I quickly stood up and said,"I'll go with you."”
He looked at my luxurious clothes and hesitated. I walked to the stove in the courtyard and placed the washed vegetables in before lighting the firewood.
Only then did he believe that I knew how to cook. He went to the side to chop wood in surprise and said as he chopped,"I saw that Young Lady was dressed so well and thought that she was a young lady from a rich family who didn't know how to cook.”
" Women have to earn their own living," I smiled and added more firewood to make the fire burn even brighter." Don't think that all girls are clumsy and only know how to sew rags with embroidery needles.”
He burst out laughing.”
When Chu Chushan's father came back, we had already prepared dinner. He placed the rabbit he had hunted in the courtyard and was very surprised to see me. After the introduction, they sat down to eat.
At first, when they had dinner with me, it was very awkward. They all put the pitiful amount of meat in front of me and only cared about eating vegetables and dry food. They didn't touch the meat at all. I was too embarrassed to pick up the meat. Grandma's heart ached when she knew that the bowl of meat had been left for a week and was finally eaten by the fishy rats. From then on, he didn't have to be so polite with me.
Chu Chushan and his family treated me very well. Chushan often goes to the stream with me to wash clothes. When the girls and boys in the village saw this, they all laughed secretly. I pretended not to know, but Chushan blushed.
One afternoon, while we were having lunch, a girl barged in."Brother Chushan, I'm back! Grandma! Grandma!" She appeared in front of us excitedly and was stunned when she saw me. I smiled at her. "Hong Ying is back?" Grandma said quickly. Come, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Let's eat together." Then, he asked Chushan to add another set of chopsticks.
Hong Ying looked at me blankly and asked everyone,""This is…?"
Chushan brought her a pancake.”
Hong Ying immediately smiled." So it's Miss Xia. Hello, I'm Hong Ying." Are you used to coming here? Grandma and Brother Chushan are very nice to people. Just tell them what you want.”
"It's pretty good." I continued to smile.
After dinner, I'm going to the mountain with Chushan while he goes to chop wood. I heard that there are many herbs on the mountain, so I'll go with him to take a look. I'm sorry for being a freeloader, but selling herbs can also earn money. Hong Ying has been following us ever since she heard that. Hong Ying was only fifteen years old. She had just returned from a business trip with her uncle to a nearby town.
"Sister Xia, I heard that the place you came from is especially good?”Her toot face swayed in front of my eyes. I quickly grabbed her arm." Walk slowly. Don't fall." There was nothing good about it. It was just to liven things up. I like this place better."
Hong Ying looked especially like Ying 'er, smiling so innocently.
"If big sister likes it, Hong Ying will accompany big sister to play around. " We have a lot of fun here. Look over there." I followed her hand and looked over." That's a wild jujube tree forest. Brother Chushan and I go there to pick dates to eat in autumn. They're delicious."”
Chushan smiled." What's delicious? They're all wild jujube. If Hong Ying didn't go to eat them, those jujube would have buried the ground."”
Hong Ying pouted.”
I covered my mouth and giggled.
" Sister Xia, Sister Xia, Father asked me to look for you. He said that Baoshu's daughter-in-law, Ah Juan, is about to give birth." She rushed into the room anxiously.
I had just put down the bamboo basket and looked at her helplessly."But I don't know how to deliver a baby at all!”
"Sister!" She came over and grabbed my clothes, pulling me out. You know herbs, and now that the midwife isn't here, we can only look for you!”
I had no choice but to follow him.
"Slow down, slow down, your shoes are about to fall off!”I tried my best to chase after Hong Ying, but I couldn't catch up to her. She ran like a rabbit.
"Hurry up and leave, sister. If you don't leave now, Ah Juan will be in danger!”Hong Ying blushed.
I could only run as fast as I could.
The east side of the village isn't far, but I've never been tired since I was young. Just as he reached the door, Baoshu came out and knelt down without saying a word."Miss Xia, please save Ah Juan!”
I pulled him back.”
But he didn't move." I won't get up if you don't save her!”
I was anxious and couldn't pull him up. I was afraid that something would really happen to Ah Juan, so I had to bite the bullet and say,"Damn it! Go and prepare hot water and a pair of clean scissors. They must be clean!”
As he was walking inside, he saw from the corner of his eye that everyone was blocking Baoshu from entering. He turned around and said,"Baoshu, just stay here and watch!”
Everyone was surprised, but they didn't dare to refute me.
I looked at Ah Juan's forehead sweating and her mouth groaning in pain. My heart ached for her. In ancient times, women had to give birth before they reached adulthood. Their physical and mental age were not up to the standard of being a mother, so the mortality rate was extremely high. In addition, the medical conditions in ancient times were too poor, and many people died of infection.
