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Chapter 76 When the Maple Leaf Falls

I don’t know if childbirth is as contagious as emotions. A few days after Mint gave birth, three other mothers also gave birth to newborn babies one after another. Except for Aunt Puhua who unfortunately gave birth to a deformed baby, the other two sisters were both mother and daughter. Mother and child are safe.

In the past, when the childbirth period was over, it was inevitable that some mothers would die due to dystocia, but this time no one died. The people of the clan attributed it to Lin Yu's anti-fetal medicine and the blessings of their ancestors, especially Lord Nuwa.

Participated in four deliveries, Lin Yu was able to skillfully ligate the umbilical cord and wash the baby's body from the beginning, she was able to skillfully ligate the umbilical cord and wash the baby's body. Her learning ability surprised the women and deepened their belief that "wizards are different from ordinary people". Stereotype.

Everyone is immersed in the joy of welcoming a new life, except Puhua.

This is the last time Puhua gave birth, and there are already twenty knots on her rope.

Once the women in the tribe reach the age of 20, they usually stop participating in mating. This is the blood lesson of the ancestors after hundreds of thousands of years of observation.

In this era, pregnant women over the age of 20 are considered advanced maternal age.

As long as the sexual development is mature, young women generally give birth more smoothly than older women. This is true no matter what era it is.

Many young mothers give birth as smooth as a hen laying an egg. Zhang Tian has seen in the news more than once that some students gave birth secretly in the toilet with their front feet, and then went back to class to continue their classes. Nothing happened.

For an elderly mother, even if she has family members and nursing staff to take care of her day and night, she still has higher risks. It is not uncommon to experience dozens of nights of suffering and dozens of uterine contractions before giving birth.

This is still in a modern society with well-developed medical care. In the barbaric era, advanced maternal age was almost equal to danger and death.

Unless natural disasters and man-made disasters lead to a sudden decrease in the number of young women, under normal circumstances, Puhua will no longer have the chance to conceive a newborn in this life.

From the onset of menstruation at the age of ten or earlier to the termination of childbirth at the age of 20, Puhua, as a woman, fulfilled the most important mission given to her by the tribe and her ancestors. She also lived up to the expectations of the tribe and successfully raised her children.

There should be no regrets, but Puhua always feels empty in her heart.

She hadn't been able to see the last of her last child after all...even though it was a deformity.

The tribe's treatment of stillbirths and deformed children has always been cruel, ruthless, and no room is left.

Once the person in charge of delivery finds a stillborn or deformed baby, they will immediately take it to the mountains and abandon it. In addition to being told that the stillborn or deformed baby was born to the mother, the rest of the things are whether the baby is male or female, what it looks like, and where it was abandoned... … have no right to know.

This is also to avoid the overflow of maternal love and cause troubles.

Puhua once abandoned other people's babies, and at the time she thought it was normal, she followed the rules... When this happened to her, she realized how uncomfortable it was.

"Would you like a glass of water?"

Puhua, who was immersed in sadness, looked up when she heard the sound. It was Lin. She was holding a ceramic cup in each hand, and she handed one of them to her. Steam was rising from the cup, accompanied by a sweet and seductive breath.

She smiled reluctantly, took the pottery cup, and asked casually, "Is there sugar water?"

"It tastes better than that... you try it."

Lin Yu sat down opposite Puhua.

Taking a sip of Puhua, the mellow sweetness slides down the mouthpiece into the intestines and stomach, and the warm breath spreads through the limbs and bones with the warmth, which revives her spirit, and most of the weakness after childbirth dissipates immediately.

She asked in surprise, "Is this honey?"

Lin Yu nodded with a smile.

"How can I eat something so precious...does anyone else have it?"

"Women who have just experienced childbirth have it. This is honey, and it is also a potion, which will help you restore your spirit and strength."

Since honey has certain medicinal properties, Grandma distributed some to Lin Yu, and the young wizard managed it himself.

"Such a delicious potion, I wish I could drink it every day!"

"Then you have to have children every day."

Both of them laughed, and Puhua's mood became more comfortable with this smile.

"That baby..."

Lin Yu took the initiative to mention the deformed child.

Pu Hua's heart froze, she knew that Lin was there, she must understand the situation, so she pricked up her ears and waited for the next sentence.

Lin Yu lowered his voice a little and said: "I can't tell you the specific details of the rules in the tribe. I can only tell you that your child is in great pain. Death is a relief for him. It's not the end. He just hasn't done it yet." Ready to come into this world, and when he's ready, he'll come back to us again."

Puhua was stunned when she heard that, she stared at the beating bonfire for a long time, and when she raised her head again, she showed a relieved look.

"Thank you."

She looked at the young wizard's warm and sweet smile like honey water, and said sincerely.

"Why should my family thank you. Take a good rest, and come to me if you feel uncomfortable."

Lin Yu got up to leave, and Catwoman staggered behind her, barking, as if complaining that the master was biased, so the big glass of honey water was given to others to drink, but she didn't give it a taste.

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The weather is getting colder and colder every day, and the fishing teams who go to the river are getting less and less harvest every day.

Those stupid fish who have never seen a hook seem desperate at first, and they have to take a bite of the hook without bait. Maybe it is because the stupid fish have been caught, but mainly because the water temperature is getting colder and the fish are getting colder and colder. The more they don't like to move, they always fish in the same place. Today's catch is only enough for the day, and there is almost nothing left.

Fortunately, the maple leaves began to fall.

The cold-weather meat reserves mainly come from the tribal assembly, which has always been the case, and the clansmen are not worried at all. In their view, the most difficult period has passed, and the tribal assembly is coming soon, and they will definitely be able to obtain abundant meat.

The men are high-spirited, and the women are also full of confidence. They have new weapons, refined salt, pottery, soap... There are many novel and useful things, and they can be exchanged for abundant supplies at the tribal assembly.

This morning, Lin Yu was awakened by the melodious sound of the flute.

She vigorously rubbed the catwoman who was curled up in a ball and was still asleep. With this big cat cub snuggled up at night, it was like hugging a warm handbag, and she no longer felt cold.

Stretching her waist, she walked slowly outside the cave.

The hilltops in the distance that were dyed red by the maple forest gradually faded, Zhang Tian sat lazily at the entrance of the cave, playing the melody that only the two of them were familiar with.

She couldn't help humming softly along with the sound of the flute: "The slowly falling maple leaves are like longing, I light candles to warm the autumn at the end of the year..."

"Who do you think of?" She asked with a smile, "Wife? Child?"

"I don't have that kind of relative."

"Really? How old are you and not married yet?"

"Brother, I'm only two years older than you. Are you married?"

"No...a woman doctor who doesn't care about people and doesn't love her, why marry?" Lin Yu laughed at herself, "You are the boss at the age of 27, you are young and promising!"

"Isn't doing my job just eating youth food? Unlike your academics, the older you get, the more popular you are... Oh! My legs are numb!"

Zhang Tian got up from the ground, wiped off the dust on his body, and said with a smile: "I feel like I'm discussing with you about the past life... let's go, fetch water!"

The two hugged the water jar and walked down the mountain with the men.

(End of this chapter)