The Little Life of a Big Landlord

Chapter 118 Dream

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"Why aren't these animals gaining weight?" Yang Zhengfang stood outside the fence, looking at the listless animals in the farm, and couldn't help but feel worried.

Yang Zhengfang has been watching over the livestock ever since he returned from the market, without even leaving for lunch; it's been more than half a day now.

"What's wrong? It's not the busy farming season, so it's okay if you're a little thin..." Zhang Shufang said, standing next to him.

"A little thinner? Sigh! I didn't dare say that. When we came back at noon today, those two girls fell off the cart. Half the responsibility lies with the animal. The animal pulling the cart bent its left leg slightly. Even though it was a very short time, the cart still wobbled a little. And those two girls were sitting at the very back, so they wobbled off," Yang Zhengfang said.

"Ah? So that's what happened?" Zhang Shufang's mouth dropped open.

"Indeed..." Yang Zhengfang sighed, "These animals are not strong enough. Their legs go weak after walking for a while. If they were to pull a heavy load..." Yang Zhengfang did not say what the consequences would be, but it would definitely be a terrible sight.

"What should we do now? Qingqing said there's a market event in the village, and some families only have donkey carts but no livestock. They have to lend out their animals. If a tourist falls off, it will be terrible," Zhang Shufang said.

"These days, we've been feeding the livestock for Mingming." Yang Zhengfang didn't say much, but he was quite pragmatic.

"Alright..." Zhang Shufang nodded and then told Yang Zhengfang about Yang Ming's absent-mindedness at noon. "What do you suggest we do?"

"What should we do?" Yang Zhengfang raised an eyebrow. "How should I know..."

"You don't have a single idea," Zhang Shufang said angrily.

"What can we do? Just ask Mingming directly..." Yang Zhengfang said.

"Will he speak?" Zhang Shufang asked.

"Of course not..." Yang Zhengfang said.

"..." Zhang Shufang rolled her eyes in anger. "Knowing he wouldn't tell, you still made me ask? Did you want to see me get a humiliating rejection?"

"If you ask him, he won't tell you, but if you don't ask him, he absolutely won't tell you..." Yang Zhengfang said.

"What you said makes some sense..." Zhang Shufang thought for a moment, then nodded. "But I won't ask. I trust my son..."

"Then why did you ask me?" Yang Zhengfang said, annoyed.

"Hehe, you're my pillar of support, how can I not ask you to give me peace of mind?" Zhang Shufang said with a slight smile.

Yang Zhengfang felt a surge of tenderness, straightened his back, and struck a pose of a true, upright man.

"You shameless..." Zhang Shufang blushed, muttered under her breath, and lowered her head, laughing shyly.

"Ahem, um... Xiao Huang, is he gone yet?" Yang Zhengfang blushed and began to change the subject.

"No, I'm supervising the construction site with Zhang Yang..." Zhang Shufang said.

"That guy is like a piece of chewing gum; once he's on us, we can't get rid of him. It looks like we'll be stuck in this backyard for the rest of the time and can't go anywhere else..." Yang Zhengfang's teeth were itching. Judging by how much he was angry, if Foreman Huang were in front of him, he would definitely take a bite without hesitation. Of course, the more likely scenario was that he would turn around and run away.

"I heard from Zhang Yang at noon today that they plan to go into the mountains tomorrow..." Zhang Shufang added.

"What? We're going into the mountains tomorrow?" Yang Zhengfang's eyes were red. "That brat, he really has no sense of timing... Little Huang, Little Huang, I really want to bite you to death right now..."

Judging from this, Yang Zhengfang also wants to go into the mountains...

"Hehe..." Zhang Shufang chuckled, "Why don't they just take you along from the back garden?"

"Oh?" Yang Zhengfang's eyes lit up.

"Look at you, looking so silly..." Zhang Shufang rolled her eyes at Yang Zhengfang. "After lunch today, Fangfang and I interrogated Qingqing, and one sentence from Fangfang made me suspicious."

