Su Li was so flustered when she heard Xia Xiuzhi say this.
"No, sister-in-law, just hold on. Think about the baby in your belly. You can do it. Just hold on."
Xie Zhengyang was shaking all over and couldn't think at all. He was outside the delivery room when Xia Xiuzhi gave birth to the baby. Now, seeing his wife bleeding and her face pale, he was so distressed that he couldn't breathe.
"What happened? What happened? Why did you come to the river when you were staying at home? And where are those two bastards who pushed the baby into the river? Damn it, I'm going to break their legs."
Xia Xiuzhi's face turned pale, and she clutched Xie Zhengyang's sleeve tightly, saying, "Brother Zhengyang, I'm scared, I'm scared, woooo...you...you must promise me that if anything happens, you must protect the child, you must protect the child."
Xie Zhengyang couldn't stop crying and hugged Xia Xiuzhi tightly, "I won't agree. I only want you. I only want you. If anything happens to you, I will jump into the river right away and we will die together."
Xia Xiuzhi's stomach was aching more and more, and she felt dizzy. She was having trouble speaking now.
There was an experienced woman nearby, who happened to be Tian Laoshi's mother. She grabbed the coat from Su Li's hand and covered Xia Xiuzhi's belly with it, "Zhengyang! Your wife is about to give birth. Let's not talk about other things for now. The most important thing is to give birth to the baby. You men, leave your coats behind. Everyone and the baby should be taken away. Women, put on your clothes and surround Zhengyang's wife. This place is close to my home. Go and ask Cuifen to boil a pot of hot water, bring the kerosene lamp and scissors, and bring two quilts. Quickly!"
"Hurry up, everyone help, hurry up."
Xie Zhengchuan, who was standing nearby, ran with Baoya in his arms: "I'll go. Tiedan, Shitou, you two go to your grandfather's house and ask your grandmother to quickly bring the baby's clothes over. Lidan and Huzi, go to your grandmother Tian's house. Hurry."
Tiedan pulled the stone and ran, "Okay, Dad."
Hu Zi and Li Dan also ran after them. They saw Second Aunt fall down while pulling Bao Ya, and were so scared when they saw the blood staining the ground. Now they felt alive with their parents around them. Second Aunt was the most important thing right now, so there was no time to let them be afraid. Dad said that a real man should be brave.
The onlookers also knew that human life was at stake, and hurriedly took off their coats. The women also put their clothes together and slowly propped up a fence. Most of these women had given birth to children and knew that giving birth to a child was like stepping into the gates of hell. At this moment, no matter what conflicts they had in normal times, they were not as precious as accepting their fate.
Su Li took off her coat and laid it under Xia Xiuzhi. Her space contained everything Xia Xiuzhi needed, but she couldn't take it out in broad daylight, otherwise it might sink into the pond tomorrow.
Su Li thought for a moment and said, "Second brother, lay my second sister-in-law down. I'll go get some medicine and other things from home and come back soon."
Xie Zhengyang nodded mechanically.
Su Li didn't expect him to agree, so she turned around and ran away.
She didn't really go home, but took some things the mother needed in a deserted place, especially tissues and gauze. There was almost no toilet near the river, so to prevent infection, Su Li also took some medicine.
He was especially worried that Xia Xiuzhi would have a difficult delivery, so he brought a pot of spiritual spring water and a piece of ginseng to give her strength to give birth.
When he reached the riverbank again, Xie Zhengyang had been driven out. He sat on the ground in despair, shouting over and over again, "Xiuzhi, Xiuzhi, I'm here, don't be afraid."
Su Li had no one to take care of him at this moment, so he entered the human fence with his bags.
Mrs. Tian grabbed Xia Xiuzhi's legs and said, "Hurry, Xiuzhi, you are sitting well this time. I can even see the baby's hair. Try harder. Come on, breathe in and out slowly, and do it again..."
Su Li gave the tissue paper, gauze and other things in her hand to Mrs. Tian. The hot water boiled by Cuifen was also carried over in a bucket. It was brought by Tian Laoshi. He was a man, so he stopped near the fence.
