After dismissing the beastmen who came to inquire, Shen Miao called a meeting with her family and told them about her plan to make and sell soap. Qing Chen and Jiu Ying had no objections.
Shen Miao then went to the farm and bought a few pigs.
She started this farm in the first place, and now it's getting bigger and bigger. The beastmen she hires to raise are either unable to go out hunting or are too old. Shen Miao's original intention was to give them a way to survive.
After the livestock are sold, they will be paid wages, which is beast crystals, on a monthly basis. The remaining amount will be used for the basic construction of the beast domain.
The farm is now operating very well. Many orcs have money but don't want to hunt, so they come to buy a few animals.
Shen Miao killed several pigs and made a batch of soap. She intended to sell it at a fixed animal farm in the Beast Realm. However, the news spread, and before they even arrived at the animal farm, beastmen came and bought them all, one or two bars here and there.
The orcs who arrived later were disappointed when they couldn't buy any and kept asking when they would be sold again. Shen Miao thought for a moment and replied, "Once I make them, I will send them to the beast farm. You can buy them there then."
She did not give a specific timeframe, mainly because she had not yet decided to immediately proceed with the second batch.
After all, there are too many things to do, and not enough time.
The beastmen left reluctantly, and the bustling house finally quieted down. Shen Miao shook the bag of beast crystals and said mysteriously, "Which little one is coming over here to help me count the beast crystals?"
"I'll do it! I'll do it!"
The children eagerly took turns learning to count under Shen Miao's tutelage. Da Bao, who is the fastest learner, can now count to over 500.
Shen Miao smiled and said, "Okay, let's count together."
She poured the beast crystals onto the bamboo bed, gave some to each person, and started counting them. The five of them were counting very seriously. Qingchen passed by and saw this scene, so he couldn't help but smile.
This batch of soap wasn't much, but it earned a lot of beast crystals. The little ones thought Shen Miao was incredibly amazing and showered her with compliments.
Shen Miao gladly accepted the children's flattery. After putting away the beast crystals, she grabbed one child with each hand and called to the other two, "To thank you for your hard work in praising me, I'll teach you a new skill today."
The children asked curiously, "What is Mother going to teach us?"
"You'll find out when we get there," Shen Miao said, keeping everyone in suspense.
After a short while, the mother and her five children arrived at the riverbank. The children looked at each other, and the youngest asked innocently, "Mommy, will you teach us how to catch fish?"
“But we know how to catch fish,” Erbao replied.
Shen Miao didn't answer, staring at the water. Suddenly, she pointed into the water and said, "Do you see that fish? Do you want to swim freely in the water like a fish?"
The children stared wide-eyed, asking, "How can a person swim like a fish? A person dies if they go into the water!"
There was a baby in the tribe that fell into the river and drowned.
When Da Bao catches fish with other little ones, he doesn't dare to go into the water, but instead goes to some shallow, safe areas.
Even though the little ones are small, they know what's important.
Shen Miao felt that there was no point in saying more, so she might as well demonstrate it directly. She then jumped into the water with a splash.
"Mother!"
The children were terrified and rushed to the riverbank, stretching out their little hands to pull Shen Miao up.
But after Chen Miao entered the water, she disappeared.
The children stared wide-eyed, but couldn't see Shen Miao appear, and were so frightened they almost cried.
What should I do? What should I do? My mother is missing! My mother drowned! Waaah!
"You three go find Father and Uncle Jiuying, and also find the Snow Wolf. I'm going down to save Mother!" Da Bao said solemnly as he began to give instructions.
The children choked back tears as they agreed and ran off.
With a splash, Shen Miao burst out of the water, laughing heartily at her children: "Mommy's here!"
The children looked at Shen Miao in surprise, wondering how she had gotten so far from here. They were all happy to see that their mother was alright, but they quickly remembered how they had been frightened and cried earlier, so they pursed their lips and remained silent.
Shen Miao didn't receive the praise she expected, which was a bit strange. She swam to the shore and asked the children, "What's wrong? Isn't Mommy amazing?"
"Hmph, you're just trying to scare us, you're not that tough at all," Da Bao said, trying to suppress his grievances.
Shen Miao then noticed that the children's eyes were red and they looked like they were about to cry. She was a little confused and felt sorry for them. She quickly came out of the water and explained, "Mommy can swim, so how could anything happen to her? I just wanted to tell you that if you learn to swim, you can be like Mommy. Even if you fall into the water, you won't die."
The children listened intently and couldn't help but ask, "Really?"
It would be so much fun if they could swim too! They could dive into the water when it's hot, and catch lots of fish when they want to eat them. It sounds so cool!
The children looked at Shen Miao expectantly, too embarrassed to ask their mother to teach them what she was teaching them because they were still angry with her.
Shen Miao smiled knowingly and said, "Come on, everyone, come down with me one by one and let's see who learns the fastest."
Upon hearing this, all the children vied to be the first to go down. Shen Miao picked up the little fourth child who was closest to her and put her in the water. The little fourth child was instinctively a little scared and kept struggling.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Mother is here. Come on, follow Mother's instructions."
Shen Miao held her waist and patiently taught her how to kick and paddle. Little Sibao was chubby and couldn't paddle no matter how hard she tried, so she cried in frustration.
"I'll do it." Erbao jumped down with a thud.
Following closely behind, Da Bao and San Bao also came down. They thought that Xiao Si Bao was stupid and couldn't learn it because Shen Miao said it was very simple, so they confidently took over themselves.
As a result, he choked on all the water and started coughing violently.
The four little ones were initially a bit scared, but upon seeing this, they immediately forgot their fear, pointed at their older brothers, and burst into laughter.
Then, by accident, she choked on some water and coughed until her face turned bright red.
Shen Miao felt that as a mother, she shouldn't laugh at her baby unless she really couldn't help it.
She turned her back and burst into wild laughter.
A moment later, Shen Miao pulled the four children ashore, where they sat in a row, glaring resentfully at Shen Miao.
Mother actually laughed at them, how could that be!
Shen Miao apologized with a smile, and after they rested, they all went back into the water one by one.
After two days of training, the little ones were ready to graduate. The other little ones in the beast realm, seeing Da Bao and the others playing in the water, were very envious and wanted to learn to swim from them.
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