Traditional Chinese Medicine: Back to the years when educated youths went to the countryside

Chapter 180 The midwife comes to the door
The word "mulberry" in the mulberry tree is homophonic with the word "mourning" in the word "mourning". In rural areas, there is strong superstition and the mulberry tree is considered to be a symbol of unlucky. There has always been a saying: "If you don't plant mulberries in front of your door, you won't plant willows behind your house."

In fact, Chinese medicine believes that the mulberry tree is the "king of trees". In addition to the mulberry roots, mulberry leaves, mulberries, and fungus on the mulberry tree all have certain medicinal value.

Mulberry leaves are also known as "fairy leaves". In addition to raising silkworms, the "Heritage Classic" believes that mulberry leaves can "remove cold and heat and induce sweating", have the effect of dispelling wind and clearing away heat, and can treat exogenous wind-heat and dry-heat injuries. Lung disease.

Mulberries are delicious and juicy, and can nourish yin and blood. In rural areas, they are a rare delicacy for children.

It will mature in a few days. Just watch when the time comes. Some greedy kids will scramble to climb up the tree and eat like a cat with a painted face. They will be scolded by my mother standing under the tree with a stick, and she will not let go. Come down.

Of course, it may also be that they are afraid of being beaten down, so they hide in the trees and have fun for a while.

As for the mulberry fungus, it is even more precious.

The black fungus growing on the mulberry tree can treat diseases such as urinary tract accumulation and lower body pain caused by blood problems; even yin and yang injuries can cause the body to be hot and cold, leading to infertility.

The fungus grown on five kinds of trees, including mulberry, mulberry, locust, elm and willow, is called rhizome.

Mulberry fungus is the best.

However, in some places, the word "潽" is pronounced plainly, and it is pronounced as "wood need". In fact, it is the same reason.

According to the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" alone, there are several medicinal materials related to mulberry trees, such as: mulberry parasitism, mulberry octopus, mulberry root white bark...

Wang Chengzhou spoke eloquently and inserted the needle into Yang Qiaoer's body.

After the stitches on her feet, the Sanyinjiao on her calves, the sea of ​​blood on her thighs, and the Zhongwan needle in her abdomen, the little girl's chin was almost buried in her chest.

Wang Chengzhou held the needle, scratched his head, and looked at her lower abdomen. The Zhongji and Guanyuan points suddenly came out of nowhere.

Little Pepper noticed his embarrassment and instead of trying to comfort him, she laughed heartlessly.

It made both of them hang their heads and numb their claws.

"Forget it."

After Wang Chengzhou finished replenishing his ejaculation, he put away the silver needle and said with a smile:

"Just two less shots. Anyway, we have medicine."

"Little Pepper, help her dig some mulberry tree roots."

"After you come back, scrape off the yellow skin, peel off the white skin, put it in a pot and cook it, boil it into a bowl of water, let her drink it, and she will be cured immediately."

He is not boasting, but modern medicine has discovered that mulberry root white bark has the effect of analgesic, sedation, and inhibiting pathogenic bacteria.

In this era, girls did not have sanitary napkins, so they usually sewed a bag out of cloth and filled it with plant ash.

To be fair, it's not very hygienic.

She had lost so much blood in the morning, and drinking her own earth medicine would make her feel more at ease.

Unexpectedly, after what happened just now, Yang Qiaoer turned into a quail. She didn't dare to look at Wang Chengzhou at all, and didn't even dare to stay in the same room.

Seeing Xiao Chili getting up, he quickly pulled her clothes and stood up.

Obviously he wanted to follow her to dig mulberry roots in the cemetery.

Little Pepper raised her chin, winked and smiled, and took her out without refusing.

Wang Chengzhou saw that he basically had nothing to do, so he packed up and went home.

After all, it was noon, and after a whole morning of making dough, I was already dizzy and hungry.

The reason why I have been holding on until now is because I was so angry with Yang Shutiao and Zhang Huiping. I was so angry that I forgot everything.

Seeing him come back, the whole family was very curious.Especially Wang Aiduo, who was following behind, blinking his big eyes, not knowing what to say.

Wang Chengzhou was too lazy to pay attention to her.

After all, it doesn't sound good to talk about this kind of thing, and there are a lot of rumors in the village, which will have a bad impact on Yang Qiaoer.

Seeing that he didn't want to say more, the family gave up.

Only Si Ya was so anxious that she scratched her ears and cheeks, and her mouth was so pouty that it could tie up a donkey.

The past two days have been full of heavy work at home, and the baked vegetable buns have been finished again.In order to have the strength to work in the afternoon, Li Yuzhu worked hard and dug out a ladle of white flour, preparing to make noodles.

