Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland
Chapter 143 - 141: Springtime Matters and Unexpected Events
[Rabbit kicks eagle, my god, I actually saw a rabbit kicking an eagle in the livestream!]
[That gray rabbit is so strong!]
[A boss-level rabbit!]
[Simply incredible!]
The drone footage made a lot of viewers exclaim repeatedly.
It’s all too unbelievable!
Jiang Feng got off the Red Hare and walked over to the Golden Eagle, squatted down to check on it.
Jiang Feng placed his hand on the Golden Eagle’s chest, gently stroking it.
The Golden Eagle cooperated quietly, not moving around.
After all, the Golden Eagle is a bird of prey, with a sharp beak, sharp claws, and a majestic gaze, giving one a strong sense of intimidation.
If a person’s hand were pecked by the Golden Eagle, it could easily take a large chunk of flesh.
So the viewers felt somewhat nervous seeing such a scene.
[This is the Golden Eagle raised by the ranch owner, I remember seeing it before!]
[Yes, it’s the one that was rescued by the ranch owner, kept in the pigsty, and later given a nest, then it was free-ranged!]
[Golden Eagles are rarely seen on the grassland, especially liked by grassland herders!]
[Golden Eagle is one of the totems of the grassland, by the way, the White Wolf raised by the broadcaster is also one of the totems, you could say this ranch is quite magical!]
[I really like birds, it’d be nice to raise a tame bird of prey, my favorite is the white peregrine!]
[You mean the Hai Dong Qing, right? Abroad you can raise them, a white one costs at least hundreds of thousands!]
While Jiang Feng was caring for the Golden Eagle, the viewers were chatting in the livestream room.
At this moment, Jiang Feng released his hand and said to the viewers in the livestream room:
"The Golden Eagle’s injury isn’t severe, at least its chest bones are intact. It’s most likely a bit dazed from being kicked, the worst case scenario is a possible fracture, not suitable for flying in the near future." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
"This is really coincidental."
"Today I encountered the Rabbit King and the Golden Eagle, and such an incident actually happened."
Jiang Feng picked up the Golden Eagle, holding it in one hand while grabbing the reins with the other, and got onto the Red Hare.
All things considered, since the Golden Eagle can’t fly, Jiang Feng could only take it back to the ranch.
Of course, he still needed to routinely report to the police station.
He directly called Bater, knowing that when Bater saw his call, that meant most likely it involved wildlife.
As soon as the call was answered, it was indeed about the Golden Eagle being injured.
The police station and forestry bureau later learned that the Golden Eagle frequently became active over Jiang Feng’s ranch after being rescued by him; however, it didn’t often land nor affected the herders’ life, so they no longer intervened.
Now that the Golden Eagle was injured again on Jiang Feng’s ranch, it was predictable.
"Alright, just take care of it, I’ll report this to the forestry bureau later."
Bater responded over the phone.
Clearly, he was already used to handling such matters.
The Ximeng Grassland is vast, with many cases related to wildlife. The police station and forestry bureau couldn’t handle them all alone, relying on local folks to help care for them.
Jiang Feng agreed and then hung up the call.
He held the Golden Eagle, riding slowly back to the ranch.
The Golden Eagle had already accepted being held by Jiang Feng.
At this moment, it didn’t have the aura of the grassland overlord at all, instead appearing a bit cute.
After all, it was not yet fully mature and faced a high possibility of premature death; without the companionship of parents, it wouldn’t be easy for this Golden Eagle to survive.
Once Jiang Feng returned to the ranch, he immediately fed the Golden Eagle some raw meat.
This was familiar to the Golden Eagle, eating it eagerly.
After the meal, Jiang Feng placed the Golden Eagle in the nest under the eaves.
The entrance to the nest was relatively large, convenient for the Golden Eagle to enter, with a bed made of hay inside.
The Golden Eagle rested back in the nest, just like returning to its own home.
Jiang Feng was busy caring for the Golden Eagle at the ranch.
At the same time, many social media bloggers posted Jiang Feng’s livestream video online.
#Rabbit vs. Golden Eagle on the Grassland#
#Lost Tactic: Rabbit Kicks Eagle#
Many people saw the related posts.
Nobody expected such a wild scene to unfold on the spring grassland!
Many people commented in the comment section.
"I can see the ranch owner everywhere!"
"That gray rabbit is really strong, the strongest wild rabbit I’ve ever seen!"
"Actually managed to injure the Golden Eagle!"
"Rabbit kicks eagle, so fierce!"
With spring starting, everything revived, and the grassland became lively along with others.
Ranch life proceeded in an orderly way.
The Golden Eagle rested in the nest, occasionally poking its head out to look around, but not to fly around recklessly.
In the afternoon, Jiang Feng was checking on the lambs.
In about half a month, the cattle and sheep would graze, and ranch life would enter a relatively relaxed grazing phase.
Just then, Hadan hurried over to find Jiang Feng.
