Recaps

Shi Wen sold his first batch of wool to Zhang Deyuan and noticed signs of illness among the trader’s sheep. Fu Meng later confirmed that the sheep had Bluetongue Disease, which Skewell treated before it could spread further.

• Black Kid calmed Shi Wen’s sheep, allowing Shi Wen and Fu Meng to finish shearing them and pack seventy-three jin and six liang of wool.
• Fu Meng took Shi Wen to Zhang Deyuan’s ranch, where Zhang judged the wool first-grade and paid Shi Wen 4,785 yuan.
• Shi Wen noticed that several sheep near a brown-faced, bearded-looking sheep appeared sick and warned Zhang Deyuan that the illness might be contagious.
• Fu Meng later messaged Shi Wen that Skewell had confirmed Bluetongue Disease and arranged isolation, treatment, and disinfection.
• Fu Meng told Shi Wen that his warning had prevented the disease from spreading after the incubation period and causing more serious losses.

Shi Wen received Zhang Deyuan’s thanks for warning him about Bluetongue Disease and discussed buying sheep with him. Zhang Deyuan offered to let Shi Wen select half-grown ewes from his own flock at wholesale prices.

• Shi Wen hauled manure to a fermentation pit and heard Black Kid bark as visitors arrived.
• Zhang Deyuan and Fu Meng visited, and Zhang Deyuan gave Shi Wen a gift and thanked him for spotting signs of Bluetongue Disease in his sheep.
• Shi Wen explained that he had noticed the sheep looked listless and swollen, then hosted Zhang Deyuan and Fu Meng for tea.
• Shi Wen told Zhang Deyuan he wanted affordable half-grown ewes, preferably suitable for breeding.
• Zhang Deyuan offered to let Shi Wen choose from the local half-grown ewes he bought and sell them at wholesale price.

Shi Wen bought seventy-eight promising ewes from Zhang Deyuan at a discounted price and quarantined them at his ranch. He also asked Fu Meng and Zhang Deyuan to help find local sheepdogs, and Fu Meng soon sent him details about two dogs available for adoption.

• Zhang Deyuan offered Shi Wen a chance to choose breeding ewes from his flock, and Shi Wen agreed to pay more than Zhang's usual purchase price.
• Shi Wen inspected Zhang Deyuan's sheep and selected seventy-eight of the best ewes from a flock of more than ten thousand.
• Shi Wen and Zhang Deyuan settled on a price of nineteen eighty per jin, weighed the sheep, and completed the purchase with Fu Meng as witness.
• Zhang Deyuan asked Shi Wen to keep the Bluetongue Disease outbreak confidential, and Shi Wen agreed.
• Zhang Deyuan delivered the sheep to Shi Wen's ranch, where Shi Wen quarantined them and asked Fu Meng and Zhang Deyuan to look for affordable local sheepdogs.
• Fu Meng sent Shi Wen a video and pet hospital contact information for two sheepdogs available for adoption.

Shi Wen adopted two shepherd puppies from Starlight Pet Hospital after discovering that both were unusually affectionate with him. Yan Kexing then asked him to help rescue a Tibetan wild ass trapped in a swamp, and Shi Wen agreed to go.

• Shi Wen visited Starlight Pet Hospital to meet two shepherd puppies and found that both warmed to him.
• The young woman explained that the puppies acted wary around other adopters, and Shi Wen decided to adopt them.
• Shi Wen registered the adoption and bought supplies for the puppies and Black Kid.
• Yan Kexing called Shi Wen to ask for help calming a stressed Tibetan wild ass trapped in a swamp near the Agouna Mountains.
• Shi Wen agreed to go, and Yan Kexing offered to pick him up after Shi Wen sent his address.

Shi Wen joined Yan Kexing at a marsh to help rescue a Tibetan Wild Ass that had become trapped while racing a car. After approaching the animal and calming it, Shi Wen began rigging a rope around it, leaving the rescue underway.

