Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland

Chapter 274 - 271: Weasel: Why Is This Human Still Haunting Me?!

The pumpkin was too big for people to lift, so Jiang Feng used a tractor to hold a rope and hoisted the pumpkin in a net.

Then, he secured the pumpkin on a rack, with its bottom facing outward.

This made handling the pumpkin more convenient.

Large pumpkins are not only edible but also great for decoration.

Nowadays, there are many jack-o’-lanterns in the country, particularly beautiful at night.

Jiang Feng thought of making a big toy for the cats and dogs, a natural pumpkin house.

Jiang Feng said to everyone:

"The skin of the giant pumpkin is very hard, allowing it to be preserved for a long time."

"Cutting such a big one open to eat would be too wasteful. I’ll make a few holes and place it over by the hay bales for the little animals to play."

As Jiang Feng spoke, he started to work.

He took a saw, the kind used for cutting wood.

He inserted it directly into the bottom of the pumpkin, then targeted a rectangular shape, and sawed four continuous cuts.

Immediately, a rectangular piece of pumpkin was cut out.

Despite being hard, the pumpkin was easy to saw through.

It seemed to offer no resistance.

This scene was quite stress-relieving; the saw slicing through the pumpkin was very relaxing.

The surface of the cut-out rectangular pumpkin looked soft and sticky, densely colored, with the flesh appearing quite nice.

Chef Old Sun came over to look at the cut piece of pumpkin, exclaiming:

"It looks good. Usually, the larger the vegetable, the worse it tastes since the nutrients can’t keep up, but this pumpkin looks similar to premium pumpkin flesh."

"I just don’t know about the sweetness."

Jiang Feng carefully examined the cut-out pumpkin and said:

"No major issues."

The pumpkin originally had a stem, and when Jiang Feng cut through it, he saw a lot of ducts and sieve tubes inside, indicating this pumpkin had different nutrients.

The drone captured footage from behind.

Viewers saw that the inside of the giant pumpkin was empty, with great lighting, like a house.

The pumpkin flesh was just part of the shell, with the middle completely hollow.

For some reason, many people suddenly felt an urge to climb inside.

[Does anyone else want to climb inside?]

[I have to admit, you could fit a person inside; I really want to get in and see!]

[Now I understand why cats like to climb into boxes; this feeling is so strange!]

[This big pumpkin is just like a house, truly a rarity!]

The livestream viewers were chatting leisurely.

After Jiang Feng cut open a door and removed some fluffy-looking fleshy strands inside, which couldn’t be eaten but took up space and were heavy.

Having cleaned the inside of the pumpkin, Jiang Feng came to the front.

He used a stick to carve lines on the pumpkin, then sawed along the lines to create a shape.

He carved a classic spooky face design.

While Jiang Feng was busy cutting the pumpkin, the farm cats had already caught wind and come over.

Cat Boss, Xiaohai, and Cat the Second were all there.

Cat the Second is a small tabby, looking identical to Cat Boss.

This fellow looks adorable, yet it has caught mice as big as itself, being an unfeeling mouse-catching machine.

It was clear that the cats had set their sights on the big pumpkin.

"I guess this is the biggest pumpkin in the country. Put a candle or bulb inside, and at night it turns into a burning spooky face."

Jiang Feng placed the pumpkin on one of the haystacks in the hay bale area, and the cats immediately jumped inside curiously.

The two kittens even crawled out through the eyes of the pumpkin’s spooky face, like little demons.

Jiang Feng put some dry hay inside, and Cat Boss lay on it, enjoying itself.

This would be one of the cats’ play areas in the future.

Then, Jiang Feng got Old Sun to cut the pumpkin into strips and cook them, preparing to make pumpkin pancakes.

There’s no special technique to making pumpkin pancakes; boil the pumpkin, add sugar while hot, mash it into pumpkin puree—the finer the better.

After cooling for a while, add glutinous rice flour, knead until the dough doesn’t stick to your hands.

Then roll into balls, flatten, place in the pan, and fry on low heat until golden brown on both sides, with a slight rise in the middle, and the pumpkin pancakes are ready.

Jiang Feng’s skill remains remarkable.

Though the pumpkin pancakes don’t have special techniques or recipes, so they’re not much different from those eaten regularly.

A plate full of crispy golden pumpkin pancakes, Jiang Feng had Old Sun distribute some to the staff.

He kept a plate for himself, then picked one up and took a gentle bite.

The pumpkin pancake was quite soft and sticky, yet not too sticky on the teeth.

As an afternoon snack, they were quite nice.

Jiang Feng tasted the giant pumpkin’s flavor; it was very good, the flesh aromatic.

This variety was indeed excellent.

"It’s tastier than I imagined; the pumpkin flavor is rich, and the nutrition is quite good."

Jiang Feng said after eating a pumpkin pancake.

Netizens replied:

[I don’t believe it, unless you give me one too!]

[I don’t believe it either!]

[If none of you believe it, then I don’t believe it either!]

Seeing the comments, Jiang Feng didn’t say much more.

At this moment, the puppies and little foxes in the yard were all present.