One of the women who were unpacking clothes came out to fetch hot water. Cuifen also came over with a pair of scissors, a kerosene lamp and a quilt. Xie Jiashi was their family's savior. She had just given birth to a child a few months ago, so she knew what to use and brought the child's things as well.
Xia Xiuzhi grabbed the clothes under her body and pulled them hard. The sweat on her cheeks flowed into her hair. She felt that she was almost out of strength. She lay on the ground, gasping for breath. Su Li felt that Xia Xiuzhi looked like a fish stranded on the beach.
"Xiuzhi, you can't sleep, hurry up and push, the baby will come out soon, Xiuzhi..."
"Xiuzhi, try harder. You've already given birth to two children. You can do it."
"Yes! Xiuzhi, we are still waiting for you to hold our son!"
"Take a breath, and then continue to push. I have to give you a big gift for your son's full moon celebration."
When Xie Zhengyang heard the cries of Mrs. Tian and the women around him, he immediately burst into tears, "Xiuzhi, we don't want children anymore, we don't want children anymore, Xiuzhi, as long as you are well, we don't want children anymore. I said boys and girls are the same, why do you insist on having a boy, Xiuzhi~"
When Xie's mother brought Tiedan and Shitou over, she heard Xie Zhengyang crying. She thought Xia Xiuzhi was gone, and she almost couldn't catch her breath, and fell to the ground.
"Xiuzhi! Wuwu~ Xiuzhi...wuwu..."
Su Li knelt beside Xia Xiuzhi and fed her the spiritual spring water in the pot little by little. "Second sister-in-law, this is medicine for childbirth. Drink it quickly. You will have strength after drinking it."
Xia Xiuzhi's instinct for sex prompted her to swallow slowly. She didn't know if it was because she was numb from the pain, but after drinking what Su Li fed her, she miraculously regained some strength, and even her mind became a lot clearer.
Su Li saw that Xia Xiuzhi's face looked much better, and put the ginseng slice in her mouth again, "Second sister-in-law, this is ginseng slice, press it under your tongue."
When Xia Xiuzhi heard that it was ginseng slices, she subconsciously wanted to vomit it out. How expensive must it be!
The third son's wife dared to give her this precious thing to eat. She felt her tongue trembling when she held the ginseng slice in her mouth, and she subconsciously used force.
"Grandma Tian, my second sister-in-law is strong now, come on."
"Okay, Lai Xiuzhi, just listen to me, it will be fine. This child has thick hair, he is blessed, just try your best."
Xia Xiuzhi now feels that she has more strength, "Ah~ah~hmm~"
Outside, Xie's mother also heard Xia Xiuzhi's voice and hurriedly rubbed her chest with her hand.
Xie Zhengyang also quickly became frightened and stared at the fence erected by the group of women, motionless.
"It's almost there, the head is coming out, Xiuzhi, push harder."
Su Li was also sweating from nervousness, "Come on, sister-in-law, you are the best, come on."
Xia Xiuzhi looked at Su Li's sparkling eyes and fiercely grabbed a handful of clothes on the ground, "Ah~~"
“Wow~Wow~Wow~”
"It's done. It's done."
"Ouch! What a fat boy."
"Haha... I guess you're right."
Su Li held Xia Xiuzhi's head and wiped the sweat off her face. "It's a boy, sister-in-law. Your wish has come true."
Xie Zhengyang sat down on the ground when he heard the child crying. "It's alright, it's alright, Xiuzhi, are you okay?"
Su Li looked at Xia Xiuzhi who had fallen asleep in his arms. "Brother, sister-in-law has fallen asleep from exhaustion. Hurry up and wrap her in a blanket and take her home."
"Oh, okay."
Xie's mother, still in shock, helped Mrs. Tian pack up their things. The group of women also felt like they had survived a disaster, and they all smiled at each other.
Mother Xie looked at these people who helped her family, and thought to herself that she would have to pay tribute to these lifesavers one by one when her grandson’s full moon banquet was held!
However, he thanked them one by one at the moment. Perhaps because they had experienced this together, their relationship became unusually harmonious.
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