The first month of the lunar calendar flies by.

One early morning in mid-March, Zhu Yuliang suddenly woke up in his sleep with a pain in his abdomen. It turned out that the "Jingjing" in her stomach was making a fuss in the uterus, punching and kicking, which made her lower abdomen unbearably distended.

Her gut told her, "Not good! Jingjing is coming out early. "Even though there are still more than 20 days before the due date.

"Dr. Liu has taken care of me, and it won't help to go to her now; Cuiying won't arrive at Tongxin Pavilion until a few days later, and I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for her. As soon as she thought about it, she endured her stomach and began to pack her things.

Fortunately, she brought back a few sweaters, a swaddling blanket and a few diapers prepared by her sister-in-law, because at that time, a flash flashed in her mind: what if the baby comes out many days early?

She packed the clothes needed for the newborn baby in a clean cloth bag and stuffed it into a large duffel bag; Then stuff the underwear you want to change and wash, as well as the sanitary belts and toilet paper you will use at that time, into your bag; Finally, I stuffed a few packets of longan, brown sugar, pastries and milk powder that I had prepared a few years ago into my bag.

She checked the wallet, keys, and work card in her handbag, turned off the lights upstairs and downstairs, and then walked out of the house with the huge duffel bag, locked the door, and pushed it hard. Since the last time the door was kicked open in the middle of the night, she was always worried about when the bolt door would be kicked open again, although Cai Fuguo repeatedly assured her that the bolt door was stronger than the original because of the new Spiring lock.

She put down her duffel bag and came to call the door of Chen Meijuan's house. Obviously, the Cai couple stayed in the warm township early in the morning and did not come out.

When the couple heard Yuliang call the door, they dressed casually, and went downstairs one after the other.

Zhu Yuliang said: "I'm afraid I'm going to give birth, I have to hurry up and go to the Meichi Health Center." If our nephew Cuiying comes here, please tell her to come to Mae Chi to find me. If I go, I may not be able to come back for a while, so please ask Cai Ju to help me go through the procedures for asking for maternity leave with Director Xu! Take care of yourselves, I'm gone. She turned to leave.

"Oops! You wait, you can't go and squeeze the train like this alone. Can't you give birth to a villain in the county people's hospital or in the Chengguan Health Center? Why do you have to go to Mae Chi to live? Chen Meijuan grabbed Zhu Yuliang and asked her to come into the house to talk.

Cai Fuguo said: "Wen Yuanfang's arrangement makes sense. Now Dr. Liu is not working in the People's Hospital, so there is no special benefit to going there, and the hospital is also several miles away from here, so it is inconvenient for people to go back and forth. The key point is that now that the 'red faction' has gained the upper hand again, and the higher authorities have ordered support for the 'red faction'; Xiao Zhu's goal of having a child in Chengguan is too big, and he is afraid that the 'yellow faction' extremists will take advantage of this opportunity to trap Wen Yuanfang again. Therefore, it is right to go to Mae Chi for production, after all, it is Lao Wen's territory. ”

Chen Meijuan said: "Then you can't let her go like this alone!" How dangerous it is if something goes wrong along the way! ”

Cai Fuguo looked at his wife, then at Zhu Yuliang and said, "Why don't I go find Xu Qingpei now and ask him to escort Xiao Zhu to Meichi?" ”

"What are you looking for, Xu Qingpei! It's too late, you can accompany Xiao Zhu to the train station, settle her in the Meichi Health Center, and come back! After Chen Meijuan finished speaking, she was going to prepare her husband's luggage.

"Oh, no, no, no! I can do it myself, I don't need anyone to escort me. Don't worry about me! I'll just go. Zhu Yuliang picked up the big duffel bag, quickly walked out of Cai's house, and walked quickly towards the gate.

"Xiao Zhu! You wait! Chen Meijuan shouted eagerly.

……

Zhu Yuliang left Tongxin Pavilion without looking back, and walked five steps in the direction of the train station. Suddenly, her large duffel bag was carried away by a large hand. She was startled, and just wanted to shout "catch the thief", but when she looked up, she saw that it was Cai Fuguo's figure.

"Can you move? Do you want me to carry it? Cai Fuguo stopped to look at her, a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

"I'm okay......" Zhu Yuliang knew that there was no point in saying more.

After Cai Fuguo settled Zhu Yuliang in the waiting room, he went to buy two train tickets to Mae Chi.

Because the Spring Festival has ended, the car is not too crowded. A girl saw Zhu Yuliang get on the bus and quickly gave up her seat. "Thank you! We're just one stop away, under the Mae Pond. Cai Fuguo said to the girl as he stuffed the big duffel bag under the seat.

After arriving at the station, Cai Fuguo helped Zhu Yuliang get off the train with his bag. When he saw that the last section of the train was high above the ground, he put down his bag and carried Zhu Yuliang to the ground. This hug made Zhu Yuliang so awkward that his face was red to his neck.

"You're all like this, are you still embarrassed? Don't you just treat me like a brother? Cai Fuguo seemed to understand her mind thoroughly, and said with a smile.

"......" Zhu Yuliang had no choice but to follow him with his head down, while directing his walking route.

Suddenly, Zhu Yuliang stood still, and his face changed drastically and said, "Cai Ju! My amniotic fluid seems to be ...... Broken. ”

"What?" Cai Fuguo was shocked.

