Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!

Chapter 85 Good Heart_1

Chapter 85: Chapter 85 Good Heart_1She 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 re