Chapter 343: Young Master Hua Delivers a Baby

It was exactly noon.

The nearby pier was quite bustling.

Several large ships that had been out to sea seemed to have just returned; they were docked at the pier, unloading their holds full of catch.

Residents were preparing to buy fresh fish and shrimp, while children ran about laughing and watching the excitement.

Luo Zijun followed behind Wang Qiangzhuang and a middle-aged man with dark skin, turning into a narrow alley that could only accommodate two people walking side by side.

The middle-aged man was named Haisheng, and he was a sailor.

The woman suffering from the difficult labor was his friend's wife.

At the time, he had been talking with Wang Qiangzhuang at the entrance of the inn; his friend had run past the inn entrance in a hurry, and upon seeing him, had told him about his wife's difficult labor and bleeding, asking him to help find a midwife or a doctor.

Thus, the scene of Young Master Hua volunteering himself came to be.

"This friend of yours..."

Upon seeing Luo Zijun, this middle-aged man named Haisheng looked astonished and suspicious.

However, he seemed to recall the prowess of Captain Wang, so he did not ask further and hurriedly led the two of them toward his friend's house.

The two of them passed through the narrow alley and arrived at a house on the corner.

Just as they entered the courtyard, they heard a series of shrill cries coming from the backyard, along with other noisy sounds.

Haisheng's expression changed, and he hurriedly led the two of them to the backyard.

In a courtyard in the back, many people were standing around wiping away tears, and the wailing of a woman could be heard from inside the room.

Haisheng hurriedly went over to ask what had happened.

A woman who seemed to recognize him wiped her tears and said, "Shitou's wife just died in childbirth, and the child didn't come out either; one corpse, two lives..."

Haisheng's face turned deathly pale.

The wailing from the room was like sharp needles, piercing the hearts of everyone in the courtyard.

"Poor Shitou, the wife he just married last year..."

"His wife is the truly pitiful one; she lost her parents at two years old, was raised by her uncle and aunt, and had been sensible and obedient since she was small..."

"Yes, it was so hard for her to find a good home and get pregnant, and we all thought there would be good days ahead, but who would have thought... sigh..."

Haisheng felt miserable listening to this and turned around, preparing to take Wang Qiangzhuang and the other man away, but the young master behind Wang Qiangzhuang suddenly said, "Can I go in and take a look?"

Wang Qiangzhuang also turned his head to look at him.

Haisheng was stunned upon hearing this, his voice choked with sobs as he said, "Young Master Hua, she has already stopped breathing..."

"Stopping breathing does not mean she is dead."

Luo Zijun interrupted him and said, "I have encountered many mothers who stopped breathing during childbirth; it is just a temporary asphyxiation due to the pain of the difficult labor, and it does not necessarily mean they are dead. If rescued in time, they can still be brought back to life. I do not know the situation inside; perhaps she really has stopped breathing, or perhaps it is only temporary, so I want to go in and see."

Hearing him say this, Haisheng hesitated slightly, glanced at the room again, and made a prompt decision: "Young Master Hua, please!"

Having said that, he walked in first.

Just as Luo Zijun was about to follow, Wang Qiangzhuang suddenly grabbed him, looking serious as if he wanted to say something, but upon hearing the shrill crying in the room, he swallowed his words and said, "Go in."

The two of them entered the room together.

The windows in the room were closed and an oil lamp was lit; a woman was prostrate by the bedside crying, and standing nearby were an old man and a young man, both with faces full of grief.

Near the foot of the bed stood a midwife with blood all over her hands, her face full of guilt as she shed tears.

A woman lay on the bed, her eyes already closed, motionless.

One could see her belly was distended, her lower body was already stained red with blood, and she was covered in sweat, her face pale.

"Shitou..."

Haisheng walked up to the young man and braced himself to say, "I have brought a... a little doctor; let him take a look."

The young man lifted his head blankly, looked at him, and said in a hoarse voice, "She is already dead, thank you... You! What are you doing?"

He suddenly widened his eyes!

The others in the room were also startled.

After entering the room, Luo Zijun did not delay; he immediately walked to the bedside and reached out to press on the woman's heart to check her heartbeat.

This scene not only startled the others, but Wang Qiangzhuang was also taken aback.

"Stop! You..."

The woman by the bedside shouted angrily and was about to pounce to stop him, but Luo Zijun pushed her aside and looked at Wang Qiangzhuang, saying, "She still has a heartbeat, it is just a bit weak; she is not dead, but if she is not awakened in time, she cannot be saved. Captain, come here, I will teach you how to give her artificial respiration."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room was stunned.

The woman who had been pushed to the ground was about to pounce again, but she stopped right where she was.

"Artificial respiration?"

Wang Qiangzhuang was stunned for a moment, then immediately walked over.

Luo Zijun leaned down, pried open the woman's mouth, looked closely, and immediately understood the general situation; he hurriedly helped her up, patted her back a few times, and said, "Captain, come quickly, mouth-to-mouth, suck the phlegm out of her throat!"