After the divorce, he took care of his child and sold fried rice; his ex-wife was filled with regret

After Tuantuan finished washing up, she watched her lying on the bed fast asleep.

Lin Fan walked to the window and looked at the quiet old street outside.

The dry, cold north wind whistled through the bare branches of the trees. The streets were deserted, with only the dim yellow light of the streetlights illuminating the asphalt.

Lin Fan drew the curtains, turned up the temperature of the heating in the room by one degree, and then turned and walked down the wooden stairs.

The lobby on the first floor was pitch black. Lin then pushed open the hidden door to the kitchen and went inside.

He closed the hidden door tightly and subtly moved his mind.

The scene before him changed instantly, and Lin Fan entered the system farm.

The air on the farm remains warm and fresh, carrying the fragrance of soil and plants, completely isolating it from the harsh cold outside.

Lin Fan looked at the pasture beside him, which was now full of life.

Lin Fan walked over and leaned against the solid wood fence, looking at the several robust yellow cattle grazing leisurely in the pasture, as well as the black mountain pigs and free-range chickens in the other fence.

Speaking of which, these black mountain pigs and native chickens were the first basic items the system gave to new players.

These scalpers were added later, after the restaurant business had just started and the system unlocked advanced meat access, using the points he earned to exchange for them.

After being released into the pasture, these livestock grew extremely fast under the nourishment of the spiritual spring water at a speed thirty times faster than normal, and a stable breeding chain has long been formed.

During this period, Lin's shop was packed with customers every day. The premium beef brisket in the bowls of the exquisite beef noodles sold daily, stewed until tender and flavorful, with glistening tendons, all came from this batch of yellow cattle.

There's also the black mountain pork used in the minced meat stuffed tofu, which has no fishy smell, and the free-range eggs used to make fried rice every day.

It can be said that since he got through the difficult stage of setting up a stall, he has relied on the batch of top-quality poultry bred and slaughtered from his ranch to support the reputation of his store and the huge daily consumption.

Lin Fan brought up the system panel and clicked "One-Click Collection" on the ranch's control interface.

A white light swept across. Several cattle and black pigs that had reached market weight were automatically cleaned by the system, cut into various cuts of lean meat, and neatly stacked into the cold storage warehouse.

At the same time, the feeding troughs were automatically filled with specially supplied hay and water, and a new batch of cubs were added to the enclosure.

Just as Lin Fan was about to go to the warehouse to check the inventory, a clear and continuous mechanical sound suddenly rang in his mind.

【Ding. 】

[The ranch's cumulative consumption of slaughtered animals has reached the target; experience points are full.]

[The ranch level has been upgraded to Lv2 (Intermediate Ecological Ranch).]

As the system notification sounded, the ranch in front of Lin Fan underwent a visible change.

The original simple wooden fence has expanded rapidly, increasing in area by a full three times.

More lush and abundant purple spiritual herbs spontaneously grew on the ground of the ranch. In a corner of the ranch area, a fully enclosed, temperature-controlled breeding shed also rose out of thin air.

A long list of detailed upgrade rewards popped up on the system panel.

The ranch expansion is complete.

[Exclusive Bonus Boost: Ranch animal growth rate increased from 30x to 50x. Disease immunity rate 100%. Improved meat quality, with more even distribution of intramuscular fat.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received an upgrade reward: 20 top-tier Tan sheep cubs.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received an upgrade reward: 100 packets of maturation-enhancing potion. (This will greatly increase the maturation speed of your cubs.)]

Immediately afterwards, a detailed introduction to top-grade Tan sheep appeared on the system panel.

[Tan sheep: Raised in slightly alkaline, spiritually enriched pastures and fed with pure, spiritual spring water. The meat is tender with evenly distributed fat. It has no gamey or fishy odor and is very juicy. It is warming in nature and has excellent effects in warding off cold, warming the stomach, and nourishing the body.]

Lin Fan's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the densely packed reward notifications on the screen.

Tan sheep.

As any chef knows, lamb is delicious, but its gamey smell is hard to remove.

Ordinary mutton on the market must be forcibly suppressed with a large amount of cumin, star anise, and cooking wine. When you eat it, all you can taste is the flavor of star anise, and it has long lost the natural sweetness of mutton.

However, the Tan sheep from the system are different; the description clearly states that they have "no fishy or muttony smell."

The weather in Jiangcheng is getting colder every day, with biting winds. At this time, if a restaurant could offer a steaming hot stewed mutton, it would definitely make the customers feel completely comfortable.

Lin Fan's gaze swept down the panel and landed on the icon for "ripening potion".

He considered it in his mind.

Although the growth rate of the pasture has increased fiftyfold, it would still take at least two or three days for the Tan sheep to grow from calves to marketable adults in reality.

He originally planned to launch this new dish in a few days, but now with this "ripening agent," the situation is completely different.

Lin Fan decided to give it a try himself.

Lin Fan opened his system inventory and selected a [Ripe-Acting Potion].

A flash of white light, and he had a small glass tube in his hand.

It contained a pale green liquid with a pure, fresh plant fragrance.

Lin Fan walked to the new fence at the edge of the pasture and picked out the smallest Tan sheep calf.

He uncorked the glass tube and poured the pale green medicine into the individual feeding trough in front of the cub, mixing it with the medicinal herbs inside.

The lamb smelled the food and immediately ran over on its short legs, buried its head in the trough, and began to eat heartily.

What happened next completely shocked Lin Fan.

As soon as the cubs ate the feed mixed with the medicine, a faint glow appeared on their bodies.

Immediately afterwards, its bones made a slight "crackling" sound, and its body began to expand and grow at a visible speed.

The sparse, short downy fur quickly became thick and dense, and horns gradually emerged from the top of its head.

It took less than ten minutes in total.

This cub, which was barely knee-high just moments ago, has grown into a robust adult Tan sheep with glossy white fur.

Its body is well-proportioned, and it walks steadily in the enclosure, perfectly meeting the standards for being ready for market.

If the store suddenly becomes very busy in the future, or if the branch urgently needs a large quantity of ingredients after taking over the central kitchen, he will not need to wait for the fifty-times growth cycle. He can directly apply chemicals to accelerate the ripening, and there will be as much as needed to fill the gap at any time.

Lin Fan looked at the adult sheep in the enclosure, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down.

He summoned the system control panel and decisively clicked the "one-click harvest" command on the newly ripened Tan sheep.

"Whoosh—"

A soft white light swept across the fence.

The adult Tan sheep vanished instantly.

The system automatically processed it thoroughly, perfectly dividing the sheepskin, bones, leg meat, and chops, and neatly stacking them in the cold storage warehouse.

Immediately afterwards, a crisp mechanical sound rang in my mind.