Dakui was very anxious, so anxious that his mouth blistered. He calculated that the day should be here, but there was no movement at all from Huang Ying. He could still eat and sleep. Everyone said that women are sour and spicy, but Huang Ying actually had no taboos, sour and spicy. No, since Huang Ying was taken to Yingtian, Dakui has been looking forward to it every day and thinking about it every night, praying to the gods and Buddhas all over the sky, but things are calm now.
In order to ensure safety, Dakui invited five or six stable women from ten miles and eight villages to take turns to serve and be ready at all times. Unexpectedly, Huang Ying is still able to walk around alone. I heard the doctor said that women should move more before giving birth. Every day Seeing the maid and mother-in-law pacing in the yard with Huang Ying on her side, Dakui could not help but stare.
Although this is an inn, the backyard is pretty clean. Da Kui and the doctor from the town set up tables and chairs beside the courtyard, sipping tea and chatting slowly. Da Kui asked some detailed questions about the child in Huang Ying's belly. matter.
When he learned from the doctor that when a woman gives birth to a child, she will go through a heavenly tribulation. Three or two out of ten women will end up with one dead body and two lives due to difficult childbirth. Da Kui was frightened at that time. He knew that the doctor's words were definitely not a joke, and he also knew that If a woman is slender and weak, although she may look good, it will be very dangerous for her to have children.
Dakui hurriedly asked for advice. The doctor stroked Xu Ran and said: "If the birth is to be successful, the bone suture must be opened early. Only when the hip bone suture is fully opened can there be no danger." The doctor pondered for a moment and then said: "Woman Childbirth often involves bloody disasters, and good medicine must be prepared for emergencies."
Da Kui asked anxiously: "What kind of medicine is it?" Da Kui is a third-grade court official after all (actually a court official who is not required to go to court). He has already found out what he needs and what he should pay attention to. Now he asks about this doctor. I'm just afraid that I might miss something.
The doctor replied: "As far as stopping bleeding is concerned, deer holding grass in its mouth is the best." The doctor was telling the truth, and Dakui was very grateful to the doctor. Fortunately, what the doctor mentioned was already done by Dakui. If you are prepared, even Po Wen has prepared six of them, so how can you miss out on other things you need.
Three more days passed in this way, and in the evening Huang Ying finally couldn't walk anymore, and kept saying: "My stomach hurts."
Dakui knew the time had come and couldn't help but feel uneasy, but when a woman gives birth, a man can only be anxious.
Hearing the heart-rending screams of Huang Ying in the room, Da Kui hurriedly circled in the yard. Everyone around him was trying to persuade him in various ways. Da Kui was upset but couldn't hear it. At this time, the door opened and a steady man stepped out. Po: "Hot water~,"
The waiter in the store heard this from afar and hurriedly brought the hot water that had been prepared from the front hall. Na Wenpo brought the water into the room, and Dakui ran to the door in three steps at a time to see what was going on. ' As soon as the door closed, Da Kui had to go back to the courtyard and circle around again. The waiter who came over to bring water couldn't help laughing when he saw Da Kui in such a hurry.
Wu Ya next to him shouted: "Smile again, and I will break your teeth if you smile again."
The laughter stopped, but the waiter was also very clever. He said to Dakui in a flash: "Sir, I don't know whether I should say something or not."
Da Kui was approachable and without any pretense, he immediately said: "Tell me, tell me~,"
The child smiled and said: "There is a Sanqing Temple five miles to the west from Taohua Town. There is a lot of incense in the temple. It is said that all requests are answered. You might as well go and burn incense sticks to worship."
As soon as the waiter finished speaking, Wu Ya shouted sharply: "Go to your grandma's funeral. It's so busy here. How can my family have free time to worship? You just go and do it, don't cause trouble here." How dare the waiter hear this? He was too talkative and hurried to the front hall.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. The waiter was young, and he was afraid that he was speaking unobtrusively. But Dakui couldn't help but think that he had done a lot of killing, so he should go and pay homage. Even though he was a Taoist disciple on Tiantai Mountain, There are also ancestors of the Sanqing Dynasty in the temple, but I rarely pay homage to them except when cleaning. Ying'er is giving birth at the moment, and I can't help here in a hurry. Why not go and worship and pray for the safety of mother and child? .
