Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland
Chapter 161 - 159: Performance Art: A Flower in a Cowpat!
Jiang Feng returned to his yard, laid a layer of camel wool blankets in several kennels, and also put a layer in a bamboo basket in the living room for the cat.
Seeing this, the netizens were filled with emotion.
[Truly a wealthy family, even their pets sleep on camel wool blankets!]
[Humans are not as good as dogs, the dogs are using luxury items!]
[Can’t believe it’s being used for dogs! I’m so jealous!] 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Products made of camel wool are quite expensive to buy outside, but for the ranch, it’s just a matter of paying for the labor, not a big expense.
The netizens were just creating some entertainment effect.
Seeing the barrage of comments, Jiang Feng said:
"A few camel wool blankets aren’t really a luxury, it’s just the cost of some labor."
"I have other things here too, very common for us, but you might not be able to handle seeing them."
Hearing this, everyone suddenly became curious.
Life on the ranch is always a bit unpredictable.
Jiang Feng went indoors, where there was a small plastic bucket filled with milk, with a plastic ladle inside.
Jiang Feng scooped up a ladle of milk and brought it close to his nose to sniff.
The milk was already a bit spoiled.
The shelf life of milk is not long, and it’s easy to spoil in the summer, so such milk without refrigeration typically starts to turn in just a day.
Jiang Feng ladled the milk into a basin, added some clear water, and stirred it evenly.
He went outside, washed his face with the milk, then changed into slippers and soaked his feet in it.
It wasn’t wasteful or extravagant, just resourceful use of what would otherwise be wasted; the ranch has always been like this—spoiled milk can’t be used for anything else.
Giving it to animals isn’t good for them either, and the ranch isn’t lacking fresh milk, something they get every day.
The netizens were immediately in an uproar.
[Wow! Soaking feet in milk? Is this even real life?]
[Delicate feet!]
[The rancher is going too far, such waste!]
[Blatant flaunting!]
Seeing these comments, Jiang Feng laughed and said:
"This is slightly spoiled milk, it can’t be drunk anymore, and giving it to animals is not an option."
"But its basic composition hasn’t changed, so it can still be used to wash faces and feet."
"If there’s any milk left in the bucket, I wash my face with milk in the morning."
"It’s not wasteful; on the contrary, it’s for saving resources!"
Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, everyone came to understand.
But the scene still appeared extravagant.
[No wonder the rancher has good skin, he’s got a secret recipe!]
[Wow, daily milk face wash and foot soak?]
[A milk bath—I’ve never experienced that!]
The atmosphere was light and joyous.
While Jiang Feng was soaking his feet, the Little Mongolian Mastiff ran over from a distance, seemingly thirsty, and lowered its head to drink from the footbath.
"Hey?"
Jiang Feng quickly grabbed its dog head.
"This water isn’t for drinking, go on, I’ll get you water in a bit."
Jiang Feng pulled the Little Mongolian Mastiff aside and said.
The Little Mongolian Mastiff licked its lips but didn’t say anything more.
This scene made the netizens burst into laughter again.
[Hahaha, let go, that’s exactly the taste it wants!]
[The foot smell is overpowering!]
[Only if it’s washed with feet does it have the full flavor!]
[Don’t say it, but I kind of want to try it!]
[Ew, that’s gross!]
The comments were lively again.
After Jiang Feng finished soaking his feet, he chatted briefly with everyone. Then it was his own time, so he turned off the live broadcast and went to play in his room.
The next morning, the ranch finished clipping the camel wool of the last twenty camels.
In the open space, more than two hundred burlap bags filled with camel wool were piled high.
The fur of these camels weighed more than Jiang Feng had estimated, which would bring more revenue.
The camels, looking fresh and renewed, were let out to graze in the pasture.
Camels generally live in desert areas; they like to eat drier grass, and eating grass with too much moisture makes them sick.
So they usually roam farther than cattle and sheep, towards the northernmost part of the pasture, near the no-man’s-land.
Jiang Feng contacted the merchants who buy camel wool.
Soon, a truck drove into the ranch.
There wasn’t much happening on the ranch today, just selling camel wool, and as the ranch owner, Jiang Feng naturally had to follow up.
Two people got down from the truck, both wearing short sleeves and long pants, their clothes covered with a lot of fur, showing they were professional camel wool collectors.
"You have quite a lot of camel wool here, quite a lot."
One of the wool collectors said to Jiang Feng, looking at the bags of camel wool in the open space.
"More than a hundred heads, we clipped it all this time, so it’s not bad."
Jiang Feng replied politely.
Farmers specializing in camels usually raise more than three hundred camels, with an annual income exceeding 200,000.
Compared to Jiang Feng’s five thousand sheep, the camels really are insignificant.
Then, the wool collectors started weighing the camel wool.
They poured the wool out, did a simple check, and then packed it into a big bag they brought for weighing.
