In the deep autumn, Manbao, still drenched in sweat, didn't bother to wipe it off. After inserting the last needle, the midwife hurriedly brought over a bowl of dark red brown sugar and egg.
The two of them carefully helped Fu Wenyun drink it.
She disliked the taste intensely, especially since it was made with water boiled with qi-boosting medicinal herbs like Astragalus, making it even more repulsive.
But she still held it in her mouth, forcing herself to swallow it. After slowly finishing the entire bowl of brown sugar and eggs, she didn't know if it was the effect of the needles or the genuine strength-giving properties of the brown sugar and eggs, but she gradually started to feel her strength returning.
The midwife, having delivered so many babies, immediately knew why she had to use the scissors earlier upon feeling her shoulders and back.