When it came to food, Si Ya gave up pestering him and happily sat on the bench peeling garlic, preparing to pound it into garlic juice and eat noodles later.

Locally, noodles are also called garlic noodles, which shows the importance of garlic juice.

Wang Honghe's face was tanned from working in the threshing floor all day. When he heard that he wanted to eat garlic noodles, he was probably greedy, so he hurriedly ran out to grab the nepeta.

Nepeta can be regarded as a traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effects of relieving external symptoms, dispersing wind, clearing rash, and eliminating sores.

However, that is what the elders bear.

Young Nepeta is a very good delicacy in the local area. It has a strong smell. Those who like it can't stop it, but those who don't like it can't avoid it.

Anyway, in my memory, there is no one in the village who dislikes him.

Wang Chengzhou sat on the threshold, blocking the door with Wang Aiduo.

The two of them each held a large bowl filled with garlic noodles, squeezed each other, and started eating.Scrambling for the first place is like competing.

Li Yuzhu, who saw that he was about to go into the house to get something, wanted to kick the two of them, and laughed and cursed: "How old are you, and you are still here fighting for the threshold!"

However, the two of them were so shameless that they narrowed their eyes and smiled, just eating.

At this moment, a woman outside shouted: "Is health nurse Wang Chengzhou at home?"

The voice sounded strange, and he probably wasn't from the village.

He was really worried about what he was doing. Wang Chengzhou had just taken a few bites when someone came to the door.

He was so frightened that he almost choked, and the noodles came out of his nostrils, just like green onions stuck in a pig's nose.

He laughed so hard that he coughed all over, but he got carried away and fell off the threshold, squatting on the ground.

Seeing that these two people were performing acrobatics, Li Yuzhu shook her head speechlessly and hurriedly answered for her son, "Who is it?"

Hearing the answer from someone in the yard, the woman hurriedly opened the door and walked in.

Li Yuzhu's eyes widened when she saw it. She stood up quickly and said politely:
"Well, her sister-in-law, why are you here?"

"Have you eaten?"

"Come on, come on, you, sit down quickly, sit down quickly, and I'll get you a bowl of noodles."

When Wang Honghe saw it, he quickly dropped his job, stood up, and greeted him equally enthusiastically.

Wang Chengzhou and Wang Aiduo were surprised when they looked at the strange woman in front of them.

Wang Honghe and Li Yuzhu are both farmers. Although they are usually approachable, they have never been so respectful to outsiders.

What is the origin of this middle-aged woman with thick hands and feet and an ordinary appearance?

"No, no, no."

The woman smiled plainly and looked at Wang Chengzhou who was squatting on the threshold, "Sister, is this your third child? I didn't expect him to grow so big."

"No."

Li Yuzhu quickly put down her job, glared at Wang Chengzhou, and scolded:
"Why don't you get up quickly and say hello to your aunt?"

"This kid is just tall, not handsome."

"Your aunt was able to carry you out with her own hands, but she doesn't understand anything."

When Wang Chengzhou heard this, his eyes widened.After quarreling for a long time, it turned out that the stocky village woman in front of her was a midwife, and she had personally delivered Li Yuzhu's baby.

No wonder I am so enthusiastic.

At that time, medical conditions were limited, and rural women rarely went to the hospital to give birth. They usually asked nearby midwives to come when they were about to give birth.

It can be said that whether a woman can pass the hell gate of giving birth has a lot to do with the midwife.

Such people have even higher prestige than health workers in the countryside.

He was so frightened that he quickly stood up, put down his rice bowl, held a stool with both hands, wiped it and said, "Auntie, sit down."

"no, I'm fine."

The woman put her hands on her belly, laughed, and sighed:

"Sister Yuzhu, what you said is absolutely right."

"Who would have thought that a little mouse-like child at birth would grow into a well-known health worker."

"I won't bother you anymore. I came here to ask your son for help. Do you think you can let him come with me?"

Hearing what she said, Li Yuzhu was really flattered and said hurriedly: "What's wrong with that? They are our own children, why are you being polite to me? How dare he not go with just one sentence?" Then, he hesitated slightly. , "It's just, Sister Han, come here today, is the daughter-in-law from our village going into labor?"

"My son has some crooked information when it comes to treating illnesses and saving people."

"But he... can he do this when delivering a woman's baby?"

When Sister Han heard this, she was a little unsure. She stared at him and said, "My child, do you have any way to treat this woman's dystocia?"

When Wang Chengzhou heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly said:

"Auntie, it depends on what kind of difficult labor it is."

