Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 427 Su Xiaolian's Life

Ji Wenhe stood up and walked outside the yard. Looking to the east, he saw lights on in their house.

She had just taken two steps over there and came to the yard when she heard a painful cry from inside the house. She was startled and ran to the door.

Seeing Lan Qiuhua coming out, she asked anxiously, "Wen He, has An Guo gone yet?"

"Brother Shen, go and help him harness the donkey cart. Is the midwife far away? When will she be here?"

"The midwife lives two villages north of Zhangjia Village. It will probably take a while. Xiaolian can't give birth there. I'm so worried."

"Wen He, go call your Aunt Li and Aunt Miao, go quickly."

"Why.

Ji Wenhe didn't dare to delay and hurried to Miao Zhaodi's house.

Arriving at their door, she called out, "Aunt Miao, Aunt Miao."

"Hey, what's wrong?"

When she heard the reply from inside, she immediately said, "Xiao Lian is about to give birth. Aunt Lan said she can't give birth, so she asked me to come find you. Please come over quickly."

She came to Li Chunhong's house and knocked on the door: "Aunt Li, Aunt Li, please get up quickly. Aunt Lan's Xiaolian is about to give birth. Aunt Lan asked me to call you over."

"I'm coming." Li Chunhong quickly got up, dressed, opened the door and asked, "Where's An Guo? Did he go to ask the midwife?"

"I went, but it will take a while for me to come back. Aunt Lan said Xiaolian couldn't give birth."

"Is it going to be a difficult birth? Let's go and take a look."

Following her to Lan Qiuhua's house, she did not enter the house.

Miao Zhaodi pushed open the door and said, "Wen He, add water to the pot and boil some hot water."

Ji Wenhe nodded repeatedly and hurriedly added water to the pot.

Su Xiaolian in the house screamed heartbreakingly. She was very scared when she heard the sound.

Light the fire and put large logs in it.

Shen Rongshan did not come. He must have gone with Shen Anguo to ask for a midwife.

After a while, Miao Zhaodi came out and asked, "Wenhe, is the water ready?"

"Let me see." He opened the lid of the pot, scooped out a little water, and tested it. "It's a little hot."

"Wen He, take a clean basin and scoop some over here first."

"Okay." She turned around and hurried to find a clean basin. There were only vegetable basins in the room, and she didn't know if she could use them.

"Aunt Miao, these basins are for washing vegetables, can they be used?"

Miao Zhaodi ran in: "I can't care about that anymore, just rinse it with water and bring me a basin of hot water."

She hurriedly did as she was told. The screaming in the house had never stopped, and Lan Qiuhua and Li Chunhong inside were also very anxious.

She begged Shen Anguo and others to call the midwife over quickly.

After the water was boiled, she paced back and forth in the yard anxiously, and ran out from time to time to look to the east, but she didn't see them coming back.

After about a few minutes, the two finally came back with the midwife.

The midwife was a woman in her forties. As soon as she entered the room, she asked, "Is the water ready?"

Ji Wenhe replied: "It's ready. I boiled two large pots of hot water."

She pushed the door open and went in. Then Li Chunhong came out of the room: "Wen He, quickly find two more clean basins. I'll bring in two basins of hot water."

"Aunt Li, how is Xiaolian? Can't she give birth?"

"I can't give birth. I guess I'll have to wait a long time."

She brought in two basins of hot water, and when she came out she continued, "Everyone's childbirth is different. Some people feel pain for a whole day and night before giving birth. I don't think Xiaolian will give birth so quickly, and she will have to suffer a lot."

Su Xiaolian in the room had no strength left, and her screams were very weak.

Shen Anguo paced back and forth in the yard anxiously. Listening to Su Xiaolian's screams, his heart ached and sweat broke out on his forehead.

Shen Rongshan tied the donkey to the tree, came to the gate and looked at your anxious expressions. He couldn't help much and could only watch from the side.

Ji Wenhe turned around and saw him standing by the door. He walked over and said worriedly, "I get scared when I hear her screams. If the child is not born, the adults will suffer."

"Don't be afraid. Why don't you go back first? I'll stay here and help you if anything happens later."

After the baby was born, he sent the midwife back.

She shook her head: "I'm a little worried, so I'd better stay here and wait until the baby is born safely before going back."

I couldn't sleep when I got home, I kept thinking about it.

It lasted until the second half of the night. Su Xiaolian was so weak that she could hardly scream. Then she heard the midwife shouting in the house: "It's almost time to give birth. The baby's head is coming out. Quick, push!"

Ji Wenhe and another person were standing outside the yard. When they heard the midwife's call, they hurried into the yard.

Li Chunhong entered carrying two basins of hot water.

Listening to the voices inside, my heart ached.

"Hurry up, the baby's head is coming out."

"She has no strength to scream. She can't even scream."

"Is there any food at home? Hurry up and give her some food. The child is stuck here, unable to move up or down. If it goes on any longer, both mother and child will be in danger."

After hearing this, Shen Anguo hurried to the kitchen, took out two pieces of cake that he had not finished eating in the evening, ran to the door and handed them to Li Chunhong who came out.

"Come here, Xiaolian, have some cake."

Amelia Su’s clothes were already soaked with sweat, and she was almost exhausted.

The light in the room was dim and tears fell from the corners of my eyes.

"Xiao Lian, eat something quickly and push hard to give birth to the baby."

Amelia Su shook her head, gritted her teeth, held the remaining quilt tightly with both hands, and tried her best.

Hearing the shouting inside the house, Ji Wenhe unconsciously clenched his hands.

After hearing the child's crying, several people breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's born, it's a girl." said the midwife with a smile.

Miao Zhaodi and Li Chunhong wiped the sweat from their foreheads and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the mother and daughter were safe and nothing happened.

Shen Anguo lay by the door: "Mom, can I come in? I want to go in and see Xiaolian."

"Don't come in." Lan Qiuhua wiped the sweat off her face with a towel, "Xiao Lian, it's okay, the baby is born."

Fortunately, nothing happened to the mother and daughter.

Su Xiaolian was so weak that she couldn't even open her eyes. The midwife wrapped the baby in clothes and placed it next to her.

"Mother and daughter are safe, congratulations, you guys clean her up, I'll go out and clean up."

She was all dirty and had to clean herself up before she could go home.

Li Chunhong took her out of the house, and the remaining two people cleaned up.

Lan Qiuhua said, "Sister Miao, please take care of the baby and Xiaolian for me. I'll go get the money for the midwife."

"Okay, go ahead."

Shen Anguo saw his mother coming out of the house: "Mom, can I go in?"

"Yes, go ahead and see the child and Xiaolian."

"Aunt Lan, congratulations." Ji Wenhe and the other man stepped forward to congratulate her.

"Congratulations, Rongshan. Auntie will have to trouble you to send the midwife back."

"No trouble, I'll go get the donkey."

She nodded and gave the midwife an extra six cents.

Shen Rongshan came over with a donkey cart: "Wen He, I will be back soon. I have locked the door and sent you the key. If you are scared at home alone, wait for me at Aunt Lan's house. I will pick you up later."