Chapter 1172: Trying to Live Part 2
In the late autumn, Manbao was still sweating profusely, and he didn't even bother to wipe it off. When the last needle was inserted, the midwife hurriedly brought over a bowl of dark red brown sugar eggs.
The two of them carefully fed Fu Wenyun the drink.
She really disliked the smell, especially since it was made with water boiled from qi-tonifying herbs like astragalus, which made it even more unpleasant.
But she still held it in her mouth and forced herself to swallow it. After she slowly finished the whole bowl of brown sugar and eggs, she didn't know whether it was the effect of the needle or the brown sugar and eggs that really replenished her qi and blood, but she slowly felt that she had strength again.
The midwife has delivered so many babies, and you can tell by touching her shoulders and back. Why did she use scissors before?
It was because the baby was lying sideways and the mother had no strength left. Her voice was hoarse from shouting and she couldn't muster any strength.
For a woman giving birth, having no strength is almost the same as being dead.
With the strength, the person who stepped into the gates of hell with two feet stepped out one foot and returned to the world. She immediately put down the bowl and found her position. "Madam, don't push hard yet. Save it. Save it first. Come, follow my breathing first, and then push hard when I tell you to."
Manbao nodded repeatedly.
The midwife wiped the sweat from her face and asked Manbao, "Little doctor, did the baby turn around just now?"
"It's turned around."
"well……"
She rolled up her sleeves and touched Fu Wenyun's belly, and breathed a sigh of relief. "It's right, it's right. Come, Madam, follow my breathing. Yes, just like that. Come, take a deep breath, hold it, hold it... Use force..."
Fu Wenyun tugged at the hanging cloth tightly and exerted great force. Manbao held her hand, observing her condition, constantly removing and replacing the needle...
The midwife encouraged him from below, shouting, "I see it! I see the baby's head. That's it, that's it. Remember this strength. That's how you use it. Come on, take another breath..."
There was a commotion outside the door, and Qiuyue rushed in with a small bag in her hand, shouting, "Miss Man, the ginseng slices are here—"
Manbao said without even turning his head: "Open it and pick up a big one."
Qiuyue opened it immediately and cut a large piece of ginseng from it. Manbao took advantage of Fu Wenyun's break to put it into her mouth and let her hold it.
Fu Wenyun held the ginseng slice in her mouth, and looked at her with starlight in her eyes. Manbao said softly, "It's okay, believe me..."
Fu Wenyun blinked and nodded slightly.
The midwife's voice quickly brought them back to their senses, and Fu Wenyun gathered her strength again...
When childbirth is needed, it will be quick. If the fetus is in the right position, the cervix is open, and the woman has strength, everything will go quickly.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, the midwife exclaimed in surprise: "It's coming out, it's coming out, it's born..."
Manbao didn't even have time to look at the child. Seeing Fu Wenyun's strength draining away, her face turned pale, she immediately changed her acupuncture method to strengthen her vital energy. Then she said to Qiuyue, "Quickly go find Doctor Tao and ask him to get the medicine for strengthening your vital energy from the emergency kit and boil it and send it to you immediately."
Qiuyue agreed and ran out immediately.
The chaos outside had stopped. Bai Shan sat on a chair in the yard with a gloomy face. Doctor Tao and two medicine boys stood behind him. Opposite him was Old Lady Yue, whose face was ashen. She was supported by two maids and stood there with a ashen face. No one spoke.
When Qiuyue ran out, Bai Shan raised his eyelids to look at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
Qiuyue didn't even look at Old Lady Yue, but knelt down and saluted Bai Shan directly, saying, "Mr. Bai, Miss Man asked Doctor Tao to give her a packet of medicine to strengthen her body and replenish her vital energy, and she wants it prepared immediately."
Doctor Tao immediately picked out a pack of emergency medicine from the pile and gave it to her. He asked, "Is the baby born?"
Qiuyue said: "It's born."
Old Lady Yue's eyes lit up, and she stepped forward and asked, "Is it a boy or a girl? Why didn't I hear any crying?"
Qiuyue didn't have time to answer. She took the medicine bag, turned around and ran to boil the medicine.
Manbao gave Fu Wenyun an acupuncture injection and cut a piece of ginseng for her to hold in her mouth. Before he could feel her pulse again, the midwife who was cutting the umbilical cord and bathing the baby said in a trembling voice, "Doctor, the child, the child's face is blue..."
Manbao immediately turned around and hugged the child while saying, "The filth in his mouth and nose is now clear. I patted him twice, but there was no sound at all..."
Manbao immediately took it and placed the child on the swaddling clothes spread out on the table. She touched his neck and felt a faint beating from her fingertips, but she could hardly feel any breathing from his mouth and nose...
Manbao immediately pointed at the needle bag and said, "Hurry and bring it over."
The midwife immediately took it over. Manbao gave the child two injections. Seeing that he didn't react much, he hesitated for a moment, then pinched his mouth open and breathed into him several times...
The midwife opened her mouth wide.
Manbao lay on his chest again and listened. She seemed to hear a heartbeat, but seeing that the child's face was still blue, she simply used a needle to stabilize his heart pulse, then gently wrapped him in swaddling clothes and said to the midwife, "Doctor Tao specializes in pediatric diseases. I'll take him out. You help Sister Fu clean up. If there is excessive bleeding, call me immediately."
The midwife nodded immediately.
Manbao took the child out and wrapped him tightly so that almost no air could get through.
As soon as she came out, Old Lady Yue was about to rush forward. Bai Shan stood up and took two steps forward to block Manbao. For some reason, Old Lady Yue stopped and didn't dare to move.
Manbao immediately ordered, "Madame Fu, go in and help the midwife. Second Sister Fu is fine now. Give her the medicine when it's ready. Qiuyue, go in too. Doctor Tao, the child was born with difficulty. Come and take a look."
She then turned to look at Old Madam Yue, with a smile on her face, but a cold glint in her eyes. "Old Madam Yue, the child needs a room for the doctor to see. Which room do you think is suitable?"
Old Madam Yue reacted as quickly as possible and immediately pointed to a room nearby and said, "This one, this one, this one is fine."
Manbao immediately carried the child in, and Doctor Tao and two medicine boys followed immediately. This time, Old Lady Yue finally stopped stopping them. Instead, she was extremely enthusiastic and repeatedly ordered the servants to prepare hot water and charcoal basins so that the child would not get cold.
Then he said to Doctor Tao pitifully, "Doctor, I only have this one grandson. You must save him, no matter what medicine you use."
Manbao turned around and said, "Who said it was a grandson? It's obviously a granddaughter."
Mrs. Yue's face froze instantly, and she couldn't help but stop. She pulled her face and said awkwardly, "Yuan, so it's your granddaughter?"
Manbao had already put the child on the couch. Doctor Tao washed his hands in the hot water that was quickly brought over, dried them, opened the swaddling clothes, and couldn't help but look up at Manbao.
Manbao said without any change of expression: "Oh, I was mistaken, it turned out to be my grandson."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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