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Chapter 57: Chapter 57 This Leopard is a Chosen Orphan with a Special Constitution!

Chapter 57 -57 This Leopard is a Chosen Orphan with a Special Constitution!

Just as Xu Yang had contracted new land and didn’t know what to do with it yet, he got in touch with a construction crew and set up another greenhouse.

The two greenhouses stood side by side,

with one of them filled with Blueberry Seedlings that Xu Yang still visited daily.

He was eagerly anticipating the blueberries making money.

Setting up another greenhouse now would allow for zoning to plant different crops.

The first thing Xu Yang planned to plant was Gem Corn.

Mainly because he found it exotic.

He specially went online to check, and Gem Corn actually existed, its full name being glass gem corn. This type of corn had a broad market prospect too.

The main direction wasn’t to produce cornstarch but to make ornaments one could play with.

Each stalk of Gem Corn was like a blind box, and you wouldn’t know what it looked like until you peeled it.

Some had very mixed colors, so their prices were low; Others were very beautiful colors, commanding higher prices.

The highest-priced were the light pink ones.

Corns with all light pink, translucent kernels looked like light pink jewels, and one such corn could fetch at least a few thousand yuan.

“Who would’ve thought planting corn could also have a blind-box twist.”

Xu Yang found it novel.

“That settles it, I must plant this.”

So, over the next two days, Xu Yang busied himself planting in the farm while the construction crew began building the greenhouse exterior.

Planting and building the greenhouse didn’t interfere with each other. They could proceed simultaneously; he and Li Shan loosened the soil and fertilized, while the crew worked on fixing the greenhouse’s frame.

They planned to finish the main structure before the rain came.

After the rain stopped, they would plant the seeds.

Although the season was a bit late for planting corn, because it was in a greenhouse, they didn’t have to worry about the season.

It would be good to harvest before winter.

“The seeds bred by the Agricultural University should be good.”

“Hopefully, we can grow a few good ones.”

Xu Yang thought to himself.

He planned to plant five acres of cornfield, not much, but it would still be densely packed when grown.

Li Shan, working with him to turn the soil, asked curiously,

“Brother Yang, are you sure you want to plant corn in the greenhouse? Isn’t that a small amount? It won’t be profitable, right?”

In the area, everybody grew corn, and during harvest season, every household had piles of it, so the price of corn was very low.

Using the greenhouse to grow corn did seem a waste, which was why Li Shan was doubtful.

“The corn I plant is different, not so simple,”

“We’ll see what luck brings us.”

Xu Yang responded enigmatically.

Hearing this, Li Shan, though curious, did not ask further, simply continuing his work in silence.

The farm was getting better and better.

On one side of the living area, there were two adjacent greenhouses and a vegetable garden.

On the other side, there was a row of houses with courtyards, serving as enclosures for breeding.

Because the courtyards were made of solid red brick walls, even without rendering, it was sturdy, perfect for breeding.

Besides that were large open spaces.

On the outskirts of the farm, Xu Yang erected a row of wooden fences.

The positions of the fences were all well-defined, total farm area being 110 acres.

Passing on the mountain road into the village, one could easily spot Xu Yang’s farm.

At the moment, the farm was still in the development stage and hadn’t started to turn a profit yet.

He was just waiting for late autumn.

For agricultural people, autumn is the season of harvest, when the crops ripen and the cattle and sheep are fattened up, bringing the reward for a year’s hard work.

Having not livestreamed for several days, many netizens were urging him to start broadcasting in the comments of his videos.

He still had quite a few long-time fans.

“You stopped streaming just as you got popular, hurry up and work overtime!”

“When will you stream? I want to see wild Northeast Tigers!”

“Old Xu, hurry up and start streaming!”

Seeing his fans’ urging, Xu Yang also started to consider streaming again.

The daily routine didn’t offer much for streaming, just a farm.

If he streamed the farm every day, the retention rate of viewers in the livestream room would decrease, along with the average watch time, lowering the stream’s recommendation weight.

People liked the thrill of going into the mountains.

Therefore, from the perspective of long-term and popularity growth, he should stream when he went into the mountains or when there was something interesting happening.

Xu Yang replied in the video:

“There’s not much to stream about in the farm’s daily routine, just farm work. I’ll post some videos instead.”

“It’s been raining these past few days. After it stops the day after tomorrow, there should be good finds in the mountains, like going mushroom picking!”

