I thought the breast milk should be enough for the children to drink during the confinement period, but Huang Yuelan underestimated the appetite of her three children.
Just after half a month, the three cubs' appetites began to increase. Although Huang Yuelan had a lot of milk, it was barely enough for two children. If this continued, sooner or later there would be a day when not even two would have enough to drink.
It doesn’t matter if they eat a lot, the most important thing is to find a way to make sure the children are full.
Given the appetite of their baby, it's a good thing that he's her and Wang Jianguo's baby. If he were an ordinary family, they might not be able to afford to feed him.
In order to let Huang Yuelan eat well and also to let the children eat well, Wang Jianguo either had chicken soup or eggs, as well as millet porridge, etc. every day. Every day they were all good soups and meals for increasing milk production. No family in the village could have such good confinement meals. Not only did they not have such good confinement meals, but most of the time they had to go back to work in the fields after a few days of rest. If the adults did not eat well, they would have very little milk, and the children would naturally suffer as a result.
Although Huang Yuelan eats well and has a lot of milk, it is still not enough for triplets. Although I bought milk powder, it costs more than one yuan per bag. Besides, they don't sell it here, and it's very troublesome to go to the county town. It would be great if there were other ways.
Wang Jianguo had seen a group of wild goats in the mountains before. After his baby turned one month old, Wang Jianguo decided to go into the mountains to try his luck and see if he could catch a few female goats with milk.
Goat milk is more nutritious than milk powder. He remembered that he grew up drinking wild goat milk. In order to make his sons grow as tall as himself, or even taller than himself, Wang Jianguo decided to wait until his wife finished her confinement and then go to the mountain to find two female goats.
As for the team leader, he would also make arrangements in advance to prevent anyone from reporting him for cutting off the capitalist tail.
Huang Yuelan asked Wang Jianguo: "Dad, we haven't named our second and third children yet. What do you think we should name our son?"
The two of them had previously discussed a name that was suitable for both men and women, Wang Mingnan, but now they have to choose a new name.
Wang Jianguo is strong, can hunt and shoot, but when it comes to reading and naming, he is a little embarrassed.
His parents died early, and no one cared about him. He secretly attended some classes in primary schools in other production teams, but there was no way he could go to high school or above because the distance was too far and the management was strict, so he couldn't get in. So he really didn't have much education.
Fortunately, naming is not so particular nowadays, and it is popular to give derogatory names, such as Gousheng, Goudanr, Gouzaier, Choujipo, Dabenxiang and Wangbaer, etc. These words, which were originally insults, are deeply loved by the people.
Because living conditions were tough and children were hard to raise, people liked to give their children these derogatory names in order to let them grow up healthily.
"Wife, what do you think about calling them Big Puppy, Second Puppy and Third Puppy? Cheap names are easier to keep them alive." Wang Jianguo thought it would be easier to distinguish the order this way.
When Huang Yuelan heard that she was going to give her son a puppy name, she felt unhappy. Aren’t these just dirty words?
"Don't call him bastard anymore. It's easy for others to find fault with him in the future." Huang Yuelan knew that some people in school liked to give others nicknames, and nicknames could easily leave a shadow in children's hearts.
Wang Jianguo: "Wife, why don't you choose the name? You are educated, so you can definitely choose a nice name."
Huang Yuelan thought for a moment and said, "How about we call the eldest Wang Aiguo, the second Wang Aijun, and the third Wang Aimin? I hope our children will love the country, the army, and the people, and grow up to be pillars of the country and useful talents."
"My wife is really good at naming. This name is much more elegant and nice than the puppy's!" Wang Jianguo said happily.
The children were finally one month old. Huang Yuelan had waited for this day for too long.
She finally realized that it was not so easy to be a corpse. After lying there for a month, she had already thought about coming out.
Early in the morning, Huang Yuelan put on her shoes, went to the kitchen to boil some hot water, washed the children's diapers and clothes, and hung them out to dry in the yard.
Wang Jianguo took a rope, a hunting rifle, some dry food, and went to the deep mountains where the wild goats had appeared.
The round trip takes seven or eight hours, which is farther than going to the county town.
The three little cubs’ forehead wrinkles have now completely disappeared. Their skin is as white and tender as if they had been washed in milk. Their faces are round and chubby, and feel soft and tender to the touch, which is very comfortable.
Huang Yueqiang and Huang Yuehu now have new hobbies besides studying. They start playing with their three little nephews when they get home.
They also helped to change and wash diapers. Although they were young, they performed the work with great enthusiasm, just like adults.
It was already late at night, and her two younger brothers and triplets were all asleep. Wang Jianguo had not returned yet, and Huang Yuelan couldn't help but feel a little worried.
After all, Wang Jianguo went to the deep mountains and forests, which was not as good as the mountains nearby.
At most you might encounter a small snake in the nearby mountains, but in the deep mountains, you might encounter all kinds of wild animals, such as bears, tigers, pythons, etc.
Huang Yuelan sat under a kerosene lamp, and in the dim light, she sewed new clothes for her sons.
The cloth coupons had almost been used up, so Huang Yuelan used the animal skins that Wang Jianguo had stored to sew fur clothes for the children.
