Chapter 451 Raising Sheep

Saving money is also a way.

The old man looked at Liu Yinyin and asked, "Why, do you want to raise sheep too?"

Liu Yinyin did not deny: "I kind of thought about it."

It is so nice to raise your own sheep. You can drink goat milk anytime you want.

If you can’t finish the drink, you can take it to the market and sell it like the elderly do.

After all, Liu Yinyin came from the future and knew a lot of things.

If it were her, her business wouldn't be so bad. At least she could make it into milk tea and sell it, right?

Liu Yinyin used to sell milk tea and her business was pretty good at that time.

The old man said with a sigh: "What are you thinking? Nowadays, everything is collective. We can't raise sheep on our own. The sheep and goat milk I brought are all for selling in the village."

Liu Yinyin was slightly surprised: "...Is that so?"

She had lived in the family compound for so long that she was not very clear about some of the situations in the countryside.

The eldest master nodded and said, "Yes, you can't buy sheep, you can only buy goat milk."

Liu Yinyin said "Oh" and asked, "Master, are you from the island?"

The eldest master was puzzled: "Why are you asking this?"

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Isn't this a long-term deal with you? I have many children at home and the demand for goat milk is huge. One or two days is not enough."

Moreover, Liu Yinyin had an idea in her mind: if she couldn’t raise sheep at home, what about the army?

There are many children in the orchard. If we can raise a few milk-producing ewes to provide goat milk for the children in the orchard, it will be beneficial to everyone.

Goat milk is a good thing, and people in the family courtyard will most likely approve of it.

However, Liu Yinyin couldn't guarantee anything now, so she had to discuss it with Gu Cheng later.

The eldest master didn't know that Liu Yinyin was a military family member, nor did he know what she was planning.

When she said she wanted to buy goat milk for a long time, she said quickly, "I'm on the island, in Xiaogao Village. If you want to exchange goat milk, you can come to me anytime."

The old man is the one who raises sheep in the village. Xiaogao Village is not big, and you can find out who he is by asking around.

Xiaogao Village?

Liu Yinyin thought to herself that there were several small villages on the island, which were a bit far from the troops, and she usually wouldn't go there.

Liu Yinyin said thoughtfully: "Okay, old man, help me fill two large bowls of goat milk."

She bought some goat's milk to try, but it had a faint smell and had to be boiled with ingredients to remove the smell before it could be drunk.

There are many people in my family, so we can finish two big bowls.

Because she bought a lot, the old man gave her a small bowl of goat milk.

Finally, he reminded Liu Yinyin again that if she wanted to buy goat milk, she could go back to the village and ask about Mr. Gao, the sheep farmer, and she would be able to find him.

Liu Yinyin nodded, gave the old man two eggs, and left with a jar of goat milk.

When they arrived at the stall, most of the things Liu Ersao had brought were sold out. The two of them packed up and pulled the cart back to the family compound.

There were quite a lot of things on the cart, big and small.

Unlike Liu Yinyin, what Liu Ersao exchanged was just some food.

Jiang Cuihua heard the noise and rushed out to see what was going on.

Seeing that they had exchanged a cart full of things, their mouths were stretched to their ears.

While helping to move things, he said.

"It's better to live here, by the sea, so you don't have to worry about food."

Even during those difficult years, the situation was much better than back home.

Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "That's right. People on the island go fishing every day, which is not much different from working in the fields."

If the island wasn't good, Mrs. Liu wouldn't have wanted to come here in the first place.

Apart from anything else, after coming to the island, Mrs. Liu and her two children have gained several pounds.

Jiang Cuihua was thinking about exchanging some food, so she sold skewers, but Liu Yinyin didn't exchange much food.

She exchanged for a basket of eggs, a basket of duck eggs, some soybeans, red beans, peanuts, etc., all miscellaneous things.

The portion is quite large, there is a big bag, almost twenty pounds.

There are also cornmeal and dried sweet potatoes, but not much, only about thirty or forty kilograms together.

The rest were the things Liu Yinyin bought at the market, which were also some miscellaneous food.

Jiang Cuihua didn't say anything else.

Seeing that Liu Yinyin also bought a jar of goat milk, Jiang Cuihua couldn't help but say, "Why did you buy this stuff? And you bought so much at once."

This is something that only children can drink. There is no way Gu Yanyan can finish it all by himself.

Jiang Cuihua pondered: "Can my little grandchildren drink it too?"

She didn't quite understand this, and there were no milk-producing cows or sheep in Liujia Village.

Liu Yinyin shook her head: "No, let's drink it ourselves."

Jiang Cuihua felt distressed when she heard this: "Why waste this money?"

They are already old, why do they need to drink goat milk?

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "It's not expensive. Let's just try it."

The children were all asleep, and Jiang Cuihua was packing up.

Liu Yinyin lit the stove, poured the goat milk into a casserole and cooked it, adding a few almonds to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor of the goat milk.

Before long, a strong milky aroma filled the kitchen, which smelled strangely fragrant.

After the goat milk was cooked, Liu Yinyin first took a small bowl and tasted it...

It is fresh and fragrant, and has no fishy smell. It tastes almost like milk.

Most importantly, goat milk is much cheaper than cow milk.

But two eggs were exchanged for a large jar of goat's milk.

If the triplets can drink it, plus Gu Yanyan, it will be enough for four children to drink for a day, which is much more expensive than buying milk powder.

Jiang Cuihua just sighed: "If it's just two eggs...it's really cheap."

Two eggs only cost a few cents, less than a dime, and I have a laying hen at home...

If the girl could drink goat's milk, her family could indeed save a considerable amount of money.

Jiang Cuihua asked her daughter: "Which family can sell goat milk all year round?"

Liu Yinyin nodded slightly: "It should be possible. I heard from him that there are more than ten sheep in the village. We can go there anytime if we want to buy goat milk."

Xiaogao Village is quite far from the army, but we have a bicycle at home, so it doesn’t take much time to go there.

At noon, Liu Yinyin stewed goose and fried some cabbage, and the staple food was white rice.

While eating, Liu Yinyin talked to Gu Cheng about buying goat milk.

"I heard from the elders that only collective units can raise sheep. Can the army raise two lactating ewes?"

Gu Yanyan just drank a bowl of goat's milk and said that the taste is similar to cow's milk and he has no objection to it.

Only then did Liu Yinyin tell Gu Cheng about this matter.

The troops also need to be self-sufficient in many things, Liu Yinyin remembered.

Gu Cheng mentioned it once during the Chinese New Year, saying that after the spring, the military logistics department would buy a batch of piglets to raise.

Since we can raise pigs and sheep...it should be possible too, right?

Gu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask someone to find out later."