Lin Shuying said that just now, less than half an hour later, someone came to the house and called Chen Chunhua and Liang Shengdi over. It was her uncle, and he said something bad.
Lin Shuying was only 8 years old. She didn't hear or understand what they were saying. She just remembered that one of them was not very good. Her mother and grandmother hurried out after hearing it, and asked her to look after her younger siblings. If the adults came back late, she would take her younger siblings to bed early.
Lin Guoqing's heart sank after hearing this. His daughter said that Shen Chunhua had left some food for him, but he didn't have time to eat it. He repeated the same words to the children and went out again on his bike.
When I arrived at Lin Yulan's house, I saw Lin Fuqiang and several other village cadres there. There was also a cart parked at the door, with an old yellow ox harnessed to it. This was the ox used for plowing in the village.
"Captain..." Lin Guoqing parked his bike and ran in quickly, looking around. "Are my sister...my wife and the others in there?"
Lin Fuqiang was smoking a cigarette and talking to someone next to him. When he turned around and saw him, he quickly greeted him, "Guoqing, you're finally back. Your sister seemed to have a difficult delivery."
"What!?" Lin Guoqing was shocked and looked at him in disbelief. "My sister has given birth to eight children. How could she still have a difficult birth?"
"That's right!" Chen Jinshui, who was sitting on a small stool beside Lin Fuqiang, touched his head. "Generally, women who have given birth will have a smooth birth and won't have a difficult delivery. I don't know what's going on with your sister this time."
"Then what are they still doing in there? Send them to the hospital!"
Lin Guoqing was anxious. He only had one sister. If she died, he would be the only one left in the Lin family. He wanted to rush in to take a look, but was stopped by Lin Fuqiang. "Wait a minute, they will be out soon..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw his brother-in-law Ma Dexiang coming out holding his sister, followed by a string of girls of all sizes. It was summer, and Lin Yulan was wrapped in a quilt.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Get out of the way!" Chen Chunhua ran in front of Ma Dexiang and Lin Yulan and waved to drive the group of men waiting in the yard aside. Liang Shengdi also hurriedly came out of the house holding a bundle, and together with Shen Chunhua, she stabilized the cart to make it easier for Ma Dexiang to put the people on it.
Lin Yulan's face was already a little old and lifeless, and at first glance today, it looked even paler and lifeless.
Chen Chunhua saw Lin Guoqing, but she didn't have time to talk to him in detail. She just said, "Let's go to the hospital now."
Then he sat on the ox cart with Liang Shengdi and Ma Dexiang, and urged the driver in front to leave quickly.
As soon as they left, two unhappy old men and women slowly walked out of the room.
"I've already given birth to so many children, why bother going to the hospital and wasting money? It's better to just give birth at home... If I have another one, I'll force it..."
"Grandma Ma!" Lin Guoqing shouted, giving Ma Dexiang's mother a fright.
“Oh, National Day is coming too…”
Lin Guoqing had just learned from his eldest niece that Lin Yulan's due date had passed a few days ago and she still hadn't given birth. Her mother-in-law was convinced it was another daughter and was very unhappy.
Because boys usually come out early and girls come out later. So he scolded her and said it would be better not to have a baby.
After dinner today, the pregnant daughter-in-law was asked to squat down and wash clothes. Lin Yulan said that she really couldn't squat down these two days. As a result, the old woman pushed her aside, hit her stomach with her elbow several times, and scolded her for wanting to be lazy and making excuses.
Lin Yulan's stomach started to cramp at that moment and she sat on the ground, unable to get up.
When several daughters saw this, they hurried to help their mother, and some of them went out to look for Ma Dexiang, who had gone out to visit friends after dinner.
When Ma Dexiang hurried back, Lin Yulan was lying on the bed with a pale face, and blood and water were still flowing between her legs.
The old woman said that the fetus might be in an abnormal position and that she just needed to hold it together. She also drove the man out of the room, saying that the delivery room was dirty and full of yin energy and that men were not allowed to come in. After an hour, Lin Yulan's face became paler and paler, and her belly bulged very high, but she just couldn't give birth.
The eldest daughter was anxious and ran out to find Ma Dexiang. Ma Dexiang didn't know what to do. The first eight children were born smoothly, so why did this one suddenly fail? He thought about it and quickly went to his mother-in-law's house.
When Chen Chunhua and Liang Shengdi arrived, Lin Yulan was covered in blood. She grabbed Chen Chunhua's hand and begged with a weak breath, "Chunhua... Chunhua... I can't give birth... Please take me to the hospital... My mother-in-law won't let me go..."
The old woman confidently explained to herself, "She gave birth to her first eight children at home, and I was the midwife. We have everything here, so why would she go to the hospital? It's just a waste of money..."
Chen Chunhua ignored her and quickly shouted towards the door,
"Brother-in-law, please go to the village and borrow a bullock cart. My sister will die if we don't take her to the hospital!"
After hearing this, Ma Dexiang didn't hesitate for even a second and started running out again, this time running even faster than before.
The old woman continued, "...How could he die? Yulan, your sister-in-law is still too young. You keep talking nonsense..."
Before she could finish, Liang Shengdi quickly pulled out the scissors that were placed beside her to cut the umbilical cord and stabbed Ma Dexiang's mother in the mouth. The old woman was so scared that she stepped back.
"My daughter-in-law is young, am I old enough? Shut the fuck up, old woman! If my daughter dies, I'll take your life!"
Chen Chunhua was startled by her action, and suddenly she remembered that she and Liang Shengdi were in the same situation in the spring.
When I wanted to take my eldest daughter to the hospital, didn't Liang Shengdi also think it was a waste of time and money? Oh, no, she mainly thought it was a waste of time. After all, if I left, she would have no food to eat...
Perhaps because she hadn't been hungry for a long time, Liang Shengdi's maternal love returned, and now she was willing to fight for her child.
The ox cart arrived quite quickly, and along with it came Lin Fuqiang and several village cadres. Ma Dexiang was the accountant of the production team and had a good relationship with everyone. When they heard that someone was so anxious to borrow an ox cart to take his wife to the hospital, they thought something must have happened, so they all came to see if they could help.
When Ma Dexiang entered the room to pick someone up, the old woman was about to say something about bad luck, but Liang Shengdi stabbed a pair of scissors through the cabinet next to her, frightening her so much that she dared not speak.
Only after they left did he dare to pull the old man out to whisper, but he didn't expect Lin Guoqing to be there too.
"If anything happens to my sister, even if I'm the only one left in the Lin family, I'll get revenge!"
Lin Guoqing looked up and down at the two old men and women fiercely, giving them a scare before he got on Lin Fuqiang's bicycle to chase Chen Chunhua and the others.
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