Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 683 - 0636: Quite Pretentious (1)

Actually, some breech deliveries can also be natural.

If the mother is healthy, the fetus isn’t large, and the pelvis is wide, it doesn’t affect a normal delivery at all.

Li Yuzhu examined the mother’s pelvis and the fetus, both were in ideal conditions. The mother’s physique was neither fat nor thin, her spirit was still good, and this was her second child.

She was confident the mother could have a natural delivery.

Li Yuzhu explained the situation to the midwife, telling her to go ahead with the delivery.

With Li Yuzhu standing by to back her up, and knowing any problems could be referred to Li Yuzhu, the young midwife became emboldened.

Following Li Yuzhu’s instructions, she successfully delivered the baby.

A four and a half-pound baby girl, like a kitten.

This family had a boy for the first child; now having a baby girl and through natural delivery, the whole family was extremely grateful to Li Yuzhu. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The young midwife looked at Li Yuzhu with newfound respect.

She didn’t charge a consultation fee, instead asking Li Yuzhu to take the three taels of silver as the fee.

As they left the mother’s house.

The young midwife asked Li Yuzhu, "Li San Niang, what if the fetus is large, the woman’s pelvis is narrow, it’s her first child, and it’s a breech presentation, what should we do?"

Previously, in such situations, they would just tell the mother to push harder and harder, maybe cut a little below, and had no other solutions.

Whether it could be delivered or not was left to fate.

Li Yuzhu said, "If the situation is as you described, a C-section is the only option."

"C-section?" The young midwife was shocked, "How to perform it? Do you mean cutting open the belly to take out the baby? But wouldn’t that leave the person beyond saving?"

"It’s a lot better than forcing the mother to deliver in difficulty, as forcing won’t work at all. Generally, a C-section is not dangerous, just stitch the belly back as it was." Li Yuzhu explained.

The young midwife blinked, unable to comprehend what kind of "C-section" it was.

Li Yuzhu saw her bewildered expression and smiled slightly, "When the time comes for such a situation, I’ll teach you."

"That’s great, Li San Niang." She replied happily.

Back at the Li Mansion, Li Yuzhu had Liu Jinbao summon Mu Yuanxiu; she had a thought and wanted Mu Yuanxiu’s help.

"Please sit down." Li Yuzhu guided Mu Yuanxiu to a chair and poured hot tea for him herself.

Mu Yuanxiu glanced at her, lifted the teacup with a faint smile, "Dear, what do you need from me?"

"It’s not difficult, just a bit of hard work." Li Yuzhu shared her idea with Mu Yuanxiu.

It turns out Li Yuzhu wanted to open a shop for medical equipment.

She planned to teach midwifery for free, not charging students any fees, but collecting a fee for the equipment.

The equipment in her space included both modern types and the silver needles that ancients were accustomed to using.

No need for her to produce them; the space had everything, but under the condition that she provided some herbs for the space.

Gathering herbs alone would take ages.

Those people in Feihu Village were engaged in side businesses that could help.

She would earn money from the equipment by obtaining herbs, while people from Feihu Village would gain additional income from herb gathering.

It’s a win-win situation.

For Li Yuzhu’s ventures, Mu Yuanxiu always provided full support, without asking too many questions.

After drinking a few sips of tea, he immediately agreed, "I’ll ride to Feihu Village right away."

Li Yuzhu thought of Ling Yuezi, teasingly smiling, "Yuanxiu, say goodbye to your brother, and tell him you’re going to Feihu Village for business."

Mu Yuanxiu twitched his mouth, flicked her forehead slightly, "Alright."

He left the Li Mansion and indeed went to the Military Affairs Department in the Prefecture Government Office.

In the court, there are six ministries, and each prefecture has six corresponding departments, matching the court’s Military, Household, Rites, Official, Criminal, and Engineering.

These six departments are arranged in offices located on the left and right sides of Zhengyi Hall in the Prefecture Government Office, each occupying two rooms.

Li Xingsheng’s office, as the Military Affairs Envoy, was in the two rooms on the far left.

Mu Yuanxiu walked into the room, and two assistant government officials immediately greeted him, "Mr. Mu."

"I’m looking for Brother Li to discuss some matters." Mu Yuanxiu pointed to Li Xingsheng.

Li Xingsheng looked up from a pile of documents, "What’s up, Yuanxiu?"

Mu Yuanxiu said, "Yu Zhu wants me to go to Feihu Village; I’ll go now and return by tomorrow night if fast, or the morning after tomorrow if slower."

Li Xingsheng’s calm eyes slightly flickered, "Oh."

He lowered his head again and continued flipping through the documents.

"Er, is there nothing else you want to tell me?" Mu Yuanxiu asked again.

Li Xingsheng paused his page-flipping, "Go early, come back early."

Mu Yuanxiu smiled faintly, "Alright."

