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The little guys quickly started playing together. There seemed to be no distinction between the dog and the tiger, and the two horses and the little snow leopard also slowly joined in, playing together cautiously.

The ewes were still giving birth, and lambs were being born one after another; the barn was filled with the smell of blood.

It's too cold outside, and there's snow everywhere. It's not good to let them go out to play without heating.

We'll have to make do with this for now.

After playing for a while, the two tigers were clearly sleepy, yawning one after the other.

Shi Wen touched them; it's perfectly normal for them to be tired after traveling such a long way down the mountain.

Felines are not known for their exceptional endurance.

Shi Wen whispered to the two tigers, "Go to sleep."

Then the two tigers opened their blood-red mouths and yawned one after the other.

Their yawns are so contagious that they make the dogs sleepy too.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing, the little ones feel very safe.

So everyone slept together haphazardly, covering the hallway floor.

Shi Wen a moment to touch the tigers' heads and bellies, then grabbed a handful of their skin; it felt wonderful.

They grow well on the outside, with a layer of fat and a large patch of loose skin on their bellies.

They haven't gotten much fatter; rather, they've developed a primitive pouch, unique to felines, to protect their internal organs.

When they hunt, this large piece of skin can stretch, allowing them to move with greater range of motion.

Because of the original pouches, you can't tell whether they've eaten enough by Shi Wen or touch.

However, hunting is already difficult in this kind of weather, and there aren't many wild animals around. They not only hunted but also brought back their prey, so there probably won't be enough to eat.

We still need to give them an extra meal.

After the two tigers fell asleep, Shi Wen whispered to Yan Kexing, "Why don't we kill a couple of sheep for them to eat? We can have some mutton soup ourselves."

Yan Kexing: "If you're willing to part with it, of course there's no problem."

Shi Wen, "Why would you be reluctant to part with your own tiger?"

Shi Wen, holding up two animal legs, said, "Shall we cut off these two animal legs and give them some extra food?"

Yan Kexing: "They probably can't eat that much. Let's save it for the dogs, and also for the snow leopard cub and the fox cub to chew on."

The two tigers brought back animal legs; they certainly couldn't eat them.

These two animal legs are neither hygienic nor safe, and may even be illegal.

They have so much food on their ranch, there's no need to take this risk.

Shi Wen quickly decided that after the ewes gave birth, they would slaughter two sheep to give the tigers a treat.

Therefore, Shi Wen specially arranged for Zhang Deyuan to come and help slaughter the sheep.

They could slaughter sheep themselves, but they didn't have Zhang Deyuan's skills, and they couldn't skin the sheep properly.

They usually skin the sheep before eating it, Shi Wen and Yan Kexing's skills were only so-so, so they had to ask a professional to come and help.

When the family needs to slaughter a sheep, they always have to ask Gong Jiang and the others to come along.

They came to the ranch this year and helped a lot, so we'll definitely bring them along when we eat meat.

Lin Chengqian was puzzled when he received the call, "Brother Shi, didn't you say you were going to slaughter the sheep for the New Year? Why are you planning to do it now?"

Shi Wen explained, "The tiger came down from the mountain to see us, and it brought two animal legs with it. Let's kill a sheep for them to try."

Lin Chengqian exclaimed "Wow!" and remarked, "It must have been quite an ordeal to travel so far in this snowy weather. An ordinary tiger would have been hiding in its cave for warmth long ago."

Shi Wen's barely suppressed guilt was instantly stirred up by his words: "... Are you coming to eat lamb?"

"Come on, of course I have to come!" Lin Chengqian chuckled. "Last time when they slaughtered the sheep, I was too embarrassed to even grab a bite. I only ate two pieces of meat, and it was gone as soon as I started to crave it. This time, I'm going to have a proper bowl."

Shi Wen, "Let's prioritize the two tigers. We're just there for show. If there's plenty of meat, we'll eat more. If there's not enough, give it all to the two tigers, and we'll just have some soup."

Lin Chengqian: "Hmm? Why does it feel like our treatment has suddenly decreased?"

Shi Wen, "Didn't you say that? It's not easy for the tigers to come all the way down the mountain to see us, so let's give them some good food."

The ewes' births this year have gone relatively smoothly, with few experiencing dystocia. A few had more difficult births, Shi Wen went over and helped out a little, and they were born safely.

This year, there are a total of 121 lambs, all of them healthy.

Shi Wen made a quick note, settled them in, and after confirming that everything was alright, he went to slaughter a sheep to entertain the tiger.

Everyone they invited has arrived.

Zhang Deyuan found it strange that they were killing sheep at such an inconvenient time, so he came and asked them about it. He learned that two tigers had come down from the mountain.

Zhang Deyuan always knew that his family kept tigers and that they had released them back into the wild.

Hearing that the tiger had come down from the mountain again and even brought them prey, Zhang Deyuan couldn't help but exclaim, "How come your two tigers are so intelligent? They're more intelligent than many people's children!"

Lin Chengqian laughed from the side, "It's not that exaggerated!"

Zhang Deyuan: "Hey! Look at those two animal legs, each must weigh at least twenty pounds, right? Some people can't even afford to send their parents twenty pounds of meat all year round."

Lin Chengqian: "If you calculate it that way, some unfilial sons are really not as good as two tigers."

Zhang Deyuan: "Yes, that's why I said these two tigers are intelligent."

Shi Wen had just called Zhou Hongzhong to report that the tiger had come down from the mountain, and when he came back, he heard them discussing whether the tiger was filial or not.

He couldn't help but interrupt, "Let's go choose the sheep."

Zhang Deyuan: "Okay, what kind of sheep do you want to choose this time?"

Shi Wen, "I'll choose the one who isn't as good-looking."

Their sheep have been growing for almost a year and are now all half-grown.