Chapter 168 (continued)

Spring is here, and chickens love to brood.

Shi Wen initially didn't think anything of it, but his brow furrowed when he saw the news.

It seems he doesn't have many eggs in his poultry coop.

He also said that since it was cold and the chickens didn't have much to eat, he stopped using lights to encourage them to lay eggs.

It now seems that the chicken may indeed have laid its egg outside.

Their chickens are mainly raised in the mountains; if they were allowed to lay eggs outside, there would be an abundance of eggs.

Shi Wen the news that hail was coming soon, I couldn't help but sigh.

As expected, anything can happen when a ranch is open for a long time.

The Bress chickens and geese were being raised perfectly well; who would have thought they would suddenly start laying eggs on a massive scale?

They used to lay their eggs in small groups outside, Shi Wen knew about it but didn't really care.

Birds have the habit of brooding, so it's not particularly strange that they lay their eggs outside the nest.

With so many dogs, snow leopard cubs, fox cubs, and other little guys at home, we used to lay a few eggs as a way to train them to hunt for trophies. Who would have thought that if we left them to their own devices, the geese would cause such a big mess this time?

Sure enough, no hidden dangers can be left on the ranch; once this loophole is created, things will get really complicated.

Shi Wen someone was collecting eggs on the pasture, nearby villagers would rush over first.

Everyone's face was full of smiles.

The first group of people who arrived came to his ranch and exclaimed, "Wow, your geese have laid their eggs quite sparsely!"

Shi Wen, "Who says it isn't?"

As he spoke, Shi Wen glanced at everyone and saw that they were all wearing hats, which put his mind at ease—he had been worried that a sudden hailstorm might hit them.

Shi Wen, "You've worked hard. It's a big place, and I don't know how long I'd have to keep picking things up by myself."

"We understand, we understand," the newcomers said with smiles. "Then let's start picking them up."

"Everyone, please spread out."

In the Shi Wen of his neighbors, he had always been a wise and capable man, and this was the first time he had been so embarrassed.

He was a little embarrassed by his disheveled appearance, but everyone else couldn't help but laugh.

Shi Wen didn't say much, and could only silently pick up the eggs.

When he encountered livestock, he ordered the dogs to quickly drive them back to the barn, and also to drive the geese back.

It's going to rain today, so his chickens and pregnant female animals aren't allowed out. The workload for the ten dogs is relatively light, so they can manage.

Shi Wen they continued collecting eggs, more and more people came to help. He quickly announced in the WeChat group that they already had enough manpower and asked everyone not to come and help anymore.

That's no use saying that. It's about to hail, and everyone's just sitting at home anyway, so they might as well come over and join in the fun.

Soon, almost half the village had arrived.

Shi Wen originally intended to invite more than ten people, but unexpectedly, so many people came to help.

He was worried that there wouldn't be enough eggs on the ranch for everyone to collect.

Shi Wen's family currently has only about 800 geese in total, with no more than 700 female geese, but the number of goose eggs on the pasture far exceeds 700.

Perhaps geese have a habit of laying their eggs outdoors, Shi Wen never paid any attention to it.

Besides goose eggs, there are also many chicken eggs scattered on the pasture.

The hens may have laid their eggs secretly outside, Shi Wen never noticed, so he didn't take them back.

With so many people coming to help, we have enough manpower, so no one's in a hurry; they're just picking things up for fun.

When Yan Kexing returned, the ranch had become a sea of joy.

Both adults and children are searching diligently.

Whenever someone finds an egg, cheers erupt immediately.

Yan Kexing led Gong Jiang and the other two to Shi Wen's side. "What's going on?"

Shi Wen looked up at them, sighed, and said, "If you can't hold back your laughter, then don't. I don't know what happened, but everyone came to help anyway."

Ge Yue chuckled beside him, "Brother Shi, why do I always find such ordinary things so joyful?"

Shi Wen sighed wearily, "Didn't you come back to collect eggs? Hurry up and collect them."

The ranch not only has eggs, but also mushrooms and other things.

So many people came and walked around the ranch, basically exploring every corner of it, except for the mountain.

Shi Wen that rain and hail were about to start, so we called everyone to hurry back.

People were calling out to each other on the ranch; shouts and calls could be heard everywhere.

Those who were about to return home first took the eggs to Shi Wen's place and put them in his basket.

Shi Wen thanked them profusely and gave each person who came to help collect the eggs a goose egg to take with them.

His goose eggs were so beautiful that people who came to collect them didn't stand on ceremony and took them as they pleased.

"Thank you. If you only found one egg, take it home and try it." Shi Wen mechanically offered, but when he looked up, he saw a familiar face. "Captain Zhou, what brings you here?"

Zhou Hongzhong said with a smile, "We don't have any tasks today. We saw you said in the WeChat group that you needed help collecting eggs, so we came over."

Shi Wen back and saw familiar faces. Everyone laughed, revealing their clean, white teeth.

Shi Wen felt an urge to cover his face and say, "Thank you all for your hard work. I'll treat you to tea when I have time."

Zhou Hongzhong laughed, revealing the same neat white teeth as his teammates. "Sure, I'll come over and mooch some milk tea from your place sometime. I've left the egg here; we have rules, we can't take it."

Then they left.

The familiar people behind them put the eggs back, laughing as they walked out with the goose eggs in their hands.

After finally seeing off the last neighbor who came to help, Shi Wen was too exhausted to move.

Gong Jiang and Lin Chengqian carried the basket full of goose eggs to the living room.

Ge Yue sat down next to Shi Wen and comforted him, "Brother Shi, don't be shy. Don't you often help others with chores? This time it's finally everyone's turn to help you. Everyone had a lot of fun."