The maids and servants beside the carriage were all terrified.
"Madam, what's wrong? Madam!"
Liu clutched her stomach, her expression one of great pain, unable to utter a word.
Seeing this, Shen Yuan didn't dare to delay and immediately invited Granny Liu over.
Granny Liu climbed onto the carriage, touched Madam Liu's belly, and turned to call out to the maid, "Get a soft pillow to support your mistress's head, and let her lie down."
The maid, who had been in a panic, suddenly felt reassured upon hearing Liu Mama's words. Following her instructions, she tidied up the carriage and helped Liu Shi lie down.
Fortunately, the carriage they were in was very spacious, with blankets laid out under their feet and soft pillows underneath, so they didn't feel cold or uncomfortable while sleeping.
After Liu lay down, Granny Liu placed one hand on Liu's stomach and held up a few fingers with the other to instruct her, "Madam, relax, it's nothing serious! Take a few deep breaths and then slowly exhale, relax, relax, and once your stomach relaxes, you won't feel any pain!"
Following Liu Mama's instructions, Liu Mama inhaled and exhaled in accordance with her gestures. Gradually, her originally tight and hard belly relaxed and returned to normal.
Just now, her stomach suddenly tightened and hardened, and she thought she was going into labor, so she screamed in fright. Because she was so nervous, her stomach hurt a little, but now that she has calmed down, she feels fine.
Liu clutched her chest in lingering fear: "Thank you so much! If it weren't for your help, I don't know what would have happened to me and the baby in my womb!"
"Madam, please don't thank me!" Granny Liu waved her hand and explained, "Madam was just too nervous. Judging from your current position, you should be giving birth soon! It's normal for your belly to tighten and harden occasionally when you're close to giving birth. This will become more common later on, so don't be nervous. Just relax and it will be fine in a little while!"
"Grandma, you're so experienced! We owe you so much just now!"
Liu clung tightly to Liu Mama's hand as if it were a lifeline. "Grandma, only if you deliver my baby can I feel at ease during labor. Please promise to deliver my baby! I'll pay whatever it takes!"
Granny Liu wanted to say that it wasn't about the payment, but when she turned her head, her gaze fell on Madam Liu's high, protruding belly.
Two days ago, the butler who invited her to the manor said that the lady was eight months pregnant and asked her to stay for two months while waiting for her to give birth. But looking at the lady's belly now, it doesn't look like she's eight months pregnant at all.
"Madam, may I measure the size of the child?" asked Granny Liu.
Thinking that Granny Liu was willing to deliver her baby, Madam Liu nodded hastily.
Granny Liu instructed the maid to close and lock all the carriage windows and doors to ensure that not a breath of wind could get in and that no one could see anything. Only then did she turn around, lift up Liu's upper garment, and pull down her skirt to reveal her entire belly.
First, Granny Liu placed her hand on her lower abdomen at the pubic bone and measured horizontally. Then she measured a few hand spans upwards from the navel. Finally, she touched around her belly to determine the baby's position.
After the inspection, Granny Liu helped Liu Shi pack her clothes.
Seeing that Granny Liu was silent and had a very serious expression, Madam Liu couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the baby in my belly?"
"Has Madam miscalculated the due date?" asked Granny Liu.
"The doctor estimated my due date. I found out I was pregnant at the end of April this year. After taking my pulse, the doctor said I was two months pregnant. Today, I will be exactly eight months pregnant."
"If the doctor is right about the timing, then it is the child in the lady's womb..."
Before Granny Liu could finish speaking, Madam Liu hurriedly interrupted her, grabbing Granny Liu's arm and asking worriedly, "What's wrong with the child?"
Granny Liu patted Madam Liu, indicating that she was pregnant and shouldn't get too emotional.
"Don't panic, madam. The baby is fine. It's just that he's two or three months bigger than a normal baby. I just touched him and I estimate he weighs about seven or eight pounds. I'm afraid you might have some difficulty giving birth."
The reason why Granny Liu said this was because most of the babies she had delivered over the years weighed only four or five pounds. Conditions in the city were better than in the village, and she had delivered some chubby babies in the city, but those only weighed six or seven pounds, and the births were still very difficult for the mothers.
The baby in Liu's womb already weighs seven or eight pounds, and with one or two months until delivery, it's likely the baby will grow to eight or nine pounds by then. Under current conditions, giving birth to an eight or nine-pound baby could be life-threatening for the mother!
In addition, Liu Mama had just touched Liu Shi's belly and found that the baby's skull was still up. If it could not turn down before delivery, it would be extremely dangerous.
Outside the carriage, Shen Yuan stood guard without leaving for a moment, growing increasingly anxious.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage door was finally opened, and Granny Liu, supported by her maid, crawled out of the carriage.
After the maid helped Liu Mama down from the carriage, she curtsied to Liu Mama and Shen Yuan again, saying, "Liu Mama, I will be waiting for you at the mansion tomorrow."
Granny Liu nodded slightly in response.
The maid then got back into the carriage, and the carriage, carrying a large entourage of servants, left the pharmacy in a grand procession.
Shen Yuan helped Granny Liu into the courtyard and asked, "Granny, have you decided to take this job?"
"Her pregnancy is somewhat dangerous."
Granny Liu sighed softly, as if she had made up her mind, "Grandma has to help her."
Shen Yuan's eyes trembled slightly.
While others would retreat a few steps when faced with difficulties and dangers, her grandmother always faced them head-on, doing what she knew was impossible, because she couldn't bear to do it.
Shen Yuan thought that the reason she and Granny Liu became family was probably because they were the same kind of people at heart.
They share the same resentment towards the bullies of this world, and the same compassion for the weak.
Shen Yuan took Liu Mama's hand and said, "Grandma, I'll go with you tomorrow."
The next day, Shen Yuan closed the pharmacy and accompanied Granny Liu to the Liu family's house.
Although Granny Liu had agreed with Madam Liu that she would not enter the mansion, but would only visit Madam Liu's home every seven days to check on her health, and would only go to the mansion on the day of her delivery, today was Granny Liu's first time seeing Madam Liu, and Shen Yuan followed along out of concern.
It wasn't until she stood at the gate of the wealthy mansion that Shen Yuan belatedly realized that the Lady Liu who had come to invite Granny Liu yesterday was the wife of the wealthy man, and lived in the mansion with Aunt Zhao.
Shen Yuan and Granny Liu followed behind the maid, passing through several courtyards before finally stopping in front of a magnificent house.
The maid led Granny Liu and Shen Yuan into the room.
As soon as the curtain was lifted, Shen Yuan heard a soft laugh coming from inside.
"Sister, don't listen to that nonsense. The baby hasn't even been born yet, how would she know how much it weighs? Besides, giving birth to an 8.8-pound baby boy is a blessing for you, sister! What's wrong with that?"
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