Shen Tang could make some excuses about riding a pig.
Last time at dinner, she mentioned raising pigs, how castrated meat has fat texture, and some precautions for raising pigs. She thought that was the end of it - maybe one day she would catch a few piglets and raise them on a whim - but the next day, when the sun slanted in through the window, she climbed out of the bed with squinting eyes, and when Lin Feng brought her water for washing, her face was filled with joy.
"What good news is there today?" She finished rinsing her mouth and wiping her face, and then teased, "The corners of my mouth are about to curl up to my ears."
Lin Feng was clearly overjoyed, but he pretended to be calm and lowered his voice to sound mature: "Mr. Chu won't let me tell you, he said that only when you go and see it in person can you get the surprise."
Shen Tang was confused, but still coaxed Lin Feng out, tidied up the hem of his underwear, and changed into clean clothes. He used his fingers to comb his hair into a bunch, and used a wooden comb to tidy up the unruly upturned hair. He held a hair rope in his mouth and walked out of the house while tying it up.
Lin Feng couldn't wait any longer.
"My dear, hurry up." She urged in a low voice.
"Don't hold me back, I'm here." It was rare to see Lin Feng, who was in mourning, showing the innocence that he should have at his age. Shen Tang also became interested and waved his hand, "Let's go, let's go see how surprising the 'surprise' Wu Hui prepared is."
Then-
Looking at the twenty or so piglets enclosed by the fence, she fell silent. The stench tortured her nose and the noisy grunting sounds ravaged her ears.
Unlike her silence, Lin Feng's eyes were sparkling and full of curiosity as it was probably the first time he saw a live pig.
If I wasn't afraid, I would want to touch it.
These piglets have been carefully washed and are free of dirt. Most of them have black backs and pink hooves, and from a distance they look like they are covered with a black blanket, with the black color extending from the back to the face, nose, and mouth, hence the name "black-faced piglets". The rest are completely black.
Shen Tang swallowed.
She wasn't greedy, she was just scared by Chu Yao.
Is it moving so fast
"Caught in the mountains?"
Chu Yao said: "No, I bought it from farmers."
Shen Tang was curious: "Who can still afford to raise pigs now?"
Didn’t they say that people are hungry
Chu Yao asked back with a strange look on his face: "How can there be no such thing? There are always people in this world who are extremely rich, and there are always people who are extremely poor. Even in the prosperous times, there are families who are so poor that they have to sell their children. The difference between the two is only in how much wealth there is, not in whether there is wealth or not."
Shen Tang was not giving up: "Did you really go into the mountains and dig out a wild boar's den?"
Chu Yao laughed: "I don't have the energy."
Why go into the mountains and try your luck to catch something when you can just spend money to buy it
Wild boars are not easy to deal with. In this bandit’s nest, except Gong Shuwu and Wu Lang, who can fight the wild boars head-on
Don’t mention that guy Qi Bushan, he hasn’t come back yet!
Shen Tang looked at the group of piglets and was greedy. "Which one should we slaughter tonight? I heard that local pigs grow slowly, have less lean meat and more fat. I wonder how roasted suckling pigs are... They must be roasted thoroughly. I don't know if these pigs have cysticercus..."
Unexpectedly, Chu Yao asked back meaningfully.
“Who said they were edible?”
Shen Tang was shocked: "... If you don't want to eat it, you should keep it?"
"Yes, keep it."
Shen Tang frowned and pursed his lips in disappointment, but soon he perked up again and patted Lin Feng on the shoulder: "It's better to keep them. If we kill them now, you won't be able to eat them. When you are done with filial piety, the pigs will be big enough, so we can kill a few and have a big feast!"
Lin Feng hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Chu Yao: "Wulang, you raise him."
Shen Tang's expression froze instantly, he was stunned: "Huh?"
