Chapter 202: Chapter 200: The Adorable Hedgehog Taking a Bath, the End of the Grassland River!

Jiang Feng walked to the corner of the yard.

He saw a gray animal, about the size of a mouse, there.

This little guy had a sharp little mouth, small round black eyes, soft spines on its back, and fur on its head and tail.

"There’s a new animal in the yard, I hadn’t noticed,"

Jiang Feng exclaimed upon seeing the little guy.

A drone flew over, filming the little guy in the corner.

Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, netizens immediately asked:

[Host, what animal is it? Let us see!]

Jiang Feng, seeing everyone asking, calmly said:

"It’s nothing, just a mouse wearing a spiky armor."

Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, everyone frowned slightly.

When the drone’s camera became clear, everyone saw a tiny and cute little hedgehog on the grass in the corner.

[Turns out it’s a hedgehog!]

[Host, you’re being abstract again!]

[Where are its parents?]

After seeing the hedgehog, netizens asked one after another.

Jiang Feng squatted down and first rubbed the heads of the two Little Foxes.

The two Little Foxes squinted their eyes, happily chirping.

Then, Jiang Feng explained to everyone:

"The male hedgehog usually leaves after it’s done, the little hedgehogs never see their dad."

"The mother hedgehog will take care of them."

"This little guy is quite cute!"

Upon hearing this, the netizens criticized the male hedgehog’s irresponsible behavior of leaving after the deed.

Jiang Feng extended his forefinger, approached the little hedgehog, and gently petted its little head.

The little hedgehog wasn’t afraid of Jiang Feng at all. Instead, it stood up, hugged Jiang Feng’s finger, and gave it a peck.

Seeing this, the little guy turned out to be quite good at being adorable.

[What a cute little hedgehog!]

[Haha, it can even hug a finger and act cute!]

[Where do these animals come from, I’m so envious!]

[It’s nice to have a yard to raise animals!]

Jiang Feng, seeing the little hedgehog’s demeanor, smiled slightly.

He thought of something and immediately stood up.

"I remember I still have a bathtub and some bathing sand."

"Sometimes bathing with sand is cleaner, and some animals do bathe with sand."

"Like chinchillas."

"The little hedgehog is still young and can’t bathe with water yet. Using sand will be comfortable for it!"

Jiang Feng said to everyone.

Then he went into the house to tinker with the bath sand.

Shortly after, Jiang Feng came out carrying a basin, opened a bag of bath sand, and poured the fine, soft sand into the basin.

Next, Jiang Feng placed the little hedgehog onto the fine sand.

The little guy was visibly stunned for a moment.

Then, it used its very short little hands to scoop up a handful of sand from the tub and rubbed it a bit.

After that, it seemed to understand and started to apply sand on its armpits.

After applying it to its armpits, it began to apply sand to its neck and belly.

It rubbed as it applied, looking quite cute despite the clumsy actions.

It was earnestly cleaning its body with the sand.

Jiang Feng and the netizens watched the hedgehog’s actions with enjoyment.

Jiang Feng smiled and said:

"This is a female hedgehog, still young; it should be called Princess Hedgehog."

Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, the netizens laughed.

[Over a hundred thousand people watching a hedgehog bathe? Is this a distortion of human nature or a moral decay?]

[Too cute, it can even scrub itself!]

[It’s washing its head with sand!]

[So adorable!]

In the live streaming screen, the little hedgehog was happily bathing in the bath sand.

It scrubbed here and there, looking extremely happy.

Jiang Feng, seeing it nearly done, reached out his hand, petted the little guy’s head, and then took the little hedgehog out.

"The mother hedgehog probably went out to play, and it just ran out."

"Hedgehogs are omnivorous; they eat everything, from grass roots, fruits, to worms and bugs."

"While idle, I might as well feed it a little something."

As a rancher, Jiang Feng loved feeding various animals.

Feeding is a very stress-relieving and fun activity.

Of course, it’s important to consider the animal’s health.

If it’s a roadside fox or monkey asking for food, you can feed them. If it’s a zoo animal with a no-feeding policy, don’t feed them unauthorized.

The hedgehog ate some fruit.

At this moment, the mother hedgehog came rushing in dragging a worm, moving at great speed.

It quickly ran to the little hedgehog, nudged it, seemingly scolding the little hedgehog for running out on its own.

Then, the mother hedgehog took the little hedgehog and ran to the corner.

There’s a small hole there, which is their nest.

Hedgehogs are beneficial animals to humans, but most don’t live past one year; they tend to have short lives.

In Jiang Feng’s yard, they could live a few more years, perhaps even enjoy old age.

