His father Cao is a Chinese, Han nationality and a general. He stayed at the northeast border all the year round. Cao Jiajun was one of the last strong fortresses in the Ming Dynasty. He can fight well and no one can conquer it. That year, Cao's wife was about to give birth, and Cao Jiajun came down to congratulate General Cao. They are too busy to shout for joy. Just as they were getting carried away, the Manchu army took advantage of this weakness and launched an attack on Cao Jiajun. Cao Jiajun was almost completely annihilated, and Cao's family, guards and servants were captured. At this juncture, Cao is most worried about whether his wife who is about to give birth is frightened and whether her unborn child is safe.
Cao and his family, guards and servants were driven out of the barracks by some Manchu soldiers and entered an open space. At this time, a noble leader came up to Cao on a burly horse. When he found that Mrs. Cao was pregnant, he jumped off the horse triumphantly and shouted, "Whose young woman is this?" Cao Xi quickly replied, "This is my wife." And quickly protect Mrs. Cao behind her. The aristocratic leader quickly greeted him: "General Cao is rude, rude, and this battle is to find a wet nurse for my son. I am really sorry. " Cao angrily cursed: "despicable people, in order to give your children milk to eat, launched a war that should not be launched, too selfish, what an asshole!" " "The noble leader proudly kept beating each other's palms with a whip in one hand and said," What bastard is not a bastard? All wars are waged for self-interest. Losers are always in the wrong. Surrender, General Cao, not for yourself, but also for your wife. It depends on you. " Hearing this, Cao considered how to protect the safety of his family, guards and servants and how to save the situation. He has an explanation for everyone. I sighed deeply at the thought that I had fallen into this situation. People have to bow their heads under the eaves. So I chatted with the aristocratic leaders: "We will discuss it in the military camp, but first we must ensure the safe birth of my child, and my wife can be your child's wet nurse." The noble leader smiled and said, "He who knows the times is a hero, that's right. "
Second, Cao Fu and Jin Lan became sworn brothers, and Cao Mu became half a wet nurse.
After some bargaining in the military camp, the aristocratic leader and Cao finally reached an agreement: after Cao's wife gave birth to the child, half of the milk was supplied to the aristocratic leader's child, and Mrs. Cao and the aristocratic leader's child formed a nanny relationship. From then on, the two families became one family, with the aristocratic leader corresponding to Cao's brother and the two wives corresponding to his sister-in-law. After that, the two children were raised by two wives. If Mrs. Cao gives birth to a girl, the two families will become in-laws.
The aristocratic leader took Cao and his wife home and greeted the servant happily as soon as he entered the door: "We have a distinguished guest today. Please prepare a table of food and wine quickly, and invite your wife to meet two distinguished guests. Cao and I have become brothers, and we will be a family in the future. " After a while, the table was served and the servants began to get busy. A servant approached the noble leader and said softly, "Madam said she was sorry, but she couldn't come. The child is sick and has a fever. " The aristocratic leader said anxiously, "The child has a fever. Don't call a doctor, go quickly!" " Let's go "Mrs Cao sit still at this time. She stood up and said, "Let's go to see the children as soon as possible. The aristocratic leader greeted Mrs. Cao: "Please sit down, please sit down. The child's mother lacks milk, and the child is underfed and malnourished, which leads to the child's constant illness. Our parents are heartbroken! " Cao said to him, "Let's not waste time. Let's eat and go to see the children after dinner. "So, the three of them hurried after dinner and rushed to the eldest sister-in-law's room.
