At this moment, people were gathered near and far on the edge of the field outside the Tian family's hut, some squatting and some standing, all waiting for news.
Although we are not of the same clan or lineage, we have all been through hardships together. We have spent more than half a year together, eating from the same pot and working in the same place, and we treat each other like brothers.
Now that the first child has been born in the village, someone has to pass away, and everyone is heartbroken.
Inside the shack, Tian Gui wailed, "Tao'er's mother, Xiujuan, quickly drink some sugar water!"
The children were also calling for their mother, and there was a cacophony of cries.
Jiang Zhi heard this sound as soon as she arrived, and her heart sank.
He hurriedly pulled the woman who was crying her eyes out in front of the shack: "Lotus, what's wrong with Peach's mother?"
Lianhua wiped away her tears: "I just fainted, but I'm awake now, but... but the placenta hasn't come out yet! The bleeding won't stop!"
Giving birth is a life-threatening event for women!
Jiang Zhi stepped into the shack, immediately enveloped by a strong stench of blood. Tao'er's mother was still conscious, but her face was as white as paper.
Tian Gui knelt on the ground, holding a bowl of sugar water that had been mostly spilled, and cried beside her head: "Think of our children, our good days, you must hold on."
Xiaoquan and Xiaoxi were blocked by Liu and Xia's mother and could not get close. They cried and jumped up and down in a hurry, calling out, "Mother."
Tian Tao'er held her newborn brother without crying, her face expressionless, but tears were constantly welling up in her eyes.
Jiang Zhi snapped, "No one is allowed to cry!"
The hut immediately lowered its voice, and the children covered their mouths to stop themselves from crying out loud.
Xia's mother lowered her head and said, "Village Chief Jiang, I have already sent Huilan over!"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhi spoke up at the same time: "Scholar's wife..."
Hearing that Xia's mother had also invited the scholar's wife, he was immediately surprised: "You invited the scholar's wife... You know about this?"
At this moment, Xia's mother did not understand what Jiang Zhi was saying, and only said, "I still have a piece of ginseng at home, let's give Tao'er's mother a breath of fresh air first."
There's ginseng!
Jiang Zhi's eyes lit up.
Just then, a scholar's wife dressed in plain clothes stumbled in, clutching a small cloth bag in her hand.
Before Xia's mother could say much to Jiang Zhi, she took the cloth bag from the scholar's wife and opened it. Inside was a thin slice of ginseng, barely larger than a fingernail.
This was prepared for my son to not eat for several days after each illness. After moving to Xujia Village, he fell ill less often, so there was some left over.
She walked to the bedside and, without hesitation, stuffed the ginseng slices into Tao'er's mother's mouth: "Don't panic, just hold it in your mouth. Once the placenta comes out, everything will be fine."
Jiang Zhi turned to look at the scholar's wife. With ginseng to support her, Tao'er's mother's life could be saved.
The scholar's wife also looked at her, her face even paler than Tao'er's mother's, and her body was trembling.
Just now, her mother-in-law told her to take out the ginseng slices she had prepared for her husband, and she knew that the final moment the village chief had mentioned had arrived.
Jiang Zhi pulled Xia's mother aside and whispered in her ear, "I have a way to remove the placenta, but I need the scholar's wife's help."
"She'll help?" Xia's mother didn't think Jiang Zhi would joke at this time.
"Yes, it depends on whether you're willing to part with it or not," Jiang Zhi whispered in his ear again.
Some people consider a woman's blood to be unclean. Although Xia's mother herself didn't care, she still needed to ask her daughter-in-law in advance whether she would mind her daughter-in-law doing this.
As Jiang Zhi spoke, Xia's mother's eyes widened, and she nodded frantically: "Your method sounds feasible. When it comes to saving lives, what's the difference between being willing and unwilling? Huilan, it's your choice!"
The scholar's wife nodded: "I'm willing to give it a try!"
Soon, everyone in the shack except Tian Gui was cleared out, and even Liu was not allowed to stay.
This matter is too shocking to be known by many people, even if Liu is a kind-hearted person.
Let's talk about it another time.
Outside the shack, Errui, Gensheng, and the others, who already knew the news, also came over. Following Jiang Zhi's instructions, they chased away all the onlookers outside.
