Chapter 510 Postpartum Hemorrhage
"So you're not going to be a live-in son-in-law? And the children will take your surname!"
"Oh my, Tianlang, you've hit the jackpot!"
Zou Da pushed aside Wang Da, who was standing in front of Tian Feng, and asked Tian Feng directly, "Brother Tian, good brother, tell me quickly, which matchmaker did you hire? How much silver did you pay to find such a good marriage for you?"
Zou Da was so enthusiastic, it was as if Tian Feng were his half-brother.
Not to mention Wang Da, who was pushed aside, even the skinny monkey who had just mocked Tian Feng, who was a little further away, wanted to go up and ask him.
There's no need to guess what the men are thinking; just by looking at them, what doesn't Tian Feng understand?
Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.
As evening fell, Li San Niang, returning home from her shift, received this somewhat rough wedding invitation from her mother.
The Sun family was just a small, ordinary family in the city, so the invitation that Sun Cuilan sent to Li San Niang was not as exquisite as those from wealthy families.
However, when Li San Niang opened it, she found the calligraphy to be quite beautiful.
Li's mother, who was standing nearby, said, "It must have cost money to hire someone to write it."
Li San Niang nodded. The wedding invitation was only a few lines long. After reading it, Li San Niang sighed to her mother, "That's great. It's a wonderful thing that Cui Lan was able to get through this ordeal."
However, I still won't be attending the wedding.
Although Cuilan didn't seem to mind, I was, after all, the doctor who had treated her before, and I didn't want to cause any gossip on her joyous occasion.
Although Li's mother did not know what Li San Niang meant by "causing gossip".
However, Li's mother still understood what Li San Niang was trying to express.
"There must be something going on with Sun Cuilan's illness, right?"
Otherwise, Third Sister wouldn't be the type to refuse a wedding invitation delivered with gifts.
Li San Niang was thinking: "Although the Zhou family was afraid that Zhou Dalang would expose the fact that he had drugged and forced himself on Sun Cuilan, they dared not openly tell outsiders that Cuilan was no longer a virgin."
But even a wild goose leaves a trace. On the surface, nothing seems amiss, but behind the scenes, who knows what the Sun family's neighbors are saying?
If I, the doctor treating Cuilan, were to join in this commotion, and I were to run into someone with ill intentions who kept asking me all sorts of questions, wouldn't that spoil Cuilan's otherwise happy day?
"Then you can just send the gift but not show up in person."
"That's the thought that counts; I'm sure Madam Sun will understand."
Li San Niang nodded, then glanced at the dewdrops in the yard as she stroked Xiao Huang's fur, and asked her mother, "Mother, let's prepare some bones and offal in advance, so that Xiao Huang can have some nourishment after it gives birth to its puppies."
"Do you need to remind me? Your sister-in-law thought of that before you did."
"My sister-in-law is amazing; she's the one who takes care of everything at home."
As soon as Li San Niang finished speaking, Li Da Sao, who had just walked to the entrance of the main hall, heard her words. Being a good-natured woman, Li Da Sao was delighted that Li San Niang's words were a compliment, and she smiled broadly and teased Li San Niang.
"What were Third Sister and Mother whispering about in the room?"
Yuan Dao was praising me behind people's backs?
"Come here, your sister-in-law is right in front of you. Praise her in front of her, let her hear how our Third Sister praises people."
The next day, Li San Niang at the clinic was extremely busy.
Having just finished seeing a woman, Li Sanniang quickly took a break and gulped down her water.
After quenching her thirst, Li Sanniang said to Qiuxiang, "What's going on today? Why are there so many people coming to see the doctor all of a sudden?"
Qiu Xiang was also confused. After all, the popularity of the female doctor Li San Niang had dropped a lot recently, and then returned to normal, so there was no need to limit the number of patients who came to see her.
Why are there so many people today all of a sudden?
Seeing that Qiu Xiang didn't know either, Li San Niang wondered in her heart what day it was.
Before Li San Niang could figure it out, Tang Mingyue from the next consultation booth arrived without being seen or heard.
After hearing Tang Mingyue laugh twice, Li San Niang saw Tang Mingyue come over from the next consultation table and said to Li San Niang with a smile, "Doctor Li, you've been so busy that you've forgotten the days."
