Chapter 10 Fetal Movement

“Hey! You! Come here and let me see!” The officer saw another young man coming out of the house, frowned, and said to the head of the Wang family arrogantly: “Who else is in the house, call them out quickly!”

When the head of the Wang family heard that his husband had fallen, he was so scared that he came to his senses after the officer scolded him. He quickly begged with a smile: “Sir, my husband is the only one left in there. You heard it, my husband fell and I’m afraid he’s going to give birth. Human life is at stake. Please be flexible…”

At this time, Ganzi also ran over, holding Su Huai’s arm and not letting go, shouting: “Doctor Su, go and see my daddy quickly…”

Taking advantage of the chaos, Su Huai pulled Lu Yuan back. He wrapped his cotton jacket, stretched out his hand and pushed Lu Yuan to Ganzi.

 “You two, go and boil a pot of hot water and send it to the inner room. I’ll be there soon.”

“Hey! I’m telling you…” Seeing the two teenagers running away, the officers and soldiers were naturally upset and were getting angry. Su Huai immediately took out a silver ingot from his arms, stuffed it into the thin man, and said humbly: “Sir, please make some concessions. The baby is coming and we can’t afford to delay it!”

“What do you mean? We are also handling official business impartially! Who will be responsible if we miss a prisoner?”

“Sir, we are all innocent people, please be kind…” The head of the Wang family also came to beg for mercy, stuffed another silver ingot, and ran to the kitchen to pick up the pigs prepared for the New Year: “Look, my wife is giving birth, so the official has to come here to show some respect…”

“Hmm…” After weighing the silver and asking his men to take the things, the thin man softened his tone: “Forget it! I don’t think you country people can hide prisoners! Really, it’s bad luck to meet a ger giving birth! Let’s go!” After saying that, he raised his hand and left in a hurry with several officers and soldiers. The head of the Wang family followed behind closely while saying nice things all the way.

Su Huai was relieved to see that the matter was settled. He turned around and ran towards the main house.

 As soon as Su Huai entered the room, he heard Lu Yuan shouting at him: “Close the door quickly, tuck in the cotton curtains, don’t let the wind leak in!” He looked over and saw Lu Yuan touching Daddy Wang’s belly with a serious face, saying: “Don’t worry, Daddy, it’s just a little bit of contractions, it’s not time to give birth yet. Let’s drink a bowl of medicine first, and then I’ll help you to correct the fetal position. It may be a little painful, just bear with it.”

It’s not known what method Lu Yuan used, but Daddy Wang actually seemed to trust him very much. Su Huai had to admit that Lu Yuan’s serious look did make people want to trust him.

But…

“Xiao Yuan!”

Lu Yuan felt his collar tighten, and was pulled away by Su Huai. Turning around, the two looked at each other, and they were not willing to give in.

 “I know you don’t believe me, it’s useless for me to beg you. One stick of incense! I only need one stick of incense. If you find me messing around, you can throw me out at any time. But now, please don’t stop me.” 

Lu Yuan’s eyes were firm. He changed from his silly look in the past, as if he had changed into a different person in an instant. He saw Su Huai frowning and not talking. He didn’t know what he was thinking, and added impatiently: “Anyway, it’s like this, even if you stop me, I won’t leave! If you have the heart to let Daddy Wang wait here, then let’s see who can blame whom!” 

He raised his hand and knocked on his forehead. Su Huai was a little helpless. He brushed against Lu Yuan’s body and walked over to take Daddy Wang’s pulse. Lu Yuan then realized that this guy had acquiesced! He rushed over quickly.  At this time, Ganzi had brought the pregnancy-preserving medicine to feed his Daddy. Su Huai lowered his head and whispered in Lu Yuan’s ear: “I will trust you this time, for one stick of incense.”

“Daddy Wang, I will push your belly with my hands to help you move the fetus. Tell me if you feel uncomfortable!” Time was tight. After Lu Yuan finished his handover, he smiled confidently at Su Huai and started to move his hands.

Lifting the clothes, he groped up and down with both hands. Lu Yuan quickly found the head and buttocks of the fetus, held those two places, exerted a little force, and slowly turned counterclockwise…

“Ah… Xiao Yuan, you… slow down! It hurts!” The sharp moan from the man’s mouth frightened Lu Yuan and made him shiver. His skilled movements were a little unsmooth, and sweat oozed from his forehead. He kept comforting him.

 “Daddy, don’t be nervous, it will hurt a little, just bear with it. Come, breathe slowly, like me… inhale – exhale -“

While soothing him, Lu Yuan gently moved his hands and turned to look at Su Huai who was quietly taking his pulse. He thought he would keep staring at him with a fierce look, exuding the aura of “can you do it?”, but unexpectedly Su Huai was very calm. He just nodded at him, and his steady voice seemed to have the power to calm his mind: “The pulse is normal, the child is fine, you continue.”