"There are many different situations in which women find it difficult to give birth."

"If the abnormal position of the fetus causes difficult labor... it will really be troublesome."

When Sister Han heard this, she immediately became happy and sighed:

"Sister Yuzhu, you gave birth to a useful son!"

"Baby, it's not that the fetal position is incorrect. It's just that for some unknown reason, the mother's uterine contractions have been weak. It's been a while, but the fetus still can't come out. If it continues to wear out, it will be dangerous."

"It's my fault that I was careless. I thought she had given birth several times and had experience. Who knew that halfway through the birth, she suddenly became exhausted. I tried various methods, but the fetus just couldn't come out."

"You even know the causes of various difficult births, so there must be a solution, right?"

Wang Chengzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, something moved in her heart and she asked: "Auntie, the mother you are talking about is not the daughter-in-law of the poplar tree at the east end of the village, right?"

"Yes, it's her!"

Sister Han's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands.

"This……"

Wang Chengzhou couldn't help but frown.

This old bitch had argued with him in the morning, and to be honest, it made him a little disgusted.

But giving birth to a child is no joke. If it fails, it will kill two people, so he did not refuse directly.

Sister Han has been walking in the countryside for many years and saw the clues at a glance.

However, not much was said.

Instead, he cleverly pretended to be confused and dragged him out, "My child, since you have a way, hurry up and follow Auntie."

"If it were any later, the child wouldn't have been saved."

"You're a young man, if you're in the city where you're a student, my aunt will go out tomorrow, so I'll have to give you a good publicity."

Wang Chengzhou grinned and refused quickly, feeling helpless.

He was not a small-minded person to begin with, let alone just a few quarrels, even if there was a real fight, he would ignore the past grudges in order to save a little life that was about to be born.

The reason for hesitation was just to teach Zhang Huiping and Yang Shutiao a lesson.

It's okay to want to have a son, but you have to treat your daughter as a human being.

Yang Qiaoer's miserable situation really stung him.

The family watched helplessly as Sister Han, the well-known midwife, dragged Wang Chengzhou out of the house, their minds almost lost for a moment.

Li Yuzhu, in particular, murmured in her heart: My son is only eighteen this year. Let alone giving birth to a son, he has never even married a wife. How can he learn to deliver a woman's baby?

Si Ya suddenly had her big eyes flashing and she was jumping up and down with excitement.Taking advantage of his parents' confusion, he crept out of the house and quickly caught up with her to watch the fun.

In fact, Wang Chengzhou does not know how to deliver babies to women.

He only knew a little bit about how to deal with difficult childbirth.

When we arrived at the east end of the village, because it was noon, every household was eating.

In addition, Zhang Huiping was in labor and was wailing in pain. Who in the neighborhood couldn't hear her?

At this moment, everyone gathered outside her house, waiting anxiously.

One is to wait for Zhang Huiping to successfully give birth to the child, and the other is to wait for Sister Han to invite the master back as soon as possible.

Many women onlookers were holding rice bowls and standing at the door, listening to the wailing inside and feeling the same pain. They were so pitiful that they couldn't even eat.

"Come on, come on, Sister Han has invited someone here!"

Seeing the two people rushing back, everyone was excited, as if they saw hope.

However, when they got closer, everyone's eyes widened and they exclaimed:

"Wang Chengzhou? Health Nurse Wang? How could it be him?"

"No, isn't Sister Han just fooling around? Wang Chengzhou is good at treating people, but how old is he? He's an unmarried kid, he's probably never seen a woman, right?"

"Wang Chengzhou? Didn't Dr. Wang get scolded by Zhang's wife just this morning? Why are you here again?"

The crowd was talking.

Yang Shutiao was standing at the door, raising his head and watching, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

When she saw Sister Han inviting Wang Chengzhou over, she was immediately dumbfounded. She rubbed her hands in fear and even forgot to say hello.

Hearing the screams in the house, Sister Han was so anxious that she pulled Wang Chengzhou inside without saying a word.

As soon as Yang Shutiao saw it, his eyes widened immediately. He watched a man sneak into his wife's delivery room. His heart was blocked and he couldn't help shouting: "Sister Han, how could you let him in?"

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this.

Sister Han turned her head, her thick eyebrows stood up, and said angrily:
"What's wrong? You can't come in?"

"Is your wife a princess or an empress? Is she noble?"

"It's like a handsome young man looking at your old and beautiful woman!"

"This is for your wife to deliver the baby. If you want the mother and child to be safe, don't leave it here to embarrass yourself!"

(End of this chapter)