At the end of June, Wang Xiaomei returned from Lancheng.
It was for her father-in-law to celebrate three years.
The so-called three years refers to the third year after a person's death, which is considered an important date.
In Gyeongseong, the first and third years after an adult's death are particularly important.
The first year is called the first anniversary, and the third year is called the third year.
For many wealthy families, the three-year mourning period is even as important as the funeral rites at the time of death, and it is very ceremonial.
Wang Xiaomei's husband's family lives in Dongyuan Town.
It's not far from the prefabrication plant.
She also brought back information about Wang Hongwei's physical condition. After an examination at the First People's Hospital of Lanzhou, the doctor said that it was fortunate that he was brought in in time, as the tumor was still benign, and surgery was arranged.
He should be able to be discharged from the hospital in about two weeks.
The family members were finally relieved.
Wang Tianxiao secretly inquired about the expenses and was told that they were currently sufficient, and even if they were short of everything, they wouldn't be short by much.
Wang Tianxiao told her that if she needed more, he would cover the shortfall temporarily and send the money back to her when he returned, but Wang Xiaomei refused.
She said that although she didn't work, her husband did work at the grain bureau, so his income was relatively stable and it wasn't a big deal for him to pay for his nephew's surgery.
After all, Wang Tianxiao had already paid the bulk of the money; the rest was just a small supplement.
Since the accident involving their child, Wang Tianren's wife has been nowhere to be seen. She seems to have suddenly lost her mind and is acting erratically all day.
They disappear every morning and only come back at night.
At first, Zhang Yufeng hated him and would curse him whenever she saw him, but later she simply stopped paying attention to him.
No one knew how he lived each day; they could only watch helplessly as his once relatively healthy body gradually became thinner and thinner.
He was already short, and gradually he appeared even thinner and smaller.
Wang Xiaomei, being the eldest sister, couldn't bear to see Wang Tianren continue to be so despondent, despite his condition, and wanted her brothers to help him.
But the Wang family members are all very strong-willed.
After what happened, nobody wants to see Wang Tianren anymore. It's a miracle he wasn't beaten up; nobody cares whether he lives or dies.
So, even after Wang Xiaomei left, the matter was still not resolved.
That's the custom here. Once a daughter gets married, she's basically considered part of her husband's family and can't interfere in her own family's affairs.
Saying too much might annoy people.
She knew that the only truly kind-hearted person in the family was Wang Tianxiao, but given how bad his relationship with Wang Tianren was, and how much he had already done, she couldn't expect him to do any more.
When I had to leave, I specifically told my mother about it.
As for the results, it's hard to say.
Wang Tianxiao was relieved to know that Hongwei had undergone surgery and was recovering well.
As for Wang Tianren's matter, although he didn't say too many sharp words in front of his eldest sister, he had already made his position clear.
He could never forgive Wang Tianren.
Although they were brothers, his life or death was none of my business.
Even if he died today, I probably wouldn't attend his funeral.
This was all Wang Tianren's own choice. Now that he had come this far, he had to bear the consequences.
If everyone could be forgiven for their mistakes, then who would bother to do good deeds?
It would be too bizarre if everyone first committed evil deeds, felt they were no longer capable, and then suddenly laid down their weapons and asked others for forgiveness.
Things at home are gradually improving, and things outside are also progressing well.
The road from Mijia Village to Yangziling has started construction. Because the construction team is relatively professional and not a makeshift operation, the progress is quite rapid.
In just over a week, the underground foundation had been excavated and the surrounding area reinforced. Wang Tianxiao went over to check on it almost every day, carefully stepping on the foundation and tapping the side walls, and found no major problems.
It seems that Liu Mang is still trustworthy.
Based on this construction schedule, it will take about two months to complete the repairs.
Wang Tianxiao roughly calculated that at this rate, it would be repaired by the end of July or the beginning of August, which should be in time for the harvest of medicinal herbs.
It's progressing smoothly.
The sheep at his mother-in-law's house gradually got back on track. What excited him even more was that more than a dozen of the Zhongwei goats he bought were still producing milk and had not stopped.
Dairy goats, like dairy cows, are a specially selected breed and can produce milk for a longer period of time.
Sheep and humans have different bodily mechanisms.
Once a ewe has given birth, it can continue to produce milk as long as there is no artificial intervention and it receives sufficient nutrition and water.
As long as you express milk on time every day, you'll have enough.
Later generations of professional sheep farmers, especially those with a large number of sheep, adopted artificial breeding methods, but in this era, they mainly relied on male goats.
These goats may have already given birth to one calf, so they haven't been weaned off their mothers.
Both goat milk and cow milk are animal milk and are generally suitable for human consumption.
However, cow's milk is used more frequently than goat's milk. This is not because cow's milk is more nutritious, but because cow's milk production is higher.
Many later advertisements, in an effort to promote goat milk, exaggerated its health benefits, which were not entirely accurate.
Strictly speaking, both have their own merits.
The main advantages of cow's milk are that it is rich in calcium, zinc, and protein, while goat's milk is mainly carbohydrates, with some vitamins being even more abundant.
But why do some people say that goat milk is the closest to human breast milk?
This is because goat milk contains less casein and much more whey protein, and the fat particles are also much smaller, making it more suitable for children and the elderly.
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