• Shi Wen left two adopted sheepdogs at the pet hospital and rode with Yan Kexing to the marsh.
• Shi Wen and Yan Kexing found rescuers struggling to free a weak Tibetan Wild Ass while the rest of its herd watched from across the marsh.
• Shi Wen learned that the animal had run into the marsh while racing a car.
• Shi Wen approached the trapped animal, calmed it by stroking its neck, and accepted a rope from Yan Kexing.
• Shi Wen struggled to pass the rope beneath the Tibetan Wild Ass's belly so he could secure it for the rescue.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing helped rescue a Tibetan Wild Ass from a swamp, and the exhausted animal was found to be otherwise unharmed. As Yan Kexing drove Shi Wen back to N City to collect his puppy, he suggested Shi Wen get his eyesight checked.

• Yan Kexing tied a secure knot for the rescue rope while Shi Wen soothed the trapped Tibetan Wild Ass.
• Yan Kexing directed the rescue team to use a vehicle, and Shi Wen and the volunteers dug and pulled until the animal was freed.
• The rescuers cheered as the Tibetan Wild Ass was pulled from the swamp after more than two hours of work.
• A veterinarian examined the exhausted animal and found no serious injuries.
• Yan Kexing drove Shi Wen toward N City and suggested he have his vision checked at the city hospital.

Shi Wen accompanied Yan Kexing to the hospital and learned that his eyesight had become exceptionally good, possibly because of his Qilin Bloodline. Yan Kexing admitted that he was not human, then took Shi Wen to collect two puppies before returning to the ranch.

• Yan Kexing accompanied Shi Wen to N City People's Hospital, where tests showed Shi Wen had 5.3 vision in both eyes and no eye problems.
• Shi Wen asked whether Yan Kexing had a nonhuman bloodline, and Yan Kexing admitted that he did but said its high-level classification meant he could not reveal more yet.
• Yan Kexing drove Shi Wen to pick up two puppies and then took him back to the ranch.
• Shi Wen carried the puppies into the livestock shed, where Black Kid barked at them and the puppies cowered in a corner.

Shi Wen soothed Black Kid, tended the ranch, and discovered his ability test scores had risen sharply. Zhu Ji arrived at the ranch to learn more about Shi Wen, and the chapter ended as Shi Wen welcomed him inside.

• Shi Wen comforted jealous Black Kid, cut grass for the quarantined sheep, and tested his Divinity and Abilities.
• Zhu Ji saw Shi Wen's new scores and compared them with his much lower May 6 results, then called Yan Kexing to discuss Shi Wen's rapid growth.
• Shi Wen released the new sheep into a distant pasture and herded them by motorcycle while Zhu Ji waited at the ranch entrance.
• Zhu Ji called Shi Wen, who said he was available and rode to the entrance within five minutes.
• Shi Wen opened the gate and welcomed Zhu Ji and his assistant into the ranch.

Zhu Ji and Duan Kuo visited Shi Wen’s ranch, assessed his circumstances, and rated him as an Intermediate Ability User. Shi Wen applied for a 300,000 subsidy and received the first 50,000 installment a week later.

• Shi Wen showed Zhu Ji and Duan Kuo his ranch, including its livestock and vegetable garden.
• Zhu Ji rated Shi Wen as an Intermediate Ability User and told him he could apply for special funding.
• Shi Wen told Yan Kexing about the visit, and Yan Kexing encouraged him to apply for as much funding as he could.
• Shi Wen applied online for a 300,000 subsidy to improve the ranch and buy farm machinery.
• A week later, Shi Wen received the first 50,000 installment in his account.

Shi Wen considered buying sick cattle cheaply, despite Zhang Deyuan, Fu Meng, and Skewell warning him about the risks. While assisting Skewell with veterinary visits, he saw a neighboring herder bring a dead cow back to the ranch.

• Shi Wen asked Zhang Deyuan about buying dairy cows and learned that illnesses had been spreading among local livestock.
• Shi Wen proposed buying sick cattle, but Zhang Deyuan and Fu Meng warned him that disease could devastate his ranch.
• Skewell advised Shi Wen to gain experience as a veterinary assistant, and Shi Wen began accompanying him on visits to treat livestock.
• Shi Wen and Skewell arrived at a neighboring herder's ranch to treat a cow with Mucosal Disease.
• Shi Wen saw a three-wheeled truck carrying a dead cow, with an elderly woman sitting beside the carcass.

