Mo Jiuye was really more and more afraid the more he talked about himself, even though he hadn't been this nervous even the first time on the battlefield.
All along the way, he pulled He Zhiran with him, speaking incoherently.
This was the first time He Zhiran had seen him like this, and didn't know what to say to make his emotions more stable.
Of the three people, it looked like only she, the one about to give birth, was the calmest.
Returning to her family's courtyard house, Madam He immediately ordered Li Auntie to go call Old Lady Mo over.
Facing her own daughter giving birth, Madam He felt like an ant on a hot pan, without a clue what to do.
Not much later, Li Auntie called Old Lady Mo over, along with her sisters-in-law.
Old Lady Mo also clearly knew the danger of a woman giving birth to twins, but someone who had seen countless storms would still be much calmer than others.
Because there was a woman about to give birth in the house, Old Lady Mo had already asked around clearly that there was a midwife in the village who reportedly had over twenty years of birthing experience.
In this era, women gave birth by asking a midwife, and rich families would also ask a doctor to stand by, so that if the birthing mother encountered any danger, the doctor could provide timely treatment.
On the way over, she had already sent someone to the village to ask the midwife to come over, and told Liang Hao to rush into the city to ask a doctor.
At this time, He Zhiran was being supported sitting on the bed by Mo Jiuye.
In fact, she didn't feel any discomfort at this time. It was probably because she had been out all day that she just felt some fatigue.
Old Lady Mo sat at the bedside, holding He Zhiran's hand.
"Ranran, don't be afraid. Your mother and I will be here with you the whole time."
He Zhiran could see that although her mother-in-law looked calm on the surface, she was also extremely nervous inside.
"Mother, I'm not afraid. It's just giving birth. I can do it."
Seeing her say this, the Third Sister-in-Law came over with red-rimmed eyes.
"Little Sister-in-Law, we all know you are working hard. We will all be with you. After the baby is born, you won't need to worry about anything.
There are so many sisters-in-law in the house. We'll take turns looking after the baby, and make sure you can properly rest after birth without any hardship."
"That's right Little Sister-in-Law. We sisters-in-law can help you take care of the babies. But with only two, that's a bit few. We don't know how long we'll have to wait for our turn to look after them for a day." The Eldest Sister-in-Law spoke with a slightly joking tone in order to relieve everyone's tension.
This was indeed quite effective. The women all said they wanted to be first to help the Little Sister-in-Law look after the babies on the first day.
Following that was the scene of sisters-in-law scrambling to be the first to help the Little Sister-in-Law take care of the children, with no one wanting to fall behind.
With this scene occurring, it temporarily made everyone forget about He Zhiran's danger.
While everyone was discussing seven ways to eight who would take care of the babies first, the midwife Zhao had already been brought over.
Seeing the person arrive, Old Lady Mo hurriedly got up to ask:
"Midwife Zhao, please help check on my daughter-in-law quickly. She was in the fields for a rather long time today, and after coming back discovered a feeling of heaviness in her stomach.
There are still about ten days until her due date. Please take a look and see if she's going to give birth now."
In her lifetime, Zhao Midwife had helped with the births of countless babies. She had encountered a twin pregnancy once before as well.
That time, with her own eyes she saw the birthing mother and three lives lost because of a difficult labor.
Therefore, she was extremely reluctant at heart to help a pregnant woman with twins give birth.
If it wasn't for Old Lady Mo finding her many times and offering ample payment, she truly would not have wanted to make this trip.
When Zhao Midwife now looked at He Zhiran, it was as if she was looking at someone on the brink of death, with eyes full of pity.
However, as a midwife, it was not good for her to show too much in front of the pregnant woman. She could only nod heavily towards Old Lady Mo with a solemn expression.
"Don't hurry first. Let me examine her."
In He Zhiran's mind, she wanted to do a full examination after everyone left and she entered her medical space.
But seeing everyone's anxious and concerned manner, she didn't have the heart to tell them to leave, and could only let Zhao Midwife examine her.
Although called an examination, Zhao Midwife also just relied on her experience to feel He Zhiran's stomach and ask about the circumstances.
After examining, Zhao Midwife's expression relaxed somewhat.
To tell the truth, Zhao Midwife was still very skilled at examining single births. As for twin births, she had only encountered that one time, and didn't have much experience.
The examination was also just feeling the babies' heartbeats. She couldn't give a full account of the specific circumstances even if asked.
She told everyone: "The feeling of heaviness in the stomach is indeed a sign that birth is approaching. She has only just started feeling discomfort. I don't think there will be much movement today."
