My 1995 Small Farm.

Life went on at a leisurely pace.

Such heavy snow in the first month of the lunar calendar will be difficult to melt completely in a short time.

The giant lynx in the mountains, the yellowtail, was something Chen Ling had always been thinking about.

Such a wondrous mutated creature held immense appeal for him.

Moreover, he has a gut feeling.

These randomly mutated creatures, like wolves, should be one in a million 'genius beasts'.

Those who receive special care and training from him will be much better.

The genes will be superior.

In fact, if they reproduce in the future, they might actually recreate the splendor of some ancient mythical beasts.

It made him feel all itchy inside.

But now is really not the right time to go into the mountains to hunt.

Since foreigners have all had accidents, his family and friends are not comfortable letting him go out.

Fortunately, the city's police have called him several times recently, as have the county's police to inquire about the situation.

However, after the snow, the communication signal was intermittent, making it difficult for everyone to communicate normally.

Chen Ling and the local police officers could only wait and see.

However, he himself is indeed always busy.

As I discussed with my wife, we're preparing to start construction on the east side of the county town and get the breeding farm near the forest farm built as soon as possible.

To find something for the villagers to do and alleviate some of the sadness of being away from home.

"Let's get to work, how can we not do it?"

"I want to go into the mountains even if I don't have to work."

A lynx was leading a pack of puppies as they wandered aimlessly through the streets of the county town.

Those were puppies he rescued before the Lunar New Year, and now they've been raised to be very healthy.

It became his own personal Paw Patrol.

These are all mixed breeds, and their appearance isn't very good right now.

"Yes, I need to get some work done. Fugui's goat milk has been keeping me so healthy lately that I'm feeling really energized. I'll have enough for a second child."

Zhao Dahai waved his fists twice.

To prove that I have indeed been very energetic lately.

"Haha, if you want it, just take it. At worst, you'll pay a bigger fine. If they're strict, you can just 'retire' at home for a while."

The lynx laughed at him.

"Go away, take your puppies and go somewhere else. You're all grown up, yet you keep coming up with bad ideas. I'll wait until Fugui has a new business and I invest in some shares before I feel comfortable having a second child."

"I will resign from my job in advance and pay the fine voluntarily so as not to cause trouble for the country."

Zhao Dahai rolled his eyes and then said, "Let's go, I'll go call Fugui out so we can get ready to work. Today I'm going to move bricks and mix mortar. I'm always being made to supervise, and I'm so tired of not being able to move around properly."

"Fugui, Fugui, time to get to work. You're working for your family, why are you up so late?"

As soon as Zhao Dahai's loud voice started shouting outside the courtyard wall, the courtyard erupted in chaos.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"Woof woof!"

The commotion caused by Heiwa and Xiaojin was like two muffled claps of thunder from a clear sky, making the windows vibrate.

Immediately following was Rui Rui's high-pitched, excited shouts as he jumped up and down:
"Uncle Fat! Uncle Fat is here! Blackie! Bite him! Bite his crotch!"

Chen Ling had just put down his chopsticks and was studying the blueprints for another horse farm project when he heard this commotion and knew things were about to go wrong.

His wife, Wang Susu, reacted even faster than him; she rushed into the yard without even taking off her apron.

"RuiRui! Stop fooling around!"

late!

On the low earthen wall, a large chunk of snow had been shoveled away, and Rui Rui, that little rascal, had somehow climbed up there with his bottom sticking out. His little face was red from the cold, and he was grinning so wide that his eyes were almost closed.

Heiwa stood upright with his massive body, his two thick front paws resting on the wall, and his huge head was just as tall as Rui Rui.

It didn't actually bare its teeth, but its big tongue was drooling, and it was making threatening low growls in its throat. Its dog eyes were fixed on Zhao Dahai and the lynx through the crack in the wall, who had just pushed open the gate and had one foot still outside the threshold.

Little Jin didn't climb the wall; instead, he squatted at the base of it, his back arched, his tail taut like an iron rod, his eyes colder than knives, fixed on the few peeking puppies that the lynx had brought.

The puppies had never seen anything like this before. Overwhelmed by the imposing presence of Xiao Jin and Heiwa, they let out a howl and tucked their tails between their legs, nearly causing the lynx to tumble over.

"My goodness!"

Zhao Dahai's foot, which had just stepped in, "whoosh" retracted, and he almost jumped up, patting his chest.

"Rui Rui! My little darling! Come down here!"

"Climbing so high, aren't you afraid of falling? Uncle Fatty's little heart can't take it!"

The lynx was both amused and exasperated, and quickly protected its trembling puppies: "Fugui! Control your two door gods! And your little devil! My puppies are scared out of their wits!"

Chen Ling and Wang Susu rushed out immediately.

