"It's full of grain. Ask your mother to cut a few sweet potatoes into the porridge tonight. It's sweet and soft and delicious!"
Aunt Yuan would occasionally give them new grain mixed with old grain. They had all tasted it and thought it was no wonder the government spent so much effort growing it. It was delicious!
When the children heard this, their mouths started watering.
Gao couldn't wait any longer, so she stuffed the children into Jiangshan's arms, letting him hold one child in each hand, and then opened the bundle.
There were two large bundles filled with "fruits" she had never seen before. "Is this the sweet potato you were talking about? I heard the government's new crop is sweet potatoes or potatoes. Does it look like this?"
Jiang San nodded. "Mom, we saw these two when we went to farm. They're just these two things. Once they sprout, we can cut them into pieces and plant them. I didn't expect the boss to have so many at home!"
"We can plant it in the backyard like we would vegetables. We'll harvest as much as we can. It's better than having no harvest at all, right?"
Gao smiled from ear to ear, "Okay, okay, we can just grow the crops at home, you don't have to worry about anything outside. Xiaoyue gave so much?"
Jiangshan took out his monthly allowance from his pocket, and Gao Shi smiled so hard that her throat was clenched, "That's great, that's great!"
In the evening, when Jiang Er came back, the family ate delicious and sweet sweet potatoes and the party was lively again.
The children grinned, chewed and chewed again and again, and were reluctant to swallow it. They were happier than during the Chinese New Year.
Gao said, "This new grain is delicious, but we can't eat too much of it. We need to keep it so we can grow more grain next year."
Jiang Er's wife was able to get up and sit at the table to eat. Although she felt relieved after having a son, she felt sorry for her husband because he couldn't go out to work because of her.
Gao frowned at her second daughter-in-law, knowing she was getting stuck in a rut again. "There has to be a man at home. Go back and ask the boss if the three of you can take turns going."
Jiang Shan nodded, "Okay, I'll ask when I get back. The boss knows us, so there shouldn't be any problem."
Jiang Dashu said to his wife, "I think the hostess is pregnant. Maybe after three months, you can tell. You can take your daughter-in-law to prepare some gifts for the child."
Jiang Dashu has several children and quite a few grandchildren, so it's natural to see signs of pregnancy.
Gao clapped her hands when she heard this. "Calculating the time, they must have had a child when they came to our house? Great, great. We'll go get some cloth tomorrow and make a pair of small shoes. We also need to tell the neighbors so they can prepare some too..."
Jiang Yue on Zhuangzi's bed took a nap. The two of them slept on the second floor with the windows open, wearing only shorts and vests.
She also asked Jiang Nian to fetch four basins of water and place them in the four corners of the room.
In order to sleep well, Jiang Nian deliberately kept a distance from her when sleeping.
Even so, Jiang Yue still felt as if her whole body was on fire, extremely hot. She finally understood how Jiang Nian felt during the hot summers of previous years. He really didn't want to wear any more clothes, and his whole body was sweating and sticky.
She stroked her tight belly with her fingers, thinking that it was because of the little boy, and that she must have taken after her/his father.
She raised her eyes and looked at the person beside her. He was sitting on the headboard, leaning sideways, holding a fan in his hand, fanning her.
"What's wrong?"
"Can we still find ewes in the mountains?"
Jiang Nian was surprised. "Why are you looking for a ewe? Do you want to eat mutton?"
She shook her head. "After the baby is born, I'll feed him/her for about half a year, and then switch to cow's and goat's milk. It's good for the body."
Jiang Nian had a complicated expression. His child actually wanted to eat cow and goat milk?
Jiang Yue raised her eyebrows slightly. "What's with that expression? Children will grow stronger if they eat more cow's and goat's milk. Although with a father like you, the child probably won't be weak, but if conditions permit, it's better to have more nutrition."
Jiang Nian nodded, but he looked hesitant. "I'll do as you say. But I don't know if there are any sheep nearby, so it's not a good idea to take you on a long journey."
"I was thinking that now that the pregnancy is stable, I won't leave the house. Besides, there's still plenty of room, so there won't be any accidents. Now's not a good time, but in a few months, my belly will be bigger and it will be difficult to move around. Wouldn't you be even more worried?"
Jiang Nian sighed slightly, feeling that this child was really troublesome.
Jiang Yue added, "If you can find a male and a female, raise them for a few months until they become docile. Then you can breed them next spring. When they give birth to lambs, the baby will be weaned."
As for the cattle, you can only go and see if anyone is selling them.
Although cattle are more common here than sheep, they are also harder to come by. At least you can find wild sheep in the mountains, but there are no cattle there. The cattle below the mountains are all used as plow oxen, and there are no cattle to buy even if you want.
Not to mention that Prince Liang was very busy, she didn't want to ask the government for help. There was no benefit in having too much contact with these people, it would only bury her own grave.
Jiang Yue snuggled into his arms, leaned on his thighs, took his hand and placed it on her belly, "Just go without worry, take Fan Bai with you, so we can find the baby faster. When the baby is born, I will tell her/him how much daddy loves her/him and that I specially went to find goat's milk for him/her to drink..."
Jiang Nian's hands were a little stiff. As her movements slowed down, she looked over and quietly felt the small piece of skin that was raised, with a complicated mood.
"Okay, I'll go. But Fan Bai doesn't have to come with me. I'll feel more at ease with him guarding the yard."
It’s not easy to find sheep now. There are no traces of sheep in the nearby mountains. Who knows how long he will be out.
Jiang Yue didn't respond.
He lowered his head and saw that the person in his arms had closed his eyes and was breathing slowly, obviously asleep.
He gently picked her up and laid her flat on the bed.
Jiang Yue slept for quite a long time. It was already mid-afternoon when she woke up. Jiang Nian had already started preparing to cook.
He can now truly be considered a good husband who is filial to his parents.
In Wangjiazhuangzi, a kitten, glowing golden in the sunlight, jumped over the wall, broke into the yard, and leisurely explored each house.
He searched and searched until he found a big house.
He walked in and smelled not only his own fish bones, but also a familiar, nasty stench.
There was a pure white fox fur on the footstool beside the bed.
The kitten stared at it for a while, then tore off the fox fur with its front paws, tore it into pieces and threw it aside. Then it jumped onto the bed, sat down, and licked its paws with its tongue.
With a creaky sound, the door of the room opened.
"Hmm? Jinjin? When did you get here?"
The person who came was Wang Wenxuan, still wearing a short and loose suit. He met the golden kitten's eyes and said curiously, "You actually found this place. You have a really good sense of smell."
His intuition told him that this cat was very spiritual.
Fan Jin glanced at him lightly, then began to lick his paws as if to say, "You mortals are naturally no match for me..."
Wang Wenxuan walked closer and looked at the torn fox skin on the ground. The culprit was so bold that he sat on his bed and played.
"Should I settle the bill with your master?"
He smiled faintly and reached out to touch the cat's head. At this moment, someone came to report, "Sir, there are people making trouble outside again. This time there are more than thirty people!"
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