adbindia Chapter 240 - 238: Lottery Draw, New Recipe!
Chapter 240 - 238: Lottery Draw, New Recipe!
A sow gave birth to twenty piglets in one litter, which is something to celebrate.
The ranch celebrated with an extra meal that night.
Several nearby ranchers even came over to congratulate Jiang Feng.
With the development of the ranch, Jiang Feng has become familiar with the neighbors.
For example, the neighbor next door, Mandula Map, is a local herder from Maodeng Ranch and not leasing the pasture, and gets along well with Jiang Feng.
The other neighbors are a few households of herders who lease short-term for two or three years. There is less interaction with these short-term herders, but they do know each other.
Jiang Feng asked these short-term herders about their pasture costs; the price per unit is sixty. Renting ten thousand acres a year costs six hundred thousand, which is cheaper than his lease. Of course, the quality of the pasture is also lower.
Jiang Feng is considering leasing the adjacent pasture.
However, ten thousand acres for one year costs six hundred thousand; leasing for nine years would be five million four hundred thousand, and leasing more than thirty thousand acres would be almost twenty million.
The cost is indeed high.
He can’t afford it all at once right now.
He can only wait for the ranch to develop further and have thirty to forty million in spare cash before considering it.
Based on the live streaming revenue and ranch earnings, it would take about three years to earn that amount under normal circumstances.
Jiang Feng is not in a hurry either, as such matters cannot be rushed.
That night, Jiang Feng calculated the popularity value from the past few days.
The popularity value revenue has been good recently, especially on the night he used traps to capture wild boars, earning over two million popularity value in one day, breaking the previous record.
They have now accumulated over seven million popularity value. On a whim, Jiang Feng decided to take five chances at the Advanced Lottery.
"The host has chosen the Advanced Lottery, drawing now..."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the item:"
"Flower Cake Recipe: A cookie recipe with delicious taste."
"Secret Sauce Recipe: A special sauce recipe to make delicious sauce."
"Mongolian Felt Tent: A felt tent with windproof and cold-resistant properties."
"Nutrient: A nutritional agent that accelerates livestock growth, usable once with no side effects."
"Special Running Shoes: Lightweight running shoes that make the wearer feel like flying."
The system’s voice echoed.
The Advanced Lottery rewards this time were quite favorable.
The food recipes are indeed very useful.
For instance, the pig feed that Jiang Feng prepares is mixed according to the pig feed recipe, loved by not only the domestic pigs but also the wild boars.
The traps in the last incident attracted so many wild boars thanks to the pig feed.
Now they received the flower cake and secret sauce recipes.
Jiang Feng has always been fond of flower cakes, often buying some online to eat a piece or two when he has time, or to feed cats, dogs, and sometimes sheep.
Since he got the flower cake recipe,
Jiang Feng couldn’t wait to make it and taste the system-rewarded flower cake.
This time, the recipes are finally for human food!
The next day, Jiang Feng planned to prepare flower cakes, happening to overhear the chef Old Sun and Hadan discussing going to the market.
Jiang Feng remembered that the day after tomorrow, Saturday, is the day for the large market near Xilinhot.
There are small markets every week,
but the one at the beginning of the month is the largest.
This kind of market appears only in relatively remote villages and grasslands.
At this point, no sales permit is required; as long as it’s farm produce, it can be sold on-site.
Chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, sheep, horses, donkeys, as well as milk, handmade baskets, homemade cookies, paper money, vegetables, fruits, etc. — everything is available.
It’s like the steppe’s street vending economy.
Nowadays, regulations and norms are increasing.
In many places, when farmers slaughter pigs at home,
they can’t sell them; selling their pork is illegal.
This is an unreasonable regulation, but it’s enforced and doesn’t allow private sales.
It’s really not easy for farmers to earn money.
Fortunately, modernization hasn’t swept across the grasslands, and these places still hold market traditions.
So, Jiang Feng said to Old Sun, "I haven’t been to the market for a long time."
"I’ll go take a look the day after tomorrow, see what’s available and maybe buy something."
"Then I’ll make something myself and sell it there to earn some money."
Hearing Jiang Feng, Old Sun was intrigued.
"Boss, what are you going to sell, cattle or sheep? Surely we’re not going to the market to sell cattle and sheep."
Old Sun immediately asked.
After all, as a large ranch, it would be a loss of face to sell their cattle and sheep at the market. Jiang Feng certainly wouldn’t do that.
"Not cattle and sheep, just some cookies."
"I’ll see how many I can make."
"Just to earn some pocket money."
Jiang Feng replied with a smile.
"Cookies?" Old Sun became more puzzled.
However, Jiang Feng always has many unexpected ideas. Old Sun guessed it was probably for the live stream, as promoting a theme is necessary for live streaming.
Jiang Feng began preparing to make flower cakes.
He started the live stream and told his online viewers about it.
It was time for another leisurely food live stream session.