Wang Susu yanked her son, who was still smugly showing off on the wall, down down and gave his little bottom a couple of smacks.

It wasn't heavy, but it was enough to teach this kid a lesson: "You think you can climb walls? You think you can scare people? What if you fall down?"

Rui Rui pouted, about to wail, but when she looked up and saw her father glaring at her, she immediately swallowed her sobs, shrank her neck and burrowed into her mother's arms, only peeking out one eye to slyly glance at the still-shaken Zhao Dahai and Shanmao.

Chen Ling walked over and lightly patted Heiwa's big head: "You idiot! You just do whatever he tells you to do?"

He then scolded Xiao Jin, "You spoil him too! He's usually so steady!"

The two big dogs then walked to the side, looking embarrassed. Heiwa lowered his front paws and wagged his tail ingratiatingly, while Xiaojin looked away, pretending not to have heard.

"Alright, alright, stop standing there at the door and come in."

Chen Ling greeted the two of them, then glared at Rui Rui with annoyance: "My brat is hopeless. He'll be even more unruly when the weather gets warmer. I have to discipline him."

Zhao Dahai stepped into the courtyard with lingering fear, keeping a safe distance from Heiwa:
"You little rascal, you're so cunning! Just like your father!"

The lynx patted the snow off its trousers, looking miserable.
"You bet! This welcoming ceremony was terrifying. Not only were my little puppies scared to death, but I almost peed my pants too."

Wang Susu hugged Rui Rui, who was still secretly laughing, and smiled apologetically: "Come inside and warm up. We just had breakfast, and the stove is still burning brightly."

He glared at Rui Rui and said, "If you don't discipline someone for three days, they'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles. They even dare to scare their uncle. Look how capable you are."

Rui Rui immediately started whining and snuggling in Wang Susu's arms.

Everyone laughed at the sight, and Shanmao and Zhao Dahai even reached into the boy's neck with their cold hands to tease him.

He was so frightened that he screamed and yelled.

The atmosphere in the courtyard actually became more lively.

Chen Ling spread out the simple blueprints for the new horse farm on the kang table, and Zhao Dahai and Shanmao came over to look at them.

The location was chosen on a gentle slope east of the county town, next to the forest farm, sheltered from the wind, sunny, and close to a water source.

"We should act quickly, otherwise the roads will be covered in mud when the snow melts, which will be even more troublesome."

Chen Ling pointed to the blueprints and said, "Let's start today! Brother Dahai, you have a loud voice, go and call the villagers. Anyone who's strong, come on over! Eight yuan a day for a strong laborer, plus lunch! Those who know masonry, wall laying, or beam raising will get extra pay!"

"As for the rest, you can mix mud if you want, or move bricks if you want, it's all up to you..."

"Okay!"

Zhao Dahai slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "I love this job! It's better than being a foreman! I'll go get the help right now!"

They rushed out in a flurry of activity.

Lynx pointed to his nose: "What about me? Don't make me stay at home with Azalea changing the baby's diapers anymore, I can't stand it, I'm going crazy."

"You..." Chen Ling couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, go and get some eggs, we'll start hatching chicks."

"I ordered a batch of chicks from the city last winter."

"Now that the first month of the lunar calendar is almost over, let's hatch the chicks as soon as possible. We're stuck at home with nothing to do, so we're looking for some small jobs like this."

“In the past, I really wouldn’t have been willing to do anything like selling chicks.”

“Hey, this job is good. You don’t like it, but I do!” Lynx laughed.

……

East of the county town, beside the forest farm.

The night before, Chen Ling had Wang Jusheng bring over several bags of flour, several sacks of potatoes, radishes, and cabbages, as well as half a frozen pork from the county grain station.

Three extra-large marching pots, borrowed from the agricultural machinery station, were set up on the newly leveled open ground.

As the sun rose, the snow began to reflect light, becoming dazzlingly bright.

The thawed soil was trampled into a pulp, and the black mud mixed with the remaining snow stuck to the villagers' rubber shoes and trouser legs.

"Come on! Give me a hand!"

"Here! Bricks! Stack the bricks up!"

"Mix the mud! Add less water! If it's too runny, it won't stand up!"

Zhao Dahai started yelling in his loud voice.

He took off his cotton-padded coat and was only wearing a thick sweater with the sleeves rolled up high, revealing his strong arms. He was carrying a pine beam as thick as a bowl with several strong laborers, who were working hard.

Sweat mixed with mud trickled down his neck.

"Hey, my boss! Take it easy! This purlin is so heavy, don't wear yourself out!"

Wang Laishun shouted from the side.

"What's there to be afraid of! We've been eating well lately, so we have plenty of energy!"

