Shepherding may seem simple, but in reality, there's quite a lot to do.
Sheep cannot eat fresh grass with abundant moisture, as it can easily cause diarrhea. Hence, the children rise early with sickles to cut the grass and then place it on tall wooden racks to dry.
By evening, the sheep must be herded into the pen to prevent them from being snatched by passing wolves.
The children work hard, while Chen Guanshui watches lazily, chewing on a grass stem as he sits on the hedge, gazing at the distant Cangmang Mountain Range and vast grassland, causing resentment among the children towards him.
However, the herding dogs think differently.
For some reason, perhaps due to the canine instinct of recognizing strength, they scramble to frolic around Chen Guanshui, even though he doesn't feed them at all.
