Zhao Yun was anxious, but he also knew the rules of the Xu family, so he hurriedly said: "My sister-in-law is about to give birth, and I would like to ask the two of you to help me go in and announce it. Please help me find a midwife as soon as possible!"
Zhao Bei had followed Xu Da to the government office at this time, and Zhang Fei naturally followed him. Zhao Yun was the only one left in the village, looking after Mrs. Gan.
This lady was also tolerant. In the past few months in the village, she could hardly be seen walking out of the hotel door, adhering to the 'duty' of a wife.
Xu Yue and the four people who stayed at home heard the news from the gatekeeper Buqu, saying that Mrs. Gan was about to start. They were all shocked, as if they just remembered that this person existed in the village.
But the surprise lasted only for a moment, as Mrs. Wang immediately led her two little daughters to the hotel.
Ms. Wang couldn’t say no to delivering babies, she could only say that her previous environment did not give her the opportunity to learn.
Because in her time, it was already rare for a woman to give birth to a child in person. Ever since technology developed to the point where it was possible to conceive a new life outside the body, no woman was willing to take the huge risk of conceiving in person.
Now, the only memories of the birth experience that Wang has in her mind are the memories of the natural birth of four children left by her original body.
One of them, however, could not be fed and died within two months of his birth.
Strictly speaking, if you include the boy who died in infancy, Xu Yue is actually not the youngest, but the third.
But because the child died young, the original Xu Da and Wang family did not plan to have another child, so they regarded this daughter as their last daughter.
The only preparation Wang could think of now was to find two middle-aged women in the village who had just given birth.
These two women were conceived before the birth class was started. Since the birth class started smoothly, the women in the village began to actively use contraception, and the younger ones were stuck at the age of 16 for a girl and 18 for a boy, and there were no more unexpected pregnancies.
something happened.
However, the main reason is not that contraception is good, but that there are really few women in the village.
Most of the married women are quite old and have had two or three children, but only 50% of them can support themselves.
And the remaining group of girls are not old enough to get married. The older ones don't want to have children, while the younger ones can't, so there is a neonatal gap.
Xu Yue felt that at this time, women were important laborers and should not be involved in pregnancy.
If you want to give birth, you have to wait at least a few more years, until life really gets better and the level of childbirth and medical care improves.
Xu Yue could barely be considered a medical student, but she was really blind when it came to delivering babies. She only had theory and no practical experience at all.
But fortunately, Xu Erniang had a calm face and was able to deal with it easily.
She seemed to have had a lot of experience delivering babies to women before.
The two women Wang called had successfully delivered the baby with the cooperation of the 'nurses' trained by Xu Erniang and Xu Yue.
When the mother and daughter arrived at the hotel, they heard painful wails from a distance before entering the suite where Mrs. Gan was staying.
Those howls were extremely exhausting, and the two women following Xu Erniang frowned as they listened.
As soon as the door was pushed open by Zhao Yun, who was standing outside the door at a loss and slightly embarrassed, the two women rushed into the room.
One person stepped forward and held down Mrs. Gan, shouting: "Madam, please stop shouting, you have to hold back your strength to have the strength to give birth to the child."
Valley fatigue
The other person skillfully lifted up Mrs. Gan's skirt, compared it with the area a foot away, endured the indescribable smell and pulled out her head and said: "It will take a while, the opening is still small, the child
If you still can’t come out, Madam, please lie down for a while.”
After saying this, the two people quickly got ready.
Xu Yue also called two temporary nurses for her sister. Together with Xu Erniang and the two women, there were five people in total. The manpower was enough.
Mrs. Wang took Zhao Yun to the next room and sat with Xu Yue with him.
People who don't know anything about delivering babies should not get involved, lest they cause trouble by pointing fingers. The mother and daughter are well versed in this, and this is not without precedent. The two of them just panicked at first, but have calmed down now.
Zhao Yun saw that the mother and daughter were so calm on the surface, and then looked at Xu Erniang and others who were already busy in an orderly manner next door. While feeling emotional that Xu Erniang knew how to deliver babies at such a young age, Zhao Yun was thinking anxiously about all kinds of messy things, so as not to think about it all the time.
What happened in the house next door.
Two nurses brought expensive alcohol, scissors, and thick yellow paper. The two women went to boil hot water, washed their hands first, and then wiped them with the alcohol handed over by the nurses before approaching the mother.
At this time, Xu Erniang had already stripped off Mrs. Gan's clothes in advance and directed two nurses to help Mrs. Gan up.
Unlike later generations, women in this era did not lie down to give birth, but stood up, which made it easier for the baby to slide down the birth canal and also made it easier to exert force.
A long stick had been tied to the beam. With the help of the nurse, Mrs. Gan, who had no birth experience, stood up tremblingly, holding the stick with both hands. Then a woman moved behind her and held her under the armpits with her arms.
Hug her, bend your knees and put her back, letting her use her strength.
Another woman quickly spread the yellow paper under her feet, supported her thighs, and reported to Xu Erniang while observing the situation below.
People in Xujiazhuang have a good sense of personal hygiene. Mrs. Gan goes out rarely and occasionally visits the bathhouse.
But even though Xujiazhuang had such good sanitary conditions, the shame in Mrs. Gan's bones still made her very careless about cleaning her private parts.
In addition, her belly was getting bigger and bigger, making it difficult for her to move around. She lay on the couch every day, all kinds of mucus accumulated and fermented, and the smell was very unpleasant.
But compared with the mothers in the countryside, this is extremely clean.
Xu Erniang will not do this job unless it is absolutely necessary for her.
Because they had previous experience of cooperating, the calm appearance of the five people made Mrs. Gan feel more at ease and her fear was much less.
Especially Xu Erniang's gentle guidance and encouragement helped her gradually master the rhythm.
"That's right, that's it. When you feel pain, exhale, hold it in, push down harder, hold it in, hold it in!"
"Okay...now exhale slowly, slowly, slowly..."
Mrs. Gan suddenly felt something was wrong and said angrily: "I, I want to poop..."
When she said these words, she was so embarrassed that she almost cried. With tears in her eyes, she realized for the first time that childbirth was something that allowed people to completely abandon the shame of ethics.
Normally, she would never say such vulgar words as wanting to poop.
Xu Erniang thought it was a big deal. When she heard this, she almost couldn't help laughing and told her to just pull. This was the most normal thing in childbirth.
Perhaps her patience had reached its limit, and she was comforted by Xu Erniang's indifferent words. Mrs. Gan let out a long groan, and a ball of red meat fell down along with her feces and urine.
Then there was a long and bright cry of a baby, and a baby boy, still wrapped in white fetal membranes, was safely born into this world.
