Experienced sheep farmers can determine how many lambs a ewe is carrying by feeling the sheep's belly and observing its behavior.
Although Chen Zhou had plenty of interactions with sheep while living in the countryside, he didn't possess the extensive experience of seasoned sheep farmers.
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As the birth approached, the nanny goat, with its swollen belly, moved very slowly.
Perhaps due to being domesticated for too long and frequently fed salt by Chen Zhou, at this sensitive moment, it showed no resistance to human approach.
Getting close to the nanny goat, one hand grabbed its horns, while the other was placed on its warm belly.
Chen Zhou felt a bit like those watermelon buyers who, despite not knowing how to choose, pretend as if they do by tapping the melon with their knuckles, leaning in to listen.
This useless act serves no purpose other than to quietly amuse experts and deceive oneself.