"Boss, there’s trouble in the west, it just made the news."
"Fire incident, all surrounding fire trucks have been dispatched."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng furrowed his brow slightly.
"How far is it from us?" he immediately asked.
"It’s still far away, about a dozen kilometers, and there are vast wastelands in between, it won’t spread to us," Hadan added.
"Alright, I got it."
Jiang Feng put down the milk bottle he prepared for feeding the lambs, planning to drive over and take a look.
This has already made it onto the Mongolia news, spreading quickly.
From time to time, fires break out on the grassland. They don’t cause any casualties, but they’ll burn the dry grass to ashes, wasting a lot of energy.
Every time the grassland people hear about a grassland fire, they feel a bit heartbroken.
If the grass was used to feed livestock, they could gain quite a bit of weight.
Jiang Feng was live-streaming at the time, so he said to the viewers:
"A grassland about ten kilometers away from Maodeng Ranch is on fire, the dry grass is estimated to be consumed entirely."
"Now is the period when the pastures turn green, and it’s also the fire prevention period for the grasslands."
"The government promotes fire prevention every day, and herdsmen are generally very cautious."
"Because the grass is still quite dry this season, just a spark can cause it to spread quickly."
"It’s like a layer of cotton batting on the ground."
"Moreover, extinguishing grassland fires isn’t like forest fires, where you extinguish the fire, but instead, you go further and dig a gap to stop the fire from spreading."
"Hearing such news is still heartbreaking for the herdsmen."
The distance of ten kilometers by car only takes about twenty minutes to reach.
Jiang Feng drove directly to the roadside where the fire started, where a few households of herdsmen were already watching.
He got out of the car.
What he saw before him was a vast grassland with no dry yellow grass and no new green grass, only a blackened trace left after the fire.
"These grasses just burned to nothing."
"However, the government does provide subsidies and there is grassland fire insurance, the herdsmen of this meadow can recover some of their losses."
"Everyone doesn’t need to worry too much."
Jiang Feng said to the viewers.
Viewers looked at the blackened trace before them, and among the blackened traces, they could vaguely see the roots of withered yellow weeds.
Grassland fires, although not as terrifying as forest fires, still cover a large area and look shocking.
[So much grass is burned away!]
[Firefighters are probably cutting the fire area on the grassland; grass fires can’t be extinguished, the fireline is too long, so they can only stop the spread.]
[It is indeed scary! No wonder the ranch owner often talks about grassland fire prevention!]
[Living in the natural environment of the pastoral area, you surely have to face natural disasters!]
[Can’t the ranch owner help them?]
The bullet comments kept rolling in.
The surrounding herdsmen were discussing it, with a somewhat compassionate look, and at this moment, several fire trucks drove past, and people’s eyes followed them.
In peaceful times, the highest-risk jobs are firefighters and drug enforcement police, and they are the most admired.
Herders greeted the firefighters one after another.
Previously, there was a large forest fire somewhere, and when the firefighters were extinguishing it, young men from the nearby mountain villages also rushed in with buckets of water to first put out the nearest fire areas.
At such times, men’s passion is stirred up, and they fight desperately.
Jiang Feng looked at the firefighters, feeling that he should also do something.
He said to the viewers:
"We can’t help with firefighting, rushing over there would only cause problems, there is a special layout for grassland firefighting."
"We can only appreciate the efforts of the firefighters."
"Anyone’s pasture could face this situation, especially before spring is fully greened, the low dry grass is most prone to catching fire."
"For instance, the grass on my ranch grows fast, with large areas already green, so it won’t catch fire."
"Though I can’t help with the firefighting, I can still do something else."
Today’s young people usually mind their own business, not because they are naturally cold-hearted, but because life has too many restrictions.
For instance, the huge pressure of life, or being blackmailed for helping an elderly person, having to pay for an ambulance themselves, having phones stolen while rescuing people who drowned.
Young people can only protect themselves with indifference.
If the environment were good, many would actually be willing to offer help.
The environment on the pasture is relatively good, and Jiang Feng also has a good heart.
Though he can’t extinguish the fire, he has his own ideas.
"I’ve seen a grassland fire before; the most challenging job is the firefighters who race against time with the fire."
"They often work hard for several hours without rest, exhausted and collapsing to the ground when done."
"When they return, many herders offer eggs and beef steaks as a thank you."
"I happen to be quite close here, and once they are done, they must be starving. I won’t do much, just prepare a hundred lunchboxes for the firefighters."
"I don’t like live-streaming this kind of thing, so I’m signing off now."
That said, Jiang Feng greeted everyone a few more times and then switched off the livestream.
Doing such things on a livestream looks like showing off, which Jiang Feng doesn’t like.
The surrounding herders watch the departing fire trucks with admiration.
Firefighters do practical work, earning much respect.
Taking advantage of the time, Jiang Feng had a plan in mind and drove straight back to the ranch.