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Chapter 420: Chapter 423: I Didn’t Miss Him! _1
Aunt Huang quickly said, "When buying piglets, you should pick the bigger ones; they’ll grow strong and yield more meat later on."
She had let Qiao Duo’er pick first, but to her surprise, Qiao Duo’er chose the two smallest ones, the others being just average at best.
"Duo’er, let’s just buy these, I really like them!"
Chen Yiling looked at Qiao Duo’er with a pleading face, she had just agreed to let her choose, and there were no take-backs!
Aunt Huang wanted to offer more advice, but she heard Qiao Duo’er say, "Could you please catch them for us, Auntie?"
These four pigs were very healthy and full of life, they might not necessarily grow up to be smaller than the others.
Aunt Huang soon caught the piglets, putting only the smallest one in Chen Yiling’s basket.
Chen Yiling said dissatisfiedly, "We agreed to come here to experience life, I want to carry as much as you."
She tried to grab another one, but just as she was about to touch it, the little piglet suddenly squirmed and she quickly pulled back her hand in fright.
"They might poo on the way, so it’d be better if my husband brings them over to you."
At Aunt Huang’s words, Qiao Duo’er and Chen Yiling both abandoned the thought of carrying the piglets back themselves; it would be disgusting if they pooed in the basket.
Qiao Duo’er took out one tael of silver and handed it over: "Auntie, please take this."
"This won’t do, the piglets you chose can’t go for that price."
Aunt Huang pushed it back hastily, especially since the smallest one would be lucky to fetch two hundred wen.
Qiao Duo’er pushed the silver back again: "If you think it’s too much silver, you could send us some extra vegetables."
"Sure thing!"
Aunt Huang called Uncle Huang over with a carrying pole to pick up the piglets, and she herself went to the field to pull up some vegetables.
After they arrived home, Uncle Huang casually placed the piglets into the pen.
"Right now, feed the pigs three times a day, refill the water trough once a day, and after two months, feed them twice and refill the water twice..." Uncle Huang shared some pig-raising tips.
"Thank you, Uncle, come in for a drink of water," Qiao Duo’er said, very grateful.
"I’m not thirsty, I have to tell others to buy piglets from us. You better hurry up and feed the little pigs. Once they’ve eaten, they won’t be scared of the new environment anymore."
After he had finished, Uncle Huang hurried off.
Qiao Duo’er mixed soy pulp with bran to feed the pigs and watched the piglets eating heartily, while Chen Yiling was lost in thought looking at them.
"It would be nice if I could take it with me when I go home," Chen Yiling suddenly mused.
Qiao Duo’er, with a wry face, said, "Aren’t you afraid that Lord Qin would hear pig oinks while he’s judging cases?"
Or maybe instead of a government official commanding silence during court, they could just use pig oinks? 𝚗𝚘v𝚙𝚞b.𝚌𝚘m
Chen Yiling couldn’t help but picture the scenario, and the two exchanged glances before bursting into laughter at the same time.
One has to wonder, what would Lord Qin’s ice-cold demeanor turn into if he were to face such a situation?
"Hey, don’t mention that jerk in front of me, hmph, he’s only got his subjects and the common people in his heart. A person like him should never get married!"
Chen Yiling stamped her foot, that jerk didn’t care about her feelings at all, and she didn’t want to think about him!
Qiao Duo’er teased, "If you miss him, you miss him, it’s only natural, I promise I won’t laugh at you."
"I don’t want to talk to you, sheep eat grass, right? I’m going to feed the sheep."
Chen Yiling walked away with a flushed face, she really hadn’t been thinking about him!
Qiao Duo’er chuckled softly, humans truly are creatures that often say one thing and mean another.
The two continued to laugh and joke as they went about feeding all the poultry and livestock.
For Chen Yiling, interacting with these little creatures was a completely novel experience filled with her own undiscovered joys.
