"All right then, I'll have your father ask around," she said.
Having spoken to Yang Dachuan about it, Ms.Wang had yet to find any dairy cows; there were calves, but the older cows were almost out of milk, making them useless to buy.
In the end, since her milk supply was still sufficient, she didn't bring up the matter again.
On the day of the baptism, though not grandly celebrated, the twins' ceremony was much better than Yang Xiaochuan's daughter's.
With a midwife holding them and grandparents leading the way by throwing silver coins, it was said that the more silver thrown, the wealthier the child would become in the future. Thus, Ms.Wang threw in ten taels of broken silver, followed by the Land Officer's wife who dropped in a tael. The Land Officer's family was quite wealthy and didn't miss the small change. Others such as Ms.Liu, Ms.Luo, and Ms.Hong contributed varying amounts, from several hundred to several dozen wen.