[Old Nine Gates] The concubine is polite

"Ma'am, the pear garden isn't open today." Erya carefully supported her wife who was about to give birth, and persuaded, "Didn't you still feel unwell this morning, or should we go back?"

"...Okay." Li Yan nodded, bent down, and got into the private car waiting at the gate of Liyuan.

"Miss Xinyue said that she will come back for dinner tonight, let us prepare the food and wait for her."

"It's hard to worry about her. When you go back, remember to tell the kitchen to prepare more dishes that she likes. Think about it, she has been wronged these two days."

Yin Xinyue was indeed wronged.The day before yesterday was the Xiayuan Festival. According to the custom of the old calendar, ancestors should be sacrificed.Although Yin Xinyue has lived in Zhang's residence for more than nine months, she is still an outsider after all. In order to avoid taboo, she had to hide in Puhe courtyard for two days.

During the period of the Republic of China, the folk activities were quite lively, so Li Yan also had a rare experience of the sacrificial activities of the Xiayuan Festival.On the day of the Xiayuan Festival, Taoist temples are used as dojos, while folks offer sacrifices to the dead, and pray to the Xiayuan water officials to relieve their worries and problems.Not only that, every family will use Xingu milled glutinous rice flour to make small dumplings, wrap them with vegetable fillings, steam them and put them outside the gate for "Zhaitian".In addition, folks will make glutinous rice cakes or steamed sesame curd buns as gifts to relatives and friends at home. What's more, they will tie up some colorful boats and let them cruise in the river.

However, because of different regions, the activities of offering sacrifices to the Xiayuan Festival will naturally vary.When Li Yan sent someone to deliver glutinous rice cakes to Yin Xinyue, Yin Xinyue actually cried while holding the rattan basket containing the glutinous rice cakes, saying that she missed "bean paste bone cakes" very much.Later, Li Yan sent someone to Beiping to inquire about it, and found out that the bean paste she was talking about was red bean paste stuffed with red beans, a Beijing snack, also known as "bean paste buns".

"Ma'am, the Xiayuan Festival is over, will the second master come back?"

"At the beginning, the appointment was for a period of one month, and he even broke his promise to me, let alone the Xiayuan Festival." Li Yan looked back at the gate of Liyuan, which was gradually receding outside the car window, and what came to her heart was the desire to be transformed again and again. Become a disappointed feeling of emptiness, sad, but also numb.

"I was tired of listening to Second Master's play before, but now I want to listen to it, but I can only miss it."

"Ma'am, don't be sad." Er Ya stretched out her hand and patted her wife's back lightly, comfortingly said: "Didn't Ba Ye make a fortune for them, saying that lucky people have their own fortune, and when fate comes, they will naturally get together .”

"Old Ba's words are clearly a fortune-teller's unique universal coping phrase. They are nothing more than saying it to make me happy. Hey, by the way, what is Lao Ba, what is he doing recently?" Qi Baye is a frequent visitor to Zhang's mansion. The so-called "one small meeting every three days, one big gathering every five days" is a true portrayal of Qi Baye's diligence in running Zhang's mansion.

"You forgot, Ba Ye is a Taoist. He has been busy doing sacrifices for people these two days, but he is too busy to touch the ground."

"Yes, why did I forget." Li Yan frowned and patted his head, and said with a wry smile: "Look at my memory, people say that I'm pregnant for three years, and I'm only the first year. What can I do in the days to come? ah?"

"Don't say that." Erya stretched out her hand and rubbed the place where Li Yan knocked in distress, "Madam, in my opinion, she is the smartest lady in the world. Look, now in the Nine Gates, Anyone who sees that you are not afraid will blackmail their belts against you, and you are the smartest lady in Changsha."

"...Erya, your bragging skills are still the same for ten years." My poor single stupid girl, who should I use to harm others in the future?Whoever puts these two goods, it is definitely the rhythm of enmity.

As if sensing his mother's mood, Li Yan suddenly felt a slight pain in his stomach, and accompanied by the pain, there was also a strange reaction from his lower body.This feeling is very strange. Even though Li Yan is facing production problems for the first time, she seems to know herself, knowing that it is time to enter the production preparation stage.

"How long will it take to get home?"

"If you go back to Madam, I guess it will take less than a quarter of an hour." The driver paid attention to the road conditions, lowered his head slightly, and replied respectfully.

