Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland

Chapter 370: Chapter 367: The Duck That Calls Its Companions, Gather and Set Out Again!

The little white tiger ran freely on the grassland.

It saw a few butterflies and chased after them.

Jiang Feng, feeling lazy, just sat on the grass watching it.

The area behind was a grassland area that belonged to the 5,000 mu region of Qingfeng Ranch and was usually used for sightseeing.

Some Sika Deer lived around here.

The little white tiger looked adorable, with behavior identical to a common house cat, the only difference being its larger size.

Of course, it would grow even bigger in the future, larger than a person.

Drones captured the scenes of the little white tiger.

[I declare, from now on, I am a fan of the little white tiger!]

[The ranch’s White Wolf, White Deer, and White Tiger are all so cute!]

[The ranch’s feng shui must be excellent, to have so many albino species!]

[Why does the ranch owner’s cat seem different from the one I have!]

The little tiger chased the butterflies for a while, then ran back on its own accord.

Once by Jiang Feng’s side, it flopped down, panting heavily.

Jiang Feng patted its head.

"Tigers are more active when they are young, their temperament is similar to cats."

"But they mature a lot when they grow up."

"Perhaps they also feel that life gets tiring as they age, no longer as joyful as when they were young, preferring to lay down rather than stand or run about."

Jiang Feng said, looking at the little tiger.

As cubs, tigers are playful and energetic.

They become much calmer as adults.

Like adults, they just want to rest as much as possible.

The little tiger nibbled at Jiang Feng’s clothes beside him.

Jiang Feng grabbed its underarms, picked it up, and the little one stared adorably at Jiang Feng.

The tiger is already considerably large, and when lifted, its back legs could touch Jiang Feng’s leg.

It resembled a lynx.

This one’s only six months old, by the time it’s a year old, it’ll be almost the size of an adult tiger.

"Alright, let’s head back."

After the outing, Jiang Feng brought the little tiger back to the park.

The other two little tigers also returned.

When the three met, they pounced on each other and played, happy all day long.

Seeing this, Jiang Feng felt a sense of joy in his heart for raising tigers.

The greatest joy in raising animals lies in this.

Jiang Feng instructed Hu Weimin a few words before getting in his car and heading back to his fields.

In the morning, he let the chickens and ducks out here to weed and control pests.

Now he was checking the results.

Jiang Feng got out of the car, walked beside the cornfield, and crouched down to look.

The ground once overgrown with weeds was now much more open.

Most of the weeds had been cleared.

There were surely some left over, but it was much better than before.

Jiang Feng didn’t have much time to tend to these cornfields, at most using cow manure as fertilizer.

"The weeding result is excellent, better than I expected."

"I was just giving it a try."

Jiang Feng said with satisfaction.

Watching the ducks going home was also quite amusing.

The farm ducks, when out playing, always knew to go home together.

If any of them were left behind, they would even specifically call for them.

Standing outside the cornfield, Jiang Feng shouted into it:

"Time to go home, zuo zuo zuo!"

"Time to go back home!"

Hearing Jiang Feng’s voice, netizens found it amusing and couldn’t help laughing.

Then, they imitated his words in the live-stream chat:

[Going home!]

[Zuo zuo zuo!]

Curious whether the ducks would indeed return, soon they heard a series of quacking sounds.

Next, they saw five or six gray ducks walking out of the cornfield towards Jiang Feng’s side.

What happened next surprised them even more.

Once the ducks were out, they kept quacking towards the cornfield.

They were helping Jiang Feng call the other ducks.

Ducks are like this; as many as went out must come back.

In no time, more ducks came running out, joining the main group.

The ducks gathered in increasing numbers.

In a blink, there were over twenty of them.

A few ducks looked around at each other, then continued quacking outside the cornfield, still calling.

Seeing this, Jiang Feng said to everyone:

"When ducks head for home, they gather all the ducks together."