He immediately grabbed a man who was wandering on the road and said, "You help me carry this bag and take us to the Meichi Health Center, and I will give you two yuan." My sister is going to give birth, and I have to carry her! ”

Seeing that the man hesitated, Cai Fuguo said again: "Three pieces!" What do you think? ”

When the man said yes, he picked up his bag and trotted in front to lead the way; Cai Fuguo picked up Zhu Yuliang horizontally, asked her to hook her neck with both hands, and then trotted up as well......

The pain caused by the contractions made Zhu Yuliang's shyness long gone, and she tightly hooked Cai Fuguo's neck with both hands, with only one thought: Go to the health center early!

"Hold on! The hospital is almost here" Cai Fuguo comforted her while sweating profusely and running with her in his arms......

When he arrived at the hospital, Zhu Yuliang was immediately pushed into the delivery room...... However, she only moaned and shouted in pain in the delivery room, and never heard the sound of "Jingjing" croaking to the ground.

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"Doctor Bai, Zhu Yuliang has been shouting for a day and a night, when will he give birth to the child?" The next morning, Mr. Cai asked a female doctor who appeared to have a lot of experience in midwifery, in standard Mandarin.

Dr. Bai replied to him in Zhuji Mandarin: "Didn't I tell you?" Wen Yuanfang's wife's fetal position is seriously abnormal, the fetal foot is facing down, and we are doing orthopedic massage for her, but the fetal foot has not been moved to the uterine opening; Due to the severe loss of amniotic fluid and the lack of uterine lubrication, orthopedic massage is also risky. All the measures we need to take have been taken, and now we are waiting for when the baby's feet will move to the uterine opening. As long as we see the feet, we can pull the child out; If the fetus's feet are not seen after 48 hours, the uterus will be cesarean section. However, Dr. Zhao, who can perform cesarean section, went to study in the study class and is not in the health center at present. ”

Hearing this, Cai Fuguo asked angrily: "You mean it depends on the luck of the mother?" If the fetus does not cooperate, adults and children can only wait for death? ”

"If you understand me that way, I have nothing to say." Dr. Bai was too lazy to answer him in Mandarin.

"If I ask a doctor in the city to deliver her or do a cesarean section, is that okay?" Cai Fuguo asked with a strong suppression of anger.

Dr. Bai replied: "Then you have to apply through our health center, which will be approved by the higher authorities, and the doctors who come to support you need to hold a letter of introduction from the unit before they can come to our health center to work." Without a week's time, this program can't go down. ”

Cai Fuguo really wanted to punch her in the face.

"Why didn't Comrade Wen Yuanfang come? What is your relationship with maternity? Doctor Bai asked alertly.

"I'm the mother's brother. Wen Yuanfang couldn't come back from abroad, so he specially asked me to take care of my sister. Cai Fuguo replied naturally.

"Call a woman to serve! What do men know? Dr. Bai muttered, and then asked no more.

Cai Fuguo asked to go into the delivery room to see his "sister", and Dr. Bai agreed.

……

Zhu Yuliang had already collapsed half of his body at this time, and when he saw Cai Fuguo coming in, the tears couldn't stop flowing.

"Cai Ju, do I want to ...... He's dead? The doctors and nurses don't seem to care about me anymore. Zhu Yuliang asked in a desperate tone.

"Shhhh Call me 'brother' and speak Mandarin! Cai Fuguo instructed her softly. Then he said loudly: "Fool! Doctors and nurses are trying to figure out how to get you to give birth sooner! Why would they ignore you? Dr. Bai said that within 48 hours, the melon will definitely be ripe, and the child will definitely come out if he can't stay in it; Now the child still wants to stay in it a little longer, so let's wait patiently! Don't be afraid! My brother sleeps in your hospital bed at night and won't leave you for a single step! ”

"Ahh

Cai Fuguo clutched his "sister's" hand tightly, allowing her nails to sink into his flesh. While wiping the sweat from her forehead, he said softly: "If you can bear it, don't shout, because all the shouting is gone; That way, when you really need to sprint, you won't have the energy. Now I have to make you a bowl of longan brown sugar eggs, and you will have the strength to have a baby after you eat a bowl. ”

Zhu Yuliang gave him the key to his home and drew him a road map of the address of Zhang Wen's house.

Cai Fuguo dug out longan, brown sugar, pastries, and milk powder from his large luggage bag...... When his hand touched Zhu Yuliang's underwear and even the sanitary belt, his heart twitched violently......

He brought longan and brown sugar back to Wen's house, and put pastries and milk powder on the bedside table of Zhu Yuliang's hospital bed. On the way to Wen's house, he bought a small basket of eggs and a baby bottle on the street.

The Wen family's home in Mae Chi is easy to find, just on a corner of the big playground and a stone's throw from the health center.

Cai Fuguo opened the door of the Wen family, and a musty smell that had not been lived in for a long time came to his nose. He opened the window to let the room breathe. But the house is very tidy, there is not a trace of clutter, everything is put in categories......

He fetched a bucket of water from a nearby well, washed the cooking utensils, boiled a pot of longan brown sugar eggs in a kerosene stove, and then put them in a large thermos flask and sent them to his "sister".