Amidst Daddy Wang’s constant cries of pain, the correction of the fetal position was very difficult, and the time of an incense stick was used up without him noticing.

Facing a pregnant man at an advanced age, with an abnormal fetal position and a different body structure, and in the ancient times without any auxiliary equipment… Lu Yuan felt that he had never been as nervous as he was now. He was so nervous that he was sweating all over and he had long forgotten the time.

 At this time, Su Huai, apart from taking the pulse and informing Lu Yuan of the physical condition of Daddy Wang and the child, had no more extra words.

Were the two too involved and forgot the time, or was someone deliberately indulged? This question was answered only by the slightly heavy breathing of Daddy that kept echoing in the room.

“It’s done.” Finally, the head of the fetus was twisted to the lower abdomen, and Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. However, although the fetal position was corrected, the situation was still not optimistic.

Just now, the fetus was moved and the bleeding had already occurred. I’m afraid it won’t last long before it will be born. This is not a bad thing for Daddy Wang. The fetal position is very unstable. If it is not born right now, it may be crooked in a few days. Moreover, Daddy Wang is old and a man. The birth canal must be very small. When the child is full-term, it is easy to have a difficult birth. Now the child is small, it is relatively easy to give birth.

 It’s just that the child is only eight months old, and in ancient times when materials were scarce, it’s not certain that he can be raised after being born…

“Daddy Wang, stop taking the pregnancy-preserving medicine. Ganzi, get some food for your daddy, eat more now. Tell your father that your daddy will give birth in one or two days. Hurry up and find a midwife!”

Lu Yuan frowned and had no idea what to do, but Su Huai had already spoken. When the two looked at each other, Lu Yuan knew that he thought the same as himself – saving the adult was the most important thing.

Daddy Wang had stabilized, and Su Huai gave a few instructions, before he pulled Lu Yuan out of the house. After washing his hands, he talked to the head of the Wang family, the eldest brother and the second ger. It took him a long time to say a word to Lu Yuan.

 “I’m going to stay here for two days, you go back first.”

Lu Yuan, who was eating dry steamed buns in the kitchen, was choked by Su Huai’s words. He pounded his chest twice, with an expression of disbelief: “Didn’t you see that I know medical skills! Why are you chasing me away!” Lu Yuan was really anxious. While questioning, he was thinking wildly in his mind, and blurted out: “You… do you think… that the soldiers came to the door today will implicate you, so you want to coax me away quickly?”

Dong——

As soon as the voice fell, Su Huai hit Lu Yuan’s head with a hard steamed bun. He frowned and said unhappily: “Don’t think nonsense, what did I say?”

“But…” Rubbing his head, Lu Yuan stared at him aggrievedly, and kept complaining in his heart – dead face! If you have something to say, just say it! What’s the point of hitting me with a steamed bun! Damn – it hurts so much! Thinking of this, he reached out and grabbed the corner of Su Huai’s clothes, as if he would not let you go if you don’t say it.

 Sighing, Su Huai impatiently grabbed Lu Yuan’s hand and said, “I don’t know where you learned these unorthodox ways, but I know that you must have never treated a daddy before!” He raised his hand to rub the top of Lu Yuan’s head, and spread his palm in front of him, which was wet with sweat: “You were so scared just now, can you bear it when you really give birth?”

Glancing at Lu Yuan’s slightly pale face, Su Huai’s face was not very good: “Eat more, you haven’t eaten for a day!”

Being poked in the vitals, Lu Yuan sat down at the table like a deflated ball with his chin resting on the table. His eyelids drooped and silently stared at the broken pieces of dried steamed buns on the table.

To be honest, he was indeed very nervous at the time, or rather, very terrified.

He originally thought that with his rich experience in obstetrics and gynecology, even if the patient was male, it would not be a big deal to accept it. However, thinking is one thing, and when you really face it, it is another matter.

 He had to admit that he was sweating when he saw a man with obvious male characteristics and a big belly, not to mention hearing a man’s voice, and personally expanding the birth canal and delivering a child from it… After all, asking a person with normal thinking for more than 20 years to personally help a man give birth to a child was too much to ask, it was like a nightmare that he couldn’t wake up from.

A feeling of powerless frustration arose spontaneously, and Lu Yuan closed his eyes.

 Alas, the plan to carry forward his technical experience was going to die before it even started…

“What do you want to eat?”

“Hmm?” Realizing that someone was talking to him, Lu Yuan weakly raised his eyelids and found that Su Huai was looking down at him: “You are still here…”

“I asked you what you want to eat?”

“Ah?”

“Since you continued to eat dried buns, then just assume that I didn’t say anything.”

“Ah! Brother Su! I…I…I want to eat…”

…

At this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly felt that this Plague God Su was not such a bad person sometimes.