noffsinger Chapter 194 Difficulty in Childbirth
Chapter 194 Difficulty in Childbirth
Her two children basically used pure cloth diapers. Only at night when they went to bed, they would be given diapers made of wood ash. Therefore, when the children urinated, they would urinate on others.
When Shen Ziqian heard that the child would pee on himself, his body stiffened for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses and said to Shen Ruolan, "I'm not afraid."
Shen Ruolan heard that he was not afraid, so she said to her son, "Zheyi, your uncle will hold you, so don't be naughty."
After saying this, she put her son in Shen Ziqian's arms.
Shen Ziqian had never held a child, let alone played with one. After he took Shen Zeyi, the two of them just stared at each other.
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Ziqian saw that Shen Zeyi was not crying or making a fuss. He reached out and held his little hand, smiling at him and said, "You are indeed his child. The expression on that little face is exactly like his."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Shen Ruolan and asked, "Sister Lan, I think he treats you well, don't you really plan to go back to the capital with him?"
Although he had only met Jiang Dichen for one day, he could see that he really cared about her and her children. Otherwise, with his temper, he would not tolerate his cousin being so rude to him.
Shen Ziqian's words made Shen Ruolan pause for a moment, and then she said to Shen Ziqian: "Cousin, to be honest with you, I don't want to go to that kind of place in my life. I just want to stay here and quietly accompany my children to grow up, but..."
Shen Ruolan said this, holding the child, she stood up and sighed, "Jiang Dichen will not give up, I am afraid that he and I will have a tough battle to fight."
There are only two paths for her and Jiang Dichen to take in the future. One is that she gives up the custody of the children and lets the children return to him. The other is that the two of them go to war and neither of them gives in.
Seeing his sister in such a dilemma, Shen Ziqian comforted her, "Sister Lan, don't be afraid. Just do whatever you want. No matter what happens, we will support you."
Shen Ruolan turned around and said to Shen Ziqian with gratitude: "Thank you for your support, cousin. I feel very relieved to have you."
"We are all family, it would be too polite to thank you." After saying that, he looked at Shen Zeyi in his arms and asked, "My little darling, don't you think so?"
After Shen Ze heard what his cousin said, he looked at him and turned his head away with an unhappy look on his face.
Seeing him like this, Shen Ziqian looked at him with a surprised look on his face and said to Shen Ruolan, "Sister Lan, can you understand what we are saying?"
Otherwise, why was he fine just now and suddenly unhappy now?
Shen Ziqian guessed in his heart that they must be saying bad things about his father, so he ignored him.
Shen Ruolan glanced at her son and said to Shen Ziqian, "My eldest cousin is joking. He is not a big kid, how can he understand? He probably wants to sleep."
After she finished speaking, she called out to her son, "Zheyi, are you sleepy? Come, let mother hold you and go to sleep."
After hearing what his mother said, Shen Zeyi quickly stretched out his little hand towards her.
Shen Ruolan took the child and said to Shen Ziqian, "Cousin, you should also go to bed early. I'll coax the children to sleep."
"Go ahead." Shen Ziqian said.
After Shen Ruolan carried the two children back to the house, she asked Liu Gu and the others to fetch hot water and help the two children take turns bathing. By the time she finished bathing the children and coaxed them to sleep, it was already late at night.
However, Shen Ruolan was not in a hurry to sleep. She came to her desk, lit the oil lamp, and continued the painting that she had not finished during the day.
Aunt Liu at the side advised her: "Girl, you have been busy all day, you should rest early."
Shen Ruolan replied without even looking up: "This thing is urgent, I have to get it out before dawn."
She was going to the State of Yan. There were still many things in the village that needed her arrangement, and she couldn't delay with the weapon, so she had to rush out tonight and let Bai Zhen take it away early tomorrow morning.
After hearing what Shen Ruolan said, Aunt Liu stood aside and said, "Then I will accompany you."
Shi Gu also quickly said, "So do I."
Shen Ruolan looked up at the two of them and said, "Just one of you stay here, and the other one can go and rest, otherwise if the children cry in the middle of the night, you won't be able to wake up."
"Yes," Liu Gu and Shi Gu said, and they looked at each other. Shi Gu went back to her room to sleep.
It took Shen Ruolan two hours to finish the painting. By the time she was sure it was finished, it was already the early morning. She stretched, washed up, and fed the two children.
Then she changed their diapers before lying down on the bed. She was planning in her mind that when the weapon drawings were out, she would write out Sun Tzu's Art of War when she had time so that everyone could learn it. Perhaps it was because she was too tired, Shen Ruolan didn't think too much and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, before Shen Ruolan woke up, she heard Ji Ning calling anxiously outside the door, "Master, something bad has happened. Someone is giving birth in the west kitchen. I heard the baby is in an abnormal position and I'm afraid it will be a difficult birth."
Shen Ruolan, who was sleeping soundly, heard that someone couldn't give birth. She quickly got up from the bed and asked loudly, "Who is it? Who is having a difficult birth?"
Ji Ning said outside the door: "Master, it's a woman from the big kitchen in the west."
After hearing this, Shen Ruolan quickly got out of bed and put on her clothes, and called out to Aunt Liu and the others, "Aunt Liu, Aunt Shi, you two should get up and look after the child. I'm going to go out for a while."
"Yes, master." Liu Gu and Shi Gu, who were sleeping in the outer room, answered in unison.
Shen Ruolan and Ji Ning came to the big kitchen, and before they even entered the door, they heard the heart-wrenching screams of the woman in labor.
Shen Ruolan hurried in and asked, "Where is the pregnant woman? Let me see her."
When the villagers heard Shen Ruolan was coming, they all made way for her and said, "Village leader, here, come quickly."
Shen Ruolan came to the woman and saw that she looked pale and wet as if she had just been pulled out of the water. She quickly told Ji Ning, "Ji Ning, go back and see if any hens have laid eggs recently. If so, cook some for her."
"Yes, master." After Ji Ning finished speaking, he hurried back.
Shen Ruolan looked at her from behind and said, "If there are no eggs, cook a bowl of porridge quickly."
"Got it." Ji Ning replied as he ran.
After arranging Ji Ning, Shen Ruolan quickly checked the woman's fetal position. Seeing that her fetal position was indeed abnormal, her face became solemn.
She glanced at the women around her and said, "Someone bring me a bowl of warm water."
One of the men, after hearing what Shen Ruolan said, quickly stepped forward and said, "Village leader, I'll go right away."
Shen Ruolan nodded to the man and said to the woman who was giving birth, "Sister-in-law, you have to be strong. Believe me, you and your child will be safe with me here."
The woman looked at Shen Ruolan, nodded to her with difficulty and said, "Village leader, I believe you. My child and I will be fine."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, the man came over with water and said, "Village leader, the water is here."