She bolted the door shut, then turned and walked back into the yard.

“My daughter and son have turned the place upside down since they came to the army. They’re practically the kings of the kids. They’re so mischievous, it’s driving me crazy.”

"Shufen, it's okay, you'll be fine once you start school."

"That's true. I need to talk to his dad about it. Maybe we can send him to school in the fall."

In the courtyard, Lu Fangfang smiled and shook her head.

At this moment, Zhuang Mingcheng had already sharpened the machete. He looked at it and was quite satisfied; it needed to be sharp enough to chop bear paws.

"Fangfang, help me hold on."

Lu Fangfang pulled the bear paw over and turned her head away.

"Bang, bang."

Zhuang Mingcheng chopped off the bear paw in a few quick movements.

He chopped off the other three in turn and placed the four plump, large bear paws into two large enamel basins.

A bear's front and hind paws are different; the front paws are said to be more delicious. It is said that when a bear hibernates, it wakes up hungry and licks its paws a few times before going back to sleep.

Over time, the paws become soaked in the essence of the bear's saliva, which has a very satisfying flavor.

Zhuang Mingcheng looked at them carefully. These four bear paws were huge and fat. Just one bear paw would be enough for his wife to eat.

After thinking about it, he decided to stew a foreleg for his wife that evening to nourish her body.

He planned to use a traditional method to dry the blood from the remaining three bear paws, stuff them into a jar with lime and fried rice, and save them to eat slowly later.

This is an old method passed down through generations, which can preserve bear paws for a long time.

"Mingcheng, how do you skin this bear?"

"Ugh~"

"No, no, it won't work."

Lu Fangfang couldn't take it anymore as soon as she flipped Xiong Ba off.

This is really different from when she was fighting a bear. Seeing the bear covered in blood makes her feel nauseous.

"I...I can't do skinning work either, but I can cut meat."

Wang Shufen was pale, even paler than her younger sister.

"You two don't need to worry about it. I'll go get someone to take care of it. This isn't suitable for the two of you. Fangfang, you should rest for a while and have some grapes with Sister Shufen."

Zhuang Mingcheng quickly helped his wife to the side.

There's a certain skill involved in skinning a bear; if you're not careful and damage the bear skin, it'll be a real problem, and he'll have to find an experienced person.