When Ren Yuan learned that the doctors in the wounded soldiers' camp were allowed to take leave again, his first thought was of the few taels of silver that Lu Qiqi had given him.
He'd had so much silver in his hands that it was practically worn smooth, but he still hadn't been able to buy her the pig she wanted.
Now that's great, he can take a break with her, and together they can go to the villagers' homes to choose a good pig.
Thinking of this, Ren Yuan immediately informed Lu Qiqi.
"Choosing a pig?"
"Yes, let's choose pigs. Village chief, we can go to the homes of the villagers who raise pigs and choose them ourselves. It's just that the smell in the pigsty is a bit unpleasant, but we can choose the fattest and strongest pigs among them."
After listening to Ren Yuan's words, Lu Qiqi became somewhat curious.
After all, in the era she lived in, pork was produced in bulk, and she had no opportunity to experience selecting or slaughtering pigs.
She had heard that the pig-slaughtering feast was delicious, but she had never had the chance to try it. Now, she could finally have it all arranged!
Seeing her curiosity, Ren Yuan knew he had a good plan. He said, "We just need some help to catch the pigs. Although they are penned, they can leap up as tall as a person when they get fierce."
Lu Qiqi thought about it and realized that the doctors in the wounded soldiers' camp had been treating the wounded soldiers every day, and their bodies and hands were covered in sores from the strain.
I almost want to describe it as muscle weakness; if I were injured by a pig weighing several hundred pounds, it would be no small matter.
It seems the only option is to borrow someone.
Lu Qiqi smiled and said, "I'll go borrow some people, and we'll go select pigs first thing tomorrow morning."
After saying goodbye to Ren Yuan, Lu Qiqi went straight to Song Yanqing's tent.
At this moment, Song Yanqing was standing by the sand table, examining the terrain outside the pass.
When Lu Qiqi lifted the tent flap at the nineteenth, she saw him with a serious expression, his raven-feather-like eyelashes fluttering as he stared intently at the sand table.
She called softly, "Song Yanqing?"
Upon hearing the sound, Song Yanqing stood up straight and looked up at her. "What is it?"
"I've come to borrow a few people from you."
Lu Qiqi got straight to the point. The best helper she could think of was Song Yanqing's men. She could easily keep the pig under control by simply assigning a few soldiers to her.
Song Yanqing raised an eyebrow and asked, "Borrow someone? What for?"
Lu Qiqi said, "I asked Ren Yuan to help me buy a pig from a villager. Now I need help to take the pig. I've been thinking about it but I can't think of anyone good to help, so I can only come to you to borrow someone."
I see. Borrowing people isn't a big deal. For the Shadow Guards, killing someone is just a matter of a swift stroke of the blade, let alone a pig.
How many people are enough to borrow?
Lu Qiqi thought about it carefully. Doctor Luo and Doctor Huang were both old, so she couldn't ask them to help as well.
Including Li Changlong and Zhou Yi, and Ren Yuan, whose participation is uncertain, there are only three players in total.
She said, "Seven people, I suppose. Since we're having a pig-slaughtering feast, we'll need help cooking."
Seeing the expectation on her face and the light in her eyes, Song Yanqing felt much better without realizing it. He said, "Alright, I'll have An Yi go to your tent to find you first thing tomorrow morning."
Having received an affirmative answer, Lu Qiqi's eyes darted around as she asked, "Are you free to come for the pig-slaughtering feast tomorrow?"
This question was posed to Song Yanqing. As the commander-in-chief, he was naturally not allowed to leave the military camp at will. If the army were attacked, wouldn't it be chaotic without the commander-in-chief in charge?
As if knowing his predicament, Lu Qiqi added, "It's alright if you're busy. I'll take Nineteen with me, and he can bring you some food when we get back."
Infected by her happy mood, Song Yanqing unconsciously smiled and said, "Okay."
Now that's good, Nineteen's leave has been approved. Lu Qiqi raised her eyebrows at Nineteen, and after they smiled at each other, Nineteen followed her out of the tent.
Only Song Yanqing remained in the main tent, still studying the battle plan.
Doctor Luo and Doctor Huang are also on leave tomorrow. Lu Qiqi told them that they would be having a pig-slaughtering feast tomorrow, which excited her so much that she urged Doctor Luo to hurry up and ask Doctor Huang to go to the Imperial Physician's tent and bring back a jar of wine.
Lu Qiqi was left speechless with a mixture of amusement and exasperation upon learning of this.
Before they knew it, it was the next day. As dawn broke, they stood guard outside Lu Qiqi's tent.
When Lu Qiqi lifted the tent flap, no one knew how long he had been standing outside.
Lu Qiqi noticed that An Yi's shoes were a little damp, and knew that he had been waiting outside the tent since early morning, and that they had gotten wet from the dew on the grass.
Before long, Shijiu and Ren Yuan arrived one after the other.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Lu Qiqi thought that with so many people, there was no need to go back and call Li Changlong and Zhou Yi. Last night, she had asked Doctor Luo to tell Li Changlong to boil water so that they could go back and slaughter the pig and remove its hair.
Led by Ren Yuan, the group left the military camp in a grand procession.
As they traveled along the country roads, some villagers saw them and quickly ran away in fright.
It's no wonder the villagers were so surprised, mainly because An Yi was leading a group of men, each with a sharp sword at their waist, as if they could sever someone's head at any moment.
Lu Qiqi had only borrowed the seven Shadow Guards for her own use; she couldn't very well expect them to put down their tools of the trade and follow her around like pigs with their bare hands.
Fortunately, the villagers who raised pigs were not too far from the military camp, and with Ren Yuan leading the way, they quickly arrived at their destination by taking a shortcut.
Ren Yuan walked up to a mud-brick house, knocked on the iron ring on the door, and shouted, "Uncle, are you home? I've come to buy pigs."
A moment later, a hoarse voice came from inside the house, "Coming."
The door opened, and Lu Qiqi saw a lean old man peeking out. In an instant, she tried to close the gate.
Ren Yuan saw through his intention, blocked the door with his foot, and pushed the door with both hands to forcefully prevent the old man from closing it.
He hurriedly said, "Uncle, it's me, A-Yuan. I'm here to buy pigs. If you don't trust others, don't you trust me?"
Through his cloudy eyes, the old man recognized Ren Yuan and suddenly relaxed his grip on the door, which he had been closing with all his might.
The door opened, and Ren Yuan let out a cold hiss.
His foot got stuck between the threshold and the door crack as he tried to stop the old man from closing the door, and it hurt a little for a moment.
Lu Qiqi noticed something was wrong with Ren Yuan's expression and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Ren Yuan waved his hand and shook his feet to show that he was fine and that Lu Qiqi didn't need to worry.
Seeing that he was alright, Lu Qiqi finally felt relieved. Otherwise, if he had injured his foot while going out, wouldn't that have disrupted his normal work?
If Physician Ren finds out, he'll have to twist Ren Yuan's ear off; that's how he managed to save his ear.
After Ren Yuan explained repeatedly, the old man finally believed that Lu Qiqi and the others had come to sell pigs.
So he called his son and took them to the pigsty to choose pigs.
The pigsty wasn't far from the old man's house, only about ten meters away. The closer you got to the pigsty, the stronger the stench became.
Even though Lu Qiqi was mentally prepared, she still felt quite choked by the fumes even though she had put on a mask early on.
However, Lu Qiqi was determined to choose a pig; she absolutely had to pick a robust, fat pig!
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