Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland-Chapter 108 - 106: Did This Donkey Unlock a Skill? Why Is It So Small?
The miniature donkey was led down from the truck by Jiang Feng.
The Little Border Collie and Little White Wolf immediately went over to greet the miniature donkey.
At this moment, the miniature donkey was also in its infancy, about the same size as them.
The scene was quite adorable.
Jiang Feng squatted down to carefully check the miniature donkey’s physical condition.
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for; he chose a reputable channel and bought a high-quality miniature donkey, valued at six W.
The average price for a miniature donkey is around 50,000, rare things are valuable, so the price is indeed high.
However, it’s still not as expensive as a real LV bag.
This miniature donkey has excellent features and good physical condition. Jiang Feng also checked the relevant documentation and vaccination certificates.
After confirming everything was in order, he signed off and let the driver leave.
The livestream chat exploded.
[Ranch owner, where did you get this thing from?]
[I was dumbfounded when this donkey appeared; I thought I’d entered a magical world!]
[To be honest, I thought the ranch owner had traveled to another world and brought back a donkey!]
[My donkey at home is taller than a person; this donkey doesn’t even reach knee height!]
[The world is vast and full of wonders; I’ve truly learned something new!]
[Are you sure this is a donkey?]
Barrage comments flooded in wildly.
Jiang Feng stroked the Little Donkey, which wasn’t afraid at all.
The advantage of miniature donkeys is that they’re simple, friendly, and straightforward, and they’re quite healing. If any animals are depressed, the farm owner would send out miniature donkeys to comfort them.
The Little Donkey stood by Jiang Feng’s foot, squinting its eyes and smiling comfortably.
Its ears perked up, big and soft, making it even cuter.
Jiang Feng spoke:
"I saw on my friend circle that someone in Australia was raising these miniature donkeys, and I was surprised too."
"Because we used to raise donkeys at home, and my uncle still has two donkeys."
"Seeing these miniature donkeys always makes me feel the world isn’t quite real."
"I bought this little guy purely for fun."
"A miniature donkey can live for over thirty years; if well cared for, it can become an old employee of the ranch."
Jiang Feng led the miniature donkey inside.
The little guy greeted Little White Wolf and Little Border Collie.
Little Border Collie naturally loves making friends, and before long, they became familiar with each other.
This Little Donkey was truly amusing, captured by drones, drawing the attention of netizens.
The livestream gained popularity quickly.
Every time new viewers joined, someone would exclaim:
[Whoa! What’s that? A donkey?]
[Did this donkey acquire a skill to become so small?]
[This world is fake, I can’t tell, I can’t tell!]
The Little Donkey brought Jiang Feng a big wave of traffic.
Jiang Feng planned to house the Little Donkey in the stable.
Despite being only one-sixth the size of an average donkey, its habits were still like those of a donkey, akin to a horse.
Moreover, Jiang Feng intended to let the horses in the stable get acquainted with the Little Donkey first.
He walked toward the stable and then stepped inside.
The stable was within a large shed, segmented by many wooden fences into different areas, some with several horses and some with just one.
Red Hare was originally eating grass; hearing the commotion, it looked up, clearly excited to see Jiang Feng, and soon noticed the miniature donkey.
Its head jerked slightly, filled with disbelief in its eyes.
The Little Donkey followed Jiang Feng inside.
The other horses all saw this Little Donkey.
Horses have a strong curiosity toward other animals; when they see cute little creatures, they gather around.
Now, seeing a miniature donkey resembling them but much smaller, these horses were a bit dazed too.
All the horses gathered on one side, sticking their heads out from the fences, eyes fixed on the miniature donkey.
The netizens watching burst into laughter.
[Hahaha! The horses in the stable are stunned too!]
[Horse: Whose kid is this, having such poor nutrition!]
[Horse: This little guy is only slightly bigger than my horse manure!]
[These horses’ expressions are too funny!]
The scene was indeed very entertaining.
The miniature donkey looked up at the steeds, standing tall and proud.
Its size was about as large as their faces, yet its presence was not diminished.
Jiang Feng picked up the miniature donkey and walked to the side of the corral.
The horses inside immediately stretched their heads closer, all eyes on the miniature donkey.
They seemed to communicate among themselves.
"Whose alt account is this?"
"Not mine; my alt account isn’t this small."
Jiang Feng continued walking forward.
In the enclosure ahead, there was a pair of mares with a foal.
Even the foal’s legs were taller than the miniature donkey.
The stable became lively; it was their first time seeing a miniature donkey, and they were all curious about it.
The miniature donkey, on the other hand, looked quite proud, seemingly thinking of these horses as its big brothers.
Horses are gentlemanly creatures and treat small animals well.
These horses would take care of this cute and lovable Little Donkey.
After all, the horses might think the Little Donkey has some inherent defect, but they still take care of their kind’s little ones.