Shi Wen examined a dead cow and three seriously ill cows with Skewell, then decided to buy the sick animals and try to save them. The owners warned him the cattle were unlikely to survive, but Shi Wen remained determined.

• Skewell and Shi Wen inspected a cow that had died from Mucosal Disease and recorded evidence of its symptoms.
• Skewell treated three sick cows in an abandoned cowshed, but their condition appeared to be worsening and their family was devastated.
• Skewell warned Shi Wen against buying sick cattle, but Shi Wen said he wanted to try nursing them back to health.
• Shi Wen explained that he could keep the cows near his warehouse and isolate them from his vaccinated livestock.
• The owners cautioned Shi Wen that the three cows might die and said they did not want to take advantage of his kindness, but he insisted they might still have a chance at his place.

Shi Wen cared for the three sick cows he had bought, but one died despite his efforts. Skewell and Tang Duohai handled its disposal and disinfected the warehouse, while the two remaining cows showed signs of recovery but still had symptoms.

• Shi Wen bought three seriously ill cows for three thousand each and had Skewell help transport them to his warehouse under strict isolation.
• After more than a week, two cows had improved enough to stand, while the third had worsened and appeared beyond saving.
• Shi Wen fed and cleaned the cows, then watched the most seriously ill cow die.
• Shi Wen notified Skewell, who arrived with his assistant Tang Duohai to inspect the carcass and arrange its government-funded disposal.
• Skewell, Tang Duohai, and Shi Wen removed the contaminated waste and disinfected the warehouse, then Shi Wen reported that the two surviving cows remained agitated and were still bleeding.

Shi Wen learned that his two surviving dairy cows had recovered enough to enter heat, then arranged for Skewell to artificially inseminate them during their next cycle. He planned to keep them in the warehouse until their condition stabilized and prepare to make silage soon.

• Skewell explained that the two cows were in heat and that their normal cycle showed they were recovering.
• Skewell advised Shi Wen on caring for the cows and planning their breeding, while Tang Duohai disposed of the dead cow and contaminated materials.
• Tang Duohai told his friends that Shi Wen’s two remaining cows were nearly recovered and had gone into heat, prompting them to discuss Shi Wen’s luck and ability.
• When the cows entered their next heat cycle, Shi Wen invited Skewell to artificially inseminate them.
• Shi Wen told Skewell he would keep the cows in the warehouse until they stabilized and planned to make silage after they became pregnant.

Shi Wen had Skewell inseminate his two recovered brown cattle, then herded the ranch livestock with his three dogs. The cattle settled into the herd, while Shi Wen stopped Le Wa from chasing the geese and rewarded Black Kid for helping.

• Skewell examined Shi Wen’s brown cattle, confirmed they were healthy enough to breed, and artificially inseminated them with Local Brown Cattle semen.
• Skewell gave both cattle vitamin injections, and Shi Wen hoped they would safely give birth to calves next year.
• Shi Wen herded the cattle and sheep with Black Kid, Le Wa, and An Wa as the newly bought brown cattle moved comfortably with the herd.
• When the geese followed the livestock, Le Wa chased them despite Shi Wen’s calls to stop.
• Le Wa stumbled and fell before Shi Wen and Black Kid could catch him, and Shi Wen checked him, scolded him, and warned he would lose his snacks if he chased the geese again.
• Shi Wen rewarded Black Kid for helping while An Wa watched enviously.

Shi Wen planned to reclaim fifty mu of abandoned cornfields to grow silage corn and arranged to buy manure and hire workers through Fu Meng. The chapter ended with Yan Kexing calling to ask about Shi Wen’s planting plans, and Shi Wen explaining that he was leaning toward Liaoyang White corn.

• Shi Wen inspected the abandoned cornfields and found their black soil suitable for planting after tilling and fertilizing.
• Shi Wen visited Fu Meng, discussed his plans for breeding sheep, and bought five thousand kilograms of fermented manure for the fields.
• Shi Wen asked Fu Meng to recommend workers to reclaim and sow fifty mu of land, but learned he would have to wait several days during the busy planting season.
• Shi Wen accidentally video-called Yan Kexing while trying to return his call and found him wearing glasses in his study.
• Yan Kexing asked Shi Wen about the silage corn planting, and Shi Wen said he was considering Liaoyang White, Yu Silage, and Gonghe Silage, with Liaoyang White as his leading choice.

