Chapter 36 The tribe brings warmth
After arranging all the important things, He Qianqian fell asleep.
Granny Tao and Nian Nian cleaned Qianqian's lower body and changed her into clean clothes.
She cleaned the delivery bed and settled the cubs down before calling people outside to come in.
Li Yue and Xia Er couldn't wait to get into the beast cave.
Looking at a row of furry little cubs, it is no exaggeration to say that I am overjoyed.
Although they are multiple births, their size is not much smaller than other cubs when they are born.
They are all plump and will definitely survive if you take good care of them.
Some of the cubs resembled their fathers, some resembled their mothers, and some were a mixture of the two. This was not unusual; in the animal world, cubs in a litter were like this.
Charles touched the cub's head with his fingers. Apart from the two little females, he liked Xiao Ba, the golden cat with leopard print, the most.
Xiao Ba and Ciel's grandfather have the same color, which is a very rare golden cat orc color.
Perhaps Charles remembered the love his grandfather had shown him, and the tall, strong and tough man shed tears silently.
He whispered: "Qianqian has made great contributions to the tribe's growth.
With so many cubs, the tribe will also take on part of the responsibility of raising them.
From now on, until the kid reaches the age of 18, your family will be allocated a rhinoceros beast every month.
Let’s make this arrangement for now. If you have any difficulties in the future, feel free to come to me.”
Li Yue expressed her opinion on behalf of He Qianqian and her husband: "Thank you for your care, Chief."
“Of course. In addition, every family with a female calf will be allocated an elk every month.
You have two more female calves, so you won’t be short of two elk per month.”
Ciel wiped the tears from his eyes and added:
“The tribes work together to make braised meat, meatballs, and grow cabbage and radishes. The important supplies obtained from the market will be distributed to everyone in the tribe every year.
These are all good ideas contributed by Qianqian.
Although the 12 children in your family are young, they are all counted as adults and can participate in the profit sharing."
"Thank you, thank you." Li Yue held the clan leader's hand, her eyes moist with emotion.
To be honest, seeing so many cubs was a huge surprise at first, but then I started thinking about how to raise them to adulthood?
Even if the two beastly husbands are very strong, it will still be difficult.
It is easy to raise cubs before they are 5 years old, but after that they eat a lot, it becomes increasingly difficult.
And since He Qianqian was able to give birth to so many children in her first pregnancy, it’s possible that she will be able to give birth to several more in her second pregnancy.
Having many children is a blessing, but also a sweet burden.
With a clan leader, at least half of the burden will be reduced in the future.
Li Yan and Ling Ye also lined up and bowed to the clan leader to express their gratitude.
Charles smiled at them both and then put his arm around Granny Tao's shoulders.
Granny Tao is old and exhausted from delivering babies, so she can no longer hold on.
Charles wrapped her tightly in animal skins and carried her back.
Charles' first female had died, and after becoming a widower he found Granny Peach.
But Granny Tao was afraid that she was already 150 years old and might die at any time, so she refused to form a pact with Charles.
Because every time a male dies from a mate, it is a severe blow to his body and mind.
To form a covenant, one cannot simply have sexual intercourse.
During mating, the male and female must do it voluntarily and make a promise to the beast god and swear a vow to form a partnership before they can officially form a bond.
Otherwise, no matter how much they sleep together, it will just be a love-beast relationship.
Without a bond, there would be no beast-companion contract. Without a contract, it would be impossible to overcome reproductive isolation and to have offspring and cubs.
Granny Tao doesn't recognize him as a beastly husband, but Charles always mentions "my female". The "my female" he refers to is Granny Tao.
It is said that they were childhood sweethearts who grew up together, but due to various reasons they did not end up together. They were a pair of happy enemies.
Grandma Tao went home, leaving Nian Nian behind.
Nian Nian is 17 years old and will be an adult in a few months. She has learned witchcraft from her mother-in-law for a few years and is staying with Qianqian to take care of her and the cub.
