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Zhang Deyuan half-stood up. "Oh, then I must toast you. In that case, you'll be one of my biggest clients."

Shi Wen laughed, "Why are you being so polite? This is a mutually beneficial arrangement."

Fu Meng: "How many sheep do you plan to raise next year?"

Shi Wen, "A number between one thousand and three thousand should be within my control; any more than that and I might lose control."

Fu Meng nodded. "Raising this many for the second year is a solid and reliable number. Should we hire some workers?"

"We'll see. If possible, I still prefer to rely on modern machinery," Shi Wen. "I have tigers here, so hiring people isn't very convenient. At most, I'll hire temporary workers when I'm too busy."

Fu Meng said, "I thought you would want to start a livestock company?"

"No, let's get the ranch sorted out first," Shi Wen said. "Raising livestock and selecting superior breeds isn't easy. Let's see in three or five years. Maybe by then I'll be more capable and breed fat-tailed sheep suitable for the local area, and we can change the breed of sheep for everyone."

Zhang Deyuan laughed and said, "If you put it that way, I must toast you. I hope you can lead everyone to prosperity soon."

Chang Qingqing laughed, "If we can really breed superior sheep, everyone will make money. Even if Fu Senze and the others don't do well in their studies, I won't be afraid to raise sheep at home."

Fu Senze, who was eating mutton, puffed out his cheeks. He was about to retort, but remembering his poor academic record, he didn't dare to speak and could only continue to eat with his head down.

Gong Jiang said, "Yes, once Brother Shi breeds better sheep and upgrades our sheep, we can sell them all over the world, and everyone will definitely make money."

Ge Yue, quick to speak his mind, said, "Maybe in the future our fat-tailed sheep will become a local icon, just like Wagyu beef or Australian beef. Then, when people mention us, they'll think of us."

Everyone ate and drank, having a great time. Apart from Shi Wen and Yan Kexing, no one took the conversation at the table to heart.

Which livestock farmer doesn't want to raise livestock that are popular worldwide? But if it were that easy, people wouldn't have been struggling to make money for so many years.

After finishing the lamb, Shi Wen contacted the head of the N City Zoo and suggested taking some lamb to see the snow leopards and brown bears.

The person in charge was full of admiration for Shi Wen's abilities. When he heard that Shi Wen was going to bring his own mutton to feed the animals, he agreed without hesitation.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing over with a sheep.

He planned to give half to the snow leopard and half to the brown bear.

The two went to see the brown bear first.

The brown bear had woken up from its anesthesia and lay listlessly in its cage, looking rather lethargic.

Shi Wen knocked on the cage, and the brown bear just glanced up at him, seemingly too lazy to pay him any attention, but it didn't turn its rear end towards him either.

Shi Wen asked Yan Kexing, "Do you think it still recognizes me?"

Yan Kexing: "I definitely know you, but I know I can't beat you, so I don't struggle."

As he spoke, Yan Kexing gave a soft growl to the brown bear.

His roar was short and urgent, and the brown bear sat up abruptly as if facing a formidable enemy, its round little eyes looking left and right with a look of fear.

Yan Kexing tapped the cage. "Now it should be willing to communicate properly."

Shi Wen was also startled by Yan Kexing's roar, and felt his limbs go weak. As expected of Fierce Beasts, even a soft roar could make people instinctively feel fear.

Shi Wen patted his chest, put half a sheep through the feeding slit, and said to the brown bear, "Alright, don't be upset. We came to see you and brought you some good food. We're sorry for hitting you before, but we didn't have any other choice."

The brown bear smelled the mutton, got up, grabbed the mutton with its two front paws, and sat on the ground to feast on it.

It can eat forty or fifty pounds of meat a day, and one meal can last a long time, Shi Wen I'm not worried about it getting too full.

While it was eating meat, Shi Wen spoke to it, saying, "You little rascal, be more careful. Don't attack humans anymore. Get along well with humans, and they won't do anything to you."

Whether the brown bear understood or not, it growled at Shi Wen in dissatisfaction.

Shi Wen, "This is golden advice. If you're lucky enough to get into the national park, just stay there. There are so few brown bears, the humans certainly won't give you any trouble."

Shi Wen, "But if you attack a human, then it's a different story. A brown bear that attacks a human definitely won't survive."

Shi Wen stood by the cage, nagging and persuading the brown bear to eat heartily inside, while Yan Kexing watched with a smile.

No one knows whether their persuasion was effective, or whether the brown bear understood. But they had done what they could, and the rest was up to fate.

After seeing the brown bears, Shi Wen took Yan Kexing to see the snow leopards.

The snow leopards were kept in a park instead of in cages.

It's currently open time at the zoo, and the snow leopard enclosure is divided into an inner and outer area. The passageway between the two areas is not locked, so the snow leopards can stay in either area as they please.

The snow leopard stayed in the outer enclosure. Despite being surrounded by many tourists, it didn't panic at all. It scratched trees as it pleased, stretched and yawned as it pleased, and after eating and drinking its fill, it lay on the grass, basking in the sun with its belly up, completely at ease.

As expected, a big cat is still a cat; felines are truly extraordinary.

They were carrying mutton into the inner garden Shi Wen. The snow leopard caught their scent and rushed in like the wind.

As soon as it came in, it lay down at Shi Wen and Yan Kexing's feet, exposing its belly, and meowed softly in a clipped voice.

As it called out, the snow leopard turned around on the ground, gesturing with its eyes for Shi Wen to quickly pet it.

Shi Wen: "..."

If visiting brown bears feels like being a guest, Shi Wen snow leopards truly feels like coming home.

This guy is so enthusiastic.

Shi Wen couldn't resist squatting down and stroking the snow leopard's belly, rubbing it gently. "How can you be so cute?"

The snow leopard stuck out its tongue and licked its nose. "Meow."