Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 62: Sacrifice the Small to Save the Big
Back in the room, Shen Zhao put rice into the pot to cook.

Thinking of the sausages hanging in the main room, she quietly took a string, washed them and put them into the steamer.

Cook rice in an iron pot and place a steamer on top. When the rice is cooked, the sausages can be steamed at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.

Then he cooked the food on the charcoal stove, adding ready-made tofu, radish, cabbage and vermicelli and stewing them in a pot.

As for the pork at home, it has been pickled in a jar for a long time and can only be taken out and dried in the sun after a few days. It is not suitable to take it out and eat it now.

When the meal was ready, his mother had not come back yet, so Shen Zhao decided to go to his cousin's house.

Wearing a conical hat and walking in the wind and snow, I could faintly hear the sound of suona coming from the direction of the Qin family.

That is a musical instrument that is played when there is a happy event in the family. I guess Qin Yi is getting married today.

Yes, he will go to guard the border in a few days, so he must get married and have a child before that.

Shen Zhao curled his lips and smiled.

I wonder how Qin Yi will turn things around in this life? Will he have a smooth career as an official like in his previous life?

After walking for a while, my cousin's house was in front of us.

Shen Zhao walked in and put his hat under the eaves.

Two little nieces were playing in the snow at the door. When they saw her, they called out affectionately, "Auntie."

Shen Zhao touched Zhaodi's little head and said, "Look, your hair is all wet. Go inside quickly."

The two little girls were wearing the hooded cotton coats that I gave them as a gift. Even the flowery cotton pants and shoes were given to them a while ago. They looked particularly cute.

Zhaodi and Yingdi nodded obediently and ran back to the house quickly.

Shen Zhao followed him into the house and heard his cousin's wife screaming intermittently: "Ah! It hurts."

"Are you crying out in pain now? I've been telling you to eat less, but did you take it seriously?" The aunt-in-law yelled angrily, "Hurry up and push! If you don't give birth, you'll die!"

"Mom, I don't have any strength." My cousin's wife's weak voice was intermittent.

"You don't have the strength anymore, do you want to wait for death?" came the aunt's angry voice.

Just as Shen Zhao was about to lift the curtain and go in, Zhaodi grabbed her sleeve and said, "Grandma won't let us in. Aunt, please talk outside."

Shen Zhao sighed, turned around and saw his cousin Shen De coming out of the kitchen.

"Ah Zhao, please come to the kitchen. It's warm here." He carried a large basin of hot water to the inner room, walked to the door, put the basin down, and pushed it in from under the curtain: "The hot water is ready, Ah Niang, you can take it."

Shen Zhao had no choice but to walk into the kitchen and looked around, but couldn't find anything to eat.

She had no choice but to return home, secretly bought a dozen eggs and a bag of brown sugar, put them in a rice-washing basket, and took them to her cousin's house.

There happened to be water in the kitchen, so Shen Zhao lit the fire to boil water and cooked five poached eggs.

Then he added brown sugar, boiled it, put it in a ceramic bowl and took it to the inner room.

When I lifted the curtain and went in, I saw a small fire on the ground, which made the room full of smoke and was very choking.

She had no choice but to quietly tuck in half of the door curtain to let out the smoke.

"Aunt, I cooked some eggs and gave some to my cousin." Shen Zhao carried the ceramic bowl over and put it directly in front of his cousin.

The aunt wanted to stop her, but her daughter-in-law had already stood up and took it.

Then Shen Zhao saw his cousin's wife wolfing down five poached eggs and even drinking all the sugar water.

After drinking it, she sweated a little on her forehead and felt much better.

The aunt-in-law stared at the bowl in her daughter-in-law's hand with a look of heartache, but didn't say anything.

Shen Zhao took the bowl and said softly, "Take a break and push harder. You will definitely be able to give birth."

The cousin's wife looked at her cousin's wife, tears streaming down her face, and nodded vigorously: "Yes."

