Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland

Chapter 312 - 309: Is Making Yogurt This Simple? More Useless Knowledge Acquired!

In the morning, Jiang Feng found Yang Maolin and arranged to gather people.

"Old Yang, get everyone together and cover the haystacks with plastic sheets."

"It’s going to rain heavily soon. If the haystacks get wet, they tend to mold, which will upset the sheep’s stomach."

Jiang Feng told him.

"Okay, I’ll call them to the haystacks now," Yang Maolin replied.

Soon, a few young men arrived at the haystack area.

Jiang Feng started the livestream and joined in the hustle and bustle.

Everyone got plastic sheets and completely covered the haystacks.

Then, to secure the plastic sheets, Hadan and Bugude placed some stones on the edges of the sheets.

They always did it this way in the past.

But Jiang Feng knew the storm this time was strong, and the stones might not hold the sheets down.

If they couldn’t hold them down, the hay would still get wet from the wind and rain.

So, Jiang Feng directed:

"Hadan, Bugude, you two go get some rope and tie down the plastic sheets firmly."

"Get more ropes; this storm is pretty big."

Upon hearing Jiang Feng, Hadan and Bugude immediately ran to fetch the ropes.

A drone captured a bird’s-eye view of the group busy in the haystack area.

Cat Boss and Cat the Second watched from atop a haystack.

As Jiang Feng climbed up the haystack with a plastic sheet and saw the tabby cat father and son, he waved to urge them:

"This needs to be sealed up, you two find another spot."

Hearing Jiang Feng, Cat Boss immediately jumped down, and the small tabby cat followed suit.

A weasel crawled out from a hole, poking its head out to look around.

The employees helped each other secure the plastic sheets on the haystacks.

Jiang Feng didn’t talk to the audience; he just streamed the real scenes of the ranch.

The number of people in the livestream room was huge, still ranking in the top three on the hundred strongest list, top three on the popularity list, and number one in Inner Mongolia.

[The ranch seems so busy!]

[Why are the plastic sheets on, is something happening?]

[Looks like it’s to ward off the rain!]

[The weather is so clear, doesn’t look like rain!]

The fans in the livestream room chatted idly.

Jiang Feng covered the plastic sheets and took a moment to say to the netizens:

"There’s a storm coming in three days, and it’s going to be big this time."

"The prairie is vast, and extreme weather occasionally occurs."

"The extreme weather here is terrifying; when the storm hits, it feels like the dark clouds are bearing down, threatening to crush the pasture."

"Lightning crisscrosses in dense patterns."

"Usually in spring, there are small or moderate rains; heavy storms haven’t appeared for a long time, so we need to prepare well."

After speaking, Jiang Feng took the rope and worked with the employees to wrap it around the plastic sheets.

As the rope wound round and round, the plastic sheets were quickly secured tightly to the haystacks.

Just defending the haystacks wasn’t enough; some other areas need rain protection.

Jiang Feng called Ma He and Yang Maolin to check the roof of the sheep pen to see if there were any leaks.

For herders, extreme weather is really frightening.

Those cattle and sheep, if they’re going to die, they’ll just die right away.

As a large ranch owner, Jiang Feng naturally felt quite stressed.

But fortunately, the sheep pens were quite sturdy and didn’t leak.

The weather was still nice, with a gentle breeze that felt somewhat cool.

Jiang Feng went to check on the Deer Shed again, and at that moment, the sika deer were strolling in the yard.

Coincidentally, Liu Yiyi was taking care of the white sika deer, and seeing this scene, Jiang Feng thought it was quite nice and smiled.

Then, he went to check the vegetable garden.

The vegetable garden didn’t have a roof; after the heavy rain, it’s estimated that nothing would survive there. Luckily, he only planted fruit in the greenhouse recently and hadn’t planted anything in the vegetable garden, so he didn’t need to worry much about it.

Jiang Feng wandered around for a while.

The ranch is vast, with many pens.

Typical farms focus on raising one type of animal exclusively.

Like those dedicated to raising cattle or horses.

Jiang Feng’s ranch raises a particularly large and varied number of animals, which is quite rare.

It’s actually a testament to skill; a typical ranch struggles to balance animals this well.

The drone continued to follow the livestream.

At this time, Jiang Feng thought of one more thing.

"When the storm hits, the camels have nowhere to hide from the rain."

"The camel population increased by more than ten this year; now it should be around 120 in total."

"Although camels are hardy in wind and cold, and tolerate heat, it’s best not to let them get soaked."

"Otherwise, water accumulating on their fur can easily lead to illness."

Jiang Feng looked at the camels in their pen and said.

The netizens watching Jiang Feng couldn’t help but admire:

[At critical moments, the owner sure looks reliable!]

[Do you think running such a large ranch is easy? The owner definitely has the ability!]

[Although he doesn’t need to do manual work, as the ranch owner and overseer, there’s actually a lot to worry about.]

