Chapter 588 All Three Sons Died Young?
Festivals always come to an end, and people always return to their daily lives, waiting for the next festival to arrive.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the summer heat had indeed dissipated considerably. Li San Niang, who got up early, felt a bit chilly the moment she opened the door.
However, even after the sun came out, it was still just as hot.
This morning, as soon as Li San Niang arrived at the Third Pharmacy in Yongping Ward, she heard Nan Xing talking about how he went to the West Market yesterday to watch the Hu people's acrobatic performance.
"Hehe, yesterday was my shift at Qili. I was thinking of going back to my hometown in the countryside, but my mother sent word that they had to go to my aunt's house for a feast, and told me not to bother going back and forth to my hometown. She said I should go home next time for the Emperor's birthday."
I went to the West Market to have some fun.
Third Sister, the West Market is truly a wonderful place. Not to mention the acrobatics, I even saw long-haired oxen brought by some Hu people who look different from us.
The cow's fur was really long. Judging from the foreign merchant's words, the cow had injured its hooves from a long journey, and he wanted to slaughter it and sell it for meat while it was still alive.
After listening to Nanxing's detailed description of the ox, Li Sanniang guessed that it must be a yak from the plateau.
"But will anyone buy it? And will it be cheap?"
"It is a bit more expensive than the beef in our area, but not by much."
Beef is hard to come by here, but there are plenty of people with money waiting to snatch it up.
The barbarian, wielding a sharp knife, began to bleed, skin, and butcher the animal right before everyone's eyes. His technique was skillful and practiced.
As the two were chatting, the other doctors in the clinic gradually arrived at their posts, and the clinic began its daily routine.
Before long, Li San Niang was called out for a medical consultation.
The person who asked for help was an acquaintance; it was Aunt Luo's daughter-in-law who asked Li San Niang's family to come and help Aunt Luo give birth.
“Dr. Li, my mother has started to feel pain. Although we have invited a midwife, I am still worried. I think it would be better if Dr. Li could come to our house to take care of her.”
(Chapter 290 plot)
Li San Niang was naturally worried about Aunt Luo, who was an elderly woman giving birth. So she greeted Nan Xing, picked up her medical kit, and went with Qiu Xiang to help.
What a coincidence! When they arrived at the destination, Li San Niang actually saw Yao Qingqing there.
"The Luo family hired you to be a midwife?"
"Yes, sir."
The conversation between Yao Qingqing and Li Sanniang surprised the old man of the Luo family and the eldest son of Aunt Luo, who were sitting in the courtyard. It was only after the Luo family's daughter-in-law, who had come to invite them, asked about it that Yao Qingqing quickly began to explain.
“I attended classes at the midwifery school run by Dr. Li, who is my husband.”
"Good, good, that's really a coincidence."
"Dr. Li, what else do you think we need to prepare?"
Although Aunt Luo was pregnant at an advanced age and had only become pregnant again after many years, she was obedient. Except for eating a bit too much during the second trimester, she listened to Li San Niang's advice and started to control her diet, which kept her belly relatively small.
If nothing unexpected happens, it should be a good birth.
This is the conclusion that Li San Niang reached after examining the patient by touch.
Then, Li Sanniang felt that this was a very good time for practical teaching, so she said to Yao Qingqing who was standing next to her, "You are lucky to have met Aunt Luo as an example."
Come here, watch me this time. How does our new style of midwifery differ from the methods you've learned in the past?
After you've read it, go home and write down your thoughts so we can use them in our next midwifery class.
Yao Qingqing didn't expect that she would be given homework so soon after meeting Li Sanniang, less than a quarter of an hour later.
Next, it was quite simple. Apart from making an episiotomy on Aunt Luo, who wasn't very strong afterward, they delivered the baby smoothly.
Mother and child are both safe and healthy.
Yao Qingqing helped Li San Niang with the child, and also watched Li San Niang's every move carefully without blinking.
After Aunt Luo gave birth to the placenta, Li San Niang stitched up the wound. After waiting for a quarter of an hour and seeing that everything was alright, Li San Niang then held the child up for the Luo family members who were standing at the door to see.
Old Man Luo never expected to have a son so late in life. He already had a grandson, and now he suddenly had a son who was even younger than his grandson. Old Man Luo was so happy that his teeth were practically showing.
At this age, being able to have another child proves he's a man, doesn't it?
It has to be said that men's thinking can be quite baffling in some ways.
"Doctor, how is my wife doing?"
"No matter how good it is, it's still a child born at this age. I'll make a nourishing soup for her afterwards. It would be best if Aunt Luo could have a double postpartum period."
"Okay, okay, we'll listen to the female doctor, we'll listen to the female doctor."
After receiving the consultation fee and ten red eggs, Li San Niang and Yao Qingqing went out.
"Don't forget about your studies. I'll definitely have someone send you invitations next time classes start."
"Go back, I still need to go back to the clinic."
Yao Qingqing saw Li San Niang off as she found a donkey cart on the street to return to the clinic, and then she herself went to hail a cart.
It was nearly noon, so Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang went to a restaurant for lunch. When they returned to the clinic, they saw Nan Xing sitting on the counter nodding his head. "If you're sleepy, just lie down and take a nap. The manager won't call you here just because you're taking a nap at noon."
Nanxing rubbed her eyes. "Dr. Li, we've been waiting for you."
After you left, someone came specifically to ask you to come for house calls.
Li San Niang followed Nan Xing's hand and looked into the clinic, where she saw two people sitting opposite the medicine cabinet.
The two men stood up, bowed to Li San Niang, and then spoke to the older woman: "Dr. Li, my wife is unwell. We heard about Dr. Li's reputation from Madam Liu and would like to invite Dr. Li to come and examine her."
After Li San Niang inquired in detail about who this "Liu Niangzi" was,
The old woman replied, and Li San Niang then realized that the Liu Niangzi the old woman was referring to was actually Liu Ruyi.
(Chapter 416 plot)
They came to her door seeking help, and although it was during her lunch break, Nanxing said that the old woman and the maid waited for her for more than an hour.
Li San Niang, carrying her medical kit, didn't even return to her own consultation spot before following the old woman and Qiu Xiang into the other person's carriage.
After listening to the old woman's introduction on the way, Li San Niang learned that the lady seeking medical treatment this time was a relative of the Prefect of Jingzhao, and was the Prefect's cousin's wife, Madam Zhang.
“My lady, she…” The old woman hesitated for a moment before continuing to speak to Li San Niang, “My lady had three sons before, two of whom died at birth, and the third son died before he was three years old due to improper care.”
This is the lady's fourth son, and she is very worried. It was only after meeting Lady Liu and hearing her praise Doctor Li that she decided to invite him to come and examine the child, wondering if there was anything amiss.
"All three sons died young?"
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