In Xinzheng in the middle of summer, a heat wave hits.

Xia Ji has lived in modern society since she was a child, and in her growing memory, as long as the temperature is higher than 25 degrees at home or in the school dormitory, the air conditioner must be turned on; And leisure time, cinemas, shopping malls and other places are all accompanied by a suitable temperature.

And at this moment, Natsuhime, who is pregnant with Rokka, is going to spend the summer without air conditioning for the first time.

Fortunately, Haomeng Palace was originally built by Princess Ji Shao to escape the summer, surrounded by mountains and rivers, lush vegetation and shady trees, in addition to the natural summer conditions, in order to deal with the heat, there are early preparations to deal with the heat.

Princess Ji Shao's house is a two-story wooden and green tile mansion, during the renovation of this house, in her house design installed a set of stone tiger bronze dragon device, to direct the water to the roof of the building, through the copper drainage pipe to the roof, so that the water from top to bottom, evenly spread on the entire roof tiles, with the flow of water to wash the roof heat to achieve the cooling of the building.

With this set of water diversion and cooling device, the flowing water constantly takes away the heat of the sun's blazing rays, so that the indoor temperature on the second floor is lowered.

And on the ground floor, there is also an earthen air conditioner. The so-called earth air conditioner is to set up a stone slab with a small hole in the center of the house, and there is a space several meters deep and several meters wide under the stone slab, and the low temperature ground air and the hot air in the house are used to form a temperature difference convection, so as to keep the room cool.

With the double cooling of Shihu Bronze Dragon and Earth Air Conditioner, the temperature of the whole building is at least seven or eight degrees lower than that outside, Xia Ji sleeps in bed without feeling the heat of summer at all, and can also hear the sound of rushing water and the dripping sound of water dripping from the roof in the silent night, helping herself to sleep.

The rest of the people in Haomeng Palace live in a pergola for the summer, and a relatively high sunshade is built with bamboo mats on the eaves or in the yard for the pergola, so that the outer wall is not easy to get through the sun, and the ground in the yard will not heat up quickly, and the interior will be cooler.

However, these people are also enjoying it, and in the evening, they put the bamboo bed or mat under the big tree in the courtyard to enjoy the coolness, blowing the natural cool breeze, shaking the big fan, bragging to each other, telling jokes, living a poor and happy life, carefree and trouble-free, which makes Xia Ji a little envious.

In terms of wearing, people's clothing in summer is mainly yarn clothing, including fabrics spun from silk, wool, linen and other fibers, the yarn is thin and sparse, light in weight, beautiful in shape, and good in air permeability.

However, although the gauze is cool, it is transparent as nothing, and the hairs on the skin are clearly visible after wearing it.

In this era, Confucius had not yet been born, and the concept of male and female inadversity, and the great defense of men and women, which he advocated, had not yet been formed, so most men and women were very casual in dressing. Since the tattoo breast has not yet been born, and there is no bandeau or the like, the breasts of women wearing light clothes are faintly visible, but they are not shy.

However, this kind of dress Xia Ji is unacceptable, because she is pregnant and has abundant estrogen, Xia Ji uses a bandeau to cover her plump figure and protect her personal privacy.

Xia Ji felt that it was incredible, the ancient people had no pants to wear, and when the weather was cool, they tied two trousers to their legs, and when it was hot in summer, they were also free to wear trousers, that is, they always hung an empty crotch, so that it was convenient to squat down. But fortunately, you still have to tie a covering skirt at the waist to avoid the spring from leaking.

Xia Ji was secretly glad that she had brought a lot of cotton underwear, which could save her from the embarrassment of being without pants, and make her underwear wearing habits no different from modern times.

In the summer, everyone wears woven sandals, which are similar to sandals in modern society, but Natsuhime felt that wearing these shoes was too stabbing for her feet, so she designed and found a craftsman to make a few pairs of sheepskin sandals from sheepskin, which were comfortable and cool to wear.

Xia Ji's diet in the summer is also very light, and she can't eat ice cream, so Xia Ji asked Jiang Wei to make her some juice drinks, put them in the well water to cool down, and give them to her to drink to relieve the heat.

As time passed, Natsuhime's estimated date of giving birth was also approaching.

Xia Ji knows that giving birth to a child is tantamount to passing a ghost gate for a woman.

If it were in modern times, developed medical treatment would not make her have any fear, but in ancient times, there were almost no medical measures for midwifery, and the mortality rate was extremely high when encountering dystocia, and there was almost no cure for postpartum complications.

For this reason, Xia Ji made a lot of preparations for the imminent birth of the child in her spare time.

In the special room for production, everything is available: a special delivery bed, a hot water stove, an urn, spare water and towels, etc.

In order to give birth smoothly, Xia Ji also specially found an experienced midwife to stay in Haomeng Palace, ready to deliver at any time.

Xia Ji also specially recruited maids to form a labor preparation team, and made a detailed division of labor for them, and when the time came, who should do what and how to do it have made a detailed division of labor and training.

Other items such as clothes, diapers, and cribs are also prepared in advance, and all are washed and ready for use.

Dr. Zijuan came to Haomeng Palace every once in a while to check Xia Ji's pulse to ensure that Xia Ji's body would not have accidents. However, Xia Ji herself is a medical student, so she is naturally very concerned about her physical health, and she is extra cautious about pregnancy and childbirth.

As the time of childbirth approaches, Xia Ji is nervous and looking forward to the child's upcoming life.

She often strokes her round belly to talk to her child, puts the headphones of her mobile phone under her belly to play music for her child, and even uses the recording function to record the sound in her belly.

She often thinks about the appearance of the child, although she doesn't know whether the child is a boy or a girl, Xia Ji secretly swears in her heart that she must raise Qu Hao's flesh and blood well, and there will be a family reunion day one day in the future.

Just two nights before Xia Ji calculated the date of ripening and falling, Xia Ji suddenly felt a pain in her lower abdomen, and she knew that this was the child signaling to her: he (she) was coming to the world.

Xia Ji hurriedly woke up Chun'e and Xia Chan, who were sleeping next door, and asked them to quickly gather the midwives and other maids who had been arranged before to start prenatal preparations.

After Chun'e and Xia Chan gathered all the people, they immediately began to prepare, first helping Xia Ji to the delivery room, and then holding the lamp, boiling hot water, preparing towels, etc.

Natsuki waited nervously on the delivery bed, the pain in her lower abdomen beating her nerves rhythmically like a tide, and the midwife kept comforting her to relax.

After making all the preparations, it is finally time to start this difficult process.

Under the guidance of the midwife, the maid wiped her body with hot water, while Natsuhime began to exert herself.

She cried out hoarsely, her wet hair sticking to her forehead, her eyebrows twisted, her eyes almost bulging out of their sockets, gasping for breath, her hands clutching the sweat-soaked sheets, and the bruises on her arms.

After about half an hour, the child finally crossed the birth canal smoothly and was born with a croak, and Xia Ji was almost prostrated at this time.

The midwife held the child and put it on Xia Ji's chest, and told her happily: "Mrs. Xia, congratulations, it's a little boy."

With a motherly smile on her face, Natsuki lowered her head, kissed the child's forehead gently, and then fell asleep on the delivery bed.