Chapter 156: Delivery
Lu Zhan cut the woman's side and said, "Take a deep breath and exhale with force."
The woman listened to Lu Zhan's words, breathing evenly and trying hard.
"Stop, rest for a few seconds."
"One more time"
"stop."
"It's showing its head, keep pushing."
…
After seven or eight cycles of pushing, a slippery, dark-skinned baby was born. The baby was very thin, probably due to malnutrition.
The baby had been in the mother's womb for a long time and had been lacking oxygen. His face turned purple and black, and his breathing was weak.
The man cried out loudly, and they thought the baby was stillborn.
The man's crying made the already weak woman even more panicked. She only let out a wail and then fell silent.
Lu Zhan lifted him up by his little feet and patted the little guy on the back.
I really can’t take care of the adults: “Chu Qiao, look at the adults, quickly.”
Chu Qiao put the old woman aside, pulled back the curtain, put his hand on the woman's pulse, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Just fainted."
As she spoke, she pressed the woman's philtrum, and the woman slowly woke up.
Chu Qiao was afraid that she would be too sad again, so he quickly said, "The child is alive and will need your breastfeeding soon. Don't panic."
On Lu Zhan's side, the child's face slowly turned red again, and a small cry was heard.
The weak woman and the sweaty man with his head hung beside her breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Zhan grinned, handed the child to the woman, and walked out of the tent.
Chu Qiao also followed out.
The old woman beside him had not yet recovered from her shock. She stared with her eyes wide open, like a skinny old cow, unable to believe that Lu Zhan could actually pull back the woman who was already halfway to the gates of hell. Her body suddenly went limp and she fell to the ground.
"My sin almost cost them their lives. God, please punish me."
The old woman muttered weakly. Chu Qiao lifted the old woman up and gave Lu Zhan a helpless smile.
The joy of saving someone that had just risen in my heart disappeared in an instant, and instead, I felt a deep sense of powerlessness and sadness.
In this world, in these backward and poor places, such things happen all the time.
There was not much hemostatic ointment left. Lu Zhan didn't know the ingredients of the hemostatic ointment and looked at Chu Qiao's hesitantly.
Chu Qiao: "That's fine, you can use it."
Lu Zhan took the soaked needle and thread and sewed up the woman's wound. Because there was no anesthetic, the woman's already weak body trembled and she groaned in pain from time to time.
Chu Qiao looked at the old woman and saw that she had stopped struggling.
She whispered, "I'll let you go. Now that the baby is born, you help clean up the baby."
The old woman nodded blankly, as if she had found her own value again, and stood up quickly.
Chu Qiao lifted the blood-stained curtain and walked to the woman. The woman's forehead was covered in sweat, and she bit her lower lip with her upper lip, which was already red and swollen.
Chu Qiao wiped the sweat off the woman in labor with his sleeve.
He took the woman's hand and said, "If it hurts, you can pinch me or bite me."
The woman's eyes remained closed, but her trembling had lessened.
Lu Zhan's skills were very good, and the process didn't take long for Chu Qiao, but for the mother, it felt like a century. Chu Qiao felt regular pain in her hand.
The woman in labor pinched Chu Qiao's arm, leaving five green finger marks.
In about 10 minutes, Lu Zhan finished the simple operation.
He nodded at Chu Qiao, who squatted beside the bed and gently comforted the woman: "It's healed now. It won't hurt anymore. Don't worry."
On the pale face of the woman in labor, two beautiful big eyes opened, and the blue pupils were extremely beautiful. She looked at Chu Qiao and whispered: "Thank you."
Chu Qiao shook his head: "You are great, a great mother."
This was not the worst surgery Lu Zhan had ever performed, but it was indeed the most fulfilling surgery he had ever performed.
The man beside him, holding the baby, walked up to Lu Zhan and Chu Qiao with hazy eyes. He suddenly bowed 90 degrees and muttered:
"My dear guests, I am the mayor of this village. My name is Lamure. I don't know how to thank you enough."
Chu Qiao looked at Lu Zhan with a smile. Lu Zhan helped Lamure up and pointed at the woman in labor: "Take good care of her. Don't let her catch a cold. It's best to rest for a while."
Chu Qiao put away the small box of hemostatic ointment and put it into his backpack.
"Dear guests, we offer you a gracious treat tonight. We hope you will accept it."
Brother Feng smiled and said, "Master Chu, it's been a while since you've had a good meal. Now's your chance."
"That's right, Master Chu, seize the opportunity and eat more."
"What are the grassland specialties? Eat as much as you can."
Chu Qiao glared at Feng Ge and shook his head at Lamur. "We came to the grassland to explore and happened to run into you. Since everyone, adults and children, are safe, we don't want to disturb them any further. We'll sleep at the entrance of the village tonight and leave early tomorrow morning."
Lamour's eyes widened, and he shook his head like a top. "No, no, our great guests saved us, which is equivalent to saving the hope of our entire village. We must repay you well. Do you want money? I have money."
As he spoke, the man tremblingly pulled out a box from under the bed. Inside was Nibi, and the man took out almost all of it.
It may be a lot for them, but when converted into Beidou currency, it is only 1,000 yuan.
Chu Qiao felt bad. How could she dare to ask for the hard-earned money of these villagers? "Really, no need. Just take good care of them."
Lamuel hesitated, and suddenly something occurred to him: "Food, we still have food, you need food for your expedition."
Lu Zhan wanted to nod, but seeing Chu Qiao's frown and warning eyes, he immediately took back his words.
Chu Qiao smiled and said, "Thank you, Lamour, but we can't accept food given by others when we are out exploring. I will come to see you next time."
Lamour lowered his head and nodded: "Dear guests, you must come."
"We will."
Although Chu Qiao and Lu Zhan rejected Lamour's invitation, they came to a large straw mat under the guidance of the villagers.
The dense forest came to an abrupt end at this patch of grass. The daytime sunlight fell on the grass. Next to it was the grass that the villagers put there to feed cattle and sheep. The two men spread the grass in the grass to prevent it from getting damp at night.
"Lu Zhan, is this the worst surgery you've ever performed?"
Lu Zhan shook his head: "No, but it is indeed the most fulfilling surgery I have ever performed, because I saved a little life."
Chu Qiao shook his head and smiled, "Two lives."
The two of them stood on the straw, looking at the night sky.
As she was speaking, she suddenly heard hurried footsteps. Chu Qiao stood up alertly and looked in the direction of the sound. Lu Zhan stood up a few seconds later than her.
"Someone."
Chu Qiao whispered.
Lu Zhan: "Probably some curious villagers."
“Ouch, that hurts—”
Before the two of them could finish their words, a black shadow suddenly tripped and fell in front of them.
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