Dakui thought of this and ordered everyone to wait here. Then he turned around and went to the front hall to ask where the Sanqing Temple was. He left the inn and ran westward. After walking for more than five miles, he saw a Taoist temple. At this time The sky was not completely dark yet, and the Taoist temple's mountain gate was still open. When Dakui entered the Taoist temple, a Taoist boy came to greet him.
"Is the donor here to offer incense?" said the boy, who was eleven or twelve years old. Listening to his clear and sweet voice, Da Kui couldn't help but think of his senior brother's apprentice, his nephew Hui Qinglai.
"Yes, I would like to ask the Taoist Priest if there are incense and candles for sale here," Dakui bent down and asked.
The little Taoist boy was clever and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, please come with me, donor." He then led the way.
Dakui followed the Taoist boy towards the Sanqing Hall in the temple. Since the Taoist temple accepts folk incense, it naturally has incense and candles. Dakui took out ten taels of silver as incense money, which caused the little Taoist boy to exclaim.
The Three Pure Ones, namely Yuqing, Shangqing and Taiqing, are the supreme gods of Taoism. They are the three gods who live in the Sanqing fairyland, namely the Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun, the Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun who is the leader of Tongtian, and Taiqing Daode. Tianzun is Taishang Laojun. The general title is "Three Treasures Tianzun of the Three Pure Realms and Three Realms of the Great Luo of Nothingness". It is located in Jingyang Palace of the Three Treasures under the Yuji. However, these are myths and legends. If you believe it, there will be it. If you don't believe it, there will be nothing. If you believe it or not, there will be nothing. Almost of one mind.
When I arrived at the Sanqing Hall, I saw the majestic appearance of the Sanqing deities. The incense burner on the altar table at my feet was full of incense. There were three futons lined up on the ground in front of the altar table. These were used by pilgrims to worship. The path The boy got ten taels of silver and happily ran to the back hall to invite the master. When he returned to the front hall, he obediently lit sandalwood for Da Kui.
Ten taels of silver is not a small amount. The master of this Taoist boy is the master of Sanqing Temple. The master of the temple walked up to Dakui and asked with one hand. After asking about his purpose, he personally chanted sutras and prayed for Dakui.
Dakui took the sandalwood, lifted up his robe, knelt down and held the incense at the feet of Sanqing, and said silently in his heart: "Disciple Zhang Dakui, who is stupid by nature and commits murderous crimes. I am here to repent and pray before you. If you can keep my wife and children safe, disciple I will definitely build a temple and build a golden body for the three gods." After Dakui finished his thoughts, he solemnly bowed three times and got up and inserted the sandalwood into the incense burner.
When the owner of Sanqing Temple saw Dakui finishing his ceremony, he said: "It's getting late, please come to the back hall to have a fast meal."
Dakui came here just to pay homage to Sanqing and seek peace of mind. Huang Ying didn't know what was going on in the inn, but she couldn't think of eating a vegetarian meal. She raised her hands and said, "I have something to do, so I'll take my leave." Before the Taoist priest could say anything, he had already He turned around and left the Sanqing Hall and ran away the way he came.
After worshiping Sanqing and applying incense, Dakui felt much calmer in his heart. In less than a moment, Dakui had returned to the inn. As soon as he entered the backyard door, he heard a loud cry of a baby.
Da Kui rushed to the door of the delivery room in three steps, but his heart was extremely anxious. After tea time, a woman came out. When she saw Da Kui, she congratulated her continuously: "Congratulations to Mr. Zhang, mother and son are safe. Madam has given birth to a son for you,"
It seemed that everything around him was so wonderful. When he saw everyone looking like a Bodhisattva, Dakui wanted to jump up and tell everyone in the world that he was a father and that he had a son.
