Qiao Xuejun put on his coat and climbed out of the snow house, taking a flashlight to the stable to check the situation.
Zhao Xian followed behind her.
Qiao Xuejun walked in a hurry.
The horse was neighing anxiously and restlessly, which was most likely because it was about to give birth.
Zhao Xian reached out to help Qiao Xuejun straighten her clothes: "Should we call Elder An over?"
She came out in a hurry, so she didn't put her clothes on properly, she just put them on casually.
It came out, and Qiao Xuejun's lips were still a bright red color.
She shook her head: "No need for now, let's see how things go. If everything goes well, then there's no need."
In two steps, he reached the door of the stable. The mares lived in a separate small compartment in the stable.
Qiao Xuejun opened the door of the small compartment and walked in, but turned to look at Zhao Xian: "Don't come in. The horse is not familiar with you. I'm afraid it will be stressed if you come in."
After saying this, Qiao Xuejun slammed the door in front of Zhao Xian.
There was a clang, and it carried a bit of personal emotion.
Zhao Xian stood at the door, acting as a guard. He was very calm: "Teacher Qiao, call me if you need anything."
Qiao Xuejun shouted from inside: "Bring in the stove from our igloo."
Zhao Xian: "As you wish."
Zhao Xian turned around and went back to the snow house to get the small stove.
In the delivery room of the stable, Qiao Xuejun turned on the light to check on the mare. It was lying on the haystack, calling out anxiously and restlessly.
She felt a little uneasy and went forward to try to touch the mare's head.
Sometimes, sensitive mares don't want anyone around them during labor.
But fortunately, when Qiao Xuejun stretched out her hand, the mare stretched out her head and gently touched the palm of Qiao Xuejun's hand, just like every time before.
Qiao Xuejun felt relieved. If the mare didn't resist, things would go much more smoothly.
The delivery room had been prepared long ago, with thick hay and feed available.
There is also a blue oil heater for heating. Two days ago, Qiao Xuejun discovered that the horse's reproductive part was close to the time of delivery, and some colostrum was released from the nipples, so he guessed that the delivery date would be in the next two days, so he added this new heater.
She lit the blue oil stove. A small flame rose inside, and the heat began to warm the air around it.
The room where mares give birth must be maintained at above -15℃. The stable has a special structure and strong thermal insulation ability, so the temperature inside is usually around -15℃.
The temperature in here is slightly higher than that in the stable.
Although the temperature meets the requirements for safe delivery, the higher the temperature, the less discomfort the mare will feel during delivery, which will make the process smoother.
The mare lay on a pile of dry straw, frequently looking at her belly.
Qiao Xuejun checked the stable again to make sure there was nothing sharp that could hurt the mare, and no ice or anything like that.
Soon, Zhao Xian knocked on the door: "Teacher Qiao, the stove."
Qiao Xuejun went over, opened the door, brought in the stove without saying a word to Zhao Xian, and immediately closed the door of the stable.
She took the stove to the lampstand that had been prepared long ago. Zhao Xian had already lit the stove, so she didn't need to light it again.
Two stoves have higher combustion efficiency.
She called Zhao Xian again, "Zhao Xian, in the room where the feed is stored, there's my delivery bag. It's a gray linen woven bag. Can you help me get it over here?"
Zhao Xian's voice rang out from outside the door: "Okay."
Following Qiao Xuejun's instructions, Zhao Xian went to the small warehouse under the stable where feed was stored. In the middle of the small warehouse, Zhao Xian saw a sack of linen.
It’s quite big.
He went forward and lifted it up. It was quite heavy, with quite a lot of stuff.
The bag was tied tightly, so he didn't open it and just carried it back home.
Zhao Xian knocked on the door again.
Just like before, Qiao Xuejun opened the door, but without even having time to talk to Zhao Xian, she took the delivery bag in and closed the door.
Qiao Xuejun took the delivery kit and entered the stable.
Inside was a sterilized obstetric rope, a dry towel, iodine, and hemostatic powder requested from the medical department.
There were also two military canteens inside, both filled with water.
She put two kettles on the stove to heat.
Finally, there was a large, thick blanket she had taken from her bed at the shelter to wrap the new pony.
After preparing these things, Qiao Xuejun went to observe the condition of the mare.
The mare had been lying on the haystack, but now she stood up, took two steps back and forth, and raised her hooves.
Start urinating.
Qiao Xuejun was standing by the small stove waiting.
After urinating, the mare lay down again, but after about ten minutes, she stood up and urinated again.
Qiao Xuejun began to get nervous. No problem, the cat was frequently lying down to urinate, and it was repeatedly looking at its belly. These were all signs of impending birth.
If everything goes well, this process will last for 1 hour. If it takes a long time, it may last for 4 hours.
Only then did Qiao Xuejun remember that Zhao Xian was still outside.
She was fine in the stable, the temperature was around -10 degrees Celsius and she was still wearing clothes, so she wasn't cold, but Zhao Xian was standing outside.
Almost twenty minutes had passed, but Zhao Xian was still outside without even reminding her or saying a word.
It's over forty degrees below zero outside.
She quickly said to the outside, "Zhao Xian, go back to the snow house and wait! I'll be here for a while."
Zhao Xian's voice came: "I'll wait for you."
Qiao Xuejun: "No, you should go back quickly, it may take several hours."
She further explained, "I don't dare let you in. The horse isn't familiar with you and might get stressed, which would increase the risk."
Zhao Xian: "Don't you need me to be on standby here?"
Qiao Xuejun: "Don't worry, I've prepared everything. There's nothing I can help you with right now. You can go back to the snow house first. It's cold outside. If anything happens, I'll call you."
Zhao Xian: "Okay."
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