Chapter 107 News of Meat, Tata Goes Out, Minor Goblin Conflict...

After bringing the long-toothed beast meat home, Lai roasted the ribs and two hind legs, and after simply preparing the remaining parts, he planned to stew them for the next meal.

The long-toothed beast is large, and there are only two people and one beast in the family, plus two puppies that were forced to be weaned early. This amount of meat is more than enough for two meals.

The long-toothed beast meat was prepared with a slightly spicy flavor by Lai, and with his secret dry dipping sauce, the meal was very delicious.

Neil ate half a leg of meat and a small bread roll and was full, while Ray ate a whole leg of meat, some potatoes, and two cups of fruit wine.

It's hot now, and meat spoils easily if left out for too long, so Lai made the leftover meat into a soft, mushy soup and fed it to the puppies.

In the evening, after Ray gave Neil a brief tutoring session on math, they each had their own private time, doing their own things without disturbing each other.

Under the warm light, two figures were reading. The living room was quiet except for the sounds of turning pages and writing. A small animal was fast asleep on the table, its belly rolled over.

Lai couldn't resist the temptation and touched Tata's soft belly. The little monster opened its eyes, glanced at him, flicked its tail, rolled over, and continued sleeping.

"Hmph~~~Hmph~~~Hmph~~~"

Two puppies were nestled in Tata's basket, heads and tails touching, whimpering unconsciously and seeking warmth from each other. Perhaps they were dreaming of their mother's gentle licks, for after a few nudges they quickly quieted down.

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In the desolate mountain cabin, Kai carried the cleaned long-toothed beast into the house and handed it to Nana.

The long-toothed beast hide was washed and hung outside to dry. He didn't know how to process the hide, so he would have to wait for Iru to come back and clean it.

How about we have stewed meat today?

"Nana asked."

"OK."

Kay had no objections.

"Go and pick some more green vegetables, and we'll cook them in the soup later."

Kai nodded, got up and went out. She picked out a few of the largest green vegetables from the field, and only took some of the leaves from them.

Nana stewed a pot of meat in a clay pot using the entrails of a long-toothed beast and a small piece of meat.

Compared to fresh meat, offal has a shorter shelf life, so she decided to stew it first.

The aroma of the cooked meat quickly wafted through the air. Although it mainly consisted of offal and didn't smell as fragrant as if it were all meat, the little goblins still couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Guh.

It smells so good!

Because the goblins don't trust each other much, they live quite far apart. Under normal circumstances, they can't smell what each other is cooking, but it's inevitable that some goblins who live nearby will smell some of the food.

At that moment, a goblin was lying sleazy in the grass, frantically swallowing his saliva.

Why are these little brats getting to eat meat even though Iru isn't home? It must be Nana, yes, she must have done something shady!

It was because she and Iru betrayed the goblins that they obtained so many things from humans!

Traitors! They are traitors!

A fierce glint appeared in his eyes, as if he were about to rush forward and kill all the goblins.

No, we can't do this. We need to wait a little longer. We've already heard some news about that person.

The goblin gradually withdrew his imposing aura and continued to spy on the daily activities of the Yiru family from the bushes.

It was a rare treat to be able to eat meat to one's heart's content. The little goblins each held a wooden bowl and happily drank meat soup around the fire.

After more than a month of intense stress, Kai finally had a moment to breathe today, smiling as she watched her younger siblings slurping their food.

"You eat, I'll feed the twins."

Kai served Nana a large bowl of meat chunks, then took the twins' bowls and spoons to feed them.

"Brother, Mr. Victor is so kind! He actually brought us meat to eat!"

The second brother said excitedly.

"Yes, he is a very, very good person."

“We must remember the help he gave us. The villagers in the small mountain village are also very kind; they didn’t hand us over to the church, but let us live here. We must not do bad things.”

Nana reminded them, and the little goblins nodded emphatically.

When will Dad be back?

Kai and Nana exchanged a glance.

"It'll be soon, soon we'll hear from Dad."

Kay answered.

"All right."

After finishing their meal, Kai hung two long-toothed beast legs behind the house and then hid in a secluded corner, hoping to catch the thief who had damaged the vegetable garden this way.

This method didn't seem ideal, but it was the only one he could think of. He refused to believe that with such a huge temptation, the goblin wouldn't show itself!

Kai's every move was seen by the goblin hidden in the grass. He did not make any rash moves, but instead carefully left the place at a certain time, with a disdainful expression.

Compared to Iru, he's still a bit weaker. He thinks he can catch me like this? What a joke.

The next morning, Lamb pushed open the door to the Rye house, and two puppies barked at him, looking very imposing.

"Suckling, suckling, good boy, good boy."

Lamb crouched down, grabbed one of them, and stroked its fur.

The puppy was all chubby and warm, it felt amazing to touch. And since its teeth hadn't all grown in yet, it was easy to bully.

"Brother, can I have one when they grow up?"