Suppressing the joy that wanted to jump up in his heart, Da Kui took a step forward and was about to rush to the delivery room. He wanted to see Huang Ying and his son. Unexpectedly, Na Wenpo stretched out her hand to stop her: "The room is being tidied up at the moment. Sir, please wait a moment." Be safe and don't be impatient,"
"Oh oh oh, I'll wait a minute," Da Kui saw that Wen Po was still standing here, and couldn't help but be confused, and couldn't help but said: "Go and do your work." After hearing this, Wen Po was hesitant to speak. Look.
Liu Zongju, who was behind Dakui, reminded him softly: "You should reward me, sir."
Dakui couldn't help but slap his forehead, wondering why he had forgotten this. Dakui chuckled and took out the money bag from his arms. This money bag was embroidered by Huang Ying, so naturally Dakui couldn't give it away.
"Stretch out your hands," Da Kui said with a smile. The Wen woman quickly put her palms together and stretched out her hands. Da Kui poured all the money in the purse into the Wen woman's hands. For a moment, the silver beans were A lot of copper coins were piled in Po Wen's hands. Although they were all scattered coins, there were still more than ten taels. Po Wen's face turned into a smile, she quickly bowed to thank her and turned around to enter the delivery room.
Dakui waited for tea time before Po Wen came to call him. Dakui entered the room and hurriedly walked into the inner room. He saw Huang Ying on the bed, her face was pale, it seemed that she had lost too much blood, and she was swaddled beside Huang Ying. He is Dakui's precious son.
Dakui walked to the bed. The maid Xiaohong brought a round stool and placed it in front of the bed. Dakui gently sat on the edge of the bed. Looking at Huang Ying's haggard face, Dakui couldn't help but feel heartbroken. He took Huang Ying's hand and whispered: "Mrs. Thanks for your hard work,"
A knowing smile appeared on Huang Ying's face: "Don't worry, husband, I'm fine." These simple words showed a clear lack of confidence. Dakui nodded to signal Huang Ying not to speak.
Xiaohong, who was standing behind her, smiled and said: "Master, look at the young master, he looks very much like the madam."
Dakui couldn't help but be filled with curiosity. He stood up and looked at the swaddled little guy. He was so beautiful. He had a pink face and was sleeping soundly. As the saying goes: Newborn babies are as ugly as donkeys, but what does Dakui think of his own son? They are all beautiful. Their faces and eyebrows really look like Huang Ying's. He will definitely be a handsome man when he grows up. He might just be a little An. For a moment, Dakui forgot about the handsome man 'Pan An' that Huang Ying mentioned that even fools knew.
Under Po Wen's guidance, Da Kui picked up his son and happily walked back and forth in the room, unwilling to put him down again. Everyone in the room was happy for him when they saw Da Kui like this.
While Dakui was playing with the child, he ordered the maid to go to the kitchen and bring ginseng soup.
Emperor Taizu heard that Dakui was about to become a father, so he gave him two Tianshan snow ginseng, which was just in time to replenish the body of the oriole.
After Huang Ying drank the ginseng soup, she went to bed early due to physical weakness. Po Wen advised: "Sir, the child's body bones are too tender, so it is not suitable to hold it for a long time. It is better to put it down quickly." After hearing this, Dakui became alert and took the child again. Put it back next to Huang Ying.
"If you serve me carefully tonight, I will reward you with my order." As soon as Dakui said this, all the women in the room were filled with joy and bowed to express their thanks. Dakui turned around and left the room, and everyone in the yard came to congratulate him. Dakui said with a hearty smile: "Come on, come on, everyone, go to the front hall and drink with me. You won't come back until you're drunk."
Everyone in the courtyard cheered in unison and hugged Da Kui to the front dining room.
Liu Zongju, Wu Ya, Gou Sheng, Stone, broom, dustpan, bench and Dakui, eight people gathered around a large table.
During the dinner, Shitou asked: "Master Zhang, what is the young master's name?"
Dakui chuckled and said, "I haven't given a name yet,"
Everyone couldn't help but shout, "Sir, please give me a name for the young master." Everyone knew that Dakui was ignorant, so it was a bit of a joke to say this.
He couldn't remember the names of the guards around Da Kui, but he gave them their own names. Look at the five people here, namely the dog, the stone, the broom, the dustpan, and the bench. Their names are simple and easy to remember.