After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Xu Zhenying sat down alone, and the people around him also found their seats one by one. The small stall was suddenly crowded with people.

Everyone passing by couldn't help but wonder, but then they saw the familiar faces, and suddenly felt that this stall was full of glory.

It's rare for so many big figures in Lan County to gather here.

Xu Zhenying looked around and saw that although the stall was small, it was well stocked. The first thing when making food was hygiene, and the second was taste. Now Lao Liao did a good job in hygiene, but he didn't know how it tasted.

It is said that Lao Liao was taciturn during the few days he was imprisoned, but his younger brother kept insulting him.

Xu Zhenying was concerned about this former defeated general, and asked with a smile: "Why do I only see you alone, where is your brother?"

Lao Liao's attitude was not sure what Xu Zhenying meant.

The two of them did not get along very happily at first, but now Xu Zhenying has not only completely taken over the thousands of people under his command, but has also taken over the affairs of the entire Lan County and has become the king of the mountain.

Xu Zhenying's acceptance is different from Lao Liao's original acceptance of refugees.

When Lao Liao was in charge of his subordinates, most of them gathered together for the purpose of keeping warm.

But Xu Zhenying was different. She had these thousands of refugees firmly in her hands with just one move to divide the land.

Lao Liao knew very well in his heart that after the land distribution in the spring, these five thousand people would definitely be loyal to Xu Zhenying, and he would have no chance of seizing power.

Not to mention having this opportunity, Lao Liao can't even think about it now.

Nowadays, the two of them are completely different, not to mention the black powder used by Xu Zhenying to blow up the city gate that day. Lao Liao is naturally afraid of Xu Zhenying, "If we return to the city master, the two of us brothers will set up this stall together." Son, there were many customers last night, so he closed the stall a little late, so I will let him have a good rest at home today."

"Don't be nervous, I just happened to see an acquaintance, come and say hello." Seeing old Liao Cheng's fearful look, Xu Zhenying felt a little bored. In addition, she was sitting in someone else's booth, and the guests outside didn't dare to come in after seeing this posture. , Xu Zhenying had no choice but to smile and stand up, "Old Liao, I believe you are a man and a capable person. I still lack people under my command. If you have any ideas, you may as well come to me at the county government office. This wonton stall is too small to accommodate a giant Buddha like you."

Old Liao didn't know whether Xu Zhenying's words were true or not, so he didn't dare to talk rashly. Seeing this, Xu Yinxi smiled slightly and said a few words of comfort: "Old Liao, our city lord has never been a stingy person, he is thirsty for talents. Although unpleasant things happened between our two families before, they are all in the past. Now that you and I are in Lan County, if you encounter any difficulties, just come to our city lord."

"Hey, hey, I understand, thank you City Lord." Old Liao bowed quickly, as if he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

Xu Zhenying saw that Lao Liao was uncomfortable, so he had to leave with others.

After Xu Zhenying walked some distance away, he shook his head and complained to the people around him: "I think I am still very amiable. Why does Lao Liao avoid me like a scourge? He and I used to have a close relationship."

When Xu Zhenying asked, the people around him looked away unnaturally.

Amiable?

Would an amiable person blow up the city gate of Lan County?

An amiable person would kill all the Chen family and hang them on the city gate to deter other wealthy households?

An amiable person would throw Lao Liao and the others into jail for days and nights without saying anything about what to do, so that Lao Liao almost went crazy in prison because he thought he wanted to move his head away?

Maybe the people in Lan County think Xu Zhenying is amiable, but if his subordinates think so too... then they are really naive and ignorant.

Xu Yinxi coughed and said, "The city lord is right, this old Liao really has no vision."

Okay, the first secretary has spoken.

Fang Xun also said quickly: "Old Liao... maybe he is shy."

Gan.

No one expected that even Fang Xun, who had always been the most honest and upright person, would learn to tell lies.

Everyone walked slowly to a house. This house was built in a secluded part of the city. The previous owner had fled, so Fang Xun requisitioned it and transformed it into a pigsty.

I saw four big characters "Lan County Pig Factory" hanging above the door, which spoke directly from my heart. As soon as I entered the door, I saw a small yard, which was specially used for storage, transportation, activities, etc. It was different from farmers raising pigs. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that They were very close to the pig pen, but they couldn't smell anything.