[Let’s just say the owner is very capable, casually managing everything while having fun!]

More and more people realized that Jiang Feng is not only smart but also very methodical in handling things.

He lives freely.

Jiang Feng didn’t look at the comments in the livestream.

He just plans to find a large shed and put all the camels inside before the rain comes in two days.

"At this time, herders should be preparing for the rain."

"The management area has also issued a notice."

"Rain is a good thing, the pasture is regrowing, more rain should help."

"It’s just that this time the rain might be strong."

"I’ll consider livestreaming then to show the change in weather, it might be interesting."

"The only worry is the drone attracting lightning and exploding, which would be detrimental."

Jiang Feng looked at the camels in the shed, chatting idly with everyone.

After checking the camels, Jiang Feng went to the cattle farm to see Niu Erhu’s rain preparations.

The animals at the ranch are his treasures, can’t afford any loss due to weather, otherwise, it would be heartbreaking.

But with everything prepared, Jiang Feng feels at ease.

In the evening, Jiang Feng didn’t stream.

In the kitchen, Liu Yiyi was making milk skin for Jiang Feng.

The milk at Jiangfeng Ranch tastes particularly good, not only is the beef from prairie cattle delicious, but the milk is also delightful.

Liu Yiyi first heated a cup of milk for Jiang Feng, then boiled milk in a pot.

While preparing, she explained: "Making milk skin is simple, just wait for the milk to boil, then keep stirring it with a spoon until milk foam forms."

"At this time, an oily layer will form on the milk."

"Just keep adding milk, thickening the oily layer."

The flames grew stronger.

The milk started bubbling and boiling.

Liu Yiyi began stirring the hot milk with a spoon, soon, the milk started bubbling up.

At this time, Liu Yiyi took a bottle nearby and continued pouring fresh pasteurized milk.

Jiang Feng knows how to make milk skin, but at this moment, he was content just watching his wife perform.

Liu Yiyi worked very earnestly, which was quite amusing.

The method for making milk skin isn’t difficult, but rarely anyone on the prairie makes it, because eight or nine pounds of milk only produces one pound of milk skin.

It’s not cost-effective, might as well buy yogurt directly.

Liu Yiyi constantly added milk and stirred.

She prepared about ten pounds of milk, enough to make over a pound of milk skin.

After stirring for a long time, Liu Yiyi scooped out a layer of milk skin from the surface.

The remaining milk can be used to create fermented dairy products, like cheese and milk tofu.

And the milk skin needs to be dried overnight in a cool place.

Jiang Feng moved the milk in the pot to a small room in the yard, where they could quietly ferment and then be used to make cheese and milk tofu.

Herders are very familiar with dairy products, knowing perfectly well how to handle them.

After finishing their tasks, they went to the room to play games and watch short videos.

The night was utterly quiet.

Before the storm, the night sky was exceptionally clear. The moon and stars were extremely bright, a glance up revealed a sky full of stars.

The animals were resting in their pet houses.

The cattle and sheep were also quiet.

Some rabbits and mice would come out at night, searching for grass on the prairie.

Cat Boss and Cat the Second slept during the day, transforming into Chief Steward of the Imperial Household at night, patrolling the ranch for mice.

Their cat eyes emitted a faint light in the dark, appearing terrifyingly like gods of death to the mice.

In the deluxe bedroom, Jiang Feng was busy again.

Liu Yiyi, with a shy nature, pursed her lips, suppressing her voice, her gaze was rather entrancing.

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The next day, the wind on the prairie was stronger.

There were also more clouds.

It looks like a storm is about to arrive.

Jiang Feng was livestreaming in the yard.

The dogs were by his side.

Jiang Feng went to the storeroom, first saying to everyone:

"This barrel contains boiled milk to which I’ve added some lactobacillus."

"In just two days, there will be yogurt ready to eat."

After hearing Jiang Feng’s words, the viewers were very curious.

[Is yogurt really that simple to make?]

[I thought industrial techniques were necessary!]

[In essence, yogurt and brewing are similar processes, both relying on microorganisms, and controlling the environment allows them to be made!]

[The ranch owner has this skill too!]

[Just letting milk sit makes it yogurt?]

Seeing everyone’s comments, Jiang Feng explained:

"It’s not just any milk that can be turned into yogurt like this, it’s the leftover milk from making milk skin."

"When we were making milk skin, we’ve pasteurized the milk at high temperatures."

"Then, while boiling the milk, most of the water content was evaporated."

"Now, the pot is a closed environment, isolating other bacteria."

"Only the lactobacillus I added is inside, so the resulting yogurt is pure."

"Let it sit for two days, and you can drink it tomorrow."

After hearing Jiang Feng’s explanation, the viewers understood.

Making yogurt is indeed simple, only requiring proper sterilization and managing the fermentation environment.

And once again, knowledge deemed unnecessary was acquired.