It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 375

The farm that the woman secretly purchased was located on the west side of the prefectural city, bordering Gaolin County.

After Jiang Yan regained consciousness, she pinched her nose and drank a course of bitter and smelly Chinese medicine before she regained most of her energy and explored the entire manor.

This was one of the preparations for the retreat of the female lead; the doctor was arranged to be stationed at the farm early on.

But the one who allowed him to first demonstrate his talents was neither the Fu girl who might have fled in a sorry state, nor the young master who had been forced to wander since birth, but Jiang Yan, who had already fainted from a high fever and was unconscious before even arriving.

According to Chunying's description, the doctor sighed repeatedly when taking her pulse, saying that the cold had worsened and her life was now in the hands of fate. They had initially thought that Jiang Yan, who was burning up and breathing weakly, wouldn't last more than two days, but unexpectedly, after the fever subsided and she was given a few doses of medicine, she regained her energy.

Chunying patted Jiang Yan's shoulder seriously and said, "You're right, it is indeed a cockroach."

Jiang Yan: ...

There were still some radishes and cabbages left to harvest at Fu Nulang's farm. Jiang Yan broke off a few old leaves and strolled to the pigpen on the opposite side, placing them above the fence to entice the pigs to scramble for them.

To avoid the embarrassing situation of meat shortage when the host family came to stay at the estate, the estate manager had the foresight to raise a lot of livestock, including sheep, chickens, and ducks that they usually ate, as well as domestic pigs that they rarely ate because they disliked the strong taste.

Jiang Yan once secretly asked the head chef of the governor's mansion out of curiosity why those nobles loved to eat wild boar meat but disliked domestic pork so much. Wasn't wild boar meat tougher and more fishy than domestic pork?

The chef specifically corrected her misconception: "Wild boar is rare, and its meat is far superior to that of domestic pigs. Moreover, nobles still eat roasted suckling pig."

Jiang Yan, who had never tasted wild boar meat before but whose perception of it as unpalatable was deeply ingrained due to numerous complaints, would not be convinced by this.

Her reasoning for this preference was that wild boar was rare, and eating it was befitting of her status; suckling pig had a milder odor and was also palatable. Of course, there might also be some unknown nutritional benefits.

After trying them all, Jiang Yan tried hard to recall how she felt when she ate domestic pigs and wild boars. In fact, only one deep impression remained: the meat was so delicious!

The tough texture and fishy smell are completely negligible due to the small amount of meat per meal, the smoking process for longer preservation, and the addition of a lot of bean paste for seasoning.

But at this moment, while the steward of the manor refused to let everyone approach the sheep, chickens, and ducks, he allowed her to wander around the pigsty. Jiang Yan couldn't help but ponder this silently and then praised her, saying that she was a wonderful person.

How to leverage your employer's resources to build your own meat-eating empire? Raise pigs, specifically suckling pigs for your employer. If the piglets aren't fed promptly, they automatically become a benefit for everyone once they grow up.

"Miss Jiang has just recovered from a serious illness and needs to rest well." The steward accompanied Nineteen as they walked over, and seeing Jiang Yan sitting by the pigsty at a distance, seemingly lost in thought, he suddenly said this.

Nineteen was stunned. This estate wasn't under his management. Thinking that perhaps the steward had mentioned it casually, or perhaps he intended to take care of it, he didn't ask any further questions and only said, "Steward, you can arrange it as you see fit."

Although the pigsty was cleaned regularly by servants, and it was winter, so the odor wasn't too strong, Nineteen still planned to take a detour. This time, the steward didn't accompany him.

He stood three steps away from Jiang Yan and said with a smile, "Whichever head you think looks better, Miss Jiang, I'll arrange for someone to slaughter it to nourish the young master's body."

The little master has only been drinking milk for a few days; you should ask Nurse Yuan...

Jiang Yan had a sudden inspiration, then concealed her joy and looked at the manager. Was it as she thought, that they were going to do something to benefit everyone?

The steward pointed to the largest one and said, "This one is the most robust and can feed us for many days."

Jiang Yan looked in the direction of the finger and saw that it was indeed the largest of them, but still smaller than the smallest one that her neighbor's grandmother had kept.

To make it easier for her to accept this invitation to conspire, or more accurately, to enjoy the meal more, she pointed to two other medium-sized pigs and said, "Boars are easier to grow after being castrated, and their smell is greatly reduced. Why don't we try it for a few days?"

"Have you ever done that to them?" The steward made a cutting motion.

Jiang Yan was a little embarrassed: "I've only ever seen other people do it this way, I've never had the chance to do it myself."

I've never actually seen him before.

In the past, some families in Dongshan Village raised pigs, but they could no longer keep them because the grain was barely enough to make ends meet. Now, they prefer to raise chickens because they can catch an egg every now and then to enrich their meals.

She even suggested this to the only pork vendor in Rongcheng County, but it was dismissed as nonsense and completely ignored. If you kill the pig, how are you supposed to sell the meat?

The manager hesitated for a while before making a decision: "Let's try two."

There are a total of six pigs in the farm's pigpen: two adult pigs, one male and one female, and four immature pigs of varying sizes.

The manager had his eye on a three-month-old boar and a two-month-old boar.

If, as Jiang Yan said, the animal survives and grows back faster after being cut, they will slaughter the three-month-old one to celebrate, and leave the two-month-old one to see how it goes.

If they can't survive, then put both of them in the bowl. Piglets often die young, and besides the people in the village, who would know exactly how many piglets they raised this year?

As for whether to claim credit from the master after the success, the steward hasn't decided yet, since they have a greater chance of enjoying things that aren't to their liking.

Chunying followed them out to see what was going on.

When the steward went to invite the doctor and Tian Jiu to help, she felt something was mysterious about it.

When she arrived at the pigsty and learned that Tian Jiu was to press the pigs and the doctor to castrate them, she immediately looked at Jiang Yan beside her.

Tian Jiu had no objections, but the doctor was so agitated that his mustache stood on end.

“I am a doctor who treats patients, how could I do such a dirty thing! If word gets out, my reputation will be ruined, and no one will want to treat me anymore.”

The steward thought it made sense. Although those present could guarantee that they would not leak the information, what if they did? Besides, this doctor was invited to treat Master Fu, and it wouldn't be right to touch an animal first.

He quickly changed his mind and said in a very soothing tone, "Please calm down. It was my oversight. How about this, you can guide me from the side, and we'll get to the practical stuff..."

The manager's gaze swept over Tian Jiu, Chun Ying, and Jiang Yan. "Let Jiang Yan handle the physical work."

If she puts forward an idea, I'm sure I'll be more confident and judicious in implementing it.

……

Jiang Yan felt a little awkward when she gripped the knife. But when she actually pulled the knife down, she was completely flustered.

"Doctor, doctor, was my incision too deep? Will it heal poorly and easily get infected?"

"Doctor, please don't look away! Take a good look and tell me what to do next?"

The doctor also had no experience.

The four people talked all at once, scaring the pigs in the pen into screaming in terror.