I checked Ah Juan's lower body. Her water had clearly just broken.
"Quick, hot water!" Cloth!"
"Coming, coming!" A woman came over with a large vat of water.
I pulled Ah Juan's hand and said,"Ah Juan, listen to me. I told you to use your strength. Do you hear me?"
Ah Juan was in so much pain that she couldn't speak. She nodded.
I thought about how midwives were always like this on TV, so I followed suit.
"One, two, three, use force!" I lifted the blanket and looked at Ah Juan's lower body. I didn't know what was good and what was bleeding.
"Ah!" Ah Juan cried out in pain.
I stared at Baoshu." Go, hold her hand and give her strength! Ah Juan, bite the precious book if it hurts. You have to experience this pain together! He is your husband!"
Ah Juan looked at the precious book and nodded lovingly, but her brows furrowed tightly again.
"Use your strength!"
"Ah! It hurts!" This cry was called out by Baoshu. Ah Juan was clinging onto his arm tightly. I was secretly happy in my heart and let Ah Juan use her strength again.
"Ah, hurry, the baby's head is coming out! Use your strength!" I was overjoyed. The child's head came out first. Clearly, the fetal position was correct. I would definitely be able to give birth naturally.
Finally, after less than two hours of hard work, a loud cry broke the silence of the entire village.
I cut the umbilical cord with a pair of scalded scissors and tied a beautiful knot for the baby's umbilical cord. He wrapped it tightly with a cloth and handed it to Baoshu. Baoshu could no longer care about the bloody teeth marks on his arm as he hugged the child and cried tears of joy.
I looked at them and couldn't contain my joy. This is the first child I've delivered. I might not have the chance in the future.
" Miss Xia, thank you." Ah Juan looked at me weakly, but she was smiling." If it weren't for you, I might not have been able to give birth to this child."”
I smiled." What's the big deal? It's mainly because you're pregnant. This child's fetal position is very good, so you didn't suffer too much. Get someone to clean up this place. Don't catch a cold during the confinement period.”
" Miss Xia, thank you." Baoshu was so excited that he wanted to kneel down to me again, but I stopped him." Miss, you saved this child. Please give him a name."”
Ah Juan also nodded." Yes, Miss Xia. You're from a big place, so you're more knowledgeable than us. It's definitely right for you to name the child."”
I hesitated for a while." This child is born smoothly. Why don't we call him Qiyue? It has the meaning of being happy and harmonious."”
Baoshu was very happy and quickly thanked me.
After he went out, he found Chushan and Hongying chatting with the villagers nearby. "What's wrong?" I walked over.
" Sister," Hong Ying turned her head and looked at me." They didn't believe me. I told them that you were the one who delivered the child!"”
Chushan looked at me with a faint smile.”
"I'm fine. Why are you here?" Today, Chushan went to the mountains to help his father hunt.
" When dad was hunting, he saw a lone wolf." Chushan frowned slightly." The wolf came back, but dad was scratched by the wolf, so he came back early.”
"Is it serious?" It shouldn't be too serious. Otherwise, Chushan wouldn't be standing here so steadily and listening to Hong Ying and the others. He wouldn't have told me so calmly.
Chushan smiled." It's nothing. It's just a scratch. We're not that delicate." How is the child?"
"It's pretty good. Mother and son are safe." I glanced at Baoshu who had just come out of the house and pouted." Well, they're out."”
The villagers immediately surrounded him and asked him questions. I've been here for almost two years and I'm very familiar with the villagers. There's no need to explain the situation. Everyone will understand.
I pulled Chushan and Hongying,"Let's go back and see Uncle Chu."”
However, when I saw Uncle Chu, I realized that the injury wasn't that small. Three long bloody wounds split open on Uncle Chu's calf, and there were signs of inflammation. Water had already seeped out from the surroundings. He immediately decided to go to the mountain to pick herbs. The herbs at home had just been sold for money, so there were no herbs at home that could be used at all.
"Miss Xia, where are you going?" Chushan looked worriedly at the bamboo basket on my back.
"Uncle Chu's wound isn't in good condition. I'll go dig some herbs."”
" Don't go. You won't come back at night." He saw that I insisted on going, so he continued," There are wolves..."
I shivered in fear and put down the bamboo basket.
He smiled." Come and help me trample the wheat. I'll go with you tomorrow morning."”
I pursed my lips and went to the courtyard. I took off my shoes and stepped on the wheat. After the people here collected the wheat, they dried it under the sun. Then, they stepped on it and crushed the wheat grains. After some preparation, they could grind it into flour.
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