Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland

Chapter 263 - 261: Pollination—Seeing Pumpkin “Scenes” in My Lifetime!

Milk Candy successfully gave birth to four puppies.

This time it was truly lively.

Among these four puppies, three have merle coat color, and one is black and white.

It can be said that the golden gene did not manifest.

However, the two merle-colored little ones have a lot of mottled golden patterns mixed in.

Overall, it’s a dazzling mix of gray with golden highlights.

The gold is the most stubborn part of Xiaojin Hua’s genes.

But the fact is, the golden Border Collie’s genes are somewhat flawed, as the normal Border Collie coloring is black and white.

Golden Borders and Merle Borders breeding mostly produce merle puppies, a few black and white, and gold-white may also appear.

These four little ones, all with double blue eyes, evenly distributed colors, none of them ugly.

They were destined to be liked as soon as they were born.

Jiang Feng was very happy, discussing with Liu Yiyi how to take care of the puppies.

Of course, even if the puppies are brought to the ranch, they have to wait until the puppies open their eyes.

So it still needs at least two weeks’ time.

Xiaojin Hua still plays happily with the ranch partners every day.

Only occasionally would he miss his wife.

After hanging up the video call, Jiang Feng was very delighted.

"Three merle Borders and one black and white Border."

"Though they have Australian Milk Candy bloodlines, they seem even prettier."

"The shepherd dog team will be expanded in the future."

"Not bad."

The next day, Jiang Feng routinely started his live broadcast.

First, he went to the greenhouse to show everyone the state of the pumpkins.

Already more than ten days have passed, and the pumpkin seedlings are growing explosively.

There was originally only one clump on the ground, but now looking, the three pumpkin seedlings have become a large area, completely covering the ground.

The online viewers were somewhat shocked.

[Is this still the same pumpkin seedling?]

[Wow, have they grown this much already?]

[How many pumpkins will grow from this?]

[Feels like seeing alien plants!]

Everyone was discussing vigorously.

Jiang Feng walked forward, came to the side of a cluster of pumpkin seedlings.

The pumpkin vines were thick, the leaves were big.

These leaves spread upwards, like lotus leaves.

Many farmers who have grown pumpkins exclaimed continuously.

[Is this really pumpkin? The leaves are so big? Completely different from the pumpkins at my home!]

[This is somewhat exaggerated in size!]

Jiang Feng squatted down, examining the situation on the vine.

"Now preparing to keep the pumpkin, I’ve already selected a suitable female flower, now it’s time to pollinate it."

At this moment, there is a female flower at the junction of the robust stem on the vine.

The female flower is wrapped with thick gauze.

This step is to prevent insects from pollinating the female flower.

The viewers were known for their cheeky comments.

After hearing Jiang Feng say this, many "Xiaohuangzi" became excited.

[Is the host going to pollinate the flower? How? Is it the kind I think?]

[Host, my flowers also need pollination.]

[Geez, these comments are an insult to my eyes!]

[The host especially likes pollinating flowers, who’s first?]

Comments flooded in.

Among them, many "hahaha" comments.

Evidently, Xiaohuangzi stirred up the atmosphere in the live stream.

Jiang Feng removed the white thick gauze from the female flower, then searched on the pumpkin seedlings.

"Now I need to find a suitable male flower, use its pollen to pollinate the female flower."

"To make the pumpkin grow well, the genes need to be good."

"So, choosing the pollen is very important."

After searching for a while, Jiang Feng saw a robust male flower on a cluster of pumpkin seedlings.

He immediately decided to use this male flower’s pollen for pollination.

Jiang Feng began busying himself.

He picked the male flower, then peeled off all its petals, leaving only the stem and stamen.

The long thin part, though small, indeed resembled something in shape.

The viewers furrowed their brows, realizing it was not simple.

Many people’s faces showed a slightly frivolous smile.

At this moment, Jiang Feng moved next to the female flower again.

The female flower had already started to bloom, previously wrapped by the gauze it was not visible, but once the gauze was removed, the petals fully opened.

"Now I’m going to pollinate the female flower."

Speaking, Jiang Feng used the stamen of the male flower to rub inside the female flower.

This scene looked a bit bizarre.

Comments exploded instantly!

[Host, stop, what are you doing!]

[Oh my god, hard not to think of something naughty!]

[Playing it big, didn’t expect to see "flower scenes" in the live stream!]

[Isn’t this normal pollination? Now everyone thinks like this?]

[First time watching pumpkin scenes, a bit nervous, is it directly pants off?]

[Yup, got me interested!]

Comments flowed with cheekiness.

