In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 358 Fragrant Pig

"Zhao?"

Han Yue grinned widely: "You're Zhao? Then who's Wu Dalang?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Dalang was startled. He had been thinking of using a false identity to deceive Han Yue and escape, but it was clear that Han Yue already knew his true identity.

Realizing this, Wu Dalang no longer hesitated. Without even pulling up his belt, he turned around and tried to escape through the window.

"Want to escape?"

Han Yue naturally wouldn't give Wu Dalang a chance to escape. He strode forward and grabbed Wu Dalang's ankle before Wu Dalang could break the window, forcibly dragging him back into the house. Then, he stepped on Wu Dalang's face, pinning him firmly to the floor, making him unable to move.

"Tie him up!"

At Han Yue's command, Han Jin and the other two immediately took out ropes and tied Wu Dalang up tightly. Then, Han Jin dragged Wu Dalang downstairs.

The lobby on the first floor was no longer filled with the decadent atmosphere of before. The well-dressed guests were hiding like frightened birds, afraid of being spotted by Han Yue and his men.

If these people who broke into Chunyue Tower were ordinary people, it wouldn't matter; they could have used their status and position to reprimand them. But the people who broke into Chunyue Tower were the master of Suiyue Martial Arts School, and even people from the prefectural governor's office...

In the entire Taicang County, who else has a higher status than the head of the Suiyue Martial Arts School and the people of the County Governor's Office?

Not to mention the guests, even the owner behind Chun Yue Lou wouldn't dare to act recklessly in the face of these two forces.

"Master Han."

A portly middle-aged man hurried over and respectfully asked Han Yue, "I wonder if my Chun Yue Lou has offended you in any way?"

Han Yue glanced at the man and recognized him as Chang Jiang, the owner behind Chunjiang Tower.

Chang Jiang was not a native of Taicang County, but a merchant who came to Taicang County to do business more than ten years ago. With his own remarkable abilities, he built the largest brothel in Taicang County, Chunyue Tower, in just two years.

Although Chang Jiang was a businessman, he was extremely disciplined and would not force women to sell themselves. On the contrary, he was willing to take in women who could not survive. Therefore, both Han Yue and Zheng Qing had a good impression of him and tacitly approved of the existence of Chun Yue Lou, and even provided it with protection.

"none of your business."

Han Yue shook his head and said, "This time, the Prefectural Governor's Office and I are jointly arresting the thieves."

After offering his explanation, Han Yue said no more and strode away from Chunyue Tower.

Watching Han Yue and the others leave, Chang Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. When he received the news, he was quite startled and almost thought that Suiyue Martial Arts School and the Prefectural Governor's Office were going to take action against him.

Good thing...

Han Yue's target was neither him nor Chun Yue Lou, but simply a customer who came to Chun Yue Lou to spend money.

"Han Yue is too domineering."

"That's right! The people who patronize Chun Yue Lou are all respectable people. How could he barge in so forcefully?"

"Gentlemen, let's not say any more of this. We might have eavesdroppers."

"So what if the walls have ears? Does that mean we can't say anything just because Han Yue did it?"

"..."

After Han Yue's figure disappeared from sight, the "respectable people" in the lobby also became more assertive, criticizing Han Yue one by one.

Chang Jiang glanced at these people and shook his head inwardly. These people were probably used to being flattered by the servants at home and had no sense of propriety at all. Talking about Han Yue behind his back was probably courting death.

The reason Chang Jiang was able to open such a large brothel in this county town was because he was cautious and never caused trouble. He also occasionally offered tributes to the prefectural governor's office and the Suiyue Martial Arts School. This was the reason why his Chunyue Tower could operate in the county town with peace of mind.

Chang Jiang would never do something like gossiping about Han Yue or the prefectural government behind his back.

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In the northeast of the county seat, there is a small village called Lijiapo.

While Han Yue and his men were arresting Wu Dalang, a banquet was being held in the house that originally belonged to the village chief.

As can be seen from the name Lijiapo, this village is similar to Chenjia Village, with most of the villagers sharing the surname Li.

But with the arrival of the Taishan bandits, there were no more men with the surname Li in this village.

Three days ago, the Taishan bandits arrived at this small village. Before the villagers of Lijiapo could react, the Taishan bandits picked up their butcher knives and slaughtered all the men in the village. They then occupied the village as their base.

At this moment, in the house that originally belonged to the village chief, candles were burning, and the light they cast illuminated the entire hall.

One by one, the men sat cross-legged on the ground, with small tables in front of them filled with food and drinks, and at least one or two women serving them.

After slaughtering all the men of Lijiapo, the women of Lijiapo naturally became the prey of the Taishan bandits. These women who stood trembling beside the men were naturally the original women of Lijiapo.

The women who dared to resist had already been killed by the Taishan bandits. What remained were the women who were willing to serve them under the threat of violence.

"Why does this pork taste so strange?"

A shirtless man with a tuft of chest hair picked up a piece of pork, took a bite, and said...

As he spoke, the man pulled the woman from Lijiapo, who was sitting cautiously beside him, into his arms and caressed her wantonly.

"Wild boars cannot eat fine bran."

Not far from the man with the heart-protecting hair, a man with a somewhat pointed head sneered, "This is a suckling pig that the boss bought from Qingzhou Prefecture at a high price. In the past, a rough man like you would never have been able to eat a bite of it in your entire life."

"Fragrant pork?"

The man with the protective hair, who was being mocked, was not annoyed. Instead, he asked, "What's the story behind this 'fragrant pork'?"

Not only that man, but everyone else also cast questioning glances at the man with the pointed head; clearly, they were also very curious.

Under the gaze of the crowd, the man with the pointed head puffed out his chest and said proudly, "The reason why this 'milk-fragrant pig' has the word 'milk-fragrant' in its name is because this pig is fed with human milk."

hiss!

Everyone gasped in shock. They knew about human milk, but they had never heard of pigs fed with human milk.

"Zhang Jian, are you telling the truth?"

The burly man with the protective heart couldn't help but ask.

"Of course it's true."

Zhang Jian, with his pointed head, glanced at the man with the breastplate and looked at the country bumpkin, then said, "In the prefecture, this fragrant pig is the exclusive meat of wealthy families. It is said that the fragrant pig is made from the finest breed of pigs and is fed human milk from a young age. Apart from human milk, it is not fed any other food."

That's precisely why this fragrant pork has such a unique milky aroma. As far as I know, these fragrant pork pigs typically weigh only about 50 jin (25 catties) when they're ready for market, and a single fragrant pork pig can fetch a staggering 200 taels of silver in the prefectural capital!