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Seeing that the child still couldn't cry, she took the needle and pricked the baby's toe directly. Blood beads appeared, and a faint cry of a baby rang out.

The baby, whose body was covered in purplish-blue bruises, was slowly turning back to normal red as he cried.

Hearing the baby cry, the new mother tried to force a smile, but she was too weak to do anything. She just watched helplessly as her baby cried. She wanted to see her child one last time.

Just as Wen Yao was about to hold the baby to show her, she heard the midwife exclaim, "Heavy bleeding! Oh my god, he's hemorrhaging so badly!"

Her heart sank immediately. Sure enough, the thing she feared most had come to pass. After two days of labor, she was exhausted and her uterine contractions were weak, which could lead to severe bleeding.

In a rural area, a woman suffered a severe postpartum hemorrhage. Without access to blood transfusions, her life was almost certainly going to end. Unless the bleeding was stopped quickly, even if she was taken to the hospital, there would be no hope of recovery.

"Come and clean up the baby, I'm here to help the mother, hurry up."

The midwife looked at the blood on the bed: "This... can this person still be saved?"

Wen Yao grabbed the person and shoved the child into her arms: "You're in charge of the child. If you can't handle him, don't blame me for taking action. Get someone to bring in hot water right now, quick!"

"Okay, okay, I'm coming right now."

Unbuttoning the new mother's clothes and opening the acupuncture kit, rows of silver needles gleamed with sharpness. Wen Yao pursed her lips and quickly inserted the needles into the acupoints on the new mother's body.

In the courtyard outside the delivery room, the man paced back and forth. When he heard the baby crying, his eyes lit up: "It's born! The baby's born. The baby should be alright now."

"Mother, did you hear that? The baby is crying; it's been born."

The old woman curled her lip: "Useless thing, it took more than two days to give birth, what's there to be happy about? Now who knows how much the medical bills will be."

"Sigh, she even used ginseng. What a spendthrift woman. Other women have babies in the correct position, but she has a breech baby and has to spend more money. If you ask me, it's because she didn't do any work or exercise during her pregnancy."

The man muttered under his breath, "Mom, my wife has been working in the fields all the time, she only started having labor pains when she was about to give birth..."

The old woman scolded in a low voice, "Shut up! I'm your mother. You dare to talk back to me? I've wasted my time raising you. It wasn't this difficult for me when I gave birth to you."

"Hmph, I told you to find someone healthy but disobedient. What's the use of finding such a skinny guy? Ugh, it's just a waste of money and annoys me."

The midwife lifted the curtain and shouted, "Hot water! Quickly bring in hot water! The baby is alright, but the mother is bleeding heavily. If the bleeding can't be stopped, the mother will still die."

The man was stunned upon hearing this, his face turning pale: "Auntie, she's already given birth and everything's fine, so why is she still bleeding so badly? We don't have any blood to give her."

"Oh, I don't know. That girl said there's hope. You guys hurry up and prepare some hot water. I don't want to get glared at by that girl again; it sends chills down my spine."

"Yes, I'll go and get ready."

I looked at the barefoot doctor standing in the corner, hidden in the night, his expression indistinct.

"Barefoot doctor, my wife is bleeding heavily, is there any hope?"

The barefoot doctor said in a low voice, "Why are you asking me? I don't have the ability to save a woman who is hemorrhaging. Go ask who can save her. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

The man nodded, somewhat flustered, unsure of what to do.

Jiang Lie grabbed his clothes and dragged him to the kitchen: "Prepare hot water, didn't you hear me? Are you deaf?"

"Oh right, I was going to prepare hot water."

Inside the delivery room, the woman was covered in needles. Wen Yao took out some medicine, removed the ginseng slices, and inserted a pill: "Come on, drink some water and swallow it. Don't fall asleep, or you'll be gone."

"Think about how vicious your mother-in-law is. If you die, how can your child survive? He will probably be married off early or drowned in a chamber pot."

"You have to live. Only if you live can your child live."

The woman, already exhausted from childbirth, heard these words and thought of that wicked old woman. She gritted her teeth and kept her eyes open, determined to stay conscious: "I want to live, I want to survive."

Seeing that she was feeling a bit better, Wen Yao observed the bleeding and, seeing that it was slowly stopping, breathed a slight sigh of relief, took out some hemostatic and stabilizing medicine, and opened the curtain.

"Ah Lie, go and brew the medicine, and bring it to me later. Brew it for an hour without adding water in between, add water once it's about 80% full and start brewing."

Jiang Lie nodded: "Okay, I'll do it."

Before they knew it, they were busy until dawn. The new mother's bleeding had completely stopped. Wen Yao wiped her body clean to keep her clean and prevent postpartum infection.

After she drank the medicine, looking at her wide-open eyes, he leaned closer and whispered, "It's alright now, you can sleep peacefully. I'll watch the baby for you until you wake up."

Upon hearing this, the new mother burst into tears, and weakly said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you, thank you."

"It's okay, go to sleep, I'll watch over you."

After everyone fell asleep, Wen Yao came out of the delivery room, looked at the person dozing against the wall, and glanced at Jiang Lie: "Ah Lie, wake him up, the method doesn't matter."

Jiang Lie raised an eyebrow, walked over to the dozing man, raised his hand and slapped him across the face. Seeing that he was still dazed, he slapped him again.

"Brother, are you awake now? If not, I can splash you with another bucket of water."

The man immediately jolted awake, scrambling to his feet and groaning, "I'm awake! I'm awake! What did you call me for, brother?"

"What do you think? Your wife is alright, why don't you go in and check on her, or at least ask how to take care of her? You're just standing here like an idiot, not thinking straight."

"...!!"

Wen Yao looked over and said, "Your wife is fine now, but we can't let our guard down. She's anemic, so she'll need to drink more iron supplements. I've prescribed some for you."

"Go to town to buy medicine after dawn. I'll tell you how to brew it, just follow my instructions. I'll come check on you every day for the next three days, so you won't miss any problems."

"Postpartum women are weak and prone to infection, so they must pay close attention to hygiene. They should use boiled water to clean up blood and saliva, and should not breastfeed for the next three days."

"You should feed the baby formula first, so that the mother can recover."

The man nodded repeatedly, then hesitated for a moment: "That miracle doctor, can this baby be okay if it doesn't drink milk after birth? My mother said breast milk is good for the baby."

Wen Yao glared at her: "Are you listening to her or me? She said your wife could give birth, but she almost died in childbirth. What does she know?"

"If you want your wife to live a good life, do as I say. I'll write it down for you. After dawn, go to town, get some medicine to stew with an old hen, and buy two pigeons."

"Also, buy some baby formula, and don't forget the bottles. The baby will drink these for the first three days, and we'll see how the mother's condition is after that."

The man nodded: "Okay, I've got it."

"Okay, that's settled then. Take this bottle of medicine. The patient should take one pill after waking up, and another after meals at other times. Let me know if the medicine runs out."

"Okay, doctor, how much will the medical bill be...?"