There's no formula or anything like that for the baby right now, and given the current situation, there's nowhere to find a wet nurse to breastfeed. If Zhang Zhaoci doesn't produce enough milk, the newborn will only be able to drink rice water, which is very bad for the baby's development. For the sake of the baby, Zhang Zhaoci has to go through all the trouble of producing milk.
Granny Lu quickly brought over a pen and ink, and Zhang Zhaoci wrote a small prescription on the kang table next to her. Granny Lu then hurried to collect the medicinal herbs and brew the medicine. After drinking the medicine that night, Zhang Zhaoci felt her breasts were engorged in the middle of the night. Granny Lu quickly held the baby and brought her over to let the baby suckle. For some reason, the baby was very resistant to breastfeeding and did not cooperate at all.
Zhang Zhaoci held the child in her arms, patting him gently, and said, "My child, how will you grow up if you don't nurse? I am your mother, and I have to feed you little by little like this. I even drank a dose of Chinese medicine so that you could have milk. That's why I feel a little engorged. If you don't nurse properly, my milk will dry up, and all my efforts will be in vain. Your little body can't handle just drinking that little bit of rice porridge. Come here, let me hold you, nurse properly, and grow up well."
Try it again, and the baby starts to open his mouth to nurse. Granny Lu exclaimed in surprise, "This child understands what you're saying! Oh my, our little darling is so clever!"
Zhang Zhaoci said, "We often talked to him when he was still in my belly, and I think he could understand. Okay, as long as he can eat, that's fine. Grandma, you've been working hard all day, go and rest. I can take care of the baby."
Granny Lu said, "That won't do. You're in your postpartum period. You can't overexert yourself during that time. Giving birth was difficult enough, and then you have to keep running around like this. If you don't take good care of yourself, you'll develop health problems that will last a lifetime."
Zhang Zhaoci smiled and said, "Granny, it's really alright. I'm a doctor myself, how could I not know?"
Granny Lu didn't listen to her and said, "You still say that? That day I told you not to go to the clinic, and you said the same thing. And what happened? You got tired and had to give birth halfway there. You should listen to me. Right now, I'm just making sure you have a good postpartum period and taking good care of our little master. Come, lie down first. I'll pat the little master to help him burp and then coax him to sleep."
Zhang Zhaoci had no choice but to lie down and watch Granny Lu take care of the child.
Xu Rao lay on the kang for three days and finally stopped vomiting, but he was still dizzy. Li Zhubu was too busy to handle everything, so Xu Rao went to the front yard of the general's mansion, which was now being used as a temporary county office to deal with various matters.
Li, the clerk, was in charge of managing all kinds of documents in the county. When he received the order to evacuate, he and his men packed all the documents in the county into boxes and took them with them. Li was now afraid that the Northern Di people would take advantage of this time to send troops to Hexi. With these documents in hand, it would not be an easy thing to send people to Hexi at will.
Xu Rao came over and looked at the boxes filled with documents that filled an entire room. He felt that Clerk Li was a very responsible person, and thought that when he was transferred, he would definitely take Clerk Li with him.
Upon seeing Xu Rao enter, Clerk Li quickly came over to support him, saying, "Lord Xu, how many days have you been resting this time? Why are you here so soon? I'm here, aren't you worried?"
Xu Rao waved her hand and said, "I can't always make you tired. The Lunar New Year is coming soon. Let's have a good meal with those who stay on the eve of the Lunar New Year to put everyone's minds at ease. What do you say?"
Li, the registrar, said, “Great! I’ve had this idea for a while now. Most of those who stay are elderly and can’t stay idle. After breakfast, they go up the mountain to collect firewood or help with other chores.”
Xu Rao sighed and said, "They are all such good people who have made such great sacrifices for the stability of our country. They should be remembered by many people. Lord Li, I want to write a memorial to present to the Emperor. I want our Emperor to know the sacrifices these people have made for this country."
Clerk Li nodded repeatedly and said, "The Crown Prince's memorial has been out for several days. If we write it now, will it still be in time to present it to the Emperor before the New Year?"
Xu Rao said, "It should be feasible."
Xu Rao didn't intend to take his memorial through the normal channels. He wanted the guards that Granny Lu had brought back to make a special trip back, not only to deliver the memorial to the Emperor, but also to send a letter to the Marquis of Yongning. He wanted to inform the household about Zhang Zhaoci's childbirth, and also to share the good news with the Old Madam and the Marquis of Yongning that they had gained another great-grandson. The family hadn't even sent the traditional wedding gifts yet, so he had to explain the reason to his family.
Xu Rao's memorial and family letter were first sent to Chen Wufu, who then delivered them to the Emperor.
It was already the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and everywhere was filled with the festive atmosphere of the New Year. Emperor Liang Cheng had already written many "Fu" characters and sent them to the homes of some ministers as a form of reward.
Looking at the red "Fu" characters on the large desk, Emperor Liang Cheng held the memorial written by Xu Rao in his hand and said to Eunuch Chen, "Wu Fu, Xu Rao, a mere scholar, actually has such courage! He led the people of the city and, together with Wei Lang, captured the fifth prince of the Northern Di. Wei Lang's memorial should have arrived by now, right?"
Chen Wufu said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has not received it."
Emperor Liang Cheng thought for a moment, then sneered and said, "No wonder. Oh well, we've captured the fifth prince of the Northern Barbarians alive. The Northern Barbarians are probably in chaos now. What's the point of Wei Lang's memorial coming or not? Some people in the capital are going to have a bad New Year."
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