Chapter 138: Chapter 136: An Unexpected Delight—The Sudden Appearance of Little Foxes!

The ranch is always bustling in the spring.

The number of people in the livestream room also increases during this time.

When people are free, they open Jiang Feng’s livestream to see what’s happening. They can watch the ranch staff help deliver lambs and feed them milk.

They also see Jiang Feng and a few staff busy in the vegetable garden, setting up tomato trellises with wooden sticks.

The atmosphere on the ranch is bustling and lively.

Everyone is fully focused on production.

There aren’t many mind games; everyone just focuses on their own work.

In the afternoon, Jiang Feng stands outside the ranch, looking at the map on his phone.

The map shows that all four camel leaders are heading back.

This means that the camels raised outside in free-range are coming home today.

Many animals give birth during spring.

Sheep predominantly give birth in the spring and winter, while cows, horses, and camels give birth all year round.

"My camels have been out for a week and are coming back today."

"Last week I noticed the fur on the legs of two female camels shedding noticeably, and their milk production increased a bit."

"This situation indicates they are about to give birth."

"Also, during this trip, they should have given birth to the young camels."

"I’m waiting to see it."

Jiang Feng looks into the distance and tells the netizens in the livestream room.

The drone camera captures deep into the grassland.

A herd of camels is leisurely walking over.

The ranch has many camels, and the price of camel milk is high, so raising them well can gradually return the investment, then continue making profits.

The camel pen gate is open, and Luo Jinzhu and another young guy are waiting by the side, ready to count the camels.

Now, Luo Jinzhu’s phone also has a positioning app installed, which allows him to track the camels’ movements in real-time.

Netizens in the livestream room see the hundred-strong herd of towering camels approaching and feel a rush of nature’s breath coming at them.

[The camels are giving birth too? Doesn’t this mean the owner’s assets will increase again?]

[I thought livestock farming was just about making money from beef and lamb, now I realize how shallow I was!]

[This ranch of the owner’s sees 2,000 lambs born each spring, that’s a lot of money!]

[Last year, Ximeng League had about 6.2 million spring lambs, so in the context of Ximeng League, this isn’t that much.]

[What? 6.2 million spring lambs? Oh my goodness!]

[No wonder, who can resist delicious lamb?]

Netizens chat freely.

Last year’s spring in the Ximeng League saw the birth of 6.2 million lambs, and statistics showed a 99% survival rate.

Jiang Feng’s 2,000 lambs are just a drop in the ocean compared to Ximeng League’s 6.2 million, but for him, it’s more than enough. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The breeds of sheep he raises are high quality, and as long as they are raised big and fat, deducting costs, each can earn about 2,000 yuan.

Two thousand lambs equate to four million yuan.

Plus, as the weight of the other sheep increases, by the time they’re sold in the fall, they’ll definitely make a big profit.

Of course, it also depends on the market price.

For instance, last year, cattle prices collapsed in the market. Many small farmers ended up selling cattle at a loss just to cover basic costs.

For a large ranch like Jiang Feng’s, the impact is minimal. When the market price is low, they can just wait to sell next year or the year after.

The livestock industry has always been like this, with fluctuating prices.

The herd of camels head toward the pen.

Jiang Feng walks straight over to a young camel and introduces it to everyone:

"Look, this is a newly born young camel, its fur is still light, and its hump hasn’t developed yet."

"The way to raise a young camel is to let it follow its mother, wherever the mother goes, it follows."

"During this period, the young camel can only drink milk, not water, and will only start drinking water and eating a month later."

"We don’t interfere too much."

Beside Jiang Feng, there is a young camel that has been born not long ago.

Although it’s just born, the little camel is quite big, its head reaching a person’s chest when it stands.

It quietly sticks close to its mother’s side, somewhat timid.

The mother camel stays calm, hardly moving at all next to it.

The young camel looks somewhat cute.

Jiang Feng strokes the camel’s fur and continues:

"Camels have very thick coats. In June, during summer, we shear the camel’s wool."

"Camel wool is very warm and is used as material for making Mongolian robes, so it can fetch a good price."

