Chapter 272 Goat Milk
She looked at Dafu and Erlu standing beside her, and her heart ached.
She couldn't bear to part with her youngest son, but in fact, she was most reluctant to part with Dafu and Erlu.
Her youngest son had just been born, so she definitely didn't have much affection for him, and the child might not survive. She was more worried about Dafu and Erlu.
Now she understood that feelings really need to be nurtured and are not innate just by blood.
It’s like all three children are her biological children, but because of how long they have been together, their feelings for each other vary. This may be cruel, but it is the truth.
Qian and Zhou Yin are like Xiao Qian and Manbao.
It was even deeper than the feelings between Xiao Qianshi and Manbao, because Qianshi's mother-in-law passed away a few years after giving birth to Zhou Yin. Unlike Manbao, Qianshi and Xiao Qianshi shared her feelings for her mother.
Seeing that Chen was feeling a little better, Qian finally put the child down and pressed the swaddling clothes. "Rice soup won't satisfy your hunger. Feed him a little more later. If possible, go get some milk and heat it up for him when you come back. When he's a few days older, you can try feeding him some rice porridge."
Mrs. Chen and her mother listened attentively.
Qian was not the one who gave birth to the most children, but she was the one who had the most children survive, so they naturally listened very carefully.
Manbao immediately said, "You can also use goat's milk."
Qian looked down at her, and Manbao also raised his bright eyes to look at his mother and said, "Mom, goat's milk is also milk, and it is very nutritious."
That's true. She frowned and said, "Goat's milk smells a bit smelly."
"You can boil tea leaves and add a little bit," Manbao gestured, "Then my nephew will be able to drink milk, and you won't have to look for it elsewhere."
At present, there are no newborns in Qili Village, so they have to go to other villages if they want milk.
Even if you find another woman who has just given birth, you may not be able to get what you want, so it would be best if you could buy a sheep.
But it may not be easy to find a sheep that is currently producing milk.
Chen hesitated for a moment and then nodded, without doubting Manbao's words.
One reason was that Manbao was a scholar, and the other was that Qian did not refute it.
Seeing that they had finished talking and the child had quieted down, Mother Chen said enthusiastically, "The sweet wine is ready. Let's all go out and have a bowl."
He also invited Manbao and Bai Shanbao, saying with a smile, "You are children. How about I beat an egg in the sweet wine and boil it for you?"
This can be considered as returning a favor, but of course not every child has this.
Bai Shanbao didn't think eggs were anything special, but Manbao, who ate eggs every day, asked, "Would beaten eggs taste better?"
After getting Chen's mother's nod, he agreed and followed her to the kitchen with great interest.
Zhou Hu was also in the kitchen. Some people from the village came to help, but he also had to go into the kitchen occasionally to take a look.
When Chen's mother saw him, she took the opportunity to suggest buying a goat that produces milk. She glanced at Manbao, who was waiting nearby, and whispered, "I think this is a good idea. Goat milk is also milk. What if we can really raise San'er?"
Hearing this, Zhou Hu said without hesitation: "Then I'll ask someone to look for one. If there is one that can increase milk production, we'll buy one."
Although a sheep is expensive, Zhou Hu can afford it. At worst, he can just sell it when he needs money urgently later.
But it’s not easy to find a sheep that is producing milk.
Zhou Hu was a little worried, "Mom, what are we going to do these days when we don't buy any sheep?"
Mother Chen sighed, "Feed him the rice soup first. Your Aunt Qian fed him a little bit just now."
Zhou Hu breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Shanbao was listening at the side, so he pulled Manbao's hand. Manbao also heard it and was thinking about whether to buy some milk powder for them as an emergency measure. When she saw Bai Shanbao pulling her, she turned to look at him.
Bai Shanbao whispered something in her ear, and Manbao's eyes lit up. After they finished eating the sweet wine and boiled eggs, they ran out hand in hand.
Chen's mother wanted to talk to them and maintain their relationship, but she had no chance.
Bai Shanbao took Manbao back to see his sheep, then led it out of the fence and said happily, "Let's take it to him."
"We still need tea leaves."
Bai Shanbao gave her the rope and said, "Wait, I'll get it."
Bai Shanbao ran away and came back soon, but he was followed by Liu and a group of servants.
Mrs. Liu glanced at the sheep they were leading and said with a smile, "Newborn babies can't drink tea."
She said, "You are so old, and you can't sleep after drinking tea, let alone a little kid like that."
Manbao's eyes widened: "What should we do then?"
"Just boil the goat milk. If you can't drink it, add two drops of vinegar and see how it goes."
"Will vinegar work, too?"
Liu looked at Manbao's puzzled expression and nodded with a smile.
Of course it is somewhat useful, but not as obvious as tea.
The two children had an idea, and contentedly took the sheep and went out to cross the river.
The servants of the Bai family were used to it and did not stop them. They turned around and went to report to the old lady.
Only then did I realize that the old lady already knew about it and even agreed to it.
Things in the village have never been a secret. Liu thought that it was a good thing that the child had a kind heart. It was just a sheep, and their family could afford it.
But for the people in the village, a sheep is too valuable.
When the two children appeared in Zhou Hu's yard with the sheep, everyone was stunned.
Mother Chen's eyes lit up and she wanted to kneel down in front of the two children. She hadn't paid much attention to Bai Shanbao, but now she couldn't help but look at him. Only then did she realize that the clothes he wore were different from those of all of them, and they looked very nice.
Zhou Hu also knew that this sheep must belong to the Bai family, because the Zhou family had no sheep.
So he also stared at Bai Shanbao blankly.
Bai Shanbao handed him the sheep's rope and said with a wave of his hand, "My sheep is producing milk. You can use it before you buy a sheep."
Chen's mother thanked Zhou Hu repeatedly and urged him to accept it.
Zhou Hu hesitated for a moment before taking the item and said, "Don't worry, young master. I'll send it back to you after I buy the sheep."
Bai Shanbao didn't care much about this. He wanted to see the child more. He asked curiously, "Is he still hungry now?"
When Chen's mother heard this, she immediately took the sheep aside to milk it, preparing to try their recipe, but after she had squeezed out the milk, she remembered that she had no tea leaves.
Manbao said embarrassedly: "Although tea leaves can remove the smell of mutton, it seems that little kids can't eat it, so why not add some vinegar and see?"
Mother Chen agreed without much hesitation. In her opinion, it was good to have goat milk. As for the taste, she no longer thought about it.
This sheep produced quite a bit of milk. The Bai family had already milked it once in the morning, but Chen's mother still managed to squeeze out quite a bit.
She put it in a clay pot, put it on the fire, carefully added a few drops of vinegar, and then covered it with a lid and cooked it.
Manbao reminded, "Keep the fire low."
Mother Chen smiled at her and asked, "Young lady, do you often cook goat milk at home?"
"No, we haven't cooked it at home," Manbao pointed at Bai Shanbao and said, "His family has cooked it, and the cheese is delicious."
"Yeah," Bai Shanbao said with some regret, "we won't have cheese to eat in the future."
Mother Chen immediately stopped talking, fearing that the young master of the Bai family would go back on his word. After all, he was still young, and children always act on their whims.
She didn't know what cheese was, but she knew it was made of milk.
(End of this chapter)
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