"You are just talking nonsense. How can a man deliver a baby? How unlucky." Bai Qiaoqiao glanced at Li Mu and regarded his words as a nonsense joke. No matter what Li Mu said, she just didn't agree.
, just playing with the Luban Lock in her hand and studying the many changes of Luban Lock that Li Mu taught her.
Bai Qiaoqiao was very serious about learning organ skills. And Li Mu was also very serious about delivering Bai Qiaoqiao's baby.
From the book in his hand, Li Mu had a better understanding of midwifery in Tang Dynasty. After learning about it, he became even more worried about the matter. When Li Mu was looking for a midwife before, during the 'interview', all the midwives
It is said that giving birth is like going through the gate of hell. No matter how experienced you are, you can't guarantee that it will be foolproof. At that time, Li Mu thought that the midwives were afraid of taking responsibility. Now he read the book in his hand.
, then I realized that what they said was true. Giving birth to a child in this era is really a stroke of luck.
Before time travel, Li Mu watched the costume TV dramas, and the scenes of childbirth were all probably the same. People inside were shouting at the top of their lungs, and people outside were rushing around in panic. Occasionally, the midwife would come out, and there must be a line: "Hurry up.
Get hot water ready!”
When watching the TV series, Li Mu felt that this was a scene that the screenwriters did not understand history and fabricated at will. Now it seems that the screenwriters did not write anything randomly. At least the book in hand is from beginning to end, so this sentence is somewhat useful. Hot water
There are two functions it can play. One is "thermal expansion and cold contraction". When the mother is giving birth, using hot water can help her expand the uterine opening, which is beneficial to delivery. The second is that hot water can disinfect and reduce infection.
As for the rest of the content in the book, it is basically of no use, but it can play a role in popularizing science.
For example, the book says that during the Qin and Han Dynasties, children were not given birth at home, but a straw shed was built as a temporary delivery room next to tombs and roads. When the pregnant woman was about to give birth, the pregnant woman was moved into the straw shed.
Pregnant women could only hold their babies back home after they were one month old. The book did not explain why this was done, but Li Mu thought it was probably because the chances of survival at that time were low, and giving birth was considered unclean.
It is unlucky to give birth at home. If the child dies, or the pregnant woman dies in childbirth, it will be easier to bury the child close to the road or grave.
Giving birth at home was something that only happened in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. This also shows that in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the survival rate of children born increased.
However, the world's prejudice against childbirth has not changed much, and medical conditions have not improved much. Li Mu is not surprised at all. The reason is very simple. In this era, doctors are all men. Which man would want a male doctor to deliver his wife's baby?
They always look for midwives, but midwives don't know medical skills and only have experience passed down from generation to generation, and each generation is similar.
"What should I do..."
Suddenly, an idea flashed in Li Mu's mind. There is a way! If there are no female doctors, then train female doctors. Build a maternity hospital. In this way, the survival rate of newborns will be greatly improved.
"Money -" Li Mu glanced at Bai Qiaoqiao and thought to himself, just think of me as doing good deeds and accumulating virtue. God bless mother and son, I will pay this money!
Bai Qiaoqiao fell asleep leaning against the bed. Li Mu walked over, helped her lie down gently, covered her with a blanket, and sat beside her to watch. Looking at Bai Qiaoqiao and the child in her belly,
Only then could Li Mu be sure that he had come to a new world and not traveled through a game. This feeling of blood connection cannot be faked.
Li Mu gently placed his hand on Bai Qiaoqiao's belly and thought of Wang Ou. She was one month later than Bai Qiaoqiao, so the baby was born two months later. Li Mu had confirmed Panda's position in the system.
At this time, Wang Ou should be in the mountains to the west of Shuzhou, but Li Mu couldn't figure out why Wang Ou would go to that place.
Of course, there is another possibility that Pangda ran away on his own and ran away from home. He followed the call of instinct and returned to his hometown. If this is the case, this kid is really cheating.
No matter what the situation was, Wang Ou probably couldn't care less. Bai Qiaoqiao's side was not full moon yet, so there was no way he could get there.
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In a few days, it will be the autumnal equinox. After the autumnal equinox, the crops have also entered the harvest time. Zhang Tianai took Jinyiwei out of the city for a walk and got to know the surrounding farmland. In several nearby counties, old farmers said,
Judging from the current situation, this year's harvest is certain. Luoyang is the focus of the implementation of the New Deal. As the owner of Luoyang City, Li Mu should arrange for the storage of granaries early. When the farmers harvest the grain, they will turn it over to the public grain and store it in the warehouse. There will be grain in the warehouse.