After Mu Yuanxiu left, Li Xingsheng closed the booklet, turned his head to one side in a daze, frowning slightly, lost in thought.

Two government officials spoke to him, calling out to him three times in a row before he snapped out of it.

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The carriage for Mu Yuanxiu and Li Yuzhu was a mule cart, which moves slowly.

He returned to the Li Mansion, led out a spare horse from there, and Li Yuzhu came out of the house, hanging a bundle and two gourds on the horse.

"Inside are two sets of clothes to change into, and three beef patties. This is a pot of water and a pot of wine." Li Yuzhu patted the horse and placed a straw hat on its back.

Looking at the clouds, the weather has been clear and fine lately, so there’s no need to bring a raincoat, but a straw hat is necessary for sun protection.

Mu Yuanxiu mounted the horse.

Li Yuzhu still remembered Li Xingsheng’s affairs, she held the horse’s reins, "Yuanxiu, wait a moment, you haven’t told me what expression Er had when he heard you were going to Feihu Village?"

Mu Yuanxiu mimicked Li Xingsheng’s expression and said, "Oh."

Amused, Li Yuzhu twitched her lips, "Alright, he’s quite good at pretending, isn’t he?"

Under the scorching sun of the autumn tiger, Mu Yuanxiu rode away from the Li Mansion, heading out of the city.

Feihu Village was only about a hundred li away from Zhen An Prefecture. Riding alone, Mu Yuanxiu traveled quickly and arrived at Feihu Village before dark.

A small lookout at the village gate recognized him and shouted loudly, "Hey, isn’t this Mr. Mu? What brings you here?"

"I’m here to discuss something with Miss Ling, open the gate." Mu Yuanxiu dismounted.

"Coming!" The lookout laughed and ran down the slope to open the village gate.

Nowadays, in Feihu Village, less than ten people guarded the place during the day, while the other two hundred people were all training at a nearby military camp. They wouldn’t return to the village until after one hour.

It was still two quarters of an hour until the villagers’ return, and all around was quiet.

Mu Yuanxiu tied the horse to a small tree inside the gate and followed the lookout to see Ling Yuezi.

Ling Yuezi was accompanying the Big Master for a walk and rehabilitation training.

Seeing Mu Yuanxiu, she was delighted, "Ah, Brother Mu, how come you have time to visit the village?"

After asking, her eyes expectantly looked at Mu Yuanxiu, hoping for more news.

How astute was Mu Yuanxiu?

He first explained his purpose for coming and then said, "I’ve been quite busy lately. Once I’ve discussed things with you, I must rush back overnight. My brother has some matters for me to attend to."

Ling Yuezi’s eyes flickered, urgently asking, "Oh? What have you all been busy with lately?"

Mu Yuanxiu smiled, "Primarily, it’s my brother who’s busy. I’m just helping idly. My brother was appointed as the Military Affairs Envoy by Lord Prefect. Since he just took over two days ago, he’s not familiar yet, always busy, with only two government officials as aides. He’s short-handed, so he called me to help sort the books. He didn’t even have time to see me off when I left, only urging me to go quickly and return swiftly."

The Big Master sitting nearby laughed heartily, "I’ve always been a good judge of character, knew that Mr. Li was capable. See, hasn’t he been valued by Lord Prefect?"

Ling Yuezi’s lips curved slightly, "Brother Mu, about Li San Niang wanting to buy herbs, I’ll mention it to the village brothers during dinner. As long as there’s profit, they’ll surely help."

Mu Yuanxiu said, "Then I’ll trouble Miss Ling."

The Big Master, being hospitable, laughed and said, "It’s getting late. Mr. Mu, you should rest in the village overnight and continue your journey in the morning."

"Thank you, Big Master." Mu Yuanxiu clasped his hands in salute.

Night quickly fell, and those training outside gradually returned to the village.

Dinner was soon laid out.

During the meal, Ling Yuezi mentioned Li Yuzhu’s intention to purchase large quantities of herbs, and the villagers all applauded in support.

With no worries about selling, accepting any medicinal herbs and paying in cash, it’s good business.

Many people praised Li Yuzhu for being generous and then praised Li Xingsheng.

"As the brother is, so is the sister; as the sister is, so is the brother. No wonder they’re a family, all good people."

As the praise continued, many people began to quietly discuss Ling Yuezi and Li Xingsheng.

Someone said, "Mr. Li is so good; why wouldn’t Miss Ling want him?"

"Could it be that Mr. Li doesn’t want Miss Ling?"

"Nonsense, it’s Miss Ling who doesn’t want Mr. Li. When Mr. Li left, he didn’t look happy. If he didn’t want Miss Ling, he’d have left cheerfully. Besides, if Mr. Li didn’t want Miss Ling, why would he send his brother-in-law Mr. Mu here?"