Chapter 14 Cat Milkberry Prioritizes Nurturing and Shaping a Team of Cat Talents
The three kittens stared at Shi Wan with their wet eyes, their steps still unsteady, and even their meows were soft and delicate.
That's true.
The mother tabby cat herself looks so thin, where does she get the nutrition to fatten up her baby?
Shi Wan couldn't help but sigh.
Although tabby cats are curious and bold, they are mostly not affectionate towards humans. She was just wondering why this tabby cat was so docile.
Now what's there to misunderstand? The tabby cat, who had become a mother, was afraid she wouldn't be able to support her child. Hearing that she could have enough to eat, she brought her child to seek refuge with her.
Somewhat hesitantly, the tabby led the cub to Shi Wan, picked out the prettiest one, and pushed it towards Shi Wan.
She meowed softly twice, as if telling her kitten to be good. The kitten didn't understand its mother's meaning and tried to get back to its mother's side after being pushed out.
The tabby cat angrily grabbed the scruff of its neck and carried it to Shi Wan, looking up at her.
Shi Wan: ...Oh no.
She carefully picked up the kitten. "Are you going to give me your child?"
The tabby cat stomped its feet nervously. "Meow can catch mice, meow can catch a lot of mice, meow works for people, and people raise kittens."
Okay then, prospective employee.
Consider it an early training ground for cat talents.
Shi Wan accepted it in just three seconds. She patted the tabby's head and said, "There are no rats on the farm. If you listen to Tangyuan and work well on the farm, I will take care of you and your baby."
The tabby cat stood up in surprise and couldn't help but step on Shi Wan's knee, "You can't lie to a cat!"
Shi Wan smiled and held out her hand, "We'll give each other a high five, I won't lie to you."
Without hesitation, the tabby cat stretched out its white glove-like paws, and pressed its soft, warm little paw pads against Shi Wan's hand. She couldn't help but grab and squeeze them.
Pink paw pads, so cute.
The tabby cat then meowed wildly a few times at the bushes behind it.
Then Shi Wan saw several adult cats of different breeds slowly crawling out of the bushes.
Shi Wan: ...I never realized that cats could hide so well in the grass.
Following them were a calico cat, a cow cat, and a skinny, pointed-mouthed, monkey-faced white cat.
They didn't dare get too close, but Shi Wan patiently communicated with them. After confirming that they were stray cats from the neighborhood, she added them to the employee files and assigned them cat houses.
There weren't enough cat beds, so Tangyuan generously took out the one she had chosen and gave it to the white cat to sleep in.
He wanted to sleep with Shi Wan.
"Tangyuan, is that tabby cat also one of your kind?" After arranging everything, Shi Wan asked the question that had been on her mind.
"No, meow, it's just a regular meow." Tangyuan nestled beside Shi Wan's legs, stretching out its hind legs and licking its fur, its back view looking like a big chicken leg.
Shi Wan was even more puzzled.
If the cat-like creatures have evolved the ability to speak, then why can she also understand the words of ordinary cats?
She asked Tangyuan, who looked confused, "Is it wrong for me to understand, meow?"
Shi Wan gave up and turned to call the customer service hotline.
"Dear, being able to understand cat language is a communication bridge built by the farm system~ It doesn't mean you have a special talent~"
Shi Wan remained expressionless and snapped the system interface shut.
Okay, I understand.
I held back for three seconds, then opened the customer service hotline again.
"Agent: But I understood what that little orange cat was saying before I bound myself to the system, didn't I?"
"Dear~ That's because the farmer, Mr. Tangyuan, has already chosen you!"
The customer service representative still seemed very polite.
The answer, however, was unexpected by Shi Wan.
But it doesn't seem too surprising.
After all, she was bound to the farm system because Tangyuan couldn't forget her and took the initiative to find her again.
So, it's all thanks to our tangyuan (sweet rice balls).
Shi Wan picked up the "big chicken leg" beside her legs, ignoring his terrified meows, and hugged him tightly, showering him with kisses.
Tangyuan, the little dumpling, finally refused and used all four of its paws to press down on Shi Wan, its hind paws stepping on her arms and its front paws on Shi Wan's face.
I had no choice but to let go, or I would have cursed them out if they kissed Tangyuan again.
In the days that followed, Shi Wan was so busy she was practically flying.
The farm's layout was finally changed to her liking, and the farm's first product was successfully launched. In order to effectively implement the follow-up work, Shi Wan was busy running around the farm every day like a spinning top.
Originally, she wanted to buy a van for the farm, but now she wants to buy an electric car first so she won't have to run marathons on the farm.
She added twenty quail chickens that she had bought back from the mall to the chicken coop, and raised them in separate cages according to the ratio of males to females.
She was worried that even twenty chicks wouldn't survive, so she didn't dare buy any more.
I'm terrified of seeing that scene that makes people passively calm again.
The integrated land was connected into one piece, and Shi Wan busily led a small team of patient and large cats to plant cat grass and strawberries in separate areas.
We don't know what the strawberries will look like yet, so we can only replant a lot of cat grass to supply production. At the same time, we have removed the cat grass that has grown thinner and weaker after several crops and replaced it with new grass.
They also planted some sweet potatoes and pumpkins.
Shi Wan didn't sit idle on the land that wasn't being used yet; she slowly used the fertilizer it produced to nourish it.
Tangyuan was also busy, being sent out by Shi Wan every day to find suitable replacement employees.
Besides these tasks, she spends her days packing and shipping orders with her cats, and the farm is gradually starting to receive repeat orders.
