Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 481
With the smooth implementation of the salary separation system, the third reform has been implemented, which is to implement a new training assessment. The key to training is the commander. If the commander works hard, the soldiers will be trained well. If the commander is lazy, the soldiers will not Slack, so the assessment of the commander is very important.

According to the current situation, the appeasement envoy has formulated a method of basic training plus reward training. Basic training requires two hours a day. The military officials and meritorious officials in the capital are responsible for their own assessments.

What needs to be explained here is that the original six officials of each battalion were abolished after the implementation of the military law, and the six officials were set up in the capital camp, and belonged to the appeasement department, not under the jurisdiction of the capital commander.

In this way, the six officials will not be affected by the army. In addition to the two-way assessment of military officials and meritorious officials, as well as the inspection of the military law inspector of the appeasement division, it is basically difficult to falsify training.

This puts a lot of pressure on the commander. If he fails to complete the basic training six times a year, he will be demoted. If he fails to complete the basic training for three consecutive years, he will be dismissed from the military.

The reform of training and assessment is the longest reform of these armies, and it takes half a year to see the effect of the reform. This is the main reason why Zhao Zhongzhen's reform takes a year.

It was mid-September, and Fan Ning had been away from home for almost a month. He was still in Laizhou to inspect the training reform of the military camp, but his family in Ying Tianfu began to get tense. When they arrived at Yingtian Mansion, the family invited three experienced midwives to assist in the delivery.

Since ancient times, it has been a hell of a gate for women to give birth. The main reason is that there is no caesarean section. Once the fetal position is reversed, both mother and child will die. Generally, wealthy families will spend a lot of money to invite experienced midwives to come to the door after six months of giving birth to help check the fetal position. If the fetal position is found to be incorrect, restorative correction is carried out, and generally it can be corrected slowly.

Poor families can’t afford to hire a midwife, and the midwife comes only after the labor is due. At that time, if the fetus is found to be in an upside-down position, it will be very difficult to rescue. This is also an important reason for the high maternal mortality rate in poor families. Of course, the fetal position is not too large under normal circumstances. The problem is that there is a special situation.

Zhu Pei's due date is approaching, and the whole family is jumping up and down, trying to toss people in different ways, but it's hard for Zhu Pei who likes to be quiet. The midwife comes three times a day, pointing a bamboo tube at her stomach to listen to the fetal sound. At first, Zhu Pei refused. , but the midwife coaxed her to tell the difference between men and women, so Zhu Pei obeyed.

But soon she became confused again. The doctor said that it is impossible to distinguish between men and women, but this old woman who looks like an owl can tell men and women?
"Ma'am, she is the most famous midwife in Songcheng County and even in Yingtian Mansion. I heard that she is especially good at correcting the fetal position. She has delivered babies for 40 years, and less than five babies died in her life. Now she rarely delivers babies. Please come here." One day, it costs twenty pennies."

Aya saw that Madam didn't like this midwife very much, so she explained with a smile: "I heard that giving birth is very difficult. Once the fetal position is not correct, it will be dystocia, and even adults and children with dystocia will not survive, so Madam Qian insisted on hiring this midwife."

Thinking of Sister Qian's love for her, Zhu Pei felt inexplicably moved. Money is not important, what is important is that Sister Qian is really doing her best to keep her child.

She was worried that Ouyang Qian would have some sort of righting idea, so she was always on guard against her, but the sincerity shown by Ouyang Qian moved her and made her silently grateful.

"Aya, I hope the child in my womb is a girl." Zhu Pei suddenly said without thinking.

"Ape, what nonsense are you talking about? Everyone wants to have a son, but you want a daughter." The mother Wang who was sitting by the side was a little displeased with her daughter's weird idea.

Zhu Pei smiled lightly, her beautiful face revealed the tenderness of a first-time mother, her mother would not understand her thoughts, although boys are good, but she likes girls in her heart, she can wear beautiful dresses every day .

"Aya, I'm a little tired. I want to sleep for a while. Please keep your voice down as much as possible. I haven't slept well in the past two days."

"Okay, I'll go and order."

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the yard outside, and the two maids shouted, and Aya ran out angrily and shouted: "Don't make noise, be quiet!"

"Ma'am, the officer is back."

Just as Zhu Pei was about to close his eyes in the room, when he heard this, he couldn't help but 'ah! ' cried out in a low voice, struggled to sit up, and was very happy in my heart. My husband went to various places to inspect the training situation. After walking for more than half a month, he came back early.

At this time, Fan Ning's excited laughter came from the yard, "Aya, where is Madam?"

"Officer, please keep your voice down, Madam is sleeping."

"No!" Zhu Pei hurriedly said loudly: "I didn't sleep, my husband, come in!"

The door opened, and Fan Ning walked in quickly, followed by a group of women, mother Zhang Sanniang and Ping wife Ouyang Qian led their daughter, Jian Meizi also came in, and behind her, sister A Duo followed in unwillingly.

All his family members came.

Fan Ning squatted down in front of Zhu Pei's bed, held her hand and asked, "Sister Qian wrote to me, saying that you have entered labor, so I rushed back early, how are you doing now?"

