Yang Chunyan thought of what Zhou Yiding had said, that they would send Wan Xuejiao to the hospital to give birth a few days before her due date. "Didn't they say it would take a few days? Why is the labor going on now? Is the midwife here?"
Wan's mother said with some guilt, "Xuejiao accidentally slipped and got a miscarriage. The midwife was there to watch over her."
She just said a few words, saying that digging truffles and selling them made so much money, so why didn't she tell Yiding and his in-laws when the market opened, and bring her brother to the forest farm to dig truffles and sell them together?
The silly girl was unhappy and said that the staffing had been agreed upon last year and it was not convenient for her to say anything now and she should wait until next year.
I said to myself: What's the point of having a daughter? When she was at her parents' home, her parents treated her so well. She knew she could make money by digging truffles, but she didn't even think about helping the family.
She was so angry that she had a miscarriage. How come she is so pampered after only being married for a short time?
On second thought, I felt relieved again. My daughter is more spoiled after getting married than when she was a girl. This proves that her son-in-law treats her well and no one makes her angry. That’s why she is so spoiled…
"I'll go take a look first." Yang Chunyan said to Xu San, "Xu San brother, go to the oven and call my old man and the others to help. After unloading the goods, drive the tractor to Yiding's house and take Xuejiao to the hospital."
"Okay, you go quickly, I'll hold on here!" Before Xu Laosan finished his words, he had already run out.
Yang Chunyan ran into the yard, quickly got on her bicycle and went out to pick up Wan's mother and headed to Zhou Yiding's house. "Aunt, Yiding said a few days ago that he had gone to the town to make inquiries and had also made an appointment with an obstetrician named Ma. When Xuejiao goes into labor, he will go to the hospital to deliver her. Did you know?"
Wan's mother held on tightly to the back seat of the car. "Yiding told Xuejiao and me that I know Doctor Ma. There was a woman in the village who had a difficult labor and it was she who delivered the baby. Both mother and child are safe.
Everyone says she is an excellent midwife. Her home is behind the clinic, so I will go and ask her to come over there."
Seeing that she knew everything, Yang Chunyan felt a little relieved. She pedaled her bicycle hard to Zhou Yiding's house. When she entered the house, she saw Wan Xuejiao lying on the bed with a frown on her brow, a pale face, and moaning softly.
The midwife, Aunt Chen, was standing by her side, comforting her in a low voice.
Yang Chunyan hurried forward and asked, "Aunt Chen, how is Xuejiao? Will it be too late to send her to the hospital later?"
Aunt Chen glanced at Wan's mother and said, "The first child is slow, and it will take a while for the onset to occur. There is still time."
Wan Xuejiao pulled her and said, "Sister-in-law, don't listen to Yiding. The baby's position is right. I won't go to the hospital to give birth. Everyone else gives birth at home. I can do it, too."
Yang Chunyan looked at Wan Xuejiao, whose eyelids were a little red and swollen, and advised gently: "You were in labor a few days before your due date. It would be safer for us to go to the hospital. At my house, my grandfather and my old man have gone to help with the unloading. It will be done in ten minutes at most."
She felt a little strange. Mother Wan had always felt sorry for Wan Xuejiao, so why did she slip and have a miscarriage?
Wan's mother also said, "Xuejiao, listen to your sister-in-law. Mom will go pack up the things." After she said that, without waiting for her to reply, she went to get her backpack and started packing.
"Oh!" Seeing this, Wan Xuejiao no longer objected and leaned there watching her clean up.
Several people watched her put blankets, small clothes, diapers and other things into the backpack. Yang Chunyan then went to the kitchen and helped pack up eggs, warm water bottles, brown sugar, porcelain basins and other things so that they could set off when the tractor arrived.
Wan's mother and Yang Chunyan packed their things separately and soon had everything ready for the hospital. At this time, the sound of a tractor was heard outside.
"I'm here!" Yang Chunyan rushed into the room, "Aunt Chen, let's help Xuejiao out."
Wan Xuejiao also obediently got out of bed. The two men helped her walk outside. They saw Xu Laosan picking up the backpack and the back basket and loading them into the truck bed. The tractor was still rumbling without stopping.
He turned around and saw three people coming out, and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and bring a bench for the youngest one to stand on."
"Oh!" Aunt Chen turned around and ran to the yard. Seeing that a straw mat had been laid in the truck bed, Yang Chunyan hurriedly asked Wan's mother to support Wan Xuejiao. She went in and brought out a quilt and a mattress to put in the truck bed.
Several people quickly got Wan Xuejiao onto the tractor. Wan's mother locked the door, climbed onto the truck bed and sat down. The tractor rumbled with black smoke and drove quickly out of the village.
Wan Xuejiao leaned on Yang Chunyan, moaning softly. Seeing her pale face, Yang Chunyan felt distressed. "Don't be afraid. My sister-in-law also waited for a long time before giving birth after the attack."
Wan Xuejiao nodded, and after a while, she felt less painful, so she said, "Sister-in-law, I'm not afraid. My aunt and my mother both said that the first baby is slow. When my eldest sister-in-law gave birth to my nephew, it took her a whole day to give birth."
Aunt Chen also comforted her, "Your fetal position is normal, there is nothing to be afraid of. When we get to the hospital, just follow the doctor's instructions."
"I understand." Wan Xuejiao leaned against Yang Chunyan and said to her mother, whose eyes were red, "Mom, I just said it in anger. Please don't be angry with me."
Just then, I started to feel waves of uncomfortable pain in my stomach. It must have been the same when my mother gave birth to me and my siblings!