"Let this old woman give you all some advice. Those with no business here should go back early to rest. With everyone crowded around watching her, the Ninth household will also feel nervous. This is extremely bad for her giving birth."
This just happened to align with what He Zhiran was thinking.
After all, she was a doctor who had seen life and death. Her views on women giving birth were still stuck in her own understanding.
It was indeed very difficult and inevitably painful for women to give birth, even in completely normal situations.
If nothing else, she had already taught Mo Jiuye the c-section surgery, and also had that against-the-heavens medical space. No matter what, there was no possibility of her being in danger.
But facing the upcoming birth, He Zhiran was still inevitably nervous.
However, no matter how strong she was mentally, facing the anxious manner of her family members, she would naturally feel an increased mental burden.
After giving birth ten times, Old Lady Mo saw that Zhao Midwife spoke this way, and her mood relaxed somewhat. She pulled Zhao Midwife to ask:
"What is the position of the babies in my daughter-in-law's womb?"
When she was in the capital, she always asked a rather famous midwife from the capital city to help her give birth.
At that time, the midwife would always first check her fetal position.
Seeing Zhao Midwife examining He Zhiran's stomach in the same way, she wanted to understand more so she would know what to expect.
It was important to know that an abnormal fetal position was the main cause of difficult labor for women. Especially since He Zhiran was pregnant with twins, if it really was an abnormal fetal position, it would be fatal.
Asked about the fetal position, Zhao Midwife was clearly somewhat embarrassed, but she still chose to tell the truth.
"I'm sorry, Lady Mo. Your ninth daughter-in-law is carrying twins. The two babies are squeezed tightly together. I have no way to judge this point."
Although Madam He had not given birth as many times as her mother-in-law, she was also very concerned about the question just now.
Hearing the midwife's answer, she completely lost her composure.
Madam He looked at Zhao Midwife tearfully.
"Do you mean that currently there is no way to determine whether or not my daughter can give birth smoothly?"
Old Lady Mo saw that her mother-in-law was overthinking things out of concern. Fearing that Zhao Midwife would say something unfortunate here that would affect He Zhiran, she hurriedly pulled the person away.
"Mother, my daughter-in-law is carrying twins. Zhao Midwife can't see the fetal position but that is definitely not what you're thinking..."
While speaking, Old Lady Mo was also blinking vigorously at Madam He behind her back, signaling her not to ask any more questions.
Mo Jiuye was really more and more afraid the more he talked about himself, even though he hadn't been this nervous even the first time on the battlefield.
All along the way, he pulled He Zhiran with him, speaking incoherently.
This was the first time He Zhiran had seen him like this, and didn't know what to say to make his emotions more stable.
Of the three people, it looked like only she, the one about to give birth, was the calmest.
Returning to her family's courtyard house, Madam He immediately ordered Li Auntie to go call Old Lady Mo over.
Facing her own daughter giving birth, Madam He felt like an ant on a hot pan, without a clue what to do.
Not much later, Li Auntie called Old Lady Mo over, along with her sisters-in-law.
Old Lady Mo also clearly knew the danger of a woman giving birth to twins, but someone who had seen countless storms would still be much calmer than others.
Because there was a woman about to give birth in the house, Old Lady Mo had already asked around clearly that there was a midwife in the village who reportedly had over twenty years of birthing experience.
In this era, women gave birth by asking a midwife, and rich families would also ask a doctor to stand by, so that if the birthing mother encountered any danger, the doctor could provide timely treatment.
On the way over, she had already sent someone to the village to ask the midwife to come over, and told Liang Hao to rush into the city to ask a doctor.
At this time, He Zhiran was being supported sitting on the bed by Mo Jiuye.
In fact, she didn't feel any discomfort at this time. It was probably because she had been out all day that she just felt some fatigue.
Old Lady Mo sat at the bedside, holding He Zhiran's hand.
"Ranran, don't be afraid. Your mother and I will be here with you the whole time."
He Zhiran could see that although her mother-in-law looked calm on the surface, she was also extremely nervous inside.
"Mother, I'm not afraid. It's just giving birth. I can do it."
Seeing her say this, the Third Sister-in-Law came over with red-rimmed eyes.
"Little Sister-in-Law, we all know you are working hard. We will all be with you. After the baby is born, you won't need to worry about anything.
There are so many sisters-in-law in the house. We'll take turns looking after the baby, and make sure you can properly rest after birth without any hardship."
"That's right Little Sister-in-Law. We sisters-in-law can help you take care of the babies. But with only two, that's a bit few. We don't know how long we'll have to wait for our turn to look after them for a day." The Eldest Sister-in-Law spoke with a slightly joking tone in order to relieve everyone's tension.
