Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland

Chapter 261 - 259: The Cat Who Loves Riding Horses, a Cat on Horseback!

The giant pumpkin seeds in the yard have sprouted and broken through the soil.

Jiang Feng found some wooden sticks, sharpened one end, and stuck them around the pumpkin seedlings to help the vines climb upwards.

Next is waiting for them to bloom, followed by artificial pollination.

The roots of the pumpkin seedlings swiftly absorbed the nutrients from the soil, growing continuously.

It’s autumn, and the grass on the prairie has turned a bit yellow.

A while ago, many small flowers were growing in the middle of the pasture, mostly white and yellow ones.

But now, at a glance, almost all the flowers have withered, leaving only the grass that is partly green, partly yellow.

Similarly, even the number of flies and mosquitoes has decreased a lot.

The pasture is undergoing its final round of mowing.

All the grass that grows over knee-high is cut off and made into stacks.

The shorter grass is left, allowing the cattle and sheep to graze for a while longer.

However, it’s necessary to keep moving the cattle and sheep, not just driving them to a fixed area and leaving them unattended as before.

"It’s autumn again, preparing for the harvest."

As the ranch owner, Jiang Feng naturally looks forward to autumn.

The spring lambs have grown up, chubby and full of meat.

The cattle are also plump and strong.

To reduce the feeding pressure in winter, a large portion of the cattle and sheep is definitely going to be sold in autumn.

Last year, to increase the flock numbers, fewer sheep were sold.

Now the pasture can stabilize at a total of 4000-4500 sheep, only needing to keep 2000 ewes ready for breeding.

His mutton is quite good and can be sold for a higher price.

Thus, in the coming time, Jiang Feng will be busy focusing on mutton prices and negotiating prices with his partners.

Business affairs inevitably involve drinking culture.

Jiang Feng doesn’t like to drink, but fortunately, the ranch employee Niu Erhu is a drinking god, super capable of drinking.

So, in some business occasions, Jiang Feng brings Niu Erhu along.

In the midst of busyness, orders are signed one by one.

The sheep raised by Jiang Feng have been rated, all as top-quality prairie sheep, the finest mutton.

Prairie people know mutton well; they can tell how sheep have been raised by their hair, physique, and eyes.

So, Jiang Feng’s mutton is priced higher than ordinary mutton.

On average, each sheep costs about 2,300 yuan, with an order of 1,500 sheep, making approximately 3.5 million.

Due to being busy with ranch matters, livestreaming has been less frequent recently.

Netizens leave comments below the videos every day.

"Why hasn’t the ranch owner started streaming yet, floating away!"

"Hurry up and start the broadcast!"

"Another video of little animals to fob us off!"

After handling ranch matters, Jiang Feng chose to start a livestream.

The first thing during the livestream was to show everyone the pumpkin seedlings in the corner.

At this moment, the pumpkin seedlings in the three large flower pots are already lush, resembling banana leaves.

Only half a month has passed.

Jiang Feng said to everyone:

"Next, I need to transplant the pumpkin seedlings into the field, and then surround them specifically to block the wind and maintain the temperature."

"Every giant pumpkin is a solitary offspring, with dense roots and stems growing around it, solely nourishing it."

Today’s task is to transplant the pumpkin seedlings.

The family’s Xiao Sanhua cat followed Jiang Feng, this calico cat is particularly cute, moves very gently, and is the best-looking among the batch of farm cats.

The mottled fur color, simultaneously inherits Cat Boss’s round head and big eyes, making this cat’s genes superb.

Jiang Feng confirmed Xiao Sanhua is indeed Cat Boss’s biological daughter.

Subsequently, Jiang Feng called Hadan and Bugude to start transplanting the pumpkins outside.

To grow pumpkins, Jiang Feng even prepared a plastic greenhouse.

Seeing the transparent greenhouse outside the ranch, netizens were somewhat impressed.

Indeed, the botanical bloodline is strong; this planting talent is truly remarkable.

The prairie is windy, with large temperature differences between day and night, generally not suitable for growing vegetables.

But the weather conditions can’t interfere with Jiang Feng’s planting ambition, so he specially set up a greenhouse on an open space, covering about four acres.

The three carried the first flower pot to the open space in the greenhouse.

The ground has been plowed by an excavator; a small excavator can come in and furrow the land.

While they were busy, the cats and dogs came to watch.

"Boss, we’re curious, what are you planting?"

Hadan dug a small pit with a shovel on the ground, couldn’t help but ask.

"It’s a pumpkin, a rather special pumpkin."

"I want to grow it to see."

Jiang Feng replied.

Pumpkin?

Though still curious, the two did not ask further.

They transplanted the pumpkin seedlings from the pots to the ground, then started carrying the second pumpkin seedling.

Hadan thought Jiang Feng wanted to plant the second pumpkin seedling next to the first one.

Who knew Jiang Feng said to him:

"Carry it over there, a bit farther, otherwise, there won’t be enough space."

Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, Hadan was even more puzzled.

The distance is already over ten meters, isn’t it a bit too far?

Netizens in the livestream watched the three’s actions, also not understanding the situation.

Jiang Feng calmly explained:

"The roots and stems of giant pumpkins are far more than you imagine, let’s put it this way, the greenhouse may seem empty, if the three pumpkins start growing, their roots and stems might occupy the entire ground."

Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s words, everyone was a bit surprised.

[No way, such a big greenhouse, planting three pumpkins will fill it?]

[I’ve seen videos of giant pumpkin planting, expansive vines only produce one pumpkin, all nourishing that pumpkin!]

[You saying that makes me curious, ranch owner, hurry up and start planting!]

[I see!]

Jiang Feng confirmed the location, and the three of them cooperated to plant the three pumpkin seedlings.

At this moment, looking over, the three pumpkin seedlings seemed lonely, surrounded by empty land.

However, Jiang Feng was not in a hurry.

This was just the beginning.

Hadan and Bugude looked at the pumpkin seedlings.

Hadan couldn’t help but say:

"Can it really fill up the greenhouse? How big must it be!"

Bugude replied:

"The manager said it can, so it can!"

The pumpkin seedling transplantation is complete, and with the greenhouse, there’s no worry about the impact of temperature and wind.

Jiang Feng is full of confidence in growing giant pumpkins.

Next, Jiang Feng decided to visit the pasture and headed to the stables.

He hadn’t ridden a horse for a long time, so he took Red Hare out for a ride.

Upon entering the stable, Jiang Feng noticed a black cat lying on the back of a horse. The horse was strolling in the circle, and it lay there as if taking a casual horse ride.

The drone camera captured the black cat.

The viewers in the livestream room exclaimed instantly.

[Whoa! Is that black cat riding a horse?]

[It’s lying on the horse’s back, the horse isn’t driving them away?]

[I’ve seen videos from a few farms, it seems horses really like cats, and cats really like horses.]

[Yes, cats raised on farms are like this!]

The comments keep pouring in.

Jiang Feng noticed the black cat situation and laughed, saying:

"The black cat usually hangs around the stables, there’s plenty of hay here, suitable for cats to make their nest."

"For the black cat, the nest here is more comfortable than the one at home."

"It loves being on horseback, and besides horses, it also likes hopping onto camels."

"The horses and camels are quite accommodating to it."

Listening to Jiang Feng’s explanation, the viewers found it even more interesting.

[This horse must not like bathing, got a cat grown on it!]

[A cat on horseback?]

[Wow, truly a cat born on the prairie, with such a hobby!]

The peculiar traits of animals are always so amusing.

Jiang Feng went to the paddock to bring out the Red Rabbit Horse.

He saddled up Red Rabbit Horse, then mounted up and slightly pulled the reins, Red Rabbit quickly dashed towards the prairie.

The smooth red fur fluttered in the wind, like burning flames.

Every time Red Rabbit appears, it ignites a feeling of excitement.

Riding a galloping steed symbolizes the vastness of the prairie.

And such a superb steed as Red Rabbit intensifies this notion.

The viewers marvel.

[Red Rabbit Horse is so handsome!]

[Is this the champion of the Nadamu Festival horse race in Ximeng League?]

[The manager truly excels at horse racing, this is no brag! It’s elegance in motion!]

[Suggest the manager participate in "Fengshen List", actors there practice equestrian skills daily!]

Jiang Feng didn’t look at the comments, just ran swiftly on the prairie.

After not running for a while, it felt particularly exhilarating.

Now, the prairie has significant temperature differences between day and night, but the current temperature was quite pleasant, and the wind on the face was not chilly.

After running for a while, Jiang Feng stopped.

"The pasture is already mowed, it doesn’t look as lush now."

"But the roots are still there, so it remains vast."

Jiang Feng looked at the flat pasture and sighed.

The drone shot towards the distant pasture.

The prairie looked emptier and desolate, not as vibrant.

It easily conveyed the sense of autumn.

[Indeed, although the ground is full of green grass, it feels quite desolate!]

A viewer exclaimed.

[That’s because the manager’s pasture was incredibly beautiful before, the grass grew densely!]

[You can check out videos from other herdsmen, their pastures have all yellowed or turned to sand!]

[The manager’s pasture is still exceptionally splendid!]

Jiang Feng gazed at the prairie scenery.

Huaxia’s ancient poets mostly praised spring and winter, rarely writing about autumn:

Only one poem says:

Since ancient times, autumn has been melancholy and solitary; I say autumn surpasses the spring morning.

Under the clear sky, a lone crane rises above the clouds, inspiring poetic sentiments to reach the azure heavens.

Coincidentally, as Jiang Feng looked up, he truly saw a line of wild geese cutting across the sky.

At this, Jiang Feng recalled last year at this time.

A small wild goose didn’t follow the main flock flying away, and Jiang Feng took it in, spending the winter at the pasture.

Come spring, the little wild goose met friends, flapped its wings, dragged its chubby body, yet flew away, searching for its companions.

One wonders how that little guy is doing now.

But as fate would have it, just as Jiang Feng was thinking about the small wild goose in his heart.

A flock of wild geese suddenly appeared at the horizon, flying in a V-shape, headed straight towards the pasture.

The lead wild goose was directly flying in Jiang Feng’s direction.

The wild geese are heading south for winter, but that little wild goose wants to visit Jiang Feng before heading south to say goodbye, thanking him for the entire winter’s shelter.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Feng laughed.