu was sleeping peacefully beside her. The kang was warm, and they had heated it for her.
"Squeak..." Just as he was about to get up, a piercing pain came over him, "Mother..."
"Gui'er!" Yu dropped the ladle containing food.
When Yu saw Gui'er wake up, she felt dizzy.
"It's good to wake up, it's good to wake up..."
Gui'er couldn't get up, "Mom, I gave birth, why am I still in so much pain? What's wrong with me?"
Yu pushed her back down and said, "Just lie still. If you woke up, it was the Di Lao Niang who appeared. Don't leave this room for the next month. Take good care of yourself."
"Mom, I'll be so bored that I'll grow hair!"
Yu tapped her forehead, "Do you know how dangerous last night was..."
A bird fluttered on the window sill, chirping and waking up Cheng Mu. She had been thinking about a lot of things last night and slept late. She was about to lie down for a while when she seemed to hear Gui'er's voice and got up quickly.
Yu took the medicine off the stove. Cheng opened the door and asked, "Aunt Yu, is Gui'er awake?"
"Madam Cheng!" Guier called her from the kang.
Cheng Mu went over and took a closer look at her. Her hair was disheveled and her face was a little swollen, but she looked in good spirits.
"Madam Cheng, why am I still in so much pain?"
"Where does it hurt?"
Guier raised her hand and drew a circle around her midsection, "It hurts in so many ways."
Yu placed the medicine on the edge of the kang to dry, and continued, "The scalp below is a bit cracked and injured, and there's lochia coming out all the time, so it hurts a bit."
Guier said: "I can't get up. Not only does my skin hurt, but my bones hurt too."
Many people say that they can walk after the procedure, so why are their bones aching? Cheng Mu said, "I'll ask Doctor Chu to come and take a look."
Jiuniu on the side closed his eyes and started to cry.
Cheng Mu asked, "Have you fed your baby?"
Yu: “Not yet.”
That night, after Jiuniu came down, Mrs. Song tried to get him to nurse, but Guier was asleep and Jiuniu wasn't very hungry, so it didn't work. Later, Guier had a hemorrhage, and Mrs. Yu was worried all night. Fortunately, Jiuniu was asleep the whole time and didn't cry for milk.
Gui'er couldn't get up, so Cheng Mu and Yu Shi lifted her upper body together and put a quilt under her.
Gui'er held Jiuniu in her arms. Jiuniu tried to suck the air a few times but couldn't get enough, so she started to cry loudly with her mouth wide open.
After trying several times, the more Jiuniu cried, the more impatient Guier became, "Why can't I eat it?"
Jiuniu cried so hard that Mrs. Song rushed over.
"This is because my milk is blocked!"
Gui'er was dumbfounded. "My vagina is swollen. The more he cries, the more it swells."
Mrs. Song touched it and said, "If you hold it any longer, it will become as hard as a rock. There is no other way. You have to get it through." Mrs. Song tried to let Jiuniu suck it through. Jiuniu sucked it several times but couldn't suck anything. His little face turned black and red. He refused to suck anymore and just cried.
Cheng Mu got some warm water and dripped it around his mouth. He slurped it up and then opened his mouth to howl.
Mrs. Song started to rub Gui'er, hoping it would work, but Gui'er cried out in pain and was unwilling to endure it after a few times.
"I won't feed it anymore. Madam Cheng has never fed it before. I don't want to feed it!"
The room was filled with stuffiness. Cheng Mu said to Yu, "If there really isn't anything, forget it. I'll go and make some arrangements."
She had already inquired and found out that there was a family in Songzhuang who raised milk-producing sheep.
Yu followed, thinking she was going to ask the nursing woman, "Dong'er hasn't given birth yet, so only the damselfly on the other side of the locust tree has milk. Her husband—he's not very easy to talk to."
Mrs. Song also chased out and said, "Master, Madam Gui refuses to be massaged and the baby refuses to be sucked. We have no choice but to call her husband over and let him suck her."
