One of the officials said, "When our leader arrived at the government office, he was summoned by the mayor of Yan City. He told us to bring our supplies of dry food and water out of the city first."
"Mm-hmm. Let's leave the city first."
When Su Ying came out with the livestock, her children surrounded her in curiosity and fear.
"Mother, this… this is an ox and a goat. The goats are bleating, bleating!" The younger toddler Ling pointed at the goats and mimicked their cries excitedly.
"Mm-hmm. This is a milk goat. Do you see its milk udder? I'll get Uncle Hea to milk it and you can have some milk later."
"Goat's milk? I want to drink goat's milk! I want to drink goat's milk!"
Su Ying tied the animals under the tree and said to Hea Shouyi, "Uncle Hea, do you know how to milk goats?"
Hea Shouyi stood up with a smile. "As long as it's edible, I will know something about it."