This was indeed quite effective. The women all said they wanted to be first to help the Little Sister-in-Law look after the babies on the first day.
Following that was the scene of sisters-in-law scrambling to be the first to help the Little Sister-in-Law take care of the children, with no one wanting to fall behind.
With this scene occurring, it temporarily made everyone forget about He Zhiran's danger.
While everyone was discussing seven ways to eight who would take care of the babies first, the midwife Zhao had already been brought over.
Seeing the person arrive, Old Lady Mo hurriedly got up to ask:
"Midwife Zhao, please help check on my daughter-in-law quickly. She was in the fields for a rather long time today, and after coming back discovered a feeling of heaviness in her stomach.
There are still about ten days until her due date. Please take a look and see if she's going to give birth now."
In her lifetime, Zhao Midwife had helped with the births of countless babies. She had encountered a twin pregnancy once before as well.
That time, with her own eyes she saw the birthing mother and three lives lost because of a difficult labor.
Therefore, she was extremely reluctant at heart to help a pregnant woman with twins give birth.
If it wasn't for Old Lady Mo finding her many times and offering ample payment, she truly would not have wanted to make this trip.
When Zhao Midwife now looked at He Zhiran, it was as if she was looking at someone on the brink of death, with eyes full of pity.
However, as a midwife, it was not good for her to show too much in front of the pregnant woman. She could only nod heavily towards Old Lady Mo with a solemn expression.
"Don't hurry first. Let me examine her."
In He Zhiran's mind, she wanted to do a full examination after everyone left and she entered her medical space.
But seeing everyone's anxious and concerned manner, she didn't have the heart to tell them to leave, and could only let Zhao Midwife examine her.
Although called an examination, Zhao Midwife also just relied on her experience to feel He Zhiran's stomach and ask about the circumstances.
After examining, Zhao Midwife's expression relaxed somewhat.
To tell the truth, Zhao Midwife was still very skilled at examining single births. As for twin births, she had only encountered that one time, and didn't have much experience.
The examination was also just feeling the babies' heartbeats. She couldn't give a full account of the specific circumstances even if asked.
She told everyone: "The feeling of heaviness in the stomach is indeed a sign that birth is approaching. She has only just started feeling discomfort. I don't think there will be much movement today."
"Let this old woman give you all some advice. Those with no business here should go back early to rest. With everyone crowded around watching her, the Ninth household will also feel nervous. This is extremely bad for her giving birth."
This just happened to align with what He Zhiran was thinking.
After all, she was a doctor who had seen life and death. Her views on women giving birth were still stuck in her own understanding.
It was indeed very difficult and inevitably painful for women to give birth, even in completely normal situations.
If nothing else, she had already taught Mo Jiuye the c-section surgery, and also had that against-the-heavens medical space. No matter what, there was no possibility of her being in danger.
But facing the upcoming birth, He Zhiran was still inevitably nervous.
However, no matter how strong she was mentally, facing the anxious manner of her family members, she would naturally feel an increased mental burden.
After giving birth ten times, Old Lady Mo saw that Zhao Midwife spoke this way, and her mood relaxed somewhat. She pulled Zhao Midwife to ask:
"What is the position of the babies in my daughter-in-law's womb?"
When she was in the capital, she always asked a rather famous midwife from the capital city to help her give birth.
At that time, the midwife would always first check her fetal position.
Seeing Zhao Midwife examining He Zhiran's stomach in the same way, she wanted to understand more so she would know what to expect.
It was important to know that an abnormal fetal position was the main cause of difficult labor for women. Especially since He Zhiran was pregnant with twins, if it really was an abnormal fetal position, it would be fatal.
Asked about the fetal position, Zhao Midwife was clearly somewhat embarrassed, but she still chose to tell the truth.
"I'm sorry, Lady Mo. Your ninth daughter-in-law is carrying twins. The two babies are squeezed tightly together. I have no way to judge this point."
Although Madam He had not given birth as many times as her mother-in-law, she was also very concerned about the question just now.
Hearing the midwife's answer, she completely lost her composure.
Madam He looked at Zhao Midwife tearfully.
"Do you mean that currently there is no way to determine whether or not my daughter can give birth smoothly?"
Old Lady Mo saw that her mother-in-law was overthinking things out of concern. Fearing that Zhao Midwife would say something unfortunate here that would affect He Zhiran, she hurriedly pulled the person away.
"Mother, my daughter-in-law is carrying twins. Zhao Midwife can't see the fetal position but that is definitely not what you're thinking..."
While speaking, Old Lady Mo was also blinking vigorously at Madam He behind her back, signaling her not to ask any more questions.