Watching the two hedgehogs run off, Jiang Feng smiled slightly.

Just then, the Tabby Cat sprinted over from somewhere.

It leaped and jumped into the bathtub.

Then, the Tabby Cat dug at the bathing sand with its paws.

Seeing this, Jiang Feng quickly said:

"Stop your butt right there! That’s bathing sand, not cat litter! It’s for bathing!"

But it was already too late.

The Tabby Cat felt the sand was fine and soft, its feet sank into it softly, and it had already propped up its butt and pooped in the bathing sand basin.

People were amused by this Tabby Cat.

[Hahaha, Cat Boss really doesn’t accommodate the owner at all!]

[What’s wrong with me pooping?]

[Today’s cat litter is so fine, it’s comfortable to poop on!]

After pooping, Cat Boss even knew to bury it with the bathing sand a few times before gracefully jumping out.

Jiang Feng shook his head helplessly at this.

But it’s no big deal, because used bathing sand can’t be reused, it was meant to be discarded anyway.

He took the basin outside the yard and dumped it directly onto the wasteland outside the pasture, without much fuss.

The Little Fox was still lively on the lawn in the yard.

Even if it’s just streaming the fox in the yard, many people watched.

As evening approached, Jiang Feng decided to turn off the live stream.

After dinner, he browsed some videos indoors to learn about the outside world.

For instance, the two richest men in the world, Musk and Zuckerberg, were at it again.

At first, they were planning a boxing match, and last night Musk directly posted on social media, wanting to compare the length of certain organs with Zuckerberg.

The world-class business war you imagined is each side throwing money at the other to overwhelm them.

The actual top-tier business war: Dare to compare the length of certain organs with me.

You can only say that the real world is too surreal.

The next day, the weather on the grassland began to change.

Clouds kept sweeping in.

This is a good omen for the grassland.

Sometimes during drought, the weather is hot and there’s little rain, and even in summer, the grass is all withered, providing little nutrition for the cattle and sheep, which is a disaster for herders.

The grassland needs rain.

Jiang Feng checked the weather forecast.

The forecast showed cloudy today, with no rain, and rainfall only starting after 11 p.m.

This means, although the clouds are thickly piled, there won’t be rain during the day.

Jiang Feng asked Yang Maolin to arrange the sheep herding, this time from 8 a.m. until around 3 p.m.

Herding ensures the sheep’s health and saves some forage.

"Manager, the weather says rain will fall if it does, how about not herding today?"

Yang Maolin suggested.

Jiang Feng smiled and said:

"Don’t worry, it won’t rain before evening."

"On such windy days, there are fewer bugs, so it’s comfortable for the cattle and sheep to be out."

"Trust me, let them out and bring them back by 3 p.m."

Upon hearing this, Yang Maolin agreed:

"Okay."

Thus, around 8 a.m., the pasture’s cattle and sheep were released.

At this time, the wind was very strong, constantly sweeping the grass into waves.

The flock of sheep happily bleated, their calls rising and falling.

Cattle and sheep, like humans, enjoy comfortable weather.

Moreover, for cattle, windy days mean fewer flies and mosquitoes, allowing them to relax more.

Even a few cows mooed joyfully to express their happiness.

Live streaming continued as usual.

In the live stream, viewers saw that the grassland sky was completely covered by clouds, looking as if it hid a massive celestial army.

Hardly any sky was visible.

Such scenery attracted many to stop and watch.

[Today’s weather is great!]

[Such thick clouds!]

[The weather outside is really unpredictable!] 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

[Looks very refreshing!]

Old fans in the live stream marveled.

Jiang Feng rode the Red Hare horse, whipping it forward.

Today’s weather was good, and since it was confirmed there wouldn’t be rain, Jiang Feng planned to go outside the pasture for a look.

Being just on the pasture wasn’t that interesting.

Jiang Feng ran along the river.

He said to everyone:

"Today, let’s go upstream of the river for a look."

"You can guess what the source of the river beside my pasture is."

Everyone became curious upon hearing Jiang Feng.

People always want to find a river’s source, to know where the river water flows from.

So, everyone started guessing in the live stream:

[Could it be melted ice and snow from high mountains? There are many mountainous areas in Ximeng Grassland!]

[Maybe it’s seeping groundwater!]

[What’s at the end of the river?]

[Manager, hurry and let us see!]

Watching the video and hearing explanations feel completely different; people are more eager to see the river’s source firsthand.

Jiang Feng planned to check the river’s source himself.

He knew what the river originates from, as most grassland rivers are like this.

However, he still wanted to verify it in person.

So he rode the Red Hare horse toward the depths of the pasture, galloping all the way.