After Gu Lili finished speaking, she turned and left the kitchen.
If she stayed here, the three of them certainly wouldn't enjoy their meal.
Seeing Gu Lili leave, Wei Yin quickly pulled Wei Yue and the others to sit down.
"Brother, you must be tired from your journey. Come and eat."
Originally, he was supposed to go to Jiangdu, but Wei Yue took care of him and spared him the trouble of traveling, so he was allowed to stay in Donghai Town.
If he goes, he'll be the one to suffer the consequences.
The group was starving and, disregarding everything else, picked up the bowls of white rice in front of them and began to eat.
The food was so delicious that the three of them ate at a breakneck pace, and in no time, their plates were empty.
If it weren't for the fact that everyone was burping, Wei Yin would have suspected that the three of them hadn't eaten enough.
After the three of them had eaten their fill, Wei Yin led them to rest.
The place they went to was the same place where Gu Yun Chu had knocked them down and imprisoned them, which was also the room where Yin Jiu Chen had always lived.
At this moment, Gu Yun Chu was busy helping the group spread out their blankets.
This kang (heated brick bed) is big enough that it's not crowded even if several people sleep on it.
Seeing Wei Yue enter, Gu Yun Chu was filled with embarrassment.
He was the one who mistook the two men for assassins, and then Li Tiansheng took him down.
Now, instead of holding a grudge, they helped herd the sheep back.
Although it was all Yin Jiuchen's idea, Gu Yun Chu felt very embarrassed.
"You...you guys should take a break," Gu Yun Chu said awkwardly.
Seeing that Gu Yun Chu was still holding a grudge from the previous misunderstanding, Wei Yue stepped forward and patted Gu Yun Chu on the shoulder.
"Don't take what happened last time to heart, young man. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, let it go," Wei Yue said in a deep voice.
Gu Yunchu nodded, feeling much better.
"Then you all rest, I'll go check on the sheep," Gu Yun Chu said, leaving the house for the others to rest in.
Seeing the three of them looking exhausted, Wei Yin followed Gu Yun Chu away.
After Wei Yue and the other two finished their meal, they became even more sleepy.
They hadn't rested in bed for a long time, and now they couldn't wait to climb onto the kang (heated brick bed), falling asleep almost as soon as their heads hit the pillow.
Gu Lili had already arrived at the sheepfold; she hadn't had time to examine the sheep closely earlier.
Now that Gu Lili is here, let's count how many sheep there are in total.
Gu Lili built a large enough sheep pen and even left feeding troughs outside, so they could put the food in the troughs without even going inside, and then crawl out through the wooden fence to eat.
Gu Lili took the small stick and counted them one by one, discovering that there were seven more lambs than Yin Jiuchen had told her before.
There are nineteen ewes that are lactating, which means that nineteen ewes can produce milk.
Goat milk soap could also be put on the agenda.
If you want to increase your milk supply, you must prepare good food for your baby.
Gu Lili had already prepared the food.
These are sweet potato vines that were damaged and could not be used for replanting.
In fact, if you want sheep to produce more milk and grow better, it's best to let them roam around.
Moreover, vaccination is essential to prevent sheep from getting sick.
These sheep also need to be looked after by someone. In the past few days, Gu Lili has also found families in the village with little land.
I'll have them come specifically to take care of the sheep; it looks like I'll have to call them over soon.
Gu Lili found two people in total, so that the two of them could take turns keeping watch at night.
After all, this place is far from the village, and there's no chance that bad guys or wild animals might come by.
Although Gu Lili had already had the craftsman Qian build a wall around the sheepfold, the wall was covered with seashells.
However, one should still be wary of others. If no one is around at night, someone bold enough might just pry open the door and come in.
As Gu Lili carried sweet potato vines from the small shed downstairs to the second floor to feed the sheep, she thought about what to do next.
Just as they were getting into the swing of things, Wei Yin and Gu Yun Chu arrived.
"Sister, why didn't you wait for me!" Gu Yun Chu said, quickly taking the sweet potato vine that Gu Li Li was holding.
Gu Lili wiped the sweat from her forehead and stopped to rest.
"This is such a small matter, why do you need to do it? I can do it just as well!" Gu Lili said with a slight smile.
After catching her breath, Gu Lili picked up the sweet potato vines again and continued feeding the sheep.
Unable to dissuade Gu Lili, the two men quickly got to work, so that Gu Lili could have less to do.
With the two of them joining in, the sheep soon had food to eat.
Watching the sheep eat and defecate at the same time, their droppings falling directly down to the first floor through the gaps, Gu Yun Chu's gaze towards Gu Li Li grew even more adoring.
Even Wei Yin held Gu Lili in high esteem.
In his eyes, Gu Lili was quite an extraordinary woman, like a mother sheep, something she didn't know.
She's equally at home in the living room and the kitchen, and she's beautiful and intelligent—no wonder His Highness the Crown Prince likes Gu Lili so much.
If at the beginning I was simply following orders from Gu Lili, then in our recent interactions...
Wei Yin had already submitted to Gu Lili from the bottom of his heart.
She was already imagining what it would be like for Gu Lili to become the Crown Princess.
But what Wei Yin didn't know was that his wish was probably...
Gu Yun Chu watched the sheep eating heartily and felt only joy in her heart.
"Sister, are we sure we can finish eating all these sheep?" Gu Yun Chu asked curiously.
Looking at so many sheep, Gu Yun Chu assumed that Gu Li Li had bought them to raise for food.
Looking at Gu Yun Chu, whose mind was completely occupied with food, Gu Li Li said in an annoyed tone, "All you ever think about is eating! Sheep are very useful! Not only can they be eaten, but they can also produce milk to make sheep milk soap, and their wool can be used to make clothes!"
Gu Yun Chu found it amazing when she heard it.
He could understand making goat milk soap, but how was clothing made?
"But this sheep smells terrible!" Gu Yun Chu whispered.
These sheep look appealing, but the smell is a bit too strong.
If it were used to make clothes, the smell would probably drive people away from a great distance.
He was a little embarrassed to say it earlier, but Wei Yue and the other two had been with these sheep for two months. Even though they had washed themselves thoroughly recently, he could still smell the same odor on the three of them as on the sheep.
Hearing Gu Yun Chu say this, Gu Li Li couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Since we're making clothes, we naturally need to remove the odor. You'll see when the time comes."
The sheep shearing season is in September and October, just after the rice harvest, which gives us time to study how to make clothes from wool.
Let these sheep adjust to their new home in the next couple of days. Once they've recovered, they can get vaccinated.
These things are not important; there is something more important waiting for Gu Lili to do right now.
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