No one but Yun Chengxuan could do something like this.
In fact, the person riding on the back of the wild boar really was Yun Chengxuan.
He had gotten up early in the morning and excitedly led seven or eight people into the mountains, planning to hunt some wild game.
Unexpectedly, their luck was quite good. Just as they entered the deep mountains, before running into any tigers or wolves, they stumbled right into a sounder of wild boars.
And this group of wild boars was a large family, with over ten of them, big and small.
This made Yun Chengxuan overjoyed. It was all meat! His favorite meat!
Seeing Yun Chengxuan's ready-to-brawl attitude, the seven or eight people who followed him up the mountain felt their hearts skip a beat, having a premonition that something bad was about to happen.
Yue Feng hurriedly tried to stop him, "Young Master Yun, you can't, you can't! Wild boars are no easier to fight than tigers, let alone over a dozen of them. One moment of carelessness and we'll..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Yun Chengxuan let out a howl and charged out, raising his knife at the largest male boar.
The male boar, perhaps feeling its majesty was being challenged, showed no fear. Grunting loudly, it charged right at Yun Chengxuan.
Just as Yun Chengxuan was about to swing his knife down, he suddenly remembered Jiang Jin's words: "Try to capture them alive and raise them, so we can eat them whenever we want later."
He hit the brakes hard and casually tossed his knife to the ground.
Seeing that the wild boar was about to ram into him, the few people behind him cried out in alarm, "Look out!"
Yun Chengxuan, however, was unhurried. He pressed one hand against the boar's head, grabbed one of its ears with the other, spun his body around, and mounted directly onto the boar's back.
But as soon as he got on, Yun Chengxuan gasped, "Hiss, ah! The boar's bristles are so stiff! They're pricking my butt! Just wait until we get back, I'm going to burn off all your bristles, every last one!"
The wild boar couldn't understand his words, but it was furious. It sprinted wildly like lightning, desperately trying to throw this human off.
Yun Chengxuan, being a stubborn mule, naturally wouldn't admit defeat. He gripped the boar's ears with both hands, ignoring the bristles pricking his buttocks, and clamped his legs tightly around the boar's body, as if he were welded to it.
No matter how much you thrash about, I remain as steady as a mountain.
Seeing their patriarch run off, the other wild boars all grunted and frantically ran after it.
Watching the sounder of wild boars roar past them, Yue Feng and the others were dumbfounded.
He was one of the servants Jiang Jin had bought from Mei Ren. He used to be a hunter, possessed some archery skills, and was experienced in hunting.
However, he was already forty-five this year, which was considered quite old in this era, so he hadn't been selected to be a soldier.
This time, since Yun Chengxuan wanted to go hunting in the mountains, he was brought along.
Having hunted all his life, it was his first time encountering such a bizarre situation, and he was left speechless.
Picking up Yun Chengxuan's knife, he took a deep breath and quickly followed, "Hurry, everyone, follow them!"
Guarding the north gate today was Yun Yu. Seeing the billowing dust in the distance, his heart skipped a beat, thinking it was an enemy attack.
But when he saw clearly what it was, a million horses stampeded through his heart.
Riding a boar?!
What was he thinking?!
He let out a soft breath and gritted his teeth, "Open the city gates! Catch the boars!"
The soldiers were also flabbergasted. They only snapped back to reality at his command and hurried to open the gates.
When Jiang Jin and Zhou Sui arrived at the north gate, the chaos at the scene was already coming to an end.
There were sixteen wild boars in total, five of which were adults. The rest varied in size, with the youngest litter estimated to be only a month or two old. All of them had their four hooves tied up and were lying on the ground, letting out shrill squeals.
Seeing Jiang Jin, Yun Chengxuan was overjoyed. He flashed a wide grin, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, "Auntie, look! It's all meat! Live meat! We can eat meat every day from now on!"
Jiang Jin: "...Let's build a pigpen. We'll slaughter one today and raise the rest."
