Chapter 621 A Matter of Life and Death
After saying this, Grandmother Zhou bowed to Li San Niang and Yao Qingqing again, saying, "No matter what, we are all indebted to you two today."
Xiumei wasn't lucky enough to have such a life. I only wish that when she gets to the underworld and drinks the Meng Po soup, she won't be reborn as a woman in her next life.
After saying that, Zhou's grandmother asked the old woman to escort Li San Niang and Yao Qingqing away.
At this moment, Li San Niang stood up and solemnly said to Zhou's grandmother, "If Grandma Zhou allows, please let me take Yao the midwife to see Madam Zhou off."
Grandmother Zhou didn't understand what Li San Niang meant, and looked at Li San Niang with a puzzled expression, her brows furrowed.
"Please allow me and Midwife Yao to mend Madam Zhou's body so that she can leave this world in good health."
Finally, Zhou's grandmother agreed to Li San Niang's request, giving Li San Niang and Yao Qingqing some space, leaving only an old woman to assist them.
"If you're afraid and can't bring yourself to do it, just stand by and watch. I can do it myself."
"Sir, I'm not afraid at all. I only regret that I failed to save her."
Finally, with the help of Yao Qingqing and Qiu Xiang, and under the watchful eye of the old woman, Li San Niang sewed up Zhou's eldest daughter's body, cleaned her up, and changed her into clean clothes.
Li San Niang stood before the corpse of Zhou's eldest daughter-in-law, and together with Yao Qingqing, they bowed to her.
Li San Niang thought to herself, "May you have a peaceful and smooth next life."
Before Li San Niang and Yao Qingqing were seen off by the old woman, Zhou Jia Da Lang, Zhou Jia Er Lang, and the newborn Zhou San Lang, who had rushed over, bowed deeply to Li San Niang and Yao Qingqing.
Thus, Li San Niang, Yao Qing Qing, and Qiu Xiang were escorted out by the old woman.
Although the delivery was unsuccessful, the Zhou family still paid a considerable sum for the consultation.
Inside the carriage, Yao Qingqing's complexion still looked bad, so Li Sanniang tried to comfort her: "Neither you nor I are gods in heaven, how can we save everyone?"
Given Madam Zhou's condition, let alone you or me, even the most skilled physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau couldn't save her.
Everything happened too fast; how could human beings possibly do it?
Try to think more positively. Just remember that although you can't save someone as critically ill as Madam Zhou with your skills, you can save others. That's good enough.
Unsure if Li San Niang's words of advice had any effect, Yao Qingqing turned and looked up, taking out the purse that Zhou's old woman had given her earlier from her sleeve. Yao Qingqing handed the purse to Li San Niang: "Sir, please put this money into the Women's Assistance Association that you founded."
Although I am not rich or noble, I would like to do my part to help other women.
"Life is ultimately not easy for a woman in this world."
After a moment of surprise, Li San Niang smiled and took the purse handed to her by Yao Qingqing. "Alright, don't worry. The accounts of the Women's Aid Association are all for designated purposes. Since you donated money, you are naturally entitled to check the accounts. If you want to see the accounts in the future, just come and see them."
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Winter Solstice, seven-day holiday.
Li San Niang had told Manager Gao in advance that she would only be on leave and not on duty this time, because Li Da Sao's pregnancy had reached the point where she had to give birth.
Li San Niang thought that if she wanted to protect Li Da Sao and her child, she had to take control of the childbirth process herself.
Only in this way can we prevent any accidents from disrupting the stability that Li San Niang and Doctor Liang have maintained for Li Da Sao.
Placenta previa is extremely dangerous; if not handled carefully, it can often result in the death of both mother and child.
Li San Niang dared not gamble until Li Da Sao was full-term before having a cesarean section. Now it was almost nine months, and the baby had developed well in the womb. At this point, it was within a controllable range.
Therefore, Li San Niang decided to perform an unprecedented cesarean section on Li Da Sao.
The three sows with piglets that Li San Niang had bought at a high price were now being well cared for in the west wing of the Li family. After experiencing three cesarean sections on the sows, Li San Niang had developed a set of effective methods.
Furthermore, Li San Niang had anticipated the potential problems and discussed solutions in advance with Doctor Liang, Li's father, and Li's second brother.
Now everything is ready, all that's left is to choose which day of the seven-day winter solstice holiday to have for the surgery.
After dinner, a large crowd gathered in the main hall of the Li family home. In addition to the old doctor Liang and the young boy from Shaoyang who had been invited, the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Jiang family were also among them.
The only ones not here are Sister-in-law Li and Wu Qiaolan, who is keeping Sister-in-law Li company in the house.
"While I wouldn't dare say I'm 100% certain, I'm about 70-80% sure."
If I choose tomorrow, I can take advantage of the winter solstice holiday to stay at home for a few more days and stay by my sister-in-law's side to take good care of her.
If we don't choose tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow is also good, and we shouldn't postpone it any further.
"Given my sister-in-law's health condition and the weather, we can't postpone it any longer."
Upon hearing Li San Niang's words, everyone in the main hall frowned, especially Li Da Xiong and Li Er Lang, who were closely related to Li Da Sao. Their brows furrowed so deeply they seemed to be knotted together.
"Then the day after tomorrow!"
Let's choose the day after tomorrow!
"Prepare well tomorrow, Third Sister. You should rest well so you can prepare for delivering your sister-in-law's baby the day after tomorrow."
Brother Li raised his head and looked at Third Sister Li solemnly, saying, "Third Sister, don't worry, just do your best. No matter what, I won't blame you!"
At this moment, the eldest brother of the Jiang family, who was also frowning, wanted to say something, but before he could open his mouth, he was interrupted by his sister-in-law.
"Third Sister, you were raised by Mei Niang since you were a child. I believe in you. You can definitely save Mei Niang (Sister-in-law Li)."
"As a member of the Jiang family, I'll make this clear right here in the hall: if anything happens to Mei Niang the day after tomorrow, Third Sister, you only need to protect Mei Niang. As for the child, if it's not meant to be, then so be it."
Li San Niang naturally responded. She stood up and solemnly said to Brother Jiang and Sister-in-law Jiang, "I hope Brother Jiang and Sister-in-law Jiang can rest assured that whether it is the Jiang family or the Li family, we only hope that Sister-in-law is doing well."
My primary concern will always be my sister-in-law's safety; she will be the only one I protect!
The next day, Brother Li had already taken leave and stayed at home with Sister-in-law Li.
Li Erlang, on the other hand, got up early to go on duty. He was very proficient in mathematics and was highly regarded in the Assistant Directorate. Judging from what Li Erlang said, it was likely that when the army returned next year and rewards were distributed, someone like him who had contributed to logistics would be promoted one rank from his original position.
However, Sister-in-law Li is scheduled to have a cesarean section the day after tomorrow, and Li Erlang will naturally be present. So, after finishing his duties today, he is still busy writing, trying to finish more in advance so that he can take a day off to go home and be with Sister-in-law Li.
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