, he doesn’t need to be worried, otherwise, he would always be thinking about Jisi Hall’s purchase of grain. Until now, he still hasn’t figured out why his opponent would make such a stupid move. Could it be that Miss Lu, who is said to be so miraculous, is missing out?
Got new food?
After nearly half a month of hard work, Chidao's "Luoyang Station" has begun to take shape. Li Mu built a pavilion next to the construction site for the workers to rest and drink a sip of herbal tea to quench their thirst.
After staying together for a long time, the workers were much less afraid of Li Mu. They would chat with him from time to time, talking about things at home and neighbors. Li Mu also liked chatting with them, and he also liked to chat with them.
For him, this was an excellent way to get information. It was through chatting with them that Li Mu learned how those merchants had violated him, and he wrote down every single stroke in his notebook.
The topic we are talking about today is the crops that are about to be harvested. When we talk about the crops, the look on everyone’s face is different. These Liba have been working as coolies in Luoyang City for generations. Without the New Deal, it would be impossible
There is a chance that they will have their own land, but this year they were not only assigned fields, but also a set of Zhenguan plows shared by several families. Although they did not have oxen, they had plenty of strength. The Zhenguan plow did not require oxen, and everyone could pull it.
Naturally, it is not a problem for these people who are willing to work hard. Although they have never farmed the land, farming is not difficult in itself. They can grow it according to the gourd and the gourd. No matter what the yield is, it will look lush and green.
The seedlings all felt in a good mood, and they did not have too many expectations for the grain output. They would be satisfied if they could pay the public grain, which would be enough for next year's rations, and save the seeds.
A few of them are the only laborers in the family, and they have already made plans to take a few days off from the construction site to finish the work at home and then come back. Li Mu also agreed, and promised them to take a break together.
Work at the construction site for one day and go home to harvest for another day. In this way, even if the progress of the construction site is delayed a little, the work will not stop.
Seeing that the sun was getting past noon, it was time for Li Mu to go home to accompany Bai Qiaoqiao. After kicking a few people who were sleeping in, Li Mu got on his horse and staggered towards the city. He didn't see any movement from the other party in the past few days.
It seemed that he had stopped, and Li Mu withdrew the guards. Anyway, there were guards everywhere in the city, in broad daylight, and the other party would not get any advantage if they attacked.
When passing by Nanshi, Li Mu happened to meet Zhang Tianai who was patrolling the city. Li Mu remembered that Zhang Tianai had talked about wanting a hairpin from a jewelry store in Nanshi several times. He happened to meet her here today and bought it for her.
It’s a little surprise, so you don’t have to be jealous every day when you go home.
Watching Zhang Tianai and the Jin Yiwei go away, Li Mu found the jewelry store that Zhang Tianai had mentioned. He was about to get off his horse and buy her a hairpin when he suddenly felt itchy on the back of his neck. Li Mu was startled and thought it was a sneak attack.
He clapped his hand over.
"Crack!"
A disgusting touch spread between his fingers. Li Mu pulled his hand back and saw that it was covered in green mucus.
"What is this?" He looked over carefully and saw a trembling grasshopper leg. Li Mu couldn't help but laugh. He was so scared by an insect. He waved his hand and muttered,
The grasshoppers after autumn can only jump around for a few days, so I took out a handkerchief from my arms to wipe my hands clean.
Suddenly, his whole body froze as if his acupoints had been tapped.
"Grasshopper!"
"locust!"
Some disconnected points in his mind suddenly connected. Li Mu looked up at the sky, like dragonflies flying by the pond. Although they were not densely packed, they could still be seen with the naked eye, countless flying locusts.
Li Mu didn't bother buying any hairpins anymore, so he got on his horse and galloped out of the city.
…
(Refresh in twenty minutes——)
Li Mu rode his horse to the farmland outside Luoyang City, got into the ground and looked carefully. As he expected, the fields were full of new-born grasshoppers. The big ones were about an inch long, and the small ones were only as long as a finger.
Each one is fresh and green, either holding the leaves of the seedlings or holding the stems, moving their chainsaw-like mouthparts, chewing them all the time.