Shi Wen visited a planting base with Yan Kexing to assess Yucheng Silage No. 9 and decided to buy seeds for his ranch. After Yan Kexing offered to lend him money, Shi Wen invited him to look around the ranch.

• Yan Kexing recommended Yucheng Silage No. 9 and took Shi Wen to visit its planting base.
• A staff member explained the corn’s yield, nutritional value, growth cycle, and technical support while Shi Wen read the research paper.
• Shi Wen negotiated over the seed price, then ordered enough for his fifty mu of land for 10,800 yuan.
• Yan Kexing asked whether Shi Wen was short on money and offered to lend him some.
• Shi Wen explained that he had received part of a 300,000-yuan subsidy, then invited Yan Kexing to see his ranch.

Shi Wen welcomed Yan Kexing to his ranch, where they spent the afternoon settling in and preparing to watch the sunset. As the dogs returned from herding, An Wa brought back an enormous mushroom, leaving Shi Wen surprised.

• Shi Wen invited Yan Kexing to stay overnight and showed him around the ranch.
• Yan Kexing noticed his team's papers on Shi Wen's desk, embarrassing Shi Wen, and chose a set of bedding for the guest room.
• Shi Wen and Yan Kexing made the bed and spent much of the afternoon quietly working together.
• Shi Wen and Yan Kexing headed outside to watch the sunset as the dogs herded the cattle and sheep back.
• An Wa ran to Shi Wen and dropped an enormous, dirt-covered mushroom from its mouth.

An Wa, Le Wa, and Black Kid brought Shi Wen three large Delicious Mushrooms, which Yan Kexing identified as edible. The dogs stopped Shi Wen and Yan Kexing from going to watch the sunset, so the two took the mushrooms to the kitchen to prepare them.

• An Wa and Le Wa brought Shi Wen two underground Delicious Mushrooms, and Yan Kexing identified them and explained how to distinguish them from poisonous varieties.
• Black Kid returned with a third Delicious Mushroom, and Shi Wen rewarded all three dogs with jerky.
• An Wa and Le Wa clung to Shi Wen's pant legs when he tried to leave for the mountain, so Yan Kexing suggested they watch the sunrise instead and cook the mushrooms.
• Shi Wen and Yan Kexing carried the mushrooms into the kitchen to scrape, wash, and slice them, and Yan Kexing cleaned his mushrooms more deftly than Shi Wen.

Yan Kexing took over cooking at Shi Wen’s house, preparing a meal that delighted Shi Wen and the dogs. After tasting the dishes, Shi Wen praised Yan Kexing’s cooking and felt moved by the domestic scene.

• Yan Kexing took over the cooking while Shi Wen peeled garlic and watched the dogs wait eagerly outside the kitchen.
• Yan Kexing prepared stir-fried mushrooms, beef, and eggplant, along with loofah egg-drop soup, while Shi Wen served the dogs rice and food.
• Yan Kexing set the table and waited for Shi Wen, who was moved by the sight of them sharing a meal.
• Shi Wen tasted the dishes, praised Yan Kexing’s cooking, and compared the Delicious Mushrooms with Bachu Mushrooms.
• Shi Wen finished the meal and soup, feeling so full that he worried his abs might bulge.

Shi Wen accepted Yan Kexing’s help securing a bank loan and gained confidence in developing the ranch. He then tried to give his sheep a medicated bath, but the flock fiercely resisted and overwhelmed him and the dogs.

• Shi Wen showed Yan Kexing around the ranch and explained his three-year plan to build it up.
• Yan Kexing offered to introduce Shi Wen to a friend at a local bank and guarantee his loan, and Shi Wen agreed to consider it.
• Shi Wen accepted Yan Kexing’s help, borrowed seven hundred thousand, and combined it with a three-hundred-thousand subsidy for ranch expenses.
• Shi Wen led the sheep to a pool of medicated water after finding maggots in their wounds, but the flock smelled the insecticide and fled.
• Shi Wen and Black Kid, Le Wa, and An Wa struggled to herd the fierce sheep into the pool; Black Kid managed to intimidate some, while the smaller dogs grew exhausted.

