novelraw Chapter 124 - 122: Two Aren’t Enough, at Least 200!
Chapter 124 - 122: Two Aren’t Enough, at Least 200!
Time flies, like a white steed passing a crack, and unknowingly, another year is almost over.
After returning from the pastoral area, Jiang Feng settled the popularity value of the past two days.
"The number of people who stayed in the livestream for more than one minute today was 883,392, with an average online duration of 1.9 hours, earning a popularity value of 1,678,444.8"
"The number of people who stayed in the livestream for more than one minute today was 466,800, with an average online duration of 2.1 hours, earning a popularity value of 980,280"
"Current total popularity value: 4.2 million."
Since he just held a raffle a few days ago and gained the skill of a planting expert and some items, his current popularity value is only a few million.
On the first day of the pastoral livestream, many people came in, with over 800,000 visitors; some might stay for just a few minutes, while many others watched for a long time.
He gained more than 1.6 million popularity value in one day.
On the second day, he livestreamed until noon, gave a brief introduction of the winter pasture, and then ended the broadcast, so fewer people came in.
Jiang Feng placed Xiaojin Hua on the ground, and Little White Wolf saw it and immediately ran over to play with it.
The dogs in the yard were also resting.
After following the herders for this journey, Jiang Feng cherished his ranch even more.
After all, this is the home for the animals he raises.
No matter what, the animals living here aren’t going to be displaced.
Of course, animals that are meant to be eaten still need to be eaten, that doesn’t change.
He went back to the yard and saw the Golden Retriever carrying Little Golden Retriever into Wealthy’s nest.
This guy really can do nothing but act cute.
However, among Golden Retrievers, its looks are considered pretty, and its smile is quite healing; Jiang Feng likes it quite a lot too.
Lucky stood beside them, looking slightly pained that his wife was taking care of others’ puppies, and barked a few times at the Golden Retriever.
Golden Retriever Wangwang pretended not to hear and ran back to rest in his nest.
These dogs are always quite boisterous.
In the afternoon, Jiang Feng didn’t go online, as usual, he did a round of checks on the ranch to see how the animals were doing, and then went back to his room to catch up on sleep.
He slept until five or six in the afternoon and felt it was difficult to breathe, as if something was pressing on his face.
Upon opening his eyes, his face was covered in fur, and touching it, he discovered it was Cat Boss.
"Go away, don’t lie on my face."
"I told you no entering the bedroom, you’re the only one who doesn’t listen."
Jiang Feng sat up in bed, feeling a bit groggy as if he had just been resurrected after dying.
Cat Boss looked at Jiang Feng and meowed twice.
Jiang Feng knew that cats like to pat their owner’s face while they sleep.
The purpose is to verify whether the owner is dead.
If the owner moves, it means they’re not dead.
If the owner continues to sleep without moving, the cat will pat his face again.
Jiang Feng didn’t know when the Tabby Cat came in, as his bedroom generally doesn’t allow critters inside, and employees wouldn’t come over either.
The Tabby Cat found Jiang Feng still alive, lost interest, and turned to run out of the bedroom.
The bedroom door was open.
"I almost forgot, you know how to open doors."
Jiang Feng sighed.
His bedroom door had a round door handle, just like the door outside.
The Tabby Cat somehow learned this trick.
It would jump up, grab the door handle with its front paws, give it a turn, and the door would open.
Once Jiang Feng went back to his room and saw the Golden Retriever, Lucky, and Wealthy running into the living room and was a bit surprised.
After all, the door was locked, and the Golden Retriever and Border Collie should be in the outdoor pet house.
Later, Jiang Feng discovered it was all Cat Boss’s doing.
It would open the door, let the dogs in, and then squat on the wall to watch the fun.
This sneaky cat doesn’t do any good all day.
After waking up, Jiang Feng didn’t want to move, went to the bathroom, and then lay on the bed playing on his phone.
After all, he also had no job.
He was just a sheep herder and an unemployed drifter.
Day by day passed by.
The ranch staff fed the animals daily, and when the weather was nice, they’d drive the cattle and sheep out for a while and clean the cattle and sheep pens.
The pigs had been raised for more than three months; feed pigs can be ready for market in six months, but at Jiangfeng Ranch, these pigs fed with natural crops would take over nine months to be ready for the market, which would be after June or July next year.
The chickens they raised were already ready to eat; chickens mature quickly and grow up in just a few months.
The ranch consumed supplies daily, but wealth was continually growing.
From time to time, Jiang Feng would receive calls from slaughterhouses and merchants, contacting him to buy cattle and sheep.
His cattle and sheep were never hard to sell, and he controlled how much to sell.
In the coming month, Jiang Feng would livestream daily life at the ranch and the animals, and also shoot some videos.
His popularity remained very stable.
That day, his parents came to the ranch to look around, saying there were no dogs at home and they wanted to take a few back to raise, and it was just in time as they would start sheep herding next spring.
So they took Big Black Back, Golden Retriever Wangwang, and seven Little Golden Retrievers away.
Wangwang was quite happy; after all, Mrs. Jiang liked it the most and took the best care of it. Wangwang loved to try to charm and act cute with Mrs. Jiang.
