The splendid countryside of the princess

Chapter 198 Difficult childbirth, big or small?

The weather is getting hotter and drier every day. The first season of rice has finally been harvested reluctantly, but the late rice cannot be planted due to lack of water. The bottom of the Changlong River has dried up, and only some deep water still has For those who have not dried up and have no wells at home, even drinking water has become a problem.

I don't know if this drought is only in Qing'an Prefecture, or if it is nationwide in Fengnan. Ancient times are not like modern times. There is no TV, no weather forecast, and it is difficult to know the outside world.Tang Dai saw that the pepper production in the field had also decreased due to the drought, but there was nothing she could do. No matter how powerful she was, she was not the Dragon Lord, so she couldn't solve today's problem.

Fortunately, the chili peppers bear fruit early. Before the drought, there is basically a harvest. When the ground dries up, it is also the off-season. It is earned.The income from one season of rice and peppers can also survive this year with surplus, so the drought has little overall impact on the farmers in Chang'an County, and they will not flee to other places because of the drought and lack of rations.

This kind of weather lasted for a month. It was not until the end of July in the lunar calendar that the sky began to drizzle. When it rained, the weather turned cooler and entered autumn.

Just when everyone was happy that the weather was finally getting colder, and the water in the Changlong River began to cover the river bed after several days of rain, the rain became heavier and heavier, and it continued to rain for more than ten days. , the water of the Changlong River was almost overflowing, and the people of Tangjia Village looked panic-stricken, worried that there would be another flood after the drought.

During the Reunion Festival on August [-]th, it was still pouring rain throughout the county, and it continued to rain for a whole day without stopping for a moment.In Baifu, Tang Hua, who was due to give birth in late August, suddenly had a stomachache and was about to give birth.

Fortunately, the White Mansion was well prepared. Mrs. Wen had already greeted her a month ago. Baici braved the heavy rain to bring Mrs. Wen into the mansion. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. Tang Hua especially wanted his younger sister Xiao Niu to come and accompany her. With her here, she felt more secure in her heart, but if she went to pick up the chick, Baici would definitely go there in person. Hearing the strong wind and rain outside the courtyard, she was afraid that Baici would be unsafe on the road, so she had to endure it. Don't say it in your heart.

Tang Dai, who is far away in Tangjia Village, stands at the gate, watching the heavy rain from the sky pouring down on the earth, the dark clouds rolling in, and Baiyun Mountain gradually being engulfed in the night, thinking that when the rain stops tomorrow, she will go to Chang'an The County White Mansion went to see the second sister. The second sister's due date was up, and she had to stay with her for a few days. After the baby was born, she would go home again, but at this time Tang Hua had a stomachache and was about to give birth.

"Little girl, it's raining so hard that people are panicking. My heart is not stable all day today, and I am panicking. Could it be that your second sister is about to give birth?"

Mrs. Li came out of the hall and walked to Tang Dai's side, looking at the heavy rain outside, she felt worried, she had sensed the so-called mother-child bond.

"Mother, I calculated the due date of my second sister very accurately. Unless there are special circumstances and the onset of the baby is early, otherwise the baby will not be born right now. The rain is too heavy, and I am also flustered. I want to see it, but if it is really going to happen No matter how heavy the rain is, my brother-in-law should send someone to notify me, don't worry, ah."

Tang Dai actually had no idea, but she still comforted Li Shi.

In the White Mansion, Bai Ci stood outside the delivery room. Hearing Tang Hua's cry of pain, he felt terribly nervous. He clenched his hands tightly, circling around like an ant in a hot pot. How could he remember to inform Tang Dai and invite Tang Dai to come.

Master Bai and Mrs. Chen sat there, watching their son circling, feeling nervous. This is their eldest grandson whom the Bai Mansion has been looking forward to for a long time, and he is about to come out to meet the two elders. He is both excited and anxious. I don't even care about saying that Baici is spinning around like a headless chicken.

In the delivery room, Tang Hua was sweating from the pain, and worked hard under the guidance of Mrs. Wen, but after tossing for two full hours, Tang Hua felt that his strength was almost exhausted, but the child was not strong enough, and he was still lying on the floor. In my mother's belly, I can't bear to come out.