After weighing, Luo Jinzhu would use the farm scale to weigh again.
Doing business, everyone fears the other might not be honest.
The one buying camel wool is worried there might be rocks mixed in, while the seller fears the buyer’s scale might have issues.
So both parties need to be cautious.
Jiang Feng watched from the side.
The Little Donkey came out to play, following Jiang Feng.
The camel wool buyer glanced back and saw the Little Donkey, a look of astonishment appeared on his face, then he turned back to stare at the Little Donkey for a while.
"Why is your donkey so small? Was it a premature birth?"
He couldn’t help but ask.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng laughed and replied:
"This breed of donkey is like that, doesn’t grow big."
The mention of premature birth amused the online viewers, and the livestream audience laughed out loud.
Then, they all busied themselves weighing the camel wool.
In the livestream, a group of people were busy on the open ground, and camel wool was continuously being loaded onto vehicles.
Watching others engaged in production work was quite interesting.
After finishing weighing the camel wool, the buyer settled accounts with Jiang Feng, totaling over 26,000 yuan, another small income.
Jiang Feng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
In the livestream chat, many viewers were concerned with Jiang Feng’s earnings.
Jiang Feng explained to everyone:
"The costs for renting pasture, electricity and water bills, and employees’ salaries, along with the purchases of medicine and equipment, are all quite high."
"If I don’t sell cattle and sheep, it barely breaks even with milk, camel milk, and camel wool."
"So every month I sell about a hundred sheep, calculated at 2,500 yuan each, which is roughly 250,000 yuan."
"This counts as income."
"As for cattle, it depends on the situation and market price, occasionally selling a few."
Jiang Feng was always straightforward in sharing his thoughts.
Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s words, everyone started calculating in their minds.
[Nearly making thirty to forty thousand a month, wow, I can hardly dare to think of such a number!]
[Honestly, his livestream gifts income is higher than the farm income, and if he starts selling goods, he could earn even more!]
[It’s not harvest season these months, why rush, herders only harvest in autumn, and now in summer it’s still growth season!]
[In autumn, his monthly income won’t be just thirty to forty thousand, it’ll reach a million or two!]
[Hey millionaire, send me some cattle and sheep!]
After camel wool purchasing ended, the buyer drove away from the farm.
Luo Jinzhu and another employee started cleaning the ground and tidying up.
Jiang Feng was free, so he called over the little ones still on the farm, wandering around.
Working today: Lucky, Wealthy, Xiaojin Hua, White Wolf
Resting at home: Little Mongolian Mastiff, Little Donkey, kitty, Pink Piggy Peppa, the family of foxes, Red Rabbit Horse
Without Xiaojin Hua, something felt missing on the wandering.
He took the Little Mongolian Mastiff and the Little Donkey, walking from the living area towards the cattle field.
Behind the cattle field was a mound made from piled cow dung; Jiang Feng had already contacted the fertilizer factory people, this season it must be hauled away quickly, or it becomes mosquito paradise.
Places like this farm are disadvantageous due to more mosquitoes and flies, but thankfully Jiang Feng wasn’t much affected.
"After selling camel wool, it’s time to sell cow dung."
"This cow dung was accumulated from spring till summer, it’s valuable stuff, worth quite a lot."
"Now there are people selling cow dung online, some even make millions a year selling it."
"These are business opportunities."
Jiang Feng chatted leisurely with everyone.
Upon hearing, viewers turned into the "Black Question Mark Face" meme.
Making millions a year selling cow dung?
Cow dung so valuable?
[Really? Does someone buy that stuff?]
[It’s an emerging industry, many sell it, some specialize in this!]
[Mainly used as fertilizer, especially natural fertilizer, such as for flower markets or farmers, it’s very useful.]
[No wonder I stored five tons of manure at the fertilizer factory, manure really is valuable!]
[I always learn new things from the farm owner!]
The chat exploded with activity.
Employees would clean out the cow dung from the cattle shed daily.
Every few days, they would drive a small vehicle, picking up cow dung in the pastures.
This cattle-raising area had a dedicated road pressed by vehicles, having minimal impact on the pasture, allowing vehicle passage.
The remaining cow dung just piled up on the empty ground behind the cattle field.
Raising cattle is technical work, far from seeming simple, but if done well, the harvest is high.
These cow dungs, selling them for eighty to ninety thousand is quite easy.
Jiang Feng approached the cow dung mound, and there was a big pile of cow dung on the ground ahead.
Feeling inspired, Jiang Feng picked a small yellow flower from the nearby grass and inserted it into the middle of the cow dung.
Seeing this, the viewers couldn’t hold back their laughter.
[You’re acting crazy haha!]
[What’s this? Making us see flowers in cow dung?]
[Hahaha, the farm owner’s quirky sense of humor strikes again!]
[Behavioral art, this is behavioral art!]
The livestream atmosphere became lively.