She caught a glimpse of Song Anxin and her group entering out of the corner of her eye, and frantically stretched out her hand, crying out, "Mother, Aunt Lin, please save me... Ah!... I'm dying, I'm dying..."
Aunt Tietou quickly grasped her hand and said, "Hong'er, Hong'er, bear with it. Aunt Lin has already sent someone to the county town to fetch a doctor. You won't die, don't worry..."
Liu Hong'er gripped Aunt Tietou's hand tightly, but slowly her strength waned, and her cries grew weaker.
"Hey, Iron Head's daughter-in-law, don't give up! Push harder, or the baby will suffocate inside before the doctor arrives."
Fangying, the midwife, said.
Seeing that the situation was more serious than she had imagined, Song Anxin immediately made a decisive decision: "Granny Wei, quickly tell Qingshan to go back and bring the wine from home, and also bring Granny Tao. Tell her to bring her needlework and other tools. Don't ask any questions now, just go!"
Given the perilous situation, Granny Wei didn't dare ask any more questions and quickly ran out.
She then said, "Grandma Sun, go to the kitchen outside and bring in another basin of hot water."
Song Mei was also quite frightened by the situation and quickly said, "Grandma Sun, I'll go help you too."
Song Anxin asked Aunt Tietou to move aside, and sat down next to Liu Hong'er. Trying to calm herself down, she took Liu Hong'er's hand and said:
"Liu Hong'er, now breathe out quickly, like this, ha, ha, ha..."
"Right, then inhale...exhale..."
Liu Hong'er felt much better after doing what Aunt Lin said, but soon a fierce spasm of pain struck her stomach again.
Song Anxin knew that she was having contractions, and immediately said, "Don't scream! Quick, take a deep breath, look up at your belly, then hold your breath and push!"
"Okay, you did a great job. Let's breathe on it again..."
Liu Hong'er gradually found her rhythm, and after several rounds, Fangying, the midwife below, exclaimed with delight:
"Very good, very good, I can see the end, I can see the end!"
Song Anxin and Aunt Tietou's faces immediately lit up with joy, but their joy was short-lived, as Fangying's expression suddenly changed drastically.
"Oh no, oh no... the child's head is stuck in the middle and can't get out!"
Aunt Tietou's face turned deathly pale, and she said helplessly, "Won't this choke the child to death? Grandma Fangying, you have to think of something..."
Grandma Fangying also looked helpless: "I'm just a traditional midwife from the village, I really can't do anything about it..."
"Don't worry, Aunt Tietou, the doctor should be here soon, the child will be fine," Song Mei quickly reassured her.
"I can't wait any longer..." Grandma Fangying said urgently, her hands covered in blood, "If the baby doesn't come out soon, both mother and child might not survive..."
At this moment, the voice of the guard Qingshan came from outside: "Madam, the wine has been brought, and Granny Tao has also arrived."
Song Anxin immediately said, "Granny Wei, quickly go and get the wine, and bring Granny Tao in too."
She then turned to Fangying, the midwife, and said, "Fangying, I used to live in the county town, and I heard an experienced midwife say that in this situation, you can make a small incision below to help the baby come out, and then sew it up with thread."
"Aunt Tietou, hurry up and go get your scissors. You'll be in charge of cutting the slits for Grandma Fangying later."
Everyone's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. Granny Fangying exclaimed in horror, "This...this...using a knife in someone's genitals...how can this be done! I can't, I can't..."
Song An said anxiously, "We're about to lose both our lives and the baby's, what are we afraid of?"
Liu Hong'er lay on the kang, completely exhausted, but upon hearing this, she immediately struggled to muster the strength to speak:
"Aunt Lin, I believe you, please cut it quickly, I don't want me and my child to die..."
Grandma Fangying dared not say anything, but the situation had already forced Song Anxin to this point. She had no choice but to walk quickly to the foot of the bed and say, "I'll do it! Granny Wei, quick, pour the wine into my hand."
After she washed and disinfected her hands with alcohol, she found that Aunt Tietou was still standing there in shock. She immediately called out, "Aunt Tietou, don't just stand there, quickly get the scissors!"
Aunt Tietou finally came to her senses. Her face was covered in tears. She frantically looked for scissors, but the more anxious she became, the less she could find them. In the end, Granny Tao gave Song Anxin the scissors she was carrying.
Song Anxin heated the scissors over a torch for a while, then took a sip of wine to rinse her mouth. Next, she sprayed a mouthful of wine onto the scissors to thoroughly disinfect them, and then said:
"Granny Wei, I'm going to start cutting now. Get the torch closer."
The torches illuminated the area below, and as Song Anxin approached, she saw a deep abyss beneath, where the stench of blood intensified. She saw the child's head stuck right in the middle of the abyss, and even the old woman holding the torch trembled with fear.
Song Anxin forced herself to calm down, steadied her hands, used one hand to open her mouth and the other hand to cut a slit with scissors. Then she put her hand in and called out, "Liu Hong'er, if you don't want to die, hurry up and use the same force I just taught you! Don't worry, you'll be out soon."
Upon hearing this, Liu Hong'er immediately mustered her strength and began to inhale and exhale forcefully. She let out a loud shout, followed by the sound of a child crying loudly.
Granny Wei exclaimed joyfully, "He's out! He's out! It's a big, healthy boy!"
Looking at the child, who was about half the size of her arm and covered in blood, crying his heart out with his mouth agape, Song Anxin felt both fear and excitement.
Grandma Fangying exclaimed with excitement and disbelief, "Oh my, it really works! This baby's cry is quite loud. Quick, give me the baby, I'll cut the umbilical cord and clean the body."
Song Anxin quickly handed the child to her, not daring to relax for a moment, and instructed, "Grandma Tao, come and sew up the wound quickly, and remember to disinfect the needle and thread as I just did."
Granny Tao immediately agreed. She was truly terrified. She had only ever sewed on cloth before, and this was the first time she had ever sewed on a person's body. But she had no choice but to bite the bullet and sew. This was a matter of life and death. Her husband had been so courageous just now, so she couldn't back down. She would just sew it as if it were a piece of cloth.
Song Anxin didn't leave either, but stayed to the side and talked to Granny Tao about some suturing precautions, such as not sewing too tightly, and that the skin and flesh tissue should be sewn together...
As expected of a skilled embroiderer, Granny Tao stitched up the wound beautifully, and Song Anxin was finally relieved after checking it repeatedly.
At this moment, Aunt Tietou suddenly cried out in panic, "Hong'er, Hong'er! What's wrong with you?! Wake up! The child can't be without her mother..."
Then came a burst of wailing.
The tension that had just eased immediately rose again. Fortunately, Qingfeng arrived with a doctor, Dr. Zheng from Renshan Hall. Song Anxin had specifically asked Qingfeng to invite him, as Dr. Zheng was very famous in the town for his expertise in gynecology.
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