Zhao Dahai grinned, revealing his white teeth, "Now that I'm eating and drinking with Fugui, and drinking his goat milk every day, my health is much better than before!"

On the other side, several hired bricklayers had already started working.

The bricks were red bricks brought from the county brick kiln, and the mixed mortar was shoveled into a mud bag.

The master craftsman, with a cigarette dangling from his lips and eyes squinting, wielded his trowel with incredible speed, striking the bricks with a resounding clang. He applied mortar, aligned the bricks, and leveled the surface with swift, steady movements, and in the blink of an eye, a straight section of wall emerged.

"Uncle Quan, your skills are still as sharp as ever!"

Chen Ling handed him a pack of cigarettes.

The foreman, Lao Quan, took the cigarette, chuckled, and revealed a set of yellow teeth: "Fu Gui, just you wait and see! This wall of ours will stay straight for ten or eight years! It's sturdier than the apartment building you live in in the city!"

Several teenagers were assigned to pass tiles to the roof beams.

Chen Ling specifically asked Wang Lixian to borrow several treadmills from the county construction team.

A daring young man with an axe tucked into his belt climbed onto the roof using shaky footboards, while people below used ropes to hoist the tiles up.

"Xiao Chao! You better stand still! Don't get handsy!"

His father below was shouting with his head tilted back.

"Don't worry, Dad! You won't fall! Uncle Fugui's board is very stable!"

Wen Chao shouted from above, his voice trembling slightly but filled with excitement.

This kid still wants to hunt, but we haven't been letting them go out lately, so now he's come to work at Chen Ling's construction site.

It was almost noon, and the sun was warm and inviting.

An enticing aroma began to waft from the stove.

Wang Jusheng continued to work with Wang Jukun in charge of the stove, directing several quick-witted women.

Large chunks of frozen pork were chopped on the cutting board with a loud "clanging" sound, then thrown into boiling water to blanch off the blood and foam.

Large potatoes, radishes, and cabbage, cut into chunks, were dumped into a large iron pot and stewed with pork.

In another pot, thick millet porridge was simmering.

Steaming white steamed buns were rising from the steamer next to them.

"It's so luxurious and grand. There's so much meat in it, the aroma alone could attract wolves from the mountains!"

A man who was kneading mud sniffed and shouted.

"Attracting wolves?"

Wang Jusheng stirred the pot with a large iron ladle, chuckling to himself.

"Perfect timing! Heiwa and his two mountain bandits are here!"

"And Erhei and the others, they've got nothing to do since they came to the city. They can't patrol around our village anymore. It wouldn't be bad to have a few wolves to keep them entertained!"

"Haha, you're right, I was just thinking of getting a couple of wolfskin coats!"

You can't blame the people from Chenwangzhuang for talking so arrogantly.

After witnessing Chen Ling wipe out the pack of wolves, their courage soared by an astonishing speed.

Other villages are afraid of wolves, but their village is not.

"Alright, let's stop talking about wolves. Things haven't been peaceful in the mountains lately. Get back to work and have some meat for lunch."

"Meat is plentiful! Eat as much as you want! Fugui said that only when you're well-fed will you have the strength to build him a golden palace!"

"Hahaha! So generous!"

A burst of laughter erupted from the construction site.

Chen Ling wasn't idle either; he rolled up his sleeves and helped move bricks and pass materials.

He is strong and fast; he can do the work of several people.

Looking at the bustling scene before him, listening to the shouts and laughter of the villagers, and smelling the aroma of earth and food wafting from the big pot, he felt a surge of energy.

Who cares what kind of spirit-like monsters are hiding in the mountains? Let's just live our own lives first.

Actually, the issue of two types of zoos was first raised last year.

Professor Han, Professor Feng Yi, and others asked him to work together on it.

He has uniquely advantageous conditions here.

Guarding the Qinling Mountains, one encounters countless strange and wonderful creatures.

Needless to say, as long as you're willing to do it, you can definitely get it done.

They have enough news stories to keep them afloat, so there's no need to worry about selling tickets.

But right.

The current difficulty lies with that mutated lynx, which is stuck in this thing.

This thing appears and disappears without a trace, making it difficult to catch or subdue.

The zoo that Chen Ling and his team want to build is a wild forest zoo, maintaining its original ecological state.

If this thing existed, it could force out wolves and leopards, and even the wild boar king couldn't defeat it. If it were to cause trouble, no one would be able to have peace and quiet.

This is the fundamental reason why Chen Ling and his team temporarily put these matters aside.

"A zoo, a proper one, can't be built in a day or two."

"At that time, it will still have to be my farm, and a few breeding farms in the forest area, raising some fun things, just to make up the numbers for now."

Selling tickets is selling something, isn't it? (End of Chapter)