Jinyi Spring

Chapter 24 Asking for a visit

Aunt Wang said angrily, "You are getting bolder and bolder, comparing the eldest princess's son to an actor. If someone with ulterior motives hears this, they will definitely beat you with a stick."

Pinellia and Paeonia lactiflora stuck out their tongues.

Aunt Wang said, "Miss, I want to go to Li Doufu's house to ask for the money for the Yin Shen needle. I want as much as I can. It's not about the money. I'm just really angry."

Feng Chuchen shook his head and said, "Forget it, that was given out by my aunt as charity. Since she said it was to pay off the elders' debts, we don't want it. We won't let those people take advantage of us in the future. We will take as much as we should."

Then he asked, "Are you familiar with the Dingguo Mansion?"

Aunt Wang shook her head and said, "My elder sister has taken me to many wealthy families, but I have never been to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. In those wealthy families, when women give birth, they first hire a female doctor. If the female doctor cannot solve the problem or is too busy, they will hire a folk midwife.

"However, I have heard about some things in the Dingguo Mansion. The old lady is in poor health and lies in bed most of the time. The old Duke is particularly afraid of his wife. He dares not sit when his wife asks him to stand.

"His favorite saying is 'My wife told me to do this and that', and he made a lot of jokes. There are not many rumors about Duke Dingguo, but there are many rumors about the second and third masters of Ming. The second master of Ming has no other interests except fighting, and he is not interested in women either.
"He is over 30 years old and still hasn't married. He has been fighting outside for many years. After the northwest war ended, he continued to guard the western gate. The eldest son Ming lived with him in Xiqing Prefecture. The third son Ming had paralyzed legs and a strange temper, and he also never married..."

Banxia and Shaoyao were not interested in the middle-aged and elderly Duke Dingguo and his son, and continued to talk about the beautiful Shangguan Ruyu and the lonely eldest son Ming.

After dinner, Feng Buji, who was already very tired, forced himself to keep his eyelids open.

Banxia wanted to help him rest, so he took Aunt Wang's hand and said, "I want Aunt Wang to help me."

Aunt Wang was happy that the young master depended on her, so she washed him and carried him to bed.

Feng Buji pulled her aside and asked, "Aunt, do you know Doctor Qin Xiao? He is Doctor Fang's new apprentice."

Aunt Wang shook her head. "Did Doctor Fang accept a new apprentice? I didn't know."

Feng Buji expressed his thoughts, "If he is not engaged, then quickly ask someone to arrange a marriage for him, so that he won't be preempted by others."

Aunt Wang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go into the city and ask around."

Monthly salary will be paid on the fourth day of August.

Feng Chuchen gave Banxia 150 coins.

He gave Shaoyao another forty coins, "Although Shaoyao only came for a few days last month, she did a lot of work, so I'll give you forty coins."

I'm sorry to ask for Peony.

Feng Chuchen said, "This is your hard work, you deserve it. Be obedient."

Only after the master gave the order did Shaoyao take it with a blushing face.

Feng Chuchen gave Feng Buji another 300 coins and said, "My brother and I will also receive monthly allowances of 300 coins each from now on."

Before, the eldest aunt did not pay the master a monthly salary. When she wanted to spend money on herself and Feng Chuchen and his sister, she took it from the public fund and did not keep any accounts.

This house belongs to my eldest aunt, she can spend it however she wants.

But Feng Chuchen couldn't agree with that. He wanted to settle accounts with his brothers. This family was earned by his aunt, so it belonged to Feng Buji. When he earned more money in the future, he would have the confidence to spend it.

Feng Buji didn't expect that he could get some money. He took it with both hands and smiled, saying softly, "It's so much. I'll save it to buy cloth for my sister to make new clothes."

Feng Chuchen was very happy, "I have money, keep it for you to buy candy. When you go to school next year, I will buy you the books you like."

He added, "When Banxia and Shaoyao can earn money, keep 40% for yourselves, 50% will be confiscated, and 10% will be given to Aunt Wang as a tuition fee. When the family is better off in the future, you can keep all the money you earn as a dowry."

