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The two of them ducked into the warehouse.

To raise the cattle, Shi Wen had specially cleaned and disinfected it. The windows were opened wide.

The prairie wind blew in, leaving the warehouse neither dark nor stuffy. Instead, it carried the fresh fragrance of fodder.

When Skewell saw the two large brown cattle tethered to the pillars, surprise appeared on his face.

The two cattle were tall and robust. Their large eyes lent them a certain beauty, and when they looked at people, their gazes were very gentle.

Skewell had not expected that in just a few days, the two cattle's condition would have completely changed. They looked like entirely different animals from before.

"You've raised these cattle very well." Skewell circled the two cattle as he inspected them and could not help repeating himself. "Very well. You can't tell at all that they used to be sick cattle."

Shi Wen smiled. "They can be bred now, right?"

"They can." Skewell took out two straws of frozen bull semen from the medicine case he carried with him and showed them to Shi Wen. "As you requested, it's Local Brown Cattle frozen semen produced by Fengfu Animal Husbandry. Two hundred and eighty-one per straw."

Shi Wen carefully checked the labels. After confirming that the breeding bull information was correct, he smiled and handed the straws back to Skewell. "No problem."

Skewell took out a pair of gloves. "Then I'll inseminate them. Tie them up securely."

The artificial insemination process was very simple. Skewell finished it in just over ten minutes.

The two brown cattle did not show any signs of discomfort either.

Skewell took out a needle from his medicine case. "I'll give them a vitamin injection as well to increase the conception rate."

The vitamin preparation was injected intramuscularly. The thick needle went straight into the cattle's backs, and they mooed in pain.

Hearing them, Shi Wen rubbed the injection sites on both cattle sympathetically.

Skewell put away the needle and smiled. "You really put your heart into this. They'll definitely give birth to two fine calves next year."

Shi Wen nodded. "I hope so too. As long as they give birth safely, that'll be enough."

Shi Wen's ranch had quite a large temperature difference between day and night. When he first got up, he had to wear a fleece-lined jacket, but once the sun came out, even long sleeves felt hot.

He tied the jacket he had taken off around his waist and slowly drove the cattle and sheep forward.

Black Kid, Le Wa, and An Wa each worked along one side, helping herd them so the cattle and sheep would not stray off.

Shi Wen managed such a large herd of cattle and sheep with three dogs, and he still seemed fairly at ease.

Shi Wen's gaze landed on the brown cattle ahead.

The two newly bought brown cattle walked steadily among the herd. There was no sign that they had once been seriously ill, nor any sign that they were already pregnant.

Walking among the cattle and sheep, they seemed as though they had always been part of this ranch.

It seemed the two cattle had adapted well to this big family. Things were stable.

The livestock lowered their heads to graze as they walked, moving very slowly. When they passed the ditch, the geese playing and feeding beside it were drawn over. They stepped along, swaying as they followed, honking, "Honk, honk."

The geese had already shed their down and grown white feathers. They looked very beautiful, though they were rather noisy and intensely curious. They loved following behind people or animals, only to suddenly peck at them.

When Shi Wen saw the geese following, he could not be bothered to chase them away. He whistled and called, "Black Kid—"

Black Kid stopped and turned to see the geese behind them. He gave a commanding bark. Hearing him, Le Wa and An Wa both stopped at once and turned around to look.

Le Wa was the first to lose patience. He sprang forward on all fours and quickly ran to drive the geese back. "Woof, woof!"

Over the past while, the geese and dogs had clashed several times, each encounter ending in an overwhelming victory for the dogs.

The half-grown geese were no match at all for the half-grown dogs. Whenever they caused trouble, the dogs would bite them and then pin them down with their paws.

After this happened several times, the geese learned their lesson. Now, they did not dare provoke the dogs at all.

Seeing Le Wa run over, the geese frantically flapped their wings and honked as they flew and ran back.

In their panic, they shed a heap of snow-white feathers where they stood.

When Le Wa saw the geese panic, he became even more excited. Barking loudly, he ran up in front of them and bared his teeth to frighten them.

Seeing this, Shi Wen called out, "Le Wa!"

Le Wa had run himself wild and did not listen at all. He kept charging forward.

Shi Wen called again, "Black Kid!"

When Black Kid looked over, Shi Wen shouted, "Left rear!" He made a gesture, signaling Black Kid to flank from the left rear and stop Le Wa, lest Le Wa chase the geese to death.

At the same time, Shi Wen started running himself, approaching Le Wa from the other side.

Before Shi Wen and Black Kid could get close, Le Wa suddenly stumbled and tripped. He rolled and tumbled forward several times, and even the tail end of his "Woof—" came out distorted from the fall.

Taking advantage of his stop, Shi Wen ran over, scooped him up under the forelegs with both hands, and lifted him so they faced each other.

Le Wa seemed dazed from the fall. His eyes could not even focus, and his fluffy dog face was full of bewilderment.

Shi Wen had originally wanted to teach the out-of-control fellow a lesson, but seeing him like this, he could only first stroke his head and face and check whether he had hurt himself.

Le Wa finally recovered. With a soft whine, he bumped his big head into Shi Wen's arms and acted spoiled in grievance.

Shi Wen held him with one hand and rapped him on the head with the other. Keeping a stern face, he scolded, "You still have the nerve to whine? Chase the geese around again, and I'll take away your snacks for today!"

After making sure he was fine, Shi Wen set Le Wa down, bent over to pet Black Kid, who had been waiting nearby, and took out a treat to reward him. "Good job!"

Black Kid ate the treat from Shi Wen's palm and gave a loud bark. "Woof!"

Nearby, Le Wa, knowing he had done wrong, did not dare make a sound. Farther away, An Wa, who had been too lazy to run and had chosen to slack off where he stood, looked on enviously.

Shi Wen looked over each of the three dogs before withdrawing his gaze.

The three dogs at home had three different personalities. Black Kid was already starting to show the makings of a capable assistant, but Le Wa and An Wa still needed to be trained slowly. There was no rushing it.