Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland-Chapter 114 - 112: Searching for Cattle by the Riverside, Beautiful Scenery!
There are many mice on the grassland, just like rabbits, they are at the bottom of the food chain.
Eagles, foxes, weasels, and cats all feed on mice.
In the haystack area, Jiang Feng was driving a loader to scoop up a big haystack to feed the sheep.
As soon as the haystack was opened, five or six little mice darted out from underneath and frantically fled.
Some viewers who are afraid of mice gasped at the scene, visibly scared.
At this moment, Cat Boss, who was resting on the haystack, suddenly pounced down at lightning speed.
Soon, it was seen carrying four or five little mice in its mouth, running away satisfied.
Jiang Feng seemed calm, as the ranch is big and the core areas have rat prevention measures, but the haystack area is outdoors, and having some mice is normal.
Netizens began to send comments:
[Cat Boss caught so many little duck necks!]
[These duck necks look kind of cute!]
[Swept them all up!]
[Aren’t you afraid of mice? Ever since the news came out, I don’t even dare to eat duck necks!]
[When the mice scampered out just now, it made my scalp tingle!]
Just after Cat Boss ran away, Jiang Feng saw a yellow figure darting into the haystack and soon also emerged with a little mouse in its mouth.
Jiang Feng stopped the forklift and looked into the haystack.
The yellow figure was the Weasel.
The little guy looked quite like a pet ferret, with a fluffy body, small black eyes, and yellow fur, adorably cute.
However, its mouth was stained with blood, making it look fierce.
"It can catch mice, huh!"
"Not bad!"
"Weasels are very smart, there was once a weasel that killed all the chickens in a household because that family raided the weasel’s nest and killed its young, so the weasel retaliated."
"This guy is very smart indeed."
"In mythological stories, it’s the one that seeks recognition, showing they’re indeed clever."
"I’m just worried it’ll eat my chickens."
"If it only catches mice, it could totally be raised."
Jiang Feng said with a laugh.
The Weasel, with a mouse in its mouth, stood up and glanced at Jiang Feng a few times. Seeing that Jiang Feng wasn’t doing anything, it bounced away happily.
Jiang Feng continued using the forklift to move the haystack.
He placed the haystack inside the sheep pen’s fence and opened it up.
Next to the fence was a wheelbarrow, so he could use it to load the hay and feed the sheep.
There’s always endless work at the ranch.
But the pace of life is relatively slow, and most of the time is leisurely.
After putting down the hay, Jiang Feng received a call from Niu Erhu.
"Manager, after counting today’s cattle return, two are missing."
"It might be one big and one small, Bugude and I are preparing to go look in the pasture."
Niu Erhu said to Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng responded, "Alright, you guys go ahead, I’ll be there soon."
Jiang Feng hung up the phone.
He drove the forklift to the side of the haystack area, got off the vehicle, and said to the viewers:
"I need to head into the grassland; two of my cows haven’t come back."
"Missing cows is a common thing because the grassland is so vast. Some cows just graze and wander off further and further."
"Whenever cattle go missing, a few people always ride out on horses to search."
"Without sheepdogs to watch them, there are always strays."
"And unlike sheep, you can’t use dogs to herd cows. If cows get annoyed, they might just kill the dog."
"Cows aren’t as easy to handle as sheep."
Jiang Feng made up his mind.
Life is always full of unexpected events.
He had to hurry over and handle it.
[The ranch owner’s cows are lost?]
[How delightful!]
[Hahaha, hopefully, they can’t find them!]
[Don’t overthink it, even if the cows are lost, they’re just wandering in the ranch owner’s pasture, still at his place!]
[The area is all private pasture, with fences, cows and sheep can’t run out!]
Netizens responded one after another.
Jiang Feng went back to change into slightly thicker clothes.
A few little creatures played around him.
Then, Jiang Feng went to the horse ranch and brought out Red Rabbit Horse.
Heading deeper in without knowing the terrain, a horse is more suitable.
A bit of snow fell a few days ago, and some rain too, but now the weather is clear. The pasture has many wet areas, making it difficult for motorcycles to pass.
Jiang Feng equipped Red Rabbit with reins and a saddle.
Red Rabbit stood obediently by his side.
Everything ready, Jiang Feng mounted the horse, bringing a drone, and headed towards the pasture.
He controlled the horse’s speed, without galloping.
Red Rabbit trotted along, its hair blown by the wind, especially the smooth tail fluttering elegantly.
Jiang Feng traveled inward, across the wide, rolling grassland, with great visibility.
Reaching a higher point, he took out binoculars and scanned the distance.
Looking around, he still didn’t find the missing cows.
"They’re not here, could they be by the lake?"
Jiang Feng kept riding further in.
