The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 291: Manipulation

Cuihua: Piggy understands! Piggy is willing!

It raised its head and cried out. Zhou Pengtao and Zheng Xun, who were in front, were attracted by the noise and turned around to see it leaping towards Lü Mengying.

Zhou Pengtao: Has Cuihua gone mad?!

Lu Mengying caught Cuihua, and although she was holding a fat sow, she did it as easily as if she were holding a kitten or puppy.

Throughout the entire ordeal, she didn't even flinch.

However, she didn't hold her for long before throwing Cuihua to the ground.

Cuihua was as happy as a 300-pound child, spinning around and frolicking in place.

After running two laps, it pounced on Lü Mengying again.

Lü Mengying caught it and then threw it away.

One person and one pig, in this cycle, they had a great time.

Zhou Pengtao was terrified, fearing that Cuihua would crush the tall, thin girl into a meat patty.

In the end, nothing bad happened, but instead of feeling relieved, his expression became even more serious.

Zheng Xun withdrew his gaze: "Don't worry, Mengying knows what she's doing and won't get hurt."

“I know that’s not what I’m worried about,” Zhou Pengtao said with a somewhat weary expression. “I’m afraid that Cuihua will misunderstand me.”

What if it thinks it has lost weight?

What if it thinks it can also bear its weight?

What if one day it wants to play this game with him too?

He put his hands on his lower back, mourning his aching back in advance.

Zheng Xun watched his ever-changing, fascinating expressions and shook his head tolerantly.

These people are getting stranger and stranger.

She focused her attention on her surroundings.

The changes here compared to before can be described as earth-shattering.

Zhou Pengtao put a lot of effort into the design, which is why the construction took longer.

The rewards for hard work are gratifying.

The pigs' activity area and feeding area are completely separated, and staff are assigned to clean them. The entire pig farm is not only clean but also well-organized.

Zheng Xun strolled around with his hands behind his back, asking, "Has this place always been like this?"

Zhou Pengtao said proudly, "Yes!"

“You’ve done a great job, but Pengtao, the breeding pigs we’re researching will be used to raise for ordinary people. Not every family has the necessary conditions, are you aware of that?”

"Hum..."

Cuihua then jumped into Lü Mengying's arms.

Zhou Pengtao seemed to be deep in thought.

So, what the princess meant was that the pig farm could be clean, but the piglets and breeding pigs she bred could not only adapt to a clean environment.

The pigs he raised were not meant to grace the tables of high-ranking officials and nobles, but to end up in the hands of ordinary people.

Firstly, ordinary people don't have enough space; secondly, they can't feed their animals very well; and thirdly, they can't necessarily guarantee a clean and tidy environment.

They raise pigs not as pets, but to earn money and have a good meal.

Zhou Pengtao suddenly realized, "Princess, I was just assuming things."

"No problem."

Zheng Xun spoke in a very gentle tone.

Zhou Pengtao used to be an official, but raising pigs was just a hobby for him, so his perspective was naturally different.

This is normal.

"Bang—" Lu Mengying threw Cuihua out again.

“Princess…” Zhou Pengtao suddenly said, “In the past, people rarely sold pigs because they didn’t fetch a good price. But castrated pigs are different… Could we compile a manual and have people take it to different places to teach people how to raise pigs? Also, we could slightly improve the cooking methods…”

Once he gets it, it's like his Ren and Du meridians have been opened, and ideas start popping out of him.

Zheng Xun did not interrupt him, nor did he discourage him; he simply listened quietly to him speak.

The commotion caused by the person and the pig behind them had no effect on them whatsoever.

Finally, after Zhou Pengtao finished speaking, Zheng Xun smiled and said, "Write down these ideas first, and then slowly refine them to see what needs to be improved and what needs to be detailed. Once you have a plan, just write a report to me."

This was his duty, and Zheng Xun would not overstep his bounds, nor did he have the energy to handle it.

She only needs to see one result.

After visiting the pig farm, they went to the horse farm.

There are more people here because someone needs to take care of the foals.

Zheng Xun glanced at them and saw that most of the ponies were very strong.

When they reached a stable, Zheng Xun suddenly stopped.

Lu Mengying and Cuihua, who were playing around behind, almost bumped into each other.

Seeing Zheng Xun's expression, Lü Mengying knew something was wrong and quickly stopped Cuihua, who was still not finished.

Zhou Pengtao gave a sour snort: "We've only known each other for a short time, and you're already so obedient."

Zheng Xun looked at him.

"Princess...do you have any instructions?"

Zheng Xun gestured for her to be quiet, and then together they slowly approached the stables.

In the stable, a groom in gray was adding hay to the horses.

Zhou Pengtao examined it closely, but couldn't detect anything unusual.

However, without Zheng Xun's instructions, he dared not ask and could only keep it to himself.

After the stable boy finished adding the hay, Zheng Xun stepped forward.

"What's your name?"

Nowadays, Zheng Xun rarely deals with things by directly exposing everything.

However, her change was not sudden, so many people did not notice it.

The stable boy was very alert and kept a close watch on the surroundings. However, Zheng Xun and his group were in a very clever spot, a blind spot, so he didn't notice them.

Therefore, when several people suddenly appeared, he was startled and panicked for a moment.

This is enough to raise suspicions.

Zhou Pengtao strode forward and demanded, "What are you doing?"

The stable boy swallowed hard. "I...I didn't...did anything!"

"Your words are only good for fooling Cuihua."

Cuihua hummed twice at the opportune moment, and Zhou Pengtao immediately changed his tune: "You can't even fool Cuihua."

"Did you confess yourself, or did I have to interrogate you?"

When Zhou Pengtao lost his temper, he was imposing. The stable boy, who had never seen much of the world, was so frightened that he almost knelt down on the spot.

But he held on.

Thinking about the consequences of confessing, he had no choice but to hold on.

Zhou Pengtao narrowed his eyes slightly: "It seems you're going to refuse a polite toast only to suffer a penalty shot. Let me make this clear from the start: if I really have to interrogate you, you'd better be prepared to suffer."

The stable boy's face turned deathly pale.

"Manager Zhou..."

Zhou Pengtao pressed on, "What tricks did you play?"

Lu Mengying really wanted to call Zhou Pengtao "reckless." He was neither skilled in martial arts nor a strong young man, yet he stood so close, as if he was afraid the other party wouldn't be driven to desperation!

She gripped the hilt of her sword, wary of the stable boy suddenly attacking.

As it turned out, she had overestimated the horse herder.

Under Zhou Pengtao's imposing presence, he slid to his knees with extraordinary speed.

"Manager Zhou, I confess! I confess!"

The cause and effect of this matter is actually quite simple.

After Wang Feiyu left, the horse farm was completely without a leader.

Zhou Pengtao was overwhelmed with other matters, so he decided to promote a junior manager.

This stable boy was too "ambitious" and quickly came up with a way to frame him.

He wasn't in charge of this stable; he was just there to add things to the hay.

Yes, add something unclean.

Once the truth comes out, the person in charge of the stables will be reprimanded and punished, and then his opportunity will come.