"Hmm? What did you say?" Yang Zhengfang raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Fangfang said she wanted to take a look around this farm. Do you think they've hidden something inside, since they've made this farm so secure?" Zhang Shufang said.

"If that's what you're saying..." Yang Zhengfang glanced at the rows of iron bars, frowned, "It really is like that. This kid, he's not hiding anything... Should we go in and take a look?"

"Is this okay?" Zhang Shufang hesitated a bit. After all, her son was grown up, and there were some things that parents shouldn't pry into.

"What's wrong with that? Are we supposed to wait until the police arrest him and we don't even know why, then that's fine?..." Yang Zhengfang's eyes widened. When it came to his son's important matter, his bronchitis immediately disappeared.

"Okay, but we have to sneak in and look. We absolutely can't use the key to open it, or Mingming will find out. I'll go get you a stool..." How could Zhang Shufang dare to object when it came to her precious son?

"Why are you moving a stool?" Yang Zhengfang's arms and legs are quite nimble now. He took two steps back, took a running start, and leaped towards the fence. He grabbed the fence with both hands, used his arms to pull himself up, and flipped over, actually landing inside the breeding farm.

"What am I going to do if you go in?" Zhang Shufang asked anxiously.

"Idiot!" Yang Zhengfang was exasperated. "Come here, I'll drag you in..."

"Are you sure you can do it? Can you even lift it?" Zhang Shufang asked with some doubt.

"What are you worth?" Yang Zhengfang said with disdain. The key was that he was a little annoyed. A man can't say no, and he certainly can't let his wife say it, not even question it.

"Okay, okay..." Zhang Shufang quickly walked to the base of the fence.

Then, Yang Zhengfang reached his hands out from behind the fence, grabbed his wife's waist, and threw her upwards with a sudden, sharp motion. This sent Zhang Shufang flying high into the air, landing her directly in the farm, where she was caught in Yang Zhengfang's arms.

"Hmph, how about it? Am I any good?" Yang Zhengfang said smugly.

It is said that Yang Zhengfang used to work as a construction worker for a while. Back then, when Yang Ming had just started college, he was earning tuition fees for his son. He followed the village's construction team and helped build houses in various villages. At that time, they were building small bungalows. If the houses were built high, people had to throw the bricks from below. Yang Zhengfang had done this job before, so he was particularly accurate with his hands.

"You big dummy, you scared me to death..." Zhang Shufang's face was pale as she glared fiercely at Yang Zhengfang.

"Hehe..." Yang Zhengfang chuckled wryly. It was impossible to please her, no matter what. This woman was truly difficult to please...

"Isn't this livestock shed a bit too simple? It's no wonder the livestock can't be raised well like this..." The two looked around the farm and saw a livestock shed made of thin wooden beams, filled with weeds. Yang Zhengfang couldn't help but shake his head.

"Never mind, let's go inside and take a look..." Zhang Shufang said.

"Okay..." Yang Zhengfang replied, then took his wife's hand and walked inside.

Thud...

The couple climbed over another iron fence and were about to go inside when they heard the sound of wings flapping. One by one, plump red pigeons struggled to fly out of their nests and landed on the mountain wall, watching the two strangers who had suddenly appeared warily.

"Are these chickens or pigeons?" Zhang Shufang exclaimed in surprise, her gaze drawn to the several beautiful, plump pigeons.

"Of course they're pigeons... Look at how hard they're working, these pigeons are probably Red Balls..." Yang Zhengfang had a good eye. "Judging by the color of their feathers, they're definitely purebred Red Balls, they cost several hundred yuan a pair on the market..."

"So expensive?" Zhang Shufang was surprised. She never imagined that a pair of pigeons could sell for several hundred yuan.

"These pigeons are already old enough to be used as breeding pigeons. If they meet someone who likes meat pigeons, a pair could easily fetch thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan without any shortage of buyers," Yang Zhengfang said.

"That's so exaggerated?" Zhang Shufang was even more surprised.

"I wonder where this kid got so many good pigeons from..." Yang Zhengfang was a little envious and a little proud. Any father would be happy if his son was capable.

