The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 46 Relying entirely on oneself
Save the mother!
Chunnuan secretly made up her mind after hearing her grandmother and aunt's words: she would protect both adults and children and absolutely not let any accidents happen!
"Chuning, keep an eye on Third Aunt when she comes to town. I'm leaving now."

"Sister, be careful."

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Chunnuan grabbed a bamboo stick from the doorway as a walking stick and rushed into the rain.

Along the way, there were frequent flashes of lightning and thunder, and Chunnuan even regretted leaving.

I hope my sister-in-law is alright.

In the town, in a small courtyard, Zhu Ling sat by the kitchen door for a long time, unable to get up.

She had just entered the kitchen to cook something when a huge bolt of lightning struck, and her legs gave way, causing her to sit on the ground.

She had abdominal pain and a puddle of water was flowing out of her. At first, she thought it was bleeding, but when she touched it with her hand and smelled it, there was no blood. She had also overheard her mother-in-law and the others talking and knew that her water had broken and that she was about to give birth.

Leaning against the doorpost, she felt helpless and scared. She couldn't even imagine how she would give birth to this child if spring didn't come back.

She also regretted her choice at the time, thinking she should have stayed in Beijing and gone back to her parents' home to prepare for childbirth.

However, she also understood that she was no longer entitled to return to her parents' home to prepare for childbirth.

A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup; the Xiao family was implicated, and all their in-laws severed ties. If she were to return to the Zhu family, none of the Zhu family's unmarried sisters would give her a kind look.

My mother had also revealed that if I was willing to divorce and return to the Zhu family, she would settle me in her dowry estate. This meant that for the sake of my younger siblings, she could not bring me back home.

"If you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog; if you marry a broom, you carry it with you."

In addition, her husband doted on her, and the Xiao family never treated her as an outsider, so she resolutely followed him to Shu.

The difficulties in Sichuan far exceeded her expectations.

Right now, I miss my mother, my husband, and I wish someone from the Xiao family was by my side.

She was terrified!
"Rumble..."

Another thunderclap rolled by, and Zhu Lingling burst into tears.

"Eldest sister-in-law, eldest sister-in-law..." Suddenly, she heard Chunnuan's voice.

"Second sister, is that you?"

"It's me, elder sister-in-law, where are you?"

As spring warmed the courtyard gate, a lantern was lit, and she searched her bedroom, study, and pharmacy but couldn't find her.

"Second sister, I'm in the kitchen."

"Eldest sister-in-law..."

When Chunnuan ran over, she was startled to see the person sitting on the ground.

"Eldest sister-in-law, did you fall?"

"Yeah, I fell and then I felt something flowing out. It was dark so I couldn't see anything. I touched the water and smelled it, but it didn't seem like blood."

"It's amniotic fluid." Chunnuan quickly said, "Your water broke, sister-in-law, does your stomach hurt?"

"It hurts, it hurts so much, every now and then it hurts so badly again."

Zhu Lingling felt that she had accepted the life of hard work and endurance these days and was no longer afraid of hardship, but she was really afraid of pain!
No one told her that giving birth would be so painful.

"Eldest sister-in-law, let me help you up. Get up slowly. We need to go to the room next door to give birth."

Next to the kitchen was a servant's quarters, which Chunnuan had prepared early in preparation for her eldest sister-in-law's childbirth.

It has everything you need; I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.

Even after lying in bed, Zhu Lingling felt like she was dreaming.

"Second sister, I thought..."

"Eldest sister-in-law, don't worry, don't be afraid, I'm here." Chunnuan said, "Don't think about anything right now. Are you hungry?" "Yes, I am a little hungry, but I don't feel hungry when my stomach hurts."

"I'll go boil some eggs for you."

The courtyard was stocked with brown sugar and eggs, and Chunnuan quickly went to light a fire to boil the eggs.

After the eggs were boiled, a ladle of water was added, along with two pieces of ginger and a little brown sugar. When Third Aunt and Chun Ning arrived, each of them had to be given a bowl, otherwise she would have to treat Third Aunt and Chun Ning again after her eldest sister-in-law gave birth.

"Eldest sister-in-law, eat slowly. Take a few bites when you feel better. It would be best if you could finish all four eggs."

"You probably can't finish it, I usually can't eat this much."

Two eggs are her limit.

“Today is different from usual,” Chunnuan said. “Giving birth is all about strength. Don’t push now, don’t worry about anything else. Push when I tell you to…”

"Second sister, you weren't going to be the one watching over me during my childbirth, were you?"

This is an unmarried woman!
“My third aunt is coming soon. My eldest aunt was originally going to come, but I was worried that she might slip and fall on the way, which would be troublesome. My third aunt is about ten years younger than my eldest aunt, so I feel more at ease with her,” Chunnuan said. “Besides, my third aunt has given birth more children and is more experienced.”

"Thank you, Second Sister. It was the right thing to not let Mother-in-law come. If she had really fallen, it would have been my fault."

"That's what I think too. Our Xiao family can't withstand any setbacks."

Chunnuan gestured for Zhu Lingling to eat some more.

"pain……"

When it hurts, I sweat profusely and feel like I can't breathe.

Fortunately, the pain wasn't constant; she would rest for a while after each bout of pain, otherwise it could have really killed her.

"The cervix should be dilated." In fact, Chunnuan had never seen a woman give birth, because in the past she would only go to the hospital after the baby had been born and there was some major problem. The only people she would call were a few midwives she knew well.

"Eldest sister-in-law, I've asked around, and there's a midwife in town named Cai. What do you think..."

"No need." Zhu Lingling gasped in pain, then said after recovering, "I've also heard that Cai the midwife's delivery skills aren't very good; three women have died from it. Compared to her, I trust you more."

"Second sister, if anything happens, please, you must protect my child!"

"Eldest sister-in-law, there won't be any accidents." Look at this, a mother's first thought is always her child: "Grandmother and aunt both told us that since you came all the way to Sichuan with us, if you can return to the capital one day, we will all come with you... no, we will bring the children with us back to the capital, absolutely no one will be missing!"

"Second sister..."

Zhu Lingling was so moved that she cried!

She knew she hadn't made the wrong choice!

When she encountered accidents and disasters, her maternal family chose to abandon her, but she chose to go with the Xiao family. Even though she was carrying the Xiao family's bloodline, the Xiao family never said they would abandon her.

"Eldest sister-in-law, don't get excited, don't get excited, we need to conserve our energy!" Chunnuan stepped forward and took the bowl from her hand: "Eldest sister-in-law, believe me, I won't let anything happen to you, and there can't be any accidents. Your baby is in the right position and the baby is small, you will definitely have a safe delivery."

If it weren't for the fall, Chunnuan would have genuinely assured that nothing would have happened. But now, it's hard to say, so Chunnuan still reassured her.

As they were talking, Chunnuan faintly heard someone knocking on the door.

"Third Aunt and Chun Ning are here." Chun Nuan hurriedly ran to open the door.

"There's ginger soup in the pot in the kitchen. Chun Ning, you can ladle some out and have a bowl with your third aunt. Third aunt, my room is on the left. Find one of my clothes to change into and help watch over your elder sister-in-law." Chun Nuan instructed, "Chun Ning, boil a pot of water and dry your own clothes in the sun while you're at it."

"How is Lingling?" Madam Huang asked hurriedly. "Is she alright? Should we call a doctor and a midwife?"

"My water broke, I'm about to give birth. The midwives in this town aren't good enough, and the doctor might not be as good as me. Auntie, we'll have to rely on ourselves tonight."

"This..." Mrs. Huang exclaimed in surprise, "Nuan Nuan..."

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