Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland

Chapter 298 - 295: Jiang Feng’s Idea Is Simply to Raise Tigers!

Inside the sheep pen, there were dozens of nine-month-old sheep.

These sheep could go out to pasture, but Jiang Feng planned to keep them a bit longer.

At this moment, Jiang Feng was live-streaming the training of Border Collies.

Two meteor-colored Little Border Collies, one called Little Moon, the other Little Sun.

"These two guys are already three months old. At this age, even Xiaojin Hua could follow me to the pasture for herding."

"The two of them still don’t know anything."

"Which is why talent is important."

Jiang Feng held the Little Border Collies and entered the sheep pen, crouching on the ground.

The sheep in the pen were quite large, and they were all goats with horns on their heads.

Seeing Jiang Feng bringing in the Little Border Collies, the sheep were not at all afraid and even gathered around to have a look.

They gathered together, staring curiously at the meteor-colored Little Border Collies.

The two Little Border Collies seemed to feel looked down upon, and immediately ran towards the sheep, making a menacing gesture.

But the goats were clever and weren’t afraid of such small dogs.

Two brave goats even lowered their heads to sniff the scent of the Little Border Collies.

Seeing this scene, the viewers couldn’t help but laugh.

[Ranch owner, these two Little Border Collies can’t do it, they can’t herd the sheep properly.]

[Little Border Collies: Why aren’t you afraid? Sheep: Just not scared!]

[Haha, these little guys are so cute, no idea who they take after.]

Jiang Feng remained calm.

He smiled and said to the viewers:

"These two little guys haven’t seen herding on the pasture yet. Once the spring grazing ban is lifted and the pasture starts herding, they’ll learn quickly."

"Just having nothing to do today, bringing them out for a try."

"But the effect wasn’t that great."

Jiang Feng was teasing these two little guys, while outside the sheep pen, the three Border Collies were closely watching what was happening inside.

Lucky, Wealthy, and Xiaojin Hua were all very attentive to the actions of the two little guys.

The two Little Border Collies tried to herd the sheep but failed. At this moment, one goat seemed to get upset while looking at the two Little Border Collies and seemed ready to attack.

Just as it took an attacking stance, it saw the golden Border Collie rush in from outside, baring its teeth and growling.

With this scare, the goat quickly ran away, tail between its legs.

At critical moments, you still need to rely on adult Border Collies.

Animals on the pasture are always amusing.

These animals are cared for daily.

As the ranch owner, after taking a break on the pasture, Jiang Feng started pondering about buying some new animals.

No choice, it’s purely a personal hobby.

Just like some people like to collect figurines, others collect shoes, and some collect watches.

Jiang Feng likes to keep different animals.

Apart from the common cats and dogs, he also keeps parrots and rabbits.

The parrots are doing well now and don’t move much in winter, just staying inside the house.

As for the rabbits he keeps, let’s just say they taste quite good.

During winter, there’s construction on the pasture, and two more brick houses were built with great ventilation and insulation.

Everyone can tell Jiang Feng is intending to keep some new animals.

These brick houses aren’t that big, so it’s unlikely for raising cattle or Sika deer.

The ranch staff are curious about what animals Jiang Feng is building these houses for.

While feeding pigs, Zhu Huo, who was helping out, couldn’t help but ask:

"Manager, those two buildings over there, what are they for? I see you’ve even added lawns outside, so it must be for raising animals, right?"

Hearing Zhu Huo’s question, Jiang Feng replied with a smile:

"Planning to buy a few alpacas."

"Alpacas?" Zhu Huo was puzzled.

He knew sheep, and he knew camels, but what was an alpaca?

Jiang Feng didn’t say much more.

Alpacas are not cheap, and it’s only because finances have improved a bit recently that he can afford them.

"Just keeping them for ornamental purposes, they don’t really bring economic value. But alpaca wool is particularly expensive, far more than sheep wool."

"But I’m just keeping a few for fun."

Jiang Feng responded.

In a small place like the ranch, there are no secrets.

As soon as Jiang Feng said this, everyone quickly found out.

Then they also watched videos of alpacas online.

In private, Hadan, Bugude, and Zhu Huo, the three young men, chatted idly.

Hadan exclaimed:

"Oh dear, even the cheapest and worst little alpaca costs 10,000 yuan each. An adult one costs 30,000 yuan, more expensive than cattle, and alpacas don’t even do anything. Why do so many people buy them?"

Bugude replied: "Everyone has different hobbies. Rich people might spend hundreds of thousands on a teapot, it’s not something we think about."

Zhu Huo also responded: "From the videos, these alpacas are quite cute, and the animals the manager keeps are all pretty amazing."

At the same time, Jiang Feng had already contacted an alpaca breeding base and planned to pick out a few alpacas in a few days to bring them back.

These days, keeping alpacas as pets isn’t something new; some on the prairie have them.

But in Ximeng League, there are still relatively few people keeping them.

In the evening, Jiang Feng chatted on the phone with Liu Yiyi.

Liu Yiyi chuckled and said:

"With Sika deer and alpacas, you’re quite suited to open a zoo, always bustling. Then I can also enjoy it, holding adorable animals like pandas and otters."

