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The chicks and goslings are half-grown and have a strong ability to adapt, so the owner doesn't need to take care of them.

After the handover was completed, Shi Wen first settled the Dolan Sheep in the most secluded sheep pen in the sheepfold for isolation, and then had the chicks raised next to the geese.

The family's geese didn't seem to like the chicks. Upon seeing them, they quacked and flapped their wings, trying to scare them away. "Quack quack!"

The chicks may be small, but they're not scared at all. Seeing the goose raise its wings, they immediately raise their wings too, their feathers bristling like a pufferfish. "Chirp chirp chirp!"

Shi Wen, accompanied by a group of dogs, Hu Zai, and Cong Zai, watched from the side, Heiwa's neck, and said, "These are our chickens. Don't bully the chicks."

The dogs. "Woof!"

The two Hu Zai: "Woof!"

Cong Zai tucked its paws in and remained silent. Shi Wen stroked its head did it softly whimper, "Meow."

Little Yan Shi seemed aggrieved that Shi Wen hadn't mentioned it, and nibbled on Shi Wen's hair from behind: "Lü--"

Shi Wen quickly covered his hair, which was covered in saliva, and turned to put his arm around Xiao Ma's neck. "You too, you need to learn to protect the family's property."

Little Horse was finally satisfied. "Law!"

When Yan Kexing returned, Shi Wen was still squatting in the livestock shed with all the family's small animals, watching the chicks.

The new chicks are quite cute; the dogs enjoy watching them, Shi Wen.

Yan Kexing couldn't find anyone, so he came to the livestock shed to look for him. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the shed, he saw Shi Wen squatting on the ground, surrounded by a group of animals.

Hearing footsteps, Shi Wen turned around and saw Yan Kexing. He reached out his hand. "Give me a hand?"

Yan Kexing grabbed him. "Hmm?"

Shi Wen pounded his legs, looking pained, and said, "I've been squatting for too long, my legs are numb."

Yan Kexing laughed, pulled him up, and then pinched his leg.

After a wave of intense tingling and numbness subsided, Shi Wen suddenly felt that his leg was completely healed.

He took two steps back in surprise. "What's going on? My legs aren't numb anymore?"

Yan Kexing: "I pressed on his meridians."

"That's amazing." Shi Wen grabbed his hand and looked at it. "Teach me where to press so I can try it myself next time."

The two walked hand in hand back to the main courtyard, followed by their animal entourage, including the pony.

Little Horse is too good at running and jumping; he keeps escaping to play with the dogs and Cong Zai. Shi Wen can't keep him in confinement, we've simply stopped.

His pony already felt like a pet, and now it feels even more like one.

Shi Wen that the little horse was good-looking and had a cute personality, I didn't pay much attention to it and let it grow freely.

Yan Kexing would sometimes tame the foal to prevent it from going astray.

The two were playfully bickering Shi Wen suddenly remembered something and quickly grabbed Yan Kexing: "I bought a chicken today, and I was thinking of letting you try it. Would you like to eat it tonight?"

Yan Kexing: "What kind of chicken?"

Shi Wen, "Bresse chicken. Have you ever eaten this kind of chicken before?"

Yan Kexing: "I've tasted them. The well-grown ones taste good, but the poorly grown ones are a bit tough. Let's go take a look."

For Fierce Beasts, killing a chicken is a piece of cake; it only takes a few minutes.

Even while preparing ingredients, Yan Kexing remained elegant.

Shi Wen didn't know how to kill a chicken, he became his assistant.

There were many ingredients at home, Yan Kexing picked out some to pair with the chicken.

The chicken was quite large. After Yan Kexing set aside some for Yang Yiqing, he prepared the rest of the chicken in three ways: he made chicken soup, poached chicken, and finally, a cold shredded chicken salad.

Chicken soup and poached chicken are mainly for the convenience of the pets at home. Such a big chicken must be cooked thoroughly so that everyone can eat it together.

The dogs and Cong Zai really enjoyed the Bress chicken and ate it happily.

The two Hu Zai didn't eat cooked meat, but they ate the chicken leg meat that Yan Kexing had specially cut for them with great enjoyment. Bress chicken is chewier than regular chicken, which suits their taste better.

Today's meal was a happy one for everyone.

Shi Wen, watching the little ones happily eating meat, said to Yan Kexing, "The food at home is becoming more and more plentiful. By next year, we shouldn't need to rely on outside help anymore."

Yan Kexing: "There are more and more poultry; let's build another poultry house."

Shi Wen, "Okay. I'll submit the application to start construction first, and we'll build it once it's approved. We'll make the chicken coop, goose coop, and pigeon coop bigger so we can expand later."

Yan Kexing: "Won't you be too busy?"

Shi Wen, "It's alright for now. We'll figure something out slowly. If all else fails, we'll hire someone. We're not short of money right now anyway."

Shi Wen takes a very open-minded view on this. As for money, as long as you have it, it doesn't matter whether you earn more or less.

The two chatted slowly at the table, talking about the ranch and the current situation of the land.

Before we knew it, the meal was over.

Time seems to slowly slip away around the dining table.

The Bress chickens adapted well to Shi Wen's ranch.

Shi Wen, I would try putting them outside the livestock shed and letting them dig for insects and grass seeds in the soil. They would slowly walk out with their little feet, pecking at the ground constantly. By the end of the day, they could feed themselves until they were half full.

At night, Shi Wen sometimes herd them back to the barn, I can feel the heavy load of food inside their crops when I squeeze them.

As a result, most of their food comes from various insects and grass seeds on the pasture, Shi Wen fed very little actual food.

Based on Shi Wen limited experience, these Bress chickens have grown up and the meat should be quite good.

After all, these semi-wild chickens will definitely accumulate a lot of flavor compounds as they grow up.

The chickens adapted to the pasture environment, Shi Wen stopped paying much attention to them.

As the weather gets warmer, more and more pasture grass is sprouting outside, Shi Wen necessary to change the livestock's feed, deworm them, vaccinate them, and check their health.