"My son is capable..." Zhang Shufang was quite happy.

"Alright, let's hurry up and go inside to take a look..." Yang Zhengfang pulled Zhang Shufang, walked through the pigeon farm, and headed towards the next farm.

"What is this place? How come there are so many big trees?" Zhang Shufang looked at the big trees in the breeding farm and was extremely surprised.

She had heard about the geology of this Straw Hat Mountain before; the soil layer was very thin, making it impossible for large trees to grow. So when large trees appeared here, her first reaction was surprise.

"Hoo..." Yang Zhengfang squinted at the trees, his heart pounding with shock. He had discovered something strange: many of the trees had roots sprouting from the ground, like octopus tentacles, stretching out across the earth. Many roots had already gripped the ground, growing into independent saplings once they had a firmer hold on.

"What did you find?" Zhang Shufang leaned closer to her husband and whispered.

"These large trees were transplanted directly..." Yang Zhengfang said.

"Isn't that unlikely? Zheng Dabao said the soil here is quite thin, maybe half a meter or a meter at most. How could such a big tree grow here?" Zhang Shufang said, somewhat incredulous.

"Look at the size of these trees. The roots are at least 1.5 meters tall. And look at the roots, they're all sticking out. What does that mean? It means that a big pit has been dug under these trees, and they were forced in. Look at how many trees like this are in this farm. This is definitely a huge project. Our son is capable..." Yang Zhengfang understood.

"Look, what's that... a red sheep???" Zhang Shufang exclaimed, pointing to two fire goats sleeping under a tree.

"A red sheep? It's not unusual, but it's as red as fire..." Yang Zhengfang was also shocked. He had never heard of a sheep that was bright red.

"Can't you feel it? These sheep look so warm..." Zhang Shufang had a strange intuition that sparks were coming from the sheep.

"This isn't an ordinary sheep. This kind of sheep is very likely a genetically modified organism from some research institute..." Yang Zhengfang guessed.

"Genetically modified organisms? You even know what genetically modified organisms are?" Zhang Shufang felt like she didn't recognize this old man she had lived with for half her life anymore.

"Of course, isn't it all over the internet these days that humans have deciphered the genetic code and achieved some new breakthrough..." Yang Zhengfang didn't really understand either. "Besides genetically engineered organisms, where else have you seen such a red sheep?"

"What you said makes a lot of sense..." Zhang Shufang was taken aback.

"These two sheep are definitely genetically mutated... We mustn't tell our son. These mutated sheep are very valuable, and it would be troublesome if people found out..." Yang Zhengfang warned.

"Yes, yes, let's not tell anyone..." Zhang Shufang nodded repeatedly.

"Turn it over?" Yang Zhengfang asked.

"Let's go inside and take a look. Maybe there'll be some interesting stuff..." Zhang Shufang said with some anticipation.

Seeing the bright red sheep, Zhang Shufang naturally wanted to see other novel creatures as well; this curiosity is something everyone has.

"Okay..." Yang Zhengfang quickly climbed over the fence again and then brought Zhang Shufang over as well.

"Hehe... these little lambs aren't afraid of people at all..." As Zhang Shufang walked through the farm, she touched two tamarisk goats. The two tamarisk goats twitched their ears and stuck out their tender tongues to lick her hand.

"Let's go..." Yang Zhengfang pulled Zhang Shufang and ran towards the other side of the fence gate.

"Don't rush in... Let's see what's inside first..." Just as Yang Zhengfang was about to climb over the fence, Zhang Shufang stopped him in time.

This farm also has dense, large trees, but...

"Woof woof woof..." A low bark came from the air, and two huge Alaskan puppies roared and charged towards the two of them. Unfortunately, they were blocked by the iron fence and could only stand on the fence and bark at the two of them.

Although the Alaskan Malamute is a milk-producing breed, it does not neglect its duties as a dog.

Cold sweat... trickled down Yang Zhengfang's forehead. If he had jumped in rashly just now, he would definitely have been torn to pieces. This dog was so big that it could be considered a monster.

