Li Ye was dizzy.
Since leaving Sanli Alley, he felt as if he was drunk and walked lightly.
My whole body was extremely cold.
After standing in the sun for a long time, the coldness gradually disappeared from my body. Although I was still uncomfortable, it was bearable, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
Following the steps, we finally arrived at Taoli Lane.
A grand house with a vermilion door stands at the entrance of the alley, with two words written on a chiseled copper plaque:
Li Zhai.
The beast's door knocker clicked, and the door opened a gap.
A woman in a green skirt who looked like a maid looked over her head and saw that it was Li Ye. She hurriedly opened the door and shouted back towards the yard:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the master is back!"
All of a sudden.
The courtyard became lively, and a group of warblers and swallows came out from the surrounding courtyards.
Some people were combing their hair in the mirror as they walked.
They are both fat and thin, and each has his or her own merits, but they are all as beautiful as flowers, gorgeous and moving. Some wear long skirts, some wear gauze, some are dressed like scholarly girls, or some are chivalrous...
There are eighteen beautiful women in total.
The flowers are becoming more and more charming, and the oldest is only twenty-five or six years old.
they,
It is the result of Li Ye's hard work over the years, and he has brought in beautiful concubines one after another.
The rules of the Su family are strict, but the welfare is excellent, especially for a loyal old pigherder like Li Ye, the head of the courtyard, and a pigmaker with a pigknife in his hand. He is highly regarded, with monthly money, quarterly bonuses, There are many year-end bonuses.
That's why he can live such a comfortable life.
Seeing Li Ye crossing the threshold, all the beautiful concubines bowed in unison: "See you, sir, good luck to you!"
The surrounding maids and servants also followed suit.
His voice was neat and his attitude was respectful, as if he were meeting our emperor.
"Everyone, get up!" Li Ye said with a smile, "Prepare the food. I will have lunch at home today."
The food was quickly prepared, the food and wine were sumptuous, and the food was delicious and delicious.
After the meal, the concubines served Li Ye to take a bath and change clothes. A maid held a plate of wooden cards and asked Li Ye to turn over the cards and choose which lucky lady would accompany him for his nap today.
As usual, eighteen beautiful concubines stood in a row on the T-shaped platform in the hall designed by Li Ye, looking at Li Ye eagerly and shyly, waiting for Li Ye's election.
In the past, when Li Ye went home at noon, it was always like this. He would first turn over a card, then choose one on the T stage, and then take a nap together.
But today, Li Ye was not in such a mood. He pushed away the wooden sign and waved:
"Everyone, get ready and move to the Wang Mansion today."
Li Ye thought of the tragedy in Sanlitun, and also thought of the hints from Feiyu Guard Captain He Chao, and guessed that his house was too close to Sanlitun, so there was no guarantee that nothing would happen at night.
Sanli Alley is very strange now.
Too many people died there.
The beautiful concubines were shocked when they heard that they were moving, but they didn't dare to ask any more questions. They packed their bags and headed to the royal residence with their servants and maids.
Wang's house is the house of the old swineherd elder Wang.
Before Lao Wang died, in addition to entrusting Li Ye to take care of Zhiqiang, he also transferred his mansion to Li Ye's name.
It is five or six streets away from Taoli Lane and far away from Sanli Lane.
Li Ye settled down the concubines, told them, "Close the doors and windows at night, and don't go out," and then returned to the Su Mansion with the devil's sacrificial supplies.
The sacrificial object is still short of a rooster's crow blood, and it needs to be obtained tomorrow.
But the city is becoming more and more dangerous, and the tragedy in Sanli Lane is still vivid in his mind. Li Ye has a strong sense of crisis.
It's best to get Cockcrow blood as soon as possible.
Changing direction, Li Ye went to several other places to look for goods. As expected, as Boss Liu said, most of them were out of stock.
However, Li Ye was still very cautious and entrusted three other shops, paid the deposit, and came to collect the rooster blood tomorrow, just in case anything happened to Boss Liu and interfered with his work.
On the way, Li Ye remembered that Huang An wanted to use Zhiqiang's things to make wine, so he bought him a pot of wine.
Return to the pig yard.
It's time for duty in the afternoon.
Inside the iron gate of the pig yard, there are more than a hundred pig houses in a row, with signs such as "A, B, C, D, E", and pigs' snorts can be heard from inside.
There are also boars climbing astride the sows.
There was a lot of movement.
A group of newly hired pigherders are already shoveling pig manure, feeding pigs, and picking up swill. They are sweating profusely from their work.