Originally plain pumpkin growing and pollinating.

Just using the stamen of a male flower to rub inside a female flower.

But once someone stirred things up, the live stream became lively.

The scene was quite amusing.

Jiang Feng was calm and didn’t intervene much.

He simply said:

"If you want pumpkins to grow well, you need fewer and better nurturing. With so many seedlings supporting just one pumpkin, it’s sure to thrive."

After confirming the pollination of the female flower, Jiang Feng once again used coarse gauze to wrap the female flower, and then found a box to cover it.

This way, it ensures the female flower won’t be disturbed by other pollen.

This is called being professional.

The netizens were still immersed in the fun of the "pumpkin slices."

The followers were extraordinarily excited.

Because there were three giant pumpkin seedlings, Jiang Feng needed to pollinate the other two pumpkin seedlings as well.

This made the livestream viewers even more excited.

Everyone was eagerly waiting for the pollination process.

Then, Jiang Feng did the same technique.

He found a male flower, picked it, peeled off the petals, and then rubbed the stamen around the female flower’s stigma.

The bullet screen comments turned away for a moment.

Everyone laughed gleefully.

Fortunately, the pollination was completed quickly, so everyone soon calmed down again.

After leaving the greenhouse, there were still some things to deal with outside.

Jiang Feng said to the viewers:

"Lately, I’ve been paying attention to July."

"As you all know, since July’s mother passed away, it’s been living alone."

"There’s also a little horse named June in the stable, but June is taken care of by its mother, so it doesn’t play with July."

"Although Little Donkey sometimes plays with it, as it grows, the donkey obviously can’t keep up with July’s pace."

"So I’ve communicated with the surrounding ranchers and those who specialize in raising horses. If anyone’s mare passes away, I’ll buy the foal to keep July company."

"Last night, a ranch at Mao Deng’s had just such a situation."

"The mare died of postpartum wind, leaving the foal motherless."

"Today, I’m going to transport the foal here."

When Jiang Feng mentioned the foal, many of July’s fans immediately said:

[Haven’t seen Little July for a long time. How is it now!]

[The ranch owner is really kind!]

[July must take care of itself; it’s so pitiful to watch!]

[It’s really not easy for a foal without a mother to survive!]

Everyone was warm-hearted, especially when Little July had tears in its eyes at that time, making it even more heartbreaking.

So, everyone had higher hopes for Little July.

Jiang Feng drove the pickup truck, heading out on the road.

The arrival of autumn was becoming more apparent.

Soon, Jiang Feng arrived at another’s ranch.

At this moment, the foal was tied to a post, looking very weak, and its coat was somewhat dull.

Jiang Feng went over to touch the little guy.

As people approached, the foal would struggle violently, trying to escape the reins.

But when someone touched it or hugged its neck, the foal calmed down significantly.

"How old is this horse?" Jiang Feng asked the ranch owner.

"Half a month old, it’s in good health," the latter replied.

"Okay, I’ll take it away then."

Jiang Feng untied the foal’s rope and led it outside. The foal struggled a few times, realized it couldn’t break free, and gave up.

It was the fear of the unknown, so it instinctively struggled.

After all, it had no reliance and didn’t know where this journey would lead.

Even placed in the pickup truck’s back compartment and tied with a rope, the foal still occasionally struggled a bit.

Jiang Feng, however, drove the truck, taking the foal towards the ranch.

This journey was at a slow pace.

After stopping the car, Jiang Feng started the livestream and took the foal down from the truck.

He introduced it to the viewers:

"This foal is also an orphan, and it’s not emotionally stable right now."

"I’m taking it over to July."

"July’s in good shape now; it should be able to influence its mood."

"Two lonely little horses can save each other."

Jiang Feng led the foal inside.

The foal gradually adapted to Jiang Feng and stopped resisting.

At this time, the camels were already being grazed outside on the grassland, so the camel pen was empty.

Jiang Feng led the foal inside and then brought Little July out.

The two little horses were meeting for the first time.

Since they were about the same size, both looking pitiful,

they naturally approached each other and slowly got acquainted.

Jiang Feng stood outside the pen watching.

"Animals are like people; when they’re young, they need companionship."

"Only this way can they grow up healthy."

"It’s September now, so this horse will be called September."

"I hope July and September can become good friends."

Jiang Feng said with a smile.

Upon hearing his words, the viewers felt a sense of warmth.

[Little September also looks so pitiful!]

[Imagining a story of brothers relying on each other for survival!]

[July: From now on, I’m your big brother!]

[Hope the two foals grow up happily!]

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