bookrandom Chapter 356 Isn't this just forcing yourself to suffer?
Chapter 356 Isn't this just forcing yourself to suffer?
Lin Qingchuan, Shui Sheng, Wu Yu, and others followed them inside. The courtyard was spotless, showing that Xiao Shi and his wife were both diligent and efficient people.
That's why Xiao Shi's wife had an accident just before she was about to give birth.
Xiao Shi was stopped at the door by his mother. He asked excitedly, "Father, Mother, why won't you let me in? How is Ya'er?"
Xiao Shi's father squatted to the side, shaking his head incessantly, looking regretful. "If I had known, I wouldn't have let her do anything. It would have been better for her to have a healthy pregnancy and give birth to the baby smoothly."
The mother who stopped Xiao Shi muttered, "God, please bless Xiao Shi's wife so she can give birth to the baby safely..."
Xiao Shi was in a hurry to see his wife, and he was already very angry that his mother had stopped him outside. When his mother didn't answer his questions, he immediately pushed her away.
"Mother, don't stop me. I need to see Ya'er for myself. If something happened to her, why aren't you calling a doctor back right away? Are you just going to let Ya'er suffer like this?"
Little Stone's mother said, "Didn't we invite a midwife to our house? Who doesn't invite a midwife when they give birth? I've never heard of inviting a doctor. You're so anxious, child, why are you saying all sorts of nonsense and blaming your mother?"
Besides, when a wife gives birth, is the husband allowed to enter the house to watch? It's bad luck for him to be contaminated by the unclean air.
Xiao Shi immediately got angry, "Ya'er is almost dead, and you're still talking about this? Giving birth, giving birth, if the adults die, what's the point of having children?"
He slammed the door open and rushed in. The midwife was still delivering Ya'er's baby, but the baby in Ya'er's belly wouldn't come out. The midwife was so anxious that she almost cried.
The midwife, her fingers trembling, said, "Xiao Shi, this baby is taking so long to come out. It must be because your wife fell and started bleeding before labor even started. What are we going to do?"
Xiao Shi immediately said, "I'll take her to town to see a doctor. Please come along; you can help me out on the way."
The midwife was kind-hearted, and she immediately agreed, "Okay, let's take her to see a doctor right away. The doctor is a miracle worker, he'll definitely be able to find a solution."
Xiao Shi took two quilts out of the cabinet and handed them to the midwife, saying, "Grandma, please take these out and give them to the people outside so they can spread them on the carriage. I'll help Ya'er get dressed, and we'll set off immediately."
What?
Are there horse-drawn carriages outside?
Good, good, good! With a carriage, we can get to town faster. There are several doctors in town who can definitely treat Xiao Shi's wife and the baby in her belly. Now we are finally not helpless anymore, there is hope!
"Okay, I'll go spread the blankets on the carriage right away. You hurry up and carry the person onto the carriage."
The midwife ran out of the house carrying two pairs of blankets, and was greeted by Lin Qingchuan and the others as soon as she entered the courtyard.
"Grandma, you..."
"No need for formalities, quickly spread these two quilts in the carriage to alleviate the bumps of the carriage, so that Xiao Shi's wife will be more comfortable lying down."
Nowadays, Lin Qingchuan and Shui Sheng are not stupid. They have seen more and become more resourceful. He immediately took the quilt and spread it out in the carriage with Shui Sheng.
Wu Yu and Wu Gang stood guard outside the delivery room, not daring to go in casually.
Xiao Shi rushed out carrying his wife, who was screaming and wailing incessantly, her face deathly pale, covered in sweat, and completely bloodless.
"Where are you taking Ya'er? I've already hired someone to deliver her baby. Instead of letting her lie in bed to give birth, you barged into the delivery room and saw the blood, and now you've even brought her out. Aren't you just being ridiculous?"
Xiao Shi said angrily, "If you're unwilling to hire a doctor for Ya'er, I'll take her to see a doctor. The doctors in town are skilled and will definitely have a way to help Ya'er have a smooth delivery and reduce her pain."
Xiao Shi's mother was hit where it hurt, and immediately became furious. She roared, "Who doesn't hire a midwife to come to their home to deliver a baby? Some people give birth at home without even hiring a midwife. But he's so delicate. Hiring a midwife isn't enough; he has to go to town to see a doctor. He's such a jinx!"
Xiao Shi's face darkened, and his lips trembled with anger.
“I’m earning money, so what if I take her to see a doctor? Do you have any right to worry about the money? I care about her too. So what if she’s a little delicate? If you hadn’t been ordering her around all the time, would she have been busy in the yard with such a big belly? Don’t you know how she fell?”