"Second girl."

"What's wrong with Ma'am?" Erya was startled when his wife suddenly grabbed her arm.

"Listen to me carefully now, and don't interrupt me. I'm very nervous now, and I hope you can understand me." Although he had made sufficient preparations before, Li Yan was still worried about the outdated medical equipment of this era.

"You, are you going to give birth?" Erya reacted very quickly. After all, the expected date of delivery is just a few days away. The whole family is now staring at Madam's belly every day, hoping that the young master can come to this world safely.

"Yes, something just came out, and the amount was very small. I reckon it might be red."

"That, that..."

"Don't worry, I don't have a stomachache right now, so it shouldn't be so fast." Li Yan patted Erya reassuringly, and continued: "When you get home, get out of the car, notify the butler, and then go to my bedroom to clean the house. Take the suitcase you have prepared, and bring some food when you come out." At this point, Li Yan paused, then shook his head and laughed: "Forget it, there is no need to bring food, I guess we just arrived at the hospital. The housekeeper will be able to follow and deliver the food, if you go to the kitchen to look for it, it will be a waste of time."

"That's fine, ma'am, you stay in the car and don't move, Erya will come back as soon as she goes."

Knowing that his wife was in labor, the driver immediately pulled himself together with 12 energies, quickly drove his wife back to the house to pick up the things, and then rushed to the reserved hospital without stopping.

When a woman gives birth for the first time, it usually takes a day and a night.Li Yan saw blood at [-]:[-] in the afternoon, and was admitted to the exclusive ward at [-]:[-] in the evening. She waited until the amniotic fluid broke at [-]:[-] in the evening, when the countdown to delivery really came.

When the amniotic fluid broke, Li Yan thought she had leaked urine. After all, during pregnancy, she was sometimes emotionally agitated, and occasionally there would be uncontrollable embarrassing scenes.But at this time, I don't care about any embarrassment, because half an hour after the amniotic fluid broke, the frequent labor pains began to torture Li Yan.

According to the production requirements, Li Yan had to stay in the ward until the cervix was dilated to the fourth finger before entering the waiting room. During this period, doctors and nurses would take turns to visit Li Yan once in half an hour.

Seeing that Li Yan was hanging oxytocin in his hands, his face was listless due to the pain, and our wise and powerful Master Zhang Dafo was guarding him, and he was more nervous than anyone else, at a loss what to do.

"Does it hurt?" Zhang Qishan knew that what he was asking was nonsense, but after opening his mouth for a long time, he still couldn't help asking this silly question.

"It hurts, I can feel the fetal head pressing against the pelvis every 5 minutes, but why can't I go into the delivery room?" Li Yan's mind is full of entering the delivery room at the moment, obviously the pain is so strong, why the doctor is still dawdling rubbed?

"Ayan, bear with it." Zhang Qishan tightly held Li Yan's free right hand with both hands, as if this could transmit strength to the other party.

"But I don't want to wait any longer." Continuous pain can make people feel anxious. Li Yan, who spends a long time on even minor pains and ailments, can't bear it. Li Yan wished she could run to the delivery room with her big belly in her arms.

For Li Yan, the delivery room at this time has an inexplicable attraction, which is constantly tempting her spirit to drift there.The Buddha, who was simply caring but chaotic, did not disappoint Li Yan. Under his strong request, the doctors and nurses in charge of Li Yan's delivery shivered and hurriedly pushed Li Yan into the delivery room, the waiting room.

"Eh? Where is this? Didn't you mean to go to the delivery room?" As for the delivery room, are you kidding me?Li Yan was so emotional that she almost got up from the hospital bed to "lift the corpse".

"This is the waiting room, and you will be arranged to go to the operating table in a while." The nurse stepped forward gently and explained in a soft voice.

"When is a while? Is there an exact time?"

The nurse was taken aback by the question, and then smiled and said, "The delivery time varies from person to person. You are the first child, so I'm afraid you will have to wait."

"What are you waiting for, no need to wait, I can give birth!" I am a mother of a child, I can give birth if I say I can give birth!

"Then wait, I'll take a look for you." The nurse leaned down to check the dilation of the cervix, and seeing that it was indeed not up to the prescribed size, she stood up and comforted her: "Don't get excited, your cervix is ​​only dilated now. With four fingers, you can’t enter the operating room until at least six fingers.”

