Chapter 176 Learning to Walk
"Yuan Yuan can't count yet." Lu Chengjing tried hard to make up for his daughter, "Keep one milk-producing doe and send the rest back to the mountains."
Yuanyuan looked at the deer and then at her parents, tilting her little head in confusion.
"Did you hear that?" Shang Wan reached out and pinched her little face, "Do as your father says, our family can't afford to support so many."
"Time!" Yuanyuan frowned, patted her belly with her little hands, and turned to look at the deer.
"How much milk can you drink with your little belly? One doe is enough." Shang Wan continued to pinch her in a funny manner. The little guy is not big, but he is quite big-hearted.
Yuanyuan was directly pinched into two duck mouths by her mother. She didn't know which deer to choose to keep, and her little eyebrows wrinkled together in distress.
Shang Wan saw the familiar doe and pointed, "Good boy, just keep that one and let the others go home."
Yuanyuan turned her head to look, nodded, and a flash of light flashed through her big eyes.
The well-behaved deer immediately ran back to the mountains as if they had received some order.
Only the doe who was left behind lowered her head and reluctantly kissed the fawn beside her legs, and nudged the fawn with her head to let the fawn leave.
The fawn ran away for a distance, turned to look at the doe, flicked its short tail, and ran back again, sticking to the doe's side and refusing to leave.
The fawn is only two days old. If it returns to the mountains without its mother, it may not survive.
Shang Wan simply left the doe and fawn together, and then returned them to the mountains after the doe's lactation period was over.
"Shitou, prepare a separate feeding trough for these two deer and put it in the cowshed."
The cowshed converted from a wooden shed is very large, and there is more than enough space to accommodate two deer, one large and one small.
During this period, the milk production of the ewes gradually decreased. When they were first delivered, they had to express milk two or three times a day. The extra milk was stored in the space or the others helped to drink it. Small rings can also be made from goat milk. Some snacks and desserts.
Nowadays, one squeeze in the morning is enough, which is barely enough for Yuanyuan to drink twice.
Now that there is a doe, Yuan Yuan doesn’t have to worry about food rations for three months.
After a while, the two children played with the deer and fed the deer with bean cakes.
The fawn is very lively and runs happily in the yard. When it is hungry, it goes back to the cowshed and hides under the doe to nurse.
The doe was very docile, and with Yuanyuan around, Shang Wan did not tie a rope to the doe. If the doe wanted to come out for a walk, she could just open the door and come out. As long as she didn't go too far, she would be fine.
If it goes too far, Xiao Hui will run to catch it back.
After lunch, with the sun high in the sky, no one was in the mood to go out, so they all went back to their rooms to take a nap.
The cicadas chirp tirelessly, making people fall asleep unexpectedly while being noisy.
When Shang Wan opened his eyes, the sun was already setting and the seat next to him was empty.
She raised her hands and stretched. Her mind was a little dazed after sleeping for a long time, so she sat on the bed and took her time.
"Try hard, almost."
"Don't fall, don't fall!"
"Come again!"
Chu Xu's voice came in from outside. Shang Wan put on his coat. What was this kid doing?
She walked to the window, pushed the half-closed window open, and looked in the direction of the sound.
I saw a soft cushion placed under the eaves next to the garden, and a huge gray wolf lay lazily next to it, with its green eyes half-open and half-closed, and its tail flicking gently.
Chu Xu sat cross-legged on the soft cushion, clenching his hands into fists to encourage Yuanyuan.
What is Yuanyuan doing?
The little one is trying to walk.
The walk was stumbling and not very steady.
Shang Wan jumped up to the window sill lightly and sat down, resting his elbows on his legs, smiling with his almond-shaped eyes, holding his chin and watching intently.
The little meat dumpling on the soft cushion has a white and tender little face. His little body sways when he walks, and his little hands are clenched into fists to try to maintain balance. "It's almost, it's still a little bit close." Chu Xu was even more nervous than Yuanyuan, who was learning to walk. The cat's eyes were wide open, staring at the round little feet without blinking.
The little foot tilted to the left, and with a snap, the little body was about to fall to the ground. The gray shadow flashed, and Xiao Hui was used as a meat pad.
"It's almost there." Chu Xu came over with a milk bottle to feed Yuanyuan, "Let's rest for a while before leaving."
Yuanyuan holds the milk bottle in her hands.
The milk bottle is filled not with milk, but with plain water, to prevent you from getting angry if you drink too much milk.
Chu Xu used a handkerchief to wipe the baby's sweat, and Yuanyuan tilted her little neck up to cooperate.
"Good boy." Shang Wan smiled and waved to Yuanyuan, "Come to mother."
Yuanyuan subconsciously wanted to crawl over.
Shang Wan waved to her, "You can just leave."
Yuanyuan agreed resoundingly, propped up her body with her little hands, and waited until she was firmly on her feet before taking the first step cautiously. She took the second step until she reached the edge of the soft cushion, and her little feet seemed to be locked in place, refusing to go any further. Walk.
"Good boy, come here. Mom will take you to the city tomorrow." Shang Wan tempted the baby with rewards.
Her round eyes lit up, and her hesitant little feet finally took a step forward, one step, two steps, three steps...
His small body swayed, and he walked faster and faster until he reached the window sill. When he saw it, he might as well stumble with his left foot and his right foot, and he would be thrown into pieces.
Chu Xu, who had been following, hurriedly reached out and grabbed the clothes of Yuanyuan's vest and pulled back hard.
Yuanyuan didn't stand firm and fell on her butt. Xiao Hui who rushed over didn't even have time to use her as a cushion.
Xiao Hui's claws froze: "!"
Chu Xu let go too quickly: "!"
Unexpectedly, Shang Wan appeared like this: "!"
Lu Chengjing and the other three people who were also peeking: "!"
The summer clothes were thin and the floor tiles were hard. The little baby was stunned and hurt from the fall.
The bright big eyes were instantly filled with mist, the little mouth flattened again and again, and she cried out with a cry of "Wow".
Shang Wan hurriedly jumped off the window sill, picked him up and comforted him.
Yuanyuan was so aggrieved that she hugged her mother's neck and howled at the top of her voice, tears streaming down her face.
Lu Chengjing and the others hurried over and asked repeatedly: "Where did you fall?"
"Butt." Shang Wan gently coaxed the baby's butt while rubbing it, "Mom, please rub it. It doesn't hurt."
"It hurts!" Yuanyuan clenched her little fists, shedding tears of grievance while looking at the floor tiles, her eyes as if looking at an enemy.
Chu Xu rolled his eyes, raised his foot and stomped the floor tiles vigorously, and said to Yuanyuan, "I'll beat it for you."
Yuanyuan blinked, and her crying became quieter, as if the floor tiles no longer hurt her.
Shang Wan lowered his head and looked at Chu Xu. What other tricks could he use to coax a child?
Chu Xu said that she had seen her cousin do it before. This was how her cousin laid floor tiles, and it was very easy to use.
Shang Wan: "..."
The floor tiles are really a scapegoat.
Everyone gathered around Yuanyuan to coax her, and the little guy finally stopped crying, but he nestled in Shang Wan's arms with red eyes and refused to come down.
She groaned as soon as Shang Wan let go, her little hands hugged Shang Wan's neck and refused to let go, her pink face rubbed against Shang Wan's shoulder, like a sticky glutinous rice dumpling.
Shang Wan lowered his head and kissed her little face, pinching her lifeline accurately, "Mother is true to her word, I will take you to the city to play tomorrow."
Yuanyuan immediately smiled and was willing to get off the ground and take two more steps.
Everyone: "..."
Daqing is waiting here.