The village chief looked at the medicines that Beibei sent out, and his heart was bleeding. If he had known that she would send out medicines, he would have charged her ten cents. These medicines sent out could also be sold for a lot of silver. It was really a waste of money.
When these people saw Beibei, a girl, they were a little bit unconvinced. They wondered what medical skills she had. She was just here to cheat money with the village chief. After all, the village chief's family was here, and he was a local tyrant who did whatever he said.
Who could have thought that this time they would actually deliver medicine? After several people took the medicine, they were all surprised to confirm that the doctor was really delivering medicine. A big man suddenly rushed over and said, "Doctor, where is the doctor? Go and save my wife. My wife is having a difficult labor."
There was a midwife in the village, but she was helpless. I heard there was a doctor at the entrance of the village, so I asked someone to come and ask for help.
When Beibei heard that someone was having a difficult birth, she immediately stood up and said, "Aunt, bring the herbs and follow me."
Qingyue put the basket of herbs on her back and quickly followed Beibei away. Chu Shaoyang naturally followed and came to the gate of a very dilapidated courtyard.
Hearing the wailing of a woman inside, Beibei frowned and rushed in. The matchmaker was startled to see a little girl rushing in: "Where did you come from, little girl? What are you doing here? Where is the doctor?"
Beibei didn't argue with the midwife at this time: "I am the doctor, let me take a look."
He walked forward to feel the woman's pulse, then looked at the midwife and said, "I'll give you the acupuncture, and you continue to deliver the baby."
The midwife was stunned by the deep affection on Beibei's face, and immediately agreed: "Okay, then I will deliver the baby, you, you..."
I was about to ask if Beibei could make it, but I saw Beibei had already started giving her an acupuncture injection. He looked at the woman in labor and said, "I'll give you an acupuncture injection. You'll have some strength temporarily. Use this strength to give birth to the baby. I guarantee that you'll be fine."
After hearing what Beibei said, the pregnant woman opened her eyes and looked at Beibei: "Are you the doctor who came here to treat the patient? Thank you, but I don't want to live anymore, I don't want to live anymore..."
The woman in labor kept saying that she didn't want to live anymore, which actually scared the midwife: "Chun Ni, how can you be so stupid? What do you mean you don't want to live anymore? If you don't want to live anymore, what will happen to your child? You gave birth to the child with so much effort, and now you're just going to abandon it."
"If I were you, I would just accept my fate. Since I'm already here and can't leave in this lifetime, I'd just take good care of the child. Everything will be fine once the child grows up."
The woman named Chunni shook her head: "No, I don't want to give birth again. Doctor, please don't save me. You are a good person, please leave here."
This situation looks serious, and I don't know what exactly happened. But she is a doctor, and she can't just watch someone die: "The child is innocent after all. If there is any problem, we can slowly solve it."
The midwife was afraid that Chunni would die, so she sighed, "The child is born, it's a boy. Chunni, if you die, your family will probably buy other women. Do you think your child will be healthy by then?"
"Don't be so selfish. You gave birth to them, so you should take good care of them. If you die like this, your children will be the ones to suffer. Everyone in this village has gone through the same thing!"
Beibei was confused when he heard this: "Wait a minute, what do you mean by those in your family? What do you mean?"
The midwife glanced at Beibei and said, "Were you invited by the village chief to treat illnesses? Why do I find you so untrustworthy?"
Beibei rolled his eyes and said, "No, I don't know your village chief at all. I was just looking for a village for free medical treatment and found your village."
As expected, the midwife looked at Beibei and said, "You are pretty, but it is not suitable for you to stay here. You should leave now. Don't ask about the situation here. It is useless to ask."
Beibei frowned in displeasure: "You didn't mention any problem, why can't I solve it?"
Chunni started to cry loudly: "Why do you want to save me? I don't want to have children anymore, I want to die, I want to be free..."
After successfully giving birth to the baby, Chunni collapsed. She cried and wanted to die. The man at the door came in and slapped Chunni: "Why are you crying? If you are not dead, feed the baby quickly. Don't you realize that the baby is hungry?"
Beibei widened her eyes. She originally thought that the man looked anxious just now and must be a loving wife. Who could have thought that he was so rude.
She pushed the man away and said, "She just gave birth to a child, how could you hit her?"
The man snorted, "What does it have to do with you? I beat my own wife, what does it have to do with you? Now that the person is saved, you have nothing to do with it, so leave quickly."
