Chapter 74: Going to the County Hospital
When the bullock cart arrived at the gate of the county hospital, a hospital trolley had already been parked there, and the nurses were also holding things ready. Lu Jiasheng saw Xie Jinghao coming, ran over and carried her to the bed, and the doctors and nurses quickly pushed Xie Jinghao towards the delivery room.
Shen Meng also quickly picked up the sleepy Xiaogang.
"Uncle Guai, thank you for your hard work. You can take a rest here!"
"Go quickly, go in and keep an eye on it. I'll come over to help you after I park the ox cart."
After everyone left, Uncle Guai wiped his sweat and stroked the old ox's butt with some heartache. When he came, in order to hurry up, he swung the whip hard to drive the ox, something he had never done before even during the busy farming season. The old ox was panting as it ran, and its butt was red from being beaten. He felt so heartbroken.
"I'm sorry, old man. This is to save lives. You're still angry. I feel sorry for you. If you're slow, the mother and the child will probably have problems. Have you forgotten that year when your calf was born? Ouch, okay, when we get home, I'll take good care of you and prepare feed for you, okay?"
The old cow grumbled and ignored him. Seeing him dawdling, he lowered his head and rubbed his hooves vigorously.
After Xie Jing entered the operating room, Lu Jiasheng sat down on the ground with exhaustion. He was covered in cold sweat. Before he could catch his breath, he heard a scream of "Ah~" in the operating room, which frightened him and he stood up.
He ran over and lay down at the door of the operating room, looking hard inside. A nurse holding a tray came out. He took a look and saw a large ball of bloodstained cotton in the tray. His heart was pounding with fear and he was shaking all over.
"Doctor, doctor, how is my wife? Doctor, this is my wife's blood, doctor?"
"Family members, wait aside, don't stand at the door of the operating room."
The little nurse ran away quickly with the tray.
When Shen Meng came over with Xiao Gang in his arms, he saw Lu Jiasheng squatting on the ground with his head in his hands, as if he was about to cry.
"Jiasheng, what are you doing? Hurry up and sit here, be quiet, everything will be fine, don't be too anxious, trust the doctor."
Lu Jiasheng looked at Shen Meng who was holding Xiaogang. He wanted to call her sister-in-law, but he couldn't make a sound when he opened his mouth. He couldn't hear what his sister-in-law meant.
Xiaogang was scared when he saw his father like this. He held Shen Meng's little hand tightly. Shen Meng quickly stroked the child's back.
"It's okay, Xiaogang. Your mother has gone to give birth to your little sister. She will be out soon. Then you can see her mother and your lovely little sister, okay? Your father is just too tired from riding a bicycle. Think about how far it is from our home to the county town. He is too tired. He will take a rest. Don't be afraid. Auntie is here!"
Xiaogang relaxed a little after listening to the auntie's gentle voice. He rubbed his head against Shen Meng's neck.
"I don't want a little sister. I want my mother."
Shen Meng's nose was sour and she touched Xiaogang's hair.
"It's okay. Your mother will be fine too. Auntie promises you."
After Uncle Guai settled Lao Niu, he quickly carried Xie Jinghao and the things the child needed to the door of the operating room.
"What's the matter? Do you have any news?"
Shen Meng shook his head and raised his chin towards Uncle Guai, hoping that he could persuade Lu Jiasheng. This man had been holding his head like this for a while. If he stood up suddenly, he would surely be dizzy. He told him all the good and bad things, but he just couldn't persuade him.
"Jiasheng, Jiasheng, hurry up and get up. Why are you squatting here like this? It's embarrassing. Can we still count on you to take care of the child later?"
Lu Jiasheng didn't move at all. He wanted to show his strength and stand up calmly, take the child from his sister-in-law's arms, and then sit down and wait quietly to come out of the operating room. But he couldn't do it. The woman who was crying heartbreakingly in the operating room just now was his wife, who was now desperately giving birth to a child for him!
Uncle Guai made a "tsk" sound, frowned, put the things on the bamboo chair, and then took out the hot bottle from the bag.
"Zhenping's wife, you stay here and watch. I'll go get some hot water. I'm afraid it will be needed when I get back to calm down."
"Hey, thank you for your
hard work, Uncle Guai." Uncle Guai smiled and waved his hands, "Hey, why is it so hard? We are from the same village. You are still my juniors. Just watch!"
He walked out with the hot pot. He asked the people he met and asked for the way to the water room and walked over.
Thinking about the compliments given by the old woman and the young lady when he returned home that day, he felt happy in his heart and said that if Zhenping's wife had anything to do in the future, she should help more. She is a good child.
The old woman also told him that Shen Meng had prepared cotton tickets for his daughter Xiangxiang. Both of them wanted to return them. He also felt that he should return them. It was their own family that was in need, but the tickets were also collected with great difficulty. If he took someone else's things, he would feel guilty.
His wife returned the cotton coupons several times, but Zhenping's wife refused to take them and even pretended to be angry. In the end, she said that if they gave
them the cotton coupons, they would not be together anymore. If they felt it was inappropriate, they should help her clean up her private plot. His wife told him that Zhenping's wife did it on purpose. She gave them the cotton coupons on purpose to make them feel at ease and let them help clean up their private plot. If he had said this before, he would not have believed it. But... thinking about what Zhenping's wife did that day, eh~, maybe she really wanted them to help.
"Hot water is one cent. How many water coupons do you want?" The person in charge of the water room asked, holding a small red paper and a notebook in his hand.
Uncle Guai looked around, touched his pocket confidently, and took out a stack of small bills. This was given to him by his wife before he left. He spat on his hand, counted for a long time, and took out five cents from it.
"Give me five!"
The woman in the bathroom rolled her eyes to the sky, pretending, it's just five cents, why are you rummaging around for so long, isn't it five cents at the top?
When Uncle Guai returned to the door of the delivery room with hot water, Xie Jing hadn't been born yet. He looked at her and felt a little panicked. The old cow's butt was swollen red, would Jiasheng's wife be okay?
"Zhenping's wife, what happened?"
"She gave birth. Jinghao gave birth to a baby girl. She is being taken away by the nurse for observation.
Jinghao will come out soon and we will be sent to the ward together." Shen Meng said happily. "Why is Jiasheng still in such a dead look?" He was squatting on the ground just like when he left!
Shen Meng also laughed a little. When the nurse came out with the baby in her arms, he didn't dare to look at her. He kept shouting to thank Jinghao. The nurse was speechless.
Seeing Lu Jiasheng like this, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. Fortunately, this man was not like the other members of the Lu family. Just now, when the nurse came out and asked him to sign for the cesarean section, he was shaking and unwilling to sign. He insisted on saving the baby. The nurse yelled at him angrily, and he signed.
In any case, just thinking about Jing's well-being is better than many men.
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