He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

The hail stopped after an hour, and the heavy rain continued all night. The next day, the rain stopped, and some of the wounded soldiers went to clean up the mess in the sheepfold, while others prepared to go to the forest to cut trees. Lu Sheng also sent a lot of servants to help them cut wood.

Now we have to prepare the firewood quickly, as heating the kang consumes a lot of firewood when the weather gets cold.

Lu Yan knew that several people were going to pull wood back, so she asked a carpenter to make a few wooden racks with wheels. The wooden racks with wheels would be easier to pull with horses, and they could transport a lot more wood at a time.

Speaking of making things, Lu Yan suddenly thought of her pigs, and quickly asked the master to make a large cage with wheels without stopping. It was soon time to deliver the pigs, and the Northern Di people would probably be here soon.

Lu Yan’s estimation was correct. The Northern Di people arrived within two days, and Zhe Mu brought them with him.

As soon as they arrived, several people came to Lu Yan to ask how to get the pig back to Beidi. Lu Yan found it interesting and asked curiously, "You haven't figured out how to get the pig back yet, so you came to me directly? Are you sure I have a way?"

One of the wealthy businessmen gestured and said, "We were discussing this. Zhe Mu said you must have a way. Just tell us to come over directly."

Lu Yan looked at Zhe Mu with appreciation. Zhe Mu was indeed reliable.

He took a few people to see the large cages with wheels. Each cage could hold five pigs. They only needed to buy ten cages to transport fifty pigs and pull them back with horses.

Ten cages can be made by a few people in one day, and each one is sold to the Northern Di people for one or two taels of silver, once again achieving a situation where both parties feel they have made a profit.

A few carpenters thought it was like a dream to earn ten taels of silver in a day by making a few things with some free wood; a few northern barbarians thought it was like a dream to sell a cage this big that could hold five pigs and had wheels for only one tael of silver.

It can be seen how evil the Dali people who had the courage to do business with these Beidi merchants were in the past. In comparison, a well-known profiteer like Lu Yan looks like a living Bodhisattva.

The few of them did not stay for long, and rode their horses with the cages straight to Youzhou. When they reached the gate of Liaoyang City, Lu Yan went to the inn built by the caravan. As expected, Zhang Changfeng and the others were gone. She asked the waiter, who said that they had been gone for more than half a month.

Lu Yan nodded, knowing what was going on. They probably had to go back to report to the government before winter came, and then go south to sell the things they got from the north, so they could go home before the New Year.

After ten days of hard work and sleeping outdoors, the group finally arrived at Chongming County. Hu Zhiguang was truly a rare talent, and every time Lu Yan came to Chongming County, she felt that it was more popular than the last time.

This time, they still stayed at Hengyang Inn, but they were already familiar with the place. They put down their things and hurried out of the door carrying a few bags.

Lu Yan was confused and asked Zhe Mu who was sitting idly: "What are they doing?"

Zhe Mu: “I’m going to stock up.”

It took Lu Yan a while to realize that they had two stores here, one selling mountain products and the other selling furs. They brought the mountain products and furs to the stores.

A few people put down their things and came back soon. It seemed that they also collected the profits and wanted to share the money with Lu Yan. Lu Yan waved her hand and asked them to share it at the end of the year.

The group rested in the inn for a day, and went to the pig farm the next day to get pigs. The fifty piglets had grown up and were ready to be slaughtered, and were put into cages. After the fifty pigs were taken away, there were still more than thirty half-grown piglets. The last time we came, two pregnant sows had given birth a while ago, and gave birth to another eighteen piglets. Now there are three more pregnant sows.

We agreed to come back before the New Year and take those thirty or so away.

In addition to the fifty pigs, two butchers were also taken away this time. The butchers had been butchering pigs all their lives, but they had never been to Beidi to butcher pigs for the Beidi people. They were stunned when they heard Lu Yan's request.

The Beidi people were very generous, offering one tael of silver per person for two people to travel, with food and lodging included. They didn't have to kill all the pigs, as there were five families with ten pigs each, so each family could just kill two and let their cooks learn how to do it.

The two butchers calculated that at most each family would stay for one day, and the job would be done in five days. It would take a little longer on the road, but everyone was busy with the autumn harvest recently, and there were not many people slaughtering pigs during non-holiday seasons, so they simply agreed.

After agreeing, he realized that he was a little scared, and went to find Lu Yan anxiously: "Miss Lu, we have never dealt with the Northern Di people before. Are you sure it is safe to go to their territory this time?"

Lu Yan comforted them, "Don't worry, I'm here. I'll go with you. If you're worried, come back to Liaoyang County with me. I'll ask Magistrate Lu for the person. We can take an official with us."

The two butchers were overjoyed: "That's great!"

Lu Yan must go on this trip, because it would be difficult for them to cook the pig well after killing it. Lu Yan has to come and give some advice to their chef so as not to ruin the good pork.

She hasn't eaten authentic pig-killing dishes for a long time.