The live stream had many viewers.
To make flower cakes, flower jam is needed.
Jiang Feng went to a rose garden in the city to pick a huge bunch of roses himself.
When the netizens saw the roses, they thought Jiang Feng was going to confess to someone.
[Why did the ranch owner buy roses?]
[Using roses for food? Is that so imaginative?]
[Feels like I’ve learned something new again!]
Jiang Feng calmly said:
"Today, I’m making fresh flower cakes, and I’ll need rose syrup."
"These roses are not for decoration; they are genuinely meant to be eaten."
Then, Jiang Feng started getting busy.
He plucked the rose petals and washed them one by one.
At this moment, two Little Foxes saw Jiang Feng bustling about, thinking there was something delicious, and immediately ran to his feet, acting cute.
Seeing their adorable appearance, Jiang Feng gave each of them a petal to eat.
The Little Foxes held the petals in their mouths, chewing hard.
The rose petals weren’t tasty, and the Little Foxes gave up after a couple of bites.
Jiang Feng chuckled and said:
"The syrup hasn’t been extracted yet, what’s the rush?"
"Wait until it’s ready, then you can have some."
Next, Jiang Feng placed the rose petals into a basin, added an appropriate amount of water and sugar, and mixed them evenly by kneading.
Then he sprinkled cooked glutinous rice flour onto the marinated petals and kneaded them into evenly sized rose fillings.
He also made a dough with glutinous rice flour and pastry skin, rolling it into a tongue shape with a rolling pin, rolled it several times, and then let it relax.
These techniques require a certain skill level and can be quite time-consuming.
Jiang Feng made a particularly large batch at once.
The countertop was covered with the rose fillings and resting dough he had prepared.
Today’s live stream was an immersive experience.
Previously, a popular internet personality, Li Ziqi, had made fresh flower cakes, and her video received millions of likes because of its appealing atmosphere, garnering a lot of love from people.
Although Jiang Feng’s production process didn’t have that finesse, it was really genuine and laid-back, with cute pets coming over from time to time, so the live stream was quite lively.
After spending most of the day, the first round of fresh flower cakes was finally ready.
He took out a finished fresh flower cake, gently broke it open, and crumbs scattered.
The rose filling inside looked fragrant and sweet, and it seemed like you could smell the rose aroma through the screen; it looked very appetizing.
Jiang Feng broke it open, picked up half, and took a light bite.
Immediately, a sweet and fragrant sensation burst in his mouth.
This kind of sweet treat was extremely delicious, more fragrant than ordinary pastries, and it wasn’t overly sugary.
"Mm, not bad,"
Jiang Feng couldn’t help but praise.
Netizens saw he had made the fresh flower cakes and all began to comment:
[The ranch owner’s culinary skills are no joke; he can even make fresh flower cakes.]
[It’s one thing to be able to cook, but to make pastries too!]
[The perfect husband!]
[Able to make fresh flower cakes out of roses on his own, impressive!]
[Ranch owner, make so many, hold a lottery and give some away!]
After Jiang Feng ate a piece of fresh flower cake, he was very satisfied with his creation.
He said to the netizens in the live stream:
"There’s a market day the day after tomorrow, so I plan to make some fresh flower cakes these two days and set up a stall at the market."
"It doesn’t matter whether they sell much or not; the key is to join in the fun."
"If I manage to sell them all, I could earn a few thousand bucks."
Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, the netizens were slightly stunned.
[What? A millionaire personally making fresh flower cakes to sell?]
[Is the ranch owner really this down-to-earth?]
[Where’s the market? I’ll have someone buy some!]
[Oh man, the ranch owner even has such plans!]
Nobody expected Jiang Feng to think of selling cakes.
Jiang Feng, however, took it in stride.
The ranch was essentially a farm life; costs are everywhere, but so are opportunities to make money.
Going to the market to sell some fresh flower cakes could at least cover one or two days of operational expenses.
Even if they didn’t sell, it wouldn’t matter; he had plenty of animals, and he could use the cakes to feed the foxes and cats, or even the pigs.
Feeding pigs with rose-filled cakes wouldn’t be a waste either.
Having made up his mind, Jiang Feng wrapped all the fresh flower cakes in greaseproof paper, packed them into boxes, and stored them well.
The next day, Jiang Feng replicated the process, continuing to make fresh flower cakes.
This time, the production speed was much faster.
That’s just how life is; anyway, not much happens at the ranch, might as well earn some extra money through his skills.
Jiang Feng had a lot of confidence in his fresh flower cakes.
The recipe he used was much tastier than the fresh flower cakes bought online.
A single bite truly leaves a lingering fragrance, and it refreshes the mind.
It even seems to improve one’s mood a bit.
Old Sun, the chef, also helped out.
Then, another day passed.
Early in the morning, Jiang Feng loaded over a dozen boxes of fresh flower cakes, took Hadan and Bugude with him, and went straight to the market.