Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands
Chapter 29 - 029: This Is What You Deserve

Chapter 29: Chapter 029: This Is What You Deserve

"You’re really not afraid?" Li Xing’an was quite surprised.

Li Yuzhu urged, "Come on, hurry up, I can barely hold the leopard down!"

Li Xing’an panicked, "Alright, alright, I’m coming!"

The knife went up and came down, and the leopard was bled and completely stopped moving.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief together.

Bleeding it was easy, but skinning it was hard; none of the brothers had done this before.

Li Yuzhu took the knife from Li Xing’an, "Let me do it."

The trio looked at her in surprise, "Little sister? You know how to skin a leopard?"

"I can peel an egg, isn’t it the same principle?"

"No, it’s not!" the three of them answered in unison.

"I think it’s about the same." Li Yuzhu held the knife, gestured a few times, and began to skin the leopard.

In her view, a kitchen knife, carving knife, and scalpel were used in similar ways.

Li Yuzhu skinned it quickly and neatly, soon taking off the leopard’s skin.

This piece of skin was a good item, she planned to make clothes for the two kids in the future. Li Yuzhu hung the skin over a small tree to dry.

She handed the knife back to the third brother, Li Xing’an, "Third brother, next is the meat distribution. Give half to our neighbor first, that’s his share, then cut it into small chunks for roasting."

Mentioning roasting meat, Li Xing’an got excited again.

"Alright, watch me." He rolled up his sleeves, imitating the butcher, and began dividing the meat.

The shapes were not pretty, but at least they were separated.

Giving away the meat was a challenge because Mu Yuanxiu’s temper was so eccentric.

The princely heir volunteered, "I’ll go, I’ll speak with him properly."

The meat was too heavy, so both the princely heir and second young master went together.

One to deliver the meat, the other to return the knife.

Li Yuzhu and Li Xing’an were busy sorting the small pieces of meat.

Li Xing’an looked at the large pile of meat on the stone and frowned, "Little sister, there’s so much leopard meat, we can’t finish it in one day, it’ll spoil in a few days, what should we do?"

Li Yuzhu had already thought this through.

"Cure it with salt and dry it out, turn it into jerky so it won’t spoil. The weather isn’t too hot yet, we can still make jerky," Li Yuzhu said.

Li Xing’an praised, "Little sister, you’re smart! But that will need a lot of salt, right? Where can we buy it at this moment?"

Earlier that day, Li Yuzhu had asked the village chief, the nearest market was fifteen to sixteen miles away, and going there was clearly too late, besides, she had no money.

"After noon, third brother and I can go to the village, we can trade some meat for supplies." Li Yuzhu pointed at the pile of leopard meat, "Take half of it to exchange for daily necessities."

Because of the distance, some slightly wealthier families would buy large amounts of daily necessities after visiting the market, stocking up for gradual use.

Li Xing’an laughed, "That’s a great idea."

The siblings shared their plan with Prince Luling, and he didn’t object.

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After the second young master left, Mu Yuanxiu had repaired the fence, and seeing that the hour was about right, he went into the small kitchen to make lunch.

Mu Yuanxiu was just about to light the firewood in the stove when someone called from outside, "Neighbor? Is the neighbor home?"

Mu Yuanxiu had to go out.

"I’ve come to return the knife." The second young master handed over the knife upon seeing him.

The princely heir raised the large chunk of leopard meat he was holding, "Neighbor, this is your share."

Mu Yuanxiu said, "The leopard was captured by you guys, it’s yours."

The second young master hung the leopard meat on the fence post, "Hey, neighbor, you must take this meat, otherwise others might think we’re bullying the weak and taking advantage of the small."