History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Breastfeeding, which is supposed to be a mother's job, seems to be a matter of course. However, after entering the feudal society, in order to ensure that the children have sufficient nutrition, large families hired some special women to feed the children, which is the nursing mother.
The Qing Dynasty Aixin Jueluo family was an imperial family, and naturally had to hire a nursing lady, and the last emperor Puyi was no exception. According to Puyi's autobiography "The First Half of My Life", his only nursing mother was called Wang Jiaoshi. Wang Jiao is a native of Hejian and was originally surnamed Jiao, but because he married a family surnamed Wang, he was renamed Wang Jiao.
Wang Jiaoshi is a peasant woman, illiterate, and there are 2 old people and 1 girl to take care of in the family. Because of this, the Qing court took a fancy to her. It should be known that although the status of the nursing mother is low, the relationship with the emperor is not ordinary. Relying on this relationship, some nursing ladies can even interfere in the politics of the dynasty! In history, there was a Ming Dynasty nursing lady called Keshi, who directly interfered in the affairs of the dynasty because of her good relationship with the emperor, and mixed with Wei Zhongxian, becoming a kind of "husband and wife" relationship.
In order to prevent the emergence of the next Keshi, the Qing Dynasty suppressed the milk lady in every way. According to the description of "The First Half of My Life", the palace set 2 rules for Puyi's nursing mother. The first is that Puyi must be fed, which is also the basic duty of every nursing mother. In order to induce milk, the nursing mother must eat a pork knuckle every day, but not a little salt! Pork knuckles without salt taste like chewing wax, but Wang Jiaoshi must eat it every day. The second is very inhumane, because the nursing mother can never go home, and it is strictly forbidden to meet her own children.
Rule 2 is to prevent the nursing mother from sneaking home to feed her child. Parents in the world who do not hurt their children, in order not to let the nursing mother bring the royal milk to the untouchables to drink, the Qing Dynasty harem is also doing everything to the extreme. And just when Wang Jiaoshi was desperately eating elbows for the Qing Dynasty and milking milk like crazy, something big happened!
According to Puyi, in the third year of Wang Jiao's entry into the palace as a nursing mother, her own daughter died of malnutrition. What is even more inhumane is that in order to prevent the nursing mother's mood from being affected by the fluctuation of milk production, the royal palace has blocked this news. Wang Jiao's family did their best to feed Puyi every day, but his children did not have a drop of milk to eat, and even their daughter died prematurely. Wang Jiao's family relies on 2 taels a month to send money to his family regularly every month, still thinking as before, "The family finally has a mouthful of food to eat"!
Puyi has been mischievous since he was a child, because he has been a nine-five-year-old since he was a child, and he has played pranks everywhere. Once, in order to play with the sprinklers used for firefighting, Puyi sprayed water on an old eunuch. The old eunuch did not dare to move after being sprayed, and finally he froze to death and was rescued for a long time before he was rescued. Even if Puyi likes to abuse others so much, no one dares to care. Some teachers and masters tried to persuade him with sage principles, but three- and four-year-old children, where would they listen to such preaching?
But Wang Jiao's persuasion of Puyi was very different. It is said that once Puyi planned to put iron sand in the chicken cake, he was seen by Wang Jiaoshi. The rural woman said in a serious tone, "Old man, if you put iron sand inside, people's teeth will collapse." When the teeth are broken, they can't eat, and people can't not eat. ”
Although the peasant woman's mouth could not say the great truth of the sages, Puyi deeply realized that "it was wrong for her to do this." It is precisely because of Wang Jiao's simple preaching that she has become the only person who can not let Puyi fool around. Why does a peasant woman make an emperor obedient? To put it bluntly, Wang Jiaoshi regarded Puyi as his own son.
Puyi weaned late, and she could only leave her mother at the age of 9. It was precisely because Puyi was finally weaned that the palace sent Wang Jiao back to his hometown the next day. According to records, Puyi was crying and making trouble at that time, and had to look for this grandmother. After Wang Jiaoshi left Puyi and returned to his hometown in Hejian, he found that as early as 6 years ago, his own daughter had passed away. There is no historical record of Wang Jiao's performance at that time, but everyone can guess that it must be "grief-stricken".
After Puyi's big wedding, he specifically went to find the nursing mother and specially supported her. Later, Puyi became the emperor of the puppet state of Manchukuo, and he took Wang Jiao to Changchun. Although the last emperor could not save the country and save the people, he fulfilled his basic mission as a "son". (Puyi and his birth mother did not have any feelings, and once she committed suicide by taking poison after arguing with Puyi.)
In 1946, Wang Jiaoshi, who had raised Puyi all his life, died at the age of 59, which was 60 years old according to the imaginary age. This obscure little character remains in the human world, her bitter and ruthless story.