Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland

Chapter 264 - 261: Never Thought I’d Live to See Pumpkin Scenes!

Milk Candy successfully gave birth to four puppies.

This time, it was truly lively.

Of these four puppies, three are merle-colored, and one is black and white.

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

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

The overall appearance is a colorful gray with golden embellishments.

These golden hints are the greatest stubbornness of Xiaojin Hua’s genes.

But it is indeed the case, the golden Border Collie gene has some flaws, the normal Border Collie color is black and white.

When a golden Border Collie and a merle Border Collie breed, most of the offspring are merle, a few are black and white, and of course, there could also be gold and white.

These four little fellows all have double blue eyes, and the color distribution is even, none of them look ugly.

As soon as they’re born, they’re destined to be liked by people.

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

Of course, even if the puppies come to the ranch, they must wait until the puppies open their eyes.

So, it’ll still take at least two weeks.

Xiaojin Hua still plays with his ranch buddies happily every day.

Only occasionally does he miss his wife.

After hanging up the video call, Jiang Feng felt very happy inside.

"Three merle Border Collies, one black and white Border Collie."

"Although there’s Australian Milk Candy bloodline, they seem prettier."

"The sheepdog team will be more robust in the future."

"Not bad."

The next day, Jiang Feng started his live broadcast as usual.

He first came to the greenhouse to show everyone the pumpkin situation.

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

Originally there was only a cluster on the ground, but now, the three pumpkin seedlings have become a large patch, covering the ground thickly.

The viewers in the livestream were somewhat stunned.

[Is this still the pumpkin seedling?]

[Wow, it’s grown so much already?]

[How many pumpkins will this grow?]

[Feels like watching an alien plant!]

Everyone was discussing enthusiastically.

Jiang Feng walked forward, next to a cluster of pumpkin seedlings.

The pumpkin’s vines are very thick and the leaves are very large.

These leaves all open upwards, like lotus leaves.

Quite a few farmers who have planted pumpkins before exclaimed repeatedly.

[Is this a pumpkin? The leaves are so big? It’s completely different from the pumpkins at my home!]

[It’s exaggeratedly big!]

Jiang Feng squatted down to check the situation on the vine.

"Now I’m preparing to keep the pumpkin, I’ve already picked a suitable female flower, and now I’ll pollinate it."

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

The female flower was wrapped in coarse burlap.

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

The viewers were always full of mischievous comments.

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

[The owner is going to pollinate the flower? How will he do it? Is it the pollination I imagine?]

[Owner, my flowers need pollinating too.]

[Gosh, these comments are insulting my eyes!]

The comments kept surging.

Among them, lots of "hahahaha" comments were mixed in.

Clearly, Xiaohuangzi had stirred up the atmosphere in the livestream room.

Jiang Feng removed the white coarse burlap from the female flower and then looked around the pumpkin seedlings.

"I now need to find a suitable male flower, using the male flower to pollinate the female flower."

"To make the pumpkins grow well, the genes must be good."

"So choosing the pollen is very important."

Jiang Feng searched for a while, and then saw a robust male flower on a cluster of pumpkin seedlings.

He immediately decided to use the pollen from this male flower for pollination.

Jiang Feng started to get busy.

He picked the male flower and stripped all the petals, leaving only the stem and the stamen.

The long stem, although small, indeed looks like the shape of something.

The viewers furrowed their brows and realized things weren’t simple.

Many faces were already filled with slightly frivolous smiles.

At this moment, Jiang Feng walked to the female flower.

The female flower had already started to bloom, previously wrapped in burlap it couldn’t be seen, and after removing the burlap, the petals slowly opened.

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

Jiang Feng said as he used the stamen of the male flower to smear inside the female flower.

This scene seemed somewhat strange.

The comments instantly exploded!

[Owner, stop quickly, what are you doing!]

[Oh my, it’s hard not to think of certain things!]

[Doing it this big? Didn’t expect to see "flower scenes" in the livestream room one day!]