Zhang Shanyue pushed her daughter out of the room and whispered, "How can a little sister-in-law like you come to the delivery room? Go home quickly!"

Shen Zhao had no choice but to nod. She wanted to cook some food for the children, but she couldn't find any food, so she had to take her two little nieces back home.

It was the first time for the two children to enter their cousin’s room, and they were immediately surrounded by a warm feeling.

Shen Zhao brought a small stool and asked them to sit down at the square table.

Turning back to Shen Heng, he said, "Take them to dinner first. I'll bring some food to my aunt and my mother."

My cousin's wife was about to give birth, and the couple certainly wouldn't have time to cook before the baby was born, so she took a yellow basin, put some rice in it, and put some vegetables in it.

Holding the yellow basin with his cotton coat and covering it with a sieve, Shen Zhao went to his cousin's house again.

This time the eldest brother came along, holding a baby swaddle that his sister had bought, as well as a pack of soft cloths.

When the brother and sister arrived at their cousin's house, they heard their cousin's wife's shrill screams.

Shen Zhao couldn't help but shudder, and she suddenly remembered that she had called herself that in her previous life.

Her fetus was knocked out alive. The feeling of having her belly hit by sticks was comparable to being tortured to death by slicing.

Seeing his sister's face turn pale with fear, Shen Xun quickly put down the things in his hands and tried to take the yellow basin from her arms: "A Zhao, go sit in the kitchen first, I'll go call my mother."

Shen Zhao shook his head: "I'll take it."

After that, he carried the yellow basin into the inner room and said, "Auntie, mother, I brought some food, you can eat some when you have time."

Zhang Shanyue waved her hand at her daughter and said, "Hurry up and go to the kitchen to boil some hot water. We'll need it later."

My niece-in-law's pregnancy is a bit troublesome. Shen De has already gone to the village to hire a midwife, and I don't know when she will come back.

"Okay, I'll go boil some water." Shen Zhao ran into the kitchen, scooped water into a clay pot, and carefully lit the stove.

Seeing his eldest brother following him, he said softly, "Brother, come and light the fire. I have something to do."

"Okay." Shen Xun sat behind the stove and started making a fire.

Shen Zhao ran outside the yard, squatted behind an empty haystack and asked Xiao Qing: "What should we do if a woman can't give birth?"

[Xiaoqing cannot answer the question about kissing, please consult a relevant professional doctor. 】

"I knew you wouldn't be able to answer anything!" Shen Zhao searched the mall angrily, and finally found a book on obstetrics and gynecology.

She changed the delivery address to her own shoulder bag and clicked pay to complete the transaction.

Soon, her bag became bulging, and with a sudden sinking sound, the package was delivered.

Shen Zhao took out the package from his bag, unpacked it, and opened the book to search.

Finally I turned to the article about the Red Palace not opening its mouth and quickly read through it.

Just now she seemed to hear her mother say that her cousin's wife's cervix was not dilated enough and it was not time for her to give birth yet.

But my cousin's wife had unbearable abdominal pain. If we let her continue like this, there would probably be two deaths.

After thinking for a long time, Shen Zhao bought some recommended labor-inducing drugs and then returned to his cousin's kitchen.

The packaging was stuffed into the stove and burned, and the book was placed in the hands of the eldest brother.

When I returned to the delivery room, I saw that my cousin's wife had fallen asleep.

The eldest aunt wiped her tears and said, "I think it's not good. If it really doesn't work, let's sacrifice the young to save the old."

It means to cut the child into pieces, no matter if it has broken arms and legs, as long as the child is taken out, the daughter-in-law's life can be saved.

"It hasn't come to that stage yet. Let's wait for the midwife to arrive and see." Zhang Shanyue sighed and turned to look at his nephew's wife.

Her face was pale and she was sweating profusely. She was extremely weak.

Just as Shen Zhao was about to speak, he heard his eldest cousin rushing over: "Mom! Mom! Grandma is here!"

(End of this chapter)