Chapter 294 Jealous of her medical skills
Lu Qingqing praised the morning dew, but Aunt Li said:
"It's fortunate that you bought it. If someone else had bought it, she wouldn't have had enough to eat, so she wouldn't have been able to exert any strength."
So, it's all thanks to you.
Lu Qingqing blinked.
That makes some sense.
hey-hey.
"Zhaoxia is also good. Her cooking skills are superb. She can make something out of a handful of bran flour. Of course, it's also thanks to me, it's also thanks to me."
Aunt Li chuckled.
Of course, it's all thanks to Lu Qingqing. It's not just these two girls; the skills she and her sisters have now are also thanks to her!
"Qingqing, I came to tell you something. I heard from Da Niu's mother that Dingxiang seems to have given birth. She heard a baby crying in her house last night."
"Judging by the dates, she should be due to give birth. Who delivered her?"
"That's what you're talking about! I haven't heard of anyone helping her give birth!"
Aunt Li's eyes clearly showed worry and uncertainty: "You said, she wouldn't be herself..."
After Ding Hongshi was sentenced to death, Ding Xiang was no longer liked by the villagers.
She rarely goes out, and few people pay attention to her; it's as if she doesn't exist in the village.
If she really gave birth at home by herself, it would be very dangerous without anyone to take care of her in the cold weather!
"Why don't we go take a look?" Lu Qingqing said.
"Qingqing, she has a grudge against you, you..."
Aunt Li was concerned about this, which is why she came to ask. Actually, she also wanted to go and see for herself.
Dingxiang didn't do anything terribly, so she's quite pitiful.
Putting aside adults, children are also little lives.
“Yes, her father and I have a grudge, and she doesn’t like me either. Forget it, I won’t go. Aunt Li, you go ahead. I’ll get you some rice to take with you. You don’t need to tell her it’s from me.”
Lu Qingqing didn't want to deal with Dingxiang, and giving her rice was out of pity for a woman in labor.
If she finds out, she might think she's making amends out of guilt!
"If she has any health problems and needs my treatment, then call me."
"Okay, I'll go take a look."
Aunt Li carried three jin of rice and went home to get ten eggs before heading to Dingxiang's house.
But no one answered the door to Dingxiang's house.
"Oh no, is something bad going to happen?"
Aunt Li quickly called the Ding Daniu family, who lived nearby.
Finally, Ding Daniu climbed into Dingxiang's house and opened the latch.
When Aunt Li and Da Niu's mother entered the room, they found Dingxiang lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) with a pale face, looking as if she were dead, with a sleeping baby next to her.
The kang (heated brick bed) was warm.
"He's not dead, he's just passed out from exhaustion, ouch...ouch..."
After examining her, Aunt Li kept making sounds of pity.
Big Cow's mother was also frightened.
"If we hadn't come, he probably would have just fallen asleep and died!"
Judging from the appearance, Dingxiang did indeed give birth to the child herself; the laceration hadn't been properly treated, and she was bleeding again.
Aunt Li quickly asked Da Niu's mother to cook egg porridge, boil water, sterilize the tools, and stitch up Dingxiang's wound.
The excruciating pain woke Dingxiang up.
"Don't move, I'm stitching up your wound! You child, even though the villagers don't like you, they can't just let you die, can they? Why don't you know how to greet them?"
"If we hadn't come, you and the kids would have been stinking in this house!"
Aunt Li's scolding brought tears to Dingxiang's eyes.
It's not that she doesn't want to find someone, it's that she's afraid.
She was afraid...
I'm afraid of giving birth...
"Aunt Li... thank you."
"Why……"
Aunt Li sighed.
Dingxiang is really different from before. She used to strut around with her tail wagging, and a bunch of girls followed her around.
Now they are pitifully left unattended, orphans and widows, emaciated beyond recognition.
Marrying the wrong person and having a harmful father is truly unlucky.
"Aunt Li, I'll give you money, can you take care of me for a few days?" Dingxiang cried, looking at the child.
"Don't worry about money. It's not humane to take care of a village for a few days. Don't worry about it. I'll come and watch over you for the next few days."
Big Cow's mother brought over a bowl of egg drop soup, and her face no longer showed the disgust she had shown before.
Dingxiang exclaimed in surprise, "Auntie, my... my father used to..."
"Don't mention your father. He's dead. Even if we have resentment, it should be gone by now."
As long as you don't learn your father's bad ways, the villagers will still help you in the future.
Dingxiang's heart skipped a beat, and she lowered her eyes, remaining silent.
Although Da Niu Niang could come to help, she really couldn't be kind to Ding Xiang.
After all, she is Ding Hongshi's daughter, and Ding Hongshi has swindled her family many times in the past.
She placed the porridge in front of her and said bluntly, "If anyone should be blamed, it's Lu Qingqing who should be blamed, since your father almost killed her!"
But she still brought you some fine rice. Drink it! These days, who can afford fine rice? You should really be grateful for her kindness.
Was it a gift from Lu Qingqing?
Dingxiang stared blankly at the white, thick rice porridge.
Before giving birth, she went to town to buy grain and firewood for later use.
I only just realized how expensive food is outside these days.
The price of brown rice has increased tenfold, and polished rice is simply unavailable.
Lu Qingqing actually...
Aunt Li sighed. She hadn't actually intended to hide it, but she wanted to wait until Dingxiang was feeling better in three to five days before telling anyone. Since Aunt Da Niu had already said so, then so be it.
"Eat up first and get your body in better shape. The baby will only get better if you are healthy. You look a little weak."
Aunt Li is a midwife, so she examines both the mother and child very carefully.
By now, the baby had woken up.
Aunt Li looked and saw that it was a boy. Dingxiang had already cleaned him up herself. Apart from being thin, he didn't seem to have any other problems.
Perhaps the baby didn't get enough nutrition in the womb, which is why their eyes look dull?
It will probably get better with time.
Dingxiang didn't say anything and drank the porridge in big gulps.
Aunt Li and Aunt Da Niu stayed a while longer, added more firewood to the kang (a heated brick bed), taught Dingxiang how to breastfeed, fed the chickens in the yard bran, and collected four or five eggs.
Aunt Li touched the bellies of each chicken and told Dingxiang that several chickens were not laying eggs, and that she would kill a couple of them tomorrow to help them recover.
They left after the food was almost ready.
Dingxiang felt her icy body finally warm up.
She held the child in her arms, looking at that tiny face.
This was flesh and blood of hers; she had a family again, a source of hope and support.
The gloom of the past has lessened, and my heart feels a little brighter.
“Lu Qingqing, I didn’t mean to impersonate you. I just wanted to save more money for my son.”
"It only happened once or twice, and you found out."
Originally, Dingxiang felt perfectly justified.
People needed a doctor, so she learned medical skills from medical books to gain experience. However, she used Lu Qingqing's name and didn't harm anyone.
If the treatment goes wrong, she will stop and hide, letting Lu Qingqing take the blame.
It's all Lu Qingqing's fault that she lost her father!
Looking back now, she wasn't resentful of Lu Qingqing, but rather jealous and envious of her.
They were jealous and envious of her excellent medical skills.
As soon as people heard that she was Lu Qingqing, they treated her with great respect.
She longs to be like that person too!
"Lu Qingqing, I know that I can't become that kind of person."
I can't remember the effects of those herbs, and I often get them mixed up.
Dad's right, this line of work isn't for just anyone.
"I plan to leave Liuyun Village."
"Go somewhere where nobody knows me."
"Perhaps the people in that place would also think I am a kind-hearted and gentle woman."
"We'll leave next spring when it's warmer."
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