Wan's mother wiped her tears and held her hand, "Mom is not angry, and I don't want you to tell Yiding about that right away. It will be the same if you go next year, ah!"
When Yang Chunyan saw that the mother and daughter had reconciled, she thought that they might be going to the forest farm to dig truffles.
Because last time I heard Yiding and Huaian whispering that before he opened the market, he didn't even think about calling him brother-in-law, and his mother-in-law seemed unhappy.
Half an hour later, the tractor arrived outside the town hospital. Yang Chunyan jumped off the tractor, put a stool in front of the truck bed, and several people helped Wan Xuejiao down.
"Chunyan, I'll go to the hospital first to see if Dr. Ma is there. If not, I'll go to her house and call her right away." After saying that, Mother Wan ran towards the hospital.
After entering, I went to the duty room to find the doctor, "Doctor, my daughter has a miscarriage and is due to be born in a few days."
"It's available a few days in advance. Doctor Ma is in the hospital. I'll go call her now." The nurse ran towards the ward.
Yang Chunyan and Aunt Chen helped Wan Xuejiao into the hospital, and Xu Laosan followed behind with a backpack and a backpack.
A middle-aged female doctor with shoulder-length hair walked quickly towards Wan Xuejiao and took her into the prenatal examination room for examination. The doctor listened to the fetal heart rate and then performed other tests.
"Sister, the mother's cervix is already six fingers dilated, and her contractions are becoming more frequent. Go and pay the fee quickly, and I'll arrange for her to give birth."
Mother Wan looked at her in surprise, "She just had the attack not long ago. The first baby shouldn't be so fast, right?"
"There are also fast-track delivery services for first-born babies!" Doctor Ma immediately wrote a prescription and handed it to Wan's mother. "The payment counter is right outside."
"Oh!" Wan's mother took it and was about to leave, but Wan Xuejiao stopped her, "Give the money to my sister-in-law, and you stay here with me."
She was a little scared and felt that she would feel more at ease with her mother around.
"Mom is here, don't be afraid!" Wan's mother held her hand with one hand and took the bag with the other hand and handed it to Yang Chunyan, "Chunyan, everything is in there, thank you for your help."
"No trouble." Yang Chunyan picked up her bag and went to the payment counter. She saw Xu San waiting there. "Brother Xu San, wait for me here. I'll come back after I pay the hospital bill."
Xu Laosan nodded repeatedly, waited for her to hand over the money, helped to carry the things to the ward, and said to her: "I will go to the street to meet Yi Ding, and move him here when I see him."
"Okay!" Yang Chunyan handed the payment slip to the nurse and stood outside the delivery room. She listened to the suppressed moans inside and the gentle comforting voice of Wan's mother, and felt a little sad.
In the delivery room, Wan Xuejiao gritted her teeth, held her mother's hand, and endured wave after wave of pain. She remembered clearly what her mother said, that she must not scream loudly during childbirth, and had to endure it no matter how painful it was.
Otherwise, when your strength is used up and the baby is about to come out, you will have no strength left...
Doctor Ma saw how nervous she was and smiled and comforted her, "Xuejiao, your husband is so kind to you. He came to the hospital early to ask me to help you deliver the baby, which proves that we are also destined to be together. You went into labor early and I happened to be on duty."
Wan Xuejiao thought of Zhou Yiding, and her heart was filled with sweetness. "Thank you, Dr. Ma!"
Xu Laosan drove his tractor to the side of the road. A gust of cold wind blew and he found himself like he was not wearing any clothes.
I glanced down and realized that I was in such a hurry that I didn't even wear a cotton coat. I was only wearing a spring and autumn shirt and a sweater.
He jumped off the tractor, paced back and forth, and waited for more than half an hour before he saw two dazzling lights coming from the distance. After a while, he saw a bright red four-wheel tractor coming over.
He hurried to the middle of the road, waved at Zhou Yiding, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Yiding, your wife is about to give birth, hurry down and go to the hospital."
Zhou Yiding saw Xu Laosan in the middle of the road, braked the tractor urgently, opened the door and jumped off the tractor, "Brother Xu San, what did you say?"
Xu Laosan shouted, "Your wife is about to give birth. Drive my tractor to the hospital quickly. I'll drive this one back."
"Oh oh!" Zhou Yiding ran away, and Xu Laosan chased after him and shouted, "My tractor is there..."
Zhou Yiding hurriedly turned around and ran over. He picked up the crank and suddenly found that his legs were shaking and his hands were weak. Seeing this, Xu Laosan hurried forward to help start the tractor.
"Brother, don't be afraid, your mother-in-law and Chunyan are here!"
"Thank you!" Zhou Yiding took a deep breath, drove the tractor to the hospital, and prayed silently in his heart that God would bless mother and child and keep them safe!
He felt that the journey seemed particularly long. When he arrived at the hospital entrance, he turned off the engine, jumped off the tractor, and ran towards the delivery room. When he got there, he saw Yang Chunyan standing at the door.
"Sister-in-law, how is Xuejiao?" Zhou Yiding said as he grabbed the door handle, turned it and walked inside.
When Wan's mother saw him come in, she hurried forward and pushed him out, "Yiding, get out quickly, the doctor said it's okay, and she'll be born soon."
Wan Xuejiao turned her head to look at him, and said with pain: "I'm fine, you...get out!"
Zhou Yiding was relieved when he saw that she could still speak, "Xuejiao, don't be afraid! I'll be waiting for you outside." (End of this chapter)
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