Who raises
"The rich are unwilling to eat, and the poor are unable to cook. What a pity! I have been thinking about it day and night. What Wu Lang said yesterday makes sense. I think we can give it a try. If we can really use castration to allow the people to eat 'cheap as mud' animal meat, it will be a great achievement for generations to come." Chu Yao couldn't help but smile as he spoke, "Maybe Wu Lang can even earn the elegant title of 'Black Gold Monk'."
Shen Tang: “…”
She felt that her expression was similar to that of the black-faced man. What the hell was “Master Wu Jin”? (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Humph, it's obvious that they are bullying her because she is young.
I think she is easy to fool, so I trick her into raising pigs!
Shen Tang wanted to refuse, but when she looked at the piglets in the fence, thought about their meat, and thought about the braised spareribs, braised pig's trotters, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, and preserved vegetable pork... She swallowed shamefully and muttered, "Be self-reliant, be self-reliant..."
The more I think about it, the more I crave it.
Shen Tang held his head high and straightened his chest under the temptation of delicious food: "Humph, I'll raise them. I can afford to raise people, so can't I raise a few pigs?"
She had to admit one thing.
She just wants the piglet's body.
Chu Yao smiled kindly and suddenly thought of something.
"Wu Lang can transform into a weapon, right?"
“Yes.”
Why are you asking this
Chu Yao twisted his beard and said with satisfaction: "That's great, very good. Then there's no need to order custom knives."
"What's so good? What's wrong with being able to transform into a weapon?"
"Aren't the piglets going to be castrated? To castrate a pig, you naturally need a blade. Ordinary swords have to be forged with ordinary iron through thousands of hammerings and tempering, so they are bound to be stained. But the weapons transformed by the Word Spirit are condensed from the energy of heaven and earth, so they are clean and should be more suitable."
Shen Tang: "... ah this..."
"Motherly Sword": "..."
"Yao has gained some new insights in cooking recently." Chu Yao smiled amiably, "If the piglets don't survive after being castrated, we can stew them for Wulang to nourish his body. People in the world believe that 'all meats are nourishing, except pork', but Yao disagrees. Pork can also nourish the body."
Shen Tang: “…”
After thinking about it, she felt it was okay.
Of course, she was not prepared to use the "Motherly Sword" to castrate piglets because the sword was too long and difficult to control.
She asked Gong Shuwu for help.
A brave warrior can wield eighteen kinds of weapons.
Including a small knife...
Gong Shuwu was stunned: "... Now?"
"Of course not now. It's not appropriate to operate on these piglets right after they arrive at their new environment, as this will affect the success rate! My opinion is to wait until they are familiar with the new environment and have some exercise, and then operate on them after three to five days. By the way, we also need to study the body structure of these pigs, otherwise it would be bad if we cut the wrong place..."
Gong Shuwu: “…”
Looking at Mr. Shen, who was mumbling and working hard for pork, he was really worried that Mr. Qishan would come back and strangle Mr. Chu Yao. Shen Tang was a very serious person and was very concerned about the piglets.
While pouring the chopped "feed" mixed with water into the stone trough, he was thinking about how to perform surgery on the pig.
When it comes to surgery, pigs are similar to humans, right? ?
What preparations do people need for surgery
"You definitely can't eat before the surgery... Lin Feng, remember to go hungry for two meals, no, three meals!" Shen Tang asked Lin Feng to record his ideas while thinking, and then sort them out later, "... Also, I have to shave my hair and give me a bath?"
Lin Feng was puzzled: "Do we still need to do this?"
"Castrate the pig and cut off a piece of meat from it. If you don't clean it thoroughly, the filth will enter the body through the wound and the person will die of illness, let alone a pig. Remember this... Also, choose the morning before sunrise and the evening before sunset..."
Lin Feng was confused: "Why is this?"
"Cool, not hot, no sweat, and I hate sweat odor."
Lin Feng: “…”
So what does this have to do with pigs
"Not even if you're sick."
Lin Feng: "Even minor illnesses are not allowed?"
"No, I have to be healthy, and preferably lively and energetic."
Chu Yao: “…???”
He wondered if Goro had worked in the silkworm room...
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