The tabby cat and snowy owl also stayed and refused to go out.
There were originally two spacious beast caves, each with two rooms.
With so many new people, it suddenly feels crowded.
Li Yue also decided to move in and help take care of the cubs. He slept in the outer room of the beast cave next door.
Set up a small bed for Nian Nian and let her sleep next to Qianqian.
Li Yan is the master of the house and is responsible for taking care of the cubs.
Lingye is in charge of the outside work, preparing all kinds of food and taking care of the outside chores.
Various fish balls, meatballs, and beef stew with potatoes were prepared for Qianqian and stewed in a small pot so she could eat them anytime she woke up.
The kids were only quiet for 2 hours before they started humming.
First one hums, then the second, and then they all hum together.
With his little mouth open, he moved back and forth.
Nian Nian touched the cub's mouth and said with a smile, "The cubs are hungry."
As she was speaking, He Qianqian opened her eyes. She was awakened by the cry of her baby.
That kind of maternal instinct seems to be innate.
Nian Nian reminded: "Go get some hot water and apply a hot compress to Qian Qian to see if she has any milk."
Lingye responded: "Send it right away."
Li Yan found the clean cotton cloth that Qianqian had prepared earlier.
After giving her a hot compress, Nian Nian found the strongest girl, Xiao Si, Qianqian's eldest daughter, to suck out her milk and stimulate her lactation.
Don't blame her for favoring girls over boys. Females are simply too precious and are directly related to the strength and future development of the tribe.
He Qianqian transformed into a beast and lay on her side on the bed.
There was plenty of milk, so Xiao Si sucked it all through without much effort.
Then she took big mouthfuls of it. The hole was quiet, and everyone could hear her powerful sucking and swallowing sounds.
That was the first meal of breast milk for a new life after it came into the world of animals.
It was also a strong signal from a new life that wanted to survive out of instinct, and everyone was happy to hear it.
Then Xiao Shi, the little female cub with a snow-white body, also came to suck milk.
She brought four more cubs over, and He Qianqian could now breastfeed six cubs at a time.
After one round of eating, it was the turn of the second round of 6 little ones.
The first time I started breastfeeding, I had plenty of milk. The babies were small, so it was enough for them.
He Qianqian felt hungry immediately after finishing breastfeeding.
It's the kind of hunger that won't wait even a second longer and must be eaten immediately.
She ate a large bamboo pot of beef balls, five fried eggs, a large bowl of rice, and a large pot of fish soup, and only then did she feel better.
Many things may no longer be hidden from Nian Nian.
We can only wait for a few days until He Qianqian has enough energy, and then find a way to deal with this matter.
"Nian Nian, I'm awake. Just lie down and rest for a while. I might disturb you tonight."
"Okay, I'll lie down for a while. Oh, I've never delivered so many babies at once. I'm really tired."
Nian Nian is a cheerful and cheerful little female with two dimples when she smiles. She has fair skin and is a very beautiful cat-like beauty.
He Qianqian took out a pair of snow boots from the wooden box at the head of the bed.
In fact, they were boots taken out from her space.
"This pair of shoes is for you. Don't refuse. I insisted on giving it to you. It's just right for the cold weather.
Because whether the cubs can survive the next month depends on you.
You are the benefactor of my family."
Nian Nian looked at the shoes, then looked at her: "Okay. I won't be polite."
I put on the shoes and tried them on. They were comfortable and warm, and the size was right. I liked how tight they were right away.
Such boots might require a lot of meat to be exchanged at the market.
"Qianqian, thank you. I've never seen such nice boots. I like them very much."
"You're welcome. Just close your eyes and get some sleep."
Nian Nian lay on the small bed, covering her head with animal skin and sleeping.
At this moment, the system transmitted a sound.
"Host, five more females in the Golden Cat Tribe are pregnant.
Because it was you who provided the herbal recipe.
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