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Wang Xiaocui, upon hearing her husband’s words, felt as if oil were being poured over fire. In an instant, her mind went blank, and out of extreme fear, she fainted on the spot.
Xie Jingyang, who had been angrily staring at his wife, rushed forward to catch her when she abruptly staggered and her eyes rolled back, but before he could say anything, she lost consciousness.
Having been together with his wife for several years, and she having borne him children, Xie Jingyang couldn’t help but feel extremely anxious upon seeing her faint so suddenly.
Seeing his youngest son flustered by his daughter-in-law’s condition, Zhou Xiuhua, despite feeling dizzy herself, forced herself to stand upright and reminded him, "Quick, Mao Dan, carry her back to the room! The youngest, go call your Aunt Chun to have a look!"
"Okay!" Xie Jingzi, who had been wiping the table while observing the developments in the kitchen, saw her brother hurrying out carrying the Fifth Sister-in-law. She threw away the rag, dashed out of the main hall, and just happened to be directed by Mrs. Xie to fetch the doctor.
Zhou Xiuhua leaned against the stove, fiercely rubbed her painfully throbbing chest, and after the dizziness passed, she strode towards Wu’er’s room.
Aunt Chun lived in Qingfeng Village and was the village barefoot doctor. Due to her old age, she seldom made visits anymore. However, the elder sisters-in-law and younger daughters-in-law in the neighborhood still occasionally asked her to take a look if they had minor issues.
As Aunt Chun had just attended a wedding feast at the Xie Family and had met several old friends, she was sitting under the old banyan tree in the village chatting when Xie Jingzi, who passed by breathlessly, heard a fellow villager call out, "Zi girl, running so fast, where are you heading?"
"Sixth Aunt, I’m going to ** Aunt~" Xie Jingzi replied briefly, planning to pass by quickly, but then she suddenly spotted Aunt Chun, turned around, ran up to her under the banyan tree, and urgently called out, "Hey, Aunt Chun, quick, come with me to my home, my Fifth Sister-in-law has fainted."
Anxiously speaking while panting, Xie Jingzi also helped the old lady get up.
"Oh, let’s go see then, you folks go ahead~" Hearing someone had fainted, Aunt Chun immediately cooperated to stand up, and with Xie Jingzi’s support, the two hastened away.
For Aunt Chun, ’hastening’ was relative; if not for her lack of strength, the anxious Xie Jingzi would have preferred to carry the old lady there.
"She fainted? Could it be due to pregnancy stress?" Aunt Chun, having aged considerably, mainly suffered from severe rheumatism because she had overworked herself farming during her youth. Her leg bones were already deformed, and she couldn’t walk fast, so Xie Jingzi didn’t dare pull her too forcefully, it was more like assisting her to walk quickly.
However, Aunt Chun’s speed was limited, hardly faster than Xie Jingzi’s normal walking pace. Even so, Xie Jingzi also feared she might fall. Everyone in the village knew that Aunt Chun’s health was poor, and during rainy, cloudy, or winter days, unless absolutely necessary, people would generally not bother her.
Because of Aunt Chun’s ’illness,’ it might actually be more serious than the condition of those seeking medical help!
"I don’t know, Aunt Chun, be careful, don’t fall." Fortunately, the distance wasn’t far, just about three to four hundred meters. Within about ten minutes, they arrived at the Right Wing Courtyard where Aunt Chun carefully checked Wang Xiaocui’s pulse.
"Sister Chun, how is it?" Zhou Xiuhua was anxious and wanted to know the result immediately after Aunt Chun finished checking.
"It’s nothing serious, just got a bit breathless. Your Fifth daughter-in-law is pregnant. The signs are very clear, more than a month now! Great joy, Xiuhua, today is indeed a double celebration for you!"
"Hehe," Zhou Xiuhua forced a laugh as she saw Wang Xiaocui immediately ’wake up’ upon hearing the result. She took her out of the right courtyard, "Sister Chun, you’ve seen quite the scene."
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