HPDBC Chapter 61 This is ecological chicken farming!
Chapter 61 This is ecological chicken farming!
Blue tractors race across the land.
Connected to the back is a ploughing machine, whose sharp spiral blades cut through the soil and roll it up, making the soil loose.
Xu Ran herded all the chickens from the farm over.
This includes the hens we raised before and the laying hens that have grown feathers.
These guys deserve a good meal.
There are many insects in the soil of farmland. You can see the insects moving around as long as you turn the soil over.
The more than 100 acres of farmland are like a giant dining table, full of delicious food.
The hens ran very fast, swaying their bodies as they darted about in the mud, searching for food.
They are also smart; they know to stay far away from tractors.
Chickens are very good at finding food.
To put it simply, if you see chickens outdoors, they are definitely looking down for food.
This is also beneficial for farmland cultivation.
It belongs to ecological chicken farming.
Xu Ran stood to the side watching.
The tractors had only been there a day, and the employees were already scrambling to get behind the wheel.
Currently, Li Wu and Wang Hai are running the business together.
There's usually only one person in the cockpit, but there's room for another person to sit next to you. With two people, there's a driver and a passenger, making it feel like driving a rally car with a navigator.
"Drive this way, we're not at the end yet!"
"Just plow it again in a bit, won't that solve the problem!"
"You're wasting gas, I'll drive!"
"Let me finish this first!"
They were shouting.
The two haven't finished their tractor license tests yet; they only know some basic operations, but that's enough for them.
Since it's the farm's own land and its own tractors, there's no need for certification and it's fine.
To put it bluntly, the traffic police won't care if you drive in your own yard.
If you want to drive a tractor to make money and take orders, you must have a tractor license, otherwise you will be punished.
Xu Ran was also watching from here.
If they don't drive well, then let Xu's father step in.
Mr. Xu has been running a farm for many years. When he was young, he also drove a small tractor, the kind that cost tens of thousands of yuan.
The new tractor has arrived at the farm, and Dad Xu can drive it without any problems.
When it came time to register the vehicle, Xu's father drove the tractor there.
Tractors are amazing.
It can plow the land by pulling the plow blades, sow seeds by pulling the seeder, and harvest by pulling the harvester.
It forms the front of the car, and the rear can be replaced however you like.
Perhaps it's because this place is more lively.
Little Gray, Little Wild Boar, and Little Yellow Ox all ran over to play.
The little yellow calf lay on the grass nearby, resting contentedly.
It prefers to lie down within two or three meters of Xu Ran, because there are far fewer mosquitoes around when Xu Ran is there.
"Little Huang, see that tractor over there? If it weren't for it, you'd be the one doing the work!"
Xu Ran chuckled and teased.
The typical way of plowing is to have an ox pull the plowing implement forward while a person controls the direction from the side.
Oxen are very strong, steady, and work very hard.
Otherwise, the modern working class would be called "oxen and horses" because oxen and horses are really tired.
However, times have changed. Agricultural machinery now takes care of the work, so the calves no longer have to work so hard.
To be precise, Xu Ran kept it as a pet and never thought of making it work.
The little yellow calf wagged its tail and nodded gratefully.
Xu Ran smiled as well.
Chickens in the fields are busy eating insects.
It's National Day now, and a new round of sowing is about to begin.
The next few months will be another period of growth.
Xu Ran filmed and recorded all these scenes, and will release a video later to show the daily life on the farm.
It has attracted a lot of fans.
However, there are too many videos like this now, and many farmers are making short videos. Although the little ones are quite smart, they are not abstract enough, so they are not easy to become popular.
The internet needs to be a bit more abstract.
For example, there was a retired veteran who raised a lot of stray dogs. One of them was a Belgian Malinois that was so fat it looked like a wild boar. It walked in a very flamboyant way and became very popular online.
The farm animals are too serious.
Xu Ran didn't do anything intentionally; she just regularly filmed videos to update her content and read everyone's comments, which was quite interesting.
Xu Ran looked ahead.
The muddy land, which was originally overgrown with weeds, was transformed into a large, flat, and fertile area after weeding and plowing.
Xu Ran used the system to scan the soil composition.
The soil in this area is fertile, has good water retention and drainage, and a moderate pH level, but lacks trace elements and needs to be supplemented.
After getting the results, he knew how to fertilize.
This soil scanning function is extremely useful.
Farming depends on the soil. Some people don't have good harvests, so they have to ask an expert to see what the soil is lacking.
It's best to prepare in advance.
Seeing that the work was going very well, Xu Ran, having nothing else to do, went back to rest.
Scrolling through short videos and playing games, and the day just passes by.
In the following days, Xu Ran contacted the vendor to inquire about the price of outdoor ponds.
He wants to build an outdoor pond, the kind that needs to be kept clean all the time, so that he can raise fish.
According to Xu Ran's plan, this pond will be placed in the center of the farm's office and living areas.
When we have the money to build more buildings in the future, the pond will be right in front of the office building.
It symbolizes good fortune.
A complete set would cost around 80,000 to 90,000 yuan.
It's still quite expensive for him now; with a little more money, he could build a whole greenhouse.
"We have to wait until the greenhouse tomatoes grow properly."
"If I exchange for more nutritional supplements, the tomatoes can be harvested in just one month."
"Selling tomatoes will earn me at least 100,000 to 200,000 yuan."
Xu Ran made up her mind.
Just as he was pondering this, a new task came up.
You can accumulate a maximum of 10 tasks, and they can remain indefinitely, completed at your own pace.
You can also choose to give up voluntarily.
[Quest Start: Go Hunting!]
[Mission Description: In this post-apocalyptic world, survival resources are scarce. The host is requested to hunt a certain amount of meat outside the farm.]
[Task Requirements: 50 jin of game meat or 100 jin of fish meat.]
[Task Rewards: Different skills will be awarded based on the prizes provided.]
[1. Provide animal meat: Gain the skill "Master Hunter," which grants the host expertise in hunting wild beasts using scimitars, nets, and traps!]
[2. Provide fish: Gain the skill "Fishing Master," making the host proficient in fishing, netting, and crafting fishing traps, greatly increasing the success rate of catching fish.]
Since the system was upgraded to LV3, the rewards have become increasingly better.
The reward is either ten golden fish, which can prevent diseases and pests.
Either it's a skill that allows you to choose one of two options.
It feels really good.
"A master hunter, a master angler?"
"Hunting is illegal now, the country doesn't allow it. It seems that only a few special ethnic minorities are allowed to hunt, and even if you learn it, it's not very useful."
"Unless you flee abroad."
"But I don't really like hunting. There are so few wild animals now, and we can't even protect them all."
"I'll choose fishing."
"Perfect timing, I can find those ponds and fish to make some money."
After browsing the skill information, Xu Ran made a decision in her mind.
Choose fishing.
Now that you've made the decision, it's time to take action.
Just then, the fish that he, Wang Hai, and Li Wu had caught earlier were all eaten up, and the farm needed to replenish its fish protein.
Let's go to the pond again.
Let's go slack off!