Jiang Feng walked around the ranch, then went outside the ranch.
Outside the ranch, there’s an empty house resembling a security booth. Jiang Feng glanced at it and said:
"If we renovate this house a bit, it could serve as the mini donkey’s home."
"By then, we’ll add some pasture and a small bed inside, and connect a heating pipe to ensure the temperature is suitable."
"That way, we can raise donkeys."
"The door doesn’t need to be locked daily; it can still be free-range, since animals won’t run out of the ranch anyway."
Jiang Feng led the Little Donkey all the way back to his courtyard.
Golden Retriever Wangwang was shocked when he saw the Little Donkey.
Golden Retriever had seen big donkeys before and used to play with them at home.
He never imagined donkeys could become smaller than him someday.
Jiang Feng looked at Golden Retriever Wangwang and joked:
"Wangwang, if you don’t behave, I’ll shrink you too!"
Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s words, Wangwang turned his butt, twisted his head, and ran off quickly.
Seeing its hurried manner, the online viewers burst into laughter.
The addition of the Little Donkey brought newfound joy to the ranch.
Jiang Feng sat on a chair, stroking the Little Donkey’s chin.
The Little Donkey showed a comfortable expression.
Despite the tiring journey, this little fellow quickly adapted to ranch life.
Little Border Collie and Little White Wolf stayed by its side.
The three little ones soon started playing together.
Jiang Feng let go and watched them play.
He glanced at Little White Wolf and smiled slightly.
Little White Wolf is a wolf after all; the wolf genes remain within, but with the healing presence of Xiaojin Hua and Little Donkey, it can’t muster a fierce vibe.
This is called happy education.
It wasn’t long before Yang Maolin came to find Jiang Feng to report on work.
Because it’s likely to snow in two days, preparations for prevention and warmth needed to start, so a check on the cow pen and sheep pen was necessary to ensure the cows and sheep would be fine.
He knocked and entered, about to speak, but immediately spotted the Little Donkey playing on the floor.
Yang Maolin was momentarily stunned.
He rubbed his eyes and looked closely again, realizing it indeed wasn’t a dog, but a donkey.
"Oh my, this is a donkey?"
"What’s up with this donkey? Malnutrition?"
Yang Maolin exclaimed repeatedly.
Having been a herdsman his whole life, raising donkeys for grinding in the early years, Yang Maolin had never seen such a donkey.
Even at the market, small donkeys cost around 2000, but they’re much bigger than the donkey here.
Yang Maolin squatted down to carefully examine the Little Donkey in front of him; the Little Donkey showed no fear of humans and appeared adorably silly.
The online viewers in the live broadcast room were also amused.
[Haha, this guy got a scare!]
[For someone in the agriculture and livestock industry all their life, this donkey really challenges their perception!]
[Indeed, it took me quite a while to get my head around it!]
[The Little Donkey is just too funny!]
Jiang Feng explained to Yang Maolin:
"I ordered this pet donkey online; it’s called a miniature donkey."
"It can do farm work, but its small body struggles with carrying much."
"I just thought it was fun to keep as a pet."
Upon hearing this, Yang Maolin nodded and sighed deeply:
"Boss, what you’ve bought is truly something I’ve never seen."
"The world is vast; there’s nothing so strange as not to be seen!"
After saying this, he remembered another concern:
"The weather forecast says there will be light snow in three days, which should cover this area."
"The indoor pen at the sheep-fold can’t accommodate much."
"Some sheep will be exposed to the snow outside."
"So I’m thinking once the cattle pen is ready, let’s move the cows over there."
Upon hearing Yang Maolin’s words, Jiang Feng replied:
"Sure, no problem, I’ll take Niu Erhu to the cattle pen tomorrow."
"In winter, we have many lambs here, and they need to be well-raised."
"When spring comes, more lambs will be born; we’ll have to sell some."
"We’ll need to sell the fattest ones."
Spring is the season for breeding.
In winter, so many sheep crowded together, those unbred "peach-picking" rams will start industriously sowing seeds of love.
By spring, plenty of lambs will arrive; considering the number of sheep at Jiangfeng Ranch, there should be at least three hundred.
At that time, some sheep will be sold to earn money to cover operation costs.
"No issue, our pasture is ample and can definitely raise them well."
"This grassland for mowing is truly the best I’ve ever seen, like fishing treasures from a cornucopia; anything fished out is precious."
Yang Maolin replied with a smile.
The employees are all local herdsmen, familiar with the grassland, knowing how many cows and sheep it can support.
Although Jiangfeng Ranch’s pasture is only over 34,000 acres, it’s more efficient than a barren grassland of 100,000 acres, with higher productivity.
Once confirming the matters, Jiang Feng continued to entertain the Little Donkey in the courtyard.
Before long, several young ranch employees approached, wanting to see what the miniature donkey looks like.
The atmosphere was relaxed and joyful.
