Upon hearing her eldest daughter-in-law's voice, Liang Shuyan quickly walked over: "What's wrong? Is your second daughter-in-law really about to give birth?"
Liu was squatting on the ground, unable to get up, her face pale. Liang Shuyan quickly shouted, "Erniu, hurry back and get the donkey cart! No, a horse-drawn cart is better! A horse-drawn cart is more spacious! Hurry up and get your wife to town to deliver the baby!"
Zhang said, "Mother, it might be too late to go to town now. We should help my second brother's wife lie down and then find a midwife to help her give birth."
“Yes, sister-in-law, don’t we have Mom and Aunt Liu at home? They can help with the delivery.”
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Liu said, "No need. Why bother with a midwife at this time? I am the midwife!"
Although Old Lady Jin had given birth before, she was still somewhat panicked about giving birth in this era without any machines to assist with childbirth. Seeing that Old Lady Liu was about to deliver the baby, she, being a traditional Chinese medicine doctor in her previous life, rolled up the curtain and immediately instructed, "Da Ya, hurry up and help heat the kang (heated brick bed) and the stove!"
Startled and flustered, Ruyan said anxiously, "Auntie, I'll go boil some water!"
Standing at the door, Zhang kept rubbing her hands together: "Mother, everything should be alright, right? After all, this is my second son's wife's second child, isn't it?"
Liang Shuyan pondered to herself, "You're asking me now? How would I, a girl who has never given birth, know?"
Her thoughts quickly returned to her senses. She had now traveled to ancient times and become the mother-in-law of Zhang and Liu. Her daughter-in-law was giving birth, and she had actually scared her mother-in-law so much that she hid to the side. Wasn't that making her a laughing stock?
"It's alright, go help cook the porridge. Oh, and hurry up and have the eldest son kill a chicken and cook it. After the second son's wife gives birth, she'll definitely need to get plenty of nutrition. Go quickly!"
Zhao Heng saw that everyone in the courtyard was busy taking care of his second son's wife during childbirth, but he noticed Jin Erniu standing at the door rubbing his hands. He grabbed Jin Erniu's arm and said, "Brother Erniu, everyone is busy with their own things. Aren't you nervous at all about your wife giving birth?"
"How could I not be nervous? Of course I'm nervous!"
Zhao Heng joked, "It's alright, Second Sister-in-law will definitely give you a daughter this time. As the saying goes, a boy and a girl are better than being a living god!"
Jin Erniu wasn't in the mood to listen to any of this and said somewhat irritably, "Zhao Heng, go and help chop wood!"
Zhao Heng said somewhat unhappily, "What kind of person is he? He's about to become a father himself, yet he still orders me around doing chores. Really!"
Inside the house, Liu's voice grew louder and louder. Liu's wife scolded, "Alright, this is your second child, why are you still so delicate? You're already too weak to even cry out now. How are you going to give birth when it's really time to push? You good-for-nothing!"
Old Mrs. Liu scolded her daughter, her hands never stopping for a moment, her hands were covered in blood, and the scissors were also stained with blood.
Grandma Jin couldn't help but sigh, "If this were modern times, there would be anesthesia. But in this society, there isn't even anesthesia. How can pregnant women not scream? This is too cruel to women!"
Grandma Jin thought of her system, but Grandma Liu was delivering the baby. Even if she had the anesthetic, how could she inject it? If Grandma Liu found out, wouldn't it be even more difficult to explain?
About half an hour later, they finally saw the child's head. Old Mrs. Jin shouted, "Hurry up, push! Push! You were crying and screaming just now, now it's time to push! What's wrong? You're out of strength again?"
Grandma Jin thought back to her past life, when pregnant women would eat to replenish their energy during childbirth, but Liu Shi didn't have time to eat at all, no wonder she didn't have the strength to give birth now.
Fortunately, Liang Shuyan had instructed Zhang to boil some eggs. She quickly peeled the eggs and handed them to Liu, saying, "Here, eat some. How will you have the strength to give birth if you don't eat?"
Old Mrs. Liu was furious. She held a hot towel, folded it into a square, and placed it on her forehead. She said, "Eat quickly. Once you've finished eating, you'll have the strength to give birth, right? You can already see the baby's head. If you don't give birth, the baby will be killed by you, its mother!"
After eating an egg, Liu began to exert herself, her forehead veins bulging as she worked, and her fists clenched tightly.
Liang Shuyan smelled a bloody odor in the room and saw the painful expression on Liu's face. She felt a sense of fear and lingering dread. Fortunately, she had never experienced the pain of motherhood. Now, seeing her second daughter-in-law in such pain, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
Just then, a loud cry came from inside the house; the baby was born.
Old Mrs. Liu said happily, "Oh my, she gave birth! She gave birth! It really is a girl! I have a granddaughter now!"
Grandma Jin said happily, "Good, it's good that the baby is born!"
Lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), Liu Shi had no strength left. Her lips were cracked and dry. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Mother, let me see the child!"
The old woman from the Liu family brought the child to Liu's side, let Liu take a look, and then Liu closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Upon hearing that the baby had been born, Jin Erniu rushed in and grabbed Liu's hand, asking, "Wife, how are you?"
"I'm fine, I've given birth, it's a girl!"
Seeing his wife's pale face and the fine beads of sweat on her forehead, Jin Erniu felt a pang of sadness. He grasped Liu's hand and said, "Thank you, wife, you've worked so hard!"
A string of glistening tears rolled down Liu's cheeks.
"Alright, alright, your wife just gave birth and she's exhausted. Let her rest. You're a grown man, so get out of here!"
"Mother-in-law, I'm fine. I just wanted to watch my wife sleep!"
Grandma Jin said happily, "Good, that's right. It wasn't easy for my second son's wife to give birth. She's gone through a life-or-death experience. We should be happy. If he wants to stay with her, let him stay with her."
Inside the house, the stove was already lit, and Liang Shuyan placed a pot of millet porridge on the stove. She then prepared a small bowl and a pair of chopsticks.
"Erniu, wait a while, when your wife wakes up, serve her some millet porridge and let her eat a little."
Jin Erniu nodded: "Yes, Mother, I understand."
Grandma Jin held the child and said happily, "Oh my, I didn't expect this child to have such big, round eyes. Look how much he misses our Erniu."
"Her nose and face look just like her mother's!"
Grandma Jin had overlooked the great contributor, Old Lady Liu. Liang Shuyan seemed to realize something and hurriedly added this sentence.
"Yes, yes, her face and nose are like her mother's!"
"My dear in-law, you've worked hard. Go out and rest for a bit. I just had my daughter-in-law prepare some food for you, so have a little something to eat."
"That's right, that's right!"
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