Discover the incredible story of a woman in Xingcun Village during the Kangxi reign, who gave birth to a posthumous child amidst myths and miracles.
In the twenty-first year of the Kangxi reign, in Xingcun Village of this county, the daughter-in-law of the Li family, whose husband had passed away, was pregnant with a posthumous child. Her belly would swell like a jar at times and then become so slender that it could be grasped with one hand. When she went into labor, she did not give birth for a whole day and night. Upon examination, they saw a dragon’s head exposed briefly before retracting. The family was greatly terrified and dared not approach. There was an elderly lady named Wang who lit incense, took auspicious steps, and chanted incantations while pressing on the pregnant woman’s belly. Before long, the afterbirth fell, but the dragon was no longer visible, only a few scales, each as large as the mouth of a cup. Following this, she gave birth to a baby girl whose skin was as translucent as crystal, and even her internal organs could be clearly seen.
《产龙》
壬戌间，邑邢村李氏妇，良人死，有遗腹，忽胀如瓮，忽束如握。临蓐，一昼夜不能产。视之，见龙首，一见辄缩去。家人大惧，不敢近。有王媪者，焚香禹步，且捺且咒。未几，胞堕，不复见龙，惟数鳞，皆大如盏。继下一女，肉莹澈如晶，脏腑可数。