Lu Wuyai took a breath. The woman was the pregnant woman he had seen earlier. Now she was gasping for breath, her painful screams continuing to echo nearby.
“Okay. Why does it smell like blood?” Su Xi suddenly said, pointing her nose.
"There can't be any bleeding." Gu Yuxin's heart skipped a beat; this was not a good sign.
Soon, Gu Yuxin instructed others to build a temporary operating room around the pregnant woman using plastic sheeting.
When it comes to childbirth, nobody here has any experience. Even Gu Yuxin is a bit confused about the order of things and doesn't know what to do.
“Otherwise, we’ll make an incision in the stomach,” Gu Yuxin said uncertainly in the operating room.
The other women were busy boiling water and sterilizing tools, but they also seemed a little overwhelmed.
"Don't ask us, you have to see for yourself." Su Xi was covered in sweat, and all her clothes were soaked through.
Not just her, all the other women were nervous.
Moreover, the pregnant woman's occasional contractions deeply affected them, and they vowed never to become pregnant and give birth on a deserted island.
At the same time, Lu Wuyai suddenly felt a chill. When he looked up, he saw several women's eyes scanning him.
“What’s the point?” Lu Wuyai snorted, looking at the woman screaming in pain in the laboratory, and sighed.
Giving birth is truly an ordeal.
The other survivors stood there, soaking wet, their faces showing worry and fear.
Lu Wuyai thought for a moment and said, "I'll be back in half an hour."
After saying that, Lu Wuyai left the cave and ran towards the stone mountain.
Having said that, seeing that Lu Wuyai had left, the women in the cave exchanged glances, turned their backs, wiped each other clean, and hurriedly began cleaning.
Seeing this, Su Xi and the others smiled slightly, and the image of Lu Wuyai's departing figure flashed through their minds.
More than half an hour later, Lu Wuyai returned, bringing many changes of clothes, and handed them to the survivors one by one.
The women were very grateful and thanked him profusely, but in Lu Wuyai's eyes, they appeared very humble.
"Eat more, things will gradually get better," Lu Wuyai comforted them, then took out some marching rations from his backpack and distributed them to the women.
yes.
Inside the operating room, Gu Yuxin and the others still planned to let the woman give birth naturally.
“It’s too dangerous to use force, and we have no experience.” Gu Yuxin shook her head; things weren’t as simple as she had imagined.
“It’s okay if you keep waiting,” Su Xi said worriedly. The pregnant woman was pale, bleeding from her lower body, and the condition of the fetus inside her was unclear. It was truly worrying.
Gu Yuxin bit her lip and said, "If we wait a little longer, our luck won't be so bad."
And so, four more hours passed while everyone waited anxiously. The pregnant woman on the bed was still screaming; the intermittent contractions were causing her immense pain, and they were getting increasingly intense.
Outside the lab, everyone else waited anxiously.
"Lu Wuyai, go boil a pot of water and let it cool down."
"Go into the cave and get some liquid food. Pregnant women can't eat army rations."
Upon hearing this, Lu Wuyai nodded hurriedly, rushed out of the rain curtain, and ran towards Shi Qiu at top speed.
Perhaps it was because the environment inside the cave was too oppressive, but after Lu Wuyai came out, he was finally able to take a deep breath.
An hour later, Lu Wuyai brought out a bowl of scallion and rice porridge and a piece of marinated roasted meat.
After Su Xi served the rice porridge, she asked Lu Wuyai to leave the laboratory and then served it to the pregnant woman herself, feeding her spoonful by spoonful.
"Don't worry," Gu Yuxin told the pregnant woman, instructing her to breathe at her own pace and push.
Before I knew it, another two hours had passed.
Inside the operating room, the cheers of women for the pregnant woman could be heard everywhere. It sounded very encouraging and touching.
But the truth is, the woman still didn't give birth to the child.
"Prepare for surgery," Gu Yuxin said seriously.
Upon hearing this, just as everyone was preparing the tools, the pregnant woman, her face streaked with tears, suddenly said, "Let me try one more time."
Just once.
