The midwife was busy inside, and Wang Ma kept bringing in basins of boiled water. Mu's mother and sister-in-law used hot water to wipe Qian Ying's body again and again to keep her body temperature.
Outside, Mu Ziwu paced back and forth, feeling panicked and afraid, especially when he heard his wife calling out again and again, his heart pounding.
Brother Mu was helping to stoke the fire in the kitchen, and Father Mu also got up and was watching the children.
"Wow..."
The moment the sun rose, a baby's loud cry echoed through the courtyard.
"It's born! It's born..."
Mu Ziwu grabbed Wang Ma's hand, jumping with excitement; his wife had given birth.
The doctor who had just entered also heard the baby crying and felt relieved.
After a while, a faint cry came from inside the house.
"They've given birth! A boy and a girl!"
Sister-in-law Mu, worried that Ziwu would be concerned, quickly came out to tell him before going inside.
After the midwife finished tidying up the baby and the mother, the doctor was invited in to check the pulses of both mother and child to make sure everything was alright.
The senior doctor took the pulses of the mother and her three children one by one. He found the mother to be somewhat exhausted, indicating that the delivery process had taken a toll on her health. He advised her to have a double postpartum period to recuperate properly. He then prescribed medicine for her to take.
The two children, the older brother who was born first, is very strong and has no problems, while the younger sister who was born later is a little weaker, but is also quite healthy.
Mu Ziwu paid the consultation fee and instructed Uncle Wang to take the old doctor back and pick up the medicine while he was at it.
Qian Ying lay on the bed, already exhausted and asleep. The two little ones lay side by side beside their mother, also asleep.
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