When the three talents approached the eldest sister-in-law's room, they heard the faint and intermittent cries of the children in the room. Mrs. Cao relaxed for a while, quickened her pace and said, "Poor child, crying is different from ordinary children." The aristocratic leader chased Mrs. Cao and said, "Don't worry, don't worry! With a big belly, I walked steadily. "
The wife of the aristocratic leader took turns coaxing the children with several servants at home. The child has been crying. Just when she was extremely anxious, three people came in outside the house at the same time. When the wife of the aristocratic leader turned around and saw the Cao couple, she took the initiative to say hello: "Are these brothers and sisters who have never met before?" Please sit down, please sit down. Mrs. Cao was a little reluctant to see the child crying in the arms of the head of the aristocratic family, so she got up and approached the head of the aristocratic family and said, "Sister-in-law, let me hug him, maybe he won't cry." Mrs. Cao held the baby in her arms and shouted to Cao, "I still have a piece of dry cheese cake in my pocket, which we usually prepare for the wounded." Please take it out of my pocket. " Cao immediately stood up, took out a small package from Mrs Cao's pocket, opened it and handed it to Mrs Cao. Mrs. Cao put the dry cheese cake in the child's mouth and the child licked it. Because they can't breastfeed for a long time, the child licks the sweet dry cheese cake, just like the crops in the field. After a long drought, she kept sucking and stopped crying at once. The wife of the aristocratic leader was so happy that she couldn't keep her mouth shut and said, "This child has a lot of fate with her sister-in-law. She stopped crying in her arms. " Mrs. Cao smiled and said, "The child is destined to be with me." And stroked the child's little face with his hand: "Laugh, laugh!" Let the child open his mouth and giggle. The noble leader said in surprise, "Sister-in-law, what magic pill did you use to stop my child from crying?" Cao said: "It is this kind of dry cheese cake, which is specially made of human milk and is usually eaten by people who are sick and have insufficient resistance." The wife of the aristocratic leader said, "It's a pity that I don't have much milk as a mother. You can't feed the children at both ends for three days. Sister-in-law, did you bring dry cheese cake? " Mrs. Cao said, "This is all I have left, but please rest assured that I will be full-term in a couple of days. After my child is born, your child's food will be mine. " Noble leaders and couples bowed and thanked them. At this moment, the golden light from the child in Mrs. Cao's arms shone on the whole room, and everyone in the room was shocked. Cao leaned down to the child and looked at it: "Ah! The child is good-looking and looks like an emperor. When this child grows up, he is sure to be promising and can do great things. In the future, eldest brother and sister-in-law should cultivate well. " After listening to these words, the aristocratic leaders and couples bowed their hands and said that they must practice hard.
Third, Cao Mu successfully gave birth to a baby boy.
The aristocratic leader and his wife often talk about their humbleness. They accidentally learned that the aristocratic leader was the emperor shunzhi's younger brother, and the emperor shunzhi's beloved princess bled to death during childbirth. The emperor shunzhi was immersed in grief all day, possessed, unable to extricate himself, and had no intention of raising children. She only puts her children in foster care at her brother's sister-in-law's house, and the wife of a noble leader can't give birth or raise a living child. So she is going to find a wet nurse for the child. After searching in many ways, she learned that Cao's wife was about to give birth, and that Mrs. Cao was young, healthy, beautiful and smart, and she was the best candidate for a wet nurse.
Soon after, there were waves of women's labor pains from Mr. and Mrs. Cao's room, and Cao's anxious cry came: "Has the midwife come yet?" The maid quickly replied, "Yes, yes, the midwife is right behind you." The midwife said, "Don't panic, don't panic, the man left first." Later, the maids were busy. Some people used small buckets to carry warm water, while others used high-foot footbath to get in and out of the house.
Mrs. Cao was lying on the carved bed, covered with a thin quilt, her eyebrows locked, her face showed a painful expression, and her head kept shaking to both sides. The midwife waited in front of the bed, operating under Mrs. Cao with her hands, and kept shouting "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous." A servant girl knelt on one side of the bed and wiped the sweat from Mrs. Cao's forehead with a towel. The midwife is still calling, "soon, soon!" " Push, push! "With the baby crying, Mrs. Cao, lying in bed, breathed a sigh of relief and asked feebly," Is it a boy or a girl? As the midwife answered, she turned and put the baby in the high footbath in front of the bed to bathe the baby: "Madam, it's a boy." Mrs Cao has a smile on her face. Cao is in a hurry outside the house. When he heard it was a boy, he rushed into the house and shouted, "I'm dad!" " "
Peter said that the Cao family had a son, and the good news reached Cao Er. He was particularly happy, because the precious son he had been thinking about finally stopped eating, and a big stone that weighed on his heart finally moved away.
