After returning from the farm, Ana Shen stayed at home with her younger brothers and sisters, preparing to wait for the New Year.
That day, she was chopping firewood in the yard when there were loud knocks on the gate.
He put down his axe and hurried to open the door. He looked at a little boy who was about ten years old and asked, "What's wrong?"
“Sister Shen, my second aunt is about to give birth, and the midwife at home can’t do anything, so my grandma asked me to come over and find you to take a look.”
Shen Anning went back to the room to get the medicine box, went next door and told the twins who were playing there, asking them to go home to see their little niece, and ran all the way after the little boy.
When she arrived at the little boy's home, Shen An Ning was a little surprised, because the head of the family was Mrs. Lin, a famous loudmouth in the village. There was nothing in the whole village that she didn't know. It was she who spread the news that they and several aunts had made sticky rice dumplings together, saying that these educated youth were openly trying to take advantage of the villagers.
Well, Shen An Ning thought, no wonder she felt unfamiliar with the little boy just now, she knew almost all the children in the village.
Mrs. Lin looked at Shen Anning, feeling a little embarrassed, "That Shen Zhiqing, my second daughter-in-law has been giving birth since this morning, and she is having a difficult labor. Can you take a look and think of a solution?"
After hearing what Mrs. Lin said, Shen Anning felt helpless, "Why don't you rush to the hospital? What does the midwife say?"
"The midwife is helpless. She said she's exhausted. If the baby doesn't come, it'll depend on whether the mother or the baby is safe. Shen Zhiqing, this all depends on you. You have to help."
Shen An Ning wanted to curse in her heart. What was going on? What did it mean that it all depended on her? Looking at the aunts and children gathered at the gate of the courtyard, now that the family had nothing to do, everyone liked to watch the fun.
Shen Anning called a few children and said, "Go and help your sister call the branch secretary and the village chief over. I will give each of you a piece of fruit candy later." Shen Anning was famous for keeping her word. The children were willing to listen to her and ran away quickly.
"Auntie Lin, the woman in labor has no strength. Let's cook something for her first, such as egg and brown sugar water. I'll go in and see where the woman's husband is. Go and prepare the ox cart first. If that doesn't work, prepare to go to the commune." After Shen An Ning finished speaking, she didn't wait for Lin Dala's reaction and went straight in.
Where she couldn't see, Lin Dalaba was cursing with a ferocious expression, as if the person giving birth in the house was not her daughter-in-law, but her enemy.
As soon as Shen Anning entered the room, she smelled a bloody smell. The midwife stood by, at a loss, and saw Shen Anning as if she had found a life-saving straw. "Shen Zhiqing, please take a look, the baby's position is wrong."
The mother didn't look thin, so she must have gotten enough nutrition. Her skin looked very white, not like a rural person. Shen Anning stuffed a ginseng slice into her mouth and said, "Chew the thing in your mouth into pieces. If you want your child to be okay, just listen to me."
Not caring about anything else, Shen Anning took out a set of silver needles from the box and inserted them into the Hegu, Sanyinjiao, Zhigou, and Taichong acupuncture points. "Take a deep breath and accumulate strength."
"Ah, Shen Zhiqing, please, you must keep my child." The only thing she felt sorry for here was the man who was so good to her. She finally got pregnant with his child, and nothing could happen to him.
"Don't think too much, it's not that serious yet." After waiting for five minutes, Shen An Ning removed the needle. "Start pushing now. The baby's position is correct. Don't worry." Seeing the panicked midwife standing by, Shen An Ning pulled the midwife to the edge of the kang. Shen An Ning was not familiar with the following business.
After about ten minutes, Shen Anning heard a baby crying. She didn't know if it was because the baby had been in the womb for too long, so the sound was not very loud.
She went forward to check the child's limbs and heartbeat. There was nothing wrong. After seeing that it was a boy, Shen Anning helped the midwife wipe the child clean, wrap it up and put it next to the mother. "Your child is very healthy. He hopes that you can stay with him in the future."
Not knowing the specific situation of this family, Shen Anning didn't know what to say, so he washed his hands and went out. Standing at the door, there were many people standing outside the gate. Shen Anning didn't rush to leave. The branch secretary and the village chief came over hurriedly with a man.
"Mom, how could you do this?" A screaming, extremely painful voice came out of the man's throat, scaring Shen An Ning.
The faces of the village chief and the branch secretary were also very ugly. Seeing Geng Weijia standing behind the crowd, Shen Anning walked over, pulled her and asked in a low voice: "Aunt Weijia, what's going on?"
"Oh, An Ning, you don't know, the woman who gave birth to the child was also an educated youth, and she married Lin Erjun, the second son of Mrs. Lin. Before, when her husband and Erjun were at home, everything was fine. Isn't it hibernating? Erjun and his father went to the county to find work. Who would have thought that Mrs. Lin listened to what her eldest daughter-in-law said, and she has been making trouble at home these two days. The child should be a few days away, but it came early and was difficult to deliver. It's a sin!" After Geng Weijia finished speaking, several aunties on the side echoed him. Although they certainly did not treat their daughters-in-law like they treated their sons, they would not do it to this extent!
After listening to the description of the village aunt, Shen An Ning finally figured out what happened. Lin Dajun, the eldest son of the Lin family, was a temporary worker in the county machinery factory. Usually, he and his wife and children rented a house in the county. There was no work for temporary workers during the Chinese New Year, so the factory gave them a holiday to save money. The eldest daughter-in-law came back and saw that her brother-in-law was too good to his wife. Thinking that her mother-in-law was still a relative of her own family, she couldn't stand it and kept making trouble every day. Old Mrs. Lin was also a bad person. When the educated youth married into the family, she protected the youngest son like a treasure. After she became pregnant, she didn't go to work and just ate white rice at home. She was so angry that she took advantage of the fact that they were out for the past two days and started to treat her daughter-in-law harshly.
Originally, she didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but when Shen An Ning thought of the woman in the house, if she was not mistaken, she should have come to the countryside to avoid disaster like herself, and she couldn't bear it after all.
Looking at the group of people who were still engaged in a verbal lawsuit, Ana Shen looked at the carrying pole leaning against the wall, picked it up and threw it hard to the ground, "Enough."
"What's the point of arguing now? If there was anything wrong with the woman in labor just now, you would all be murderers. As her mother-in-law, you didn't let her eat, and you ordered someone who was about to give birth to work. When something happened, you didn't send her to the hospital in time, but just dragged her along. Are you trying to kill people?" After so many things in her previous life, Shen An Ning was holding back a lot of anger in her heart and wanted to vent.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense and no one dared to speak.
Lin Erjun walked out of the house and knelt down in front of Shen Anning, "Shen Zhiqing, thank you for saving my wife and children today. I will never forget your kindness. In this life, as long as you can be of any use to me, just tell me, and I will do my best to help you."
Shen Anning's mouth twitched, but he still stepped forward and said, "I'm willing to help today. First, as a doctor, I can't and won't stand by and watch someone die. Secondly, your wife, Wang Wenjia, is an educated youth, and I can't just watch her get into trouble. She's still very weak, and she needs to take good care of herself and get enough nutrition. Only when she's better will her milk supply be sufficient, and the child can be raised well. As a man, if you don't have the ability to protect your wife and child, you can do whatever you want..."
"As for the favor, let her come to me and repay it herself after she's out of confinement."
After Shen Anning finished speaking, she left without caring about the expressions of the people present. All the respected elders in the village were there, and it was not her turn to take care of the rest of the matters.
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