Because it was a sunny day, a few people went out for a walk for a while and brought back two baskets of chicks and ducklings.
Menzi couldn't help but say when he saw them: "Oh, why did you buy so many? They look hard to feed!"
Meng Yu hurriedly said, "That's because you don't know how to raise it. Leave it to me, I promise to take good care of it for you!"
Upon hearing this, Menzi looked at Meng Yu with suspicion. Although this man was a servant in name, he was actually half a master in the Cen Mansion.
Not to mention raising chickens and ducks, even things like cleaning the house are usually done by someone else.
Can he raise chickens and ducks?
Meng Yu seemed to see through Menzi's confusion, but he didn't intend to explain. Instead, he said mysteriously, "Just wait and see. I promise I can raise all these chicks and ducklings!"
In fact, Meng Yu had already made up his mind. Let them die. At worst, if a few died, he could just buy a few more to replace them.
Mrs. Ye and Qingtian are not planning to live here, so it would be fine as long as they can see that the number of chickens and ducks matches when they come here occasionally.
The more Meng Yu thought about it, the more he felt that he was really smart.
"The old man should be taking a nap by now. I'll take you to put the chickens and ducks in the greenhouse first to prevent them from getting cold."
Meng Yu brought people to the greenhouse where vegetables were grown in the backyard. Someone would light a fire and water the vegetables regularly every day, and the house was much warmer and more humid than outside.
The chicks and ducklings had been huddled together in the basket, shivering from the cold. Now they finally came to a warm and comfortable place. They stretched out their bodies, flapped their wings, and stretched their necks to see what was outside.
Meng Yu simply turned the basket upside down and let the chicks and ducklings come out by themselves and walk around freely in the greenhouse.
"I'll ask someone to get them something later..." Meng Yu got stuck here. He had no idea what to feed such young chickens and ducks.
Seeing this, Mrs. Ye said, "Use hot water to steam some millet, or you can break up any leftover rice or cakes."
"Okay, this is easy. I'll ask someone to do it right away." Meng Yu said and turned to go out.
Qingtian squatted on the ground and watched the chicks and ducklings running around in the greenhouse, and a smile finally appeared on his face again.
Mrs. Ye reached out and tapped Qingtian's nose and said, "Look, just because you wanted to raise chickens and ducklings, Uncle Meng has so much more to do."
Qingtian carefully picked up a fluffy little yellow chicken and said, "Then when the chicks and ducklings grow up, give Uncle Meng a few more to eat!"
The chick she held in her hand was the weakest among the group.
After the other chicks arrived and warmed up, they were running all over the greenhouse.
Only it was still standing there stupidly, occasionally being accidentally bumped into by other chickens and falling to the ground, and it seemed that it could not even stand steadily.
Qingtian felt sorry for the chick, so she held it in her palm and said worriedly, "Mom, is this chick sick?"
Mrs. Ye was troubled when she heard this. She thought that although she raised chickens every year when she lived outside the Great Wall, she didn't know how to take care of them!
"Maybe he's too hungry. Maybe he'll be fine if he eats enough!" Boss Ye said from the side.
After waiting for a while, Meng Yu came back with the steamed millet.
Shi Lei followed behind him, holding a basin of water in his hand.
"Sorry, I wasted some time steaming the millet."
Meng Yu originally planned to take some leftover rice from lunch from the pot, crush it a little and feed it directly.
But he was stopped by Shi Lei.
It turned out that because Mrs. Ye and Qingtian were there, the rice used at home these days was all tribute rice bestowed by the emperor after the autumn harvest this year.
Even Mr. Cen himself only took it out for a meal on New Year's Eve.
Now, thanks to Mrs. Ye and Qingtian, I can actually eat tribute rice for every meal.
No wonder Mu Zheng ate one bowl after another at noon, while Old Cen beside him rolled his eyes.
Not daring to use leftovers, Meng Yu had to beg the kitchen staff to steam some millet for him, which was why he came back so late.
Mrs. Ye asked Meng Yu to get two large plates, spread the steamed millet on them, and let them cool to the right temperature before putting them on the ground. She called the chicks and ducklings to come and eat, and Shi Lei also silently put the basin of water he brought aside.
Qingtian held the weakest chick in his arms and was reluctant to put it down, so he simply grabbed some millet in his hand and gave it special food.
The beak of the newly hatched chick was not very hard yet, and this chick was also weaker than the others, so its beak pecked at Qingtian's palm little by little. Not only did it not hurt, but it also made Qingtian feel a little itchy.
Seeing Qingtian caring so much about the chick, Meng Yu patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of it in the future."
Shi Lei couldn't help but ask, "Can you recognize it if you put it next to other chickens?"
"..." Meng Yu was stunned by the question.
Chickens all look pretty much the same. Even if this one looks a little weaker than the others now, who can guarantee that you can still recognize it among them?
Fortunately, Meng Yu was smart. He ran out and quickly got a box of ink and put a red dot on the chicken's forehead.
"That's good, I'm sure you'll recognize it."
After eating, the chick seemed to be more energetic.
On a sunny day, he put it back on the ground and watched it run back to the chickens.
The red spot on the chicken's forehead is very clear, allowing people to instantly lock its position.
Qingtian turned to Ye Dasao and said, "Mom, now the chick has a mark just like me, so you can recognize it at a glance."
Mrs. Ye reached out and hugged Qingtian, saying, "You are my sweetheart. Even if you didn't have a birthmark on the bottom of your foot, I would still be able to recognize you at a glance."
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