Leisurely Life: I Have Ten Thousand Acres of Grassland

Chapter 245 - 243: Shocking! A Super Giant Radish Has Grown!

At the dinner table, Jiang Feng was chatting with his uncle’s family.

Uncle: "I heard the flower pastries you make are delicious. People in the village are asking about them. When will you bring some here for us?"

Upon hearing his uncle’s words, Jiang Feng was slightly taken aback.

When he was selling flower pastries at the market, he didn’t do it himself but had Hadan and Bugude sell them for him.

The flower pastries sold out quickly, so Jiang Feng didn’t think much more about it.

After all, it was just a whim to make some pastries to supplement the household income.

Unexpectedly, even his uncle far away in the village knew about this.

Jiang Feng replied:

"Sure, I’ll make some more when I go back, and deliver some to the family in a few days."

"But how did this news even reach you? I thought not many knew I was selling flower pastries."

After Jiang Feng finished speaking, his uncle said with slight surprise:

"How could no one know? The news spread quickly at the market that day. Because the pastries were delicious, many people were asking who made them."

"Your ranch employees said it was you, and everyone realized it."

"They probably didn’t tell you that a lot of people want to place orders."

As his uncle finished, Jiang Shan also chimed in:

"Since you have this skill, have you thought about opening a pastry shop and selling your own branded pastries?"

"Nowadays, anyone with a bit of capital opens a shop."

"Either selling wine or selling yogurt."

"This has a much higher ceiling than farming."

Seeing his family watching him, Jiang Feng replied unhurriedly:

"I can’t open a shop, those flower pastries require several steps and must be handmade, so they’re just worth the craftsmanship money."

"Maybe later I’ll look into making a brand for beef and lamb too."

The ranch profits are stable, but they do have a ceiling. If I want to earn more in a year, I need my own industry.

Otherwise, if there’s an issue with livestock, there would be no capital left.

Can’t be raising cows and sheep for a lifetime.

But this isn’t urgent yet. The ranch has been running for only about a year; I’ll plan once all processes stabilize.

After planting trees on the family’s pasture, Jiang Feng drove back to his ranch.

There’s still a lot on the ranch that needs his attention.

Back at the ranch, Jiang Feng routinely started a livestream.

This time, however, the situation he encountered during the livestream was beyond his expectations.

Jiang Feng went to his vegetable garden, intending to pick some fresh vegetables.

Jiang Feng often comes here these days to pick vegetables to eat, like tomatoes and carrots. These vegetables have excellent flavor and texture and are nutritious.

Today, Jiang Feng planned to pull out a white radish and make a bit of crispy pickled vegetable.

White radish is crispy and sweet, and when pickled with seasonings, a bite indeed makes one feel comfortable all over.

But while pulling radishes today, Jiang Feng was shocked by the radish.

He saw a radish leaf growing particularly large and decided to pull this radish out, clean it, and eat it.

This radish was grown from seeds obtained through a system lottery, so the variety was great.

In addition, Jiang Feng used farm manure and system-rewarded fertilizers, making the radish grow even better.

He cleared the soil from the radish’s root area, exposing the bottom part of the white radish.

The bottom part was already quite sturdy, and it was getting thicker as it went further down.

Jiang Feng grabbed the white radish and tried to shake it a bit.

The radish didn’t budge, firmly embedded in the soil.

This indicated that the radish’s root was rather deep.

"Wow, this radish is huge."

Jiang Feng couldn’t help but exclaim.

"I remember farmers over in Yunnan grew radishes weighing over thirty pounds, which is already impressive."

"And the world’s largest white radish was cultivated by a company in Hiroshima, Japan, weighing 45.865 kilograms, holding the Guinness World Record."

"White radishes grow quite wildly."

"This radish of mine has been growing for a long time but hasn’t been harvested."

"Let’s dig it out today and mix a cold dish."

As Jiang Feng was speaking, the viewers promptly responded:

[Hiroshima radish? Quite nuclear indeed!]

[Hahaha, could it be mutated by nuclear radiation!]

[Don’t say, radishes grown around abandoned factories in my hometown are indeed larger than those grown in ordinary places!]

[Stop making stuff up, it’s a product of careful cultivation, don’t belittle others over everything!]

Upon mentioning the Guinness record holder from Japan, viewers quickly started bickering.

Jiang Feng ignored the commotion in the comments, focusing on digging out the radish.

At first, Jiang Feng thought he could loosen it with his hands, but digging further down, he realized he hadn’t even uncovered the base of the radish.

Digging around a bit, the base of the radish was as thick as a human thigh.

"Wow, it must be one of the first ones planted. I hadn’t come around to eat it."

"It’s been at least four or five months."