August 6th is Feng Chuchen’s fourteenth birthday.

In the morning, Feng Chuchen put on a green silk shirt and the gold and jade necklace.

She looked at herself in the mirror for a long time before tucking the necklace into her clothes.

She really loved this necklace and thought it was more beautiful than all the jewelry she had in her previous life.

In the morning, Feng Chuchen was reading in the room.

The courtyard door suddenly slammed loudly, and someone shouted, "Wang Wengpo, is Wang Wengpo here?"

Banxia ran to open the door.

A man rushed in, "Where's Wang Wenpo? My wife had a seizure the night before yesterday. She was in a state of tossing and turning for a whole day and two nights. She hasn't recovered yet. Please ask Wang Wenpo to come and save her."

Aunt Wang ran out of the west wing and asked, "Where do you live?"

The man said, "My name is Ding Youcheng. I live in Lianhua Hutong in the outer city, very close to Guang'anmen. I drove a mule cart and can get there in two hours."

Aunt Wang asked again, "Is there anyone who can hold your waist?"

"Have."

If not, Aunt Wang will find someone.

Feng Chuchen walked out and said, "I'm going too." He then told Banxia, "Take good care of Bu Ji and don't go out unless necessary."

They will definitely not come back today.

Feng Chuchen went back to the house and took out a small package, which contained a few silver needles, a stick of incense, an incense burner, a packet of hemostatic powder, two masks, a work suit, and a green cloth for wrapping hair.

During childbirth, the most dangerous thing for adults is heavy bleeding, so she brought a hemostatic powder that she prepared herself.

Feng Chuchen never thought of changing the prescription of the labor-inducing medicine. The one prescribed by her aunt was definitely the best.

She asked Aunt Wang to make the work clothes and masks these days.

In ancient times, it was not appropriate to wear white when going to a delivery room. People were taboo about wearing white. The mask was light blue, made of several layers of coarse cloth. The work clothes were navy blue coats with strings tied at the back.

She asked Aunt Wang to make a set for her as well. Aunt Wang smiled and said, "After so many years, I have become accustomed to wearing old clothes and aprons."

Aunt Wang came into the house, changed into an old set of clothes specially used for delivering babies, and carried a large basin.

In the basin were placed a long apron, a handkerchief, scissors, a small scale, a packet of labor-inducing medicine, a purse for hair, and a small rolling pin.

Feng Chuchen's scalp tingled when he saw hair and rolling pin, two essential tools for difficult childbirth.

If she had a child, she would not be able to accept either of these.

Feng Buji ran out and told her, "Sister, don't go into the delivery room. If the baby is not well, have them take him out for treatment."

Now his sister’s first priority is to get married, and he is afraid that others will look down on his sister for entering the delivery room.

In the car, Ding Youcheng described the specific condition of the woman in labor.

"My wife is having her first child. She started having stomach pains the night before yesterday. We went to ask the mother-in-law to come, but the baby didn't move. She tried for one day and two nights but still couldn't give birth..."

Sha Wenpo also made his wife eat her hair, rolled her belly with a rolling pin, used the "opening" method to induce labor, and sang a song to induce labor...

I have tried all the necessary means, but to no avail.

"Opening" means to open all the covered furniture in the house, such as doors, drawers, boxes, etc.

Sha Wenpo was at a loss and said to "leave it to fate".

The Ding family had no choice but to ask Ding Youcheng to invite Wang Wenpo, the apprentice of Doctor Feng.

Feng Chuchen felt that the baby seemed not to have entered the pelvis, which should be one of the three reasons: the mother's pelvis was narrow, the fetus was giant, or the fetal position was abnormal.

If in previous lives a baby could be delivered by caesarean section, it is dangerous nowadays.

Aunt Wang also thought of these three possibilities. "If the fetal position is abnormal, there is still a way, but the other two are difficult."

(End of this chapter)