Soon, he reached near a lake.
The lake water was a bit higher than before, with the water levels rising.
This lake is in a pasture area specially designated for cattle, they might have gone missing here.
Jiang Feng looked around the lake, but whether in the lake or the muddy areas, he didn’t see any cattle.
"They’re not here either, need to go further out."
"Generally, the cattle might run deep into uninhabited areas. When herders search for cattle, it’s usually three or four people on horseback together, to look out for each other."
"But it’s fine here at Maodeng, not too many wild animals."
"I can manage on my own."
As he spoke, Jiang Feng urged his horse forward, continuing to search outside the pasture.
The drone followed alongside him.
The viewers online found watching the vast grasslands rather relaxing.
In this season, the grass was all yellow, with almost no green in sight.
Some areas had taller, softer grass, like flowing long hair, shifting into various shapes with the wind.
Someone said that was the shape of the wind.
Jiang Feng happened to ride through such an area.
The horse’s hooves stepped in the middle of the tall grass, while the surrounding grass swayed wildly in the wind, creating a rather picturesque scene.
He continued forward for a while longer.
Suddenly, Jiang Feng exclaimed, "I’ve found something!"
Hearing him, the viewers responded:
[Did the rancher find the cows?]
Jiang Feng added:
"Almost, found cow dung."
The viewers were speechless after hearing him.
You call that ’almost’?
Jiang Feng walked a bit further, looking at something on the ground that looked like a large chocolate cookie, and said:
"It’s fresh cow dung, which means the cows have been here. Looks like they got lost and wandered further away."
"The grasslands are so vast, without a herd, cattle and sheep can easily get lost."
Jiang Feng continued forward on horseback in his search.
At this point, many people hoped he would find the two lost cows.
Jiang Feng seemed quite relaxed, as there wasn’t much in the wild that could harm the cattle. The fiercest here were wolves, but they wouldn’t attack adult cows.
If sheep were lost, there might be more urgency.
He continued forward.
Slowly, he reached the border of his own pasture.
The border here was a river, not wide, with a fast-flowing current.
On the other side of the river was someone else’s pasture.
There were many unnamed small rivers on the prairie.
Settling by water and grass, the richer the grass, the more abundant the water.
"They might have gone over there."
"Need to cross the river."
Jiang Feng, on horseback, found a shallower part of the riverbed and led the Red Hare Horse into the water.
For prairie horses, crossing rivers is a routine affair.
Moreover, horses love living by the river; wild and domestic horses always play near the river.
They are very familiar with the river conditions.
The Red Hare entered the river, leisurely moving forward.
The water reached over its legs, almost touching its belly.
In the middle of the river, the Red Hare paused for a few seconds to drink a sip of the river water.
Then it continued to wade through.
The scene was rather wild, exuding a natural beauty.
After crossing, Jiang Feng continued searching the grasslands for the cows.
He rode to a high slope and used binoculars to survey the surroundings.
This time, he quickly located his target.
"Found them!"
Jiang Feng said with a smile. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
The comments responded instantly:
[It wouldn’t be more cow dung again, would it!]
[You can’t believe everything the rancher says; he might be joking again!]
[Before he found them, I hoped he would; now that he has, I sort of wish he hadn’t!]
[Haha, I feel the same way! It’s true!]
In the distance, two yellow cows, one big and one small, were leisurely grazing on the pasture.
These cows, far from their herd, were definitely strays, so Jiang Feng confirmed they belonged to his ranch.
Unless, by coincidence, the neighboring pasture owner had also lost two cows just like that.
But looking around, the pasture was vast and empty, with no other animals in sight.
The pasture owner might not have gone out herding today.
Most of the prairie was such an expansive and empty environment.
Jiang Feng rode towards the two yellow cows.
As he approached, he began urging the two cows to walk back.
The cows were quite obedient. Once Jiang Feng urged, they began to walk forward.
Jiang Feng slowed his horse’s pace, following behind them.
As he proceeded, Niu Erhu and Bugude appeared on horseback from a distance.
The daily life on the prairie largely revolves around herding cattle and sheep, always with some unexpected issues to address.
"Found them, they wandered over here!"
As they got closer, Jiang Feng said to the two.
Niu Erhu breathed a sigh of relief, saying:
"Today’s herding went further; the weather was good, so we stayed out longer, and I lost track of them as they wandered off."
"It won’t happen next time, I’ll watch them more closely."
Hearing this, Jiang Feng nodded.
"Alright, you two go ahead and herd the cattle back slowly."
"I’ll take this chance to go around the pasture."
Saying this, Jiang Feng spurred the Red Rabbit Horse, picking up speed and trotting away.
Niu Erhu and Bugude drove the cattle back at a leisurely pace.