"This thing really can grow!"

Jiang Feng was increasingly surprised as he dug.

He went to the side and grabbed a shovel, starting to dig with it.

Little Jin Hua, seeing this scene, also ran over, helping to scratch the soil with her front paws.

"Xiaojin Hua, go, don’t play here, it’s too dirty."

"Look at your paws, all covered in mud."

Jiang Feng said to Xiaojin Hua.

Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s words, Xiaojin Hua immediately ran to the side, no longer helping, but tilted her head to examine the radish, appearing curious.

The livestream viewers were even more excited.

It’s yet unknown how big this radish is.

But it certainly seems far bigger than average radishes.

Jiang Feng started shoveling down, having dug for half the day, revealing a section of the radish. He grabbed the body of the radish and shook it again; it was still motionless.

"It’s still deep; wow, this is deeper than tree roots."

"This radish is simply incredible!"

Jiang Feng also got excited.

Just at that moment, Hadan and Bugude were passing by. They had just finished feeding the lambs and were planning to wash up and take a break.

Jiang Feng immediately called out to them:

"Hadan, Bugude, come help me dig up this radish!"

Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s call, the two of them came over right away.

"Manager, what’s up? Dig radishes?"

Hadan seemed a bit puzzled.

"Are we supposed to dig up all the radishes? Leave it to us."

Bugude also chimed in.

Jiang Feng pointed to the big white radish in the ground and said:

"Just dig this one; it’s grown too big, and it’s hard to dig."

"Grab two shovels and dig down with me."

Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s words, the two looked towards the radish in the ground.

What they saw stunned them! Instantly their eyes widened!

"Holy cow! What’s up with this radish? Has it mutated?"

Hadan exclaimed in surprise.

Then, the two of them fetched shovels and worked together to dig out the big white radish.

With three people teaming up, the digging progressed much faster.

Before long, the full appearance of the radish finally came into view.

This radish had a root as thick as a human thigh. It was quite bloated in the middle, resembling a bomb.

The three of them squatted down and grabbed the sides of the white radish, lifting it out together.

The radish’s leaves were also very tall, almost reaching the height of someone’s calves.

Like that, they lifted the radish out and placed it on the ground.

"Wow, it’s so heavy?" Bugude couldn’t help but exclaim.

"I’ll go grab a digital scale to weigh it." Hadan wanted to know exactly how heavy the radish was, so he went to get the scale.

The livestream chat had already exploded.

"Holy cow! The host grew a white nuke!"

"Is this even a radish? It could probably kill someone!"

"This radish could make enough pickles for a year!"

"I’ve really learned something new; are we sure this is a radish and not some other species?"

"This is too awesome!"

Screens were filled with exclamations.

The number of viewers in the livestream kept increasing.

Jiang Feng tried holding the radish himself.

The radish was very hefty, solid, and dense.

"Conservatively, it must weigh 40 kilograms."

"I already pulled off some leaves; otherwise, it might have been heavier."

Jiang Feng couldn’t help but comment.

A forgotten radish, silently growing this large.

This was truly unexpected!

Upon hearing Jiang Feng’s comment, netizens were even more shocked!

"How much? 40 kilograms? You mean 40 jins, right?"

"I’ve seen 40-jin white radishes before; they’re not uncommon, but none grow this large!"

"White radishes are very heavy; this one might actually be 80 jins!"

"Is the host going to break a Guinness World Record?"

At that moment, Hadan came back excitedly with a digital scale.

This digital scale was usually used to weigh people, so it’s fairly accurate.

The two held onto the radish and placed it on the scale.

The numbers on the digital scale started jumping quickly.

30, 40, 44, 45...

45.9

Finally, the numbers stopped at a scale of 45.9.

According to this weight, it just broke the world record for the white radish grown in Japan.

Seeing the comments like that, the chat was instantly flooded with a word and a question mark.

What?

Jiang Feng was just as surprised.

"90 jins!"

"Haven’t picked vegetables for a long time; didn’t expect a radish to grow this exaggerated!"

"What a commotion!"

This radish is definitely not for eating.

Regardless of verifying world records or the Agricultural Research Institute, I’m sure they’d be interested in this radish.

This radish has already transcended the scope of becoming pickles.

Hadan and Bugude looked at each other.

Their eyes widened in constant exclamation:

"This radish is too bizarre, growing so large!"

"Isn’t there something living inside it!"

Jiang Feng said to them:

"Don’t eat this radish yet; put it in the cold storage."

"It could easily be at an agricultural products exhibition."

"Definitely worth keeping."

Upon hearing Jiang Feng say this, the two carried the radish back.

Indeed, just as Jiang Feng predicted, this giant radish quickly attracted attention.