Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland-Chapter 41 - 39: So It Just Didn’t Like Its Name!
That night, Jiang Feng was settling the popularity value.
"The number of people online for more than a minute in the livestream today totaled 322,238, with an average online duration of 3.2 hours, gaining a popularity of 1,031,161.6."
"Current total popularity value: 3.54 million."
The system’s voice sounded.
"The single-day popularity value broke 1 million."
Jiang Feng said to himself.
He had been livestreaming the whole day, giving deworming medicinal baths to sheep, along with some other prairie daily activities, and he hadn’t expected so many viewers.
It seems people really enjoy this kind of stress-relief livestream.
"Three Advanced Lotteries, five Basic Lotteries."
Jiang Feng didn’t hesitate and immediately chose to draw.
"Host chooses three Advanced Lotteries, drawing now..."
"Items obtained:"
"Zeiss Victory Series 10*32 Pocket Binoculars: A top-series binoculars, an ultimate optical masterpiece, durable and waterproof, portable and compact."
"Top Config Desktop Computer Host: A desktop computer host with a market value of about 600,000, with powerful performance."
Just as these items were drawn, a golden flash appeared before Jiang Feng’s eyes!
A skill came out!
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill:"
"[Instrument Grandmaster (Flute)]: The host is proficient in playing flute techniques."
"Host chooses five Ordinary Lotteries, drawing now..."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining items:"
"Special Recovery Pills (for birds): Special recovery pills effective only for birds."
"Eight-Hole Flute (Copper): A copper-based eight-hole flute with jade inlays at the mouth and end."
"Thermal underwear set (pink): A breathable and warm special underwear set, good warming effect, light pink in color."
"Lion Head Walnut Pair: Walnuts used for spinning in hands."
"A Zippo Lighter: A brand lighter, can be used to light a fire."
All these reward announcements echoed in Jiang Feng’s mind.
The rewards this time were just so-so.
The only skill drawn was playing the flute.
However, the item rewards from the Advanced Lottery were pretty good.
The binoculars can be used on the prairie, and the high-performance desktop computer will make it convenient for him to edit videos, play games, and watch movies.
Jiang Feng planned to save up a few million popularity values for the advanced lottery, while using the remaining tens of thousands for ordinary drawings.
This hit-and-miss method isn’t bad either.
Jiang Feng took out the binoculars and looked; they are portable and very compact. After pulling them open, he can observe distant areas, with a maximum magnification of 32 times.
Then, he installed the computer host in his bedroom.
Obtaining new items always feels novel.
After setting up the computer, Jiang Feng took out the copper flute and lighter, leaving the rest for later since he didn’t need them immediately.
The copper flute is dark purple in color, approximately 60 centimeters long, with dragon patterns engraved on the body, adorned with jade at the mouth, and a tassel with a jade gourd hanging from the end.
Upon touch, the flute feels smooth and cool, with excellent texture.
This flute is of exceptional quality, belonging to the top-grade eight-hole flutes.
Among Huaxia’s top ten ancient musical instruments, the flute is one, suitable for playing slow, calm, and lyrical melodies, expressing serene and elegant emotions.
The flute isn’t as agile as the dizi, which can freely execute slides, trills, and mordents, but it is more profound and lingering.
In this tranquil prairie, watching cattle and sheep and playing a flute melody is an immense enjoyment.
"Not bad."
Jiang Feng immediately searched for some music scores on Baidu, then gently played in front of the computer screen.
The night on the ranch was particularly quiet, occasionally interrupted by a few bleats from the sheep.
At this moment, the light, lingering, winding flute sound flowed from Jiang Feng’s room.
Xiaojin Hua was resting in the room next door and immediately stood up, curiously peeking toward Jiang Feng’s room.
Golden Retriever Wangwang lay at the door, and upon hearing the flute, it stood up as well.
The music seemed to possess some magic, adding more melodious atmosphere to the already quiet ranch.
After playing a few pieces, Jiang Feng put down the copper flute and went to wash up and sleep.
Above the ranch, stars and moon filled the sky.
...
The next morning, the cattle and sheep were let out, and the livestream started.
Today’s agenda still involved giving sheep medicated baths.
Nowadays, many DIY media bloggers linger in Jiang Feng’s livestream room, editing and sharing some ranch video clips.
