Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland-Chapter 90 - 88: An Unexpected Gain—The Unintentional Willow Becomes a Grove

Chapter 90: Chapter 88: An Unexpected Gain—The Unintentional Willow Becomes a Grove

Jiang Feng’s livestream content hit the trending list.

Most of the trending topics nowadays are societal events, and they usually involve negative things. Or they’re entertainment news.

Positive-energy trending topics like this are rare.

#TheRealFaceOfAntForest#

#TheTreeIPlantedIsReal#

Relevant hashtags are frequently cited and seen by more people.

Since this became a hot topic, many self-media workers from pasture areas went to nearby Ant Forest sites to shoot footage.

The Ant Forest project has over 2 million acres of forest in Mongolia alone.

Not to mention also in the Tibetan Area, Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, and other places.

The voices of these self-media workers reach thousands of households across Huaxia through their videos.

"Hello everyone, I’m the herdsman Qi Ya, I’m currently in Alashan, and behind me is Alashan No. 173 scrubland..."

"I’m Li Hai, at Gansu’s Ant Forest. Look over here, these are trees planted by everyone. I truly thank you all, because of the foundation’s arrival, many people here obtained jobs, and the ecology has improved."

"Hello everyone, I’m Zhang Shuai from the Wildlife Conservation Organization. Ant Forest isn’t just for windbreak and sand fixation—it also releases oxygen, and greatly benefits the protection and breeding of wildlife."

...

Many are speaking out. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

The internet is a magical place where many messages can ferment and spread rapidly.

Sometimes, all it needs is an opportunity.

Jiang Feng’s livestream content resonated with many people, leading them to search and leave comments.

A video went viral, countless people sought attention and promotion, joining in to publish related videos.

Thus, a hot topic event formed.

Jiang Feng ignited the fire.

Jiang Feng wandered around Ant Forest, showing everyone the desert landscape and introducing the forests’ functions.

Once it was about time, he rode his bike back home.

Due to the distance and feeling a bit tired, he chose to return to his home to rest, planning to go back to the ranch tomorrow.

While there, he checked if there was anything else to bring along.

Upon returning home, he realized the Ant Forest matter had gained mild popularity.

"Why is the traffic so high? I didn’t do much?"

"Why is everyone posting?"

Jiang Feng felt surprised and pleasantly delighted.

Not long after, the official Ant Forest reached out to Jiang Feng, hoping to share his video for promotion, and offered 100,000 yuan as a repost fee.

Upon receiving the news, Jiang Feng readily agreed.

No reason not to take the earnings.

Initially, he got a high-end motorcycle worth hundreds of thousands to go for a ride, and by chance, went home to enjoy the scenery along the way.

Unexpectedly, it sparked an environmental wave.

The willow planted unintentionally provides shade.

If the outcome is positive, it’s worth celebrating.

At midday, Jiang Feng started his livestream.

As soon as he went live, many people flocked into the livestream room.

He’s currently basking in the spotlight of attention, at the peak of traffic, so the viewer count is high.

The internet is magical.

Take "Winter Swimming Pigeon," for example, who says "Keep going Ole!" daily and livestreams while scraping his head with a razor; just sitting and laughing at the camera, still drawing over 20,000 viewers daily, sometimes even 40,000 to 50,000.

Different strokes for different folks.

In the livestream footage, Jiang Feng is driving a forklift stacking hay bales.

He deliberately placed one bale on the ground and opened it up.

Then you see the Little Border Collie and a fox playing in the hay, while a pig oinks around digging through the grass.

The Border Collie and the fox are rolling around in the hay, having a great time.

Golden Retriever Wangwang hears the commotion and joins in, rolling in the hay too, causing grass to fly everywhere.

The Tabby Cat sits atop the highest point of the hay bale, looking down over everything below.

There are roughly a thousand large hay bales, lined up in several rows; removing one for the animals to play with is perfectly harmless.

A drone captures the antics of these adorable creatures.

Many newcomers to the livestream are amazed.

[The animals here are so happy!]

[There’s actually a fox, so cute!]

[Is the person driving the forklift the owner?]

[Is this what daily life at a ranch is like? The ones rolling around are known as the ranch’s street gang, also called the little hooligan gang or the reckless bunch.]

[Can you really not be happy without mortgage payments or car loans?]

