Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland-Chapter 43 - 41: Not Making Cuisine, But Pig Feed

Jiang Feng really went viral.

Thanks to the clip of the Golden Eagle and the horse-taming video, his personal account now has over 900,000 followers, and his live stream consistently hosts around 50,000 people, with peaks reaching eighty to ninety thousand.

His journey into live streaming has been very smooth.

That evening, Jiang Feng totaled up his popularity value, achieving 980,000.

Previously, the lottery nearly depleted his popularity value, so he decided to save it this time.

The next day, Jiang Feng didn’t go live but instead went to a ranch’s pig farm to buy pigs.

A piglet costs around 300 yuan each, and factoring in labor, feed, and medical care, raising a pig costs 1,000 yuan, and they sell for about 5,000 yuan.

Pigs grow quickly and can typically be sold in six months.

Jiang Feng bought fifty pigs outright.

If fed normally, by next January or February around the New Year, they could be slaughtered and sold. In an ideal situation, earning 4,000 yuan per pig could bring in around 200,000 yuan.

After ordering the pigs and watching them get loaded onto the truck, Jiang Feng drove back to the ranch to prepare for their arrival.

By the time he went live, it was around two in the afternoon.

As soon as he started, viewers flocked in.

[Why is the live stream so late today? I was hoping to watch cloud sheep herding this morning!]

[Starting in the afternoon, huh!]

[What’s the ranch owner waiting for?]

[Why not give the sheep a medicated bath, wasn’t there one day left?]

Seeing the comments from viewers, Jiang Feng explained:

"I went to the ranch to buy pigs today. Since I made the arrangements over the phone yesterday, I headed there directly first thing this morning and didn’t have time to tell everyone."

"The pig farm here is quite straightforward, probably because I’ve sold them some of my sheep."

"I bought fifty piglets this time, including five breeding pigs."

"Once they grow up, they can be sold or self-sustained."

"We haven’t raised pigs at home before, so this is also a new attempt."

Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s explanation, everyone finally understood that he went to buy pigs.

As he was speaking, a truck carrying piglets slowly approached the ranch.

The drone captured the scene.

Viewers saw dozens of pink piglets inside the truck. Some piglets had small black spots on their bodies, looking quite adorable.

Involuntarily, drool started to flow.

[These piglets can be used for roast suckling pig! It’s the best!]

[Are you all foodies?]

[These are meant to be raised to sell!]

[I’m reserving one farm pig now; I’ll pay a premium for it once it grows up!]

[Haha, the piglets are quite cute.]

The truck drove into the ranch and stopped at the gate of the pigsty. Employees rushed over to help unload the pigs.

One by one, the piglets were placed into the pigsty.

Watching everyone carrying the piglets from the truck was thrilling for the viewers.

Raising pigs is all about providing food and shelter, and maintaining hygiene.

Pigs don’t need grazing; they just need daily feeding and a few dedicated drinking water devices.

The drinking device has a push-button mechanism, and pressing it with their snouts causes water to flow.

Zhu Huo is responsible for pig farming matters.

Zhu Huo is a young man, with no parents, who doesn’t speak much but works diligently. He started working at Jiang Feng’s ranch when he was sixteen, and at twenty-four now, has spent eight years there.

Looking at these pigs, Zhu Huo found something to rely on emotionally.

At that moment, Jiang Feng turned to Ma He and asked:

"Old Ma, how are the sheep?"

Ma He replied, "Halfway done, all the sheep will be taken care of by today except for the ewes that have just lambed."

Jiang Feng nodded, "Alright, thank you."

The sheep were all dewormed, and starting tomorrow Jiang Feng planned to go out with the herd, and visit Maodeng Ranch to see others’ ranches.

Ten thousand acres here are considered a small ranch; there are also two large ranch enterprises nearby, with lots of cattle and sheep, already industrialized with many specialized factories.

