Chuncao looked back at the ewe's belly and said, "There's milk right now. When we get back, I'll teach you step by step and you'll definitely be able to do it."
Milking is not difficult for Chuncao. Her family raises sheep, so she seems to be able to learn these tasks just by watching.
"That's great. I'm worried about what to do if the milk can't be expressed."
The two villages are not too close but not too far away. When they arrived at the village, it was just past noon. Everyone in the village had only eaten two meals. Chuncao didn't need to rush back to cook, so she went straight home with Chen Ye.
Chen Ye did not take the sheep home. He had originally agreed to let Shuanzhu raise it. Shuanzhu liked raising these animals very much, so he took the sheep directly back to his grandfather's house.
The little grandfather is not at home. I guess he went out to chat with someone. Although the old man has poor legs and feet, he still likes to take a walk.
The sheep was tied to a tree in the yard. "Ye Zi, go find a basin. It would be better if you could get a bucket that's high enough so the water doesn't spill easily."
There was no suitable wooden barrel at home, so she used a basin to collect the water first, and then went to the one-eyed grandfather to see if there was a suitable wooden barrel.
Chuncao taught Chen Ye step by step how to milk a sheep. It was not difficult to learn, but it was necessary to master the angle and strength to avoid hurting the sheep and making them behave.
"How's that? Easy, right? I told you you could learn it just by looking at it. Are you trying it?"
Chen Ye nodded. People who are used to working have nimble hands and feet. Chen Ye's two small hands moved quickly left and right, and the milky white milk fell into the basin.
"I got it, thank you, auntie." This is really not difficult to learn. Once she becomes proficient in it, her speed will be even faster than it is now.
"Why thank me? It's just a small thing. If you have gauze at home, it's best to filter it before cooking, otherwise there might be something dirty in it."
"I'll go to Grandpa Luo's place to see if he has any. We don't have any at home. I almost know how to make the rest. Aunt, please stay and have dinner before going back."
Chen Ye felt a little embarrassed for having asked others to run along with him.
Chuncao patted Chen Ye's arm and said, "You're just too polite, kid. We're all from the same village, and being too polite is just awkward."
"Okay, I'm going back first. If you have any questions, come find me at home."
"Oh, I see. Auntie, I won't see you off then." She was really afraid that if she left alone, the sheep would kick over the basin under its belly.
"Why should I send you a gift? It's not like I can't find my home. Ye Zi, when you have time, go to your aunt's house and talk."
"Okay, goodbye, auntie!"
Chuncao smiled as she walked out of the door. She didn't know how those inhuman creatures in the Chen family's first wife could raise a polite child like Ye Zi. It was really a case of good bamboo shoots coming out of bad bamboos.
Chen Ye took a look at the goat's udder, which still contained some goat milk. "Tie it up. Go to Grandpa Luo's house and ask if he has any gauze. If he does, bring some over and tell him I'm using it to filter the goat milk."
"I'll go now. Do you want anything else?"
"If you have almonds, ask me for a handful and tell me I'll make it up to Grandpa Luo later."
"I remember, sister, I'm leaving now," Tao Teng ran quickly with his short legs tied up. He had never drunk goat milk before, and he also wanted to taste what the sweet goat milk in his sister's mouth tasted like.
Hu Zi said it was too hard to drink, just like taking a bite of a raw fish, but he still trusted his sister more.
He tied it up and brought back Grandpa Luo and his own grandfather.
"Oh, we actually brought back a milk-producing sheep. How long has it been since it gave birth?" Old man Luo knew that the goat's milk would not last long.
"Grandpa Luo, Little Grandpa, this sheep gave birth less than seven days ago."
"Oh, the little lamb didn't survive?" That's a pity, it will be worth a lot of money when it grows up.
"No, they are the foals born from the two ewes in this family. We only need to keep one ewe to feed the sheep, and the remaining one can be exchanged for money." We are all family here, so it's okay to say it directly.
"That's not bad. This way I can drink goat's milk for at least three months. It's nourishing, so drinking more will be good for you."
"This sheep is not bad. It looks to be in its prime. If it is well raised, it can even give birth to lambs." However, we still need to find a suitable ram to help.
"Forget it. I was thinking of waiting until it stops producing goat milk, and then we can kill it and eat its meat in winter." But he didn't dare to keep it for a long time. He said it was borrowed, and if he kept it for a long time, people would think too much.
Old man Luo smacked his lips. It had been so long since he had eaten mutton. Thinking of the cold and snowy winter, cooking mutton in a copper pot, taking a bite with sesame and peanut butter, and washing it down with a sip of wine, it was so delicious that he even forgot his own name.
"Well, we have a deal. When we kill the beast and eat the meat, you must not forget me, your Grandpa Luo."
"I definitely won't forget it. When the time comes, I'll call Grandpa One-Eyed and Grandpa Feng over, and we'll have a good meal of that hot pot together. I haven't tried mutton yet, so I wonder how good it is."
"It's delicious, incredibly delicious. It's so fresh. Once you've tried it, you'll know. You'll definitely want to eat it a second time after having it once."
The little grandfather also nodded and said, "It's delicious. Last year, I went to visit an old friend who brought Shuan with him. We had hot pot lamb. It was so delicious that I felt full for a long time."
It seems that everyone likes to eat this. After the autumn harvest and the weather gets cold, she will go up the mountain to look for wild goats, bring them back and freeze them, so that she can eat them all winter.
Shuanzhu felt his mouth water when talking about mutton, nodding his head vigorously: "Sister, it's really delicious, and it tastes completely different from pork."
"Okay, then it's a deal. We'll kill it and eat the meat in the winter. Whether we can eat more meat depends on how well I keep you tied up."
She held her small chest high and puffed it out: "Sister, I specifically gave it to the fat sheep we raise so that we can have more meat."
"Haha, okay. I believe Shuanzhu can complete the task assigned to you by the organization very well."
"But let's make a deal. If anyone asks about this sheep, you can say you borrowed it to produce milk. You have to return it when it's no longer productive."
It happened to be winter at that time, so the sheep could be slaughtered and kept for meat. When people couldn't see the sheep, they would think they had been sent back. No one would doubt that the sheep was bought by their family. It was perfect.
"I understand, sister." Although Shuanzhu is still small, he can speak well and he knows what to say and what not to say.
Chen Ye picked up the basin on the ground, tied it up, and quickly went to the kitchen with gauze and almonds. Old Man Luo and Chen Shengli also went to see. They all knew that goat milk was not good to drink. It was nutritious but too smelly and most people could not stand the taste.
They also wanted to see how Chen Ye removed the strong smell from goat milk.
"Sister, here's some gauze for you."
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