Chapter 193 Midwife
After talking with Lu Zhu'er and Song Xiaoniang for a while, Li Sanniang gave each of them a piece of the pastry and sesame cake she had brought home before she and her father came to Song Dalang's bedside.
“It’s my fault that has implicated Brother Song. You and Sister Song should stay here until you’re healed. We’ll talk about it after you’re better.”
"How can you blame Third Sister? It was my own recklessness that not only failed to protect her but also caused her a lot of trouble."
After comforting Song Dalang for a while, Li Sanniang took Luzhu back to the courtyard, where she was then showered with affection by the three women of the Li family.
Li's mother is alright; she's keeping a straight face.
When Sister-in-law Li and Sister-in-law Li, especially Sister-in-law Li, saw the injuries on Li San Niang's face and neck, they couldn't hold back their tears and started crying uncontrollably.
Dewdrop watched from the side, not understanding why her aunt was crying when her mother had returned home perfectly fine.
Neither Li's mother nor Li's second sister-in-law had anyone in their family who practiced martial arts, unlike Li's eldest sister-in-law who came from a martial arts family. The injuries on Li's third sister-in-law's face were relatively minor, but the wound on her neck was clearly caused by a knife blade. The fact that a knife blade could make such a cut there meant that Li's eldest sister-in-law could guess the situation without Li's third sister-in-law having to explain it herself.
This is the reason why Sister-in-law Li couldn't hold back anymore.
She felt sorry for Li San Niang, who had been slit in the throat with a sharp blade, and she was also afraid that it was fortunate that Li San Niang was lucky to be alive. If something had really gone wrong, they would not be able to see Li San Niang alive and breathing now.
If things go wrong, then all you'll have to do is go to the government office and collect a pale, lifeless corpse.
Thinking of this, Sister-in-law Li suddenly realized something and said to her mother, "Mother, shouldn't we let Third Sister go and pay respects to the Celestial Master? We haven't been to Xuandu Temple for a while."
Sister-in-law Li looked up at the sky, glanced at Li San Niang, and then continued to say to Li's mother, "Mother, it's too late to go today. Let's go to Xuandu Temple tomorrow to pray and get a talisman for San Niang."
Before Li's mother could respond, Li's second sister-in-law chimed in, "What my eldest sister-in-law says makes sense, Mother. We should go to the Xuandu Temple to pray. We should get a few more amulets later, one for each of us." Li's second sister-in-law also glanced at Li's third sister-in-law and continued, "Let's get one more for the third sister-in-law, one for her to take when she goes out, and one to put under her pillow."
Li's mother already had some belief in these things, and the things that Li San Niang had experienced recently made her feel even more that she really should go to Xuandu Temple to pray.
So Li's mother nodded in agreement. She thought that although Li San Niang would be going to work tomorrow and probably wouldn't have time to accompany the three of them to Xuandu Temple, she should pray even more and ask the gods not to blame her.
So, Li San Niang, looking embarrassed, followed her mother to the statue of the deity that they had brought back from Xuandu Temple last time. She obediently listened to her mother's instructions, first offering incense, then kneeling and kowtowing three times and nine times to the statue on the prayer mat to complete the worship.
Li San Niang, who is always a materialist and occasionally an idealist, is truly sincere this time.
After all, anyone who has survived three assassination attempts, each time narrowly escaping death, would be sincere.
After lunch, Li San Niang held Lu Zhu'er in her arms on the bed and told her stories to lull her to sleep. Li San Niang herself couldn't resist the drowsiness and fell asleep as well.
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Li San Niang was woken up by Li Da Sao. Feeling that she hadn't slept for long at all, Li San Niang looked out the window and saw that it wasn't too late; it should be around Shen Shi (3-5 PM).
Li San Niang turned around, wanting to sleep a little longer, but Li Da Sao whispered to her, "Wake up, San Niang, there are guests outside. Mother is entertaining them. They said they came to see you."
Li San Niang turned her head, looking puzzled: "Guest? Looking for me?"
Li San Niang then got up, straightened her clothes, and re-braided Lu Zhu'er's hair before following Li Da Sao to the main hall. On the way, she asked Li Da Sao, "Who is it? Sister-in-law, did you come to see me?"
As they approached the main hall, Sister-in-law Li pointed inside and whispered to Li San Niang, "The younger one is the midwife in our neighborhood, named Yu Lian. The older one, I think her surname is Sun, she's also a midwife. Alright, you go in quickly, I'll take Lu Zhu'er with me."
After Li San Niang entered the main hall, the two people who came with her exchanged pleasantries and chatted for a few minutes before getting down to business.
It was only when the midwife, Sun, brought it up that Li San Niang remembered the day in Yongpingfang when Yang Erlang invited her to his home to help Yang Niangzi give birth.
Yes, the midwife the Yang family initially hired was this very midwife, Sun, who came to their door.
"I apologize for being presumptuous, but I was there at the time and saw Li San Niangzi quickly take the child out of that woman's house. If Li San Niangzi hadn't been there, my reputation would have been ruined."
After praising Li San Niang, the midwife Sun gave Yu Lian a wink, and Yu Lian had no choice but to follow suit and praise Li San Niang a few more times.
Yu Lian thought to herself, if it weren't for the fact that her grandmother had some connection with this midwife Sun, she really wouldn't want to come to the Li family's door and say these nice things.
Originally from the same neighborhood, Li's mother was also a midwife. Although Yulian and Li's mother were not exactly competitors, the Li family, from Li's father to Li's second brother, and now to Li's third sister, were all doctors. Yulian was just a midwife, so how could she ask for favors from them? She even had to bring this midwife Sun, who clearly had something to ask for, to their door.
By now, Li San Niang had already made some guesses in her mind. Perhaps this midwife Sun wanted to come to Li San Niang to learn the technique of episiotomy to help deliver babies smoothly?
Sure enough, amidst a chorus of praise, the midwife Sun smiled broadly at Li San Niang and said, "This old woman greatly admires Li San Niang's skill in delivering babies. If Li San Niang doesn't mind, this old woman would like to become her apprentice and learn this skill."
Sun the midwife stood up and bowed to Li San Niang with a serious expression: "I know that you have to pay tuition when you become an apprentice." As she spoke, Sun the midwife took out a purse from her bosom and presented it with both hands: "This is not much money, but it is my savings. I hope Li San Niang will not find it too much."
Although Li San Niang guessed that Sun the midwife wanted to learn the technique, she really didn't expect that she would think of becoming an apprentice and even pay tuition!
You know, Sun the midwife was a bit too young to be Li San Niang's grandmother, but she was definitely old enough to be her mother.
This development was somewhat unexpected for Li San Niang.
Li San Niang and her mother exchanged a glance, both showing shock. Li's mother, being more understanding, quickly rose and helped the midwife, Sun, to her feet, then pushed the purse into Sun's arms, saying, "What is Midwife Sun doing? It's just a delivery technique. If you really want to learn, why bother with an apprentice? My San Niang is about to establish an alliance..."
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