So a lot of people are attracted to the livestream by these warm pictures.
Ma He first drained the water from yesterday, then cleaned the pool, plugged the drain, and refilled it with fresh water and deworming medicine.
A large flock of sheep had already been herded over, ready and waiting.
Jiang Feng stood not far away, while Golden Retriever Wangwang ran between his legs, wagging its tail, slapping Jiang Feng’s calves left and right.
Xiaojin Hua was playing at Jiang Feng’s feet.
"Go, go play over there." Jiang Feng petted Wangwang’s big head and sent it off to play nearby.
The Golden Retriever immediately ran to the side to play with toys.
Jiang Feng addressed the netizens:
"Today we’re still giving the sheep deworming baths, having just sheared the wool, it’s perfect for deworming and prevention."
"There are many sheep on the ranch; this is a large project that will take three to four days to complete."
Saying that, Jiang Feng already had the wooden fork in his hand.
[Let me handle the wooden fork, owner!]
[I can do this job!]
[Isn’t it just pressing down the sheep’s heads? I won’t hurt them!]
[I felt so thrilled yesterday!]
The barrage instantly responded.
Sometimes, it’s hard to understand why these activities feel so stress-relieving, but they really do look satisfying.
Soon, the sheep followed the fence in, falling into the medicine pool.
Jiang Feng wielded the wooden fork, pressing the heads of the incoming sheep.
One by one, sheep by sheep, repeating it over and over, just like always.
The sheep struggling in the medicine pool hurriedly floated up, then hastily ran out of the pool water.
The netizens in the livestream continued watching intently.
Not until four in the afternoon did all sheep finish their round in the medicine pool, only then did Jiang Feng could take a break.
"Today’s sheep are done, and there’s another day tomorrow."
"When the ranch is idle, it’s really idle, but when it’s busy, it truly is nonstop, basically something every day."
Jiang Feng remarked.
[Livestreamer, thanks for your hard work sheep pressing!]
[Pressing a thousand sheep in a day, you’re incredible!]
[Hahaha, your use of the word "press" is quite ingenious!]
[These ranch activities look really interesting!]
Jiang Feng sat on a chair, drinking water and resting. At this time, the Tabby Cat appeared not far away again.
These days, the Tabby is like a dragon, showing its head but not its tail. As it approached, Jiang Feng called out a couple of times:
"Mimi, come here, come!"
However, the Tabby Cat continued to ignore him, jumped onto the wall, and rested atop it.
At this moment, a netizen with the ID [Pet Doctor Liu Yuan] sent a barrage message:
[Owner, maybe that Tabby Cat doesn’t respond to you because of its name!]
Jiang Feng happened to see this message.
"You’re saying because of its name? Is it aloof because it’s called ’Mimi’?"
[Pet Doctor Liu Yuan] replied: [Cats have a strong sense of pride. It probably heard others calling other cats Mimi, thought it wasn’t unique, so it doesn’t want to respond.]
[This cat looks quite impressive; its pride is likely stronger.]
Reading Jiang Yuan’s words, Jiang Feng was a bit startled.
Netizens were also intrigued.
[So Mimi dislikes its name?]
[Really? Mimi sounds so nice! Don’t all Huaxia native cats get called Mimi?]
[Does it think its name isn’t unique enough?]
[It’s like being named Xiaoming or Xiaohong; would you like to be called Xiaoming?]
Jiang Feng thought the pet doctor made sense.
Perhaps the Tabby Cat once heard someone calling Mimi, thought it was being called, only to find out when it got closer that it wasn’t.
"Now I see why it always dismisses me with a sneer."
Jiang Feng came to a realization.
Then, he pondered for a second, and shouted at the cat on top of the wall:
"Boss! Cat Boss!"
His shout attracted the Tabby Cat’s attention, which turned and stared at Jiang Feng.
"Cat Boss, come here!"
Jiang Feng looked directly at the Tabby Cat and called out again.
The Tabby Cat looked at Jiang Feng for a few seconds, confirming it was being called.
This time, it leaped from the wall and ran toward Jiang Feng, meowing.
Jiang Feng was immediately amused.
"Turns out it really didn’t like being called Mimi."
Upon seeing this scene, the netizens couldn’t help but laugh too.
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