Since Cao's mother had just given birth to a baby, she could only squat at home and slowly recover her strength. The noble princess took her child to Mrs. Cao's residence every day to nurse. During this period, the two women established a close sister-in-law relationship. Mrs. Cao feels a little sorry every time she takes a sallow and emaciated child from the arms of the noble chief lady. She always holds it in her arms to let the baby suck more milk? Two or three months passed, and the distinguished leader's wife was pleasantly surprised to find that today's the emperor shunzhi's son, who ate Mrs. Cao's milk, had greatly improved his face, moist skin and pure blush. Every day when I bathe my child, his thin body flesh comes out and his bones get stronger every day.
Fourthly, the origin of the names of Kangxi and Cao Yin.
When a child is born, it is also the most suitable name for the child. Cao sat in a chair and said, "It's not easy to name a child. First of all, it depends on the date of birth of the child and the appearance of the child. Whether the name is good or not is related to the future and destiny of the child for a lifetime. " Mrs Cao stood up, went to the bookshelf, dug out an old calendar book and a book specially recording birthdays, and handed it to Cao, saying, "Be careful in naming children in the emperor shunzhi today, and don't joke. Be sure to make a decision after summing up with your eldest brother and sister-in-law, and give your child a name by the way. "
The aristocratic leader and Cao and his wife are all at the same square table, and each of them has one table. When they discussed it, they first named the children in the emperor shunzhi today, and four people discussed it, but there was no conclusion. Some said it was simply called "healthy" or "strong", but four people * * * overturned these two names, thinking it was too tacky, and it was not smooth to call, no, no.
At that time, the two children were eating and sleeping in the arms of the noble leader's wife and Mrs. Cao, and there was no noise at all. They are very clever. Maybe children know that adults have given them a lucky and nice name. At that time, the two ladies exchanged arms, and Mrs. Cao was responsible for nursing the baby. When they were feeding the children of the aristocratic leaders, they saw the little guy was particularly happy, wolfing down and making a glug sound. Mrs. Cao said with a smile, "The child has a good appetite and can digest. As the saying goes, the more you eat, the healthier you are. " The aristocratic leader sitting by had a brainwave and called to Cao, "Hurry! Come on! Look up the word "Kang" in the dictionary. Then Cao found a thick dictionary from the shelf, approached the table and sat down to look it up. He said, "The word' Kang' has three meanings: first, it means health, happiness and tranquility. The second is the meaning of wealth and abundance. Third, the road is wide and extending in all directions, which means a bright and beautiful future. " The noble leader said, "All right! Just use the word' kang', which is very auspicious. So what is the most appropriate word to match the word' Kang'? " Said to Cao, "I'll look it up in the dictionary again." I turned over the word "Xi" and said, "Just use the word" Kang "plus the word" Xi "and call it" Kangxi ". The word "Xi" also has three meanings: one is bright, the other is harmonious, and the third is popular and crowded. " When the aristocratic leader heard this third meaning, he said, "The word' xi' is not good. There are many people making noise, and there are no quiet days. No, no, this word can't be used. "When the four of them argued about the word" Kang "and what to match, the nursing baby in Mrs. Cao's arms had to pee. Mrs. Cao repeatedly said, "The baby needs to pee. Take off the baby's diaper. "As soon as the diaper is taken off, the child's urine rushes out, like a water pipe hitting the word' xi' in the dictionary. Looking at the word "Xi" that was wet by the child in the dictionary, the four of them said at the same time: "This is God's will, and the child's name is" Kangxi ".
The children of aristocratic leaders and couples have been named. Now it's their turn to name the children of the Cao couple. Cao said to him, "My child was born at three o'clock at night, which is the time of Yin. Let's call it Cao Yin. " Mrs. Cao pinched her fingers and said, "I don't mind." The aristocratic leaders and couples also expressed no objection, so both children had their own names: Kangxi and Cao Yin.