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Chapter 241: Chapter 231 Decided to Go to the Hospital
After a short period, the pain in Shen Yunfang’s belly eased up. Hearing Shen Yunxiu’s words and seeing Shen Dama’s hesitant expression, she took a deep breath and said to the old midwife, "Shen Dama, I want to go home. Can you help me get back?"
The old midwife was somewhat worried, "Does your stomach still hurt? If it hurts, you can’t be too stubborn. The child is the most important thing. Otherwise, you will regret it."
Shen Yunfang obediently felt for her pain again. Indeed, there was still a slight tug of discomfort, but it was no longer as sharp as it had been at the beginning. She could bear it, and thus she nodded.
The old midwife also understood Shen Dama’s intention, so she stopped persuading and instead bent down to help Yunfang up, "Let’s walk slowly."
"Hey, don’t go, it’s safer for Yunfang to stay here," Shen Dama quickly tried to persuade them at the side.
Shen Yunfang didn’t speak until she reached the doorway of Shen Dafu’s house, then she spoke languidly, "Shen Yunxiu, just pray that the child in my belly is fine. If something happens to my child, you just wait." She didn’t say what to wait for, but the hatred in her tone was clearly felt by everyone present.
"What do you mean? What does your child have to do with me? It was you who weren’t careful and stepped on the ball; I haven’t even mentioned that you ruined my son’s ball yet. You’re trying to pin this on me? I’m telling you, it won’t work. You think I’m scared of you? Just bring it on. Mom, why are you pulling me? I didn’t do anything; why should I be responsible..."
Shen Yunfang didn’t have the energy to argue with her at the moment. However, she meant what she said. If something happened to her child, Shen Yunxiu wouldn’t be let off the hook, and neither would her own children.
Shen Yunfang was slowly assisted by the old midwife from Shen Dafu’s house to her own. Along the way, they encountered Wang Dama, who after quickly being informed of the situation, hurriedly followed them.
By the time Shen Yunfang lay down on the kang bed in her house and took off her pants, the pain was gone, but she felt a numb sensation as if the pain had reached its peak.
"There’s bleeding, not too much, but this doesn’t seem like it’s time for you to give birth," the old midwife said after checking. 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
"What do we do now?" Wang Dama asked anxiously from the side.
The old midwife didn’t know what to do either. She was a birth attendant and knew how to help with childbirth, but in the current situation, with Yunfang’s birth canal not dilated at all and showing no signs of giving birth, she was at a loss.
"I think it’s better to go to the hospital to get checked out, just to be safe," she said hesitantly.
Country folks only went to the hospital for serious illnesses. For minor issues like childbirth, they normally gave birth at home and rarely went to the hospital. The biggest reason was the lack of money.
After hearing this, Shen Yunfang immediately decided, "Then, let’s go to the hospital."
She looked at Wang Dama, "Wang Dama, could you help me fetch my sister-in-law? I won’t be able to handle going to the hospital like this on my own. I want my sister-in-law to come and take care of me for a couple of days."
"Alright, alright, I’ll go right now," Wang Dama agreed and turned to run towards her house.
"Shen Dama, could you please go find Uncle Yougen? Tell him I want to go to the county hospital and ask if he could give us a ride."
"He’ll definitely be able to. I’ll go let him know right now. You just take care at home in the meantime," the old midwife said worriedly, not comfortable with Yunfang being at home by herself. But considering the circumstances, it was safer for Yunfang to get to the hospital as soon as possible, so she quickened her steps and ran to Shen Yougen’s house.
Sure enough, soon both members of the Dashuan couple arrived.
Without saying anything, Dashuan’s wife began to pack Yunfang’s belongings. Going to the county hospital meant likely having a hospital stay, and they would need to bring daily necessities like meals, toothbrushes, washbasins, etc.
A little while later, Shen Yougen arrived with the horse-drawn cart at Yunfang’s doorstep.
Wang Dashuan spread out a blanket on the cart, and Dashuan’s wife helped Yunfang onto it, then covered her with a thick quilt.
Dashuan placed the prepared items on the cart with both hands. Dashuan and his wife took their places on either side of the cart and sat down.
"You go with peace of mind; I’ll take care of the house," said Madame Wang, standing at the door to see them off.
Shen Yougen, seeing that everyone was seated, cracked his whip and said, "Is everyone ready? Let’s go."
The carriage trotted off with a clip-clop-clip-clop.
As the carriage passed by the production team, Elder Shen came running out with a paper in hand, "Stop, stop, take this with you."
Shen Yougen pulled on the reins, bringing the cart to a halt, and Wang Dashuan took the paper from him.
"You need a referral letter to see a doctor in the county; I’ve written one for Yunfang," Elder Shen said. "Yunfang, don’t think about anything else right now. The child is the most important thing. Once you’re back, let’s sit down and talk about this properly."
He had also just heard about what had happened and was very angry; he didn’t expect his own daughter to be so malicious. But now was not the time to discuss it. He would apologize to his niece once everything was safe.
Shen Yunfang, lying down, nodded slightly without saying a word.
Shen Yougen, in a rush, flicked his whip again, getting the carriage moving once more.
The weather in January was particularly cold. It was already afternoon, supposedly the warmest time of the day, but the outdoor temperature was still around minus fourteen or fifteen degrees Celsius. The ground was covered in snow, slowing the carriage down, but the passengers could still feel the piercing cold wind burrowing into their cotton-padded jackets relentlessly.
Dashuan’s wife was fully bundled up, her head wrapped in a large scarf that left only her eyes visible, her feet and legs directly buried under Yunfang’s quilt.
Eventually too cold to bear, she simply lay down too, huddling with Yunfang under the quilt to share some warmth.
After a grueling journey of over three hours, they finally reached the county and headed straight for the county hospital.
With the referral letter in hand, Shen Yunfang was able to see the doctor smoothly.
The doctor frowned upon hearing the situation, "Isn’t this just making a fuss? Such a small issue and you’ve come all the way to the county. You think we’re just sitting around doing nothing, don’t you? Get back to where you came from and don’t cause us any trouble," he said with a very poor attitude, like shooing away a fly.
Everyone was somewhat dumbfounded; the doctor hadn’t even examined the patient, just diagnosed based on symptoms alone. This hasty approach made everyone think he might be incompetent.
The others, having a deep-seated respect and admiration for doctors, didn’t dare to contradict him even though they felt something was off about this one, and could only stand there, at a loss.
But Yunfang was not from the present times, and she felt a sense of discomfort seeing a male obstetrician doctor. Hearing his words, she didn’t feel reassured at all, so she posed several questions to the doctor.
The male doctor’s answers didn’t match the questions, and he became increasingly angry and frustrated, giving off a "are you here to get treated or to ask questions?" vibe.
It seemed she’d come across one of those doctors.
Besides, society at that time was not as open as the future, and most obstetricians were women. Why then was the doctor treating her a man? This was highly suspicious.
In that era, even with female doctors, many patients were embarrassed to seek treatment; if it were a man, they would likely be scared back home.
Shen Yunfang did not trust such a person, and she could not entrust her child’s life to him.
