“Humph...huff...”
(Numb...numb)
“Boom!”
A muffled sound echoed from the bushes.
The wild boar king, nearly three meters long and weighing four to five hundred kilograms, crashed to the ground.
Near its neck, a red-tailed anesthetic dart was clearly visible.
The wild boar king's small eyes revealed deep confusion.
It, the mighty wild boar king...
Just like that, it was gone?
It remembered the previous morning when it had been outsmarting and being taught a lesson by humans.
It had intended to stay quietly in the forest afterward.
Then, it smelled a unique, sweet fragrance and followed it, leading it to juicy, delicious pigweed!
The wild boar king was instantly excited and began munching on the pigweed in this part of the forest.
But after eating for a while, it sensed movement.
It looked over and saw a group of pigs.
And, there was a female pig among them!
This female pig was far prettier than their ordinary female wild boars.
She was plump and white, incredibly beautiful. The wild boar king was smitten at first sight.
He even imagined a happy life with her, raising piglets together.
But unexpectedly...
A few humans suddenly burst in and shot it.
He, the mighty wild boar king, had perished due to delicious food and beauty.
If he could go back in time...
He would eat until he burst and die under the beautiful peony flowers!
“Director Zhu, thank you, thank you!”
“I didn't expect you to come in person.”
Su Ze quickly expressed his gratitude to Zhu Xue Song.
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Xue Song and his team arrived within an hour and a half at most.
Upon reaching the scene, they didn't waste time with idle chatter.
They directly fired a tranquilizer dart.
An anesthetic potent enough to tranquilize an elephant instantly brought the wild boar king down.
“It's nothing, nothing.”
Zhu Xue Song waved his hand dismissively.
“After all, it's the wild boar king, so we should be cautious.”
“For ordinary wild boars, we usually just euthanize them, but this wild boar king is different.”
“We'll find a conservation area to release him.”
Su Ze nodded, saying, “You guys are more professional. I'll listen to you.”
As he spoke...
Su Ze was about to ask Director Zhu to join him for a meal.
Suddenly, he saw a figure rummaging behind his female pig.
It was Wang Jian Bo, the veterinarian from the animal protection center.
Su Ze approached him and asked, “Vet Wang, I have a question.”
“My female pig was scratched by the wild boar's tusks yesterday.”
“I just disinfected and bandaged it.”
“Do I need to give her any vaccines or anything?”
Wang Jian Bo had been rummaging behind the female pig for a while, but found nothing. He shook his head and said:
“It’s fine.”
“I'll bring some over next time I come to give the tiger cub its second vaccine.”
As he spoke...
Wang Jian Bo looked confused and said, “Why isn't there anything?”
Su Ze asked, “What's missing?”
“The piglets?”
Wang Jian Bo nodded, “The wild boar and the domestic pig, huh.”
“How novel.”
Su Ze was taken aback and said:
“Vet Wang, even if there are piglets, it will take ten days or half a month, right?”
“How can you feel anything now?”
“Half a month? You're right!” Wang Jian Bo suddenly lost interest.
“It's just happening now, so it will take at least half a month to see any results.”
“Forget it, I'll check next time.”
While Su Ze and Wang Jian Bo were chatting...
Zhu Xue Song had already instructed the animal protection center and the police to load the wild boar king onto the iron cage truck.
“Su Ze, we should be going.” Director Zhu said.
Su Ze was surprised, “Director Zhu, let's have a meal before you go.”
Zhu Xue Song shook his head, “I'd love to, but let's do it another time.”
“The wild boar king has just been tranquilized. We need to arrange for his transport.”
“Okay, then we’ll have a chance to catch up another time.” Su Ze said.
......
After seeing off Zhu Xue Song and his team...
Su Ze took the tiger cub and the feral pig back home.
The female pig was startled by today's events.
He would let her out tomorrow.
The sound of “rumbling” came from the other side of the field.
It was the sound of Su Xiao Qiang operating the large rotary tiller to plow the land.
It really was a large rotary tiller. It was so efficient.
In such a short time, it had already plowed nearly fifty acres of land.
The efficiency was top-notch.
“Xiao Qiang, what did you have for lunch?”
“Brother, what did you say?”
The sound of the rotary tiller was too loud, and Su Xiao Qiang couldn't hear clearly.
“What did you have for lunch?!”
“Oh, what did I eat? Instant noodles.”
“Brother, I want to eat meat later!”
Su Ze nodded, “Okay.”
“I'll go and prepare it.”
As he spoke...
Su Ze returned to the courtyard.
He first fed the tiger cub some milk powder.
The feral pig had eaten pigweed when it was released, so he didn't need to feed it right away.
Su Xiao Qiang said he wanted to eat meat, so he would braise a pig’s trotter tonight.
Su Ze took a whole pig’s front trotter from the refrigerator.
This meat was sent by the village chief earlier.
Tiger Mama had eaten half of the several large packages of meat, and the rest was left in the refrigerator.
As for the tiger cub, it wouldn't be able to eat meat for at least another week.
So, it was just sitting there anyway. He might as well take it out and have a treat.
Chop!
Chop!
The sound of chopping rang out again and again.
The entire pig’s front trotter was cut into equal-sized pieces by Su Ze.
Boil water, add the pig’s trotter, scallions, ginger, and cooking wine.
First, blanch it to remove the blood and fishy smell.
Once the pig's trotter turned color, he took it out, rinsed it with hot water.
Heat the pan, add oil, put in the washed pig’s trotter, and fry it until slightly browned.
Other people would add rock sugar when frying the pig’s trotter.
But Su Ze didn't do that because if the heat wasn't well controlled, the rock sugar would burn.
And the braised pig’s trotter would have a bitter taste.
Su Ze usually fried the pig’s trotter first, then cooled it slightly with some cold water, then added bay leaves, cinnamon, dried chili peppers, and rock sugar.
This method was the best after Su Ze had tried it many times.
It both gave it a caramelized color and prevented bitterness.
Once the aroma was fragrant, he poured in boiling Spirit Water.
“Sizzle!”
The aroma immediately filled the air.
Soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and fermented soybean paste.
He hadn't planted soybeans yet, so Su Ze used fermented soybean paste as a substitute for soybeans.
Bring it to a boil, then transfer it to a clay pot and start simmering.
“Glug-glug”
“Glug-glug”
One bubble after another rose up.
With smoke and an irresistible aroma wafting in the air.
Su Xiao Qiang smelled the aroma and immediately rushed over.
“Brother, it smells so good! I smelled it in the field!”
“Holy crap, you're braising pig’s trotters!”
“Brother, you're the best!”