1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Who is making a noise? Who has given birth?" He Jianguo shouted.

There are no street lights these days, and it's hard to see clearly under the moonlight.

"Village chief, it's me, Li Tongda." Li Tongda said, with his hands in his sleeves, and walked out from the firewood pile.

"Then what's the point of you looking for me? Go find Old Lady Liu." He Jianguo said hurriedly.

"I went there, and Old Lady Liu went to her daughter's house in town. Village chief, what should we do?" Li Tongda said anxiously, but his eyes were looking at Chen Tiezhu.

Now he is really at a loss, and he doesn't know who to look for. I only remember that the loudspeaker in the village shouted today, and the villagers also said that Chen Tiezhu is very powerful, and there is a doctor in his family.

"Tiezhu, look..."

He Jianguo asked hesitantly.

This Li Tongda is flattering Zhang Guangyou, and he also has a grudge against Chen Tiezhu. And giving birth is different from bone setting, and he doesn't know what to do.

"Call Director Fang, let's go over and take a look together." Chen Tiezhu frowned and said.

"Thank you Tiezhu, thank you Tiezhu, I'm not a human, I'm not a human..."

Li Tongda said, and began to slap himself.

"Okay, let's put our business aside for now." Chen Tiezhu said.

"It's just that delivering a baby is different from other things. Giving birth is inherently dangerous. Let's go over and take a look first, and then talk about it after it's over. I hope nothing will happen."

It's not that he is looking forward to something happening, but giving birth in rural women these days is like going through the gates of hell.

The old lady Liu mentioned just now is the only midwife in the village.

"Old Fang, don't pick up the soybeans yet. It's time for someone to give birth. Carry your medicine box." After returning to the house, Chen Tiezhu greeted.

"What? I... I don't know how to deliver a baby." Fang Zhiyong was dumbfounded.

"You have to learn now if you don't know how to do it. There's no one else in the village. Hurry up." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Oh, ok."

Fang Zhiyong responded and prepared in a hurry.

"Don't worry, although this is obstetrics work. But if you think about it carefully, you have learned it before. Take your time and be calm." Chen Tiezhu comforted him.

"Yeah, I'm not in a hurry, I'm not in a hurry..."

Fang Zhiyong muttered to himself and put the medicine box on his back.

Chen Tiezhu was helpless and took the military coat to him and put it on, "It's not far anyway, be calm."

Fang Zhiyong nodded and followed him out.

The village is not big and the distance is not far.

When they arrived at Li Tongda's house, there were many people in the yard.

"Finally, we are here. Tiezhu, you are the young master, you have to take care of it." Li Tongda's mother ran over when she saw them.

"Auntie, don't worry, let's not talk about other things today. I brought Director Fang here and asked him to take a look. Have you boiled water?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

"It's burned, it's burned, I know this." Li Tongda's mother hurriedly said.

"Okay, Director Fang, you go in and take a look. If anyone has a larger wattage bulb, please replace it. The brighter the better." Chen Tiezhu shouted.

"I have one at home, which I keep for threshing. It's 100 watts."

Someone answered and went home to get it.

"Okay, Lao Fang, you can do it. If something goes wrong, call me again." Chen Tiezhu whispered.

"Ah? Teacher Chen, you won't go in?" Fang Zhiyong asked with a guilty conscience.

"I'm not a doctor. If a grown man like me goes in to give birth, what will I do in the future? You can do it. Recall the technical essentials of delivery and go in."

After Chen Tiezhu finished speaking, he pushed him in.

"Tiezhu, it's really too much trouble for you. It's all my fault that my old woman remembered the date wrong." At this time, Li Tongda's father Li Chengxiang also came over.

"Uncle, let's not talk about this now, and don't blame aunt. There is no fixed date for childbirth. It's normal to give birth earlier or later." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"The one who just went in is Director Fang of the Department of Surgery of our county hospital. He is a big director, and this is nothing."

"Tiezhu, my family is really panicking now. You are kind and righteous. After the child is born, I will let Tongda kowtow to you and admit my mistake." Li Chengxiang said.

"Uncle, you are talking too much. I do have some conflicts with Li Tongda, but this has nothing to do with your family, and it has nothing to do with the child." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"How petty do I have to be to think about this? Let's just talk about this once, and we won't mention it next time, otherwise you will really look down on me."

"Yes, Xiangzi, Tiezhu is not that kind of person. He will call Director Fang to come over when he hears about it." He Jianguo said.

"You should pay more attention to it in the future"I'll take care of him, so that Tongda won't hang out with random people. He's going to have a child soon, so he has to act like a father."

"Well, if this kid keeps talking nonsense, I'll beat him with a stick." Li Chengxiang nodded.

Chen Tiezhu said nothing more, and led Doudou to stand aside.

The others were relieved when they saw that the serious doctors had come.

"You're okay. Just now I thought you were petty and didn't care about anything." Han Xiuying said.

"This is a matter of one thing." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Do you have a big conflict with this person?" Han Xiuying asked.

"Well, he used to flatter the old Zhang family." Chen Tiezhu said.

"He and the third son of the Zhang family intercepted Doudou and me in the woods, and I beat him up. Then he seemed to be beaten by the Zhang family again, and his face hasn't healed yet. ”

“Sometimes I really don’t understand you.” Han Xiuying frowned and said.

“Among the people I have met, no one can compare to you in terms of pettiness. But sometimes you are really righteous. What do you think about in normal times?”

She was really curious, because Chen Tiezhu sometimes showed these contradictions.

“Hehe, you will know what’s going on if you stay with me for a few more days.” Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

“Get lost.”

Han Xiuying cursed him and kicked him lightly.

“By the way, I have contacted the county machinery factory. The thing you mentioned is also easy to fix. Let’s see if you use an electric motor or a diesel engine.”

“It should be a diesel engine. Does the electric motor need 380 yuan of electricity? And you have to pull wires and so on. It’s too troublesome.” Chen Tiezhu thought for a while and said.

“I think so too, and we can’t keep piling manure in your backyard. "Han Xiuying nodded.

"Ah..., it's Yingzi who thinks of everything for me first." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

"Dad, when are you going home?" Doudou asked.

"Wait a little longer, until Uncle Fang finishes delivering the baby." Chen Tiezhu coaxed.

"Teacher Chen, please come in quickly, the baby's feet are out first."

At this time, Fang Zhiyong in the room shouted in panic.

Hearing his shout, everyone's heart skipped a beat, it was a difficult birth.