At midnight, Li Xiu stretched out his long and lazy waist from the bed. When he walked out of the bedroom, Liu'er and Yuechan immediately brought toiletries. At that time, Li Xiu reached out and took out the cup, took out the tender green willow branches inside and stuffed them into his mouth and bit them open, and then poked them a few times in his mouth. Speaking of which, the ancients still valued personal hygiene. Take brushing teeth as an example. When brushing their teeth, they used willow branches in spring and summer, and when there were no willow branches in winter, they used their fingers to dip them in green salt brushes. Although it was a bit inconvenient, they could barely achieve the purpose of cleaning teeth.

"Where is Qi Niang?" Li Xiu washed his face, but suddenly realized that Qi Niang, who usually runs around the yard, was gone. He looked up and asked Yue Chan.

"Sister Helmet came just now and said that the princess invited Qi Niang to the mansion to play. Qi Niang was also very happy. She hugged the mistress and followed Sister Helmet." Yue Chan replied with a smile.

Li Xiu didn't say anything after hearing this. Since Princess Pingyang invited Qi Niang to go, she would definitely take good care of her. Moreover, it was not a solution for Qi Niang to stay at home all the time. It would be nice to go out for more walks. Li Xiu was even planning to give Qi Niang some lessons and let her learn something so that she would not waste her time.

Li Xiu had breakfast and then told Yue Chan to prepare some good dishes, because yesterday Ma Ye told him through Manager Qiao to help prepare some good dishes, and waited until the afternoon to fish together, and he also made an appointment with another acquaintance. Li Xiu didn't know who the other party was, but in his opinion, it should be one of Qiu Shili and other generals of the Detachment of Women.

Li Xiu took out a small bag from the room, then walked out of the door with leisurely steps, crossed the small bridge and walked towards Lijiazhuang. Yesterday, he asked Zhou Sanliang to go to Lijiazhuang to wait for him, and also made a small bet with Manager Qiao, but I don’t know if they have arrived?

Facts have proved that there are still very few lazy people in this world. When Li Xiu was still a distance away from Li's village, he saw a standing at the intersection of Zhuangzi, as if waiting for something. When he approached, he found that the person was actually Zhou Sanliang. Judging from his appearance, he probably had been here for a long time.

"Why did you come so early? Have you had dinner?" Li Xiu asked with a smile.

When Zhou Sanliang saw Li Xiu, he immediately showed his signature humble smile and replied: "Your Madam Li, the villain has eaten, Manager Qiao came with me, but he went to talk to Liu Dianhu."

"Well, you don't have to stand at the entrance of the village to wait. In the future, you have to stand up your backbone. Only by looking down on yourself can others respect yourself!" Li Xiu said a few more words. Zhou Sanliang's status in the palace is not high, otherwise he would not have worked in the clean room for so many years. In addition, he was despised everywhere after leaving the palace, so he had long been used to shrinking his head and being a human being, but this will only make people look down on him even more.

"Yes, thank you for your reminder. The villain will remember it in his heart!" Zhou Sanliang nodded immediately, but he still looked humble when he spoke, which made Li Xiu shook his head helplessly. It seemed that it was not easy to make him more confident.

Li Xiu took Zhou Sanliang directly to Mr. Liu. As soon as he entered the door, he saw that the yard was still full of people. The pigpen in the east was still not demolished. The piglets who should have been taken away yesterday were still living inside, and they kept having fun around the remaining big pig.

"Master, you are ready as you say, and I have said all the families. We are willing to do whatever you want!" When Boss Liu saw Li Xiu coming in, he immediately stepped forward and spoke.

Li Xiu had already greeted him in advance yesterday. Although this matter was very understandable, Li Xiu had already established an incomparable prestige among the tenants. Even if Li Xiu said that dead pigs could be raised, they believed it without doubt. What's more, they were just a few piglets, and even if they died, they would not suffer much loss, so Boss Liu and others all supported Li Xiu unconditionally.

"Haha, that's good. This time it's not as effective as bean sprouts. But by the end of this year, you will know how wise the decision is!" Li Xiu said with a smile, and then greeted Manager Qiao in the crowd. Manager Qiao also knew from Boss Liu what Li Xiu asked Zhou Sanliang to do, but he couldn't understand the reason no matter what. He wanted to ask, but it was not the time, so he had to endure it very hard.

"Zhou Sanliang, don't you understand the art of castration? I'm here to come to you this time, but I actually want you to castrate these pigs!" Li Xiu turned around at this time, and then smiled and said to Zhou Sanliang.

"Castification... castrated pigs?" Zhou Sanliang was also shocked when he heard this, and then looked at Li Xiu with disbelief. No matter what, he never expected that Li Xiu came to him to do this.

"That's true. Castration is actually a very amazing craft. When using it on livestock, it can make the livestock grow meat and the meat is more delicate and delicious. Unfortunately, this craft has been used in the wrong place. Now I hope you can use it on the right path!" Li Xiu said with a gentle smile on his face.

According to folk legend, the method of castrating pigs was invented by Hua Tuo. In this way, it should have been the technology of castrating pigs as early as the Han Dynasty. However, after Li Xiu came to the Tang Dynasty, he only found that castration technology was only used on humans, which caused the eunuchs as a deformed group, but he had never seen anyone castrated pigs.

