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After listening to his story, Zhu Ji exclaimed, "You're even more cautious than I imagined. What about Old Yan? What did he say?"

Shi Wen, "Yan Kexing agrees with my idea; we both feel we should be more responsible to our customers."

Zhu Ji: "People who aren't family don't enter the same door."

Shi Wen with a hint of pride, "I'm the same kind of person as Yan Kexing."

They are not only partners, but also share common ideals and similar values.

Despite their different personalities, they share the same core.

Shi Wen felt that this was the real reason he and Yan Kexing were able to be together; as for appearance and family background, those had to be taken later.

Zhu Ji: "So you've already suspended sales of all products?"

Shi Wen: "Yes. We'll consider restocking it after we have more comprehensive test reports and follow-up studies."

Zhu Ji took out his phone. "What are the members saying?"

Zhu Ji himself was a member of Shi Wen, and was familiar with the forums that members frequented.

He opened the forum and took a look.

The number of people who are worried and those who are praising are evenly split.

However, everyone was very restrained, and there were basically no insults.

Zhu Ji: "Everyone trusts your ranch."

Shi Wen: "Yes, that's why we're so lucky to have such a group of customers, and we need to be even more rigorous in controlling the quality of our products."

Zhu Ji: "Actually, this is a good thing. A mature company always grows through various trials. After this incident, your reputation should be even better."

Shi Wen, "Yes, that's why we need to take it seriously."

Shi Wen didn't seem to want to continue this topic.

Seeing that he wasn't in a good mood, Zhu Ji changed the subject. "What have you guys been up to lately?"

Shi Wen rubbed his forehead and said, "I'm breeding the sow."

Their family currently has two main types of pigs: sheep-type pigs and black pigs.

The sows are of reproductive age relatively early; they can be bred after eight months. All of their pigs meet the breeding requirements.

He wanted the sheep and pigs to mate spontaneously, so he didn't interfere much.

The breeding is going well now; their ewes and pigs are mostly pregnant.

He asked Sikewell to come and take a look.

Sikewell said his sheep and pigs were in good condition, and that he could bring over a portable ultrasound machine in a while to see how many more piglets the sows were pregnant with.

The breeding of black pigs did not go so smoothly.

Their two black pigs are a separate group and don't often go over to the sheep and pigs. Even when they are let out, they only roam in one corner.

The sheep, pigs, and black pigs are kept separate, and none of them bother each other.

Shi Wen even tried to have the black pig seduce the sheep, pig, and boar, but the sheep, pig, and boar completely ignored it.

The sheep-pigs don't seem to consider the black pigs to be their kind.

It seems that manual preparation is the only option now.

In theory, there is no reproductive isolation between the two breeds of pigs; however, in practice, it's hard to say whether a black pig can conceive a lamb.

Seeing his expression, Zhu Ji asked with some surprise, "Did the matchmaking not go smoothly?"

Shi Wen shook his head. "I don't know how to collect semen from boars or anything like that. I can only wait for Sikewell and the others to come and help when they're free. I don't even know if they'll be able to mate, since the two types of pigs are quite different, and I don't know if there's any reproductive barrier."

Zhu Ji: "Probably not? You'll find out in a while."

Then, Zhu Ji brought up another matter. "Haven't you always wanted to raise goats? This time, several friends from various systems helped us look around and found some black goats from the south. Apparently, they're of pretty good quality. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

Shi Wen and asked, "Aren't southern sheep less resistant to cold? Could they survive here?"

Zhu Ji wasn't sure either. "It should be possible, right? They specifically chose this place, so they must have considered your situation. I'll go ask them again and get some detailed information."

Shi Wen, "Thank you for your hard work. With the data, we can make a basic assessment."

Having worked as a livestock herder for so long, Shi Wen is quite familiar with all sorts of animals.

He even read books about goats, hoping to lay the foundation for goat farming.

There are also significant differences between different goats.

Some goats are particularly resistant to cold, while others can only survive in the tropics.

Shi Wen concerns that the goats sent here might not adapt to the environment.

Zhu Ji quickly sent over the information, including not only the documents themselves but also information on all the potential sheep suppliers who wanted to send them sheep.

The final stack of documents was so thick that Shi Wen held it in his hand as if it were a dictionary.

In the evening, Shi Wen sat at the dining table, looking at documents while waiting for Yan Kexing to return.

The light shone down on his head, making the snow-white paper reflect light slightly.

He stared intently at the documents, his long eyelashes fluttering, which made Yan Kexing's heart flutter.

Yan Kexing paused at the doorway for a moment before walking over, standing beside him, and asking, "What are you looking at? It's so thick."

Shi Wen showed him the cover. "I don't know which organization collected this information about goats for me. It's all photocopied, and a lot of it is confidential information from some organizations. Zhu Ji sent it to me."

Yan Kexing had also heard from Zhu Ji about the various units wanting to send him goats. "They sent the materials so quickly? They're quite efficient this time."

"That's not even efficient anymore," Shi Wen, continuing to look at the documents. "Brother Zhu had previously offered to send me the black goat directly, but I politely declined. That would have been efficient."

Yan Kexing in surprise, "You don't want to raise black goats?"

Shi Wen up and said, "It's not that I want to raise them or not, it's just that I'm not familiar with black goats. I want to look at the information they sent over and then make a comprehensive judgment on whether they are suitable for our area."

Shi Wen is quite knowledgeable about aquaculture.