A few old pigherders were seasoned, and they started to be lazy when new people came. They all rolled up their sleeves and folded their arms, squatting on the stone roller in the corner, shaking their heads and sighing, with angry expressions on their faces, as if they were discussing something, and they were excited.
Seeing Li Ye approaching, several people quickly stood up and saluted.
"If you don't feed the pigs, what are you doing here?!"
Li Ye had a bad expression and a harsh tone.
The old pigherders didn't dare to talk back, so they turned around and hurried into the pigsty to get busy.
Huang An came from a distance and saw this scene. His lips opened and closed for a while, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it. He stared at Li Ye with wide eyes.
Li Ye said: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Huang An then sighed and said: "I don't know why, I feel a little irritable today for no reason, and I don't have any strength. I didn't want to say anything more, but I became more and more panicked. However, after thinking about it, I probably There is a lot less food in the cafeteria today, it’s just because my stomach is not full.”
"There's less food in the cafeteria?" Li Ye raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
This is not a good sign.
The Su family's canteen has always been full of food. The steamed buns can be made well, the rice can be eaten as much as you want, and occasionally there is meat. Now that the food supply has suddenly been reduced, there must be something wrong.
Thinking back to what he saw on the street today, Li Ye suddenly felt a thump in his heart.
I'm afraid the Su family really has a food crisis.
It has been three years since the catastrophe. Although strange things and dangers are rampant outside Taiping Town, the Su family has sent experts to sweep the surrounding areas, clearing out a large area of fertile land and maintaining order in the city.
now.
This order is actually showing signs of collapse.
Li Ye didn't know what happened to the Su family, and he felt a little upset and uneasy, but as the director of the pig farm, he still remained calm and said:
"Why are you panicking? The Su family has a great business and we always have something to eat. Compared with the homeless people and beggars outside, we are much better off."
Huang An nodded and said, "The shepherd is right, people should be content and happy."
Li Ye glanced at him and said, "People must learn to be content and happy forever, but to laugh off everything is a kind of cowardice. Some things must be fought for, and some bottom lines must be defended."
Huang An's eyes shone when he heard this, and he said with some admiration and awe: "Master, you know so much, it seems like I don't understand anything."
Li Ye patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "No one is perfect. You don't have to know everything. You just need to know more than others in a certain aspect."
After a pause, he blinked and smiled, "At least you know much more about boars than I do. I'm not as good as you, so I have to learn from you."
Huang An suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining instantly.
Are you complimenting me? !
He scratched his head, smiling a little proudly and a little sheepishly.
"Let everyone do their jobs well and feed their pigs well. I will ask the higher-ups for information on reducing the amount of food."
After Li Ye finished speaking, he handed the wine in his hand to Huang An and asked him to use it to soak the pig whip.
Huang An's Adam's apple rolled, his heart warmed slightly, he grinned innocently and said: "Boss, if you treat me like this, I probably do fall in love with you!"
Li Ye pretended not to hear, put away the supplies for the devil's sacrifice, inspected the pig pen as usual, and castrated several pigs that needed castration.
The back of the castration knife became even brighter red.
The newly hired pig shepherds were busy catching lice for the pigs. Li Ye saw this and told them that they did not need to catch lice, but only needed to keep the pig pens hygienic.
Coming to the next value.
Suddenly, a sow had difficulty giving birth. Huang An, an old pig herder, couldn't figure it out. He was sweating profusely, so Li Ye had no choice but to go out and deliver the sow in person.
In the end, 19 cubs were successfully delivered.
Rarely productive.
And, the mother cub is safe.
This is a great joy.
Every time a piglet is added to the piggy, there will be a reward. The Su family has always encouraged the piggy to have more babies, believing that pigs are the Su family's primary productivity.
The Jiazi pig yard was filled with joy, and the shepherd Li Ye was also smiling from ear to ear.
But after visiting Zhiqiang, Li Ye couldn't laugh anymore.
Because when this guy woke up and found out that he had been castrated, he was filled with resentment and even refused to eat the pig food. He lay alone in the corner of the pig pen and shed tears.
Like a little resentful woman.
Sulking.
Li Ye also felt a little regretful and distressed.
Zhiqiang is his destined number one demon, Zhu Bajie, a generation of fierce demon Zhu Ganghye, who will kill him in the fairy world and become the Generalissimo of the Canopy in the future.
If there is a fairyland in this world.
But he castrated it early.
