Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland-Chapter 68 - 66: Suddenly Stirring Things Up!

The cows and sheep were herded into designated areas to graze, while the tractor was busy every day.

The pasture became busier as more people arrived.

The Little Pink Pig would run around from time to time.

Jiang Feng didn’t bother catching it, but his cousin Jiang Youwei was keen on catching the little pig.

Unfortunately, he never managed to catch it.

Sometimes, when viewers saw this scene, they joked:

[Born from the same root, why so eager to fry each other!]

Jiang Youwei had started losing weight, seemingly motivated by Jiang Feng.

There’s no helping it; Jiang Feng has always been the "model child," and Jiang Feng’s uncle often said to Jiang Youwei, "Look at how impressive your cousin is," and the like.

Recently, upon visiting the pasture and seeing it well-managed by Jiang Feng, along with Jiang Feng’s youthfulness and charm, the plump cousin found a goal to strive toward.

Starting with catching pigs to lose weight, he began striving for self-improvement.

The Little Pink Pig enjoyed playing even more every day.

Now, it actively teased Jiang Youwei.

The childhood of one person and one pig was spent happily.

Outside the pasture, Jiang Feng inspected the conditions.

The hay cutting was done, and the center area had been raked into lines of high grass by the rake machine.

Finally, under everyone’s watchful eyes, the baling machine made its grand entrance.

This was the final step in hay making.

Behind the tractor, the mower was taken off and replaced with the baling machine.

The baling machine is a closed unit with a large opening at the bottom that scooped up the high grass. Inside, conveyors continuously rotated and compacted the grass, finally automatically wrapping it with netting and twine for stability.

Once the door was opened, a large bale was released, completing the task.

Viewers, witnessing the tractor’s versatility, finally understood why farming work relied heavily on tractors.

It’s just so practical!

[The tractor has new parts again!]

[This machine has so many uses!]

[I want to get one and play with changing the parts!]

[Finally it’s the baling stage, I want to see the big bales!]

[Watching mechanized operations is exhilarating!]

Viewers are very excited.

With the baling machine fully connected, Niu Erhu drove the tractor directly toward the piled-up high grass.

As the baling machine moved forward bit by bit, the dry grass piled on the field was swallowed by the machine.

The conveyors rotated quickly, compressing the dry grass continuously within the machine.

The tractor moved slowly, with Jiang Feng leisurely following.

"Once the grass is baled, it can be sold directly."

"It’s indeed much more convenient now. When I was a kid, baling wasn’t this easy."

"Back then, everyone had to use forks to stack the hay themselves."

"Stacking haystacks was a skill, and had to be done before it rained. The tops were made so that rainwater couldn’t seep inside the stack, preventing mold."

"If the stack wasn’t done well and rainwater got inside, that’d be troublesome."

"Now, with baling, there aren’t such issues."

"You can just leave them in the open because they’re tightly compacted by the machines, so rainwater can’t get in."

Beside Jiang Feng was Xiaojin Hua, accompanying him.

This little guy would always stick by Jiang Feng’s side when he had nothing to do.

After Jiang Feng finished his day’s work, Xiaojin Hua would run off to play with its friends.

One man and one dog followed leisurely.

A few minutes later, the baling machine came to a slow stop.

Jiang Feng walked over and said:

"A bale is finished, let’s take a look."

He walked to the baling machine’s side, where Niu Erhu pressed the operation button, opening the door at the back of the baling machine.

As soon as it opened, the compressed large round bale slowly rolled out.

This bale was a gigantic cylindrical shape, lying on its side, almost chest-high.

Jiang Feng jumped up and sat on the bale, its shape unchanged.

The cylindrical bale was big and wide enough to seat four people side by side comfortably.

"This is natural pasture hay."

"In winter, herders rely on these hay bales for feeding their cattle and sheep."

"Soon these bales will be scattered across the pasture."

"Then, we’ll arrange forklifts to gather and store them at the farm."

"This way, even if the pasture has no grass, I won’t panic."

Jiang Feng sat on it, stretching his legs slightly apart, looking carefree and relaxed.

The Little Border Collie was below, bouncing around and seemingly also wanted to get up.

Seeing this, Jiang Feng lowered his right foot, reaching out to the Little Border Collie.

The Little Border Collie was smart, immediately hugging Jiang Feng’s right leg and sitting its bottom on Jiang Feng’s foot.

Then, Jiang Feng kicked back with force, launching the Little Border Collie into the air.

He caught the Little Border Collie stably, placing it on the bale.

This incredible move amazed everyone.

[Is the streamer performing acrobatics?]

[Hahaha, suddenly showcasing some skills!]

[Well done, should reward, perform another one for me to see!]

[Life isn’t easy, the farm owner entertains!]

[It’s so fun, hahahaha!]

The comments erupted instantly.

Jiang Feng sat on the bale, looking at the rake machine in the distance, raking the grass.

The Little Border Collie wagged its tail happily on the bale, looking around excitedly.

There was plenty of space on the bale, allowing the Little Border Collie to run around freely.

As the rake machine continued its journey, every hundred meters or so, a gigantic bale was placed down.

Soon, over a dozen bales had appeared on the pasture.

Seeing this scene, viewers who loved playing PUBG stirred again.

[These bales remind me of a sneaky sniper hiding in the bales in the game with a VSS!]

[In the final circle of PUBG, there are 20 people alive, 18 lying on the grass, it’s boring!]

[This pasture would make a great PUBG map!]

[I want to hide behind the bales for a gun battle!]

Round bales rolled onto the ground, surrounded and secured by white nets.

Jiang Feng had begun planning how to sell these bales for some returns.

Running a pasture requires spending money everywhere but also offers many opportunities to earn.

Earning money is always delightful.

"Let’s sell them first, anyway my pasture can still feed the cattle for another one or two months, so I’m in no rush."

Jiang Feng sat on the bale, taking out his phone to contact vendors.

As the ranch owner, his main task was coordinating various sales.

Such as sales channels for wool, cattle and sheep, hay, milk, and the like.

He sent the drone along with the baling machine to let viewers see how it worked.

The stream stabilized with around seventy to eighty thousand viewers, occasionally nearing one hundred thousand. As the traffic remained stable, his streaming was shown to many people who would click to watch.

Although there are 200 million daily active users on short video platforms, having a stable viewership of several thousand means there’s something special.

In Inner Mongolia, hay sells well, and the quality of his hay was already up to export standards.

If the quantity is large, solving transportation issues would make selling the hay no problem.

Jiang Feng made several phone calls, continuously negotiating hay prices.

The current market prices are publicly transparent, with everyone in the industry knowing the various prices for cattle, pigs, hay, etc. The only thing to watch out for is avoiding pitfalls, as there are too many cunning individuals.

Jiang Feng contacted several major ranchers to come and inspect the hay.

Once they see the hay, the prices can be determined on-site.

The tractor continued working on the pasture.

The Little Border Collie sat beside him, with the Golden Eagle circling overhead.

The cattle and sheep were all let loose, everyone on the pasture, without worry of them running wild.

After checking the pasture’s condition for a while and confirming no issues, Jiang Feng called to the Little Border Collie to head back:

"Xiaojin Hua, let’s go, time to feed the pigs!"

Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s call, the Little Border Collie joyfully barked twice.

Jiang Feng picked up Xiaojin Hua from the bale, and one man and one dog walked toward the pasture.