Beibei had never seen such an ungrateful person. His expression changed so quickly. At this moment, several men appeared at the door: "Mrs. Chen, please bring the child out to me. I don't know if this is my son or whose son?"
What do you mean by my son? Or whose son? Beibei was confused. The midwife was Granny Chen, who had already taken the child out: "It's a boy, congratulations. What are you guys still fighting about? After all, it's your child. Whoever raises it under his name, it's his."
Beibei was even more confused. After the man took the child away, he came to Granny Chen and asked, "Granny Chen, what happened just now?"
Granny Chen laughed and said, "Those are Chunni's husbands. Our village is poor. You've seen it all, right? Many families can't afford to marry a wife. Each family has only one wife. Some are exchanged with other families in the village, and some are bought from outside after saving their entire lives."
"They were bought to give birth to babies. If they can't give birth, they will be resold. So, this place is not suitable for a little girl like you. You should find a way to leave as soon as possible."
One wife for one family? Is this possible? Beibei had never heard of such a thing, and his mind was a little confused, but he still did not forget to prescribe medicine for Chunni.
"I prescribed some medicine for her. Remember to take it."
After leaving Chunni's house, Beibei was no longer in the mood to continue seeing the doctor. Qingyue followed Beibei back to the room: "Beibei, what's wrong?"
Chu Shaoyang also looked at Beibei with a worried look on his face. Beibei looked at Qingyue and said, "Aunt, this place is too scary. They don't treat women as human beings at all. How can there be such a scary place?"
Qingyue heard what Grandma Chen said just now. She looked at Beibei and said, "Beibei, in this world, everyone has their own way of living. They are poor here, and this is one of their ways to survive. They need to pass on the legacy, and everyone is forced to do so."
Is that so? Forced to do so, Beibei looked up, his eyes filled with confusion: "I have always thought that the current Great Zhou is a prosperous country with a strong people, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. How can there still be a place like this?"
No matter how well she was trained, seeing the lives of these women still gave her a great shock, and Beibei found it a little difficult to accept.
Chu Shaoyang looked at Beibei and suddenly sighed: "In fact, this cannot be said to be a bad thing for the Great Zhou. After all, the Great Zhou is really too big. Now we are the people of the Great Zhou, and our lives are much better than before."
"There is a reason why these people are poor. Their ancestors have been here for generations and they don't know how to look for opportunities. In fact, they would be better off if they left here, but no one dares to. So they can only bully women."
Chu Shaoyang coughed twice after he finished speaking, and looked at Beibei: “If you feel uncomfortable, we can just leave here.”
When Beibei heard about leaving here, she thought of Chunni's despair and subconsciously wanted to escape. But if she just left, these people would really have no hope in this life.
But what can she do? Actually, it's not that she can't afford to support these people, but she subconsciously feels that this is not the best way to deal with it.
"No, I can't back down when I encounter a little difficulty. Wait for me to digest it. I can't just leave like this. Since I have encountered this injustice, I still have to take care of it. If it is voluntary, there is nothing to say. If not, I can't just watch these people die."
Chu Shaoyang raised his eyebrows: "But I see that they are living well, at least they have food and clothes, right? Beibei, one does not represent all. Since you don't plan to leave, you can first understand each household clearly and then make plans, right?"
Qingyue also nodded: "Yes, Beibei, the people here have already formed this kind of lifestyle, it's not a bad idea, I think there are many people who can adapt to it."
Beibei frowned, but the men here don't respect them at all, they just treat them as tools to pass on their offspring. Why is the status of women so low? It shouldn't be like this.
"You're right. I only saw one. I shouldn't deny the whole village. I have to stay here for a while anyway. I can always figure out what's going on in this village."
Seeing Bei Bei regain his fighting spirit, the two were in a good mood: "That's right, let's go have dinner first. After dinner, have a good rest. You are tired from saving people today."
Beibei replied, "Okay, then I'll go over tomorrow to see the woman and the baby. Newborn babies are actually very cute."
The three people walked towards the dining room. When Beibei went to rescue people, Chu Shaoyang asked those who were in line to come back the next day, so it was very quiet at this time.
After dinner, Qingyue and Beibei went to rest in the same room. They had a peaceful night, and when Beibei woke up the next day, Qingyue had already prepared breakfast.
"Aunt, good morning. You are always so early."
Chu Shaoyang also opened the door and looked at the two of them: "Good morning, auntie, good morning, Beibei, it's time for breakfast."