Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland-Chapter 62 - 60: Special Care for the Sheep!
These days, Jiang Feng receives about 900,000 popularity value daily.
He’s now a small internet celebrity with over a million followers, and the quality of his fans is really good and sticky.
Many people are very familiar with the little animals on the ranch.
The most famous among them is the pig that escapes from its pen.
This pig has also become a frequent subject in videos made by many media bloggers.
Netizens have named it "Peppa."
"Did Peppa escape today?" has become the first question many people ask upon entering the livestream.
Jiang Feng has gotten used to it.
Sometimes, when he returns from herding, he sees Peppa in the yard and doesn’t even bother with her.
But occasionally, he’ll run a few steps to scare the Little Pink Pig.
Every time the Little Pink Pig sees Jiang Feng coming, it panics and scurries away, only to run back again once it realizes Jiang Feng isn’t chasing it.
Netizens can’t help but laugh, joking:
[You’re too sneaky, Ranch Owner!]
[Don’t bully my Peppa!]
[Peppa is so cute; its meat must be very tasty!]
[Looking forward to the day Peppa escapes from the Ranch Owner’s hands.]
It’s early autumn, and there’s a hint of coolness in the wind.
It’s been overcast for a long time, and the weather forecast says there will be rain in some areas, though it’s unclear when it’ll reach Maodeng Ranch.
These past few days, Jiang Feng has just been letting the cattle and sheep graze outside the ranch.
This method is simple; you just open the pen and let the cattle and sheep out.
There’s grass outside the ranch, not as lush as deep inside the pasture, but enough for the cattle and sheep to eat.
"You two stay here, and don’t let the sheep eat the seedlings in the field."
Next to the farmland, Jiang Feng looks at the growing seedlings and instructs the two Border Collies.
Lucky and Wealthy wag their tails excitedly.
They guard the farmland, and any careless sheep approaching are immediately scared away by the Border Collies.
Jiang Feng then heads to the yard where the Golden Retriever’s bed and the Orange Cat’s bed are.
First, he checks on the Golden Retriever, then the Orange Cat.
Both Golden Retriever Wangwang and Orange Cat are "expecting," and are due to give birth any day now.
"My Golden Retriever and Big Orange are about to give birth; it seems their due dates are just days apart."
"Considering Wangwang and Big Orange’s personalities,"
"after giving birth, neither of them likes taking care of their own kids—they might both bring them to me."
"Thinking about it gives me a headache."
Jiang Feng can foresee a "house full of cats and dogs" lifestyle, and he feels a bit overwhelmed.
The Golden Retriever hasn’t left its bed lately, and the same goes for the Orange Cat.
Netizens see their condition, filled with anticipation.
[Ranch Owner, I want to reserve a Little Golden Retriever!]
[I want to reserve a Tabby Cat!]
[If you can’t take care of them all, let me!]
[I’ll take them all!]
Followers of the cat and dog "cult" leave comments.
Seeing the comments, Jiang Feng smiles slightly and says:
"The cats and dogs are not for sale or giveaway; there are too few of them at the ranch, and I need to raise them all myself."
"It’ll be lively in the future."
Saying that, he thinks of something else and heads over to the chicken coop.
Inside the chicken coop, Cat Boss lies in the slot previously used for incubating eggs, eyes half-closed, with a bunch of fluffy chicks in its embrace.
The mother hen is watching it from beside, curious yet puzzled.
The cat has been here for a while, and the hen even suspects these chicks were born from the Tabby Cat.
"Look at that irresponsible dad; the wife is pregnant and about to give birth, but he spends his days hanging out in the chicken coop."
Jiang Feng sees Cat Boss enjoying itself and complains.
His words make the netizens burst into laughter.
[Haha, turns out humans and cats are the same!]
[I suspect the Ranch Owner is implying something!]
[This is the real "chicken coop"!]
[Orange Cat holding six chicks at once, is this "six in one"?]
[Whoa, "six in one," if it’s real, can we handle it, guys?]
[Can’t handle it? You don’t have hands?]
The comments are filled with playful jokes.
Cat Boss, eyes half-closed, listens to the chirping of little chicks, feeling the warmth in its embrace, looking thoroughly content.
It sees Jiang Feng but remains indifferent.
Jiang Feng is also at a loss, leaving it be.
Later in the afternoon, rain that had been looming for days finally starts falling.
Ranch workers drive the cattle and sheep back to the pen.
In the coming two to three days, no more grazing outside.
"It’s raining, we need to prepare for ranch protection."
"When the temperature drops, some sheep might catch a cold or other minor illnesses."
"Sick sheep receive special attention at the ranch."
Jiang Feng sees the cattle and sheep being herded back and explains to the viewers in the livestream.
[Special attention?]
Netizens become intrigued.
No one likes hearing about sick animals, especially cute ones like sheep.
Getting proper care would be great.
[How do you give special attention to sheep with colds?]
[Do you call pet doctors for them to check and prescribe?]
[Is there a special pen for treating these sheep?]
[Ranch Owner is truly a kind-hearted person!]
Seeing the comments, Jiang Feng shows a hint of confusion between his brows.
He laughs:
"Special attention refers to sending them off, possibly with a water burial or fire burial."
"In other words, either cooked or grilled."
"This way, losses are minimized."
Jiang Feng’s words leave the livestream.
Hearing his words, the friendly smiles on the faces of netizens slowly vanish, freezing in place.
Everyone just feels ten thousand alpacas galloping through their hearts.
[Ranch Owner, are you a devil?] 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
[Water burial and fire burial, you really thought of everything!]
[Sick sheep: Thank you!]
[How can 98.6 degrees say such cold words!]
[Sheep are so cute, how can you bear to eat them! Can I at least have a leg?]
[The Ranch Owner is right; I plan to send off 20 lamb skewers tonight!]
[I’m sending off lamb knuckle!]
[Everyone is a living Bodhisattva, so touched!]
Comments keep flowing.
In fact, ranches always have to butcher sheep and naturally choose the weaker ones.
Though herders grow attached to the sheep, life goes on; they still have to sell some.
As the weather gets colder, many herders choose to sell some sheep to reduce winter consumption and lower the risk of herding. They pocket the earnings securely.
Next spring, they will buy some lambs and raise them again.
Jiang Feng has his own pasture, the best for hay production in the country; he’s not worried at all about winter feed, so he plans to sell some adult meat sheep and buy more lambs to increase the number of sheep.
"Next year I plan to rent another 20,000 acres of pasture, currently discussing with Maodeng Ranch nearby."
"This patch of grassland is particularly good, so it’s priced higher; needs more negotiation."
"It’s best not to pasture cattle with sheep; cattle are picky with grass, which is why I only have a few hundred heads of cattle—it’s not enough."
"Next year, I plan to split into two areas: 20,000 acres for sheep, 10,000 acres for cattle, and raise some camels and horses."
"The scale could be about three times larger than now."
He calmly continues, with a relaxed, slightly lazy demeanor.
The ranch isn’t making much profit now; though the assets in cattle and sheep are growing, with only a small part sold, there’s little liquid cash made.
However, Jiang Feng’s side gig of livestreaming has earned a good amount.
The money from streaming gives him the confidence to lease a larger pasture.
10,000 acres of pasture isn’t enough.
He wishes to have a bigger pasture.
Netizens in the livestream express envy again.
Some can’t help but sigh:
[Ranch Owner is so rich, it’s overwhelming!]
[I suspect you’re implying something about the Ranch Owner, and the evidence is clear!]
[BIG audacity! Dare to insult the Ranch Owner, you’re looking for trouble!]
[That’s not the Ranch Owner; that’s my paternal and maternal brother!]
