Yuan Bao, lying on the kang, rolled her bright big eyes at the eager words of her father.
Sheep milk?
Alright, though it is rich in nutrients.
But the problem is, it has a strong, gamey taste.
With the skills of her parents, no, with the skills of the entire Yuan Family, this sheep milk would only be boiled for her to drink. Removing the gamey taste? Probably out of the question.
Of course, even if they wanted to, there was no way.
Honestly, she didn't want to drink it!
But did she have a choice?
The answer was obviously not!
Because the family had acquired a ewe, Yuan Bao's breakfast now included an extra bowl of sheep milk.
Just as she had imagined, the taste was really quite unbearable for an ordinary person.
Unfortunately, faced with her mother's various temptations, Yuan Bao, who dared not act superior, could only force herself to endure the taste and drink half the bowl.
Now, being so little, her stomach was naturally small too.
So really, when it came to sheep milk, she couldn't drink too much.
Yes, that's right, this was a perfectly good reason.
"Mom, full, full..."
Yuan Bao, having drunk half the sheep milk, earnestly expressed her thoughts.
"Drink a bit more, drink more, and you'll grow faster!"
"Full, full..."
Yuan Bao really didn't want to drink anymore because it tasted bad.
In the end, in this battle of wills, Yuan Bao successfully won.
The remaining sheep milk was finished off by Mrs. Xiao Li. However, after consuming it, Mrs. Xiao Li's pretty face momentarily twisted.
"What kind of taste is this!"
Mrs. Xiao Li seemed to suddenly understand why her daughter got full so easily.
But sheep milk is indeed good stuff, so it should still be consumed, at worst, just add some honey to it.
So, the next day when Yuan Bao drank sheep milk again, it was with added honey. Although the taste was still a bit off-putting, it was much better than before.
Thus, Yuan Bao managed to drink almost half a bowl.
As a pretend clever little person, she still had to keep her act together.
She couldn't just jump from half a bowl to a whole bowl the next day, that would be a dead giveaway!
And so, the days went by one after another.
Yuan Bao became increasingly adept at controlling her body, and by the time New Year's rolled around, she could easily crawl around on the kang. As for her brother, he lagged far behind, unable even to call out "Dad" or "Mom."
...
When New Year's came, the Yuan Family gathered together.
It's always good to have a family reunion for New Year.
Moreover, their days were indeed going well.
Not long after they fled into the mountains, they caught quite a few rabbits. Then, these rabbits were kept, and their rapid reproduction almost scared the Yuan Family out of their wits.
By now, the Yuan Family's rabbit farming business was thriving.
As for other farming ventures, raising chickens was alright.
In fact, farming in the mountains wasn't a great choice.
Because in these mountains, there were roaming wild animals.
Foxes, weasels, and even wolves once caused significant losses for the Yuan Family.
However, what amazed the Yuan Family was that every time they suffered from wild animal attacks, they would somehow recover from other places.
This strange luck made the Yuan Family firmly believe that Yuan Bao was their treasure.
And on New Year's day, Yuan Bao naturally became the focal point of the family, with everyone wanting to hold her, calling it spreading a bit of good luck for the coming year.