Chapter 59: The Eighth Year of Wu De

  Unconsciously, July of the eighth year of Wu De had arrived. At this time, Father and Uncle were outside, pacing back and forth, looking anxious and scratching their ears, repeatedly asking Lotus Sister who was entering and exiting "Why hasn't she given birth yet? Why hasn't she given birth yet? Little Lotus, is there something wrong inside?"

  This pregnancy is contagious, and childbirth is also contagious. The old mother and the young aunt unexpectedly started their labor pains at the same time. Fortunately, Yang Heng thought of it early and was afraid that such a thing would happen, so he spent a lot of money to invite four midwives from outside. These midwives not only came early but also had to be well taken care of every day, even giving them some silver coins every day, which delayed their work.

  However, Yang Heng did not let them idle around. During these waiting days, Yang Heng tried to instill in them some precautions about childbirth. Yang Heng was indeed qualified to say this, although he didn't understand it very well. In his previous life, he had watched his wife give birth to their daughter in the delivery room, but that was only for a short period of time. Later, such things were cancelled. However, this was enough, and Yang Heng still remembered how the doctor who delivered the baby did it at that time.

  There was no delivery bed, so Yang Heng had his younger brother make two wooden boards. These two wooden boards served as the delivery bed. To disinfect them, they were first scalded with boiling water and then exposed to the strong sunlight for several days. They even experimented on Old Mother and Little Auntie by applying wood shavings to their skin to check for sensitivity. After that, some hemp cloth was boiled, and several layers were placed on each wooden board. Every day, while Old Mother and Little Auntie went out for a walk, the room would be fumigated with vinegar. Yang Heng did not dare use slaked lime water in the room, fearing it would make the room too humid, so he sprinkled it around the house instead. The midwives were required to take baths every day, and their clothes were washed and boiled repeatedly. Yang Heng even asked his father to spend money to buy fabric for the midwives to make new clothes, in order to achieve aseptic conditions. Their hair was completely covered with the kind of white hat worn by doctors and nurses in later times. As for their hands, it goes without saying that they were thoroughly washed. Yang Heng arranged for Lotus Sister to inspect the midwives every day. If any of them had long nails or even dirt under their fingernails, they would have to wash them clean. Who knew when the baby would be born? After eight months, it could arrive at any time.

  Next was the preparation of hot water, Yang Heng had Xiaoshu set up a shed outside the main house, so that even in windy and rainy weather, it would not affect the pot below to boil water. The task of carrying water naturally fell to Lian Jie, and Yang Heng also prepared slippers for her, one pair inside the house and one pair outside. As soon as Lian Jie went out, she would change into the outdoor slippers, and when she came in, she would change into the indoor slippers. Many wooden basins of various sizes were also prepared to carry water, so that there would be no shortage of water at any time. The old mother also separated herself from Xiaoshu with a screen, so that during production, they could each have one side. Although their voices would affect each other, this was an unavoidable thing. Yang Heng had only trained Lian Jie to do it alone, so when the two were in labor, they could only be in one house.

  In the future, wrapping cloth for children, Yang Heng also had his father prepare early. If this were in Yang Heng's previous life, he could have found many families to get some leftover clothes for kids or even buy some good blankets that are very soft. However, in this era, there aren't such good conditions. To prevent the child from not having suitable wrapping cloth or clothes after birth, Yang Heng had his father go out and buy several pieces of fine hemp cloth. Then he himself spent all day wrapping them around his body, making an effort to soften them. Some bigger kids also helped with this, mainly to make these fabrics soft so they wouldn't be uncomfortable for the children. After going through washing and sun exposure, they could be prepared for use by the children.

  "Ah, ah, ah……" The room echoed with the painful cries of Lao Niang and Xiao Shu, it seemed that it was about to begin. It's worth noting that both Lao Niang and Xiao Shu were very tolerant people, once they couldn't bear it anymore, it meant that they were about to give birth soon.

  "How is it, how is it? The two ladies are about to give birth, right?" Just as Lao Die and Xiao Shu, and even Yang Heng were anxiously waiting outside, Sun Shen Yi hastily rushed in from outside.

  "It's all right, it's all right. Luckily, Lao Dao arrived in time. I've been feeling like there was something on my mind lately, but no matter how hard I thought about it, I just couldn't remember what it was. It wasn't until Lao Dao followed his own thoughts and came to the outskirts of this place that he suddenly remembered that both wives were due to give birth around this time."

  Lao Dao hastily explained that when he left, he had said that he wouldn't be traveling far this year and would come to visit when his mother and aunt gave birth. And now, here he was, very punctual indeed.

  "Dr. Sun, quickly take a look, they're calling out so pitifully." Old Dad asked anxiously, while Fourth Uncle was also staring at Dr. Sun with pleading eyes.

  "It's nothing, it's nothing. Women giving birth are all like this. Judging from the sound, they seem to be in high spirits. And listening to the sound, I think she's about to give birth soon. How far are these two women from the window? If not too far, stretch out your hand and let me feel your pulse."

  At this time, the window was open, but a piece of burlap was nailed inside, so that nothing could be seen from the outside, but one could see out.

  "It's quite far, but we can push the women's birthing beds to the window." Lotus Sister chimed in from the side, it turned out that she had heard Sun Daozhang arrive from inside and walked out.

  "All right, hurry up and let the two ladies stretch out their hands." Not long after Lotus Sister went in, sure enough, one corner of the window was lifted up a small opening, and then hands stretched out from inside.

  "Ah, good, the two ladies are very robust, and so is the child. It's about to be born soon. However, to prevent you from being exhausted at that time, come, young master, take these two slices of ginseng and send them inside. At the critical moment, they can be used to increase energy by having the two ladies hold them in their mouths." It seems that this old Taoist is really taking care of things, preparing all this. This is also why the old Taoist came to observe Yang Heng's method.

  "Ah…………Waa, waa." The crying voices of the two children rang out at the same time, and it was hard to distinguish which one came first. "Congratulations, Lord Lang, congratulations, Lord Lang; both ladies have given birth, and they are both boys." Lotus sister was the first to come out and report the good news.

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