Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland

Chapter 239 - 237: Delivering Piglets—An Astonishing Number!

The development of the ranch is progressing smoothly.

Since the veterinarian Lin Wansen arrived at the ranch, he has been checking the health condition of the livestock daily, ensuring the healthy growth of the cattle and sheep.

Meanwhile, the construction team has also started building fences and enclosures on a piece of vacant land.

This is Jiang Feng’s preparation for raising deer.

The construction here is swift; the houses are made of red brick or wood, and the enclosures only need railings around them.

Jiang Feng doesn’t lack money, so he used brick walls to surround the fence.

Jiang Feng stood outside the ranch, looking at the gigantic ranch houses, then turned towards the direction of the cattle ground.

He couldn’t help but sigh:

"Ah, the land is still not enough, the pasture is still too small."

At this time, he was live streaming, and many netizens heard his words.

Everyone immediately started making comments:

["Ranch owner, it’s over thirty thousand acres and still not enough? My house is just 100 square meters!"]

["Wow, is this the trouble of the landowning class?"]

["Head south, you must head south, ranch owner lead horses and camels to conquer the south!"]

["Ranch Owner: You want me dead!"]

The atmosphere in the live stream room was particularly lively.

Jiang Feng then said:

"Over thirty thousand acres in Inner Mongolia is indeed not a lot; some families have more than a hundred thousand acres of pastureland."

"Of course, those places are very remote; ordinary herders are generally divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter pastures by the government, nomadic."

"However, my geographical location is good, and the grass is exceptionally abundant; thirty thousand acres is already very rare."

"But I still hope to rent a bit more."

"For instance, deeper into Maodeng Ranch, there are two enterprises-level large ranches; as far as I know, each has around one hundred thousand acres of land."

"Those are enterprise exclusive, there are cooperatives, and the people in charge over there are not called ranch owners but cooperative leaders."

"The pasture belongs to the cooperative."

Hearing Jiang Feng’s description, many netizens still felt a bit puzzled.

But every place has its own way of life.

For instance, Northeast agriculture now also operates in large-scale mechanized fashion, many big farms follow the cooperative model.

In the grasslands, livestock farming is similar.

Huaxia’s grain and meat, these two places are the best.

Jiang Feng was planning the construction of the pasture, when Zhu Huo called Jiang Feng.

"Ranch owner, the old sow is going to give birth, you’d better come back and have a look."

Zhu Huo’s voice came from the other end of the line.

"Ok, I’ll be there right away."

Jiang Feng put down his phone and hurried towards the ranch.

It was the birthing time for the piglets.

A few days ago, a sow gave birth to twelve piglets, and now there is an additional wild pig, creating quite a commotion in the pigsty every day.

And now, another old sow is about to give birth.

Jiang Feng was a bit anxious but also joyful.

Veterinarian Lin Wansen had already rushed over.

Jiang Feng told the netizens:

"The pigs in the pigsty are giving birth; it was a shame I missed it when a pig gave birth a few days ago because I wasn’t there."

"This time I’m planning to personally watch."

"Sows giving birth needs careful care, or problems might occur."

Jiang Feng quickly walked towards the pigsty.

The drone still followed.

The netizens were quite curious, always wanting to see the sow’s birth scene.

Jiang Feng arrived at the pigsty.

Since this time there was no herding, several people surrounded the outside of the pigsty.

Lin Wansen was also showing some hesitation.

It’s fine for Lin Wansen to treat illnesses, postnatal care as well, but to deliver a sow, he really couldn’t do it.

Zhu Huo was too young, could only care for them, and didn’t know how to assist in birthing.

Older herdsmen like Yang Maolin and Ma He were well versed, and were ready to step in.

Seeing the situation, Jiang Feng put on sanitized work clothes, almost fully equipped.

He said:

"Let me do it, there’s nothing to it."

"You guys step back, sanitize yourselves before entering."

Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, ranch employees respectfully cleared the way.

In everyone’s mind, Jiang Feng was competent at everything.

Netizens watched the ranch scene, showing admiration.

["The ranch owner is going to assist in birth!"]

["Truly talented!"]

["Reminds me of the book ’Postpartum Care of Sows,’ seems birthing piglets isn’t that simple!"]

Jiang Feng put on protective gear, carrying a toolbox, and went to a separate enclosure.

"Zhu Huo, prepare some clean warm water, more, and bring a clean towel."

Jiang Feng called out to Zhu Huo.

"Sure, sure."