"Shearing camels’ fur is different from shearing sheep’s wool."

"You can use clippers for sheep’s wool, but camel fur is too dirty and thick, so we can only cut it bit by bit with scissors."

He educates everyone with some common knowledge about the grassland’s five domestic animals.

Helping people have a clearer understanding of the ways herdsmen make money on the grassland.

Of course, a large ranch like his is very different from ordinary herdsmen.

Also, the style of Han People shepherding on the grassland differs from that of the Mongolian People.

Although Han People are on the grassland, they still prefer the pastoral way, wanting to plant a bit of everything and raise a bit of everything.

For instance, at Jiang Feng’s place, they raise pigs, chickens, and geese, which are less common in the pastoral area.

After the camels enter the pen, Jiang Feng plans to add some forage to the sheepfold, so he heads to the haystack area.

The haystacks have decreased significantly, with just over forty left, and lots of dry, yellow grass scattered on the ground.

Jiang Feng walks into the haystack area, ready to get on the forklift.

At this moment, suddenly, a whimpering sound comes from his feet.

Looking down, Jiang Feng sees it’s the formerly Little Border Collie’s friend, that adorable wild Red Fox.

The Red Fox has red fur, with four slender black legs, as if wearing black silk.

It lies on the ground, smiling, which makes people fond of it.

"Oh, it’s you, long time no see. No idea where you’ve been all winter."

"I was worried about you!"

Jiang Feng squats down, stroking the Red Fox’s body, he says with a smile.

The drone captures this picture.

The scene of one person and one fox playing on the grass is filled with camaraderie.

[It’s the cute Little Fox again!]

[I envy the owner’s large ranch so much, even with wild foxes to pet!]

[Envy +1, I really want to pet a fox, I’ve only ever seen them but never touched one!]

[I advise against raising them, foxes are nice in every way, but their urine is too smelly. If it’s a wild one like this, a little petting is fine!]

[The owner is doing nothing serious all day, just petting cute animals!]

The fox’s way of being coy is quite charming.

No wonder in ancient fantasy tales, foxes are always portrayed as enchanting figures.

Pet lovers will adore the cuteness of foxes.

Jiang Feng strokes the fox’s head, and the fox squints its eyes showing a content expression.

At this moment, the Red Fox suddenly stands up, turns its head, and calls out into the distance.

The fox’s call is quite unique.

Seeing the Red Fox doing this, Jiang Feng also follows its gaze outward.

Jiang Feng seems to have anticipated something.

Sure enough, accompanying the fox’s call,

"Wow! Wow! Wow!"

Three little heads pop out from the pasture.

Three Little Foxes!

The little foxes are quite small, like kittens.

Their eyes are timid, feeling a bit scared when looking at Jiang Feng, yet wanting to approach when looking at their fox mom.

The mother fox calls to them twice more, signaling them to come over.

The live chat room immediately boils over.

[Holy cow! Three little foxes too, who can handle this!]

[Owner, keep them all!]

[Quickly feed them, I’m telling you, quickly feed them!]

[Oh my, is this what spring on the ranch looks like?]

[Hahaha, maybe the mother fox brought the little ones to find a meal ticket!]

[Mother Fox: Naughty kids, hurry and greet your grandfather!]

The atmosphere is very lively.

The sudden appearance of the Little Foxes caught everyone off guard.

Jiang Feng laughs out loud.

As expected, it’s spring. The lambs are born, camel calves are born, and Little Foxes are born too.

"No wonder I hardly saw you in winter, turns out you were nurturing life."

"It was quite sudden too."

Jiang Feng says to the fox.

The three Little Foxes are still a bit timid.

But seeing the mother fox being playful, their courage gradually grows.

One of the Little Foxes slowly walks over to Jiang Feng’s side.

Jiang Feng extends his hand and gently rubs its head.

The little one feels comfortable, instantly showing a happy smile, its eyes forming crescents like the moon.

Its smile is an almost perfect copy of the mother fox’s!

No doubt, they’re parent and child!