Xiao Shi's few words left his mother speechless, so angry that she opened her mouth again and again, but didn't know what to say in rebuttal.
Held in her husband's arms, Ya'er was in excruciating pain, nearly fainting. Sweating profusely, she cried, "Xiao Shi, my stomach hurts, am I going to die...?"
Xiao Shi quickly picked up his wife and put her in the carriage, where two pairs of quilts had already been laid out.
"Ya'er, don't worry too much. Hang in there. We'll find a doctor when we get to town. The doctor knows what to do. We'll definitely be able to give birth to the baby safely. Even if things really come to a head, as long as everything is alright, we can still..."
Ya'er knew what her husband was about to say, so she struggled to raise her hand and cover his mouth.
“Xiao Shi, I want to give birth to your child. If the child is lost, I will be letting you down, letting down our ancestors, and my parents will definitely not be able to forgive me.”
Xiao Shi held his wife's hand, feeling very sad.
“Ya’er, don’t think too much. Everything will be alright. We are lucky to have met such a kind employer. He not only gave me the opportunity to work in the medicinal herb field and earn money, but he also drove us to town in a carriage to find a doctor. I believe that you and the child will be fine.”
Ya'er nodded, but then she felt waves of pain in her stomach, which contorted her expression.
Lin Qingchuan and Shui Sheng drove the carriage, with Wu Yu sitting outside and Wu Gang inside, and the midwife also sitting inside. They drove the carriage at breakneck speed toward the town.
Xiao Shi's parents were left in the yard, sighing incessantly.
When they arrived in town in their carriage, the two women who had gone to find a doctor earlier had just arrived. The two women were panting heavily and didn't have time to catch their breath. When they heard the noise and turned around, they saw Lin Qingchuan and his group driving past them in their carriage. They felt that they had made a wasted trip, but they were also relieved.
It would be better for them to drive the carriage with Xiao Shi and his wife to town to find a doctor, since the carriage was faster than the two of them on their own. If they found a doctor and then went back to Xiao Shi's house, who knows how long it would take. The delivery couldn't wait a moment longer; it was a matter of life and death.
Lin Qingchuan saw the two women and stopped the carriage. He called out to Wu Gang, who was inside the carriage, "Wu Gang, there are many of us, so we don't all need to stay here. The workers in the medicinal herb field need someone to manage them. Why don't you go back with the two women?"
Wu Gang thought his employer was right. His employer had a carriage, which would make it easier to take Xiao Shi and his wife to find a doctor. They were already in town, so the rest was up to the doctor. There was really no point in him staying, so he might as well go back with his two sisters-in-law.
There were many workers in the fields, and he followed them out. However, he worried that some workers might slack off. He felt more at ease only after going back to supervise everyone's work.
So he nodded and replied, "Okay, I'll do as the boss says. I'll go back and supervise everyone's work. If there's anything the boss needs me for, just send someone to let me know."
"Thanks to you for taking care of things in the fields, you keep a very detailed record of everyone's work days, which puts our minds at ease. There's not much to do usually, so you can just arrange things as you see fit."
Wu Gang felt very pleased to receive praise from his employer. He smiled shyly and led his two sisters-in-law back home.
Lin Qingchuan drove the carriage to the nearest clinic first.
The carriage stopped, and the group breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ya'er, hang in there, we've arrived at the clinic." Xiao Shi had been listening to his wife's wailing and screaming all the way, and the heart-wrenching sound tore at his heartstrings, making his eyes red.
Ya'er gritted her teeth and nodded with difficulty.
"Xiao Shi, I will definitely persevere. I have to give birth to your child."
Xiao Shi carefully carried Ya'er into the clinic, looking at the doctor with anticipation in his eyes, his eyes filled with tension and worry.
To everyone's surprise, the doctor merely took her pulse, then his brow furrowed instantly, and he immediately asked, "What happened? How could this happen out of nowhere?"
Xiao Shi immediately replied, "Doctor, my wife accidentally fell at home and went into premature labor. But we are from the countryside, and the village midwife can't deliver the baby. Please help my wife give birth smoothly."
Seeing the doctor's serious expression, everyone immediately guessed that something was wrong with Xiao Shi's wife, especially Xiao Shi, who was so nervous that he was almost crying. The others wanted to ask, but dared not speak up and disturb the doctor.
The doctor shook his head with great regret and said, "This child is not yet due for labor, but she has injured herself. I am a doctor, and although I have been practicing medicine for many years, I have never delivered a baby before. You should find someone else. I am truly powerless to help!"