Zhu Pei glanced at Ouyang Qian gratefully. It turned out that she had written a letter, and her husband came back early, and said in a low voice: "Thanks to everyone's careful care, my condition has been stable. I have seen red this morning, and I guess it will only take two days." .”

Zhang Sanniang smiled at her mother-in-law: "This is a big deal for our family, and we have a child again. I think the family will be lively in the future, and I hope my neck will grow!"

Mrs. Wang was also very happy in her heart, and said with a smile: "I am also looking forward to being a grandmother, Aqian, you go and prepare hundreds of cakes and red eggs, and ask the housekeeper to deliver them to the neighbors today, so that everyone can share my happiness."

A Duo next to her pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Auntie, didn't you say that if you give birth to a young man and give birth to a red egg, and give birth to a little lady to a silk flower, we will send the red egg out today, isn't it too early?"

Wang said with a chuckle: "I'm so happy and confused, then prepare the red eggs and silk flowers, and prepare the cakes. When Pei'er gives birth to a child, we will arrange for the housekeeper to send it out immediately."

Early the next morning, Fan Ning planned to go to the government office of Yingtian Mansion to take a look. He had just walked a few steps when Aya ran out in a panic and shouted: "Officer, Madam may be about to give birth!"

Fan Ning was taken aback. He was fine just now, but he was about to give birth in a blink of an eye. He hurriedly got off his horse and ran over. In the inner room, Zhu Pei was clutching his stomach, sweating profusely from the pain.

Mrs. Wang also came after hearing the news. Seeing her daughter's appearance, she immediately realized that the birth canal had begun to expand. She had rich experience and quickly told Aya, "Hurry up and arrange for the kitchen to boil hot water. The more the better."

"Meizi, help Pei'er onto the rattan bed, and send her to the delivery room quickly, and Aning will help carry it together."

Fan Ning helped his wife onto the rattan bed, and he and Jian Meizi followed each other. Mrs. Wang and a maid supported Zhu Pei, and everyone quickly sent Zhu Pei to the prepared delivery room. The three midwives also hurried over.

Zhang Sanniang went to invite the doctor, and sat in the living room to wait for emergency rescue in case of accident.

At this time, the owl-like midwife invited Fan Ning out of the room, and said with a smile: "Men must avoid giving birth, even the husband is no exception. Please ask the high officials to rest in the middle hall. Generally, men in the back house do not like you." Avoid it, too much yang energy is not good for pregnant women.”

"Is it normal for my wife to behave like this?"

"Madam is completely normal, you can rest assured, high officials!
Fan Ning didn't understand why the man couldn't stay in the backyard, but he followed the advice and retreated to the gate of the atrium, pacing back and forth anxiously at the gate with his hands behind his back.

An hour later, he suddenly heard the commotion in the back house. Fan Ning was anxious, and hurried to the inner house. As soon as he entered the inner house, he saw Aya rushing to announce the good news, "Master, the lady gave birth, a big fat son , mother and child are safe!"

Fanning was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, that he finally had a son.

For several days in a row, Fan's family was in the midst of festivities, and the surrounding neighbors sent a basket of red cakes and cakes. According to the custom in the south of the Yangtze River, twelve red eggs in the basket and five catties of cakes were given.

As for the servants of Fan's house, each of them gave ten guan coins as happiness money, and the three midwives even rewarded each of them with 50 taels of silver.

The Fan family added a son, and Zhang Sanniang was even more excited and sad. The Fan family finally had a third generation. If the husband was still alive, he would be a grandfather now. Unfortunately, he could not wait for this day.

Mrs. Wang took her mother-in-law and went to the largest Hongfu Temple in the city to burn incense and restore it. She donated [-] catties of sesame oil to her grandson. The eminent monks of the monastery were overjoyed, and the abbot Master Lingyun even offered to do a ritual ceremony for the prefect Fan's son to protect him from growing up safely.

Three days later, Zhu Pei cleaned up and left the delivery room, and returned to her living room to start confinement. Fortunately, the summer heat of the autumn tiger has receded, and the weather is already a bit cold in late autumn.

The room is very clean and tidy, and sandalwood is lit in the incense burner, which makes the room extra comfortable and warm.

Zhu Pei was sitting on a high couch specially used for confinement, which was a bit like the kang in the north, but it was made of wood with thick mattresses and a small table. Zhu Pei was wearing a warm hat, Wearing a thick home dress, she gently rocked the cradle and said to Fan Ning: "Actually, I think it's enough to be careful not to catch the wind and cold during confinement, but my mother forbids this and that, and forces me to wear a cradle." Hat, eh! I don't know what to say about her."

Fan Ning smiled and said: "Listen to them, anyway, you are quite comfortable now, by the way, I think the name of the child is Fan Guangjing, and he happens to be the first generation of the Fan family, what do you think?"

Zhu Pei thought for a while and said with a smile: "It's like your name should be Fan Mingning, which belongs to the generation of Ming characters, but you are blind, and you can call it Fan Ning directly. I think it's fine. Since Dad has a precedent, why should the son If you can’t follow, please call Fan Jingduo and remove the word Guang.”

Fan Ning nodded and smiled, "Then listen to you, my son's name is Fan Jing!"

(End of this chapter)