Mrs. Yu blushed. "I, I'll go call someone right away. If they don't know how to do it, you can teach them."
Mrs. Song was surprised. "Do you need to be taught such a simple thing? If you can't even do this, how will you get a baby?"
At the door, Mu Yun was returning from the martial arts arena. A child was crying inside the house. Several people in front of the house looked solemn, not knowing what had happened. They asked, "Should we call Doctor Chu?"
Cheng Mu said, "Call Doctor Chu later. Jiuniu is starving. Go get Li Yu and the others."
Mu Yun was puzzled. He didn't know why Jiu Niu was so hungry that he went to call Li Yu and the others. "How many people should he call? All three?"
A strange memory suddenly burst into Cheng Mei's mind - "Wu Yong is good at talking and doing things, Chen Hu Que'er is big and strong" - Oh my! Her fair face instantly turned red, almost dripping blood. These nonsense actually attacked her!
Cheng Mu was annoyed: "Call all three."
Mu Yun was full of doubts. Cheng Mu turned and went into the house. He looked at Yu and Mrs. Song again. At this time, Nanny Zhu came out and saluted Mu Yun, "Young Master Yun."
After Li Yu and the other three arrived, the milking process was not going smoothly. Wu Yong and Chen Hu were punched in the face. Fortunately, Li Yu lived up to expectations and ran the last leg well.
After the child was born, Gui'er was out of danger and started to produce milk. Mrs. Song then told Cheng Mu about going home. Cheng Mu gave her some silver and she quickly packed her bags.
This trip took a long time, but it was a comfortable one. Her boss was kind and generous, and she had meat to eat every day. She was so happy that she not only gained weight, but also had money in her pocket and even stuffed a few packets of seeds in her bag. She lived in the city and had an three-acre vegetable plot. Mrs. Cheng's seeds were good, so she flattered herself and asked for some vegetable seeds, eager to run back and plant them immediately!
Nanny Zhu was not in a hurry to leave, and Cheng Mu didn't want her to leave now. Gui'er had injuries that needed to be healed, and Yu had to take care of the adults and children, as well as do the laundry, cooking, growing vegetables, feeding the livestock, etc. She simply couldn't handle it all by herself.
Nanny Zhu agreed to take care of Guier during her confinement.
A few days after Mrs. Song left, Doctor Chu saw that Gui'er's condition had stabilized, so he also said goodbye and returned to Yunzhou City.
Nanny Zhu cleans and applies medicine to Gui'er every day, and takes care of Jiuniu's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. Fortunately, Jiuniu has three fathers, who take care of the job of washing diapers.
That day, Nanny Zhu stopped Jiuniu's three fathers outside and said, "I won't make things difficult for you from now on, and I'll make Madam Gui feel better. I'll take out the urine ring, and you can take it outside. The dried ones should also be placed outside. It's cold now, and it's not easy to carry the baby in and out all the time. You can watch less. He will grow up and have plenty of time to spare."
"Thank you, Ma'am." Chen Hu and Wu Yong had no objection.
Li Yu asked, "Are all women like this after giving birth?"
Nanny Zhu waved her hand, "Everyone is different."
Gui'er had always been difficult to care for, and after giving birth, she was even more troubled. She lost her temper at the slightest provocation. She used to rely on her fists, but now, unable to move, she resorted to throwing things. Sometimes she was as violent as a tiger, sometimes as gentle as a sheep. She cried silently, tears coming at random. She had previously said it was the pregnancy that was causing her trouble, but now it was even worse than before.
After finally being able to get up, she thought about going outside every day and went out without realizing it. Yu instructed them to tie her to the kang and hold her down. She didn't breastfeed well, and now her milk supply is getting less and less.
Now, not only were she being rude to the three of them, but the baby was suffering as well. Just now, when she was not satisfied, she almost suffocated Jiuniu by pressing him down on her stomach.
Nanny Zhu also felt that what she had done was too much. When Madam Cheng and the others returned from Songzhuang, Nanny Zhu planned to talk to her alone.
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