"What?"
"Powerless?"
Xiao Shi's legs went weak, and he almost stumbled and fell. His wife had only fallen, but she couldn't just die like that!
Once he had recovered, he immediately pleaded, "Doctor, please, please think of another way. You have been practicing medicine for many years, with rich experience and superb medical skills, you must have a way, right?"
The group found it hard to accept and pleaded with the doctor to save Ya'er and the baby in her womb.
"Doctor, please think of something. These are two lives after all. As the saying goes, doctors have the heart of parents. Can you really bear to watch two lives just disappear like this?"
The doctor sighed heavily. "I am truly powerless. If I could find a way, I would have done so long ago. I am a doctor; how could I bear to watch her and her unborn child die? But she fell before labor started, causing the miscarriage to become unstable. As the saying goes, 'when the melon is ripe, it falls from the vine,' but this baby won't come out. Alas!"
"Doctor, please..."
When Xiao Shi saw that the doctor refused to treat Ya'er, he knelt down in front of the doctor with a "thump" and kowtowed repeatedly, but he was still driven out.
"Don't cry, I'll get through this. Let's go to another clinic."
As Ya'er leaned back in her chair, her consciousness gradually returned, but she still forced herself to comfort her husband.
Wu Yu said, "Xiao Shi, there are other clinics in this town. Let's go find another doctor."
"Yes... there must still be hope!"
As soon as Lin Qingchuan and Wu Yu spoke, Xiao Shi, whose face was pale, immediately wiped his eyes and got up. Shui Sheng helped Xiao Shi carry Ya'er onto the carriage, and they drove the carriage quickly to several other clinics.
Unfortunately, after visiting several medical clinics and being examined by several doctors, they all concluded that Ya'er would not be able to give birth and that neither she nor the baby would survive.
The doctor at the last clinic said with a sympathetic look, "Gentlemen, if you have anything else to say to the woman in labor, say it now so we can start preparing for her funeral."
Sighs echoed around him one after another. Xiao Shi's face was ashen, his steps were unsteady, and he could barely walk.
On the carriage, Ya'er's eyes were wet. She opened her eyes with difficulty, her voice barely audible.
"Xiao Shi, all these doctors say I'm beyond saving. I'm afraid I won't survive. It's just a pity I'm not blessed enough to give birth to your child safely. I'm incompetent, I'm sorry. From now on, you must live well. My child and I will bless you from heaven. Do your job well for your employer, earn more money, and marry another one in the future..."
After struggling to finish speaking, Ya'er screamed in pain again. Her voice was so shrill that it was heartbreaking to hear. She felt intense pain in her abdomen, and the baby inside her kept moving around as if it had a premonition.
"Ya'er, you'll be alright..."
Xiao Shi held Ya'er's hand tightly, trying to give her strength, but tears streamed down his face uncontrollably, blurring his vision.
He regretted it, he regretted it so much!
If he had known, he wouldn't have gone to work in the medicinal herb field. He should have stayed home with Ya'er until she gave birth smoothly.
He just wanted to earn more money for Ya'er and the child. They were from the countryside, from a poor farming family, and had many expenses. He thought that while the child was still unborn and Ya'er could take care of herself, he could earn more money and save it up so that he wouldn't have to worry about money when he needed it later. Who knew that Ya'er would fall and that this fall would endanger her life.
If he had known he would face this calamity today, he would not have left Ya'er alone at home, no matter how much money he was offered.
But what's the use of regretting it now that things have come to this?
He was filled with remorse and frustration, and suddenly slapped himself across the face.
"I'm sorry, Ya'er, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have left you to work in the herb field. If I had stayed by your side every step of the way, you wouldn't have fallen. If anything had happened to you or the child, how could I live my life? I would live in regret every day, sob sob sob..."
Ya'er was covered in cold sweat, her face was pale, and her lips were bloodless. Her lips trembled as she said, "I am so lucky to have married such a good person as you in this life. In the past two years, you have always protected me, always giving me the best food and clothes, and never letting me work in the fields or suffer from my in-laws' mistreatment. If I could, I would still want to marry you in my next life. I would be extra careful and give you a healthy child so that you can hear him call you 'Dad'."
Unfortunately, I am unlucky and ill-fated... I cannot give birth to this child and hear him call me "father" or "mother" with my own ears. I am not reconciled, I do not want to die, I am afraid of waiting for you alone on the Bridge of Helplessness, but I want you to live well, ah..."
Ya'er's voice grew weaker and weaker, occasionally punctuated by a bloodcurdling scream that chilled the heart to the bone.