Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!-Chapter 85 Good Heart_1

She then hastily instructed the stunned Lady Li, "Quickly go and boil some hot water, and also disinfect the prepared new scissors."

Knowing that she had caused trouble, Lady Li’s initial excitement had transformed into nervousness, and she stuttered her words, "Kno-knowing now."

Zhulan helped to lay out the grass mat that had been prepared earlier and asked Xue Han to take Yushuang to the main house. She then took out the swaddling clothes and fine cotton fabric that had been prepared for the newborn, all of which were freshly washed.

Zhulan, listening to Zhao’s cries, forced herself to stay calm and reviewed the prepared items to ensure nothing was forgotten before comforting Zhao. She had virtually no experience, but she was aware that the mortality rate during childbirth was exceptionally high in ancient times. Fortunately, it wasn’t Zhao’s first child. Zhulan consciously had Zhao move around more as her belly was not too large. What remained uncertain was the baby’s position, which Zhulan could do nothing about. "Qiu Niang, try to endure a bit longer. Save your strength for when it’s time to give birth instead of using it all up now."

Zhao bit her lips. Fearing she might bite her tongue, Zhulan quickly fetched a cloth for Zhao to bite on. Zhulan felt time was crawling by extremely slowly, and her legs shook with the memories she inherited from her past life. She cursed the ancient times once more, where giving birth was no different from risking one’s life.

Finally, the eldest Zhou son returned, "Mother, the Midwife is here."

Lady Xu, whom Zhulan would call Aunt, was a famous Midwife within the ten-mile radius of the village. Zhulan hurried forward to help brush off the snow. "Auntie, you’ve worked hard. I’ll make sure to give you a large red envelope afterwards."

Lady Xu chuckled happily since the Zhou family’s red envelopes were always the most generous in the village. "I’m going to wash my hands and go in."

Zhulan had already prepared alcohol for the Midwife to wash her hands, having asked her own family for help to acquire a high concentration of alcohol. She had managed to get two jins of strong spirits. The strong alcohol of ancient times was hard to come by, and while Zhulan couldn’t help much with the childbirth, she was meticulous about disinfection.

Lady Xu paused momentarily but didn’t say much and went in after washing her hands.

Lady Li brought in the hot water, and Zhulan had already disinfected the scissors. She instructed Lady Li, "Boil the red eggs, and prepare a hen stew for your sister-in-law to drink."

Zhulan didn’t know what the appropriate first meal was for someone who had just given birth, as she had never had a child nor researched this knowledge. Remembering that drinking chicken soup was a top-tier practice in ancient times, she decided not to be unconventional and simply prepared the hen stew.

Lady Li’s heart had not settled, and seeing her mother still looking distressed, she quickly went out to do as told, not daring to complain about her sister-in-law drinking chicken soup.

Zhulan was busy assisting Lady Xu, and the sight of blood made her swear off eating pig’s blood in the future. After standing until her legs went numb, and not knowing how much time had passed, the child was finally born, crying loudly.

Lady Xu weighed the child in her arms, "He’s quite heavy, and his cries are strong – he’s a healthy, chubby boy."

Zhulan was overjoyed as she had witnessed the birth, which meant something special to her. She broke into a broad grin, "Good, good."

Lady Xu washed the baby with warm water, and Zhulan quickly took out the ointment bought from the medical shop for the umbilical stump. She truly didn’t trust the traditional practice of using ash. Lady Xu laughed heartily, "This little one is born with good fortune. Look how much your grandmother cares for you, using the best ointment from birth. You must be filial to her when you grow up."

Lady Xu contemplated how from now on, if anyone told her that Lady Yang was a wicked mother-in-law, she would refute them. Which other mother-in-law took such attentive care of a daughter-in-law during childbirth? It was as if Zhao was her own daughter, given how she comforted her with soothing words and provided new blankets for the child.

Zhulan, beaming with joy, cradled the child in her arms. The little guy was plump and fair-skinned, though wrinkled, but it was clear that he would grow up inheriting the best traits from both his parents.

Lady Xu helped Zhao to expel the lochia. Zhao was too exhausted to shout, her pain causing her body to twitch violently. Zhulan shuddered, feeling that women were indeed great. Experienced as she was, Lady Xu efficiently cleaned Zhao and changed her mat, impressed by the thick mat that Zhulan had prepared from coarse cloth. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

"You and your mother-in-law both have kind hearts," she said, raising her thumb in praise.

Zhulan smiled, "I learned it all from my mother-in-law."

After tidying up the kang bed, and with the smell of blood still strong in the room, Lady Xu washed her hands and cheerfully said, "I’ll be heading back now."

Zhulan placed the child next to Zhao, took out the red envelope with thirty coins from her purse, having added ten more coins to the usual twenty that the Zhou family gave for a large red envelope. She then presented the gifts she had prepared for Lady Xu as a token of thanks: a piece of fine cotton fabric, which was suitable for making clothes for the newborn in the Xu family, and ten boiled red eggs. Zhulan personally escorted Lady Xu to the door and made sure the eldest Zhou son carefully accompanied her home.