It is recorded that the owners of these two families are all officials of the seven grades in the Qing Dynasty, and some people say that "Liu Xiaodao" is a top hat with six grades. They send 40 finished little eunuchs to general manager office Internal Affairs Office every quarter, four times a year 160 little eunuchs, which is their occupation.
According to the Qing Dynasty note "Chen Yuan Miscellaneous Knowledge", if a person wants to be a eunuch in the palace, he must be introduced by a eunuch with status, and then the witness will be a "marriage certificate" and "marry" himself into the palace to be a "woman". The key is to draw up a life-and-death document, and ask three seniors and four school girls for reference, stating that it is voluntary chastity, regardless of life and death, so as to avoid trouble in the future.
In China, there is an expert who specializes in performing surgery on people who want to be eunuchs. He is called "Knife Maker". "Knife-makers" have no fixed salary, but they are all experts recognized by the government. The profession of a "knife maker" is to be a eunuch. Every swordsman has several apprentices, and these apprentices and his master are relatives of the same family. The profession and skills of knife makers are passed down from generation to generation within the family, and generally will not be passed on to outsiders.
The operation fee of an ordinary "knife maker" is six taels of silver for each eunuch, who is responsible for the complete cure. However, people who accept * * * are often poor, and most of them have no cash, so they need a guarantor. The operation fee can be paid afterwards, but in any case, without a guarantor, the "knife maker" will never start work.
In the eunuch manufacturing industry in Beijing, the capital of the late Qing Dynasty, there were two monopoly households: Wu Bi in the accounting department hutong of Nanchang Street and Xiao Dao Liu in the brick hutong of Di 'anmen.
It is recorded that the owners of these two families are all officials of the seven grades in the Qing Dynasty, and some people say that "Liu Xiaodao" is a top hat with six grades. They send 40 finished little eunuchs to general manager office Internal Affairs Office every quarter, four times a year 160 little eunuchs, which is their occupation.
The "procedures" for cleaning up the children who are about to become eunuchs are all arranged by Wu Bi and Liu Xiaodao. They have accumulated many years of experience and have a complete set of equipment. Coupled with superb technology and clean means, the casualty rate of those who are * * * is very low.
Therefore, those who wanted to send their children to the palace as eunuchs at that time had to go to Bijia or Liujia to "hang a gourd ladle", that is, sign up. Then after a series of inspections, you can look at the appearance, listen to the dialogue, try to be smart and so on. They can't keep these children until they think they are qualified.
Of course, Li is different from others after all. Because of Shen's care, he doesn't need to register and review.
Li went on the operating table.
According to the Qing Dynasty note "Chen Yuan Miscellaneous Knowledge", if a person wants to be a eunuch in the palace, he must be introduced by a eunuch with status, and then the witness will be a "marriage certificate" and "marry" himself into the palace to be a "woman". The key is to draw up a life-and-death document, and ask three seniors and four school girls for reference, stating that it is voluntary chastity, regardless of life and death, so as to avoid trouble in the future. Of course, there is a charge. Generally, you have to pay 12820 silver. Most poor families can't afford it, so they have to sign a contract, wait for their children to enter the palace, and then get a monthly rebate after they get rich. For a few months, the interest rate was high. If you don't get along well in the palace, it will take a decade or two to pay off your debts. These also need to be clearly written in the document.
There are two other things you must take with you. One is a gift for the "knife maker", usually a pig's head or a chicken plus a bottle of wine. Second, the items used in the operation include 30 kilograms of rice, several baskets of corn cob, several loads of sesame stalks and half a knife of enough paper. Among them, rice is a month's ration for clean people, corn cobs are used to keep warm, sesame stalks are used to pad kang after burning to ashes, and window paper is used to paste windows to avoid catching the wind after operation. "Knife maker" should prepare two fresh pig gall, stinky hemp soup and wheat straw. Pig bile has the function of reducing swelling and relieving pain, and is applied to the wound after operation; Smelly hemp soup has many functions. Drinking a bowl before operation is confusing and plays an anesthetic role. Drinking after operation can make the operator diarrhea, thus reducing the urine excretion and ensuring the success of the operation. The function of straw is self-evident, that is, it is inserted into urethra after operation.
Then, choose a good day? It is best in late spring and early summer, when the temperature is not high or low, and there are no flies and mosquitoes, because you can't wear clothes for about a month after the operation. After choosing the date, you should leave the purified person in your room. The room must be sealed, so that the purified person can clean up the feces first and then lock it in the room. During the confinement period, don't eat or drink, so as not to pollute the wound after operation with the discharged dirt, which will worsen the wound and endanger life. The reason why it is airtight is also for the safety of clean body. In this way, after three or four days, the "knife maker" can prepare for the operation.
Before the operation, the surgeon should ask, "Did you wash yourself voluntarily?" The circumcised man said, "Yes."
He asked again: "If you go back on your word, it's not too late!" Answer: "Never regret."
Then he asked, "So you don't have children, but it's none of my business?" Answer: "Nothing!"
After the routine question, as usual, the eunuch as an introducer read the book of voluntary * * * again. In the meantime, if the victim shows reluctance, even the slightest hesitation, the "knife maker" must immediately untie it and wave the victim to leave on his own. If he is firm, he will start the operation.
The person who underwent passive surgery was blindfolded, undressed, and fell back on the bed in a semi-recumbent position, with his hands and feet tied tightly, like a "big" word. The assistant tied and fixed his lower abdomen and upper thigh with white cloth. Do you still need an assistant to hold his head, shoulders, shoulders and press his waist? In order to prevent him from dying of extreme pain and excessive blood loss, some people used "Chili soup" to clean and disinfect the parts that were * * * *.
A scalpel is a sickle-shaped curved sharp blade. When used, there is usually no special disinfection measures. If it is baked on the fire, it will be disinfected. Then, the surgeon will perform the resection with a scalpel. After the operation, two "knife-makers" helped the patient to walk around the room slowly for two or three hours before being allowed to lie down.
Don't drink water for three days after the operation. It is said that you have to endure great pain because you are thirsty and painful. It will be finished three days ago. After the operation, even if the wound can grow up quickly, it can't grow up quickly, but it should be deliberately pressed on the pus to grow meat and let the wound calm down. It takes about 100 days before and after cleaning and conditioning.
Of course, Li is different from others after all. Thanks to Shen's care, Li can go directly to the operating table. Li was also operated smoothly by Xiao Dao Liu. After the operation was successful, Li went home to recuperate for some time. How long is this time? How did he spend it? What does his mother think?
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According to the records of the ladies-in-waiting's conversation, after the operation was successful, Li went home to recuperate for a year. This is the most bitter and tiring year for Li's mother, and it is also the year she talked with Li the most. Mother almost always taught Li how to be a man with tears in her eyes. Mother warned Li: Don't make a punch to prevent people from kicking; Think of others when you are full. But if you do good, God will not let good people down; Don't cultivate this life, cultivate the afterlife and so on.