Surgery carries risks. If you can give birth naturally, there will be far fewer complications. However, cesarean sections are indeed very risky.
Gu Yuxin nodded, and everyone prepared to give it a try.
And so, half an hour later, a loud bang echoed through the cave, and a vibrant life was born on the deserted island.
Upon seeing this, Lu Wuyai suddenly realized that his clothes were completely soaked.
"And it was truly born." Lu Wuyai took a breath, then let out a long sigh.
But the matter was far from over. Just as everyone began cleaning the pregnant woman's wounds, she suddenly started trembling.
At that moment, Lu Wuyai suddenly realized that in the world of his own voice, the only remaining sound was the sound of the other person's heartbeat.
At this moment, Lu Wuyai knew that Gu Yuxin and the others could not save this woman.
After a moment of silence, Lu Wuyai walked into the operating room for some reason, took the child from Su Xi, whose face was full of sorrow, and placed her next to her mother.
Lu Wuyai said, "Take a good look at your child, she is very healthy."
The pregnant woman's heartbeat gradually weakened, but she could clearly hear Lu Wuyai's voice.
At that moment, everyone felt that time seemed to have passed a little too quickly.
The baby stopped crying, stretched out its arms from the swaddling clothes, and gently brushed its cheeks.
This scene brought tears to everyone's eyes.
At this moment, Lu Wuyai realized that the other person's gaze was fixed on him, and he could no longer feel his own heartbeat, but she had not closed her eyes yet.
A strange thought arose in Lu Wuyai's mind. He looked at the pregnant woman, whose radiance was rapidly fading.
"Go in peace, we will raise your child to adulthood."
The moment the words were spoken, the quiet baby suddenly burst into tears, causing Su Xi, who was holding her, to panic.
Aside from Lu Wuyai, probably no one else heard it. The pregnant woman's last words before she died were "thank you."
Lu Wuyai closed the woman's eyes, and she never opened them again.
Before the somber atmosphere could spread, the child's cries drew everyone's attention back to her.
“It’s a little girl,” Su Xi said, looking at the crying child.
Inside the cave, as the child cried, a group of people were busy taking care of things.
"What should we do?" Su Xi asked anxiously. "Are you hungry?"
"I must be sleepy," Gu Yuxin guessed.
The twenty-odd women looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
In the operating room, Lu Wuyai put the woman's body into a life-saving bag, intending to dispose of it after the rainstorm.
Undoubtedly, she is a great mother.
Lu Wuyai silently lifted the body onto the car, started the engine, and drove the body into the cellar inside the cave to preserve it.
The temperature there is very low, so it won't spoil within two or three days.
After finishing all this, Lu Wuyai drove the car back, ready to go pick up the child together. After all, the cave was too crowded and the air was not circulating, which was not good for the child's growth.
But to his utter surprise, as soon as Lu Wuyai entered the cave, a cacophony of noise filled every corner of the air.
"What's wrong?" Lu Wuyai frowned, looking at Su Xi who was hiding by the door and hugging her.
Seeing Lu Wuyai return, Su Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "These women want to take the child away."
"What's wrong?" Lu Wuyai asked, suddenly confused.
"They want to raise the child."
After hearing this, Lu Wuyai thought for a while and did not go forward to clash with the woman opposite him.
Because these survivors were unable to raise an infant, their own survival was in question.
Finally, Lu Wuyai and the others left with the child, driving back to the cave in the wind and rain.
The baby was still crying. Lu Wuyai suspected the baby might be hungry, so he remembered there was some formula in the container.
So, he and Su Xi searched for half an hour before finally finding these things at the bottom of the box.
"0-6 months is the appropriate age range for drinking alcohol," Lu Wuyai said. "The appropriate age range can be written on the formula."
Unfortunately, there was no pacifier, so Su Xi and the others had to feed her with a spoon, which made them somewhat uneasy.
"Be careful," Su Xi said.
Lu Wuyai's forehead was covered in sweat. This was the first time he had ever fed a child this big. He wasn't very thin, nor was he fat at all. He was worried about whether he could feed him enough.