Jiang Feng saw their eager eyes and lined them up to come and receive the pumpkin cakes.

The Border Collie was very clever, knowing that whatever was in the plate was good stuff.

Once they got the pumpkin cakes, they gobbled them down in a few bites.

After eating, they still looked at Jiang Feng, craving for more.

But Jiang Feng had already given out all the pumpkin cakes he made, so he could only feed them something else.

Two days later, at the Huaxia Agricultural Research Institute.

Huge pumpkins were transported from the Xilingol Grassland.

A group of old professors and doctoral apprentices in the agricultural field surrounded the pumpkins, faces full of astonishment.

One of the old professors exclaimed:

"Was this truly grown in prairie soil? Since when did agriculture develop so well on the prairie?"

Another person said:

"It’s that online celebrity rancher Jiang Feng, quite an impressive individual. He enjoys researching planting in his spare time and has grown quite a few good vegetables himself."

Another old professor remarked:

"It’s a pity this person didn’t come to the Agricultural Research Institute. The big white radish from some time ago was also grown by him. This person is quite remarkable, mainly choosing good seeds."

"Coincidentally, isn’t the Agricultural Exhibition happening soon? This year we can exhibit this pumpkin, even as a showpiece for the exhibition!"

The old professor’s proposal was met with everyone’s approval.

The Agricultural Research Institute holds an annual exhibition showcasing outstanding products developed that year, also purchasing some extremely high-quality crops from local regions.

Vegetables grown by Jiang Feng have indeed caused quite a stir in the field of agricultural research.

Meanwhile, at the ranch, Jiang Feng remained leisurely every day.

Occasionally, he would go to the lakeside to see if the Tibetan Fox was still around.

He would take a stroll to the neighboring pasture.

The neighboring pasture spanned over thirty thousand acres, with ten thousand acres rented out, expiring at the end of the year, while the owner raised animals on the remaining twenty thousand acres.

Liu Yiyi’s parents had already communicated with this pasture owner, making the renting of the pasture a certainty.

These over thirty thousand acres could also be considered Jiang Feng’s in the future.

Finding a wealthy woman was truly a shortcut.

Originally, Jiang Feng was the owner of thirty-four thousand acres of pasture land, now totaling sixty-five thousand acres.

There’s a saying on the prairie that the size of the pasture equates to wealth.

Grass equals wealth.

Jiang Feng could continue expanding the number of cattle and sheep.

He planned to establish another sheep farm specifically for grazing sheep.

Additionally, Jiang Feng had other plans.

That was to section off ten thousand acres for niche prairie tourism, starry sky homestays, and the like.

However, this required further consideration and discussion with his wife.

Liu Yiyi’s temperament should favor creating a beautiful homestay.

He just needed to completely enclose the grazing area, establish a wire fence, with no worries about the cattle and sheep running into any issues.

The tourism area and the grazing area were quite distant from each other.

Jiang Feng rode his horse, leisurely strolling around the neighboring pasture.

Old fans noticed this pasture seemed unfamiliar, their curiosity piqued.

[Rancher, isn’t this your land? Where have you gone?]

[Have you come to a new place again?]

Seeing these comments streaming in, Jiang Feng explained to everyone:

"This is my neighbor’s pasture. On the east side of my pasture is Mandula Map’s pasture, separated by a river, both our pastures are the finest quality pasture lands."

"This side is the neighbor on the west side, with a road between our pastures, although the back of the pasture connects us."

"Today, I’m visiting a neighbor’s place, checking out the pasture here."

Jiang Feng walked leisurely across the pasture.

Meanwhile, the online viewers realized something.

[Rancher, you’re not planning to rent this pasture too, are you?]

[Isn’t over thirty thousand acres enough? What are you up to?]

[Oh my, watching the rancher grow bigger and stronger step by step, reaching new heights!]

Seeing these comments, Jiang Feng did not respond, as nothing had been finalized yet, no need to speak prematurely.

The grass on this pasture was a bit worse, and Jiang Feng noticed quite a few rabbit holes, indicating many rabbits lived here.

It seemed this pasture owner raised fewer cattle and sheep, otherwise, with more livestock, the wild rabbits wouldn’t be so rampant.

Jiang Feng was just wandering about, but destiny indeed couldn’t be foreseen.

As Jiang Feng strolled slowly forward, suddenly, a small white figure emerged from a rabbit hole, clutching a rabbit twice its own size in its mouth.

This little one was familiar to Jiang Feng, the previous chicken killer, a white Little Weasel.

And from its expression, Jiang Feng recognized it as that Little Weasel!

"It’s that little fellow. I was saying it hasn’t been seen these days, turns out it ran to the neighboring pasture."

Jiang Feng exclaimed with delight.

The Little Weasel, upon seeing Jiang Feng, was startled, dropping the rabbit from its mouth, then gazed at Jiang Feng in shock, hesitating for a few seconds.

It seemed to be thinking:

"Just ate your chicken, how come it keeps haunting me? I’ve run so far, yet you still followed!"

The little creature picked up the rabbit and bolted away.

Jiang Feng found it amusing, chuckled, but did not chase after it.