Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 210 Giving birth
Chen Xiuyun and Qu Shaoyang got married on the 6th day of the last lunar month. At the end of the first lunar month, Chen Xiuyun felt unwell and Doctor Chen diagnosed her with pregnancy.

After some calculations, it seems that she got pregnant during those days before and after the New Year.

This year there is an extra July, so the birth should be in late August or early September.

So, when Chen Xiuyun said she had a stomachache, Qu Shaoyang was stunned.

"My stomach hurts. Are you about to give birth? Isn't it time for the baby yet?
Oh, maybe you are too busy with the autumn harvest these days and you are exhausted. You want to give birth early."

Qu Shaoyang became anxious and hurried to help Chen Xiuyun into the house.

"Shaoyang, don't be anxious, don't be anxious.

Well, women will occasionally have stomach pains in the days before giving birth."

Seeing that his son-in-law was so anxious, Doctor Chen hurried to comfort him.

"Xiuyun, take it easy for a while. If your stomach doesn't hurt anymore, then it's okay. If it still hurts, then you're probably going to give birth.

It's okay, your father and mother are here, don't worry." After comforting his son-in-law, Doctor Chen turned around to comfort his daughter.

Over there, Mrs. Li held her daughter's hand with one hand and gently rubbed her belly with the other.

"You little naughty boy, are you deliberately making trouble for your mother?

Listen to grandma, be quiet and don't make trouble."

Chen Xiuyun has been with her parents for many years and has inherited their true teachings, so she didn't take it to heart.

But unexpectedly, after just a short while, my stomach started to hurt again, and this time it hurt more than before.

"Mom, something's wrong. My stomach hurts again. I might really be giving birth." Chen Xiuyun said, holding her stomach.

Doctor Chen was now anxious and hurried over to take his daughter's pulse.

"This little rascal seems to be really anxious to come out and meet his parents."

Doctor Chen sighed, and hurriedly called Qu Shaoyang to help Chen Xiuyun back into the house.

"Don't rush to lie down on the kang. Just support her and walk back and forth on the ground. When she is almost ready, then lie down on the kang." Doctor Chen warned.

Qu Shaoyang quickly helped his wife back to the west courtyard. Lin Ruolan and Li followed them to the west courtyard.

The new house of the Qu family was built on the west side of the courtyard. Most of it has been completed, except for the stove and the kang, and the inner walls have not been plastered.

Anyway, there is no rush to move to a new house right now. It won’t be too late to clean up after all the crops in the fields are harvested.

Therefore, the couple currently still lives in the two original houses.

Qu Shaoyang supported Chen Xiuyun and walked back and forth between the two rooms.

Lin Ruolan and Li cleaned up the northern kang, rolled up the kang mat, spread the wood ash and straw prepared in advance, and then covered it with sheets, straw paper and other things.

The north kang was ready, Lin Ruolan went to boil water, and Li went home to bring her set of midwifery supplies.

This set was specially prepared by Li after Chen Xiuyun became pregnant. The tools she originally used for delivery were left in Kuandian.

Li put the new scissors in the pot to boil, then scooped up hot water and washed her hands carefully with soap.

Then the white cloth, red rope and other things that were prepared in advance were also placed in a place within easy reach.

Lin Ruolan boiled a large pot of water.

She put another pot on the stove and cooked a few poached eggs for Chen Xiuyun. She added a little salt, chopped green onions and a small spoonful of oil, and served them to Chen Xiuyun for her to eat.

This is Chen Xiuyun’s first child, so the birth was not that fast.

Although her stomach hurt at the moment, she could still bear it. However, she walked back and forth on the ground with a big belly, and she became very tired after a long time.

It’s a good opportunity to sit down and rest for a while while eating.

Chen Xiuyun finished her fried eggs, took a rest, and continued to stroll on the ground.

This time, Lin Ruolan had time, so she simply chased Qu Shaoyang out of the house. She supported Chen Xiuyun and walked back and forth.

As she strolled along until the end of the hour of Hai, Chen Xiuyun's stomach began to ache. Later on, the pain came almost every half a quarter of an hour.

"Girl, hold on. I see you're about to give birth."

Li reached out and touched her daughter's back, and found that she was sweating from the pain.

At this moment, Chen Xiuyun was in so much pain that not only was sweat appearing on her back, but also on her forehead and nose.

Her stomach suddenly hurt again, and she felt like she had peed her pants. "Mom, it seems like my water broke."

Chen Xiuyun was quite calm and spoke through gritted teeth.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li quickly helped Chen Xiuyun lie down on the kang and checked her. It turned out that her amniotic fluid had broken and her cervix had dilated to a certain degree.

"Okay, cooperate with me. When I say push harder, you push harder."

During Chen Xiuyun's pregnancy, Doctor Chen and his wife took good care of her, and there were no problems with the fetal position.

She is young, and as long as her cervix opens and she coordinates the contractions, she should be able to give birth soon.

At this moment, Chen Xiuyun could no longer bear the pain and gritted her teeth to prevent herself from screaming.

But the more she endured the pain and groaned, the more worried Qu Shaoyang, who was standing guard outside, became.

"Wife, if it hurts, just scream out, don't bear it." Qu Shaoyang said loudly outside the window anxiously.

"Shaoyang, come here, come over to me, don't hang around by the window, disturbing your mother and your master's wife who are delivering the baby.

It's not good for a woman to yell when she's giving birth. You don't understand."

The people in the room were busy and had no time to come out to scold Qu Shaoyang, so Doctor Chen had to call his son-in-law to his side and explain to him.

"Don't worry, Xiuyun is in good health, and she didn't suffer too much during this pregnancy.

Your mother and I keep an eye on it at all times and adjust it if the fetal position is wrong.

Just wait outside without worry. With your mother and me here, everything will be fine."

Doctor Chen saw Qu Shaoyang at a loss and could only comfort him in kind words.

Qu Shaoyang thought so too. His father-in-law was a skilled doctor and his mother-in-law’s midwifery skills were impeccable.

Although my master's wife had such a dangerous delivery, she was able to save her life thanks to the medicine prescribed by my father-in-law.

Now that my father-in-law and mother-in-law are here, what could go wrong?
Thinking of this, Qu Shaoyang calmed down a little, but he was still worried when he heard Chen Xiuyun's muffled voice coming from the room.

After an unknown amount of time, finally, a baby's cry was heard in the room.

"It's born, it's born, Dad, Master, my wife is born.

Listen, the little one is crying so loudly, the child must be very healthy."

Qu Shaoyang grabbed his master and father-in-law's hands and said excitedly.

Doctor Chen and Liu Dongshan also laughed, "Yes, yes, such a loud cry must be a boy."

As they were talking, Lin Ruolan came out of the room and announced the good news, "She gave birth. Xiuyun gave birth to a fat boy weighing 6.2 jin."

In those days, living conditions were poor and nutrition was inadequate. Most children weighed only four or five kilograms when they were born, and very few weighed more than six kilograms.

At 6.2 jin, he is definitely a fat boy.

This is because the baby was born prematurely. If it was born full-term, it would be heavier.

Of course, that would be even more painful.

"My dear relatives, congratulations, Xiuyun has given birth to a big fat boy." Liu Dongshan hurriedly congratulated Doctor Chen.

"Congratulations, dear in-laws, you also have a grandson."

(End of this chapter)