When Li Chenze saw this, he heaved a sigh of relief and asked, "Wife, do you want to eat more?"
Zhang Dongi shook her head and said, "I'm full."
Hearing this, Li Chenze nodded and finished the rest of the food. After they finished eating, Lu Jueyu cleaned up the table and brought the tray to the kitchen.
After she left, Li Chenze helped his wife walk around for a while to digest the food before letting her lay on the bed.
Noticing that her clothes were drenched in sweat, he went to get a basin of hot water and helped his wife wipe her body clean before changing her clothes.
At three o'clock in the evening, Li Chenmo and his children arrived at Father Li's house. When they were chatting, the midwife went to check on Zhang Dongi.
Not long after, she ca out and said, "Prepare more hot water, bring a basin of hot water into the room, and a bowl of wine with high-content alcohol."
The mont they heard this, Lu Jueyu asked, "Aunt, is my eldest sister-in-law giving birth now?"
The midwife nodded and said, "She is ready."
After she said this, she entered the room and said, "Nephew, you should wait outside."
Hearing this, Li Chenze shook his head and said, "I will stay with my wife."
The midwife frowned at his words. Usually, when she does her job, she forbids the n from entering the room since so won might dirty themselves, and it would leave a shadow in their hearts if it was seen by their husbands.
She turned to Zhang Dongi and asked, "Do you want your husband to stay?"
Feeling the pain in her stomach, Zhang Dongi shook her head and said, "Husband, you wait for outside. I will be fine."
When he heard this, Li Chenze wanted to argue, but when he heard his wife letting out a muffled grunt due to pain, he reluctantly went out.
Outside the room, Pan ijia and Lu Jueyu brought the hot water and wine into the room. After the two of them entered the room, the midwife closed the door and opened the window with the curtain closed.
She first sterilized her hands with the wine and turned to them before asking, "Who has experience helping deliver a baby?"
The two of them shook their heads, and Lu Jueyu said, "Aunty, you can just tell us what to do."
Hearing this, the midwife nodded and started giving out instructions. While they were busy, Zhang Dongi suddenly let out a shout, "Akh!"
The tearing pain was so painful that she couldn't help but bite her lips. Seeing this, Lu Jueyu quickly found a clean towel for her to bite.
Seeing that the opening was enough, the midwife said, "When you feel the pain, push. Don't shout and save your energy."
Zhang Dongi nodded and pushed when she felt the contraction again. This ti, she was pushing so hard that her face turned red while veins bulged on her neck and forehead. Her eyes turned red as tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.
Seeing this, Pan ijia and Lu Jueyu turned pale. As won, they would give birth to a baby too, and they naturally feared the pain.
When the pain passed, the midwife said, "Take a deep breath and let it out. Follow —breathe in… breathe out… Don't be scared, you are doing great."
While Lu Jueyu was holding her eldest sister-in-law's hand to give her ntal support, Pan ijia was busy assisting the midwife. Before long, the basin of water had turned red.
"Change the water," the midwife said.
"Oh, oh," Pan ijia nodded and quickly brought the basin out.
Outside the bedroom, the Li family's mbers were waiting anxiously, especially Li Chenze and his sons. The three of them kept trying to peek into the room.
When the door was opened and Pan ijia ca out carrying a basin of water, they almost fainted when they saw the water had turned red due to the blood.
Ignoring them, she walked to her husband and said, "Husband, help fetch another basin of hot water."
"Okay."
After Li Lingyun went to the kitchen, Pan ijia went to pour out the water. When her husband returned, she poured the hot water into the basin and carried it back to the bedroom.
While they waited, the sky slowly darkened. At sunset, Li Chenze couldn't help but mutter, "Why is it taking so long?"
He stood at the door while trying to hear what was happening inside the room.
At the sa ti, inside the bedroom, Zhang Dongi was lying weakly in Lu Jueyu's arms. Her face was pale, and her clothes were drenched with her sweat.
When the midwife saw her condition, she said, "This won't do. If this situation continues, both mother and child might lose their lives."
The mont she said this, Lu Jueyu and Pan ijia were shocked.
Holding onto the midwife's arm, Pan ijia said, "Aunty, you are an experienced midwife, you must have a way to help my eldest sister-in-law, right?"
The midwife thought for a mont before she said, "The mother couldn't give birth because she didn't have any contractions and only felt soreness. We have to help her induce labor."
Lu Jueyu's eyes flickered when she heard this. In the modern era, doctors would give an injection to help induce labor. But in this era, not to ntion injections, they didn't even have any thod to help the mother manually during the process.
After a mont, she asked, "Aunty, do you have any way?"
The midwife nodded and said, "I will make a concoction to help induce labor."
"Please do it as soon as possible," Lu Jueyu nodded.
When the midwife ca out from the bedroom, she almost collided with Li Chenze. Noticing her panic, his heart clenched as he asked, "Aunty, how is my wife?"
"Your wife has a difficult labor. I need to make a concoction to help her induce labor. If we delay this matter longer, both mother and child will be in danger," the midwife replied and quickly went to the kitchen.
The mont he heard this, Li Chenze felt dizzy and lost his footing.
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