Someone jumped in front of Xu Zhenying and asked, "Master Fang, how many piglets are raised in this pig factory?"

"Currently there are 87."

"Hey, that's a lot. How come you don't smell the stink at all?"

Jiang Yongkang looked around and immediately discovered the key. He pointed to the plants planted on the side, "The plants planted next to it are all spider plants and ivy. It's best to remove the odor."

Then everyone suddenly realized, "So that's it."

Fang Xun also added with a smile: "The main reason is that the southeast wind blows here and the ventilation is good, so the smell will not stay here for a long time. Therefore, although there are many piglets, the smell is not as strong as the pigs raised by farmers."

Xu Zhenying then suggested: "After talking for so long, let's go in and take a look."

As everyone walked and looked around, they discovered that the pig house consisted of several large sheds. Under the sheds, partition walls were built with adobe, divided into countless small grids. Each small grid was only a few square meters, which could accommodate five or six pigs.

At this moment, the piglets in each small compartment were white and tender, and when they smelled the smell of strangers, they moved forward and made a grunting sound.

At this moment, Fang Xun came forward with one person.

The man was born with a fat head and big ears, fair and rosy skin, strong arms, and a tall and strong person. As soon as he saw Xu Zhenying, he quickly introduced himself to his family in fear: "City Lord, I am Ma Dashu. I live under the big willow tree in Fengyi Lane. I...I...my family is a pig butcher...I am twenty-eight years old this year, and I have an old mother at home." , three children...and a wife who is my cousin..."

Seeing the butcher's stumbling words, everyone couldn't help but laugh. Xu Zhenying also smiled and reassured: "Don't be nervous. Do you know why we invited you here?"

Cutting to the point, Butcher Ma was obviously not so nervous anymore. Instead, he showed the confidence of a skilled man and patted his chest and said: "Master Fang said that my knife skills are among the best in the city, and I am never short of money in business. It's not me. Lao Ma boasts, if I don’t rank first in the pork business in Lan County, I’m at least second! Although I don’t say what I do, but since it’s related to pigs, that’s my business!”

"Then Brother Ma knows all the structures on the pig's body, right?"

"That's natural. I know all about pork neck, plum blossoms, pork belly, pork front legs, what's on this pig, and how to cook it deliciously!"

Xu Zhenying really wanted to say: Stop talking!

Besides, tears are about to flow from my mouth!

"Okay. Since Fang Xun didn't tell you, let me tell you a few words. Has Brother Ma ever heard of purification?"

"Cleanse yourself?" The horse butcher was stunned, and then he felt a certain part of his lower body was cold. He smiled so awkwardly, "City Lord, you don't want me to cleanse the pig, do you?"

Not only the horse butcher, but others also had the same expression.

Seeing this, Xu Zhenying said with a righteous expression: "Yes, it's what you think."

Ma Tuhu saw that Xu Zhenying was dressed as a young man and spoke politely. In addition, Xu Zhenying had a good reputation, so he was not nervous at all when he spoke this time. Instead, he said a little loudly: "City Lord, my horse butcher has been selling pork for so many years. I have never heard of any piglet being castrated. The piglet is so small. What if the wound becomes suppurated and dies if I cut it with a knife? This piglet costs one or two taels of silver at least, and I have not castrated it. Pig experience, if the piglet dies and is injured, who is responsible?"

There were also a few hired ladies nearby who echoed: "Yes, this is too cruel. These piglets are still so young and need to be raised carefully. If you have to give them a knife, they will definitely not be able to survive." Isn’t our pigsty built in vain?”

Fang Xun immediately scolded: "There are no rules. Since I hired you with money, I can only do what the master tells me to do. Just follow it. I will take care of anything that happens."

Xu Zhenying saw that except for the people behind her, everyone else had disapproving looks on their faces, so she had no choice but to signal Fang Xun to calm down with her eyes.

"Just because no one has done it before, it doesn't mean it can't be done. As we all know, pigs have a strong smell, and you can't avoid it no matter what method you use to cook it. This is why the people of the Zhou Dynasty preferred mutton."

