In an era without ultrasound technology, and in an era where women's childbirth conditions were extremely poor, the success rate of childbirth was a very serious topic. In such an era, a midwife who was responsible for delivering a baby had a success rate of more than 70%. That was the famous super midwife. Women from aristocratic families had to pay a lot of money to hire these midwives. However, in modern times, such a delivery rate was enough to put a doctor in jail.
Similarly, in an era without ultrasound technology, it was impossible to accurately determine how many children were in the womb. It was easy to make a wrong judgment based on the size of a pregnant woman's belly. For example, some pregnant women who were originally stronger might only be pregnant with one child, but it would still be bigger than a girl from a humble family who was pregnant with two children. This made it difficult to judge.
The two famous gynecologists and the two experienced midwives had discussed for a few days before they decided to tell Xiao Wenkui about their conjecture. This was because they had no confidence in their hearts and didn't dare to confirm that these were real twins. If they were wrong and caused the family to rejoice for nothing, it would be a sin. After all, this was the wife of the famous Great General Xiao Ruxun. If something were to happen, they wouldn't have a good ending.
But taking a step back, if they were really twins and they were not prepared, they would suddenly find out that they were twins when they were giving birth. What should they do then? If they couldn't give birth and couldn't even keep the baby, people would kill in a rage. It wasn't like it had never happened before a happy occasion turned into a funeral. Therefore, it was better to tell them in advance to prepare in advance. They could prepare more medicinal soup and things to replenish their strength so that the pregnant woman would have more hope of success.
Twins were very auspicious things. It was believed that only people who did great good deeds could have twins. General Xiao went on an expedition to Korea to attack the Japanese pirates and avenged the countless people in the southeast of Daming. Perhaps this was his reward?
No one could be sure.
However, Xiao Wenkui was inexplicably excited. He threw a banknote worth 1,000 taels of silver to Doctor Wang and said, "No matter what medicinal herbs you need, go and buy them. If you don't have enough money, come to me. I can even buy a thousand-year-old Laoshan ginseng! No matter what, guarantee the safety of both mother and child! "
Doctor Wang trembled as he looked at the banknote in his hand. He felt that he was not holding a banknote but a hot potato.
They looked at Doctor Zhang helplessly, and the two doctors could only bite the bullet and accept this errand.
After that, the Xiao Residence entered into a state of emergency. Xiao Wenkui was restless. Thinking about the victory ceremony tomorrow, thinking about his daughter-in-law who was going to give birth at an unknown time, and many other things, he didn't sleep for the entire night. At dawn the next day, just as the city gates of Beijing opened, a few horses and carriages rushed into the city and arrived at the Xiao Residence at the fastest speed. Xiao Rulan and Xiao Ruhui had arrived.
The Xiao Family had four sons. The eldest, Xiao Rulan, was the Deputy Army Commander in Shaanxi, and the second, Xiao Ruhui, was currently in Ningxia as a General, which was the position that Xiao Ruxun used to have. After Xiao Ruxun was promoted, Xiao Ruhui took over Xiao Ruxun's position and was promoted quite a bit. As for the third, Xiao Ruzhi, she went to Nanjing to be the Commander of the Nanjing Drill Ground. The five of them had been scattered all over the place, and it had been a long time since they had a reunion. This time, Xiao Ruxun had made a great contribution, so the emperor specially allowed the five of them to take a leave of absence and reunite.
The last time the father and son had a reunion was four years ago. It was to celebrate Xiao Ruxun's official appointment in the army, and today, they reunited again because of Xiao Ruxun. The youngest brother of the family had unexpectedly become the number one figure in the entire Daming Army. It made people sigh at how time flies. Things remain the same, but people have changed.
The five of them couldn't feel the open and secret strife in the imperial court. They could only feel the things that happened to the people around them.
Xiao Rulan and Xiao Ruhui brought their respective family members and quickly arrived at the Xiao Mansion. As soon as they entered the house, the two of them felt that the atmosphere in the house was not right.
Reuniting with their father after being separated for four years was very exciting. The two of them excitedly knelt down and kowtowed to their father. Xiao Wenkui also helped his two sons up with tears in his eyes.
It was rare for a family of generals to have a reunion, especially when the children had grown up and went out to seek a position, especially in a place like the border. There would be battles at any time, and there was the possibility of losing one's life at any time. After this reunion, they didn't know if they would see the corpses of their loved ones next. This kind of thing was too common.
Therefore, every reunion had to be a little more forceful, and every farewell had to be a little more affectionate, because no one knew if this would be the last time.
The Xiao Family could be considered to be a rare family that still had both father and son. It was also very rare in the family of generals at the border. Although the mother's early death made the family incomplete, the father and son were still alive, and none of the five soldiers were missing. This was the greatest fortune. Therefore, Xiao Wenkui often said that he was a person of fortune. It was his grandfather, Xiao Han, who had passed on all the husbands and wives to the next generation, which allowed the Xiao Family to have the prosperity it had today.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. You two brats have already grown up and are like men now. It's just that there's still no news from your wives! Your fourth brother is about to become a father, but there's still no news from you brothers. As a father, I'm very dissatisfied! You guys have to work harder! Don't always waste your time in the military camp! Go home and accompany your daughter-in-law more, do you hear me?! "
Xiao Wenkui smiled and reprimanded his sons the moment he saw them. It was really unfilial of them to not give birth to a grandson so that he could enjoy the rest of his life. Xiao Rulan and Xiao Ruhui could only smile bitterly and agree. Their wives could only agree with a red face.
"Father is right, we … just have to work hard!"
It wasn't that they didn't work hard, but the people in the military had to fight a small battle with the Mongolians every two to three days, and they had to fight a big battle every one to two months. They also had to take turns to guard the city wall. This caused many of the middle and lower level officers to have no time to be intimate with their wives and have a child.
Xiao Rulan and Xiao Ruhui also worked very hard, but they still couldn't give birth to a child. This was something that could not be helped. Now that their fourth brother, Xiao Ruxun, had become the first to have a child, in the future, his child would be the oldest. Wouldn't this family be reversed? It was no wonder that their father gave them so much pressure.
To be honest, for old generals like their father, many of them had already started to live a semi-retired life. Xiao Wenkui came to the capital city and worked hard to become the deputy general of the military camp. Not only did everyone think that Old Xiao should prepare to retire, he also felt that he had reached the end of his life. He could live happily for a few years before retiring. He didn't plan to go to the battlefield again in this life.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
