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"That's right, let's take a picture! Take you and me for example, we have such a deep friendship, yet we don't even have a single photo together. Isn't that a huge shame?"

Hijikata Toshizo paused for a moment, then slightly curled the corners of his mouth and adopted a persuasive tone:

"Ms. Chiba and Ms. Kinoshita... Ah, no, I misspoke again. I always forget they've changed their names. Ms. Sanako and Ms. Mai are about to give birth."

"Once your children are born, you can take this opportunity to take a family photo."

"Anyway, we're not short of money, so let's take as many photos as possible."

"Having these photos in hand will serve as a memento in the future."

After hearing this, Qing Deng subconsciously lowered his gaze and looked again at the portrait of Hijikata Toshizo in his hand.

Photographs are truly a rare commodity in Japan today.

From any perspective, taking precious photos of yourself, your family, and everyone else is undoubtedly a great thing.

So, not long after, he nodded slightly, his face showing appreciation.

"Sui San, that's a good idea. Alright, let's set the photoshoot for tomorrow morning."

Hijikata Toshizo smiled slightly and said, half-jokingly:

"Then you'll have to gather everyone over. It'll be too boring if we only take pictures with you."

Qingdeng chuckled to himself:

"That's natural. What kind of talk would it be if it were just you and me?"

He then handed the photo back to the other person.

Just then, hurried footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the corridor.

Aoto and Hijikata Toshizo immediately recognized the sound – it was Souji's footsteps.

Before long, Souji flung open the door and appeared before the two of them with a look of great anxiety on his face.

Before Qingdeng could even ask, she impatiently shouted:

"Aoto, Sanako and Mai have started giving birth!"

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Tachibana Mansion, Sanako's delivery room—

"Miss Sanako, please push!"

"Ugh...! Ugh...! Ugh...!"

"That's right, keep pushing!"

"Where's the hot water? Bring more hot water over!"

"Don't just stand there, quickly help Miss Sanako wipe her sweat!"

"My child...my child...has he/she come out yet...?"

"We can see the head! Just a little more effort! The baby will be out soon!"

……

Meanwhile, in A-Wu's delivery room—

"Waaah... I... I have no strength left..."

"Miss Wu, don't be discouraged! Now is the crucial moment! Come on, hold on tight and keep pushing!"

"Woooo..."

……

The delivery room was in a state of chaos.

During the Edo period, because childbirth would involve bleeding, people would build a birthing room before the birth to cleanse the area of ​​impurities, allowing the woman to give birth there.

The most common method of childbirth at that time was "sitting birth," which was a method in which the mother held onto a rope (a rope that made it easier for her to exert force) hanging from the ceiling.

At this very moment, Sanako and Mai are engaged in a long battle in their respective delivery rooms.

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P.S.: Kenzo Tamoto is a historical figure. In fact, it was he who took this famous photograph of Toshizo Hijikata, allowing us to see the true face of this influential figure.

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Chapter 892 Qingdeng has children! [Tachibana Masashi] and [Tachibana Moko]! [4200]

During the Edo period, special tools for childbirth were not typically used. Instead, the tatami mats of the delivery room were lifted, and large pieces of thatch or tattered cloth were placed underneath. The woman would then lean against a seat made of bundles of straw to give birth.

The doctor had previously stated that because the two women conceived around the same time, their delivery times were also very close.

Despite having prepared herself mentally, Qingdeng Wanwan never expected that their delivery times would be so close—giving birth on the same day!

The first person to show signs of labor was Sanako.

Having nothing to do today, she was sitting in the courtyard enjoying the scenery.

Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, which grew increasingly intense.

However, in the blink of an eye, an indescribable, intense pain assaulted his nerves like a tsunami.

The color drained from her cheeks instantly, large beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and she kept gasping for breath.

Upon seeing this, the maids who were always by her side immediately understood what was going on and promptly carried Sanako to the delivery room.

Immediately afterwards, Ah Wu, who was taking a nap in bed, also began to feel unbearable abdominal pain.

And so, the two women were both taken to the delivery room.

Qingdeng made every effort to prepare for this day.

Not only did they set up a clean and tidy delivery room early on, but they also hired a large number of experienced midwives at great expense.

Midwives, also known as midwives or mothers-in-law, are usually the mother-in-law, the mother-in-law, or an experienced neighbor.

However, after the Edo period, maternity care evolved into a profession.

At this time, the woman in labor not only delivered babies but also served as a "Nakajo-ryu" female doctor in charge of abortions.

All the necessary facilities are available, midwives are readily available, medicines are readily available, and tonics are readily available.

Qingdeng can do everything it can.

All he could do next was wait silently outside the delivery room.

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While the two women were fighting desperately, outside the delivery room—

Chiba Jutaro paced anxiously in circles, looking just like an ant on a hot pan.

Suddenly, he stopped and turned to Qing Deng beside him, asking:

"Ugh... Tachibana-kun, what time is it now?!"

Qingdeng took out his pocket watch and glanced at it.

"15:55".

"Tsk... It's been so long, why is there still no movement..."

As he spoke, he started spinning in circles again.

Seeing this, Chiba Sadakichi, who was not far away, couldn't help but rebuke him:

"Jutaro, calm down! Stop spinning around, it's getting on my nerves. Sit down right now!"

Chiba Sadakichi, now completely devoid of his usual refined demeanor, displayed a more anxious expression and tone.

"Yes……"

Chiba Jutaro dared not disobey his father, so he responded and obediently sat down next to Aoto.

But not long after, his legs began to tremble repeatedly, like the tail of a wagtail, and the trembling became more and more intense.

After a short while, he couldn't resist getting up again and starting to spin around in circles once more.

"Tachibana-kun, what time is it now?"

Qingdeng took out his pocket watch again:

"15:58".

"Ahhh...why is there still no movement...!"

"Jutaro, stop yelling and sit down right now!"

"Yes……"

At this moment, a large crowd has gathered outside the delivery room.

Upon learning that the two women had begun labor, Aoto and Souji rushed to the delivery room as quickly as possible.

They had barely arrived when they saw the two women's families arrive first.

A few days ago, after learning that A-Mai was about to give birth, Kinoshita Rin rushed over.

Besides Kiryu, the companions included Asai Shichirobei and Shimada Katsuroro, two elderly men who had also watched Mai grow up.

Compared to the entire "Sanako family," the elderly women and men of the "Amai family" were much calmer.

They stood silently to the side, waiting quietly.

However, their intermittent expressions of anxiety and the small gesture of clenching their fists from time to time revealed their true feelings—they were far from as calm as they appeared on the surface.

Of course, in terms of tension, no one at the scene could compare to Qingdeng.

Qingdeng stood stiffly, her expression tense, her eyes fixed on the delivery room in front of her without blinking.