With still time to spare, Jiang Feng went to give the sheep a medicated bath. Feeling a bit bored afterward, he couldn’t help himself and decided to do five rounds of the Basic Lottery.

The system’s voice immediately sounded.

"Host selected five rounds of the Basic Lottery, drawing..."

"Congratulations, host, on obtaining the following items:"

"Pig Feed Formula: Various pig feed formulas for ecological pig farming, promoting fast growth."

"Nuclear Sculpted Bracelet: A mechanically carved nuclear sculpted bracelet."

"Sunglasses: A pair of sunglasses that offer sun protection."

"Custom Blue Switch Keyboard: A keyboard with crisp clicking sounds and excellent tactile feedback."

"Mini Fridge: An indoor mini fridge with excellent cooling effects, perfect for chilling soda."

A cascade of notification sounds rang out.

Hearing the notifications, Jiang Feng seemed slightly pleased.

The items themselves weren’t much, but the pig feed formula was particularly timely.

With time still in the afternoon,

he immediately headed over to the outdoor stove, set up a large pot, and prepared to make pig feed.

Seeing Jiang Feng get the pot ready, many people immediately asked:

[Is the host making food again?]

[What’s cooking this time?]

[Starting the pot for stew meat?]

[Getting utensils ready for a meal!]

Glancing at the comments, Jiang Feng chuckled and replied:

"It’s not cooking food; it’s making pig mash."

"My ranch practices ecological pig farming, and we mix our pig feed ourselves without using miscellaneous feeds."

"Today I’m planning to make a big pot of pig mash."

Jiang Feng added clean water to the pot, then poured in crushed corn scraps and smashed bean cake to simmer.

These corn scraps and bean cake are typically dog feed; the ranch and farm both practice ecological dog feeding, letting the dogs eat either leftovers or these prepared feeds.

Occasionally, canned food is bought for the dogs.

For dogs, these things are far tastier than individual grains of commercial dog food.

Some people take pet dogs back to their hometowns for a period, and after ecological feeding, they refuse to eat commercial dog food again.

While the corn scraps were simmering, Jiang Feng also fetched a pumpkin, some sweet potatoes, and a head of cabbage.

The drone captured this scene.

Seeing these clean washed vegetables, everyone grew irresistibly interested.

Jiang Feng took up a knife and started slicing the pumpkin and sweet potatoes.

In his hands, the knife seemed to come alive. Accompanied by a series of "chop chop chop" sounds, the pumpkin and sweet potatoes were cut into even small cubes. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

[The ranch owner’s knife skills are impressive; watching him make pig feed is a treat in itself!]

[Wow, this nutritional balance, the pigs eat better than I do!]

[This looks delicious; could I have a taste when it’s done?]

[That’s pig feed! But I also kind of want to try it.]

Jiang Feng continued working on the chopping board.

Having just bought those piglets, it’s only right to feed them well.

Once the pigs grow plump and white, it’ll fetch a good price.

He waited a moment before walking to the large pot where the simmering was nearly done, then lifted the wooden lid.

In an instant, steam billowed forth, conjuring a misty and beautiful atmosphere.

The drone focused on the pot.

The video showed a large pot filled with golden corn porridge.

Jiang Feng had finely ground the corn and balanced the water-to-corn ratio, making the porridge appear somewhat translucent.

He picked up a large ladle and stirred the corn porridge.

The golden porridge shimmered, neither so thick it clumped nor so thin it diluted.

With such excellent presentation, it seemed viewers could almost smell the corn aroma through the live stream.

[You might not believe this, but watching pig feed is making me hungry!]

[This is pig feed? I’d believe it if you told me it’s porridge for people!]

[If the preparation is clean, why wouldn’t people eat it? It’s all-natural ingredients!]

[We also cook pig feed at my place, but the presentation is far from the host’s!]

[The difference is natural; the ranch owner is a food streamer, making pig feed is a breeze!]

[Host, send me a bowl, don’t be ungrateful!]

The comments grew lively with conversation.