Affectionately, Mrs. Jiang would also take care of the seven Little Golden Retrievers.
Jiang Feng’s plan of training the seven Golden Retrievers for shepherding failed.
However, with Wangwang’s genes, the plan was almost impossible to begin with.
Jiang Feng’s parents also took two kittens, one tabby and one white cat.
The kittens were over two months old. Cats can live independently at 45 days, and would leave their parents at two months, so they can live independently at this age.
Besides being very fond of the calico cat, the orange cat didn’t like the other kittens as much, and after finishing nursing, it didn’t really take care of them.
The number of cats and dogs in the yard decreased.
Seven adorable Golden Retrievers left, the majestic Big Black Back also left, along with two kittens.
Only Lucky, Wealthy, Xiaojin Hua, and Little White Wolf are left.
In the afternoon, the drone was streaming live.
Jiang Feng sighed:
"I’m still not quite used to Wangwang leaving, now there’s only the Border Collie family and Little White Wolf left."
"When spring comes, Xiaojin Hua can herd sheep, but the number of dogs is still not enough."
"I need to find another sheepdog myself."
At this point, Jiang Feng seemed to have an idea.
He said to the netizens:
"In the Mongolian grassland, almost every Mongolian herder family raises a type of dog. Does anyone know what breed it is?"
Hearing Jiang Feng’s question, the netizens were slightly puzzled.
[What kind of dog do they raise in Mongolia?]
[Probably the Mongolian Mastiff, they’re big and fierce!]
[Mongolian Mastiffs are much fiercer than German Shepherds, a German Shepherd is nothing compared to it!]
[The host still thinks there are not enough dogs, including Little White Wolf there are four already.]
[With such a large pasture, four dogs are really not enough!]
The comments kept flooding in.
Seeing that everyone knew the answer, Jiang Feng nodded and said:
"That’s right, it’s the Mongolian Mastiff."
"The Mongolian Mastiff is a relatively quiet animal. If you watch life videos posted by Mongolian herders, you’ll see the Mongolian Mastiff quietly following along, moving slowly, constantly observing its surroundings."
"But this breed of dog is both loyal and fierce."
"Moreover, the Mongolian Mastiff was selectively bred by the Mongolian People."
"As puppies, Mongolian Mastiffs show traits of being fierce, loyal, strong, and powerful."
"Border Collies encounter wolves and don’t dare to attack, but Mongolian Mastiffs do, even biting them to death."
"It’s not too dangerous around here, but in some parts of Mongolia near the mountains, there are black bears, lynxes, and wolves, so herders keep several Mongolian Mastiffs."
"With Mongolian Mastiffs, even black bears don’t dare to approach!"
Jiang Feng explained to everyone.
Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, many netizens who didn’t know much about dogs became interested in the Mongolian Mastiff.
"This breed isn’t suitable for keeping in the city, just like the Tibetan Mastiff, too fierce."
"Here’s a fun fact: in Mongolia, only Mongolian Mastiffs can be given human names."
"Because Mongolians see dogs as companions, and during some celebrations, they even prepare gifts for the family’s dogs."
"The other day, Bugude and Hadan were telling me that keeping Border Collies and German Shepherds is not as good as keeping Mongolian Mastiffs. Mongolian Mastiffs are the best sheepdogs."
"I’m going to pick a puppy tomorrow."
"Anyway, since I’m free, I’ll go check out the dog market."
....
Jiang Feng drove to the dog market in Xilingol City the next day.
Herders’ homes all have Mongolian Mastiffs, which give birth to many puppies. But after the puppies are born and weaned, they are often taken by friends and relatives.
The herders around here don’t connect much with one another, and Jiang Feng doesn’t know anyone else, so it’s better to spend money at the dog market.
Young people nowadays prefer to spend money rather than rely on personal connections.
Dealing with social obligations is too troublesome.
The dog market in Xilingol is outdoors. After Jiang Feng arrived, he started the drone live stream.
Since it’s in the city, you can find all kinds of dogs here. The most Mongolian Mastiffs are for sale, yet they are the cheapest.
Mongolian Mastiffs can give birth to 5 to 7 puppies at a time, so the supply is relatively large.
"I’m now at the dog market here, and I’m going to pick a strong Mongolian Mastiff,"
Jiang Feng said to the netizens.
In the live stream, people came and went at the dog market. Many cute puppies were in cages or boxes.
Some were resting with eyes closed, some stood up eagerly hoping to be taken, while others wagged their little tails, smiling without a care in the world, completely unaware that they were about to be sold.
Jiang Feng, with his veterinarian skills, had his own way of judging a dog’s appearance.
His ability to choose dogs was very professional.
He looked around and saw many cute puppies.
The "dog sect" followers in the live stream were very excited.
[Host, you have money, buy all the dogs!]
[That corgi is so cute! Its butt is so white and round!]
[Buy two huskies, I want to see them destroy the house!]
[Two are not enough? At least two hundred, right?]
[Two hundred huskies? Honestly, I’ve never seen that, the ranch will be completely torn apart by them!]
The comments kept flooding in.
The live stream was getting more and more lively.