novelbin Chapter 301 - 298: Spring Blooms, the Black Bear Returns!
Chapter 301 - 298: Spring Blooms, the Black Bear Returns!
The year’s plan starts with spring.
As spring brings warmth and flowers bloom, the ranch also starts to get busy.
Taking advantage of the three months before the regreening season, Jiang Feng drove the tractor again to the grasslands to sow some grass seeds.
He opened the drone and livestreamed the production activities on the ranch.
Sitting in the driver’s seat of the tractor, Jiang Feng said to the netizens:
"Last year, I sowed grass seeds. Generally speaking, the seeds can grow for several years."
"But the grass that grows the second year is definitely not as good as the first year, so it needs some replenishment."
"Anyway, the soil on my grassland is good, and the grass grows thickly, so planting more isn’t a bad thing."
Jiang Feng personally sowing seeds on the grassland is a rare sight.
He is very skilled at driving the tractor.
Watching the tractor with the seeder travel across the prairie gives a sense of vastness.
Today’s livestream was originally meant to be leisurely.
Jiang Feng chose to sow seeds deeper in the grassland, so he drove the tractor onward.
But to his surprise, as soon as he reached there, Jiang Feng saw a black shadow leaning on the iron fence of the ranch, looking inside.
It wouldn’t matter if it was a herdsman.
The key is that this black shadow looked familiar to Jiang Feng; it was a black bear.
This guy woke up in March.
If nothing unexpected happens, it must be hungry again.
"Oh my, it’s that guy, awake so soon."
"Seems like last time’s food wasn’t enough."
Jiang Feng exclaimed in surprise.
His grassland was large, and in Maodeng, he was already considered a big ranch owner.
If he later adds the 30,000 acres rented by Liu Yiyi’s family, Jiang Feng’s personal grassland would be the biggest, excluding the two large companies that rented grasslands.
Those two large companies are brands in dairy and wool clothing, and the employees on the grasslands alone reach hundreds. If you count the company’s employees, it might be tens of thousands.
The scale is much larger than Jiang Feng’s ranch.
With such a large grassland, it’s normal for some wild animals to appear.
The drone filmed toward the end of the grassland.
The iron fence separates the grassland from the wasteland outside.
The black bear leaned on the iron fence, looking inside.
Every time netizens see a black bear, they are shocked.
A bear in Ximeng Grassland?
It’s really rare to live long enough to see a bear on the prairie!
The bullet screens immediately exploded.
[Is this guy trying to steal a cassock?]
[Am I seeing things, is that really a bear?]
[It is indeed a bear. Last time, I saw videos of prairie black bears from this streamer, it was unreasonable then!]
[Is this guy sticking to the ranch owner?]
The scene in front of them is very peculiar.
Jiang Feng quickly took out his phone, wondering whether to report it to the police.
But then he thought it was unnecessary.
He could handle it himself and didn’t want to trouble the police.
The black bear hadn’t done anything bad.
Jiang Feng drove the vehicle to the end of the grassland.
The tractor was big, and the noise scared the black bear, so it ran away.
Jiang Feng stopped the vehicle, got off, and walked to the edge of the iron fence.
Seeing no danger, the black bear slowly came over.
A man and a bear looked at each other across the fence.
The fence was about as high as a person’s chest, not blocking the view.
The black bear was happy to see Jiang Feng, constantly greeting him.
This guy was still skinny, giving the sense of a human in a bear costume, not like a real bear.
But that’s because it’s hungry.
"How did you end up like this? Aren’t bear family animals one of the eight great carnivores, and they’re supposed to rival felines among large beasts?"
"Why do you look so miserable?"
Seeing the black bear, Jiang Feng couldn’t help but say with emotion.
The black bear looked a bit silly and had a few hopeful expressions while looking at Jiang Feng.
It recognized Jiang Feng.
During winter hibernation, when it was unbearably hungry, it came out foraging.
But in the icy weather, even rivers were frozen, leaving no food to eat.
Fortunately, Jiang Feng gave it a lot of meat, allowing it to comfortably endure the winter.
Now, seeing Jiang Feng made it happy.
Jiang Feng didn’t say much and called Zhu Huo.
"Zhu Huo, bring two large lamb chops, drive to the southernmost part of the grassland, at the fence."
Jiang Feng told Zhu Huo.
It’s now the regreening season, but the grass hasn’t sprouted yet, so driving is still possible. Jiang Feng was also using the tractor for sowing.
Once the grass sprouts, vehicles can’t enter anymore as the wheels would crush the new grass.
Zhu Huo was curious upon hearing Jiang Feng’s request.
"Manager, planning an outdoor meal? Can I join in?"
Jiang Feng replied:
"It’s not a picnic, I’m feeding a bear, bring me two large ones."
"Feeding a bear? Alright, I’ll be there soon."
Zhu Huo hurried to the kitchen, explained the situation to Old Sun, and took two large lamb chops.
Then, he drove the pickup truck that the ranch usually uses to transport goods, directly through the pasture, heading over.
A dozen minutes later, Zhu Huo parked and appeared next to Jiang Feng.