Shi Wen and Skewell treated Shi Wen’s sheep and checked his cattle before Skewell told him about five cows with Mucosal Disease that their owners wanted to sell. They went to inspect the first two, and Shi Wen noticed a sour-milk smell in their shed as a woman milked one of the sick cows.

• Shi Wen and his three dogs struggled to bathe the sheep until Skewell arrived and helped them contain the flock in the medicinal pool.
• After the sheep got out, Shi Wen thanked Skewell and gave the exhausted dogs water and jerky.
• Skewell examined Shi Wen’s four cattle and found them healthy, then told Shi Wen about five cows with middle-stage Mucosal Disease available for sale.
• Shi Wen released his cattle and went with Skewell to inspect the first two sick cows at a large livestock breeder’s home.
• Inside the heated cowshed, Shi Wen noticed a sour-milk scent while a woman milked one of the cows.

Shi Wen bought five pregnant, lactating cows sick with Mucosal Disease after inspecting them and negotiating their price. The next morning, he began treating the cows and milking one of them at his ranch.

• Shi Wen learned that the sick animals were dairy cows and inspected two six-year-old pregnant cows whose owner wanted to sell them.
• Shi Wen negotiated with the owner and bought the two cows for 3,300 each, completing the sale with a written agreement and a local elder as witness.
• Shi Wen toured with Skewell and bought three more sick, pregnant dairy cows, bringing his total to five.
• Shi Wen brought the cows to the disinfected warehouse on his ranch, where his other cattle and sheep had been vaccinated against Mucosal Disease.
• The next morning, Shi Wen brought Black Kid to the warehouse, kept it outside, treated the five cows, and began milking one of them.

Shi Wen expanded his ranch and cared for his cattle, eventually confirming that five dairy cows had recovered and producing the ranch’s first batch of milk. He boiled the milk and ladled out four bowls while the dogs waited outside the kitchen.

• Shi Wen finished milking a sick Local Brown Cattle, kept An Wa and Le Wa from sneaking inside, and cleaned the livestock shed.
• Shi Wen hired Zhang Deyuan’s recommended construction crew to build a new livestock shed at the ranch.
• After the new shed was completed, Shi Wen moved five dairy cows into it, and all five were alive and in good condition.
• Shi Wen invited Skewell to examine the cows, confirmed they had recovered, and used an electric milking machine to collect three buckets of milk.
• Shi Wen boiled the milk as the dogs waited outside the kitchen, then ladled it into four bowls.

Shi Wen woke to find the ranch covered in blooming Wild Chive Flowers, photographed the fields, and accepted Fu Meng’s invitation to eat homemade mutton. He fed the dogs and brought hay to the livestock because the rain had made grazing unsafe.

• Shi Wen woke to rain and discovered Wild Chive Flowers covering the yard and grassland.
• Shi Wen identified the flowers, photographed the dogs among them and the fields, and posted the pictures online.
• Fu Meng called Shi Wen and invited him to come for homemade stewed mutton.
• Shi Wen fed Black Kid, Le Wa, and An Wa milk and mixed rice.
• Shi Wen used a forklift to bring hay to the cattle and sheep because rain-soaked grass could make them sick.

Shi Wen visited Fu Meng's family and enjoyed their mutton stew with homemade chive flower sauce. Chang Qingqing and Fu Meng agreed to come to Shi Wen's ranch the next day to pick chive flowers and make more sauce.

• Shi Wen finished his ranch work and brought pastries to Fu Meng's home.
• Fu Meng and Chang Qingqing served Shi Wen a meal of clear-stewed mutton and mutton soup.
• Shi Wen tried Chang Qingqing's chive flower sauce with the mutton and praised it.
• Chang Qingqing offered to teach Shi Wen how to make the sauce and suggested picking chive flowers at his ranch.
• Fu Meng and Chang Qingqing arrived at Shi Wen's ranch the next day with their children and sacks to gather chive flowers.