Raising a Bun with a Daily Life System

Chapter 11: Fat Birds

*essentially, causing chaos/mess

Feeling this fat bird is for life*......

*感情这肥鸟是为了活命....

After listening to the whole story, Wang Qingnian bustled with noise and excitement. He was familiar with Yuan Xi, so he laughed and joked: "Son, this fat bird knows you, the new master, is a savior and it caught you."

When he said this, everyone laughed but the long-term hired hand was frightened. He had long heard that the farm was going to change hands, but never imagined that the new owner would come to examine it today. Then something like this happened to him. He...his job...Instantly, the long-time worker's face paled.

Yuan Xi was careful and noticed the look on the long-term hired hand's face, but he didn't say much. He just pulled at the fat bird and said to it: "Ok, ok, if we don't kill you, shall we keep you?"

He didn't know if it was a coincidence or if the fat bird listened and understand to what Yuan Xi said, but it relaxed its claws and suddenly took a big step forward. The bird's plump body fell steadily into Yuan Xi's arms and clucked a triumphant call to the long-term worker.

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Wang Qingnian laughed hard and said: "This fatso is even like a human, haha!"

Yuan Xi didn't know whether to laugh or to cry, but the fat bird looked at him and depended upon him. Yuan Xi had to hold it and continued to tour the farm holding the bird.

The fat bird dominated the space around it, holding its head high and maintaining an imperious air throughout the tour. It gained face in front of the rest of the livestock, including the other Sutou birds, white-striped cattle, zebra piglets, and fire antelopes.

The extra farming area Wang Qingnian opened up was not small, at least 3 mu of land. The population of Sutou birds was relatively large and occupied a larger area. There were 12 white-striped cattled, which produced milk. Meat from zebra piglets was also popular on Blue Star, so Wang Qingnian just recently bought 20 piglets, each of them white and perfectly round. They looked perfect for fattening up.

Fire antelopes were not what Yuan Xi expected. They were red and furry, like clouds. Wang Qingnian took good care of them, each looking very clean though not very big. They were like pets.

Yuan Xi carefully inquired about them. Wang Qingnian answered: "Don't underestimate these little guys. This is a hybrid breed that I imported from outside the planet. Though they're smaller than the white-striped dairy cows, their milk production is comparable to that of the white-striped cow. They also have a longer weaning period, and their meat is very delicious after they grow up..."

As Yuan Xi listened, he realized these little guys were all treasures. He couldn't help asking another question: "Why don't you breed them in large quantities?"

Wang Qingnian sighed: "I want to, too. However, these antelopes are hybrids so they're not fertile. You have to buy new pups after raising a batch. Although the production is high, the costs are much higher. After calculating for a time, I realized that there isn't a large difference in profit from raising white-striped cows and zebra pigs."

It turned out like that. Yuan Xi also felt regretful.

Wang Qingnian added: "The reason why I raised this batch again this year is to create a new image of selling fresh meat, which would improve the farm's fame. But, it's a bit difficult to rely on them to make money."

Yuan Xi nodded in understanding, but he was still a little more concerned about the antelopes. If he could breed them, that would greatly reduce the costs, and they could produce both milk and meat. Yuan Xi also carefully touched the fire antelope's thick wool, thinking that it was likely there could also be a market for this wool. The whole body was a treasure, which could increase the profits.