"The water's gone cold, reheat it." Lu Wuyai handed the bowl to Jin Xilu, who was standing next to him.
As a result, after the formula was heated, the baby fell asleep, snuggling against Tang Xin's chest, looking very cute.
"It's just too thin," Yuri said pitifully.
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, finding it incredible that a tiny life had appeared in their lives.
Lu Wuyai frowned. He roughly knew that six months ago, the child was not allowed to eat complementary foods, so for the past six months, he could only drink formula.
But there's not enough milk powder; it's simply not enough.
Seemingly understanding Lu Wuyai's predicament, Song Xiaoyou suddenly said, "If there isn't enough formula, the baby can drink formula, no problem."
Yes, we also have cows.
Lu Wuyai suddenly realized what was happening and then breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'll get her a crib tomorrow," Yu Mengrou said, looking at the little one in Su Xi's arms and unable to resist touching her own little hand.
However, Gu Yuxin said, "I've been paying more attention to her in the past few weeks. She may have jaundice now. I hope it's physiological rather than pathological."
Then Gu Yuxin explained what neonatal jaundice is, and everyone started to worry again.
The next day, the sky finally cleared up. Lu Wuyai went into the bamboo forest, cut down a few bamboo stalks, and made a small bed.
On the lawn not far away, Su Xi and the others were surrounding the baby, their faces filled with a special sense of happiness.
Not far away, a group of silent women were bending over, cutting grass, doing their own thing.
After the typhoon, Lu Wuyai and his group did not drive the women away, and naturally, the women did not leave.
As a result, the two parties reached a preliminary employment agreement.
Soon, Tang Xin and his group also began to gather grass, taking advantage of the last period of midsummer to stockpile fodder in advance.
"Lu Wuyai, please prepare a crib for the baby as soon as possible," Su Xi urged again.
Hearing the sound, Lu Wuyai emerged from the bamboo grove, drenched in sweat. The weather was still unsuitable for work; he was sweating profusely every time he moved.
Looking at the bamboo on the ground, Lu Wuyai thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, we should use steel bars to line the bed. This bamboo looks like it will mold easily."
Su Xi said, "Then you need to hurry up, the baby's bed must be sturdier."
Lu Wuyai nodded, walked to the warehouse, and took out some steel bars, an electric drill, and some nails.
Lu Wuyai didn't have to put in much effort to make a small bed frame inside the cave, and it was almost finished.
Leaving the cave, Lu Wuyai rushed into the bushes and looked at the little one Yu Mengrou was holding. The fatigue from earlier seemed insignificant.
“Tell me what name to give her,” Lu Wuyai asked.
The women nearby exchanged bewildered glances. From last night until now, they hadn't even considered giving the child a name.
Does anyone know the name of the deceased pregnant woman?
"I don't know, ask those women."
Lu Wuyai went over, briefly inquired, and then returned. He shook his head, knowing that the woman who knew the pregnant woman's identity had already died.
“Then we’ll use your surname,” Su Xi said.
I. Lu Wuyai was stunned and quickly waved his hand.
"Don't push it. You're the only one here, so no one objects."
"You need to think about this name carefully in the next couple of days, and make it sound better."
"Yes, it not only has to sound good, but it also has to be meaningful."
Several women threatened Lu Wuyai, saying that he must choose a good name, otherwise he would not get a good result.
Lu Wuyai was completely bewildered and couldn't understand why he had to name the child in the end.
However, seeing the baby girl sleeping soundly, Lu Wuyai's heart sank immediately.
Meanwhile, several kilometers away from the lawn, Li Ruisi and Jin Xilu were milking cows.
Compared to Song Xiaoyou's skill, the other women could only squeeze out a little milk, but although the amount was small, everyone was very serious. The sudden arrival of this baby girl brought them too much joy and responsibility.
"Put the milked milk into the hole in the ground, then put the milk in a pot to heat it," Gu Yuxin said.
Freshly squeezed milk contains too many bacteria, and no one can guarantee that these microorganisms will not harm the baby's health.
Therefore, boiling the milk is an essential step.