Lamb asked tentatively, a little apprehensive, wondering if Ray would give it to him.

"Yes, but if you raise a pet, you have to be responsible for its entire life. You can't mistreat it. Think it through before you bring it home."

"Uh-huh!"

Lamb's eyes gleamed with excitement.

When Dahuang was young, he was a very good hunter, so his puppies must be just as good.

However, this matter requires my parents' consent, so I need to go home and ask them first.

"Brother, have you finished eating? When are we leaving?"

Lai fed the broth to the puppies.

"Wait until I change my clothes."

"good!"

Lai put on an overcoat, tied the dagger to his waist, and went out lightly equipped with only a rope on his back.

"Aww!"

Tata, bobbing her little belly, nimbly jumped down from the windowsill and stood in front of the door.

Does it want to go out?

Lamb was puzzled.

"Tata, are you going out with me?"

Lai asked Tata, and he nodded.

He's had enough of staying home with the kids!

It's not just human babies who are annoying; puppy puppies are just too much! They keep licking themselves, leaving their fur smelling like puppies!

"You can't run around or eat random things."

Tata nodded.

I'll do whatever you say, I'll do whatever you say!

After the two puppies finished their soup, they saw Tata on the floor and excitedly pounced on him. Startled, Tata dashed away from the house, and Ray quickly closed the door behind him.

"Let's go."

!?

That's incredible! He actually saw his brother talking to the cat!

Tata was very well-behaved and didn't ask Lai to carry her. She followed the two of them into the mountains on her own.

Ray and Neil came to check on the traps they had set yesterday. They had set four traps in different locations, and if they caught anything, they would take the prey and go straight back.

The first trap was empty. The second one also yielded nothing, but there were signs of struggle, suggesting that someone had tried to grab onto it but escaped.

The third trap contained a long-toothed beast with an injured leg, baring its teeth fiercely in the pit. It would attack anything that came near with its teeth, making it impossible for the two to get close for the time being.

Seeing this, Tata jumped onto its back and slapped the long-toothed beast unconscious with a few blows, which had been trembling under its pressure.

Lei raised an eyebrow, surprised that the little monster knew this.

"Awoooooo!"

What are you looking at? Human, hurry up and drag my prey up here!

Tata jumped out of the trap with a smug little expression.

"This kitten is amazing!"

Lamb grabbed the long-toothed beast by its back fur, lifted it up with one hand, neatly bound its hands and feet with hemp rope, and then hoisted it onto his shoulder with a final effort.

"Brother, let's go to the last trap."

"Um."

In the last trap was a red rockbird whose eyes had been pecked out. It was barely breathing and about to die. Lai picked it out by its hind legs.

"Brother, just give me this wild bird. We ate one of those two long-toothed beasts at home yesterday, and we can't finish it all even if we take it back. Take this one back and cook something nice. I'll bring Luna and Danny over for a free meal!"

After thinking for a moment, Ray agreed to Lamb's suggestion.

"Okay, bring them both over tomorrow at noon."

"Okay!"

Ray and Lamb returned to the village with their prey, attracting envious glances along the way.

Lamb took the wild red wildbird home, and when Lai remembered that he wanted to find out more about the goblins, he went out with him to the clan elder's house.

The information obtained from the clan elder was indeed the same as what Hagrid had said. However, he unexpectedly learned the exact time when they would return, and Ray felt it necessary to inform Iru's family.

Avoiding people, Lai went to the desolate mountain with ease and found Nana and the twins sunbathing. Kai was sleeping in the house, while the second and third twins had gone to find wild vegetables.

"They should be back in about ten days. Don't worry, they are safe now."

"Thank you, thank you so much, Mr. Victor!"

Nana was somewhat agitated.

Kai pushed open the wooden door and came out, yawning sleepily.

Ray felt that one of his eyes was swollen and there were some scratches on his body, but Kai's skin was too dark, so he was not sure what was going on.

"Mr. Victor said that Iru will be back in about ten days."

Nana told Kai the good news, and he immediately came to his senses.

"That's wonderful! Thank you, Mr. Victor!"

"It's nothing, I'll head back now."

"Take care, I'll see you off!"

"No need, you can go back to sleep. It's quite noticeable during the day."

"Okay, okay."

Kai watched Lai leave, feeling an indescribable joy in her heart.

Last night, he finally caught the goblin who always came to his house to cause trouble, thanks to his two long-toothed beast legs.

That goblin must have been quite young. Although I didn't see what he looked like, Kai didn't make things easy for him.

As soon as he got close to Beast Leg Kai, he pounced on him and they wrestled together.

Although he suffered some minor injuries, the goblin didn't get away with it either. He clearly remembered that he had bitten the goblin's arm hard last night.

Unfortunately, he managed to escape in the end, but at least we got our revenge.

"Kay, go back to sleep. After noon, we'll repair the damaged vegetable garden and then cut some wood to make a fence."

"good."

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