Xue'er's heart was like a knife, she knew that Lu Xiyi was very good to her, but she did something that made Lu Xiyi's heart ache: "Shopkeeper Lu, I'm sorry for you, and I don't deserve to give you meat in the future, you can choose another supplier!" "With that, I skimmed my chopsticks and left.

"Stop!" Lu Xiyi grabbed her.

Xue'er's heart froze: Does Lu Xiyi want to settle the previous accounts with her? She sent a few days of bad meat to Lu Xiyi as compensation. But just when she was about to say compensation, Lu Xiyi spoke before her.

"Tell me, what happened, I think you must have a reason, I can't be wrong!" Lu Xiyi is stubborn and determined, she took a fancy to Xue'er's sincerity and kindness, so she cooperated with her, and now that such a thing happens, Lu Xiyi firmly believes that it is not Xue'er's fault.

Xue'er had tears in her eyes: "Shopkeeper Lu, I ......"

"Tell me, what's going on?" Lu Xiyi asked.

Xue'er said that Zhang San had not sold live pigs in the past few days: "I was afraid of delaying the shopkeeper Lu to make wine, so I temporarily bought slaughtered pork from Zhang San, thinking that it would be a matter of one or two days, but who knew that Zhang San would never sell live pigs again!" I asked him why he didn't sell hogs, and he didn't answer. Actually, I always wanted to tell you, but seeing that you are so busy, I didn't say it. ”

It turned out to be Zhang San! Zhang San must have gotten a batch of pork from somewhere, and he sold it at the usual price to a vendor owner like Xue'er.

"Cher, what time do you go to welcome the pig every day?" Lu Xiyi invited Xue'er back to her seat and served her vegetables.

Lu Xiyi's sincerity and empathy made Xue'er very moved: "Usually five drums in the morning. ”

"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow to welcome the pig." Lu Xiyi wants to see what kind of slippery head this Zhang San is, forgetting his righteousness and selling stale pork, which is really shameful.

At the third watch, Lu Xiyi got up, woke up Li Xiao first, and instructed him to burn the fire in the winery to make wine, but he didn't say what she was going to. She came to the door of Liu Ji's room again and knocked on the door. Liu Ji opened it and was startled.

"Brother Liu, come with me to the West Gate!" Lu Xiyi smiled slightly.

Liu Ji was sleepy-eyed, and his mind was still confused: "What are you doing at Ximen?" It's still early! ”

"Just come with me!" Lu Xiyi grabbed Liu Ji's arm unexpectedly, almost pulling Liu Ji to the ground, "By the way, don't forget to take the guy!" "The guy is a sword to defend himself, because Lu Xiyi feels that the person he went to see this time may be a fierce man.

There was no way, Liu Ji had no choice but to make a basin of water, sober himself up, took the green sword he was wearing, and rode to the West Gate with Lu Xiyi.

At this time, Cher was already waiting at the west gate. The vendors who do buying and selling come to the west gate every day at the fourth watch, and as soon as the city gate is opened, it becomes a temporary trading place outside the door, commonly known as "ghost market". There are normal merchants who sell pigs, cattle and sheep, and they also specialize in trading antique treasures obtained from stolen and tomb robberies in the future.

"Cher, when will the city gate open?" Lu Xiyi is Xue'er.

Xue'er said: "As soon as the drum of the fifth watch sounds, the city gate will open!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of horns on the city wall, followed by the sound of drums. When the officers and men of the gate heard the sound of drums, they opened the gates. The old city gate was closed, and there was a heavy, piercing creak, as if it were about to collapse. The merchants who were doing business rushed out, as if they were thousands of horses crossing a single-plank bridge.

"Let's go!" Xue'er shouted, and Lu Xiyi and Liu Ji followed her out of the west gate. The "ghost market" is very lively, stretching for miles. Xue'er pointed to a lit willow tree not far away and said, "Shopkeeper Lu, that's where Zhang San sells pork!" ”

When the three of them came to the willow tree, they couldn't see a single pig, only to see Zhang San put more than a dozen meat cases, all of which were killed pigs, but the pork meat was no longer fresh.

"Cher, you want five more pigs today, don't you?" Zhang San and Xue'er are regular customers, and they put the pork in the basket while asking.

Lu Xiyi came over, picked up a piece of pork, and smelled it, although it didn't stink, it obviously didn't have the taste of fresh pork, and Lu Xiyi also found two or three pieces of ice slag on the pork, which was estimated to be used by Zhang San to freeze pork.

Liu Ji snorted and startled Zhang San: "Zhang San, how long have you been dead with this pork?" ”

"It didn't take long!" Zhang San grinned, and only then did he notice that the two people brought by Xue'er were extraordinary. "They were all just killed in the morning!"

Lu Xiyi threw a piece of ice slag into Zhang San's collar, and a burst of cold spread throughout Zhang San's body, he jumped a few times before jumping out of the ice slag: "The pig you just killed in the morning, will you immediately use ice cubes to freeze it?" While asking, Xue Liang's eyes stared directly at Zhang San.

"Isn't it getting hotter and hotter, and I'm afraid of the smell, so I put ice cubes on it after killing it." Zhang San is cunning and very dishonest.

Lu Xiyi gave Liu Ji a look, a cunning person like Zhang San, he would not tell the truth without violence, which is why Lu Xiyi asked Liu Ji to come out.

With a cry of the blue wolf, the blue saber suddenly rested on Zhang San's neck, and Liu Ji's cold gaze was as sharp and sharp as the cold light on the tip of the sword: "Say it quickly, otherwise I will cut it with a sword!" I think it's the same as killing a pig. ”

Zhang San's legs were weak, and his eyes were fixed on the sword around his neck.

"Zhang San, my eldest brother is a short-tempered person, if he really makes him impatient, he will really kill people." Lu Xiyi said sternly, "Tell us, why don't you send pigs these days?" ”

Zhang San sighed, and said that all the pigs died on the night of the heavy rain: "There is no way, so many pigs, it is not only a waste to lose them, but I also lose the cost, so I thought of a way to freeze them with ice cubes." Xue'er, I've been working with you for so long, and I definitely didn't mean to deceive you. ”

Xue'er is also an empathetic woman, and when she saw Zhang San explain the reason, she didn't blame him.

Lu Xiyi's brows became suspicious: "If it is said that it was struck by lightning, it should be that the pig will die......"

"Thunder is impossible!" Zhang San didn't wait for Lu Xiyi to finish speaking, so he hurriedly said, "I remember clearly that day, there was no thunder at all, how could my pig be hacked to death?" ”

If it's not lightning to death, then it's an epidemic. But the epidemic can't kill hundreds of pigs overnight? A very terrifying thought flashed through Lu Xiyi's mind. However, instead of pondering here, it is better to go to the site and investigate.

"Zhang San, this pork is not fresh, and it may be an epidemic, so you must not sell it again! You take me to your pig breeding place now and see what caused so many pigs to die overnight. ”

Zhang San took Lu Xiyi, Liu Ji, and Xue'er to his pig breeding place. It rained heavily that night, and Zhang San, fearing that the pigs would be frightened and run away, drove all the pigs into the pigsty and locked the doors. All the pigs are in the pigsty, did they eat the same thing and cause poisoning and death?