With the dramatic increase in the number of flora and fauna in the reserve, so has the tree of life.

The tree has grown to a height of six or seven meters, and the canopy stretches out to a hundred or dozens of square meters, Yang Shubao sits under the tree and looks up, the lush branches and leaves are as green as jade, and the layers do not see the sun, so the blazing sun shines down on the ground, but there are only a few spots of light on the ground.

The wind blows, the trees sway, and the light spots beat soothingly, and Lao Yang can't help but think of the scene when he used lenses to reflect the light on the classroom wall in elementary school.

It seems like just yesterday, but it's actually been more than ten years.

The savannah cats jumped and scratched the spots, they couldn't catch them at all, the spots were there, swaying, they chased hard, and they never got tired of it.

Yang Shubao beckoned to them, and one of the cats looked back and ran to him, making him reach out and comb his hair.

The cat's hair was slippery, Lao Yang's fingers swept smoothly, and the short hair rose and fell like waves.

December is hotter than November, and when it's not so hot, it's evening.

The Barnes family's small farm was a short distance from his territory, about two kilometers in a straight line to the south, and he trotted all the way through.

The farm was bustling with activity, and Mason and the old man had arrived ahead of time to help Barnes kill the cow.

Liya helped him collect the cow blood and asked, "Was the beef blood sausage you made last time delicious?"

Yang Shubao sneered: "It's a little fishy." ”

Cow blood sausage is not delicious, but it is very useful, it can be fed to lions, and Simba is especially good at this bite.

So this time he poured the cow's blood into sausages.

Barnes also poured the farmer's sausage with fresh meat, and prepared two large strips for him, each more than a meter long, and these two sausages alone cost a lot of meat.

Not only did he have it, but the old man and Maison each had these two sausages at home, and a large bag of beef jerky, which Barnes had dried after the last slaughter, and now it was just right to eat.

Nicole and Sissi were holding a beef jerky and gnawing with relish, and Yang Shubao went over to say hello: "Are you grinding your teeth?"

"It's delicious. Nicole's happy eyes smiled like a crescent, and the Golden Retriever nodded approvingly beside her.

Barnes made beef jerky and beef slices, and Yang Shubao picked a piece of beef slices to make it look chewy.

The beef is carefully marinated before being fried, and the little flavor of the beef itself is well suppressed, and the meat slices are chewed repeatedly in the mouth, and the light salty taste is full of meat aroma.

Barnes wiped his hands and said, "Yang, you have another piece of land?"

Yang Shubao nodded and said, "Yes, I just bought it, and I am ready to continue to grow my career in the reserve." ”

Barnes said, "Then be careful, there will be a lot of smugglers in the future." ”

Yang Shubao was not afraid of this, he had an MP5 submachine gun in his hand, and then the smuggler sent him a very domineering shotgun, and these two guns happened to kill one near and one away.

He introduced his weapon, and Barnes said, "You've got to have a watchdog." ”

"I have dozens of watchdogs. Yang Shubao smiled.

Originally, he adopted the dog to sell it for money, but now he has changed his mind. He left all these dogs, he could guard the door and herd sheep and cattle, and he didn't have to pay a salary and didn't complain, he was simply the best cowboy.

Barnes shook his head and said, "That's not enough, I've got a batch for you, come with me." ”

Yang Shubao was stunned: You prepared a batch of dogs for me?

He walked to an empty cattle pen, and Yang Shubao was even more stunned when he looked over, and inside the pen was a group of variegated gray ducks, but their necks were very long, their bodies were bloated, and their backs were not feathers but porcupine-like spines.

"Little ostrich?"

"Yes, ostriches, they are the best watchdogs. Barnes said.

Liya, who came over to feed the little ostriches, smiled: "Don't underestimate them, Yang, they have clairvoyance, and all the wind and grass within five kilometers of them can't escape their eyes." ”

"And they bark so loudly, like a lion roaring, which scares some people, because people only know that there are lions in your territory, but they don't know how many lions there are. Barnes added.

"That's great, I've heard a lot of farms and ranches that raise ostriches to come to the door, and we actually have a similar tradition in our hometown, but we raise geese," Yang said. ”

"Big white goose?" Barnes asked.

Yang Shubao nodded: "Yes, big white geese, they are vigilant and fierce, strangers will encounter their fierce attacks when they come to the door, they are more reliable than many dogs, you know?"

Barnes shook his head: "All I know is that they're delicious." ”

Lao Yang rolled his eyes, and then pondered for a moment that he had to admit: "It's delicious, hehe." ”

There are more than 50 small ostriches here, ostriches live in nomadic groups in the wild, generally a male bird is the leader with a few females to form a group, but when there are young birds, the team will expand, more than 50 small ostriches can become a group.

Yang Shubao asked how much, and Barnes shook his head: "No money." ”

"It's impossible!"

"It's a fact. ”

"I mean, there's no way I'm going to take these ostriches of yours without paying for them, they're not cheap. Yang Shubao explained.

"You saved my life and protected my property and livestock," Barnes said. ”

Yang Shubao smiled: "Isn't that what I should do? ”

Barnes nodded: "That's what I'm supposed to do." ”

Liya persuaded: "You can take it, in fact, so many little ostriches are not as good as the cheetah yourself you sent." There's another reason why Barnes chose to give you an ostrich, right? ”

Hearing this, Yang Shubao was a little moved: "You guys are too thoughtful. ”

At the door of the house, Maison beckoned to them: "Hey, Barnes, how do you open your beer keg?" ”

The old man's angry voice roared: "you, it's you who want to drink!"

"Drink together, drink together. "Maison Hippie Smiling.

Barnes is a little expert in life, he can do everything, he can grow his own grain, grow vegetables, squeeze oil and grind noodles, and can also cook, brew and dry tobacco.

The beer brewed privately is puree, and the drink is rich in foam and cloudy and golden in color, like melted butter with a thick layer of cream, which is very beautiful.

In addition to the beer and cider wine, this is a bit like a cocktail, the color is uniformly bright red, and there is a distinct cherry flavor when poured.

Men drink beer, women drink fruit wine, and Yang Shubao has never drunk it, so he takes away a cup of the same.

Demu and Golden Retriever were playing in the shade of the trees, and the two dogs were rolling around in the grass.

Lao Yang went over to find a chair to sit down, sipping a beer and slowly enjoying the sunset.

Barnes went to the small pond to catch fish, and a fishing net was cast, and more than a dozen fat big fish fell into the fishing net, including tilapia, catfish and freshwater perch, so the harvest made Lao Yang's eyes shine: he can also raise fish.