Xi Luo and Zang Mingqi worked together to lift the wild boar, which had been bled, upstairs. Then they bound the piglets' four hooves and had Yan Qiao carry them.
They carried the wild boar to the freshwater lake and cleaned it up directly.
Zang Mingqi truly lived up to his reputation as a descendant of a family of pig butchers; his skillful movements were something Yan Qiao could only admire from afar.
They kept the heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys; they even kept the pig's large and small intestines, and there was also a pig's stomach.
However, it's too hot, and the meat won't keep well, so we need to find a way to borrow the production crew's refrigerator.
Then, Zang Mingqi cut the pork in half, carried both halves back, and did so very nimbly.
Yan Qiao was mainly worried that the smell of blood would attract other wild animals, so she decided to leave as soon as possible.
Despite being covered in dirt from slaughtering the pig, everyone's faces were filled with excitement and joy.
Zhang Song couldn't hide his surprise when he heard that their trap had actually caught a wild boar.
Until they saw four people come out, indeed carrying a pig...
He couldn't help but swallow hard. Pork, he hadn't had it in so long!
Without the director's permission, he went over there on his own.
"Yan Qiao, is this the wild boar you caught?"
Pork, fresh wild boar meat, even Zhang Song felt his mouth water just looking at it.
Yan Qiao smiled and nodded, "We were lucky; the trap caught a wild boar."
There was also a piglet, which Ruan Cha put into the cage.
Zhang Song looked at them enviously; he had been eating instant noodles for days and his mouth was so bland.
Zang Mingqi used both a short knife and an axe to begin butchering the pork.
The skilled movements made Yan Qiao laugh and tease, "If you don't become a star in the future, you can go butcher pigs and inherit the family business."
Zang Mingqi chuckled noncommittally and asked in return, "And what about you? If you were to retire from the entertainment industry, what would you want to do?"
Yan Qiao replied without hesitation: "Go home and retire. Although my family isn't as rich as Xi Luo's and Shen Zhou's, I'm still a second-generation rich kid. It would be fine to go back and be a lazy bum."
The Yan family may not be as prestigious as the four great families of Yancheng, but they are still considered a minor, influential family.
She was not loved by her parents, but she never lacked food, drink, or fine clothes from childhood to adulthood.
If he were to retire from the entertainment industry, his life wouldn't be too bad.
Ruan Cha said, "I want to travel around the world."
Shiloh didn't say anything because he wasn't a celebrity and there was no such thing as retiring from the entertainment industry.
But he began to seriously consider the question in his mind: what did he want to do?
I can't be a playboy my whole life, having to let others arrange my marriage.
Yan Qiao, holding up a pig's foreleg that wasn't too big or too small, said, "Roasted pork knuckle should be good too."
Grilled until crispy and juicy, then dipped in chili powder.
"Yan Qiao, you have too much pork, you can't finish it all. Our production team wants to buy half of it from you."
Yan glanced at the ground and saw that there was indeed a lot of pork. It wasn't that they couldn't finish it, but that it wouldn't keep in the hot weather.
"I think it's a good idea, what about you guys?"
Yan Qiao agreed, and the others naturally had no objections.
Only Shiloh complained, "Aren't we going to run out of food?"
"There's definitely not enough to eat, but meat has to be fresh to taste good. In this kind of weather, without a refrigerator, it will quickly become stale."
Yan Qiao explained for a while, then turned to Zhang Song and asked, "I can sell the meat to the production team, but I have conditions. In addition to money, I also need a bucket of oil, a large bag of rice, and a bag of flour. We need to borrow the production team's refrigerator for the meat we can't finish."
Zhang Song immediately refused: "The production team has no precedent for this."
Then, meeting Yan Qiao's smiling eyes, her voice abruptly stopped, sounding weak.
Yan Qiao: "This is a transaction, not a free favor. The production team has no precedent for this, after all, you've never bought anything from reality show guests before, right?"
Zhang Song felt guilty and indeed did not.
The reason why previous seasons didn't become popular was because they lacked appeal.
Those pampered big stars wish they could all bring their own funding to join the production team so that investors would give them special treatment.
They lacked the ability to fight with real guns and ammunition, and within three days they were already calling for their withdrawal from the group.
It's the first time I've seen someone like Yan Qiao eat and drink better than the production crew.
“I need to discuss these conditions with the director; I can’t make the decision on my own.”
Yan Qiao waved her hand, "Go ahead."
She also guessed that Zhang Song couldn't make the decision.
However, he soon returned, this time followed by several staff members carrying the things Yan Qiao had asked for.
Yan Qiao readily agreed and sold them half of the pork.
Zhang Song was overjoyed at the thought of eating pork that night, and couldn't suppress the upturn of his lips.
Once the deal with the production team was finalized, Yan Qiao and the others began preparing their dinner.
She first rendered the lard, because pork is the most fragrant ingredient for stir-fries, and the smell alone made her mouth water.
The other three watched intently from the side, not daring to blink, and occasionally swallowing hard.
It smells so good.
Yan Qiao couldn't help but chuckle at their greedy expressions and picked up a few pieces of crispy fried pork cracklings.
"Want to eat?"
Xiluo was the first to try, ignoring the heat, and threw it directly into his mouth.
He hissed and chewed at the same time.
"It smells so good! It tastes so delicious!"
Not to be outdone, Ruan Cha and Zang Mingqi prepared their fried food, which contained a tiny bit of lean meat and wasn't entirely oily; it had a crispy exterior and tender interior.
Ruan Cha licked her lips greedily, "If my manager saw me eating this normally, he would scold me to death."
For celebrities, maintaining their physique is essential.
Ruan Cha rarely indulged herself like this, and she was actually a little uneasy.
I hope I won't have gained a lot of weight when I go back.
Yan Qiao smiled and said, "It's okay, I can just run a couple more laps. I'll make everyone some herbal tea tonight, since I've been eating too much spicy food lately."
Ruan Cha and the others groaned because the herbal tea Yan Qiao brewed was extremely bitter.
After the lard was rendered, Yan Qiao set it aside to cool and began processing the pig's stomach.
"Let's have some soup tonight, pepper pork tripe soup."
Unfortunately, there was no chicken.
Another grilled meat would be enough.
Yan Qiao also picked a handful of wild vegetables, stir-fried them with freshly rendered lard, and had another sumptuous meal.
After they finished eating, Ruan Cha noticed Yan Yaoyao, who was alone.
She didn't end up with Shen Zhou, and she didn't leave the show even after the affair was exposed.
He sat alone to the side, lost in thought, while Chen Zhou had disappeared.
Ruan Cha has always been a soft-hearted person. If we leave aside what Yan Yaoyao said on the show, she and Ruan Cha have no real grudges.
Yan Qiao noticed his hesitation several times before he could speak.
"Go if you want to, don't look back and feel bad."
Ruan Cha bit her lip. "You're not angry, are you?"
"Why should I be angry?" In essence, she didn't consider Yan Yaoyao as a potential enemy.
It's purely Yan Yaoyao who's making trouble for her.
Ruan Cha nodded and brought Yan Yaoyao a bowl of hot pork tripe soup.
To her surprise, the other party didn't appreciate it at all and didn't even glance at Ruan Cha.
Ruan Cha had no choice but to bring the soup back.
Xi Luo scoffed, "She has no shortage of men who pity women."
Ruan Cha's bewildered face suddenly lit up with realization; Yan Yaoyao was waiting for Chen Zhou to coax her.
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