CHAPTER 123: CHAPTER 123 GUOGUO RECOGNIZED A NEW MOTHER (1)

"It’s not very obedient, better tie it tightly." Mu Yuanxiu grabbed the rope around the sheep’s neck, letting Li Jing take a good look.

The sheep suddenly bleated, scaring Li Jing so much that he quickly retreated and hid behind the Princely Heir.

However, his little head peeked out from under the Princely Heir’s arm, looking and looking.

His frightened yet curious demeanor amused everyone.

The Great Princess and Second Princess, timid as well, stood far away.

"Guoguo is still young, weaning too early is bad for her health, this milk sheep came just in time." The Princess Consort Luling was very happy, and she patted Li Jing’s little head, "This sheep is very fat, has plenty of milk, and Jingjing can drink it too."

Mu Yuanxiu asked the Princely Heir for a rope to tie the sheep to a tree.

He said, "This sheep is timid and has a fierce temper; don’t provoke it, be careful it doesn’t run away."

Knowing Mu Yuanxiu helped the children again, Prince Luling was very pleased, "Yuanxiu, our family will move down the mountain tomorrow, join us for the housewarming feast at the new house."

Mu Yuanxiu nodded in gratitude, "Thank you, Uncle Li, for the invitation."

"We’re all neighbors, no need to be polite." Prince Luling laughed heartily.

Li Xing’an and the Second Young Master glared at Mu Yuanxiu together, cursing inwardly at his thick skin.

It was getting dark, and Mu Yuanxiu returned home.

The Princely Heir lit the torch at the cave entrance, illuminating the area in front.

The sheep, in a new environment, kept bleating.

Li Yuzhu rolled up her sleeves, wanting to milk it, but as soon as the sheep saw someone approaching, it immediately fled.

"This sheep is so wild, how can we milk it?" Xue Family complained, "Completely useless. Forget it, let’s slaughter it for meat. This fat sheep will last us half a month."

"Ah—" Guoguo suddenly shouted, looking extremely annoyed.

The Princess Consort Luling soothed her, "What’s wrong, child?"

"Guoguo, what’s wrong?" Li Yuzhu reached to hold her little hand.

She shook off Li Yuzhu’s hand and pointed at the milk sheep.

Li Yuzhu blinked, "Sheep, do you want to see the sheep?"

"Sheep—" She looked at the mother sheep and suddenly uttered a syllable.

"This child..." Li Yuzhu laughed, "Did she just say sheep? Did I hear wrong?"

"No way, she’s just throwing a tantrum. This child has been very temperamental lately, doesn’t even want me to hold her." Xue Family looked at her daughter and frowned.

"I heard her say sheep too." The Princely Heir laughed, he walked over and pinched his daughter’s hand.

"Sheep—" Guoguo opened the Princely Heir’s hand and pointed at the sheep.

"You want to see the sheep, but that sheep is very fierce." Li Yuzhu coaxed her, regardless if the child understood, she kept talking.

"Sheep—" Guoguo grabbed the Princess Consort Luling’s collar and pointed at the sheep.

"Looks like Guoguo wants to see the sheep." The Princess Consort Luling said, "Eldest son, hold the sheep down, let her touch it, Guoguo’s been fussing."

The Princely Heir ran to hold down the sheep.

Yet the sheep, being strong, kept jumping around; the Princely Heir couldn’t hold it down.

The Second Young Master and Li Xing’an ran forward together.

With the three of them joining forces, they managed to hold the sheep down.

Guoguo pointed at the sheep again, "Sheep." She tugged at the Princess Consort Luling’s collar again.

"Alright, alright, going to see the sheep." The Princess Consort Luling carried her over.

Li Yuzhu walked over first, blocking most of the sheep’s body, worried the sheep might leap up and injure Guoguo.

Guoguo’s hand finally reached the sheep’s head.

"Sheep—" she called out with a faint smile, her soft little hand gently caressing the sheep’s head, "Sheep, sheep—, baa baa, baa—"

Guoguo hummed in peculiar tones.

The mother sheep seemed to understand these sounds, quieted down, stopped fussing, and laid on the ground.

As docile as a little lamb.

Everyone was amazed.

"Is this fate? I brought this mother sheep to feed Guoguo, none of us could tame it, yet Guoguo touched its head and hummed a few notes, and it obeyed." Li Yuzhu laughed.

"What’s fate? Just a serendipitous coincidence." Xue Family remarked indifferently.

The brat sees the mother sheep with a smile, but looks at me like an enemy, with a cold expression at such a young age.

Does she recognize the mother sheep as her mother, not me, her real mother?

Xue Family was displeased.

"While the sheep is calm, I’ll go find a bowl to milk it." Li Yuzhu gleefully ran off.

The mother sheep had plenty of milk; Li Yuzhu milked a small basin.

Estimating over a pound.

She called Li Xing’an to start the furnace, scrubbed the pot again, poured the sheep’s milk into the pot to boil.

Xue Family said, "Third sister, the milk is just freshly milked and still warm, why cook it? Just give it to Guoguo directly."

Li Yuzhu was stirring the milk in the pot with a ladle, without looking up, she said, "Warm doesn’t mean edible, it’s sheep’s milk, not human milk, it’s different! It must be boiled before drinking, otherwise, it causes diarrhea!"

"Diarrhea? Alarmist nonsense, I saw someone feed it to their child, I haven’t heard of any child having diarrhea." Xue Family began lecturing.

"You might know more about other things, but about children, third sister, you’re still a child yourself, what do you know? It’s just meddling. In the meantime, hurry up and boil water for a bath and sleep."

Xue Family was displeased with Li Yuzhu using the furnace to cook milk instead of boiling bath water.

"Do you live in the house of that child fed with sheep milk? How do you know he didn’t have diarrhea?" Li Yuzhu retorted bluntly.

Treating hearsay as truth is foolishness!

Animal milk contains substances adverse to human health; a baby’s gut is sensitive and must have milk pasteurized before consumption!

Xue Family, an old-timer, wouldn’t understand the term bacteria, and her stubborn temper wouldn’t heed advice.

She might as well be straightforward and bossy; her say is final!

Xue Family, "..." She was rendered speechless, "I think you’re worrying over nothing!"

Li Yuzhu didn’t bother arguing further, continued her work.

Li Xing’an, helping alongside, didn’t pay any attention, pretending she wasn’t there.

The milk wasn’t much, and it boiled quickly.

Li Yuzhu poured the milk into two bowls separately.

Of course, one bowl had more than the other.

Guoguo was still young, couldn’t consume much, so Li Yuzhu only gave her half a bowl.

Li Jing, at two years old, had a bigger appetite.

The two bowls were placed on the table, steaming with a fragrance radiating.

The Princess Consort Luling, holding Guoguo while watching the sheep, smelled the fragrance and came over smiling, "Can she drink now? Guoguo is eager."

Guoguo rubbed her little hands, eyes sparkling as she looked at the bowl.

"It’s still hot, let me cool it for Guoguo." Li Jing leaned on the small table, brought his small mouth close to the smaller bowl, and blew at the heat.

However, he blew too hard, causing a bit of milk to spill outside the bowl, leaving white spots on the table.

Li Jing, having caused a mishap, was instantly dumbfounded, "..."

Guoguo clapped her hands, giggling, "Brother, brother—"