[Isn’t this just normal pollination? Has everyone’s thought process changed like this now?]

[First time watching pumpkin scenes, a bit nervous!]

The viewers were full of mischievous remarks.

Originally just a simple pumpkin planting and pollination.

It’s just using the stamen of the male flower to rub inside the female flower’s stamen.

But someone set the tone, and the livestream room became lively.

The scene was quite amusing.

Jiang Feng was very calm and didn’t interfere much.

He just said:

"If you want the pumpkin to grow well, you should focus on fewer but better quality. With so many seedlings feeding just one pumpkin, it will definitely grow well."

After confirming the pollination of the female flower, Jiang Feng wrapped it up again with coarse gauze, then found a box and placed it upside down on top.

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

This is what you call professionalism.

The online viewers were still immersed in the joy of "pumpkin slicing."

The Huang Zis were extremely excited.

Because there were three giant pumpkin seedlings, Jiang Feng also had to pollinate the other two pumpkin seedlings.

Now, the viewers in the livestream were even more excited.

Everyone was waiting for the pollination process.

Then, Jiang Feng followed the same method.

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

The comments were momentarily speechless.

Everyone burst into laughter.

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

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

Jiang Feng said to the viewers:

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

"As you know, July has been living on his own since his mother passed away."

"There’s another young horse named June in the stable, but June is cared for by a mare, so he’s quite arrogant and doesn’t play with July."

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

"So I’ve communicated with the surrounding ranchers and specialized horse breeders. If anyone has a mare that has passed away, I’ll buy the foal to keep July company."

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

"The mare passed away due to postpartum complications, leaving the foal motherless."

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

When Jiang Feng mentioned the foal, many of July’s fans eagerly commented:

[It’s been a while since we’ve seen Little July. How is he now!]

[The ranch owner is so kind!]

[July must be well taken care of, it’s so heartbreaking to watch!]

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

Everyone was very caring, especially since Little July had tears in his eyes at the time, making him even more pitiful.

That’s why everyone had higher hopes for Little July.

Jiang Feng drove the pickup truck and headed out.

The signs of autumn were becoming more apparent.

Soon, Jiang Feng arrived at another ranch.

At this moment, the little foal was tied to a post, looking very thin and with somewhat dry fur.

Jiang Feng went over to pet the little one.

When people got close, the foal would struggle violently, trying to escape the reins.

But when people petted or hugged its neck, the foal would calm down a lot.

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

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

"Alright, then I’ll take it with me."

Jiang Feng untied the foal and led it outside. The foal struggled a bit, then gave up when it realized it couldn’t break free.

It was instinctually fearful of the future, so it would naturally struggle.

After all, it had no support and didn’t know where it was going on this trip.

Even when placed in the pickup truck’s rear compartment and tied with a rope, the foal would still occasionally struggle.

Jiang Feng drove at a gentle pace, heading back to the ranch with the foal.

The journey wasn’t very fast.

When Jiang Feng stopped the car, he started the livestream and brought the foal down from the vehicle.

He introduced to the viewers:

"This foal is also an orphan, and its emotions are still unstable."

"I’m taking it over to July."

"July is in good condition now, and should be able to influence its emotions."

"Two lonely young horses can find redemption in each other."

Jiang Feng led the foal inside.

The foal gradually adapted to Jiang Feng and stopped resisting.

At this moment, the camel had been released to graze outside, so the camel’s pen was empty.

Jiang Feng led the foal in, then brought Little July out.

The two young horses were meeting for the first time.

Since they were about the same size and both looked rather pitiful,

they naturally gravitated towards each other and slowly got to know one another.

Jiang Feng watched from outside the pen.

"Animals, like humans, need companionship when they are young."

"Only then can they grow up healthily."

"Since it’s September, we’ll call this horse September."

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

Jiang Feng said with a smile.

Hearing his words, the viewers felt very warm-hearted.

[Little September looks pitiful too!]

[Imagining a story where the big brother and little brother rely on each other!]

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

[I hope the two little foals grow up happily!]

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