"Young Mistress, the child is too big, you have to work hard together, otherwise you will have no strength to give birth, and you and the child will be in danger."

Wen Po stretched out her hand to touch Tang Hua's stomach, and she was anxious because the child was still there.

"Call, call young master."

"Young mistress, the young master can't come in at this time, it's bad luck for the delivery room."

"Ah... ah... it hurts, it hurts to death..." There was another burst of heart-piercing pain.

"Mother, mother, what should I do? Why hasn't it been born yet? Why is it so difficult to have a baby?" Baici outside was so frightened by Tang Hua's yelling in the room that he looked for Mrs. Chen.

"Second son, hurry up and take your servants to Tangjia Village and bring the little girl. She was also here to help deliver your sister last time. She is good at medicine."

"Yes, yes, go pick up the little girl. How could I forget such an important thing? The little girl said that when the big girl has a baby, she must be called. I'll go right away, I'll go right away."

"Hurry up, it's windy and rainy, be careful on the road, I'm here with you, big girl, I'll order my servants to ask the doctor to come and have a look first."

It was only then that Baici remembered Tang Dai's instructions, he hurried out of the yard, and without asking Xiao Hei to drive, he found a horse and rode on the horse, regardless of the heavy rain on his head, and galloped towards Tangjia Village.

Tangjia Village sleeps peacefully in the night, and is swaying in the strong wind and rain. The water of the Changlong River, like a trapped beast, seems to want to get rid of its shackles on both sides of the bank, roaring, bumping, and roaring... Baici rode his horse, Frightened and frightened, he galloped along the village road beside the Changlong River, for fear that if he accidentally fell into the Changlong River, he would lose his life, but the big girl and the child would be in danger.

Although Tang Dai and Li Shi both fell asleep, they didn't sleep peacefully. Li Shi was half asleep and half awake having nightmares, and finally couldn't sleep at all. He sat up and lit the lamp, and sat on the head of the bed with his clothes on, listening to the news outside. The sound of rain, worried about the eldest daughter.

Tang Dai also woke up, woke up and slept, and finally did not sleep again. She got dressed, lit the lamp and went downstairs. She tidied up her medical box, prepared all the silver needles and medicines, and was ready to wait for tomorrow. At dawn, no matter how heavy or light the rain was, she would let Xiaoqing drive the carriage and accompany her to Chang'an County. , she has gone to Chang'an County, so my mother should feel more at ease.

After Tang Dai packed the medical box, feeling sleepy, she picked up a medical book on obstetrics and sat down in the small hall to read it.

"Open the door, open the door, Uncle He, Uncle He..." Bai Ci had already arrived outside Tang Dai's courtyard, calling for the door, but the heavy wind and rain muffled his voice.

Sitting in the small hall, Tang Dai seemed to hear someone calling Uncle He to open the door. After listening, she didn't hear it. It seemed to be the voice of her brother-in-law Bai Ci. Could it be because she was too worried about her second sister and had an auditory hallucination?
After thinking about it, she walked out of the small hall and opened the door. In an instant, heavy rain and strong winds blew into the room, and her clothes were wet. After all, she is different from before. She has learned martial arts, so she doesn't care about the wet clothes, and she is calm again. Listen, someone is calling the door. Listen again, it is the voice of brother-in-law Baici. Baici came here in the middle of the night. It must be that the second sister is about to give birth. Tang Dai's heart sank. Open.

The door opened, Bai Ci staggered into the yard, and grabbed Tang Dai.

"Little girl, come on, come on, your sister is going to give birth, and it's been a few hours since she gave birth. She hurts so much..."

"Brother-in-law, don't worry, come in and tell me, what's the situation now?"

Bai once saw Tang Dai, as if he had seen the backbone, he felt at ease, wiped the rainwater off his face, and walked into the house covered in water.

"Little girl, your second sister had a sudden attack in the evening. Seeing that she was in severe pain, she invited Mrs. Wen to come. Mrs. Wen said that the fetal position is very good, but the baby is a little big, so there will be no major problems. I also forgot at the time. I want to send someone to inform you. However, your sister was not born from the evening until I came here. I was anxious, and after my mother reminded me, I remembered to come to you. Pack up quickly and come with me go."

