At the end of the month, Zeng Ruixiang stayed at home for three days and saw that Shen's belly was still calm, so he invited Wang Baozi, a midwife from Wangjiacun, to take a look. After feeling her pulse, she said there was still half a month left.

  He handed over a sum of money and asked Wang to come again in half a month. Wang took it with a smile and said, "Don't worry, old sister, the five at your house are all taken care of by me. Ask around in these ten miles or so, I'm telling you, if I rank second, no one dares to claim first place. I'll come again in half a month."

  Zeng Ruixiang took Wang Pozi to Lao Fang to show Zhou Shi, and left a sentence that he would leave in half a month.

  Half a month passed quickly, during which the glass was finally bought back. Zhou Zhuang brought a master to help install the windows, and Shen Shi was grateful. She ordered Zi Qing to catch two big fat chickens as a gift. "Zhou Zhuang, don't laugh at us, we don't have anything good in the countryside," He Shi said when she came out to see off the guests.

  After they left, Mr. He and Mrs. Shen touched the glass with their hands for a long time, saying it was really bright and could be opened and closed at any time, which was more convenient than pasting paper before, and most importantly, they were not afraid of getting wet in the rain.

  Zi Qing smiled secretly and said: "Mother, this is worth more than 50 taels of silver, how can it be bad?"

  "Alas, no way, over 50 taels of silver, let it go, it's enough for us to spend for ten years, this is too expensive, can we return it?" As soon as Shen heard the price of 50 taels of silver, her heart ached, and Zi Qing blamed herself, it would be better not to say anything, anyway, she was in charge of the accounts now.

  On the fifteenth of September that morning, Wang Pozi came over and reminded He Shi to prepare scissors, white cloth, grass ash, etc. After dinner, Shen Shi still had no movement, He Shi was worried and asked Wang Pozi to stay overnight.

  The next day, in the afternoon. Autumn Jade hurried over to deliver a message, saying that Madame Zhou had started having contractions and Zeng Ruiqing had found a midwife. Just as they were preparing, Old Master sent her over to take a look at the situation here, saw Shen Shi still walking around in the courtyard and went back.

  Who would have thought that after dinner, the sky had already turned dark, and Autumn Jade and Zi Ping came running together. Zi Ping cried out: "Auntie, my mother is having a difficult labor, she's in so much pain it's like she's dying, Grandma said your family invited Wang Po Po who has a lot of experience, my dad told me to come find Wang Po Po to take a look, Auntie, please hurry, I beg of you."

  Shen's family was startled and quickly said: "Good child, don't cry. Aunt will let her accompany you there, don't be afraid."

  Shen said, and then let Wang Po follow Zi Ping and the others to leave. He Shi was somewhat reluctant to let them go, but it was a matter of life and death, and she couldn't not let them go. After Wang Po left, Shen kept circling around the house, thinking of sending someone over to take a look. The people at home were either old or young, and the only one who was neither old nor young was a heavily pregnant woman. Zi Qing saw her mother's anxiety and fear, and she pulled her grandmother along with her, talking to her for a long time.

  At half past midnight, Shen suddenly started having contractions. Wang Pozi had not returned yet, and He was getting anxious, running outside the door several times to look for her. She ordered Zi Qing to boil hot water and herself stumbled out of the house to find someone in the old house. After Zi Qing finished boiling the water, Shen again ordered Zi Qing to spread a thick layer of grass ash under her, and found some clean old sheets to put underneath. Zi Qing wiped the scissors with white wine several times. He had still not returned.

  Zi Qing saw Shen Shi's increasingly painful moans, sweating profusely, and was very worried. Zi Qing wanted to go out and find someone, but didn't dare leave Shen Shi's side, fearing that something might happen and people wouldn't arrive in time. Zi Qing could only fetch a basin of hot water and continuously helped her mother wipe away the sweat on her face. When He Shi arrived with an unfamiliar midwife, Zi Qing had the midwife hastily wash her hands and enter the room. In an instant, she heard the midwife exclaim that the baby's head was already out.

