Chapter 67

The calf was born on the hay, and at the same time, a large amount of amniotic fluid gushed out.

The newborn calves were steaming and smelled of blood. There was no need Shi Wen the mother cow to do anything; she would turn around and lick the calves, removing the mucus and amniotic sac from their bodies.

Both calves are typical local brown cattle, born with thick downy hair, making them look like dolls.

Their eyes are round, large, and exceptionally dark and bright.

I Shi Wen if it's because they're calves from my own ranch that I see them through a filter, making them seem cuter than any other calves.

Newborn, they weren't afraid at all. They mooed on the spot, and Shi Wen quite proud.

Shi Wen couldn't hold back any longer. He jumped into the cowshed and checked the first calf born. "It's a female!"

Yan Kexing said, "The other calf is also a heifer."

Yang Yiqing smiled and said, "Two heifers, they should be bringing back the third generation of cattle soon, congratulations."

Chapter 67

After the calves were born, Shi Wen checked them over and, finding nothing wrong, put each calf and its mother together separately, and then went to sleep.

The next morning, Shi Wen contacted Sikewell and asked him to come and take a look.

Sikewell was somewhat surprised to hear that his cow had already given birth to a calf. "So fast?"

Shi Wen said, "The herders probably misremembered the time of conception. We weighed them yesterday; one weighed 72 jin and the other 77 jin, both standard weights for local brown calves."

"They're so big!" Sikewell exclaimed, then immediately asked, "Did the cow have a difficult birth? Was she injured?"

"No, I think so. I checked them, and they've almost recovered. They can stand, walk, and eat grass now," Shi Wen explained. "I mainly need you to come over and tag them with ears, and check them again."

Sikewell: "Okay. But I have to go check on other places first, so I won't be able to get to your place until after 11 o'clock."

Shi Wen readily agreed, "No problem, just come over when you have time. By the way, the colostrum from the two cows has come out, it's golden yellow, I'm not sure if the color is right?"

Sikewell: "Bovine colostrum is golden yellow and thicker than regular milk. If you're worried, I'll come over and take a look later."

After finishing his phone call with Sikewell, Shi Wen went to take care of the newborn calves.

The calf is doing better than last night; it can already walk and jump.

Shi Wen walked in, they looked at Shi Wen curiously. One of the calves even let out a soft "moo" and came over to sniff Shi Wen's scent.

It looks like a big, furry dog.

Their fur is fluffy and thick, just like that of a large dog.

Shi Wen measure their weight and length again, and also examine their bodies.

The two calves were already full, but the udders of the two cows were still full of milk.

Shi Wen that the calf couldn't eat anymore, they would bring over an electric milking machine to squeeze out the excess milk from the mother cow.

The two cows didn't resist; they just leisurely grazed.

Previously, Shi Wen the cow reached late pregnancy, milking would be stopped frequently.

Their ranch hadn't had any milk for quite a while, and now that the extra milk is being squeezed out, the little ones at home all come over because of the smell.

An Wa the most anxious, running around Shi Wen, sobbing.

Shi Wen ruffled An Wa's big head. "You little rascal, have you been missing out on milk or meat lately?"

An Wa: "Eek."

Not only An Wa, but the other dogs also came over, eager to try the colostrum.

The Wolf King, in particular, seemed to be smelling this scent for the first time. He ran around nearby, and although he didn't dare to act as affectionate as An Wa and the others, he still rubbed his big head against the ground to Shi Wen, eagerly begging for food.

Shi Wen how eager they were, I had no choice but to take the milk to the kitchen, boil it, and prepare a small bowl for each of the little ones.

His pets can generally drink milk; a small bowl is usually enough to give them diarrhea.

Bovine colostrum has an excessively high protein content, somewhat resembling egg white, and it coagulates directly after being cooked.

Shi Wen never expected it to have such a texture; after cooking, it resembles milk custard.

He tasted it; it was very fragrant, slightly salty, and tasted somewhat like cheese, but much more fragrant.

The dogs were wandering around outside. Shiwen didn't have Shi Wen think it over carefully and quickly divided the food among them, giving Cong Zai a smaller share, while the other little guys got the same amount.

Shi Wen returned to the kitchen, there was still more than half a bucket of colostrum left.

He simply added rock sugar to the colostrum, put it in a small bowl, and steamed it over water. It turned out to be similar to the double-skin milk pudding sold in the market, and it even looked like fermented yogurt.

Shi Wen scooped up a spoonful and took a small bite.

After taking that bite, he couldn't help but show a look of amazement.

Bovine colostrum has a unique aroma and a very rich milky flavor. When rock sugar is added, it becomes a very special dessert.

Because only a small amount of rock sugar was added, this milk wasn't greasy at all; instead, it had a rich, lingering milky flavor that was incredibly delicious.

He had tried all sorts of desserts before, and had also sampled various kinds of double-skin milk puddings while traveling.

But no bowl of double-skin milk pudding has ever been as smooth, tender, fragrant, and thick as this bowl of colostrum milk pudding—it's so delicious it makes your whole body tingle.

Shi Wen immediately took a picture and sent it to Yan Kexing: [Look at our ranch's colostrum! It's steamed and looks like double-skin milk, so delicious! When are you coming back? Come back and try it!]

Yan Kexing also sent over photos: [Currently on the mountain. Trying to finish work as soon as possible so I can go back early this afternoon.]

Shi Wen: [Okay! We should be able to pump milk again this afternoon, but I'll set aside some of the remaining milk for you to taste when you get back.]

Yan Kexing paused for a moment, then sent Shi Wen an emoji: [Slacking off. JPG]

Shi Wen: [?]

Yan Kexing: [Now that you mention it, I really don't want to work anymore. How about we take away their lunch break so they can finish earlier and go home?]