The system doesn't care about the daily cash revenue; it's entirely up to Shi Wan.
The customer service representative even stated that these were Shi Wan's work rewards; the harder Shi Wan worked and the better the farm developed, the more generous her rewards would be.
All it cares about is the development of the farm and the treatment of the cats.
It doesn't care about cash.
Shi Wan said that the sentence sounded familiar, and she felt like she had heard it somewhere before.
What made Shi Wan even happier was that the sales figures could be converted into points and credited to her account proportionally, without her having to redeem or top up her account.
It's practically free.
Shi Wan didn't sleep for most of the night, spending all her time browsing the system shop, seemingly on the verge of spending it all.
Fortunately, the snoring of the person sleeping next to her brought her back to her senses, and she still managed to save some for emergencies.
Finally, I bought the recipe for "Delicious Cat Food Chicken Flavor (Beginner Version)" from the store.
We can't keep selling catnip cookies forever.
We still need to launch some core pillar products.
How to continuously promote the brand's sustainable development, innovate on the existing popularity, and create closer connections and exchanges are things that Shi Wan must consider.
She scribbled and drew in her notebook, recording all the questions and ideas she could think of, planning to integrate and expand upon them in her spare time.
The farm's cats, no one knows how Tangyuan disciplined them, are almost all good-tempered and don't fight. The more lively ones like to pounce on small birds, while the rest prefer to lie together and groom each other.
The newly joined cats are more active, maintaining maximum curiosity and a thirst for exploration about everything on the farm.
In addition to the chicken coop, Shi Wan strictly forbids all cats from going to "visit" her chicks.
Otherwise, there will be no egg yolk to eat.
Although the cats were not convinced, under the "iron fist" of Tangyuan and the temptation of egg yolk, they could only linger in front of the chicken coop.
Then Tangyuan, who had heard the news, chased after him.
Occasionally, she would imitate the indigenous people by weeding and watering, and then Shi Wan would be summoned by frantic meows, usually to salvage the trampled seedlings.
Shi Wan carefully tended to the tender seedlings that were almost trampled while catching birds, and wiped her sweat as she listened to the meowing beside her.
That was some really vulgar language.
I accidentally stepped into a patch of cat grass that was managed by a black and white cat.
She rubbed her ears and silently went to collect fertilizer.
The order volume for catnip cookies gradually leveled off. Although it did not surge, it remained at a very stable level, and Shi Wan's packing team became more and more skilled.
She purchased some smart collars from the system to make it easier for cats to pack. The cats can't read, but the smart collars are linked to the order system. They just need to scan the order information that is refreshed on the collars at different machines according to the prompts.
Shi Wan was in charge of attaching the shipping labels, while some of the more energetic cats were in charge of packing the packages; it was a very harmonious situation.
The main ingredient in cat food is chicken, and Shi Wan doesn't plan to use meat meal. If she's going to do it, she wants to make it of good quality.
She carefully examined the recipes when she bought them, choosing the slightly more expensive ones, which included fresh meat as an ingredient.
Shi Wan has already purchased a batch of adult Sanhuang chickens and chicks and is raising them in the chicken coop, intending to use them as raw materials for cat food.
We still prioritize making a batch of finished products according to the recipe, send them for testing, and give the rest to the farm's cats to eat.
The cats eat well and get plenty of exercise every day. Shi Wan doesn't restrict them from sitting at work for long periods of time. They live a leisurely life, and each one looks shiny and healthy.
When I couldn't think of any ideas for making videos, I bought a camera, attached it to Tangyuan's neck, and filmed the daily farm inspections, edited them, and posted them online.
Another group of loyal CatCar viewers have arrived.
There was no way around it; Shi Wan herself loved watching it, except that she often got a little carsick.
But it's still very interesting.
Every day, Tangyuan would walk around the farm, chase birds, and swat insects. When the sun was high in the sky, she would return to the cabin and devour her cat food from her bowl.
Finally, she fell into a deep sleep.
They are absolutely adorable.
Before the cat food's "ID card" was even issued, Huanhuan ran over to tell Shiwan that the strawberries had ripened.
Shi Wan was overjoyed and immediately abandoned her work of feeding the chickens to go to the field.
It's estimated that the fertilizer produced by the system also has the effect of shortening the growth time. Both strawberries and cat grass that have used the fertilizer grow very fast.
Catgrass has a short growing season, so it's not very noticeable, but as soon as the strawberries appeared, Shi Wan immediately noticed.
The normal growth period for strawberries is generally 3 to 4 months, but strawberries that have been fertilized have a growth cycle shortened to 2 months, and they brazenly ignore the influence of temperature.
Strawberries shouldn't be in season, but they've unexpectedly appeared.
Shi Wan marveled once again at the wonder of the system.
They also made sure to check with the land management office to confirm that the strawberries were indeed ripe.
She carefully parted the leaves, picked a bright red strawberry, and examined it closely.
The strawberries are a vibrant red, very appetizing, and have a rich strawberry aroma, with a faint hint of milky fragrance.
What's most unusual is that this strawberry, I don't know what variety it is, looks a bit like a polyploid strawberry, and has swollen into the shape of a cat's head.
Shi Wan blew away any dust that might be on it, stuffed it into her mouth, and bit off one of the cat's ears.
The sweet juice burst in her mouth, the rich strawberry flavor accompanied by a hint of milkiness, and Shi Wan couldn't help but swallow the rest in one gulp.
It's so delicious!
A note from the author:
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Tangyuan: Now, let me say a few words...
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