Chapter 182 It's time to kill pigs again (Part 2)
I saw a round and fat pig entering the threshing farm driven by a young man. The fat pig seemed to have no idea what fate it was facing. Instead, he was leisurely looking for grass to eat on the field. The young man behind him could not even move, and in the end he could only push forward desperately behind his back, but the other party did not move at all.
Seeing the funny scene on the field, some ignorant children burst into laughter, but no one noticed the inside men who were with Boss Liu. Instead, they looked at the big fat pig with awesome look. Just from this body, the pig was nearly half fatter than the one just now. Every step of the round neck seemed to be rippling like water marks.
"I'm still a little thin. If I eat some hormones, I should be able to grow fatter!" Li Xiu looked at the fat pig on the field and said a little unsatisfied. This pig is indeed much fatter than the slim pig just now, but it is still much worse than the pigs in the pig farms in later generations.
But there is nothing to do about this. Even Li Xiu's business asked Mr. Liu to feed the pig with small kitchens. The main reason is to make it grow fatter so that the effect of the castrated pig is more obvious. Of course, even if the castrated pig is not opened, the other castrated pigs in the farm grow very fat, at least much fatter than the first pig I killed just now.
"Brother Liu, where did you buy a pig? Why is it so fat?" Zhao Lizheng, who was almost bald in the middle of the room, finally reacted and asked with his cloudy eyes. Zhao Lizheng is already over 80 years old this year and is the oldest person in a radius of a hundred miles. He doesn't have to salute Princess Pingyang.
"Hehe, I'm going to hide it from Brother Zhao, this pig is actually raised by my family, and our farm has a secret recipe. The pigs raised are the most fat. This one is the fattest one. If it weren't for entertaining you, I wouldn't have been willing to kill it!" Boss Liu said proudly at this time. He received Li Xiu's advice before and did not say any secret recipe. First, it was to cheer up the appetite of people like Zhao Lizheng, and second, people often don't cherish things that are too easy to get.
"Brother Liu, we are not outsiders. Let's talk about any secret recipe!" At this time, the young lady who had just gotten close to him came over and whispered, "It can raise pigs so fat, and now the fat meat is so expensive. This pig alone is more than twice as expensive than ordinary pigs. It's just a waste of time. They naturally don't miss such a good thing.
The words of young Li Zheng also represented the thoughts of others, so they all gathered around to ask, but Boss Liu refused to say that, which made everyone helpless. At this time, Liu Dayan had already carried the second fat pig onto the stone platform, and the white knife was put into the red knife, and the pig was quickly slaughtered. When the pig was shaved and hung it up and opened the belly, people around could see a thick layer of white meat in the cut meat, unlike the pig just now, which also caused many people to salivate.
"What a fat pig, can you raise such a fatty pig just by castration?" Mr. Ma was surprised to see the fat pig after dissection. This was probably the fattest pig he had seen in most of his life.
"Of course, we can't just rely on castration. We have to feed more weight gain, such as the leftovers at home almost all the leftovers in the pig's stomach!" Li Xiu smiled. Castration only makes the pig grow fatter. The most important thing is feeding and raising. With nutrition and less exercise, it's impossible to be fat.
"I said why is this pig so fat? It turns out that you are giving it a small cooking stove. Most people don't even have enough food, so where are there any leftovers?" Master Ma couldn't help but say angrily when he heard this. He thought Li Xiu was lying.
"Uncle Ma, this is just to better demonstrate the effect of castration. As long as the castrated pig eats more things that can gain weight, it will naturally become as fat as it is now. But if there is no castrated pig, even if you let it eat delicacies every day, it may not be able to grow like this!" Li Xiu retorted unconvincedly when he heard this. Pigs that are not castrated are too active. Not only will they run around when they are full, but they can't even trap ordinary pigpens.
"If the castrated pig has no fat food, what can it look like if it only eats grass?" Ma Ye did not bother with Li Xiu, but asked again.
"This is how there is a pig in the farm. He only eats grass and occasionally eats some wheat bran. Although it is not as fat as the one I killed just now, it is still much stronger than the first one." Li Xiu also smiled at this time. Fortunately, he has great prestige in the farm, and the tenants in the farm are not short of that amount of pork money, so Li Xiu is so "nonsense".
"So that's it, then I'll be relieved." Mr. Ma finally nodded when he heard this. He was worried that others would not be able to achieve the effect of the pig in front of him after castrating it. He destroyed Li Xiu's reputation, but now it seems that he is over-concerned.
Li Xiu and Ma Ye were talking in front, but Zhou Sanliang behind them kept staring at the second slaughtered pig. Although this was the fruit of other people's labor, he also participated, and it was a very critical link. So he felt extremely proud at this time, which was something he had never experienced in his life.