That evening, Gu Yuxin poured the boiled milk into a small bowl, and everyone took turns feeding it to the baby.
This feeling is very wonderful for everyone.
"Wah wah wah".
Just as they were drinking, the child started crying, and everyone was at a loss until Su Xi told them with a pained expression that the child had pooped.
Seeing the yellowish color of Su Xi's body, everyone couldn't help but laugh, which eased the previous tension.
"Lu Wuyai, you've made me laugh!" Su Xi was furious and immediately ran towards Lu Wuyai.
Seeing the excrement on Su Xi's body, Lu Wuyai got goosebumps and immediately ran to the orchard, using the fruit trees there to deal with Su Xi.
After playing for a while, Su Xi angrily ran to the rocks to take a bath.
Inside the cave, Lu Wuyai held the sleeping little girl in his arms, feeling like an old father.
"Have you thought of a name yet?" Su Xi asked.
Lu Wuyai shook his head. Choosing a name is not an easy task, especially since he had no experience with it.
After a while, seeing that the baby was sleeping soundly, Lu Wuyai carefully placed her on the bed he had set up that morning.
It was very quiet inside the cave. No one dared to speak loudly, for fear of waking the children.
At 10 p.m., everyone went into their cubicles to rest. Lu Wuyai placed a folding bed in the living room and turned on a heater to prevent the surrounding area from getting too cold.
He was sleeping on a folding bed, next to a girl.
Based on the time he woke up last night, he will probably wake up three times tonight.
On the other side of the bed, there was a plastic box containing neatly arranged scraps of cloth of appropriate size.
Since there were no diapers in the cave, the women cut up some rags to collect urine.
Lu Wuyai lay on the bed, wondering if he had seen diapers somewhere while collecting supplies.
After all, they have indeed collected a significant amount of material from shipwrecks and plane crashes over the past two years. Some resources were discarded when they were no longer useful, but if you think about it carefully, you still need to collect some resources.
"Looks like I'll have to go out tomorrow," Lu Wuyai thought to himself.
That night, no one got much rest.
Early the next morning, after washing up at the pool, Lu Wuyai and Su Xi drove two modified pickup trucks, carrying three wolfhounds, towards the seaside.
After Dai Xiaobao's ship ran aground last time, Lu Wuyai and the others went to find supplies. He remembered that some things were considered useless, so they were not collected.
But now things are different. With another child, those items that were initially considered useless are actually very important.
More than an hour later, they stopped on the shore. Lu Wuyai saw that the boat was still aground not far away, and many parts of it were rusted.
This is the climax, a moment most people find difficult to overcome.
However, having learned from his previous experience, Lu Wuyai brought some lifelines with him when he went out, and also found an iron hook. He used a crossbow to hook the iron hook directly to the side of the boat.
On the other end of the rope, Lu Wuyai tied it to the tallest coconut tree nearby, forming a slanted straight line.
Soon, relying on inertia and gravity, Lu Wuyai easily reached the deck from the top of the coconut tree.
Many days later, when he came here again, Lu Wuyai couldn't help but recall the scene when he met Dai Xiaobao and the others.
Time has passed, and those people are long dead.
Soon after, Lu Wuyai began searching for materials from his memory in nearby containers.
The container from last time had already been opened, so Lu Wuyai quickly began searching for it.
Half an hour later, Lu Wuyai's expression finally showed a slight change.
“There are indeed diaper pads here.” Lu Wuyai smiled.
In front of him was a small cabinet. Opening it revealed it was filled with diaper pads wrapped in plastic. These things had been completely useless to Lu Wuyai and the others before.
But things are different now. These diaper pads are better for babies.
"This small box of diapers will last for several years," Lu Wuyai thought.
He also believes that by using the lifeline on the boat, a simple inclined track can be built, and bags of diapers can be safely transported to the beach via the rope.
Soon after, Lu Wuyai shot an arrow towards the beach using a rope. Tang Xin lay on the ground, picked up the rope, and used a nail to push it to the ground.
After that, the diaper bag started falling to the ground along the rope.
It was very fast; in less than an hour, only half of the supplies in the container remained.
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