Xu Yang would often make some good-quality videos to post, such as filming the Little Fox, the Maquan, and Little Black.

The popularity was stable, with these videos typically getting three to four thousand likes.

His fan base was now very stable.

The number of people following him was increasing, with a current count of 580,000 fans, and the number was still slowly climbing.

In the evening, a torrential downpour ensued.

The rain fell quickly and urgently, pitter-pattering away.

It was refreshingly cool at this time, so Xu Yang sat at the doorway, gazing out at the scene outside.

Little Black and Maquan lay side by side, one on the left and the other on the right.

Both little guys had accepted each other’s presence and could greet each other, but their relationship was lukewarm at best.

The main issue was that Maquan wasn’t sociable and tended to stick close to its owner.

Placed in ancient times, it would be akin to an Imperial Guard, stern-faced and all business, doing whatever the emperor commanded.

The rainwater irrigated the farm.

Over by the blueberry greenhouses, the rain struck the tarpaulins, making a series of “pitter-patter” sounds.

It was quite rhythmic.

Xu Yang looked in the direction of the greenhouses, hoping the tarpaulins would hold up.

In the chicken and duck coops, the poultry had all been driven into their houses, and the doors were locked.

Some chickens were so dim-witted that they didn’t seek shelter from the rain but assumed the posture for laying eggs and just stood in the downpour.

Then, the next day they would have a serious cold and could die just like that.

So, they had to be herded back.

All the piglets gathered together for a comfortable sleep.

“This is a really heavy rain.”

“How many mushrooms must be growing in the mountains.”

Xu Yang mused, staring at the rainwater.

Mushrooms were amazing—after a single rain, they would pop up densely, all varieties included.

Though not expensive, their freshness and taste were winners.

Fresh mushrooms and store-bought ones were truly different beasts altogether.

No wonder the people in Yunnan were so enthusiastic every mushroom season, with frequent visits to the infirmary from eating them.

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It was all because mushrooms were delicious.

The same went for the locals here, who would trek up the mountains to hunt for mushrooms and wood ear fungi after the rain.

They were everywhere, on the ground and on the trees, free for the taking.

A walk in the countryside and returning with a bagful could lift anyone’s spirits.

Xu Yang planned to go mushroom picking in the mountains once the rain stopped and to broadcast it live as well.

He would also clear out the Treasure Compass’s tries while he was at it.

Just then, Xu Yang saw a small figure running across the hazy, rain-soaked ground.

Out of curiosity about what it was, he saw Little Leopard pattering its way over.

“Xiao Hua?”

“What brought you here?”

Xu Yang was taken aback, rose from his chair, and then ran out to pick up Little Leopard.

He then looked around and asked,

“Where’s your mom?”

Little Leopard maintained an innocent and naive expression.

This little guy seemingly decided it didn’t need a mom anymore, born with the constitution of a chosen orphan.

Thankfully, it had Xu Yang.

Xu Yang carried it to his room, found a dry towel to wipe its body, while Little Black came up eagerly to greet the little leopard, and Maquan watched the leopard with a somewhat shocked expression.

As a hunting dog, it could sense a faint scent of danger emanating from the leopard.

This clearly wasn’t a typical cat.

The leopard enjoyed Xu Yang’s grooming services.

With its fur dried off, Xu Yang then found a hairdryer to finish the job.

Little Leopard meowed a few times more.

“Want some milk, right? Alright, I’ll get it for you.”

Xu Yang understood its request and this time, he took an umbrella to fetch the milk.

The female leopard was hidden in the forest behind, sheltering from the rain under a tree with lush leaves.

It never entered the areas where humans were active.

Apart from her closeness to Xu Yang, the female leopard was extremely wary of other humans.

In fact, if it weren’t for the goodwill card, the female leopard would also be cautious around Xu Yang. Leopards were like that—mysterious in the forest and very alert.

Humans could only capture footage of leopards through fixed-position cameras; it was rare to see them in person.

The Northeast Tiger was different; sometimes, while driving on mountain roads, you could spot a Northeast Tiger strolling along.

Passersby would often scream in excitement, then stop their cars to film the tiger with their smartphones.

The Northeast Tiger would usually look back indifferently at the car, as if scoffing,

“What, you got a problem?”

And then it would continue its leisurely walk.