At this point, the horse butcher also nodded in agreement, but still said: "This is something pigs are born with, and there is nothing we can do to avoid it."

Xu Zhenying smiled: "There is no way to avoid it. Now I want to teach you how to get rid of this smell?" Seeing the horse butcher looking at her with some confusion, Xu Zhenying continued: "The reason why I want to castrate the pig is because Castration has four advantages: avoiding pregnancy, easy management, rapid weight gain, and better meat quality. We will talk about it one by one. Everyone knows that except for breeding pigs, if other pigs are not castrated, they will be raised for a certain period of time. It causes sows to become pregnant and disrupts the normal feeding patterns of pig farms."

When Xu Zhenying said this, Butcher Ma was surprised to see some people. Xu Yinxi and Fang Xun took out the notebooks they carried and wrote something quickly.

Wang Sanniang and Zhou Bo are extremely familiar with this scene.

I remember when Xu Zhenying came to the military camp to teach evening classes, he occasionally mentioned a certain knowledge point, and his colleagues just wanted to write it down on the spot.

At this moment, the Xu family, who had no pencils, only looked at me and me, and secretly vowed in their hearts that Xu Zhenying would get them some pencils.

Now that I have a pencil, I realize how inconvenient a brush is. Even if the writing brush is not convenient to carry, you have to carry the matching ink and inkstone. Not only that, the writing brush also pays attention to the writing location, and it must be written on a smooth and flat surface.

Like Xu Yinxi and others, they can take out their pencils, put the book in their hands and write immediately.

This can be recorded anytime, anywhere.

How could they not be envious of all this?

What surprised Wang Sanniang even more was the enthusiasm of everyone in the Xu family for learning.

Forget it in the military camp, because it was said from the beginning that there would be a small test every week and a big test in January. All the girls studied hard for fear of being left behind.

But the people in the Xu family team, who have long been in power in Lan County, can still maintain such a high enthusiasm for learning.

The most shocked person was of course his colleague Sun Qingchen.

Every time I see the people under Xu Zhenying, they are completely different from the officials in the imperial court. Different from the laziness, ignorance, and snobbery of the officials under him, the members of Xu Zhenying's team are all from rough backgrounds and are good at learning. He is very diligent in everything he does, even to a pure level.

Not to mention that Xu Zhenying had to read a few more books before taking a rest after finishing his business. Ming Xiaoshuang, Xu Yinxi, Qian Zhenniang and others under Xu Zhenying were all people who had to stay up all night to read after a hard day's work.

Such a person... Such an efficient political system... Such a team that is united from top to bottom... Such a person in power who is self-disciplined to the point of self-abuse...

Sun Qingchen treated Xu Zhenying like never before.

He no longer has to worry about the fact that Xu Zhenying is a woman!

Only ignorant people would despise enemies because of their gender. In Sun Qingchen's view, Xu Zhenying, a woman, was several times more terrifying than a hundred thousand cavalry!

In his heart, he only hoped that the letter asking for help would reach Jinzhou Mansion as soon as possible!

If Jinzhou Prefecture moves slower, the people in Lan County may only recognize Xu Zhenying and not the Zhou Dynasty!

However, Xu Zhenying did not notice the changes in everyone's expressions, and only continued: "The second point is that it is easy to manage. Boars will become aggressive if they are not castrated, which can easily lead to fights and fights among pigs, and they may even kill each other brutally. It will cause us losses. Everyone who has raised pigs should know this."

These words made the people next to the horse butcher nod frequently, "No, after a while, the pig will start to go crazy, its temper will become bad, and sometimes it will rush out of the pen and bite people!"

"Yes. That's right. The castrated pigs are relatively quiet and their temperament will become more docile. The pigs get along well with each other, have less fights, and are easy to manage. The third and most important point is."

Xu Zhenying paused.

At this moment, everyone looked at her thoughtfully, waiting for her next words.

Wang Sanniang discovered that Xu Zhenying had this kind of magical power. Once she started to speak, people around her would listen to her seriously, no matter whether they questioned, ridiculed, or despised her.

It was as if he was born to be in power.

There is always a power in him that makes people want to follow him unconsciously.

