Chapter 125 About Her Deepest Secret
Thinking of that night, Shen Sisi couldn't help but feel dazed for a moment.
The deeply buried memories emerged bit by bit, and Xiao Chunyu's pain and cries seemed to be right in front of him.
She was a virgin and it was the first time she saw a woman giving birth.
The woman who was usually so respectable and gentle had become a completely different person, hysterical in pain.
"It was raining so hard that I couldn't go out. I braved the downpour to find the midwife at the east end of the village, but unfortunately, the midwife had been sent to a neighboring village and wouldn't be back for a while."
"There's nothing I can do. In the end, I was the one who helped Xiao Chunyu deliver the baby."
When Shen Sisi recalled that scene, her heart couldn't help but beat faster.
Such a beautiful and gentle woman from the south of the Yangtze River was so painful that she was hysterical and had no image at all.
It was the first time she had seen such a scene. Seeing so much blood, she almost fainted. She didn't even remember how she delivered the baby. When she came to her senses, the child was already in her hands.
She cut the umbilical cord tremblingly, washed the baby with hot water, and wrapped him in a small blanket prepared in advance.
"Chunyu, look... this is your child, a daughter..."
Niu Niu is as thin as a pink little monkey, but her facial features and eyes are very delicate. She looks 70% like Xiao Chunyu, and the remaining 30% should be like the child's father!
When Xiao Chunyu saw the child, she cried with joy. Despite her weak body, she took the small swaddling clothes with both hands.
"Sisi, look, this is my daughter... I have a child..."
Sen Sisi nodded with tears in her eyes. This was not only Xiao Chunyu's child, but also her child.
"I want to be the child's godmother!" Shen Sisi burst into laughter.
Xiao Chunyu also narrowed his eyes and smiled gently: "Of course, you can't run away."
They held Niu Niu in their arms, looked at the little girl with curiosity, and marveled at the beauty of life. They were discussing what to name her when they heard someone outside the house banging a gong and shouting, telling everyone to run quickly because a flash flood was coming and a landslide was occurring ahead.
The rain poured down all day long, and a flash flood broke out in the river upstream. The flood rushed into Jinfeng Village, causing the river water to rise and all the houses along the way were washed away by the flood.
After the soil on the mountain absorbed water, a landslide occurred, and almost all the houses near the primary school were buried under soil and rocks.
The village chief asked everyone to evacuate quickly, and the young people and educated youth in the village quickly gathered to carry out rescue operations.
When Shen Sisi heard the news, she immediately returned to the room: “Chun Yu, you just gave birth, have a good rest, I will go to participate in the rescue first, and I will take care of you when I come back.”
Although the small, shabby house they lived in was leaking everywhere, fortunately it was located on a relatively high ground and not near a cliff, so it was safe for the time being.
Xiao Chunyu asked her what happened, and she didn't hide anything. She said that several houses near the village primary school were buried, and everyone was organizing to dig out the soil and rescue people.
Hearing that a primary school was nearby, Xiao Chunyu immediately struggled to get up from the bed and wanted to run out of the room.
"I... I have several students living there, and I want to save them..."
Seeing that her clothes were disheveled and the blood on her body had not dried yet, and she was about to rush into the rain after just giving birth, Shen Sisi was so scared that she grabbed her.
"Are you trying to kill yourself?" Shen Sisi knew that Xiao Chunyu was a good teacher, but she was persuaded to drop out of school because of her pregnancy.
In order to preserve its reputation, the school did not publicly "execute" Xiao Chunyu, but simply told her that she was no longer suitable to be a teacher. After all, in this era, getting pregnant before marriage is extremely immoral.
Before her belly became bulging, the school principal asked her to resign voluntarily to save everyone from embarrassment.
Xiao Chunyu is no longer a teacher at the school, but he still cares about those lovely students.
Even after giving birth, she ignored her own health, went barefoot and rushed to the front line of the disaster area no matter how hard she tried.
Shen Sisi knew that she was a kind and warm-hearted person, and she also knew that she was very worried about those children, but she also had to take care of herself. Who has ever seen a woman who just gave birth go down to the ground to save people?
"Xiao Chunyu, lie down!" This was the first time Shen Sisi spoke so harshly.
"So many people are trying to save you, they don't need you. If you rush over now, can your body handle it? If you faint, we'll have to spare some manpower to save you. If you develop a chronic illness, you'll be in pain for the rest of your life."
Although Shen Sisi has never given birth to a child, she has heard many aunties and sisters in the village say that the confinement period for women is the most critical period and they must not catch cold.
At this time, the baby on the bed was woken up by them, and started crying loudly with its mouth open, and its baby voice was heartbreaking.
Shen Sisi looked towards the bed and saw the child waving his hands high up: "What will happen to the child if you leave?"
Hearing her words, Xiao Chunyu looked back at those small hands with reluctance: "Okay, I'll stay..."
She dragged her exhausted body back to the crib, and with clumsy movements, she carefully picked up the baby: "Be good, don't cry, mommy is here..."
Only then did Shen Sisi feel at ease and close the door and leave. She picked up the hoe in the yard and ran to help everyone dig the soil to save people.
It took several hours to dig.
Shen Sisi's arms were numb from digging, and she finally saw a collapsed roof.
From under the roof, a faint cry could be heard, sounding like a child.
"Don't be afraid, we are here to save you..."
Everyone tried to get down in a hurry, but as soon as they moved, they felt something shaking under their feet, and the house was obviously unstable.
"Everyone, don't move, listen to my instructions..." The village chief asked the rest of the people to go down, in case of a second collapse, the people below would be crushed to death.
Everyone slowly retreated to the side. The village chief tried to crawl through the broken bricks and tiles on the roof to save people, but the hole was too small and he couldn't get through.
He stood up and looked around, trying to find a thin person, and found Shen Sisi at a glance.
"Let me do it!" Shen Sisi was not vague and took the initiative to step forward.
The village chief was also hesitant. After all, there were risks down there. If he wasn't careful, he would be buried again by the collapsed houses and soil.
And what would she do if something happened to her, an educated youth from the city?
Shen Sisi knew the village chief’s concerns, but time was life now, and she couldn’t care less.
So, without saying a word, she rolled up her sleeves, lay down on the ground, and crawled into the pile of broken bricks and tiles.
It was very narrow inside, but fortunately she was tall and thin, so she could barely squeeze in.
As soon as I entered, I saw a mother inside, holding a boy of seven or eight years old in her arms, and supporting the wooden beam behind with her back.
The mother's face had turned purple and she had already died.
Even in death, she always maintained a protective posture, using her last bit of strength to provide a way out for her children.
Seeing this scene, Shen Sisi's nose felt sore and tears flowed down uncontrollably. This was an ordinary mother, but also a great mother.
Feeling the mud and water seeping into her head, Shen Sisi stretched out her hand to the child in front of her: "Come with me."
The boy trembled and held Shen Sisi's hand.
"Don't be afraid, I will take you out."
Shen Sisi spoke softly, but the boy didn’t move at all. Instead, he reached back and pulled at his mother, as if she were still alive: “Mom, why don’t you leave?”
After hearing these words, Shen Sisi could no longer hold back her tears.
Young children do not understand what death is.
"Child...your mother..." Shen Sisi bit her lower lip hard, her mouth full of the taste of blood. She couldn't bear it and said, "Your mother is gone. Let's go, let's go..."
The little boy burst into tears, holding onto his mother's hands and refusing to let go.
While struggling, the beam above her head suddenly seemed to have endured a huge impact and pressed down an inch. Just as the wood was about to hit Shen Sisi, a figure forced its way in and pushed her aside.
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