"But some playful ones may not hear the calls and forget to come back."

"Other ducks will keep calling, and there are even some helpful ones that will go back to look."

"At this point, I don’t need to worry; these ducks will find their companions by themselves."

The gathered ducks quacked for a good while, their calls becoming increasingly urgent.

At this point, a few ducks leading the group dashed directly into the cornfield.

Jiang Feng quickly said:

"See those ducks? They’ve gone to fetch their companions, similar to the lead goose in a flock of wild geese."

"These ducks take responsibility for the whole flock."

Seeing this scene, netizens were amused again.

[Lead duck: Did you not hear me call you back! Did you not hear me!]

[Call you not to return, must force me to take action!]

[Haha, shout all day without returning, the ducks became anxious!]

[Every team is like this; there’s a leader, and there’s one trailing behind!]

[Reminds me of my mom calling me to come home for dinner, and then storming out angrily!]

Not long after, a few slow-to-return, slightly dim-witted ducks leisurely walked out.

Upon seeing the duck group, they immediately dashed to join the others, simultaneously quacking along.

The quacking was to remind other ducks that the gathering point was here.

In the meantime, the roosters also flew back.

Jiang Feng had personally called for them; calling the chickens was also straightforward; as long as "lo lo lo lo lo" was sounded out, they’d come back.

After a little while, the last few ducks came running out, along with the leading duck that went back to fetch its companions.

The duck group gathered, watching each other closely, simultaneously quacking together.

As if they were saying:

"Everyone, see if any ducks are still missing!"

"Do a headcount, make sure all ducks are here!"

"Must count carefully; once the truck leaves, there’s no coming back!"

These ducks had the demeanor of kids on a school trip.

Once the duck group confirmed all were present, they headed toward the car.

Jiang Feng took on the role of both driver and teacher.

He opened the back of the truck and placed two ducks at a time onto it with both hands.

The ducks behaved well, waiting quietly.

Once on the truck, they immediately huddled together.

Before long, Jiang Feng had all the ducks loaded onto the truck.

Driving back to the ranch from here wasn’t far, as it was all within his land.

Since Jiang Feng drove slowly, even drones could keep up.

"Alright, a day of taking the ducks out for an outing is over; let’s head home for dinner."

Jiang Feng closed the rear gate of the truck and said lightly.

[Owner, were you taking the ducks for an outing? It looks more like they were out working!]

[These ducks are so adorable, haha!]

[Village ducks are like this too, always out playing by the dozens!]

[These poultry and livestock are quite intriguing!]

[Taking care of them needs a courtyard, not possible in the city, only in the village!]

People commented one after another.

Through Jiang Feng’s livestream, everyone got to know the entertainment of the rural life.

The truck slowly drove on a dirt road, not long before entering the ranch through a gate, then stopped at the back.

Jiang Feng let the ducks out, while the roosters flew directly down, needing no guidance.

Once the ducks gathered on the ground, they began quacking again, then, led by the head duck, happily trooped back to their nests.

Their demeanor showed genuine joy.

These ducks were completely free-range and sometimes played by the lake.

When raising chickens, ducks, and geese, they tend to increase in number because they can have many offspring in a brood.

Often, a mother duck would have several ducklings following her.

Seeing the ducks, Jiang Feng said:

"I’ll talk to Old Sun, let’s not eat them for now."

"After all, they’re so interesting."

Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, netizens felt touched by Jiang Feng’s compassion.

Then, they heard him say again:

"Let’s eat them when they’re close to old age."

"Generally, feed ducks can be eaten within eight to nine months, rural old ducks take a year and a half."

"I’ll wait for two and a half years before eating them, let them enjoy another year or so."

Netizens: ...

[Owner, can’t you just not eat them?]

[Ducks are so cute, how could you eat ducks?]

[I’m preordering a roast duck!]

[Waiting two and a half years isn’t bad, usually they’d be eaten before a year’s up!]