She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 876 - 805: Famine Era 46

On a night in October 1956, after buying some items, she was heading home when it started to pour. Luckily, she had an umbrella prepared in her space; however, the rain was so heavy that there was no place to take shelter, and even with an umbrella, her arms and legs got soaked. Just then, she heard a voice moaning in pain. As a doctor, she immediately sensed something was wrong and found a pregnant woman beside a tree root, screaming in despair, with a pool of blood beneath her.

Ye Huan was startled by such a scene, checking the pregnant woman’s condition while calling out to passersby.

But in such heavy rain, there wasn’t a soul to be seen. Finally, she glimpsed a bridge not far ahead, gritted her teeth, picked up the pregnant woman, and struggled to move under it. Although the area under the bridge protruded about two meters wide, the rain was so intense that she couldn’t predict when the river might rise. But given the situation, she couldn’t afford to worry about it.

She took a mat from her space and laid it on the ground, then covered it with clean cloth. While preparing hot water, she continued to check on the pregnant woman.

Possibly due to the pain or hunger, the pregnant woman’s consciousness was somewhat blurred.

After cleaning herself up, Ye Huan used a dry towel to wipe the woman’s face and then offered her some dessert and an egg to eat.

The food reached her mouth, and, as if starved, she swallowed the egg in one go. She knew to eat the egg first, indicating she wasn’t foolish.

"Take it slow, no one’s taking it from you. Here, have a sip of water. You’ll need strength to give birth. What’s your name? Where are you from?"

Unfortunately, no matter how much she asked, the delicate and charming pregnant woman remained silent but ate and drank without hesitation. After eating and drinking her fill, she glanced around, took in her surroundings, and then turned to say to Ye Huan, "Thank you for saving me."

But as soon as she finished speaking, her labor pain began. "No, I can’t, it hurts so much, ah, ah..."

"Relax, look at me, follow my instructions, take a deep breath, and slowly exhale. Don’t push, absolutely don’t push."

After opening, Ye Huan found the baby’s head was already visible. Thinking of how much blood the woman seemed to have lost earlier, she felt a heavy weight in her heart.

"You have to hang in there. The baby is almost out. Don’t strain, just breathe with the contractions, yes, like that."

Worried the baby might suddenly pop out, she quickly prepared a soft blanket under them and positioned herself directly in front, ready to catch the baby with her hands.

Sure enough, after a peak scream, the baby came out at once, along with the umbilical cord, while the mother fainted from extreme pain.

Confirming she had only passed out, Ye Huan first prepared some warm water, cleaned the baby, then turned him over and spanked his bottom. As the loud cry rang out, she exhaled deeply, disinfected scissors, cut the umbilical cord, and removed the placenta from inside, ensuring both the baby and mother were alright.

But the rain continued to fall incessantly with no sign of stopping. She cleaned up the weak mother, changed her into dry clothes, set her dirty ones aside, and covered her with a blanket. Although the ground was cold, she couldn’t do much more at the moment.

The baby was wrapped in a blanket, using ripped cotton as a makeshift diaper. She washed a bottle, filled it with some glucose water, and fed the little one bit by bit.

She had bought these supplies a long time ago, initially thinking they’d be for her own baby someday. She never imagined the matter with Tong Zhan would happen, believing she’d never use them. Today, the little one was lucky to meet her; otherwise, once the rain stopped, both mother and child might not have survived.

As the sky grew darker, the rain showed no sign of letting up. After drinking water and milk, the baby fell asleep in her arms.

The woman woke up hazily to find Ye Huan had started a fire under the bridge to keep them warm. Ye Huan immediately turned to look at her.

"You’re finally awake? The ground is cold; come, lean on me instead."

"Was it you who saved me?"

"Yes, it was also a coincidence. I came to shelter here from the rain. I originally planned to deliver things to my sister, but you ended up needing them first. Fortunately, there was firewood under this bridge, or the three of us would have suffered a lot."

With Ye Huan’s support, the woman sat up, glanced at the campfire, then at the pad she was sitting on, and finally at the child in Ye Huan’s arms, momentarily dazed.