Chen Xiulian was born in 1927. She became a child bride at the age of 8, learned midwifery from her mother-in-law, and delivered babies independently at the age of 18. She delivered 2,187 children in her life, spanning nearly 70 years from the Republic of China to the new century.
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I am a person who basically only reads books but cannot comment (due to lack of writing skills). Many period novels nowadays either come from the countryside and go to the mountains as educated youths and vow to be slapped in the face, or the space system supports the black market, or they are reborn through books to predict the future. Occasionally, there are relatively close golden fingers that open up quite a lot. This book talks about a situation that almost all period novels avoid, that is, a woman giving birth to a child. In the books I've read, every time I get to this part, I basically skim over it. Before reading this book, I had never thought about the specific conditions of giving birth to children in that era. I only had a very superficial understanding that women had to go through hell to have children. Although this book is a short story, it gave me a great shock and gave me a more realistic feeling about the matter of delivering a baby and the role of a midwife. This book is really good to read, and the author's writing style is also very good. The heroine's life as a midwife is described in a short article, which is very real and touching.
I highly recommend everyone to read it. The article is not long but very touching. Friends who have a literary background may wish to take a look. (My writing skills are limited, and what I write is confusing. Please forgive me!)
I am a person who basically only reads books but cannot comment (due to lack of writing skills). Many period novels nowadays either come from the countryside and go to the mountains as educated youths and vow to be slapped in the face, or the space system supports the black market, or they are reborn through books to predict the future. Occasionally, there are relatively close golden fingers that open up quite a lot. This book talks about a situation that almost all period novels avoid, that is, a woman giving birth to a child. In the books I've read, every time I get to this part, I basically skim over it. Before reading this book, I had never thought about the specific conditions of giving birth to children in that era. I only had a very superficial understanding that women had to go through hell to have children. Although this book is a short story, it gave me a great shock and gave me a more realistic feeling about the matter of delivering a baby and the role of a midwife. This book is really good to read, and the author's writing style is also very good. The heroine's life as a midwife is described in a short article, which is very real and touching. I highly recommend everyone to read it. The article is not long but very touching. Friends who have a literary background may wish to take a look. (My writing skills are limited, and what I write is confusing. Please forgive me!)