The crowd cheered. Although boar meat didn't taste great and had a strong gamey stench, they hadn't seen meat in a long time. Just having something to eat was wonderful.
Jiang Jin asked, "Does anyone know how to castrate livestock? We need to castrate the young ones. I heard that boars raised this way won't have that gamey stench, and they'll put on weight much easier."
Although people in this era also raised pigs, they didn't have the skill of castration. Therefore, the pigs they raised all carried a rank odor and were generally only eaten by commoners.
Yun Chengxuan's eyes lit up. "Really? What does it mean to castrate a boar? Can I do it?"
Jiang Jin smiled. "Yes, you can. It means neutering the wild boars. I'll teach you, and once you learn, this task will be entirely up to you."
Yun Chengxuan stood up straight, feeling as if he had been entrusted with a heavy responsibility. "Auntie, I promise to learn it well! From now on, I'll specialize in castrating pigs!"
Zhou Sui suppressed the throbbing veins on his forehead. "My Lord, you... don't need to involve yourself in this matter."
He really couldn't understand where Jiang Jin, a dignified princess, had heard of such things. He had lived for so long and had never heard of castrating pigs.
However, he now found himself irresistibly compelled to obey Jiang Jin's words unconditionally. It was just castrating pigs, after all. If they died from it, they could just slaughter and eat them. It was no big deal; he could do it himself.
Seeing that he looked about to break down, Jiang Jin didn't insist. "Alright, it's getting late. Let's all have lunch first and come back to castrate the pigs in the afternoon."
However, when Zhou Sui prepared to do the deed himself in the afternoon, he realized that he, a great general, had absolutely no idea where to start!
Yun Chengxuan stared at General Zhou with sparkling eyes, waiting for him to operate so he could master this skill. Once he perfected it, he planned to go back into the mountains, catch more wild boars, and castrate them all.
Beside them were a few servants who had been selected to take care of the livestock; they also needed to learn this skill.
Zhou Sui: "..." For some reason, it was a bit awkward. If he admitted he didn't know how at this moment, would people think he wasn't majestic enough?
Dong Si let out a long sigh. "If only Eunuch Niu were here. He's an expert at castration."
Jiang Jin froze for a moment before realizing what he meant.
She couldn't help but facepalm. How could humans and pigs be the same?
Seeing Zhou Sui standing there in awkward silence, Jiang Jin prepared to do it herself. During the thirty-minute break after lunch, she had specifically found a video in her database to learn the pig castration technique.
Zhou Sui quickly stopped her. "My Lord, you cannot do this yourself. You give the instructions, and I will do it."
Helpless, Jiang Jin could only stand aside and teach while Zhou Sui performed the operation.
After a flurry of chaotic movements, they finally finished castrating one pig. Zhou Sui expressed that leading troops into battle had never been this exhausting.
It was simply thrilling, terrifying, shocking, hair-raising, and unforgettable for a lifetime.
Yun Chengxuan, however, seemed to have unlocked a whole new world. Having just watched Zhou Sui perform the operation once, he had basically mastered it. He immediately put it into practice and castrated a wild boar himself.
Amidst the wild boar's shrill screams, he completed the task perfectly and with great form. One had to admit, when it came to castrating pigs, Yun Chengxuan had a bit of a natural talent.
The servants also began their practical exercises, and the squeals of pigs rose and fell in succession...
Half an hour later, all the eligible boars had been castrated. Yun Chengxuan directly chose the male wild boar he had ridden down the mountain as the first target for slaughter. After all, it was the one that pricked his butt.
Slaughtering the male boar was Jiang Jin's request. The female boars could be kept for breeding, and they didn't need that many males; keeping just one was enough.
Slaughtering the wild boar meant they could have an extra dish for dinner tonight.
While they were busy over here, the sound of horse hooves approached. A soldier dismounted swiftly and quickly reported, "My Lord, at the south gate, a group of grain transport troops from Quzhao has arrived."