Hearing Liu Yiyi’s words, Jiang Feng seriously replied:

"I’ve actually thought about taking over a zoo, there’s a small zoo in the suburbs of Xilinhot City that’s not doing well, with tigers, bears, and such."

"But the cost to take it over is too high, and the initial investment will definitely be large. It’s hard to recover the costs, so I still need to earn more money first."

Jiang Feng shared his idea of contracting Xilinhot Zoo.

Liu Yiyi was particularly supportive and immediately said:

"How much money do you need? I’ll ask my dad to invest some for you."

"Contracting a zoo is a good thing."

Seeing his girlfriend being so straightforward, Jiang Feng smiled.

A wealthy woman is truly a wealthy woman.

However, Jiang Feng didn’t need to rely on that, so he waved his hand and said:

"No need, once my winery opens, I should be able to make some money."

"By then, I’ll have the funds to handle the zoo matters."

The two chatted for a while longer and then said goodnight to each other, hanging up the phone.

Jiang Feng is quite relaxed by nature, steady and used to taking it easy.

The rewards drawn from the system are all nice; if he sold the luxury items and gold received as rewards, he could potentially earn tens of millions, but that could easily cause trouble.

Making money still needs to rely on oneself.

As for the zoo...

Actually, Jiang Feng wanted to buy a zoo not to run a tourism business but simply to legally raise tigers.

There’s no choice; he has a huge addiction to raising animals, especially tigers and leopards, which he really wants to raise.

This is the greatest joy of being a rancher.

But to raise tigers, investing tens of millions is a must.

Have to wait until he has money.

Moreover, there are benefits to acquiring a zoo: Live streaming would be easier. Going to the zoo daily is also a day’s streaming content.

Meanwhile, the winery is being built with great momentum.

By then, selling on the grasslands and establishing a reputation. There are various brands of liquor, yogurt, clothes here on the grasslands, especially since there’s a ceaseless supply of raw materials, meaning there are numerous factories.

The competition is fierce, but breaking through could allow him to earn a fortune.

After a few days, Jiang Feng made a trip to the alpaca breeding base.

He still has an unused gene selector but decided not to use it for the time being.

After all, whether alpacas are smart or not, they’re just like that; better save it for later.

Jiang Feng picked five alpacas, some white, some brown, all just reaching adulthood.

Such alpacas have passed their juvenile phase, have a high survival rate, good physical quality, and are still young enough to be tamed.

After selecting the alpacas, they officially settled into the ranch.

This period is during the New Year, so Jiang Feng didn’t start live streaming, and he took a trip to his grandma and grandpa’s house in Datong.

Once the seventh day after the New Year came around, Jiang Feng began live streaming.

Given the preview of the live stream, once it started, fans flocked in.

[Ranch owner, almost two million fans, feeling smug, aren’t you, not streaming for so long?]

[The big streamer is late again?]

[Are you looking down on us fans?]

[Bored to death over the New Year, and you didn’t stream.]

Many loyal fans are in the live stream now, those who are long-time fans often have a teasing tone mixed in.

In reality, they particularly enjoy Jiang Feng’s streams and are the most sincere fans.

Jiang Feng responded with a smile:

"Sorry, too busy over the New Year."

"Today’s stream features the new members of the ranch, I’ve raised five Divine Beasts!"

"I haven’t posted any videos, today I’ll show everyone around."

Upon hearing Jiang Feng say this, the netizens became quite interested.

[What is the ranch owner raising now?]

[Divine Beasts? It wouldn’t be alpacas, would it!]

As everyone was curious and uncertain, Jiang Feng had already walked into the newly built brick house.

As soon as he came out, several alpacas inside the house immediately ran out to greet him.

After the New Year, the weather is still quite cold, and visible snow surrounds them.

But alpacas originally live on plateaus, and alpacas belong to the camel family, essentially the same species as camels.

So, despite their silly and cute appearance, their physical constitution is extremely strong, and they’re not afraid of the cold at all.

The five alpacas ran towards Jiang Feng, not afraid of strangers at all.

Alpacas are close to their owner, but dislike strangers. If a stranger approaches, the alpaca will spit a big mouthful at their face.

But it’s different with their owner.

Jiang Feng regularly feeds them, making them very close to him.

"These are the alpacas I raised. They’ve only been on the ranch for a short while. They’ll be part of the ranch’s official roster now."

"These alpacas can live up to twenty years."

Jiang Feng connectedly caressed the alpacas’ heads, smiling while doing so.

Seeing this, the netizens were filled with envy, and the chat was lively.

[They’re really alpacas!]

[These guys look strange! But pretty cute!]

[Isn’t this the Divine Beast Alpacas? The ranch owner is raising Divine Beasts!]

[The ranch owner’s intention still isn’t clear?]

[Why are such cute creatures called alpacas?]

Alpacas rank seventh on the world’s adorable creatures list.

Just a bit lower than the fennec fox, giant panda, and red panda.

Despite their tall stature, alpacas have such a silly and cute charm that looking at them is truly amusing.

Additionally, these alpacas are constantly snuggling up to Jiang Feng, vying to act cute.

As the netizens watched Jiang Feng interact with the alpacas, their mood became very relaxed.