Zhu Huo busily responded.

Assisting a sow giving birth isn’t troublesome, especially for such penned pigs.

At this time, the sow lay on a clean pile of straw, breathing heavily.

Its abdomen had two rows of buttons aligning, Jiang Feng quickly counted them, a total of fourteen.

Jiang Feng squatted down, gloved, and began to rub the sow’s belly, correcting the position.

This technique requires experience, and it really can’t be felt by someone without skill.

The sow became slightly calmer upon seeing Jiang Feng approaching.

Pigs have a higher pain threshold, so this isn’t too painful for them.

With Jiang Feng’s assistance, it wasn’t long before a chubby, pink piglet was pushed out.

Covered in mucus, Jiang Feng asked Zhu Huo to help clean the piglet and then feed it.

A few employees stood outside the pen watching.

The online viewers watched, slightly anxious.

For some reason, watching this kind of livestream touches and attracts everyone.

It seems the birth of life is truly a beautiful thing.

Although the fate of these lives is to be eaten, after experiencing growth, they’ve lived for a while.

The sow remained quiet, even taking time to munch on a few blades of hay, unlike what one might expect from a mother in labor.

Of course, at this time, the sow was particularly weak.

"It’s very quiet, perhaps because it’s driven by instincts ingrained in its genes."

"Outside is too dangerous. They can’t afford to make too much noise and risk being discovered by predators."

Jiang Feng commented calmly.

He was still using techniques to help the sow give birth smoothly.

Zhu Huo was occupied with cleaning the newborn piglets with warm water.

As the piglet first enters this world, it immediately seeks the embrace of the sow for protection.

There was also one silly little piglet that ran to Jiang Feng’s feet, which he then placed in front of the sow.

Seeing the sow’s good condition, Jiang Feng felt a little more relaxed.

He chatted with Zhu Huo:

"How many do you think this pig will give birth to?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Huo paused and replied:

"I estimate around twelve or thirteen."

More piglets continued to be born, with Zhu Huo cleaning each one.

Jiang Feng massaged the sow’s belly, shook his head, and laughed:

"More than that, there are quite a few this time."

"We’ll have plenty to raise in the future."

Normally a sow will have 10-15 piglets, with differences between first and second litters, the first having fewer.

This sow was on her second litter, so there would be more this time.

Time passed slowly.

The ranch employees curiously watched, waiting to count the number of piglets born from the sow.

The ranch doesn’t have much going on every day, so any little activity becomes the source of great interest.

The viewers in the livestream room were also lively, eagerly guessing:

[Everyone guess how many piglets the sow will give birth to?]

[I estimate there’ll be fifteen!]

[The ranch owner will be rich now!]

[Having a ranch is wonderful, you can have your meat born on-site!]

[Roast suckling piglets are so cute when they’re small!]

Jiang Feng continued to assist the sow in labor.

Zhu Huo grew more amazed as he watched.

"Thirteen so far, boss, are there more?"

He couldn’t help but ask.

Jiang Feng nodded, "Quite a few left, at least eighteen."

"This sow has a good physique and it’s her second delivery, so the number should be higher."

"Plus, our meals are good, making the sow grow strong."

"All that feeding has finally paid off."

Jiang Feng spoke while piglets continued to be born one by one.

Zhu Huo remained busy cleaning them.

Thirteen piglets, fourteen, fifteen...

Even so, the sow showed no signs of stopping.

Until the twentieth was born, the sow’s placenta finally appeared.

"Twenty piglets, finally finished!"

Jiang Feng exclaimed with emotion.

Jiang Feng cleaned up the placenta while Zhu Huo cleaned the piglets.

This birthing process stretched over an hour, leaving them quite tired.

Naturally, the sow was the most exhausted, lying weakly on the ground.

"That’s incredible."

Outside, Hadan couldn’t help but praise.

The viewers in the livestream room were in a frenzy!

[Whoa! Twenty piglets in one litter? What kind of sow is this that can birth so many?]

[Raising pigs is such a quick way to earn money!]

[Wow, the ranch owner previously bought forty pigs, and now twenty have been born, what a profit!]

[Really impressive!]

The livestream room buzzed with excitement.

Jiang Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Everything went smoothly; now comes the postpartum care for the sow and the piglets."

"Newborn piglets are susceptible to death, losing one or two in a batch is normal."

"We’ll try to take good care of them."

Jiang Feng stepped out, took off his filthy protective gear, then returned to his room planning to take a shower before dinner.