Ding Lei was truly grateful to Lu Bei. Upon learning that the important guest was from the Capital and worked in the palace, his joy was so great he could barely keep his legs from buckling.
He immediately issued an order to slaughter every pig in the pens, leaving not one behind. For each pig, he took only the heart meat and the crescent-shaped bone, commissioning Yang Fuliu of the Qingguang Monastery—the third-ranked expert of Nine Bamboo Mountain—to cook them with meticulous care. Without batting an eye, he authorized the treasury to release half a month’s worth of spirit bamboo profits, ordering his disciples to rush down the mountain to Langyu County to gather all the local delicacies and snacks.
Naturally, the signature roast goose of Sanqing Peak was not forgotten.
Chapter 200