The Qixi Festival is just two days away. These young women are anxious to see you for a medical check-up because they are afraid that if they are not feeling well on Qixi, they will miss out on a good husband.
If you miss it, you'll have to wait another year.
"That won't do! That's why everyone's flocking to see Dr. Li."
Li San Niang suddenly realized, ah, the Qixi Festival is almost here again.
Seeing that Li San Niang finally understood, Tang Mingyue said with a smile, "I'm afraid Doctor Li will be just as busy as she is today tomorrow. After all, you're the only female doctor in all of Chang'an."
No sooner had Tang Mingyue finished speaking than a thin young man in a blue shirt, covered in sweat, rushed into the clinic before Li Sanniang could reply.
"Doctor, help! Help!"
My wife suffered a postpartum hemorrhage! Quick, come with me to save her!
Li San Niang reacted very quickly. As soon as she heard what the man said, she stood up and called out to Qiu Xiang behind her. Qiu Xiang, who was very perceptive, immediately picked up Li San Niang's very heavy medical kit and followed her.
At this moment, Li San Niang had already reached the entrance of the clinic.
"I'm a female doctor! Quick, I'll go with you to save people!"
The man immediately ran out, and Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang quickly followed.
The three boarded the carriage, and Li Sanniang said directly to the driver, "The woman is in labor and bleeding heavily. Saving her life is the priority. Old man, ring the bell and hurry on your way."
After he finished speaking, the old driver pulled the rope hanging from the corner of the carriage door, and a series of urgent bell rings rang out.
Li Sanniang sat inside the carriage, lifted the curtain, looked ahead, and shouted loudly, "Excuse me! Excuse me! A doctor is saving lives! Excuse me! Excuse me!"
Pedestrians hurriedly moved to the side of the road, and even those patrolling the streets, upon hearing the sound of a carriage bell, directed pedestrians to move to the side of the road to make way for the carriage.
Even after speeding along, it still took more than fifteen minutes to reach our destination.
Li San Niang jumped off the carriage and followed the young man inside.
In this critical moment, the frail young man disregarded everything else and led the way, taking Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang into the inner room.
In ordinary times, people's level of knowledge was not high enough, and they were often superstitious.
When a woman is giving birth, her husband is not allowed to enter the room, as it is believed that the excessive yin energy will be detrimental to her health.
As soon as Li San Niang followed the thin young man into the inner room where the woman was giving birth, a thick, pungent smell of blood hit them.
Li Sanniang sensed the thick bloody aura in the air and realized something was wrong; it was so dense, the amount of blood loss was astonishing.
Qiu Xiang followed behind Li San Niang with her medical kit on her back. She also smelled the blood and immediately felt that the woman lying on the bed was probably not well.
Li San Niang didn't bother to wash her hands and went straight to the bed to check.
Before Li San Niang could pull the blanket off the woman's lower body, she heard the cry of a baby.
Li San Niang turned her head and saw a swaddle blanket on a square table against the wall not far from the bed. The swaddle blanket must contain the child that the woman had given birth to before.
At that glance, Li San Niang also saw a short, hunched old woman standing by the wall next to the square table, her head bowed.
After glancing at her once, Li Sanniang turned back and hurriedly checked on the woman on the bed.
However, the woman Li San Niang saw had her hair on her forehead still damp with sweat, but her eyes were tightly closed and her face was pale.
The thin young man stood there dumbfounded for a moment, then turned around and shouted loudly at Li Sanniang, "Doctor, doctor, quickly save Qianniang!"
Then the thin young man suddenly collapsed in front of the bed, grabbed the woman's shoulders, shook her and roared, "Qianniang, wake up! I've called the doctor, she's here! Open your eyes and look!"
"Open your eyes!"
Tears streamed down his face; the frail young man's weeping was heartbreaking to witness.
When Li San Niang saw the woman's eyes were tightly closed, her heart skipped a beat. "Am I too late?"
Instantly, Li San Niang activated her X-ray vision; the woman on the bed was lifeless and gone.
"Doctor, please save Qianniang! Doctor, please save her!"
Li San Niang paused for a moment, but still extended three fingers and placed them on Qian Niang's wrist, which was still warm from her body.
There was no pulse, and no breath.
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