Chuan Shu Qi Leng: I own a department store

Xu Wanning took another pound of brown sugar, a pound of red dates, and a hen that had been cooked.

The hen she exchanged with someone in the village was very plump.

Dongzi's eyes were moist and he sniffed: "Sister-in-law, you brought so many things again. Cuifen and I don't know how to thank you."

During this period, Xu Wanning came every now and then. Although he helped a little, he never came empty-handed every time.

Dongzi wanted to refuse her help, but what she brought was what Cuifen needed. Even for the sake of his wife and children, he could only accept it shamelessly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Xu Wanning put down the hot water bottle and stood up slowly: "I'm going back first. I asked you to help me inquire about something last time, and you can give me some snacks."

"Sister-in-law, I'll see you off."

"No, just stay at home with Cuifen." Xu Wanning rejected Dongzi's kindness.

She also planned to quietly go to the black market to exchange for some supplies, but she couldn't be discovered.

Xu Wanning was walking in the alley pushing her bicycle, but she was thinking about the canned goods.

In a daze, she seemed to hear someone calling her name from behind. She turned around and saw Dongzi running over, panting.

"Sister-in-law, Cuifen, she...she..."

"Speak slowly, what happened to Cuifen?"

"She may have had an attack. Then her water broke, and there was a lot of water flowing down there. Sister-in-law, you are more experienced. Can you help me look after Cuifen? I'll go find the old lady."

"What old lady are you looking for!" Xu Wanning got on the bicycle and pedaled quickly, not forgetting to yell at Dongzi: "Why don't you send me to the hospital quickly? What are you doing here?"

When Xu Wanning rushed back to Xu's house, Cuifen was wailing in pain on the bed.

Even though she became a mother without pain, this body still has the memory of giving birth, so Xu Wanning can empathize with what kind of pain it is.

"Dongzi, hook up the cart. You hug Cuifen and lie down on it. I'll pack the things."

"Sister-in-law..." Cuifen's little hands grasped Xu Wanning's sleeves feebly, and her little face was even pale. She said feebly: "I can give birth at home."

"no!"

"no!"

Xu Wanning and Dongzi refused at the same time.

Dongzi glanced at Xu Wanning, then lowered his head and said to Cuifen: "Don't be afraid, daughter-in-law. We still have some money in our hands, which is enough for you to go to the hospital to give birth. It doesn't matter even if it's not enough. Let's borrow it from my sister-in-law first and wait until you leave. After confinement, I will go out to look for work, and we will definitely be able to repay the money."

"Don't talk about this at this time. Dongzi, what are you still doing? Go and hitch the car!"

"Hey, I'm going right now!"

Cuifen was in so much pain that she couldn't even speak. She could only watch Xu Wanning and Dongzi running around the room, but she was unable to stop them.

After finally sending Cuifen to the hospital, the doctor's words made Dongzi, a seven-foot man, burst into tears.

"The fetal position is incorrect and the mother's condition is also very bad. Fortunately, she was sent to the hospital in time, otherwise the fetus would be at risk of suffocation. Now go pay the fee and go through the hospitalization procedures."

Xu Wanning saw Dongzi leaning against the corner and crying, so she went to pay the fee herself.

However, two days later, Cuifen still failed to give birth to the child smoothly.

There were four mothers in the delivery room, and Cuifen screamed the loudest in pain.

For two whole days, Dongzi's eyes had not been wet.

"Who are Zhang Cuifen's family members?"

As soon as Xu Wanning came in with her lunch box, she heard the doctor asking.

"Here." Xu Wanning patted Dongzi, "The doctor is looking for you."

Half an hour later, Dongzi came back.

But he seemed to have lost his soul, his eyes were distracted and his expression was dull.

Xu Wanning was feeding Cuifen chicken soup. Seeing Dongzi's appearance, she asked anxiously: "What did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said that Cuifen was having a difficult labor. If the baby didn't come out, it might suffocate. So, the doctor asked us if we would consider surgery."

Caesarean section surgery is already available, but very few people choose to have it, and there are more failures than successes.

When Cuifen heard that she was going to have surgery, she immediately resisted.

"I want to make a stab in the stomach and then take out the child? No, no, what if the knife doesn't have an eye and scratches the child? I don't want surgery."

"I don't agree with surgery either. This is surgery, how dangerous it is! But... the doctor said that without surgery, the child may not be saved."

Dongzi didn't say it. The doctor's actual words were that, regardless of the surgery, judging from the mother's current condition, she was afraid that both the big and small babies would not be saved.

Xu Wanning knew that caesarean section was not as scary as imagined. After all, many mothers in later generations chose caesarean section directly, or even refused to give birth naturally.

But she couldn't persuade him.

After all, medical technology in the 70s was backward. Even in Beijing, the success rate of caesarean sections was less than half, let alone in this small town of Hedong.

If Cuifen really can't get off the operating table, then she, the person who persuaded her with words, may not be able to feel at peace in her life.

"Dongzi, what should I do?" Cuifen held Dongzi's hand: "I don't want to have surgery, but I don't want anything to happen to my child."

"We are not afraid, we are not afraid..."

Besides not being afraid, Dongzi didn't know how to comfort him.

Because now, his brain is also in a mess.

This decision is difficult to make, it is really embarrassing.

"what……"

Suddenly, Cuifen clutched her stomach and screamed, with cold sweat streaming down her face, "Dongzi, my stomach hurts, it hurts..."

She even felt as if something was about to be ripped away from her body.

The doctor heard the noise here and hurriedly came over to check.

"The mother's condition is not good and she must undergo surgery as soon as possible, otherwise she will bear the consequences!"

"Then do the surgery!"

"sister in law……"

Dongzi looked at Xu Wanning who made the decision for him, "This..."

"Dongzi, if we do the surgery, Cuifen and the child still have hope of survival. If we don't do the surgery, I'm afraid..."

Dongzi also understands this truth, which is why he is so entangled.

Cuifen was already in great pain, and her moans were getting louder and louder.

She couldn't even hear clearly what Xu Wanning and Dongzi said.

Seeing this scene, Dongzi finally made up his mind: "Okay, let's do the surgery!"

Dongzi's hands were shaking when he signed the danger notice form.

It took him several minutes to write the two-character name.

"Okay, you go and pay the fee."

Xu Wanning patted Dongzi on the shoulder: "You stay here with Cuifen, and I'll pay the fee."

The cost of a caesarean section is relatively expensive, so Xu Wanning paid 20 yuan directly, fearing that she would not have enough money midway, so she would stop taking the medicine for Cuifen.