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Zhu Ji: "It should be able to survive, right?"

Shi Wen, "Theoretically, there shouldn't be any problem, but who knows? Let's go down the mountain and have breakfast."

After a long and tiring journey up and down the mountain early in the morning, all three of them were starving.

After they went down, the little guys playfully rushed towards them, some wagging their tails, others blinking, looking very enthusiastic; they must have been hungry too.

Yan Kexing and Shi Wen made breakfast, Zhu Ji quickly helped feed the little ones.

The three sat down at the table for breakfast. After finishing his work, Zhu Ji finally had time to ask, "When will the musk deer from your ranch be delivered?"

Shi Wen, "The seller said that if there are no unforeseen circumstances, it should be delivered this Friday."

Zhu Ji: "Then it should be Friday. Shall I come over to help on Friday?"

Shi Wen, holding a bowl, smiled and said, "If you'd like, that would be perfect."

The musk deer was indeed delivered to the Shi Wen family's ranch on Friday, but it arrived close to evening.

All five musk deer are male, and they have brown fur.

Shi Wen observed them up close. The musk deer, also known as the forest musk deer, still had a strong scent on them even though they had already produced musk this year and the sellers had dug it up.

However, before processing, the scent of musk is not considered pleasant by Shi Wen.

His sense of smell is so acute that his perception of the concentration of ordinary fragrances is different from that of ordinary humans.

The musk deer is quite cute, with a slightly timid expression. However, its canines extend beyond its lips and are curved, making it look rather like...

Zombies

Teeth and the like take away that cuteness.

Zhu Ji and Shi Wen squatted outside the cage together, looking at them. "How old are they? Can they produce musk now?"

Shi Wen, "They're all three years old. They've already given birth this year, so we'll have to wait until next year to give birth again."

Zhu Ji immediately showed a regretful expression. "I thought they would produce musk this year."

Shi Wen, "They probably won't be producing any more. The seller said they produce incense in May, June, and July, but it's already past August, so it's probably going to be difficult."

Zhu Ji: "That's not right. Aren't they supposed to reproduce both before and after estrus? Around estrus, their musk sacs contain a fragrant liquid used to attract females."

Shi Wen was genuinely unsure. "Perhaps it's a difference in breed? Let's keep it for now, and we'll know for sure next year."

Although the newly arrived musk deer have already undergone quarantine, it is best to isolate them for safety reasons.

Shi Wen has always been cautious and did not skip this seemingly unnecessary step.

He specially cleared out the quarantine shed and drove the musk deer into it.

To take care of these relatively fragile animals, Shi Wen specially prepared a private room for each musk deer and restrained the curious Wolf King and the others, forbidding them from disturbing them.

If he frightens the musk deer into getting sick, he'll suffer a huge loss.

Listening to Shi Wen giving instructions to the Wolf King and the others, Zhu Ji retorted, "It's no use just instructing them. You need to go tell Old Yan that he's the scariest creature on your ranch, isn't he?"

Shi Wen, "It's alright. As long as he doesn't deliberately reveal his dragon form or release his aura, Lin She shouldn't be frightened."

Zhu Ji: "What if?"

Shi Wen without hesitation, "If the musk deer are really frightened, it means they are not suitable for our ranch, and we'll have to send them away."

Zhu Ji glanced at Shi Wen, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "That's good. I hope you will always firmly choose Old Yan."

Shi Wen, "That's for sure."

When Yan Kexing returned, Shi Wen and Zhu Ji were still at the livestock shed.

Shi Wen that Yan Kexing.

As soon as he came over, Lin She was indeed frightened and shrank into a corner. However, to Shi Wen's surprise, although Lin She was afraid, she was not terrified.

They seemed to express fear of a natural scene, but after a while, they got used to it.

Zhu Ji stood by, dumbfounded. "You can do that?"

Shi Wen, "Why not? They may be timid, but living in the Linzi, they must have encountered many ferocious beasts. They wouldn't be scared to death."

Zhu Ji: "That seems to make sense."

Shi Wen looked at Lin She and said, "Alright, now that they're settled, let's go back inside."

They walked in another direction from the livestock shed.

On the way back, we happened to pass by the livestock shed where two black pigs lived.

Zhu Ji glanced at it a couple more times. "Your black pig's belly is really big, is it about to give birth?"

Shi Wen, "It'll be in the next few days. I hope the piglets will be born safely."

These two black pigs are pregnant with sheep-pig piglets. Shi Wen's first time breeding them, and he doesn't know if they'll be able to conceive successfully.

Judging from their current condition, both mother and baby are safe and sound, and there should be no problem.

The three of them went back inside and finished their meal.

I don't know if it was because they had mentioned it, but that night, when Shi Wen and Yan Kexing saw Zhu Ji off from the ranch, the black pig gave birth.

Shi Wen that the app he used to monitor the ranch was constantly sending out alerts that the black pigs were in an abnormal state, with notifications coming one after another, making Shi Wen's legs go numb.

Shi Wen immediately forgot about seeing Zhu Ji off and quickly pulled out his phone to check. "The black pigs are about to give birth. The monitoring results show that their heart rates are quite high. I'm going over to check now."

Yan Kexing: "I'll go with you. Zhu Ji, please go back safely on your own."

Zhu Ji opened the car door, stepped one foot inside, and asked, "Do you need my help?"

Shi Wen hurriedly stuffed his phone back into his pocket. "I don't need it for now, you can go back. Call me if you need anything, I probably won't check my phone tonight."

Zhu Ji had no choice but to respond.

Shi Wen previously helped deliver lambs and pigs, I figured it would be similar with black pigs, with no particular difficulties.

When he and Yan Kexing back to the pigsty, the black pigs had already started giving birth.

Newborn black piglets may have sheep-pig genes, but they don't show many sheep-pig characteristics.

They look like purebred black piglets, chubby and rather cute.