Chapter 147 Protecting the elder and the younger
In the past, Aunt Li would watch women die in childbirth, feeling grief-stricken and powerless, only able to sigh that it was their fate.
But after Feng Xiaowan came back from the dead, she realized that it was possible to survive a postpartum hemorrhage.
Could those women who suffered from postpartum hemorrhage in the past also be saved?
Shouldn't she have run away at the sight of the hemorrhage? Is there anything else she could have done?
This thought had been tormenting her.
A while ago, she successfully delivered a baby boy, and the family gave her a generous congratulatory gift.
This is a beautiful thing that every midwife prays for before delivering a baby.
May everyone be safe and sound, and may employers and employees rejoice together.
But when she went to that village again a few days ago to deliver the baby, she heard that the child had died.
His abdomen was oozing pus, he was unable to breathe, and died of exhaustion.
But when she delivered the baby, it was a big, chubby boy with a loud cry!
How could he have died so suddenly?
Did she hurt the child? Did she not notice something went wrong?
Aunt Li doubted herself every day and couldn't sleep at night. She could hear the child crying all the time.
Yesterday, the family she delivered had another difficult birth. After a whole day of labor, the mother was exhausted and neither the baby nor the mother survived.
Aunt Li was really scared.
Hearing that someone might die, Meng Cao let go.
"Alright, Mother, I just don't know if Qingqing will help. They're only offering 100 coins..."
Aunt Li recalled how Lu Qingqing saved Chen Cuihua.
Everyone thought there was no hope, but she refused to give up.
Chen Cuihua had no money.
She felt that... Qingqing would help.
After Fu Leng said those words, Lu Qingqing didn't want to make any more cakes.
It's still better to make longevity noodles.
She was making noodles when Aunt Li came in.
I explained my purpose with great embarrassment.
"It's a relative from my daughter-in-law's side of the family. They agreed that I would be there to deliver the baby. I went to check the baby's position, and it didn't look good... It looks like a transverse pregnancy. Judging from the dates, it should be in the next day or two, and I don't think it will straighten out."
Qingqing, your aunt was thinking, could you come with me? In case... you don't want to go in, you can just point things out from outside.
Whether things go smoothly or not, if they give me 100 coins, I'll only take 30, and the rest is yours. Is that alright?
“Okay! I’ll go with you then.” Lu Qingqing readily agreed.
Actually, she had long wanted to see how Aunt Li delivered babies, so that she could correct anything if anything was wrong.
Aunt Li suddenly felt much calmer.
It's hard to imagine that just a few months ago, Lu Qingqing was a jerk she disliked, but now she's become her pillar of support.
"Okay, it's settled then. Your aunt will come and call you when the time comes."
Unfortunately, just as I had made arrangements with Lu Qingqing, my daughter-in-law's sister-in-law arrived and apologized, saying that Aunt Li was no longer needed.
It turned out that the family valued their first child more, and they had several people examine the baby's pelvis. They all said that the baby was not positioned correctly and was too big, so the birth would definitely be difficult.
So the family went to the town to find the most famous midwife.
They said they'd give me two hundred coins!
Money doesn't matter, and Aunt Li isn't angry; it's normal for people to worry.
She can just go and tell Lu Qingqing.
Aunt Li thought that was the end of it.
Unexpectedly, Mengcao's sister-in-law came over again in the afternoon.
"Auntie, hurry, hurry! Something's happened! The baby's too big to be born. My aunt's family is looking everywhere for a midwife. You need to go and help too!"
Aunt Li quickly picked up her basket and went to find Lu Qingqing.
At noon, the family celebrated Old Man Lu's birthday in a proper way.
Lu Qingqing prepared a table full of delicious dishes, Feng Xiaowan made her a new outfit, Lu Feng brought back a new tea set, and Lu Yunduan returned with a large longevity peach.
Except for Feng Xiaowan and Qiaoxiu, everyone else had a little to drink.
Old Man Lu has a very low alcohol tolerance; he gets drunk after just three cups.
He was in a good mood today and accidentally drank several glasses of wine, so he naturally fell fast asleep.
Lu Qingqing also wanted to rest, so Aunt Li came to call her.
Giving birth can't wait, so Lu Qingqing grabbed a medical kit and Lu Yun hitched up a carriage to take them there.
Mengcao's sister-in-law was restless in the carriage, frequently giving Aunt Li meaningful glances.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong? Just tell me what's wrong."
"Um, well, the reward might not be that much..."
Sister-in-law Meng Cao really didn't expect that Aunt Li would call the doctor over. They've already gotten into the carriage. How much can the doctor charge for such a trip?
The problem is, they've already called in a male doctor, and now a female doctor, a young girl at that...
"Sister-in-law, let's not talk about money now, human life is more important," Lu Qingqing said.
"Hey hey hey."
The people have already arrived, there's nothing we can do now.
The carriage was fast, and soon arrived at the house.
Two midwives came out from inside and waved to Aunt Li when they saw her.
"Old sister, don't go in, don't go in..."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
“With Midwife Hong here and a doctor directing things, we're not needed… Besides… it's probably not going to work, there's no sign of anything happening…”
Hong, the midwife, was the most experienced woman in town. People are bound to be arrogant, and with her around, no one else's words carried any weight.
The two of them went in, but nothing they did seemed right, so they simply left.
Aunt Li's heart tightened.
She came to touch her belly in the morning, and the young woman shyly asked if she had taken off all her clothes during childbirth.
It's not working now...?
Aunt Li was quite upset and looked at Sister-in-law Mengcao.
Mengcao's sister-in-law is the man's cousin, and she is also anxious.
"Auntie, let's go inside and take a look!"
As he spoke, he led Aunt Li and Lu Qingqing inside.
As soon as I entered, I saw a woman rush out of the house with her hands covered in blood, shouting, "Hurry up and decide, save the mother or the child? If you wait any longer, you won't be able to save either of them!"
"Save the baby, save..." the man cried.
An old woman slapped him in the mouth, yelling, "Protect the child!"
"Are you sure you're going to save the baby?" the woman asked again.
"No, no!" the man cried.
"Dr. Lu, could you please come in and take a look? Please save my wife!"
"What's wrong with you!" the old woman yelled again. "It's already a miracle that Dr. Lu came at all, and he's already prescribed medicine. It's your wife who's useless; she's given so much medicine but still can't get any effect..."
"Stop crying, crying won't save anything!" Doctor Lu shook his head.
"If we delay any longer, the child will be born mentally challenged."
The old woman panicked, her voice shrill: "Save the baby! Save the baby! Save the baby now!"
I'll make you numb!
Lu Qingqing almost cursed out loud!
Mengcao's sister-in-law hurriedly said, "Auntie, cousin, my aunt's mother-in-law has arrived, along with a female doctor."
"A female doctor?"
A glint of light flashed in the man's bloodshot eyes, as if he had grasped at a glimmer of hope.
Then, upon seeing Lu Qingqing's age, his expression froze.
Isn't she just a little girl?
How could they understand childbirth?
The old woman ignored her: "Midwife Hong, hurry up! Don't let my grandson suffocate!"
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