The old rules of pig slaughtering rice, pigs are thrown into the water and the hard-to-divided scraps are cooked in a large pot. In addition, the fatty meat is cut off and cooked separately. Most of them are distributed to the elderly. This is part of filial piety, and there is still a bowl left. After the eldest daughter Liu served it, she brought it to Li Xiu. However, Li Xiu has never liked fat meat, so he pointed to Ma Ye. Although he was the master, Ma Ye was the highest-ranking person among the group of people.
Mr. Ma never knew how to be polite. He took the bowl of fat and ate several large pieces in a row. Li Xiu next to him felt so tired of watching it, but Mr. Ma ate with relish. However, he suddenly stopped after eating half of the meal and handed the bowl to Zhou Sanliang behind him and said, "Give it, this meat is also a reward for you. How about it taste?"
"Ah~" Zhou Sanliang was stunned at first, then woke up and hurriedly refused in a timid way, "Little... the villain dare not!"
"If you want to eat, what will mother-in-law do?" Ma Ye was a hot-hearted person and said in a commanding tone. However, against people like Zhou Sanliang, Ma Ye's commanding tone could have an effect. Zhou Sanliang didn't dare to say anything at all, so he immediately reached out to take it and ate it under Ma Ye's gaze. However, his eyes turned red after eating a few bites. Li Xiu felt that it was probably because the fat meat was too delicious.
Li Xiu and Ma Ye are too high, staying here will only make the tenants such as Liu and others feel uncomfortable, so they left after the pork is divided. According to his instructions in advance, Liu will take out some wine to drink and chat with the fellow villagers, then pretend to be drunk and then reveal the secret of the castrated pig. At that time, the surrounding farms will definitely rush to invite Zhou Sanliang to castrate the pig. After the castrated pig results, this method will naturally spread slowly.
After returning home, Li Xiu handed over the pork he had distributed to Yue Chan and told her to cook a few dishes. Among them, he specially ordered a front elbow and ordered Yue Chan to make Dongpo elbow. This was Li Xiu's favorite in his previous life. Unfortunately, it was not suitable to eat it often. After all, it was too greasy. Eating too much not only made people fat, but also was not good for their health.
After the food was ready, Li Xiu and Ma Ye set up a table in the garden. They ate and chatted, but soon they talked about the newly launched honeycomb coal. So Ma Ye said excitedly: "Boy, you haven't seen the grand occasion of our honeycomb coal after it was launched. Nearly half of the charcoal shops in Chang'an have been closed. All households are rushing to buy our honeycomb coal. Our honeycomb coal workshops are starting day and night, but this is not enough for the city shops, and the other companies are similar. I guess our honeycomb coal workshops will have to be expanded."
"Haha, it's OK to expand, but Uncle Ma, you should also pay attention. Now that the weather is cold, the demand for honeycomb coal is naturally large. However, after the beginning of spring, the demand for honeycomb coal will definitely drop. By then, the scale of the workshop and the output are too high will not be a good thing." Li Xiu kindly reminded at this time.
"Don't worry, I have a clear idea in my heart, and our families have agreed that even if the workshop expands, there will be plans in advance!" Mr. Ma laughed when he heard this. He still understood the principle of planning for so many years.
Li Xiu nodded with confidence when he heard this, and then he suddenly said curiously: "Uncle Ma, which companies have you found to do the honeycomb coal business? Is it reliable or not?"
Li Xiu is a lazy person. He gave the idea of honeycomb coal. He would usually help Ma Ye come up with some small business ideas. For example, the promotional method at the opening was his own. However, Li Xiu was too lazy to ask about other matters, and even the business partners Ma Ye was not very clear about.
"Don't worry, the people I find are either trustworthy or powerful, such as the princess's sisters' family, and some powerful people in the court. I even went to Pei Ji's mansion. However, the old slippery guy was stared at by everyone and he didn't dare to make a living, so he gave up this good opportunity to make money." Mr. Ma laughed again when he heard Li Xiu's words. This time, thanks to his business partners working together to defeat the charcoal industry controlled by the aristocratic families.
"Then I'm relieved." Li Xiu nodded at this time. Now that honeycomb coal has been accepted by most people, the next step is to build a heating stove with exhaust pipes. He doesn't have to worry about this. Ma Ye and the others have specially built several new stove workshops for this. It is really easy for those who are powerful but not short of money to do things.
But at this moment, Mr. Ma suddenly thought of something, and hesitated for a moment and finally spoke: "Boy, among the people I work with, someone is very interested in you, and there is something I want to ask you for help, so I want to meet you." (To be continued.)
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Chapter completed!