Chapter 382 The Milk Has Arrived
After carrying the fruit trees, Shen Qing climbed the mountain several times and spread medicinal seeds all over the mountain.
She just scattered the seeds, not caring whether they could survive or how many could survive. After all, it was in the wild, and wild-grown medicinal herbs had better medicinal effects. However, the medicinal seeds in the mall were not valuable, and a pound could be bought for twenty or thirty yuan, so she scattered them extra densely.
The probability of germination and growth in this way is obviously much higher than before when it was spread by wind, small animals, etc.
When she was tired, she took out the small hoe on her belt and started digging holes to plant blueberries.
Not to mention, the blueberries that grow on bushes look quite like wild fruits.
Imagining that he could eat blueberries for free in the future, Shen Qing no longer felt tired and swung the small hoe vigorously.
After a few days, Shen Qing felt that his waist and legs were not his own, so he just lay down.
Don’t get up even if you die!
"Mom, someone's coming to the Shepherd Village! They've brought several buckets of milk!"
The door banged.
Shen Qing: .....If you don’t die, you will get up.
Alas, how can one live life to one’s satisfaction? As long as one is breathing, one can do nothing, but one must at least receive visitors.
Shen Qingsheng opened the door helplessly, and saw Jiang Xiangnan's face with a big smile.
"Mom, Village Chief Qin from Shepherd Village is here in person!"
Shen Qing gathered her hair with her hands, picked up the hairpin and put it up, then asked, "Where is the person?"
Jiang Xiangnan said excitedly, "It's in the center of the village. The milk is snow-white. Those of us who have been to Chenzhou have seen it, but other people in the village haven't. They are just looking at it curiously."
Shen Qing was no longer in a panic. She tied her hair up and walked towards the center of the village.
Jiang Xiangnan followed behind happily.
In the center of the village, the old trees have sprouted new buds, and the onlookers stare at the milk in the wooden barrel, swallowing their saliva.
"This milk looks like white snow and smells sweet, even better than goat's milk."
"I don't know what it tastes like. Is it expensive?"
"Don't be greedy! This is what your aunt uses to make soap. There are more important things to do, so just think about eating it!"
The criticized boy shrank his neck, blushed and kept silent. He just looked at the snow-white milk swaying in the water with curious eyes, unwilling to look away.
Village chief Qin, along with a few other men, also looked around the village with curiosity, unwilling to look away.
My God! Dong’s village is richer than they imagined!
I originally thought that only the boss was rich, but I didn’t expect that the whole village was rich. Even the adobe houses were covered with tiles!
Their village also has adobe houses, which were replaced with tiled houses at the end of last year. However, there is only the main house, with thatched houses on both sides serving as kitchens and firewood rooms. It looks completely unimpressive.
Moreover, the houses are scattered here and there in no order, giving people the feeling that the house is broken and messy.
"Your village is so neat and clean!" Village chief Qin praised.
Jiang Datao scratched the back of his head and replied with embarrassment and confidence: "That's it! We just built the road!"
Only then did Village Chief Qin look down at the road beneath his feet and notice the surface.
No wonder he said that after entering the village, the milk didn’t shake as much, it turned out to be Lu Ping!
The gravel road surface is extremely smooth, not only stable but also solid. There are no potholes or softness when you step on it.
Boss Zhao said proudly, "Don't be fooled by the fact that our village is bare now. It's because the trees and seeds were only planted not long ago. When you come here in two months, you will see flowers and plants everywhere. It will definitely be beautiful."
"You may not be able to eat other fruits, but grapes will be available when autumn comes. I'll pick a few baskets of grapes for you to take home and try." Zhao Laoer said proudly.
They built a wooden rack in the yard and planted several grape vines. There are also grapes everywhere in the village, so there is no need to worry about grapes this year.
Village Chief Qin and the men who followed him were impressed. Big smiles appeared on their rugged faces, and they said boldly, "That's great! By then we should have even more cows. I'll give you some milk to try!"
Feng Meng asked curiously, "Will you send more cows later?"
Village Chief Qin didn't know if he could tell her. He was hesitating when he saw Shen Qing approaching. He immediately stepped forward and said, "Boss, the milk has been delivered. What do you think of it?"
Shen Qing took a quick look and found that fresh milk without additives was naturally excellent.
She then asked, "How many kilograms of milk can be produced in a day?"
She had read in books before that a dairy cow produces milk for about 300 days a year, which is mostly the peak period, with daily production ranging from 40 to 70 to 80 kilograms;
The other fifty to sixty days are the dry period, during which the daily output ranges from ten to thirty to forty kilograms.
In fact, for Shen Qing, the output during the dry period is already very good.
Village chief Qin immediately reported the number and repeated everything the person sent by Sumu to teach had said.
They had actually tried it at home for two or three days, and only delivered milk after the cows were stable and they had become proficient in milking.
The output reported by Village Chief Qin was a little less than what Shen Qing read in the book, but not much. She was very satisfied overall.
She then asked, "How many dairy cows are there in the village now? How many pounds can they produce in a day? How many more will Sumu send over?"
Village Chief Qin bowed quickly and replied one by one: "This is the first batch. Master Su is inexperienced and worried about casualties on the way, so he sent a small number of four cows. They can produce about 80 kilograms of milk every day for the next two days.
The herdsmen who followed us said that it was because they did not eat well after the long journey. After adding grass and fodder, they could eat at least 120 kilograms a day!
Young Master Su has already gone back and said that another batch of six heads will be sent over later. As for the rest, we have to wait for your instructions, Master. He said that the production is large and if too many heads are sent over, we may not be able to eat them all."
The boss asked in front of so many people, obviously not on guard against this group of people in the village, so he could tell the truth.
When they heard that four cows could produce at least 120 kilograms of milk a day, everyone blinked their eyes and thought that it was possible to drink milk.
After all, they will send more cows later, so the output will be even greater. If the soap workshop can't use them, can't they spend money to buy them and try the taste?
Then I thought, if the soap workshop can’t use so much, what will happen to the Shepherd Village?
It takes time for them to herd cattle, it takes effort to cut grass, and milking cows is even more difficult. How anxious they must be when they can't sell the milk they have worked so hard to squeeze out!
As for selling in Jincheng, it is just a drop in the bucket compared to the hundreds of kilograms of milk produced every day.
Whether the wealthy in Jincheng were used to drinking it or not, how could they possibly drink it every day? And how could the poor, who couldn't even afford tofu, afford milk?
Especially since the Shepherd Village is at the foot of the mountain, it takes about the same time to get from their village to the city. It takes several hours to transport the food to the city. The food will easily go bad in hot weather, and the journey will be difficult in cold weather.
The villagers are no longer as ignorant as before. They can calculate and analyze, and soon they started to worry about the people in the Shepherd Village.
They all looked at Shen Qing, not knowing how to start.
Shen Qing said to everyone's surprise: "It's not about whether I can eat it or not, but about how many sheep you can raise in your sheep-herding village.
For me, the more the better.”
Everyone opened their mouths and froze in place.
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