Jiang Feng forks the next hay bale, then drives the forklift toward the cattle pen and sheepfold. Given the current situation, a hay bale is consumed almost daily.

The hay bales are large, but with so many cattle and sheep grazing, they’re used up quickly.

At New Year, herders sell off some cattle and sheep, recoup some costs and reduce expenses.

Viewers watch Jiang Feng drive the forklift back and forth; this aerial perspective is quite intriguing.

Jiang Feng sets the hay bale down between the cattle pen and sheep pen, unties the ropes, then loads a large bundle of hay onto a wheelbarrow and pushes it into the sheep pen.

He speaks up:

"Today the weather is bad, so I didn’t let the sheep out, only the cattle to graze outside."

"The grass is getting more withered."

"From now on, we’ll have to feed them daily, twice a day."

He enters the sheep pen, and the drone follows inside.

Jiang Feng’s sheep pen is located inside an iron shed.

There are four sheepfolds inside, laid out in a "田" shape.

Each pair of pens has fixed feeding troughs between them.

The sheep can poke their heads out through the bars to eat from the trough.

If it’s summer, the walls around the shed would be removed, leaving only bars to ensure ventilation. With the colder weather now, it’s enclosed, and large fans are used to vent out odors.

Jiang Feng pushes the wheelbarrow inside, placing hay into the trough.

The sheep have been following his movements closely, gathering around the trough. As soon as the hay is set down, they eagerly begin munching away.

Feeding is physical work, requiring multiple trips.

The sheep that haven’t reached the trough yet are bleating from a distance.

Viewers, witnessing the pastoral life, reflected upon it:

[Raising sheep isn’t easy!]

[The owner’s sheep count is really high—a big mogul!]

[I’d love to work at this sheep farm; it seems relaxing and healing!]

[Why not apply to be a zookeeper instead?]

[It’s not that easy to be hired as a zookeeper!]

[My dream job is to herd a single sheep. If the sheep wanders off, then I’ll be lost too!]

Others were curious:

[Owner, where are the staff? Why are you, the boss, feeding the sheep personally?]

Jiang Feng pushes the empty wheelbarrow back, noticing the comments, he says:

"Old Yang and Zhu Huo are over there in the sheep pen."

"There’s an order for tomorrow, the farm is selling 100 sheep, and they’re selecting the fat ones."

"Of course, you sell the fattest ones; earns a few more pounds of meat, more money."

"I’m not busy, so I decided to help with feeding the sheep."

The drone films inside.

Viewers see deeper inside the sheep pen, where three people are catching sheep.

It’s easy to catch sheep—usually if you hold them, they won’t resist.

Raising sheep forms bonds, but ranch life dictates selling them when it’s time.

Jiang Feng continues moving the wheelbarrow to feed the sheep.

For most viewers, the herder’s life is unfamiliar, making the first glimpse quite fascinating.

Soon, the trough is filled with feed.

A large flock of sheep extends their heads, continuously eating the hay inside.

These sheep are all sturdy, noticeably wide at the sides.

Some livestock farmers watching might sigh in admiration at how well these sheep are raised.

After feeding the sheep, Jiang Feng heads over to check on the sheep being chosen for sale.

Yang Maolin lifts a sheep and places it in an outdoor pen.

"Old Yang, how many do we have?" asked Jiang Feng.

"This is the 35th; we’ve chosen the biggest ones—they’re ready for sale." Yang Maolin immediately responded.

"Good, choose carefully. This is a longtime customer; it’s Maodeng’s first delivery to them, quality should measure up," Jiang Feng remarked.

"Don’t worry about that," Yang Maolin assured confidently.

Jiang Feng’s family has many longstanding customers; now he’s in charge, still maintaining contacts with them.

He has specialized channels, allowing him to sell sheep at prices higher than the market rate.

After all, his mutton is naturally bred, the sheep only eat pasture, no feed involved—the meat tastes distinct from regular farms.

These sources of income are exclusive to large farms like his.

Though the ranch required significant initial investment, high risk yields high reward, Jiang Feng earns quite a bit.

"Another hundred heads sold."

"In a couple of days, during the harvest season, count the sheep well."

"I’m not sure how many there are now."

Jiang Feng leaned against the sheep pen railing, watching the flock extending their heads to eat hay, a smile on his face.

The thriving ranch revolves around these cattle and sheep.

More cattle and sheep make him naturally happier.