Li Mu reached out and touched a handful of rice ears. It was the time when the rice ears were filling and they had not yet fully grown. If they were harvested at this time, all they would get would be 'wimps' and there would be no rice left at all! In an instant, Li Mu felt his vision go dark.
, fell to the ground.
How could this happen! How could there be a plague of locusts in a good year? Why didn't they come earlier, not late, but just when the crops were about to be harvested? Li Mu suddenly remembered Ji Si Tang's previous actions to purchase and store grain, and he suddenly felt sick.
Shenghan. Could it be that Jisitang knew that there would be a locust plague this year? So they purchased the grain reserves early just to take advantage of the grain? Or is this locust plague caused by them? How did they do it?
Seeing that the sun was getting past noon, it was time for Li Mu to go home to accompany Bai Qiaoqiao. After kicking a few people who were sleeping in, Li Mu got on his horse and staggered towards the city. He didn't see any movement from the other party in the past few days.
It seemed that he had stopped, and Li Mu withdrew the guards. Anyway, there were guards everywhere in the city, in broad daylight, and the other party would not get any advantage if they attacked.
When passing by Nanshi, Li Mu happened to meet Zhang Tianai who was patrolling the city. Li Mu remembered that Zhang Tianai had talked about wanting a hairpin from a jewelry store in Nanshi several times. He happened to meet her here today and bought it for her.
It’s a little surprise, so you don’t have to be jealous every day when you go home.
Watching Zhang Tianai and the Jin Yiwei go away, Li Mu found the jewelry store that Zhang Tianai had mentioned. He was about to get off his horse and buy her a hairpin when he suddenly felt itchy on the back of his neck. Li Mu was startled and thought it was a sneak attack.
He clapped his hand over.
"Crack!"
A disgusting touch spread between his fingers. Li Mu pulled his hand back and saw that it was covered in green mucus.
"What is this?" He looked over carefully and saw a trembling grasshopper leg. Li Mu couldn't help but laugh. He was so scared by an insect. He waved his hand and muttered,
The grasshoppers after autumn can only jump around for a few days, so I took out a handkerchief from my arms to wipe my hands clean.
Suddenly, his whole body froze as if his acupoints had been tapped.
"Grasshopper!"
"locust!"
Some disconnected points in his mind suddenly connected. Li Mu looked up at the sky, like dragonflies flying by the pond. Although they were not densely packed, they could still be seen with the naked eye, countless flying locusts.
Li Mu didn't bother buying any hairpins anymore, so he got on his horse and galloped out of the city.
…
Li Mu rode his horse to the farmland outside Luoyang City, got into the ground and looked carefully. As he expected, the fields were full of new-born grasshoppers. The big ones were about an inch long, and the small ones were only as long as a finger.
Each one is fresh and green, either holding the leaves of the seedlings or holding the stems, moving their chainsaw-like mouthparts, chewing them all the time.
Li Mu reached out and touched a handful of rice ears. It was the time when the rice ears were filling and they had not yet fully grown. If they were harvested at this time, all they would get would be 'wimps' and there would be no rice left at all! In an instant, Li Mu felt his vision go dark.
, fell to the ground.
How could this happen! How could there be a plague of locusts in a good year? Why didn't they come earlier, not late, but just when the crops were about to be harvested? Li Mu suddenly remembered Ji Si Tang's previous actions to purchase and store grain, and he suddenly felt sick.
Shenghan. Could it be that Jisitang knew that there would be a locust plague this year? So they purchased the grain reserves early just to take advantage of the grain? Or is this locust plague caused by them? How did they do it?
How could this happen! How could there be a plague of locusts in a good year? Why didn't they come earlier, not late, but just when the crops were about to be harvested? Li Mu suddenly remembered Ji Si Tang's previous actions to purchase and store grain, and he suddenly felt sick.
Shenghan. Could it be that Jisitang knew that there would be a locust plague this year? So they purchased the stored grain early just to take advantage of the grain? Or is this locust plague caused by them? How did they do it? How could it be like this! The weather is good.
How could there be a locust plague in the new year? Why didn't they come earlier or later, but they came just when the crops were about to be harvested? Li Mu suddenly remembered Jisitang's previous actions to purchase and store grain, and suddenly felt cold all over his body. Could it be that Jisitang was early?
Did you know that there was a locust plague this year? So they purchased the grain reserves early just to take advantage of the grain? Or is this locust plague caused by them? How did they do it?