"Six fingers, why do you need six fingers, and I'm not giving birth to a six-fingered zither demon, why should I wait until six fingers allow me to give birth?" Li Yan couldn't wait for the answer he wanted for a long time, and Li Yan began to use his nonsense kung fu, "Buddha, Buddha .”

"I'm here, Ayan, don't be afraid." Zhang Qishan who followed in immediately stepped forward to serve his poor daughter-in-law.

"Hey, Lord Buddha, it's a good thing you came in, otherwise, maybe I'm going to suffer some kind of abuse here?" Li Yan dragged her husband to complain.

"Ma'am, this is a necessary stage for every pregnant woman. We are not trying to abuse you." The nurse felt the malice from the couple, and was so frightened that she repeatedly explained her innocence.

"If I had known earlier, I would have given birth by myself. I am also a doctor, although I am not in obstetrics and gynecology." The last sentence was a little guilty.

"... Ma'am, since you're here, why don't you listen to a professional doctor?"

"No, I'm going to fight against my fate, Erya, bring me some medicine." Painkillers, I strongly need painkillers.

"Madam, here." Hearing Li Yan's call, Erya who also followed in rushed to the hospital bed.

"What is this? How can a pregnant woman take medicine indiscriminately? You can't take it!" Seeing Erya take out a black pill, the dedicated nurse turned pale with fright, and rushed forward to stop it.

With a sound of "dong", this poor pill was slapped by the strong female nurse to the door next to it!

"Ah, my life-saving medicine!" Li Yan held out Erkang's hand with tears in his eyes.

"You can't take medicine indiscriminately." The female nurse reprimanded Li Yan righteously, "As long as I am here, you will not be allowed to act recklessly."

"...Drag her away." With a wave of Li Yan's hand, Er Ya stepped forward and was about to drag the female nurse away.

"What are you doing? Hey, why are you up?" The female nurse felt that her spirit was about to collapse.

"My cervix is ​​almost dilated to the seventh finger. If I don't get up and go into the operating room, are you planning to let me live here?" Li Yan struggled to get out of bed with the help of Buddha.

"Ayan, let me carry you in."

"No, I'll do it myself." Walking around is good for giving birth, probably, anyway, it's my first time giving birth, so I don't have experience...

A farce of production, at [-] o'clock in the morning of the second day, with Li Yan's smooth delivery, the perfect ending symbol was finally drawn.Those who are close to Li Yanfo master basically ran to the hospital to guard the door of the operating room. They thought that as soon as the door of the operating room was opened, they would see the unconscious Li Yan being pushed out. The faces of the doctors and nurses who came out were worse than that of Li Yan who was a pregnant woman!

"Hey, what's going on with you guys? Why do you look like you've gone through a catastrophe?" Master Qi laughed and stepped forward to greet Li Yan who had returned from victory.

"..." The doctors and nurses, who were too tired to speak, shook their heads with tears in their eyes, and helped each other to leave.

"I'm too sleepy. If I have something to say, I'll talk about it when I wake up." Li Yan tilted her head and just fell asleep.

"This, this." Qi Ba turned his head to look at Grand Buddha Zhang, and was immediately attracted by the baby in his arms, "Wow, Grandfather Zhang! Come on, let Godfather take a look."

"Go aside." Huo Jinxi pushed Qi Ba away, squeezed in front of the Buddha and took Zhang Zuzong away, "Is it a male treasure? Such a beautiful child, looking at his eyebrows and eyes, he looks very much like a Buddha."

"Pfft." Qi Ba burst into laughter as soon as he saw Zhang Zuzong showing his small face, "Isn't it not like that, you see that you are frowning at such a young age, and you look like you are worried about the country and the people."

"What are you talking about?" Foye slapped Qi Ba on the head amusedly, "My daughter is clearly like her mother, she is quiet and elegant."

"Female treasure? How come?" Huo Jinxi's eyes widened in surprise, "Didn't Ah Yan talk about male treasures before? Could it be that her medical skills sometimes fail?"

"Here is the male treasure." Li Sanye smiled contentedly and hugged his grandnephew, "Look at this child, how happy he is smiling, he looks like a lucky boy."

"Dragon twins?"

Qi Ba ran to Li Sanye's side in a few steps, and exclaimed: "Ayan is really good, you can have both sons and daughters all of a sudden, ah."

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