Chapter 60: Sent to the Hospital
Seeing this, Li Guiying quickly patted Jiang Xinlan's hand and comforted her, "It's okay, Xinlan, you are already in your advanced stage, don't get too excited, I'll go see Xinbai first."
As he said that, he walked into the Yang family's home. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jiang Xinbai leaning on a chair with his upper body leaning on the edge of the table. "Xinbai, how are you? Can you still bear it?"
Jiang Xinbai raised her head, beads of sweat already appeared on her forehead, and she said with difficulty: "Aunt Li, my stomach hurts more and more, I'm afraid I'm about to give birth, please find someone to take me to the hospital first!"
"Hey, can you still walk? I'll help you downstairs first, then go upstairs to the old Fang family and borrow a cart to take you to the hospital. Is that okay?"
"Okay, I'll listen to Aunt Li. Where's my second sister?" Jiang Xinbai looked up and turned around, but didn't see his second sister Jiang Xinlan.
"She was here just now, how come..." Li Guiying was also confused.
"Come here, this is it. Sorry to bother you aunts." At this time, Jiang Xinlan's voice came from outside the door, and then she was seen leading a few burly aunts in.
"Don't worry, Xiaobai. I've asked them to prepare everything. The cart is already downstairs and has been covered with a quilt. Can we go now? If not, let the aunts carry you down."
After thinking it over, Jiang Xinlan ran to the first floor by herself. She first borrowed a cart from the Fang family, then asked Aunt Fang to go to her house to get a quilt. Finally, she offered fifty cents per person to ask several aunts who were free and strong at home to help take her younger sister to the hospital. Oh, and the last aunt ran to report the news.
In this way, Jiang Xinbai arrived at the hospital safely under the escort of several aunts. When the nurse saw her condition, she immediately pushed her into the delivery room and turned around to find Dr. Chen to deliver the baby.
Jiang Xinlan waited anxiously at the door, and looked towards the entrance from time to time, wondering why Yang Jinsheng hadn't come yet? It was ridiculous that he was not in a hurry to have his wife give birth.
"Huff, second sister, how is Xiaobai? Where is he?" At this time, Yang Jinsheng ran over from the corner, and as soon as he finished speaking, he leaned against the wall and gasped.
"Oh, you're finally here, you're inside!" Jiang Xinlan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Yang Jinsheng coming. Finally, someone who could take charge had come. She was already in her advanced stage of pregnancy and was really unable to do anything.
"Xinlan, they said Xinbai is about to give birth. How is she now?" At this time, Sun Erni also rushed over and looked at Jiang Xinlan with a nervous face.
"It's okay, she's already in the delivery room." Jiang Xinlan sat down on the chair and nodded at Sun Erni.
"Oh, you see, it's all my fault. I couldn't leave my family these few days. I shouldn't have gone to hand in the matchbox. Oh, it's my fault..." Sun Erni slapped her face with her hand. She really regretted it! Fortunately, nothing happened, otherwise she would really let down the third brother.
"Jinsheng, my aunt and I are here. You go and complete the hospitalization procedures first. Do you have the money with you?" Jiang Xinlan then remembered that the nurse had just said that they would go to complete the procedures and pay the money after someone arrived.
Upon hearing this, Yang Jinsheng quickly touched his pocket and said, "I have it, I got it from my colleagues. I don't have that much money on me. I'll go pay now. Second sister, mom, you two stay here and look after Xiaobai!" After saying this, Yang Jinsheng ran straight to the toll booth, for fear that he would not pay the money and delay his wife's childbirth.
Sun Erni had recovered by now, and turned to look at Jiang Xinlan with gratitude, "Xinlan, this time it's all thanks to you. What would we do without you? Oh, I see you don't look very happy. You must be scared. I'll cook you some poached eggs when we get back."
Jiang Xinlan shook her head. "Aunt, it's okay. I just ran a little too fast. I just need to rest for a while."
Upon hearing this, Sun Erni became even more nervous, and quickly grabbed a doctor who was passing by and shouted, "Doctor, please take a look. She was in a hurry just now, and her stomach may not be feeling well now."
"Aunt, no..." Jiang Xinlan wanted to say something, but was quickly interrupted by Sun Erni.
"Xinlan, be obedient and let the doctor take a look, otherwise I will be worried."
The doctor who was passing by was a little confused when he was pulled away. He thought someone was here to cause trouble, but he smiled after hearing what Sun Erni said. He took the stethoscope off his neck and squatted in front of Jiang Xinlan to listen. Then he asked a few more questions before smiling and saying, "It should be fine. You were just anxious just now, and the child was anxious too. Take good care of him!"
"Oh, okay, thank you doctor!" Sun Erni thanked repeatedly.
"Mom, second sister, the money has been paid, how is Xiaobai?" Yang Jinsheng hurried over with a receipt in his hand, and stood on tiptoe to look towards the door of the delivery room.
Sun Erni shook her head. "How can a woman give birth so quickly? Besides, this is Xinbai's first child, so she's probably even busier. It's past nine in the morning now, so it'd be great if she could give birth in the evening."
Yang Jinsheng nodded, then looked at Jiang Xinlan, "Second sister, why don't you go back first? We don't know when Xiaobai will give birth. You are also a pregnant woman, it's so tiring to just wait."
"Yes, it's true." Sun Erni patted her head, "Xinlan, come, I'll take you home first, and make some rice porridge for Xinbai so she can drink it after she gives birth. Oh, you came in such a hurry, did you forget to bring the baby's clothes and blanket? You have to go back and bring some more money."
Jiang Xinlan was indeed tired, so she didn't say anything else and went home with Sun Erni, leaving behind an extremely anxious Yang Jinsheng.
Sun Erni, who had just returned home, was not idle either. She first washed the rice and cooked it in a casserole, and then went to her youngest son's room to organize all the things needed by adults and children.
"Er Ni, is there anything I can help you with?" At this time Li Guiying walked in.
"Oh, it really is. Guiying, please help me keep an eye on the porridge. I'll send it over to them first. Otherwise, it will be bad if the baby has nothing to wear after it's born."
"Okay, that's okay. How about I deliver it to you? You can make something to eat at home and bring it over. A bowl of porridge won't be enough!"
Li Guiying remembered that when she had just given birth, she was so hungry that she could eat as much as a cow. A bowl of porridge was so watery that it was gone in just a rinse of her mouth.
After hearing what she said, Sun Erni thought about it and realized it was true. "Yes, I was worried that she wouldn't be able to eat hard food after giving birth, so I made the porridge a little thinner so that it would be easier to swallow. You are right, so I will cook a few poached eggs with brown sugar." Although the porridge in the pot was thicker than what they usually ate, it was indeed not enough for a woman who had just given birth. After all, she still had to feed the baby!
After Li Guiying went to the hospital to deliver the things, Sun Erni thought of Jiang Xinlan who had just returned home. She did not hesitate to take four eggs from the earthenware pot, light up another coal stove, put on the pot, pour hot water, and beat four eggs in it. When the eggs were cooked, she quickly scooped a small spoonful of brown sugar into a large bowl, then picked up the poached eggs and scooped a few spoonfuls of hot water into them. A bowl of fragrant brown sugar poached eggs was ready.
"Xinlan, come here, it's freshly made, eat it while it's hot." Sun Erni went straight to Zhao's house on the third floor with a bowl of poached eggs.
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