"The third point is to gain weight quickly. You must have noticed that among animals, female animals are fatter than male animals. Female birds, sows, etc. all look more rounded, while male ones look more muscular. Therefore. Castrated pigs will grow faster if fed the same feed! In the past, it took us at least one or two years to feed a pig, but castrated pigs can grow to the same weight in just six months!"

The Horse Butcher stood stunned, "Six months?! More than a hundred pounds? City Lord... you... I don't have enough education, don't try to trick me!"

But Xu Zhenying continued with a smile: "One last thing, castrated pork tastes plump and plump, and it doesn't have that stinky smell. If you don't believe it, we can give it a try!"

The Ma Butcher's views seemed to have been hit like never before. He shook his head and nodded again, "City Lord, is it true or not? Why have I, the Ma Butcher, been killing pigs for so many years, but I have never heard of castrated pigs? These benefits?”

Xu Zhenying thought that the gap of thousands of years cannot be made up by intelligence.

She is just standing on the shoulders of giants.

"I saw all of this in a mysterious ancient book. As for whether it will succeed or not, let's try it out now. If it does work, you, the Butcher, will be a big contributor!"

As soon as Butcher Ma heard that Xu Zhenying read it from a book, he immediately expressed his belief. Ancient people had a natural blind worship of scholars.

Not only that, the horse butcher was smart and immediately thought that if the castration method the city lord thought of was really successful, not only would he be indispensable, but also if this technology was popularized in the future, wouldn't every household that raises pigs have to ask him to cut it?

In this way, Tama Butcher has become the number one swordsman in the Great Zhou Dynasty, so why are you afraid that the God of Wealth will not come to your door!

After thinking about this, the horse butcher immediately became full of energy, "City Lord, you are right! Just tell me, what do you want my old horse to do?!"

Xu Zhenying asked: "How old are these pigs?"

Without waiting for Fang Wen's answer, Butcher Ma immediately took a look and said with assurance: "City Lord, these piglets are just born, I think they are not even ten days old."

"Then you remember, if you need to castrate the piglets in the future, it can only be done around 10-20 days after the piglets are born. This way the piglets' wounds will heal faster and the survival rate will be higher."

Horse Butcher didn't understand the survival rate, but he heard a key word, ten days!

The 10-20 days mentioned in the book must be correct!

Xu Zhenying never imagined that one day she, a young lady, would go to another dynasty to establish great achievements.

The first step in establishing a great cause is to hold down the fat little pig in front of you.

Xu Zhenying smiled ferociously in her heart, Peppa Pig, I decided it was you!

Although she has lived in the city since she was a child, her grandparents are from the countryside. When she was a young girl, she was raised by Xu Ma's chicken and raised in her hometown.

She has done all kinds of things like digging out bird eggs, fishing in rivers, and catching earthworms!

She coughed lowly and continued: "Casting a pig is just like farming. It depends on the weather. You should choose a cool time in the morning or evening. Remember not to castrate in high temperature or rainy weather, because the wound after castration needs to heal, and high temperatures are prone to infection. , rainy days and humid weather are all detrimental to wound recovery.”

After listening to Xu Zhenying's eloquent words, Butcher Ma finally realized that although the city lord was not a pig butcher, he really had two skills.

No wonder everyone in the city guessed that the city lord must be a scholar, either a child or a scholar.

"Before castration, you should check the physical condition of the piglets to see if they are in good spirits and whether they are sick. The equipment for castration must be sterilized at high temperature, and the castration parts should also be disinfected, preferably with high-concentration spirits. Also, It is not advisable to cut directly with a knife, but to scrape and pull to prevent heavy bleeding."

Xu Zhenying had only seen others cutting pigs in the countryside before, and had never been in battle before, so he had to say to the horse butcher: "Horse butcher, come and hold it. You are more experienced in killing pigs. I will tell you the key points, and you can figure it out on your own." Come and give it a try. Don’t worry, if the piggy dies or is injured, I will never cause you any trouble. As long as you master this castration technique, I will not only not hold you responsible, but I will also give you a reward!"

Regarding the male protagonist, do a poll.

First, there is no need for a male protagonist...

Second, we need a male protagonist...

The third one is a dispensable tool-like male protagonist.