Chapter 207 Difficult Birth
Now many people in the village know that their mother, a barefoot doctor, will go to Lao Jia for advice when she encounters some stubborn illness.
Chu Hong wanted to take this opportunity to let everyone know that Lao Jia is a Chinese medicine practitioner.
If anyone was curious, she was prepared to tell others that it was her own mother who was worried about her second aunt, so she asked Lao Jia to come over and help take her pulse.
Although this idea is a bit bad, it's like Lao Jia stepping on his own mother.
But Wu Xiu had no objection after hearing this.
This is simply the truth.
In order to avoid suspicion, she didn't dare to call him Master and could only call him Lao Jia, which already made her feel a little guilty.
So, Wu Xiu and Lao Jia walked in front, Chu Hong walked with Xiao Yuer behind, and along the way they kept chatting with the uncles and aunts who were fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans and enjoying the cool air outside.
Chu Hong believed that everyone in the village would know about it tomorrow.
It usually takes her five minutes to walk, but today it took her nearly half an hour.
I originally thought that when I arrived at Second Aunt's house, I would just stop by for a snack and leave. However, after entering, I saw Lao Jia pressing on Second Aunt's belly under the oil lamp.
Under the flickering oil lamp, Lao Jia's face looked serious.
Chu Hong heard Lao Jia say, "Your fetal position is not very accurate, it's best to go to the hospital to give birth."
In the morning, Wu Qiaofang really had a stomachache and felt that she was about to give birth.
But now it was just a slight pain. She remembered that her Third Aunt had touched her belly before and said that she was pregnant well.
Wu Qiaofang had seen a Chinese doctor before, and the medicine was so bitter that it felt like drinking Coptis chinensis soup.
Moreover, after taking more than ten prescriptions of Chinese medicine, not only did the illness not get better, but the stomachache not only did not get better, but it became even worse.
Later I went to the hospital and the doctor prescribed some medicine, and I recovered quickly.
Therefore, she dislikes traditional Chinese medicine the most, as they are all quacks.
What's more, no one knew what crime this old woman had committed, and she was sent here to reform. In her eyes, she was not a good person.
The reason why the old woman could take my pulse and massage my stomach was because she was brought by my eldest sister-in-law.
Wu Qiaofang herself felt that she had too good a temper now, and the reason she could endure until now was because she had just eaten glutinous rice and ham rice at her sister-in-law's house.
She didn't curse because she was being treated kindly.
But when she heard the old woman say that her fetus was in an abnormal position, she couldn't bear it.
She feels that she is doing well now.
Besides, she has given birth before and knows that it takes a while of pain before giving birth.
Wu Qiaofang said with a sullen face, "What are you talking about? I'm fine now. I'm not in any pain at all. There's no sign of me giving birth. You all can go back."
Wu Xiu also understood her sister-in-law's temperament, so she pulled Lao Jia out and said, "Okay, if you have anything, let Lao Er come and call us."
Wu Qiaofang did not forget to remind him: "Let our mother come over earlier."
Their family had built an extra house previously, and since she was about to give birth these days, Grandpa Song and Grandma Song would both live here.
It would be more convenient to just shout if you have any problem.
Chu Hong also heard what was said in the room before. She followed her mother and Lao Jia to the corner of the yard and asked in a low voice: "Is my second aunt's fetus really in an abnormal position? Can you push it over?"
She still remembered that in the TV and movies she had watched before, the midwives and doctors were all very skilled and could turn a difficult birth into a normal one even if the fetus' feet were facing downwards.
After hearing this, Lao Jia looked at her like a fool and said, "I'm not a miracle doctor, and I'm not very proficient in delivering babies, but I think there's too little amniotic fluid in her stomach, and the fetal position is not right. It's better to go to the hospital, it's safer."
Wu Xiu was also anxious now: "Then we have to go to the hospital and let the second son come and talk to her."
It doesn’t matter if your sisters-in-law don’t listen to you, as long as your husband is obedient.
She believed in her master's medical skills very much and didn't want to change her sister-in-law, so naturally she had to send the patient to the hospital as soon as possible.
When Wu Xiu returned and told him about this, Secretary Song immediately went to get a flashlight and said, "I'll go borrow a bullock cart and send the person to the hospital. You just wait at home."
Staying up late at night is too tiring, and he can't bear to let his wife and children suffer.
Wu Xiu and her sister-in-law were not in such a good condition, so naturally they would not really accompany him to the hospital.
She hesitated only because she thought of how good her mother-in-law was to her: "If I don't go, then our mother will have to go?"
"She is old and doesn't go out often. I am worried that she will not be used to going to the hospital."
Secretary Song immediately said, "Didn't she say that she has no signs of giving birth? The second son and I will go, and you can come to the hospital tomorrow morning."
Only then did Wu Xiu agree.
Secretary Song drove a ox cart and went to Song Laoer with a flashlight.
Even though Wu Qiaofang said she was fine, she didn't dare to refute Secretary Song.
Furthermore, she also felt that being able to give birth in the hospital would show that her in-laws valued her, which also gave her face, so she did not object.
Grandma Song and Old Second Song helped her onto the ox cart. Chu Tong put the package she had packed earlier on the ox cart and watched them drive the cart slowly away.
The main reason was that the roads in the countryside were uneven and narrow, and there was a woman about to give birth on the ox cart, so Secretary Song didn't dare to hurry?
This movement surprised the villagers who were enjoying the cool breeze. They all asked, "Didn't Third Aunt say she was pregnant? Why didn't she give birth at home? Why did she go to the hospital at night?"
"Oh, this is her second child, and you are still so careful. The second child's family is really blessed."
Some people also said sourly: "How can you be so delicate? When I gave birth, I was in pain all night, and I didn't go to the hospital and waste money."
Wu Xiu, who was escorting them out of the village, explained from behind: "Her fetus is in an abnormal position. It's safer to go to the hospital."
Chu Hong was telling someone a secret: "Lao Jia used to be a famous Chinese medicine doctor. He knew something was wrong as soon as he started."
"My grandfather had a leg injury before, and he has had leg pain for the past few years. I asked Lao Jia to prescribe a prescription, and he got much better after taking it for a while."
She didn't dare to really praise the person as being able to cure any disease.
Because people nowadays are not well-nourished, have heavy workloads, and even in previous years they did not have enough to eat, many people suffer from stomach problems of varying severity, or have old back and leg pains from hard work.
Old Jia had said before that for a chronic illness like her grandfather's, she could only alleviate the symptoms but not cure it.
I’m afraid that these people have too high hopes, which will turn into disappointment, and that will harm Lao Jia.
The older people in the village all believe in traditional Chinese medicine more. After hearing this, they all thought it was good to have a doctor in their village. They also reminded the villagers not to spread the news, lest the people above them transfer Lao Jia away.
They don't care what Lao Jia had done before, they just want her to be well behaved and not cause trouble in the countryside.
Besides, everyone knows that people like Lao Jia are probably too rich in the past, which is why they are in trouble now.
Nowadays, most country people have ignorant ideas and think that everyone has his own destiny when he is born.
Only those with good fortune can have no worries about food and clothing, while those with bad fortune will suffer hardships in their lives.
As for people like Lao Jia, they were lucky when they were young, but their luck ran out and now they are suffering.
Compared with them, I suddenly feel that my life is not that bad.
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