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He came over and patted Shi Wen's head, asking, "I see you like his Samoyed, do you want to get one?"

Shi Wen hesitated for three seconds, then shook her head. "Never mind, our tough dog is fine too. I'll just pet him when I have the chance."

After the Samoyed returned, their ranch remained largely unchanged.

It's just that there's been a lot of rain lately.

It rained for several days in a row this week, Shi Wen always worried that the hay I had stored in advance would get moldy.

The hay at his farm was actually of very good quality and was quite popular with the livestock; now there's not much left.

If it rains for a longer period of time, they might have trouble feeding all their livestock.

In the evening, Shi Wen walked in from outside, still damp from the sweat. He first went to the bathroom to wash his hands with soap, then took out his phone to check the weather forecast.

The weather forecast indicates rain for the next week.

He couldn't help but frown and mutter, "Is this weather forecast accurate? Why is there so much rain?"

Yan Kexing: "It should be fairly accurate. With warm and cold cyclones entangled here, the rain won't stop anytime soon."

"That's really a bit tricky." Shi Wen tossed his phone aside. "We don't think it rains this much here very often, do we?"

Yan Kexing: "It's alright, not too bad. I see the drainage ditches outside aren't full, and the crops are growing well, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"I'm not worried about the crops, I'm worried about the livestock's feed," Shi Wen, pressing his throbbing temples. "Our cows don't seem to like hay; they prefer grass."

Yan Kexing: "Weren't they not picky eaters before?"

Shi Wen, "Now that they've chosen, maybe they've gotten used to eating grass and can no longer stand eating only hay every day?"

Their cows are having an even worse time than in winter. At least in winter they have silage to improve their diet, but now they can only eat hay and dry rations.

Under normal circumstances, we could let their cows put up with it.

The cow is currently nursing her calf, which is not yet a month old. If the cow has a poor appetite and doesn't produce enough milk, the calf will ultimately suffer.

Shi Wen worried that the calves aren't getting enough nutrition, and that they won't grow up well.

This is a major event that will affect the development of the ranch.

Yan Kexing heard him say this, he said, "If all else fails, how about we buy some grass from elsewhere and bring it over?"

Shi Wen, "Let's see. We'll consider this only if there are no other options."

It was getting late. Yan Kexing glanced at his phone and asked, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

"I'd like something more appetizing, like the Golden Broth Beef?" Shi Wen quickly checked the inventory. "There are two packs of beef slices in the fridge, and we also have plenty of chili sauce and other things."

Yan Kexing: "Okay, pick some more green vegetables."

"Then I'd like to eat chicken soup with pea shoots, is that okay?" Shi Wen stood up. "It's been raining for a few days, the peas outside are growing so well, so fresh and tender, I've been craving some for lunch."

Yan Kexing: "Go pick them, but don't pick too many, we can't eat them all."

"Okay, is there anything else you'd like to eat? I'll pick some more." Shi Wen put on her rain boots. "Let me see if I can find any eggplants you like. If I can, I'll bring some eggs too; eggplant and egg omelets are quite delicious."

Yan Kexing with a smile, "Pick them as you see fit."

Shi Wen carried a basket and went to pick vegetables.

He was gone for less than three minutes when he rushed back with his basket.

The basket contained half a basket of vegetables and a few large corn leaves.

Yan Kexing looked at the corn leaves and cast a questioning glance at Shi Wen: "Want to eat corn leaves?"

Shi Wen's eyes sparkled. "It's not for us to eat. What do you think about feeding the cows with corn leaves? The corn looks great; picking some leaves shouldn't be a problem."

Shi Wen spoke, she pulled out some corn leaves from the basket and showed them to Yan Kexing.

Their corn husks are wide and large, with glossy, green leaves and a unique, sweet aroma.

Yan Kexing pinched a handful of the newly sprouted corn leaves; they were indeed quite tender, and could be easily broken with a gentle pinch.

This year, their family planted a lot of corn, but it was divided into two batches: one batch was next to the boiler, and the other batch was a large cornfield of 300 mu.

The corn next to the boiler has already produced baby corn; it won't be long before we can eat corn.

In another cornfield, the corn had just begun to sprout, growing thick, green leaves.

Shi Wen that if you were to pick corn, you could just pick the leaves over there, since there was plenty of corn there and the leaves would grow back after you picked them.

"Okay." Yan Kexing glanced at the time. "Let's go pick them now while there's still time."

Shi Wen immediately said, "Okay, after we pick them, we can take them to the room where the dogs are drying their fur to dry them, then we can give them to the cows as a treat."

The two temporarily put aside their dinner and went out to pick corn leaves.

They were very quick, and the corn leaves grew in a very regular pattern, with particularly thick and crisp leaves that broke easily with a gentle tug.

After picking for more than half an hour, they brought back two loads of corn leaves.

Shi Wen sent the picked corn leaves to the drying room to dry the surface moisture, and distributed them to his cows that evening.

The cows love the corn leaves. Shi Wen throw corn leaves into the trough, they immediately gather around and eagerly nibble on them.

Shi Wen patted one of the brown cows on the neck. "Eat well, produce lots of milk!"

Brown ox. "Moo."

He only gave the corn leaves to the cows to satisfy their cravings, Shi Wen gave the rest to the pregnant mares.

The mares also loved the corn leaves; their excited bellows were even different now.

Shi Wen how much they liked it, I decided to pick some more the next day.

Putting aside other factors, the ranch can easily provide them with more of the hay they like.

Rainy days are always particularly soporific.

Shi Wen earlier than usual. When he looked at the alarm clock after waking up, he found that it was already past seven in the morning.