"This...this..." Zhou Sanliang could not accept this for a while, and he used to be a castrator, but now he suddenly made him cast pigs. He didn't know if he could do it well?

Seeing Zhou Sanliang hesitating, Li Xiu walked over and whispered: "As the saying goes, you can only establish your life. Zhou Sanliang has nothing to do with you when you come out of the palace. Only this technique of castration can give you the capital to establish your life. Do you want to be despised everywhere like you are now?"

Li Xiu's words finally hit Zhou Sanliang's pain. No one wanted to live in the contempt of others. They were rejected everywhere and could not integrate into the normal life of ordinary people. So after Zhou Sanliang heard Li Xiu's words, a little blood appeared on his pale face. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, the villain listened to the arrangements of the young master!"

Seeing Zhou Sanliang agreeing, Li Xiu smiled a little, and asked Boss Liu and the others to prepare hot water, and opened the bag he brought to reveal a set of knives inside. These were the knives he asked for from the military doctors in the barracks when he went to Qingzhou. They were very suitable for some surgical operations and were most suitable for castration.

Zhou Sanliang saw that Li Xiu was even ready for the knife, so he rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands in hot water. Then he helped him catch a piglet. Then he picked up the knife very skillfully, found the right position and started to take the knife. Although the physiological structure of the pig is different from that of someone, the difference is not very big, let alone Li Xiuzai. Although he does not know how to castrate, he has seen someone else castrated pigs in his previous life, so he can also give some advice.

Zhou Sanliang's castration skills were very good. With Li Xiu's guidance, in less than ten minutes, a pig's two "Pearls of Life" were taken by him in his hands. Then he grabbed a handful of wood ash and wanted to slap the pig's wound. Li Xiu stopped him, then took out the needle and thread from the small bag and taught Zhou Sanliang to sew the wound together.

In fact, after castrating the pig, whether the wound is sutured is not very effective. After all, the pig's vitality is much stronger than that of humans. However, to be on the safe side, Li Xiu still asked Zhou Sanliang to suture the wound well. If the wound is infected, it would be troublesome.

With the first experience, Zhou Sanliang's movements became more proficient in the next step, and he was very bold in the knife. He could complete a castration in almost a few minutes. However, Li Xiu next to him looked less and less wrong, because when Zhou Sanliang was castrating the pig, his originally cowardly expression became more and more confident, and his eyes became brighter and brighter. He seemed to enjoy the castration process very much, which made Li Xiu feel a chill under his crotch. It seemed that there was indeed no normal person coming out of the palace, so he would still be far away from this guy in the future.

After a while, most of the piglets were castrated, but the remaining few heads Zhou Sanliang stopped stabbing, which made Li Xiu ask strangely: "Why don't you do it? All the remaining heads are castrated?"

"No... I can't do it anymore, all the rest are from the mother." Zhou Sanliang said helplessly at this time, thinking that this young master Li would not be able to tell the difference between the male and female, right?

"Who said that mothers cannot be castrated? I will still be castrated when I catch one!" Li Xiu said with a stubborn expression.

As soon as he said that, he immediately startled everyone around him. Manager Qiao hesitated for a moment and finally couldn't help saying, "Mr. Li, just castrate a boar, how can you castrate a sow?"

"Haha, you don't have to be surprised by Manager Qiao, just look at it!" Li Xiu smiled at this time, and then signaled Zhou Sanliang to continue. This made him feel helpless, so he had to grab a sow. For a moment, he didn't know where to cut the knife. In the end, he was determined to cut the knife at the same position and cut a hole in search. Finally, he found something. Although it was different from a boar, he should not make any mistakes in his experience, so he cut it down with his cruelty.

Seeing this, Li Xiu nodded with satisfaction. Most people may think that castrated pigs are castrated boars, but in fact, sows also need to be castrated. The boars have to be cut off their ovaries, and the sows have to be cut off their ovaries. Without these two things, the pigs will become lazy. They only know how to eat but don’t like to move. In the end, they will naturally gain weight. There is a saying in later generations that says, “Pigs are not castrated and not fat.” This is what they mean.

After castrating the pig, Manager Qiao immediately ran up to ask. He couldn't understand the truth even though he wanted to break his head. Li Xiu had to explain it in words he could understand, and even took the eunuchs in the palace as an example. This made Manager Qiao understand the truth. This also convinced him of Li Xiu. What is a scholar? This is a scholar. Even the matter of pig eggs is better than others!

When he sent Zhou Sanliang away, Li Xiu took dozens of cents as compensation. He originally didn't want to accept it, but Li Xiu insisted on giving it to him. If the castration pig was successful this time, many people would definitely ask him to help the castration pig in the future. This would not be done in vain. So from now on, Zhou Sanliang refused and could only take it away. The moment he got the money, his tears suddenly flowed. It was probably the first time he had to get paid by his own labor in his life.

At noon, Li Xiu didn't have lunch, and walked towards the river with the food box. Mr. Ma asked him to fish together, and probably would give him the bet fishing rod. Thinking of the jade-inlaid fishing rod that he had been envious of for a long time, Li Xiu couldn't help but smile and walked lighter under his feet.

After a while, Li Xiu saw Ma Master from afar, and next to Ma Master, there was a tall and thin figure sitting. When he saw this person, he couldn't help but say in surprise: "Why is it him?"
Chapter completed!