  Ziying heard the child's cry outside the door in less than two minutes, and her own tears flowed down uncontrollably. Fortunately, both the child and the adult were safe and sound. If it had been a few more minutes late, Ziying would have had to help the mother give birth.

  After a while, Mrs. He brought out a basin of bloody water and poured it away. Only then did Zi Qing realize that her mother had given birth to a little sister. The midwife, surnamed Liu, was from the neighboring village of Xiatai. After she cleaned up inside, she let Zi Qing in. A strong smell of blood almost made Zi Qing feel nauseous and want to vomit. She didn't dare open the window. Looking at her tired mother, who had already fallen asleep, Zi Qing couldn't tell if the newborn was good-looking or not - its eyes were still closed. Its skin was very white, and its hair was naturally curly.

  He's family helped Liu Pozi to the guest room to rest, and then went to the west house to take a look at the two grandsons, who were both okay and hadn't been woken up by the commotion. It wasn't until then that Zi Qing noticed that He's clothes were all stained with mud, and she quickly asked: "Grandma, where did you fall? Is it serious?"

  "It's nothing, don't shout loudly, if your mother hears it, she'll be anxious. It's not a big deal, I just accidentally fell and didn't come back properly." After that, he went to wash up.

  Ziying listened for a while and was frightened. Fortunately, the moon tonight is big and round, otherwise something might have happened. They should also know that today is Shen's expected delivery date. Even if Wang Pozi can't get away, they should at least send another midwife to prevent Shen from going into labor in the middle of the night. It's at critical moments like these that you can see people's true nature.

  When the two of them finished cleaning up and lay down on the bed, Ziqing finally had time to ask about the situation over there. It turned out that after becoming pregnant, Zhou Shi had not dared to move around casually, and could only eat, so her body was very fat. During childbirth, it was more difficult, and the child was also big, making it even harder to come out. Liu Stabilizer looked at the five fingers open, then there was no movement. It wasn't until Wang Po went over to massage for a good half an hour that the child finally showed its head. When He Shi arrived, it was just the critical moment, and Zeng Ruice certainly wouldn't let anyone leave. He Shi didn't dare wait any longer either, so she brought Liu Pozi back hastily.

  However, Mr. He was visibly very angry. Fortunately, his daughter had a smooth delivery, otherwise, he really didn't know what to do. After finishing speaking, Mr. He also joined his palms together and said, "Thank the Bodhisattva for blessings."

  At this time, anyone would probably not let people go, human nature is selfish, and the old man's approach is also justified, it can only be said that things are too unlucky.

  The next day after breakfast, He took a string of money and a basket of eggs to see off Liu Po. Not long after, Wang Po came too, first asking about Shen's situation, and upon learning that the mother and daughter were safe and sound, she also said "Amituofo, fortunately, fortunately, otherwise, I, this old woman, would also be worried sick."

  He asked about the situation on that side and learned that Zhou's child was also a girl, who was born at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, while Zi Qing's sister was born at 1 o'clock. He heard this without saying a word. Fortunately, Zhou's body had not suffered any major damage and could still give birth again.

  He heard this and slightly relieved, Wang Po also did not stay long, said that she would be found by others at home in two days, He knew what she said was true, so he didn't keep her any longer. He packed a basket of eggs for her and handed over some money to hire a carriage. After declining several times, Wang Po happily took the things and left.

  Zi Qing entered the house and saw her two younger brothers lying in front of their mother's bed, staring at their little sister. The younger brother furrowed his brow and said: "Sister is so small and ugly, she only knows how to sleep."

  "Shh, keep your voice down," Ziying said hastily, shooing them out of the house and telling them, "Mom is tired and needs a good rest. You all go out and play."

  Zi Shou is not young anymore, he can't be kept at home every day, he needs to have his own little friends. Zi Qing often lets him take Zi Xi out to play, but warns them not to go near the pond. Zi Shou still prefers to go to the old house to play with their former neighbors, everyone knows each other, and Zi Qing is also at ease. The village kids are just too wild.