Chapter 383 Various Uses of Milk
Even though the villagers were full of curiosity, they didn't ask a single question because of the presence of outsiders such as Village Chief Qin.
No matter what Shen Qing does or says, she must have her reasons. It’s okay if they don’t understand. They can just ask after the outsiders leave.
You can't ask in front of outsiders, especially since Fangyang Village is now the supply partner that Shen Qing mentioned. Otherwise, even if they are curious, it will become a doubt if heard by others.
The villagers can bear it, but Village Chief Qin and others can't.
Village Chief Qin asked in surprise, "Boss, didn't you say before that a few dozen or a hundred kilograms would be enough? Now four cows can produce over a hundred kilograms a day. Wouldn't that be too much?"
They do want to sell, the more the better, because cows are easy to raise, unlike sheep that run around and need to be watched all the time, and they produce milk in large quantities and last a long time, which is completely different from goat milk, and tastes better!
There are only four now, and no family has received one. If every family can raise one, they can use the ones that cannot be sold to drink. They drank it two days ago. It is more filling than porridge and can save some food.
After all, grass is everywhere in the mountains. They can eat it in spring, summer and autumn, and store it as fodder in winter. They have no fields, so they can cut the grass for free and feed it to cows to turn into milk. They can sell fresh milk every day, earn money, and fill part of their stomachs. Who wouldn't want such a cost-effective thing?
Shen Qing simply said, "Even if more than a hundred kilograms is the amount needed to make soap, less has its uses, and more naturally has its uses."
It was not realistic to make fresh milk, yogurt, etc. from milk and sell them in this dynasty, but there are so many dairy products that can be made from milk!
Milk slices that are easy to store and transport, nutritious and provide huge calories are suitable for production. In addition, milk candies are also suitable.
She grew up eating a certain White Rabbit milk candy, which later came out with various flavors and could even add peanuts. No matter which one, the main ingredient was milk.
The sugar factory of the second uncle's third family only has a single variety of sesame malt sugar. Its biggest flaw is that the gaps formed after the malt sugar is repeatedly pulled cannot withstand high temperatures!
Once the temperature rises, it melts slightly and loses its most important feature: crispness.
The three companies had previously decided that the sugar mills would stop operating from March until October.
She thought that although milk candy would melt in the summer, it would only be a little bit, and it was in the hot south. Both Jincheng and Beijing were located in the north, and the summer was obviously not as hot as in the south. Even if it would melt, it would probably not be much. Wrap it in glutinous rice paper, and a little melting would not affect its sales.
In this way, the sugar factory does not need to stop production and can continue to produce normally.
There are forty or fifty people in their three families, and the biggest source of income is the sugar factory. If the sugar factory does well, their lives will be better.
Mr. Jiang Erye, Zhao Mingyue, Jiang Ying and others quickly thought of something and looked at Shen Qing. Seeing her nod slightly, they suppressed their excitement and waited patiently.
When Village Chief Qin heard that there were other uses, he felt relieved and happy and replied, "We have calculated these past two days that a dairy cow needs to eat 40 to 50 kilograms of fresh grass a day, and a little less if it is hay.
After the wild grass and weeds are eaten, they will grow again in about one or two months. We plan to go to the distant wasteland to cut grass and bring it back for silage. It will grow again in one or two months and will not affect grazing on the nearby mountains and surrounding areas.
If you calculate it this way, each family can at least raise two or three, and four or five shouldn't be a problem."
This number cannot be compared with the Sumu family's pasture, but they need to migrate to places with abundant water and grass to graze. The sheep-grazing village is only in the surrounding mountains and forests and wasteland, so it naturally cannot be compared with the pastoral area.
But it would be great to have three or four of them. Cutting two hundred kilograms of fresh grass a day only requires eight or nine baskets, which can be done by two or three young men. It is not much heavier than cutting grass for pigs.
Pigs can only be sold together at the end of the year to earn money to eat pork, while three or four dairy cows can produce one or two hundred kilograms of milk every day. More importantly, pigs cannot only eat grass, but cows can.
Shen Qing said directly: "Okay, then each family should raise three sheep this year and see how it goes. If the fodder and physical strength can keep up, increase it to four or five next year."
Village chief Qin and the men he brought with him were immediately excited and kept expressing their gratitude.
Shen Qing took the milk and asked Jiang Xiangbei to pay the money. Village chief Qin's hands began to tremble as he held the two hundred and twenty coins.
The man who followed was trembling all over. One hundred and ten pounds of milk, two cents per pound, a total of two hundred and twenty cents.
The herders who taught them said that the cows did not eat well because of the bumpy journey. After things stabilized, the four cows would consume between 120 and 200 kilograms a day.
Two cents for a pound of milk, which means you can earn two hundred and forty to four hundred cents a day!
Each family raises three cows, and each family can earn at least 180 coins a day... 180 coins a day, just by raising a few cows...
I have earned two hundred and twenty coins today, and I can deliver more tomorrow, or even more than today. Doesn’t that mean I have earned more than two hundred coins?
The few of them felt like they were walking on a pile of cotton, looking back every few steps and walking back reluctantly.
Here, Shen Qinghe said to the people around him: "Each of you go home and get a basin, I will scoop two scoops of water for you to taste.
It must be boiled and scooped out quickly after boiling, remember?"
"Remember, no, no, Shen Qing, aren't you going to use it to make soap? Why did you give it to us to drink?"
"If you give us something to drink, will it be enough to make soap? It's okay if we don't drink it. Don't listen to these guys' nonsense."
"Yes, making soap is more important. If there's any left, we can just give them a taste. They're just a bunch of greedy cats, they'd even want to taste the saltiness of a pile of shit."
Many boys: .....Luckily there are no outsiders, otherwise we won’t be able to talk about marriage when we grow up!
Shen Qing explained with a smile: "I have told Village Chief Qin to deliver fresh milk every day, and there should be more tomorrow;
This is only the first day of making milk soap. It is still in the trial stage and I don’t need too much. It is a good opportunity for everyone to have a taste.
By the way, if it’s good, I can buy some from Village Chief Qin tomorrow. Fresh milk is very nourishing.”
Fresh milk is nutritious, and the strong physique of the herdsmen is the best proof of this. Moreover, at only two cents per pound, it is easily affordable for the villagers.
After hearing Shen Qing's words, the crowd no longer hesitated, and a young man immediately ran back home to get a basin.
When the women heard about raising a child, they thought that two cents per pound was not expensive, and they could buy two or three pounds every few days for the whole family to drink. Later, when the medicinal herbs were harvested, they could give the children some...
Jiang Ying, Zhao Mingyue, and Xu Hongmei thought that it was two cents per catty, and buying ten catties a day would only cost twenty cents, so six hundred cents a month would be enough for the whole family to drink.
They now earn about 180 taels of silver a month, so they can easily afford to pay 600 wen.
Even now, the sugar mill has not made any money until October, so we should save some money...
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