The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1181 - 1160: Striving to Live On I

Chapter 1181: Chapter 1160: Striving to Live On I

Fu Wenyun, who was chewing on a medicine pill, was stunned for a moment and asked with the medicine in her mouth, "Can it be turned back?

Although Manbao had never done it herself, she had heard about such cases from Doctor Ji and had specifically sought out Teacher Mo to understand more, thus she nodded with utmost certainty, "Of course, it’s possible!"

Even though she was feeling anxious inside, she had never actually done it before, but Teacher Mo had said that as a doctor, no matter how panicked one feels inside, one must not show it to the patients.

Because if you yourself are not confident, then the patient will have even less confidence in the doctor.

The patient’s faith is very important; sometimes a strong will can save a life.

Seeing Manbao’s confident demeanor, Fu Wenyun also couldn’t help feeling a bit more confident, and Qiuyue hastened to say, "Miss, Miss Man is now very impressive. She is the young divine physician we heard about when we first arrived in the capital, truly remarkable."

Fu Wenyun showed a smile, "The famed young divine physician in the capital is you?"

Manbao nodded.

Fu Wenyun lay on the pillow, smiling weakly with tears in her eyes, "That’s wonderful..."

The midwife, kept five steps away, started exclaiming in distress, "Why are you still chatting? The amniotic fluid is almost gone, if we don’t save the child soon, the child will suffocate to death."

Fu Wenyun lowered her eyes to her swollen belly, reached out to touch it but saw that there were many needles punctured into it and didn’t know how to proceed.

Manbao took her hand to comfort her, "There’s nothing to worry about Second Sister Fu, the needles I inserted are to protect the child. Just take a moment to catch your breath, regain your composure, and then we can begin."

Manbao glanced at the time, then turned to Qiuyue, "Go get some ginseng slices for Second Sister Fu to suck on; they replenish energy, which we’ll need later."

Qiuyue’s lips quivered as she said, "We... we’ve run out of ginseng slices..."

Chuncao gritted her teeth, "The old master used up all of them when he was sick."

Manbao then said to Chuncao, "You go to the front courtyard to find Doctor Tao, my emergency medical bag was left with my medicine boy Shao, ask him for it, he has it."

Then she looked at the midwife, "Go fetch some hot water, I need to cleanse my hands."

The midwife: "You..."

Manbao’s expression darkened, her brows and eyes emanating a coldness, "Do you know who is lying on this bed? This family may be officials, but her maiden family are officials too! Do you dare use scissors on her? Believe it or not, afterwards I’ll go to the government office to accuse you of seeking wealth and causing death?"

The midwife said, "Young lady, I’m not easily frightened, it was the old lady from the Yue family who wanted to save the younger one..."

"But she didn’t say not to save the elder one. Wait until their relatives come knocking, see if she stands in front of you or pushes you out."

Qiuyue immediately said, "Our master is now the Magistrate of Taining County and is soon to be promoted to marshal of Jianzhou. If you dare harm our young miss, I’m willing to risk my life to bring you to justice."

She said, "I don’t care how the old lady commanded, in the end, it is you who killed our young miss."

The midwife’s complexion changed and only then, in a panic, did she drop the scissors in her hand, turning to run away.

Manbao immediately said, "Where are you going? Go to the front and see if you can find a way out."

The midwife, both angry and wronged, sat on the ground and complained, "When you immortals fight, you know to pick on us little demons."

Manbao sneered, "If it wasn’t for the money, the mother-to-be would be fine. Why did you want to cut her belly? Don’t pretend to be innocent. Hurry up and bring some hot water, help me deliver this child. If both mother and child are safe, wouldn’t you benefit more?"

Although the midwife didn’t believe Zhou Man could save both the mother and the child, thinking she might just let the child suffocate before flushing it out with a bowl of medicine, she dared not retort at this moment. Wiping away her tears, she dashed out to fetch the hot water from the kitchen.

Manbao rotated the needle, noticing a slight change in Wenyun’s complexion after taking the medicine, then pulled out the needle and changed to another set of acupuncture techniques.

She turned to wash her hands, rolling up her sleeves and cleaning each finger thoroughly, then dried them with a clean hemp cloth...

Stepping forward, she said to Wenyun, "Second Sister Fu, don’t be nervous, relax and wait for me to push..."

Manbao, still young with small hands that were nimble from practicing medicine since childhood, reviewed the birthing precautions in her system one last time before taking action, ensuring nothing was overlooked before reaching out her hand...

Wenyun clenched her eyes shut in pain, but kept her mouth shut and didn’t scream. Manbao gently nudged the child while soothing her, "Relax, relax, nothing will go wrong..."

Manbao, drenched in sweat, finally managed to turn the baby’s head. Her fingers gently circled the baby’s neck, Dason let out a sigh of relief, and withdrew her hand. That was close, that was close; the cord was not wrapped around the neck, for if it were, she would have truly been forced to save the mother at the expense of the child...

Wenyun’s condition wouldn’t have withstood a cesarean surgery...

Qiuyue screamed, "Miss Man, our young lady has fainted."

Without time to clean her hands, Manbao immediately changed the needle technique. Only when Wenyun lethargically came to did she glance outside, "Has the ginseng not arrived yet?"

Qiuyue, gritting her teeth, turned and ran out...

The midwife quickly replaced Manbao’s water and suggested hesitantly, "The ginseng might not arrive anytime soon, perhaps we could boil some brown sugar with eggs and feed it to her..."

Manbao bit down on her lip, turned to open her medicine chest, and took out a small package of medicine saying, "Inside here are Astragalus and red dates for replenishing Qi. Boil it immediately. It’s urgent, use a high flame and take the juice to cook with brown sugar and eggs, better than nothing at all."

The midwife took it and turned to leave. The stoves in the kitchen were already hot, with boiling water on standby. At this moment, they couldn’t afford to fuss over a gentle or fierce fire; speed was crucial.

Manbao didn’t let Wenyun exert any effort, finding her almost unconscious, her entire body limp and sweaty to the touch, she knew Wenyun had reached her limit.

Manbao hesitated for a moment, recalling the effects of the Jishi Hall’s pills, temporarily uncertain of what to do.

Wenyun had always been intelligent. Although she hadn’t seen Manbao for many years, they had never stopped exchanging letters. With one glance, she knew what Manbao was thinking.

She weakly lifted her hand, placing it lightly on Manbao’s, and softly said, "Manbao, if you have a way, just use it. I don’t care about the consequences at this point; I want to live, and I want my child to live."

Manbao, grinding her teeth, removed the needles from Wenyun’s body and said, "Second Sister Fu, the medicine you just took was to save your life, its effects are gradual. If I stimulate the medicine’s properties with needles now, it may harm your foundation."

Wenyun faintly smiled and said, "When life is almost gone, who cares about the foundation? Hurry up and apply the needles."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, and Manbao herself also leaning towards that choice, she swiftly plunged the needle in.