"Okay, you wait, everything is packed, I'll go get two oilcloth clothes, it's better than you drench like this."

Tang Dai quickly ran up to the third floor, knocked on the door of Mrs. Li's room, told her that Tang Hua was about to give birth, and briefly told her what Bai Ci had said, and reassured her that she would go to Chang'an with her brother-in-law now. county.

After Tang Dai finished speaking, she went downstairs to get two oilcloth ponchos, one for Baici to put on, and the other for herself. She took the medical kit and hid it under the oilcloth raincoat, fearing that the medicines in the trunk would get wet, and rode He got off his little white horse, followed Bai Ci's horse, and ran towards Chang'an County.

In the courtyard of the Bai Mansion in Chang'an County, Tang Hua was still gritting his teeth and holding on. Mrs. Chen and Master Bai were waiting outside, watching the maid Qiu'er, who was helping her, bring out plates of blood and pour them out. The doctor hastened to think of a way to last until the next time and bring it to the little girl.
The government doctor is a man, so he can't go into the delivery room. He just sits outside the door, listening to Mrs. Wen's description and instructions, and asks someone to cut ginseng slices and give them to Tang Hua. Here, Tang Hua was just holding the ginseng slices. There was a scream from Wen Po, and she ran out in a panic.

"Master Bai, Mrs. Chen, it's not good. The child is too old. The young mistress must have been weak since she was a child. She couldn't hold on anymore, and her lower body began to collapse. What should I do? What should I do?"

"Ah! How did this happen? Quick, quick, Xiao Hei, go to the Tongren Medical Center and invite Doctor Ye. He is good at women's diseases."

When Mrs. Chen and Master Bai heard this, they were so frightened that they "thumped", and they stood up from their chairs at the same time.After Tang Hua became pregnant, the government went all out to take good care of her. Her younger sister, Xiao Niu, often came to check her pulse and said that both the mother and the child were fine. Everyone thought that her birth would be as smooth as Bai Xian's. , It's normal, which woman who gave birth didn't come here in pain, but she didn't think that Tang Hua's family was poor and her body was weak when she was young, so she couldn't make up for it with a tonic. She herself, everyone didn't feel it, but here At the critical moment of fighting for physical strength, he revealed his weakness.Even because the child was too old, it took time and effort to hold on, and he collapsed!

Hearing this, Xiao Hei hurriedly turned around and went out, ignoring the carriage, and rode to the Tongren Medical Center in the wind and rain. A quarter of an hour later, Dr. Ye was pulled out of the bed by Xiao Hei, dragged and dragged She slipped out of Tang Hua's delivery room in the White Mansion. Tang Hua in the delivery room was already dying and had no strength to give birth anymore.

Dr. Ye didn't care about men's and women's defenses. Saving people was the most important thing. He walked into the delivery room with his medical kit and wet clothes on his back. Seeing Tang Hua's lower body blood pouring down like rain, he was shocked. He went up to check for a while, turned around and left out the door.

"Mrs. Chen, Master Bai, the little old man is incapable. He can't save two at the same time. He can only save one's life. Please tell me, should I save the elder or the younger?"

"Doctor Ye, please, save both, save both!"

When Mrs. Chen heard this, tears flowed down her cheeks. She didn't want to choose, she didn't want to choose at all. She wanted a daughter-in-law and a grandson. That was the grandson she had been looking forward to for so long!Crying and begging Doctor Ye.When Master Bai at the side heard this, his heart was pierced by a knife, and he also asked for help.

"Master Bai, Mrs. Chen, it's not that the little old man won't be saved, it's that the little old man is not sure. You two should hurry up and make a decision. If it's too late, neither of you can be saved."

"Woo... woo... Save me, save me!"

Mrs. Chen and Master Bai quickly made a choice, and their hearts ached, and they were extremely reluctant to let go of the child. They collapsed powerlessly on the chair, covered their faces and began to cry.

"Little girl, little girl... Cier, Cier, why are you still here? Come quickly! Woo, woo..."

(End of this chapter)