November 16th, the weather is cold. Although it is very cold in Shu County, it has not yet snowed.
State pastoral office.
Outside Xiao Qiao's yard.
Lu Xuan was wearing a big cloak and walking back and forth. He heard shouts coming from Xiao Qiao's room, and his handsome face was full of anxiety.
Xiao Qiao is almost ten months pregnant. Today her amniotic water finally broke and she went into labor. It's just that the four midwives went in for a long time and only heard Xiao Qiao's voice, but there was no sign of the child being born.
This era is different from that of later generations. In this era, giving birth to a baby means going through hell. Whether you are an adult or a child, the situation is quite dangerous.
When Mi Huan and Cao Xian had a baby, Lu Xuan was away fighting. Now that Xiao Qiao was having a baby, he was at home, so he came when he got the news.
After a while, Da Qiao also came, followed by Mi Huan, Cao Xian and Zhen Mi.
Da Qiao's hands were in her sleeves, and she was squeezing them tightly. She was a little nervous, but she looked at Lu Xuan and said with relief: "Husband, my little sister's body bones have always been good, there must be nothing wrong with her."
Lu Xuan nodded and said nothing.
Mi Huan and Cao Xian looked on and softly expressed relief, but they were both a little nervous. Only those who have given birth to children can understand this hardship. Moreover, when Xiao Qiao was pregnant, her belly was bigger than any of them, and it was more difficult.
Zhen Mi's big eyes blinked.
She was a little envious. She had been married to Lu Xuan for almost a year, and she had grown one year older. It's a pity that until now, she still hasn't actually slept with Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan and the others waited, becoming more and more impatient listening to Xiao Qiao's screams and the midwife's encouraging voice.
"Wow! Wow!!"
Suddenly, a clear voice came.
"It's born, it's born."
The woman who was waiting ran out and said loudly: "To inform the state pastor, Mrs. Xiao Qiao has given birth to a girl."
"Reward, big reward!"
Lu Xuan breathed a long sigh of relief, with a bright smile on his face.
It’s considered alive.
It's not easy.
Lu Xuan has a little cotton-padded jacket named Lu Xiu under his knees. The girl is over a year old and has a very fierce personality. Even though Lu Xuan's eldest son, Lu Yu, was almost two years old, he was still bullied by Lu Xiu, but Lu Yu liked to play with his sister.
Lu Xuan looked at Lu Xiu, a little cotton-padded jacket, and naturally hoped that there would be another little cotton-padded jacket.
Now, there is one more.
"Also, there is one more baby that hasn't been born yet."
The midwife's voice came from the delivery room again, and the midwife urged: "Madam, don't be discouraged, don't be discouraged, please cheer up."
Lu Xuan suddenly became nervous again.
He was excited and even more worried.
This girl Xiao Qiao is really pregnant with twins.
The expression on Da Qiao's face suddenly became tense, and Mi Huan and Cao Xian's eyes looked a little envious. After all, it was fate to have two children in one birth.
The screams were still coming from the room.
Fortunately, this time it went smoothly.
The child's cry came out after a while.
The waiting woman ran out again and said loudly: "Congratulations to Zhou Mu, congratulations to Zhou Mu, Mrs. Xiao Qiao has given birth to a little boy."
Lu Xuan flicked his sleeves and said excitedly: "Pass this down, the wages of everyone in the house this month will be doubled. Those who serve Xiao Qiao will be rewarded with an additional six thousand dollars."
The woman thanked her happily, turned around and went back.
Mi Huan, Cao Xian and Zhen Mi all relaxed, said their goodbyes and left, followed by Da Qiao.
After everyone left, only Lu Xuan was left.
Lu Xuan waited until everything was settled before entering the room. When he saw the two children brought over by the nanny, his face burst into laughter. The son's appearance is somewhat similar to Xiao Qiao, and the daughter's eyebrows are more like Lu Xuan.
It's just that the skin of the two children was a little red and wrinkled when they were just born, and they were not smooth and white enough. In this case, it will take a few days for the child's skin to naturally improve.
Lu Xuan nodded, came to Xiao Qiao's side, looked at Xiao Qiao's pale face, held Xiao Qiao's hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Xiao Qiao was not in good spirits, but his face was filled with joy. She was still in a daze and felt unbelievable, so she asked: "Husband, have I really given birth to twins, a son and a daughter?"
Lu Xuan nodded.
Xiao Qiao suddenly asked: "Husband, what are the names of the two children?"
Lu Xuan replied: "My daughter is named Lu Yao."
Xiao Qiao nodded, thinking it was good, and asked again: "Where is my son?"
Lu Xuandao: "My son's name is Lu Hu. I am the Hu son of the Lu family. What do you think?"
Xiao Qiao also looked happy and said: "As for my husband, Land Rover is a good name, simple and domineering."
Lu Xuan and Xiao Qiao talked for a while and then asked Xiao Qiao to have a good rest. Lu Xuan got up and left the yard and went straight to Lu Kang's study. Most of the time, Lu Kang was at the Five Classics Hall, where there were many of Lu Kang's old friends.
These old people gather together to reminisce about the past, brag about their glorious deeds, and spend the little time they have left in their lives.
Today, Lu Kang happened to be at home.
After Lu Xuan saw Lu Kang, he said directly: "Father, Xiao Qiao gave birth to a pair of twins, a son and a daughter."
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Lu Kang stroked his gray beard and praised him one after another.
He stood up and ordered: "Xiao Qiao gave birth to twins, which will cause a greater loss of vitality. They must be nursed back to health."
Lu Xuan nodded and said: "Don't worry, father, my son has already made arrangements."
Lu Kang couldn't wait to say: "Even if you arrange for someone to take care of you, you still have to worry about it. Go ahead and pay more attention to Xiao Qiao and the children."
Lu Xuan bowed his hands and stepped back.
Lu Kang's eyes were full of excitement, and he arranged for his entourage to prepare the carriage. He was going to the Five Classics Hall again. Among his old friends, no one has as many descendants as him, not to mention, this time Xiao Qiao gave birth to twins, two in one birth, which is incredible.
Lu Xuan returned to the study and became busy again.
However, even if Lu Xuan was busy, he was not particularly busy, because specific government affairs had to go through Liucao first. Then, the government affairs presented to Lu Xuan were overseen by Lu Su, the military advisor, and assisted by Kan Ze, Lu Xun and Lu Rong. It was like a small secretariat for Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan's matter became even more relaxed.
In the joyful atmosphere of the state pastoral office, November 22nd arrived in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Lu Xuan met with the ten people who were selected as the top ten moving figures in Jiangnan. Lu Xuan specially met with Lu Kang, Wang and other ten people who moved Jiangnan in the Prefecture Mufu, and all of them were rewarded.
First, Lu Xuanqin gave him a plaque of commendation, second, he was given the treatment of being an official, and the third was some material rewards.
After things were arranged, local governments publicized the deeds of these people on a large scale and called on the people to learn from them. In addition, Lu Xuan also notified the intelligence network controlled by Gu Yong and began to publicize the loyalty and filial piety of these people.
Throughout Lu Xuan's governance area, a broad consensus of loyalty and filial piety must be formed so that people know about loyalty and filial piety and practice loyalty and filial piety.
Public opinion in Yangzhou is all about this news.
After entering December, the story of the loyalty and filial piety of Lu Yuan, Wang and other ten people had been completely spread, and it even reached the ears of Cao Cao in Luoyang.
