Chapter 53 First Aid Measures
Unfortunately, they didn't have time to be bored for too long, as the village chief hurried into her house.
He ran out of breath, panting heavily and said, "Zizi, come quickly, come to my house with uncle."
The village chief was an upright man and easy to talk to. When Jiang Nianzi saw how anxious he was, she immediately stood up and walked towards him.
"Uncle Ergen, please speak slowly. What happened?"
"Lingling, Lingling fell to the ground and is bleeding." Jiang Ergen was so anxious that he lost his composure and his face turned pale.
The Lingling he mentioned was his daughter-in-law, Zhang Lingling. The sewing machine that Jiang Nianzhi and her sister rented came from her.
Zhang Lingling is pregnant and has a big belly.
After hearing this, there was no need for Jiang Ergen to say anything else. Jiang Nianzi turned around, went back to get the silver needle and medical tools, and strode towards the village chief's house.
These medical tools were given to her by Grandpa Zhang.
Fortunately, she took a copy home.
There are midwives in the village. Most people who give birth in the village go to midwives, and not many people go to the hospital.
But Zhang Lingling's situation was different. She had fallen and bled, and she had not had enough time to recuperate. There was a doctor named Jiang Nianzi in the village who worked at the town's clinic, so of course they had to look for her first, but the midwife was also invited over.
Something bad happened to the village chief's daughter-in-law, and most of the women in the village ran to see what was going on.
There are those who enjoy the excitement and those who genuinely care.
Jiang Nianzi ran in front of Jiang Ergen with medical tools in her hand. As soon as she entered the yard, she saw that the main hall of the Jiang family was surrounded by people.
Before entering the room, Zhang Lingling's shrill cry was heard.
The sound was so miserable that it made one's heart shudder.
The village women outside were still discussing it, saying that this is how it feels when women give birth, the pain will pass after a while.
Jiang Nianzi found it unbelievable, but she also understood that there was no other way and she could only comfort her in this way.
When everyone saw Jiang Nianzi coming, they quickly made way for her.
Aunt Cuiping grabbed Jiang Nianzi's arm and cried, "Zizi, go see Lingling..."
Jiang Nianzi didn't even have time to answer her, she just pushed the door and entered Zhang Lingling's room.
The midwife was yelling at him to push harder, but Zhang Lingling felt completely exhausted and her face turned extremely pale.
Each cry became weaker and weaker.
Jiang Nianzi hurried over to check the situation.
The baby's head was visible, but it had not yet come out. It was obvious that the baby's head was too big, and Zhang Lingling was in great pain during the birth.
Jiang Nianzi quickly comforted Zhang Lingling: "Sister Ling, don't be afraid, I'll give you an injection to relieve the pain..."
Zhang Lingling grabbed Jiang Nianzi's hand and cried, "Zizi, I don't want to have a baby anymore, I don't want to have a baby anymore..."
Her face was covered in sweat. Jiang Nianzi saw it and didn't feel sorry for her, but she felt uncomfortable.
It is really painful for women to give birth to a child.
"Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. I'm here. Nothing will happen to me."
As she spoke, Jiang Nianzi had already inserted needles into Zhang Lingling's precise acupuncture points, saying that it would relieve the pain, but it could only alleviate it partially.
Zhang Lingling's hair was wet with sweat. She held Jiang Nianzi's hand and asked in tears: "Zizi, will I die? If I die, please help me save the child first..."
This is what a mother is like. One second she is in so much pain that she says she doesn’t want to give birth anymore, and the next second she is worried that she will die and just wants to keep the baby.
Jiang Nianzi knew that she was very nervous and in pain, so she could only encourage her and teach her the correct way to give birth.
Use something to support her back so that she is in a semi-sitting position.
Then, while looking at her expression to determine the pain, he said, "Sister-in-law, breathe in, breathe in deeply..."
Zhang Lingling breathed in following her rhythm.
After a while, Jiang Nianzi shouted, "Exhale vigorously, use force, like you are taking a shit..."
Following Jiang Nianzi's instructions, Zhang Lingling breathed several times and then pushed down with force.
The midwife shouted, "The baby's head is halfway out."
Jiang Nianzi said: "Sister-in-law, did you hear me? The baby is coming out soon. Come on, follow me and breathe hard..."
Before, Zhang Lingling couldn't find a way to exert force. After listening to Jiang Nianzi's words, she used all her strength as if she was going to poop.
Suddenly, the body relaxed and the baby came out.
The intense pain disappeared almost instantly. I didn't know if it was because I was numb from the pain or because the baby was born.
Zhang Lingling lay weakly on the bed.
The midwife held the baby, cut the umbilical cord, and wrapped it up.
The next second, she yelled, "Oh no! Heavy bleeding."
Her voice was too loud and people outside heard it. The village chief and his family were extremely anxious but didn't know what to do.
When a woman gives birth, it is like walking through the gates of hell.
In cases of severe bleeding, many patients cannot be saved.
When Jiang Nianzi heard this, she didn't care about the child anymore and immediately gave Zhang Lingling an acupuncture to stop the bleeding.
The wound where she gave birth was torn too badly, but luckily Jiang Nianzi was prepared. She took out needle and thread to sew it up for her, and applied the anti-inflammatory ointment she had prepared herself.
After doing all this, Jiang Nianzi opened the door and said to Jiang Hu outside: "Brother Hu, go find some fresh radishes, mash them into juice, add some rock sugar and bring it over for Sister Ling to drink."
She had no medicinal herbs. Zhang Lingling had suffered a heavy bleeding after giving birth. Although she had stopped the bleeding with acupuncture, she was too weak and could only use local herbs to enhance her blood circulation.
Hearing Jiang Nianzi say this, Jiang Hu was stunned: "Is my wife okay?"
The women outside also looked at Jiang Nianzi in surprise: "Zizi, Lingling is still alive?"
"Of course I'm alive."
Even though Zhang Lingling was bleeding heavily, there was no way she would die with him by her side.
In this era, not only are medical conditions backward, but people's financial resources and awareness are also relatively backward.
Everyone in the village goes to midwives, but if an emergency occurs, the midwives are not available to handle it, so the mortality rate for both children and adults during childbirth is much higher in this era.
Especially when I hear about heavy bleeding.
Hearing Jiang Nianzi's affirmative words, Jiang Hu's family breathed a sigh of relief. The look in their eyes when they looked at Jiang Nianzi was filled with gratitude and indescribable admiration.
Other people in the village admire and envy Jiang Nianzi even more.
Aunt Liu and Aunt Agui have a son at home. When their son gets married and has children, they must ask Jiang Nianzi for help, right?
The two of them immediately came up with a plan in their minds.
From now on, you can never say a bad word about the daughter of the Hongmei family!
Jiang Nianzi thought that her grandmother might have some medicinal herbs, so after instructing Jiang Hu, she immediately ran towards the old lady's house.
After finding some medicinal herbs, he brought them back and gave them to Aunt Cuiping, asking her to boil them and give them to Zhang Lingling to drink.
Aunt Cuiping pulled Jiang Nianzi aside to express her gratitude and even gave her a red envelope.
This is the rule in the village.
Jiang Nianzi did not refuse.
She went into the room to check on Zhang Lingling.
Zhang Lingling ate something and now regained some spirit. She held Jiang Nianzi's hand, with indescribable emotion and respect in her eyes.
If it weren't for Jiang Nianzi, she would probably have died here today.
Seeing that she was about to cry, Jiang Nianzi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you and the child are safe now, you should be happy, don't cry, it will hurt your eyes."