Seeing the black bear outside the iron fence, Zhu Huo was truly startled.
Although the black bear wasn’t particularly big, for an average person, seeing a one-and-a-half-meter tall beast, especially a meat-eating beast, it’s hard not to be afraid.
If the bear ate grass, it wouldn’t be so bad, but it eats meat.
Seeing it in the livestream and seeing it in real life are really two different feelings.
"Whoa, it’s the blind bear! Boss, I brought the meat for you!"
Zhu Huo held a large piece of lamb chops and handed it to Jiang Feng.
After Jiang Feng took the lamb chops, he immediately threw them out with force.
Due to the appearance of the black bear, the livestream’s popularity quickly skyrocketed.
Short videos attract high traffic; people choose to watch interesting content.
Feeding a black bear on the grassland is undoubtedly the most interesting thing now.
Many people felt pity for the black bear, and their compassion was stirred.
Now seeing Jiang Feng feeding the black bear lamb chops, many people started sending gifts.
So, although Jiang Feng seemed to lose two big lamb chops, he actually gained more.
But he didn’t care about these things.
Once the lamb chops were thrown out, the black bear immediately lay down and started tearing them apart vigorously.
Zhu Huo was watching from the side, still a bit flustered, not daring to get closer.
"Boss, is it alright feeding it like this?" Zhu Huo exclaimed.
"What’s wrong with it? Look at him, he’s so clumsy and not aggressive; feeding him is no big deal." Jiang Feng replied.
Zhu Huo watched the black bear using its sharp claws to tear apart the lamb meat, eating it mouthful by mouthful, and nervously swallowed his saliva.
This is called "clumsy"?
"Boss, I’ve only seen Russians raising bears online. They’re really fierce." Zhu Huo added.
Jiang Feng looked at the black bear, still with a calm expression, and replied:
"The ones in Russia are brown bears, and they’re much stronger than black bears, over two meters tall."
"This is just the blind bear. As long as you don’t provoke it, it’s fine."
"Some people in our deep mountains live peacefully with black bears; don’t worry, you can raise a black bear to get familiar with us."
After hearing Jiang Feng’s explanation, Zhu Huo didn’t say more.
Both pieces of lamb chops were thrown out.
Jiang Feng wasn’t afraid of the black bear, partly because it was indeed behaving particularly friendly, and partly because Jiang Feng’s physical condition was good, with quick reflexes; even if the black bear really wanted to clash, it couldn’t succeed.
If this black bear wasn’t friendly, Jiang Feng would ask the Forestry Bureau to handle it, as he has to be responsible for the ranch’s employees.
The Forestry Bureau would settle the black bear properly, ensuring its survival.
But when this black bear first encountered Jiang Feng, it waved its paw clumsily, even shaking its head to ingratiate itself with Jiang Feng.
This guy is really trying hard to find a position for itself.
With such friendliness, Jiang Feng is put in a tough spot.
Keeping it on the pasture isn’t feasible, but raising it outside isn’t impossible.
After all, the terrain beyond is a no man’s land; hardly anyone comes here; even if they do, they drive.
Like in the Northeast, people are driving on mountain roads in the Northeast and can still see tigers.
In Sichuan and Chongqing, people have also encountered wild giant pandas on the road.
It’s becoming commonplace.
The blind bear even exists in the deep woods and mountains; they’re quite afraid of people.
Soon, the black bear finished the lamb chops.
It looked at Jiang Feng again, smiling, revealing a clumsy expression.
Jiang Feng saw its intention; it still wanted to eat.
"This guy has a big appetite; I guess it could eat two whole sheep in no time."
Jiang Feng remarked.
[Boss, I’ll send a spaceship gift to feed that black bear!]
[I’ll give some gifts too; feed them all to the black bear!]
[Boss, just go all out feeding it!]
Seeing everyone’s comments, Jiang Feng chuckled:
"No need for that, raising one black bear isn’t much; feeding it is affordable."
"I’ve been wondering, constantly feeding isn’t the solution; it still needs to find food itself."
"Unless we send it to the zoo, relying on visitors for feed, that works."
Jiang Feng contemplated.
He turned to Zhu Huo and said: "You go and plant the seeds in the machine, leave the pickup truck here for me."
"I’m heading out for a bit."
Heeding Jiang Feng’s words, Zhu Huo was slightly stunned, "Ah? Oh, okay."
Jiang Feng then walked toward the gate near the iron railing.
He opened the gate and shouted at the black bear:
"Xiaopang, come here."
Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s call, the black bear actually ran over clumsily, with a smile still on its face.
Netizens stared in awe at the scene.
At this moment, a phrase surfacing in everyone’s mind:
Boss, what kind of scheme are you up to again?
But Jiang Feng’s goal was actually quite clear.
Between his pasture and the neighboring pasture, there’s a river.
The water from this river comes from the no man’s land, it just spreads out to the neighboring pasture.
Though there’s a river, only the riverbank looks scenic, the surroundings are still sand and desert.
Jiang Feng plans to go over to the river and have a look.
To let the black bear learn to catch a few fish to eat.