This way, not only do you not have to spend money or tickets to buy cloth, but it will also keep you warm when you wear it, killing two birds with one stone. This is real leather, not leather or imitation leather.
After finishing sewing the children's clothes with rabbit skin, Huang Yuelan took down a tiger skin hanging on the wall. This tiger skin must have been there for many years. It was said to be an ancestral heirloom in Wang Jiang's family. It looked particularly beautiful hanging on the wall.
Because the quilt was not wide enough, Wang Jianguo could not cover himself with the children. If he covered Wang Jianguo with the quilt, the children would be cold. Huang Yuelan sewed a layer of cotton cloth inside the tiger skin to avoid hurting the babies' skin.
The tiger skin blanket had just been made when Huang Yuelan heard a lot of footsteps outside the house.
The footsteps sounded like humans and yet not like humans.
Huang Yuelan peeked out through the crack in the door and recognized her husband Wang Jianguo at a glance. She also saw that he was holding two wild goats in his hands.
"You actually found two wild goats?! That's amazing!" Others couldn't even find one, let alone two wild goats. After all, except Wang Jianguo, no one in their production team dared to go into the deep mountains alone.
When Huang Yuelan saw the wild goats, she squatted down to look at their milk. Having goats alone was useless, she also needed milk.
Seeing that their breasts were swollen and plump, he asked, "Did these two goats just give birth?"
"Their kids are already grown up, you don't have to worry. The milk from these two female goats is definitely enough for our son to drink." Wang Jianguo found the herd of goats, specifically caught two female goats, and picked the ones with more milk.
"Come in quickly, don't let others see us." Huang Yuelan closed the door quickly. Wang Jianguo led the goat into the yard and tied the rope to a large wooden stake to prevent the wild goat from escaping.
They can only stay here for one night tonight. Wang Jianguo will build a sheepfold for them tomorrow so they don't have to worry about rain or wind.
Huang Yuelan: "Brother Jianguo, I left some food for you in the kitchen. It must be cold by now. I'll heat it up for you."
When Wang Jianguo heard that his wife had left some food for him, he knew that it meant his wife cared about him and he was touched.
After he tied up the sheep and washed his hands, he went to the wing room to see his three sons. After not seeing them for a long time, Wang Jianguo missed them very much. Seeing them sleeping soundly, with the corners of their mouths rising from time to time, as if they were having a sweet dream, all the hard work of the day suddenly disappeared.
Wang Jianguo tucked in the corners of their quilts and went to the kitchen to eat.
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Early the next morning, Wang Jianguo found the team leader Fan Ming and explained his family situation.
Triplets had just been born in his family. The children ate a lot, but his wife's milk was not enough. In order to keep his three sons alive, he went to the mountains and caught two female goats and prepared to feed the children with goat milk.
When their children grew up a little, they handed the two goats over to the production team. In the next two years, the two goats were considered their family's task. They did not ask for work points, but only for milk.
When the captain heard this, there was nothing wrong with agreeing to it. He had to agree to it for three reasons.
First, the wild goats were caught by someone.
Second, as everyone knows, their family had just had triplets, and it was also true that the children did not have enough milk, and they could not eat steamed buns, so they could not let the newborn babies starve to death.
Third, these two wild goats will belong to the production team sooner or later, so they are keeping them temporarily and slaughtering them when they are fattened up. This not only takes care of their family's special circumstances, but also prevents the production team from suffering losses, achieving the best of both worlds.
"Comrade Jianguo, I understand the problem you've raised. Don't worry, just go ahead and raise the child. After all, we have a breastfeeding child at home, and we know that there won't be enough food for three children. If you have any difficulties, remember to tell my team leader." Fan Ming's family also has a baby who is more than three months old and is at the breastfeeding age, so he can understand the difficulties faced by Wang Jianguo.
His wife is only breastfeeding one child, and her milk is not enough. Now she often cooks millet porridge and flour paste for the child. Think about it, there are three children in their family, and they are only one month old. The situation is even more difficult than his own.
"Thank you for your understanding, Captain." With the captain's permission, Wang Jianguo became the seventh. He was not afraid of other people's opinions, after all, their First Production Brigade was ruled by Captain Fan Ming.
"Comrade Wang Jianguo, I would like to ask if you caught these two wild goats from the deep mountains?" Fan Ming asked curiously.
Wang Jianguo: “Yes.”
Captain Fan Ming then asked, "Are you alone?"
"I'm alone!" Wang Jianguo said whatever he wanted to say.
The team leader patted Wang Jianguo on the shoulder and said, "You dared to go to the mountains alone. You are worthy of being the hero of our production team. If it were me, I would not dare to go alone even if I had ten times the courage."
This is really true. Even if he knew there was game to eat there, he would not go. He was afraid that he would not be able to eat the game and the game would become a delicacy for wild beasts.
Wang Jianguo: "If the captain wants to go next time, I can take you with me."
"No, no, no, I have to assign tasks to the villagers every day, and I really don't have the time." Team leader Fan Ming rejected Wang Jianguo's "good intentions".
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