Inside the shack, Jiang Zhi personally rolled up the sleeves of the scholar's wife, scooped water to wash her hands, and comforted her again and again: "Don't be nervous, just use the strength you have when you twist a needle and thread, and do it slowly!"
Tao'er's mother is in much better condition than expected. According to Xia's mother, half of the placenta has already fallen off, and if they can wait a little longer, it might come out.
But this bleeding can't go on forever; by the time the placenta is delivered, the person will have bled to death.
Tian Gui stopped crying, his eyes red and swollen. He watched as drops of bright red blood dripped from the straw bedding onto the ground, his heart filled with anxiety.
He would agree to any method, as long as it could save the child's mother.
Thus, under the guidance of Jiang Zhi, who had theoretical knowledge, and Xia's mother, who had practical experience, the scholar's wife finally reached out.
Manual removal of the placenta is ten times more painful than childbirth. No matter how strong Tao'er's mother was, she couldn't help but scream loudly. She was in so much pain that she wanted to jump off the bed, but Tian Gui held her tightly.
Risk-taking can be rewarding.
When everyone in the shack was drenched in sweat, as if they had been pulled out of the water, Tao'er's mother's placenta was finally removed.
Xia's mother took it in her hand and examined it carefully. When she said, "It's complete," the scholar's wife's eyes rolled back and she fainted.
She was both frightened and exhausted, and she couldn't bear to hear that she hadn't made any mistakes.
Jiang Zhi had been encouraging the scholar's wife, but now she felt weak in the knees and plopped down next to her.
After shaking the scholar's wife awake, he himself was too weak to stand up.
Today was far too risky; it was truly a desperate measure, like trying to revive a dead horse or forcing a duck onto a shelf.
Seeing that Tao'er's mother's bleeding had decreased significantly, Xia's mother knew that her life had been saved and breathed a sigh of relief: "Tian Gui, now you should take good care of your wife. It's not easy for her to survive! In the future... it's best not to have any more children!"
Tian Gui was also soaked to the bone, feeling both ashamed and guilty: "I'll just raise these four children; I dare not have any more!"
That was all Xia's mother could say.
The human relationship between mother and child is something that she herself doesn't talk about, and it's not appropriate for others to bring it up. Only someone as old as her, who has just saved a life, is comfortable talking about it.
Jiang Zhi had seen Tao'er's mother's condition. The bleeding had stopped, and her mental state was alright, so she knew that she had overcome a major hurdle.
Looking at Tian Gui, who was both excited and ashamed, Jiang Zhi said, "If you really don't want children in the future, I'll tell you a folk remedy. Take it seven days after Tao'er's mother gives birth, and then take it after each period for three months. It won't harm your body and can prevent pregnancy."
Tian Gui knelt down with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you both for saving my life."
In the era before contraception, it was difficult to have children if you wanted to, and it was also difficult not to have children if you didn't want to.
Many women start giving birth in their teens and continue until their energy and blood are depleted and they can no longer give birth. Their entire lives are spent either pregnant or breastfeeding. They give birth to many children, but few can actually be raised to adulthood; they can only watch their children die young.
Although everyone says that having many children brings many blessings, not everyone wants to have many children, and many times parents are helpless.
Even worse, some people deliberately take potent drugs to damage their bodies in order to become sterile.
Hearing Jiang Zhi say that it could prevent pregnancy was a lifesaver.
Palm heartwood and Glauber's salt, boiled together with one chicken egg and one duck egg, then mixed with fermented glutinous rice and taken orally, should be taken during menstruation or seven days postpartum.
Stewed yam and cynomorium with meat after menstruation and taken three times a day for three consecutive months.
For those who are dwarfed, stew chicken and consume it during menstruation!
The dwarf boxwood, also known as the small-leaved boxwood, is used medicinally for its roots and leaves. It is used to treat rheumatic pain, injuries from falls and blows, and dysentery. It can be decocted for oral administration, soaked in alcohol, or mashed and applied externally.
The reason why folk remedies are called folk remedies is that their efficacy is uncertain.
In modern times, there are more and safer contraceptive options available, so these folk remedies can be taken for granted and are not worth considering.
But for women like Tao'er's mother, if it works, it can ensure their safety.
Even if it doesn't work, eating stewed meat and a chicken three times a month during menstruation is good for your health.
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