"This...is a dog?" Zhang Shufang's face turned pale, and she felt a wave of fear. If she hadn't stopped the old man, she would have become a newly widowed woman.

"Ah..." Yang Zhengfang nodded blankly.

"Its size is a bit... big... a little bit big..." Zhang Shufang whispered.

"Ah..." Yang Zhengfang nodded blankly.

"Should we... stay away from them?" Zhang Shufang's voice trembled slightly.

"You... retreat first..." Yang Zhengfang was still a little dazed, but there was no fear in his eyes, but rather a kind of fanaticism and excitement.

Yang Zhengfang is a dog lover; otherwise, when Yang Ming and his wife brought them to live in the city, they wouldn't have insisted on bringing Dahuang and the other dog with them.

"I...I can't move my legs..." Zhang Shufang's voice was trembling with tears.

When Yang Zhengfang looked at his wife, she was standing still, unable to move. Perhaps she wanted to move, but the more she tried, the less she could move, and her body was trembling like a leaf.

"It's alright, it's alright..." Yang Zhengfang quickly hugged her, feeling as if he were hugging a hard wooden stake.

When Yang Zhengfang hugged her, Zhang Shufang's body suddenly went limp, collapsing into his arms like a lump of mud.

"Let's go, let's get away from here..." Yang Zhengfang glanced eagerly at the two puppies, then quickly left with Zhang Shufang in his arms.

However, the farm usually has two or three fence gates, and there are many trees. Yang Zhengfang was reluctant to part with the two huge puppies, and in his distraction, he actually took the wrong path while carrying Zhang Shufang.

"What is this?" When the two turned over, they saw two beautiful phoenixes. Zhang Shufang's previously limp body immediately regained its strength.

"This, our son, is he raising a phoenix?" Yang Zhengfang felt that his son was somewhat blasphemous to the gods.

"It doesn't look like a phoenix..." Zhang Shufang had sharp eyes and saw an egg shimmering with seven colors on the ground not far away. She couldn't help but walk over and pick it up. She held it in her hand and played with it, finding it smooth and with an excellent feel.

"Look over there, that looks like their nest..." Yang Zhengfang said, pointing to a cave carved into the mountainside.

"Let's go in and take a look..." Zhang Shufang said, and ran towards the cave. Yang Zhengfang wanted to stop her but it was too late. He could only follow her, not wanting anything to happen to his wife.

The cave was dark and filled with a thick layer of straw, but there was no smell of excrement.

There was a sunken nest in the middle of the straw, and the straw inside was smooth and soft, which was obviously caused by two birds often lying and sleeping here.

"There are two eggs here, do you want to pick them up...?" Zhang Shufang felt two smooth eggs in the nest.

"It's best not to pick them up; maybe they're going to incubate their chicks," Yang Zhengfang said.

"Then, should we put this in?" Zhang Shufang said, waving the bird eggs she had picked up outside in front of Yang Zheng.

"Put this inside, let's hurry up and go..." Yang Zhengfang said.

"Okay..." Zhang Shufang quickly put the seven-colored egg in her hand into the cave, and then the couple walked out of the cave hand in hand.

Moo...

Just as the couple was about to climb over the fence to leave, a loud mooing of a cow came from nearby.

"A cow? We can get out of here..." Zhang Shufang said quickly.

"Okay, let's go this way..." Yang Zhengfang pulled Zhang Shufang and ran in the direction from which the sound of cattle mooing came.

However, just as the two were about to climb over the fence, two enormous creatures suddenly appeared before them, completely stunning them. They were two large winged lizards...

Two large lizards, one green and one white, stretched out their long necks, staring intently at the two people who had suddenly appeared. Of course, the word "staring intently" was Yang Zhengfang's own choice. Anyone stared at by such a behemoth would not think the other party was friendly.

Zhang Shufang felt her mind go blank, her breathing become rapid, and her bladder tightened and loosened, almost causing her to lose control of her bladder. Fortunately, she had eaten dragon eggs and was in good physical condition; otherwise, she would have been truly embarrassed.

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