Chapter 50

Yan Kexing: "What time?"

Shi Wen, "We agreed to leave at 10:00 AM, but we need to depart around 9:30 AM."

Yan Kexing glanced at his schedule. "I'm free after 9:30."

Shi Wen, "Then it's settled. We'll bring the dogs along, and leave the two Hu Zai and Cong Zai to guard the house."

We need to leave at 9:30, so we have to hurry up and finish the farm work.

Shi Wen him rush off to feed the pigs, cows, sheep, pigeons, and geese.

The weather has been bad lately, so he hasn't been letting his pets out much; they've been kept in the barn and fed there.

He weighed his cattle and sheep a couple of days ago. Everything else was fine, but the ewes weren't gaining weight as expected and were still a bit far from his target.

In this situation, he needs to adjust the feed formula for the ewes and give them something more nutritious.

The ewes probably conceived around mid-September, and now it's early December, a little over two months, almost three months, so they've entered the mid-to-late stage.

This stage is also a period of rapid weight gain for the fetus in the ewe's womb, so she needs to be well-nourished.

Shi Wen looked at the logbook inside the fence and wrote down today's date—December 4th.

If the feed adjustment is not ideal this time, he will need to make another adjustment on December 14th or December 25th.

Shi Wen using a forklift to haul out sheep feed, Shi Wen muttered, "Twenty percent more grain, fifty percent more protein, double the calcium and phosphorus, oh, and double the vitamins too. Also, one pound of concentrate, two pounds of hay, two pounds of silage, one pound of carrots, five grams of bone meal..."

Bone meal and trace elements such as calcium and phosphorus are the easiest to calculate; just add them in at the end.

Now we need to weigh out the approximate amount of feed and then distribute it to each sheep.

The carrots at home were bought a while ago, and even though the temperature is relatively low, they're already a bit wilted. I shouldn't buy so many next time.

The beans are fine; they look fresh and smell good.

The hay was also good, golden yellow with a hint of green, and had the unique fresh scent of hay; it was all good hay produced on-site by the ranch.

Now we need to look at silage.

Shi Wen braved the wind to carry a bag of silage out of the silage pit.

His silage should be almost fully fermented, but he hasn't checked it yet. Today he'll open it up to see if the fermentation is complete.

The plastic bags used for fermenting silage are disposable, so he found a pair of scissors and cut them open.

In an instant, the tightly packed silage fluffed up, and at the same time, the unique sweet and sour aroma of corn silage wafted out.

Let alone cattle and sheep, just Shi Wen this aroma makes you want to grab it and take a bite.

He was surprised by how successfully the corn silage fermentation went this time.

He thought that his first year of making corn silage would be less successful due to his lack of experience.

Just as Shi Wen was checking the silage over and over, two pairs of pigeons in the coop fluttered their wings and flew down, standing on the silage and pecking at it with their beaks.

The two pairs of pigeons have grown a bit bigger, and now their heads are no longer covered in messy yellow down, making them look quite beautiful.

Most importantly, they are exceptionally intelligent, able to recognize their owners, and even understand simple commands.

Shi Wen gently pushed the four pigeons aside. "Go eat your pigeon feed."

One of the blue-feathered pigeons slipped and fell into the silage, rolling around and scattering the feed everywhere. "Coo-coo!"

Shi Wen chuckled and gently pulled it out, "Don't cause trouble."

The pigeon nudged his hand with its little head again. "Coo-coo."

That being said, there's actually nothing wrong with pigeons eating some silage.

Shi Wen to chase them away twice, but they wouldn't leave, so I just let them go.

This batch of silage corn tastes very good. Shi Wen soon as it's poured into the trough, the pregnant ewes come over and start munching on the silage.

It seemed that the sour and fragrant aroma stimulated their appetite.

Shi Wen casually patted one of the sheep's heads and continued pouring silage for them.

After feeding the ewes, we still need to calculate the feed for the cows.

Their cows are in their second trimester, which is different from sheep in their third trimester. They need different supplements, so we have to calculate it separately.

After a busy morning, with Yan Kexing over to help, Shi Wen finally finished before nine o'clock.

He glanced at his phone and said to Yan Kexing, "Wait for me a moment, I'll be right back after I take a shower."

Yan Kexing: "It's fine not to wash it; this look is already quite good."

"No way." Shi Wen laughed and pushed Yan Kexing's chest away. "I still have my pride. How can someone as good-looking as me go out without showering and smelling like cows and sheep?"

Yan Kexing held the Langwa and watched him walk into the room.

Shi Wen quickly took a shower, changed into clothes suitable for going out, then took Yan Kexing, along with the family's four dogs and their newly adopted Langwa, and headed out the door.

The Langwa is still too young and has only just come to our home. Shi Wen is not comfortable leaving it with the two Hu Zai and Cong Zai to look after, fearing that they might bite the Langwa or treat it as a toy.

Two Hu Zai are still animals, and their behavior is not so controllable. If they bite the Langwa, Shi Wen will have nowhere to cry.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing arrived a little late; by the time they reached the large pond, most of the villagers had already arrived.

Upon seeing Shi Wen and Yan Kexing, Fu Meng smiled and said, "I was wondering when you would arrive, and whether you would even come?"

As he spoke, Fu Meng looked at the Langwa in Shi Wen's arms. "Is this the wolf cub that Captain Zhou was talking about?"

Chapter 50

Fu Meng was very interested in the Langwa. Shi Wen took the Langwa out and held it up by its sides for Fu Meng to see.

Shi Wen said with a hint of pride, "I just opened my eyes this morning, they're still a little small."

Fu Meng looked at it carefully for a while and said, "It really looks different from the puppies we usually see. When it grows up, it will definitely be a good dog."