Chapter 2112 Weakness
The midwife nodded immediately, but she was a little hesitant to take over such a young child.
Manbao carried this to the basin to wash it. The first child was finally washed clean and was patted on the butt by another midwife, making a low whimpering sound.
Manbao gently placed the child in his arms into the wooden basin, and clumsily got water to wash her. The nanny beside him immediately came forward to help.
She was much more skilled. She washed the child clean in just a few strokes, wiped the child gently with a soft towel, and then patted the child's butt.
As a result, the child made no sound at all, and she couldn't help but look at Zhou Man anxiously.
Manbao held him in his arms, carefully felt the child's pulse, and looked at his eyes and mouth. He then said, "It's okay. He's still weak. Just wrap him up first."
After handing her over to the nanny, she went to see the first child. He was much smaller than other newborns, but much bigger than his younger brother. He might have been hurt by being slapped, as he was still humming softly.
Manbao checked him and was relieved to find that apart from being a little smaller, he was normal in other aspects.
She then turned around and went to the inner room to see Madam Tang, while the maids and nannies went out to announce the good news. They only carried the eldest child out to let County Magistrate Tang take a look.
Mrs. Tang had already fallen asleep. The midwife was taking care of her. When she saw her come in, she said, "The bleeding is normal, but your body is weak."
Manbao nodded. "She's dizzy. It's obvious that she has liver and kidney yin deficiency. Water can't contain wood. This is very dangerous during pregnancy. It's probably because she's carrying twins. She'll be fine after some recuperation. Be careful these two days. Headaches and dizziness can easily cause heavy bleeding."
She felt her pulse and gave her two sets of acupuncture, one to calm the mind and help her sleep, and the other to stop bleeding and regulate the body.
After the injection, while waiting for the needle to be removed, she stared at her second child in a daze. How could she take care of such a young child?
The maids and the other girls in the room were also anxious, so the midwife whispered, "It's already very good that one of the twins is born healthy."
Manbao rubbed his hands, and after warming them up, he used his fingertips to gently massage his chest and abdomen, and then held him in his arms and gently massaged his back.
This was learned from Dr. Tao. Later, Teacher Mo found a similar massage method for her. It was more complicated than Dr. Tao's and was said to be more effective.
Manbao pressed the button for about a quarter of an hour. Magistrate Tang, who was outside, was almost going crazy with anxiety. He walked around twice and finally couldn't help but lift the curtain and rush in. Seeing Manbao sitting on a chair with a swaddled baby in his arms, he hurried forward and asked, "Is this the little one?"
The nanny cried out, stepped forward and pushed him, "Master, how can you enter the delivery room? It's not clean here..."
County Magistrate Tang glanced at her and said, "What do you mean by clean or unclean? Haven't I seen enough unclean things in this world?"
After saying that, he walked around her and went to see the child. The nanny didn't dare to stop him anymore.
Manbao felt that the child was more lively, so he took his hand out, tightened the swaddling clothes, and said to County Magistrate Tang, "He is a little weak. Let's ask Doctor Tao to take a look."
Manbao paused and said, "Doctor Liu is also very good at treating pediatric diseases. Can we ask him to come again?"
County Magistrate Tang also saw his son. To be honest, it was not the first time he saw a newborn baby, but it was the first time he saw such a small one.
County Magistrate Tang was so distressed that he didn't even dare to ask whether the child could survive.
He turned his head and wiped his eyes, then asked, "How is your sister-in-law?"
Manbao said: "She is weak and cannot be stimulated right now, so I didn't dare tell her."
She paused and whispered, "She can't be frightened right now, otherwise she'll easily have a hemorrhage. Let's go find a doctor and get some medicine first."
County Magistrate Tang had no objection. He nodded and turned to the nanny and said, "Tell Mingli to take my letter to the residence of Imperial Physician Liu and tell him that the family would like to invite Imperial Physician Liu to come for an outpatient consultation."
Manbao said, "Doctor Liu is not on duty today. He should be back home around 5 p.m."
"Did you hear that? Wait until the evening hour, and invite Imperial Physician Liu as soon as he returns home." He paused and said, "Say Imperial Physician Zhou is here, too."
Manbao glanced at County Magistrate Tang and didn't mind him acting in her name.
County Magistrate Tang gave her a guilty smile and said, "I'll give you a big red envelope later."
Doctor Liu didn't dare to give any guarantees when he saw such a young child. He felt the child's pulse and checked other conditions before saying to Zhou Man, "The child's heart is too weak. It's hard for a child like this to survive without the mother. I can only prescribe medicine for the wet nurse to nurse her back to health."
He added, "But you can use your hands to massage the child to clear his heart meridians and circulate the power of the medicine. If he's lucky and tenacious enough, he might actually survive."
He went to see the boss again and said, "Be careful about this too."
Manbao nodded, saying that raising a child is so difficult.
So the two of them carefully wrote two prescriptions, "This one is for the second young master's wet nurse, and this one is for the third young master's wet nurse. Feed the baby after taking the medicine and two quarters of an hour."
Doctor Liu and Manbao discussed the massage techniques for children. Doctor Liu naturally had more experience, so he gave Manbao several suggestions. Manbao also shared several massage techniques he knew, and the two of them continued their discussion until the evening.
When they left the room, they realized it was already dark. County Magistrate Tang and Manbao said, "Daji is here to pick you up. He's waiting in the living room up front. I've asked the kitchen to prepare dinner. You and Doctor Liu should have dinner before you leave."
Manbao agreed.
Although County Magistrate Tang was a little worried because the child's condition was not very good, he was mostly happy because the child was born safely.
The kitchen prepared a sumptuous dinner, and County Magistrate Tang also brought out fruit wine for everyone to drink.
Manbao drank only a small cup and then concentrated on eating. County Magistrate Tang pulled Doctor Liu aside to cultivate their relationship. He knew that Zhou Man would be very busy recently. She had to oversee the smallpox experiment at the imperial farm, had other things to do in the palace, and had to go to the Imperial Physician's Office for classes. She was afraid that she would not be able to spare time to come to his house for an outpatient consultation.
On the contrary, Doctor Liu has one less thing to do, so he should be able to come and visit more often.
So he tried his best to cultivate the relationship between the two sides, and Manbao also joined in. So after a meal, Doctor Liu dazedly agreed to let County Magistrate Tang come to see the child every two days. If there was any problem with the child, he would definitely come as long as he was at home after taking the invitation.
After agreeing, Doctor Liu felt a little regretful. Coming here every two days was too frequent, and he had lost all his spare time.
County Magistrate Tang was very satisfied. After sending Doctor Liu away, he also sent Manbao out and said to her, "Come and help take a look when you have time. This way you can also see the changes in the child."
Manbao nodded and warned, "Don't let him catch a cold, and don't let him get too hot. Just ask a few more people to take turns watching him at night. I'll come over to see the three of them when I'm free."
County Magistrate Tang nodded and saw her off to the car.
The Zhou family had already eaten dinner and were no longer surprised by her late return. Qian even asked, "Did Mrs. Tang give birth?"
Manbao responded and said, "Mother and child are safe, but the younger one is a little weak."
"Other people only have one child, but she has two, so naturally they will be weaker."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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