124 Chunfang is about to give birth
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Gao Qinghe was certain that the small system must have broken down.
"Next time this sound occurs, I will think of it as an alarm from a system failure," she said coldly in her heart.
System: I want to cry, I feel wronged, but I won’t say it.
I'm going into town tomorrow, so no one will be home for at least two days.
Just as Old Mrs. Tian had tidied up her things at home, she saw the Gao Qinghe sisters happily bringing in a big bucket of snails and three fish.
Suddenly, the veins on the old lady's forehead jumped.
"How did you get so much? And fish, my goodness, can we eat it all tonight?"
Huang Ying came over to take a look, picked up three grass carps that were three fingers wide, and said with a smile:
"Or maybe just make pickled cabbage, boiled fish and tofu."
Gao Qinghe responded: "I agree."
Gao Qingya was a follower of her sister, so she immediately said, "Mom, let's kill some fish."
When Old Mrs. Tian heard this, she felt a little better.
Helplessly and lovingly, he tapped Gao Qinghe's forehead and said, "Pour these snails into a large basin and let them spit out the water for two days. Then come back and do it."
Gao Qinghe giggled and hurried to get out a large wooden basin to soak the snails.
Now that there is running water at home, using water is much more convenient than before. Turn on the silver faucet, and the water flowing down from the mountain is cool and sweet, and you can drink it directly.
Gao Qinghe was feeling hot all over, but when he came into contact with the cool tap water, the heat instantly dissipated.
In order to finish eating the three fish and tofu, Mrs. Tian had to make a big pot of sauerkraut, boiled fish and stewed tender tofu.
There are still some cowpeas left from the morning pick. Cut them into sections and put them into a pot with sour cherry tomatoes. Stir-fry until they are half cooked. Add some water and simmer until the juice comes out. When they are soft and rotten, serve.
There are two dishes in total, one meat and one vegetable. They are large in quantity and go well with rice. The steamed rice in the pot is not enough to eat them all.
On a hot summer evening, the family sits in the cooled yard, eating appetizing dishes. When they look up, they can see the sunset in the sky, and a sense of happiness arises spontaneously.
After dinner, Gao Qingya washed the dishes, Old Lady Tian prepared breakfast for the next morning, and Huang Ying and his wife went to the fields with flashlights to check the water.
Gao Qinghe sat leisurely in the yard, looking at the stars in the sky.
Gao Qingya moved all her things back from the school dormitory, plugged in pop music tapes into her Walkman, and placed it on the windowsill.
Songs, some melodious and some passionate, were played one after another, and Gao Qinghe was fascinated by them.
Even Old Mrs. Tian couldn't help but hum along.
The whole family is making careful preparations for tomorrow's trip with great anticipation.
We have to get up early to catch the bus tomorrow, and at nine o'clock in the evening, the whole family will turn off the lights and go to bed.
I thought it would be a quiet night.
Unexpectedly, near midnight, the people next door suddenly started shouting in panic.
Immediately afterwards, there was a knock on the door of Gao Qinghe's house.
Gao Chongyi was half asleep and patted the person next to him.
Huang Yingqiang propped herself up and opened the door. When she looked up, she was surprised to see the person standing outside.
"Osmanthus fragrans?"
Soon, before the panicked Mrs. Zhou could speak, Huang Ying asked, "Is Chunfang about to give birth?"
Guihua said what she wanted to say, but she paused for a moment and nodded quickly, "Yes, yes!"
"You go back first. I'll call his dad and he'll be here soon."
Huang Ying ran back to the house and woke up Gao Chongyi.
"Give birth?"
Huang Ying nodded and urged him to hurry up.
Gao Chongyi woke up instantly. The couple quickly put on their clothes and ran out, only to see Guihua still anxiously turning around the door.
Huang Ying soothed him, "Don't panic, the labor has just begun and it's not that fast."
Gao Chongyi asked, "Have you called the midwife?"
"The third brother went to call him!" Guihua replied.
Huang Ying muttered, "Didn't they say it would be two days later?"
The three were about to go to Zhou's house when they found someone following them.
Huang Ying turned around and asked in surprise, "Bao'er, what are you doing here?"
Gao Qinghe: "Let me take a look too."
Huang Ying brought a flashlight and didn't say anything. She just asked her to be careful with the road while she and Guihua rushed to Zhou's house first.
As soon as I entered the yard, I heard Chunfang screaming and shouting, and her voice was crying. She was obviously scared.
Huang Ying couldn't help but curse: "You're screaming now! How will you have the energy to give birth later? Young people don't understand because they have no experience. Even you who have given birth don't understand?!"
Zhong's face darkened, the corner of her mouth twitched, and she quickly shouted into the house:
"Second brother, tell your wife to stop screaming and save her energy."
Chunfang yelled, "Mom, Mom, I'm scared!"
"You useless guy, there are so many people here, what are you afraid of? Everyone has come this way."
Zhong found a clean handkerchief and brought it in, asking Zhou Laoer to put it in his wife's mouth and wipe her sweat at the same time.
Huang Ying also came in to check on the situation. The amniotic fluid had not broken yet, but the contractions had just started.
Suddenly he was speechless and glanced at Bai Zhong.
"Don't be afraid, your uncle has called the midwife. You are strong and will have an easy birth."
Chunfang was a little surprised when she saw Huang Ying, but she soon calmed down.
She has three children, so she must have more experience than her.
The Zhou family was busy and chaotic. Now that Huang Ying came, they seemed to be reassured and waited quietly for the midwife to come.
There are only two families in this valley, the Zhou family and the Gao family. It is said that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. The only family that Guihua could remember to call in the middle of the night is the Gao family.
The two of them had some unpleasantness before, but since such a big thing had happened, Huang Ying wanted to help in any way she could.
Women have to go through the gates of hell when giving birth. Conditions in the countryside are limited, so everyone gives birth at home.
You help me today, I help you tomorrow. This is an unwritten rule in the villagers' minds.
Not long after, Zhou Zhenghua brought the midwife from the village.
When Zhou Zhenghua saw the Gao family members standing in the yard, he was surprised for a moment, then nodded gratefully to Gao Chongyi.
The midwife arrived and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
But just as he was about to exhale, he heard a voice: "Not good."
"We have to go to the town health center!" the midwife ran out and said.
Zhong's heart skipped a beat. "What's wrong?"
The midwife said anxiously, "When I checked on her last week, the baby was in a good position. Now it's suddenly sideways. We have to go to the town health center to find a doctor. I can't help her!"
The blood drained from Zhou Laoer's face and turned pale.
"There's still time." Huang Ying took a deep breath and said calmly.
Zhou Laoer looked at his two brothers and said, "Go find a car and take them to the hospital."
Gao Chongyi said: "Go call Li Jianguo, he has a tricycle."
Gao Qinghe noticed that Zhou Zhenghua's expression changed.
He swallowed nervously, "Li Jianguo went to the county."
I sent Ouyang Yan to the county town in the afternoon and she couldn't come back at night. She had to stay at a relative's house in the city for one night. The earliest she could come back was tomorrow morning.
When Guihua heard this, she cried out, "Oh my God, what should I do?"
"Find a team to borrow a tractor. Zheng Xiaohu's father can drive it. If we pay him more, he should be willing to do it."
Gao Qinghe, who had been standing in the corner with little presence, spoke out.
Mrs. Zhong glanced at her, and perhaps because of her nervousness, her expression looked a little gloomy.
She turned and went into the house, limped out and handed Zhou Zhenghua a paper bag.
"Hurry up, human lives are at stake, no matter how much money is enough!"
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