Chapter 47 A well-fed man doesn't know the hunger of a starving man.

Lin Luoxi could only respond to Doctor Yang's words with a silly smile, but her hands kept moving.

Thinking back to her past, in order to survive in that cold-blooded family, she endured her fear of blood and forced herself to do autopsies.

She has dissected animal and human corpses thousands or tens of thousands of times.

Dr. Yang watched Lin Luoxi perform the dissection with a look of amazement.

But when Lin Dayou, Lin Wenqian, Lin Wangshi, the village chief, and Xie Hanchuan saw Lin Luoxi skillfully performing the dissection and smelled the strong stench of blood, their faces turned pale, and they looked at Lin Luoxi in disbelief.

"Master, how much do you think these things can sell for?" Lin Luoxi asked expectantly, waiting for Doctor Yang to estimate the price.

"Girl, are you that short of money?" Doctor Yang asked this question suddenly, as if he had lost his mind.

“Master, you’re a well-fed man who doesn’t know the hunger of an starving man. Our family is so poor that we can only eat chaff. Tell me, are we poor or not?” If the other person wasn’t her master, she would have rolled her eyes at him.

"Uh!" Doctor Yang realized that he used to be able to handle even the most difficult questions in the palace, but now he didn't know how to respond to what this girl was saying.

"Master, I'm so short of money that I'm tempted to do things like murder and arson to make quick money. Do you think I'm that desperate?" Lin Luoxi seemed unaware that she had killed the conversation and continued to ramble on about what she had been wanting to say for a long time.

“Girl, what I mean is, if you’re not short of money, you can wait for these tiger teeth. I remember the magistrate’s son will be a month old in a couple of days. You can sell them then and the price will double.”

Seeing that Lin Luoxi only talks about money, as her master, he definitely had to introduce his apprentice to some connections.

"Really?" Lin Luoxi became excited upon hearing the news.

“It’s absolutely true. I went to the county today and heard that the county magistrate is still searching everywhere for tiger teeth for his child.”

“But catching a tiger is a dangerous thing. Not everyone is as foolish as you, rushing forward recklessly. So, the magistrate still hasn’t found the tiger’s tooth.” When Doctor Yang said this, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes at Lin Luoxi.

"Master, when is the magistrate's child's full moon celebration?" Lin Luoxi ignored Doctor Yang's eye roll and eagerly stepped forward to ask.

"It should be in the next day or two," the village chief chimed in at the opportune moment. After all, as the head of the village, he knew this much.

"Well, it's not far off. I'll take this tiger meat to the county to sell today." Lin Luoxi thought for a moment, knowing that only people in the county could afford this tiger meat.

“Then I’ll go with you!” Lin Dayou immediately said upon hearing Lin Luoxi’s words.

"Father, my master hasn't been able to rest properly since he arrived. You should stay home and keep him company. I can manage on my own." Lin Luoxi had already made up her mind to go to the county today.

"Second sister, I'll go with you!" Lin Wenqian stepped forward, indicating that if he wasn't allowed to go today, Lin Luoxi wouldn't be able to leave either.

“Alright, you can come along.” Lin Luoxi thought that Lin Wenqian had never been to the county before, so she immediately agreed to his request.

When Lin Wenqian saw that Lin Luoxi had agreed, his beautiful eyes instantly sparkled as if they were filled with stars.

"I'll go too. I'm more familiar with the roads in the county," Xie Hanchuan, who had been standing silently by, said at the opportune moment.

"That's excellent." Lin Luoxi believed that Xie Hanchuan had more connections than they did when it came to selling wild game.

Hearing Lin Luoxi agree to let him follow, Xie Hanchuan's heart was pounding with excitement, and his face flushed red.

In order to avoid arousing Lin Luoxi's parents' suspicions, Xie Hanchuan could only lower his head further and further.

"Master, please rest here for a while. Once you've rested, I'll have my father take you back. That way, I won't feel at ease." If she didn't have other important matters to attend to, she would have personally escorted Doctor Yang back herself.

"It's alright, it's alright, you all go ahead with your work." Doctor Yang quickly waved his hand, knowing that Lin Luoxi was in a hurry to make money, and that anyone could take her there.

"Okay, then Dad, you stay home and keep my master company." Lin Luoxi was afraid that Lin Dayou might have other ideas, so she quickly arranged things for him.

"Okay!" He was still a little unhappy that his daughter didn't need him to accompany her, but since Dr. Yang would be his daughter's mentor in the future, he still had to stay and take good care of him.

"Uncle Village Chief, tomorrow is my apprenticeship banquet. Would you do me the honor of having a drink with me?" Lin Luoxi looked at the village chief, who had a blank expression, and warmly invited him.

"Okay, I'll definitely come tomorrow."

"You guys go ahead with your work, I have something to do at home, so I'll be leaving now." Knowing that Lin Luoxi was going to the county to sell tiger meat, he didn't stay any longer and made an excuse to leave.

After sorting out the dissected items in the yard and putting them into a basket, he took Lin Wenqian and Xie Hanchuan out the door.

On the way out of the village, I encountered many villagers.

When they saw the energetic Lin Luoxi, they all gathered around her.

After learning that Lin Luoxi had killed the tiger, the villagers' expressions changed in countless ways.

Especially when he saw drops of blood still oozing from Lin Luoxi's back, the envy and greed in his eyes were impossible to hide.

However, it was a tiger. No matter how envious, jealous, or hateful they were, there was nothing they could do, since they weren't as lucky as Lin Luoxi.

They could only watch helplessly as Lin Luoxi, Lin Wenqian, and Xie Hanchuan walked further and further away.

There are several versions of the rumors circulating in the village about Lin Luoxi killing the tiger.

The first version is that Lin Luoxi was a fool before, so she was incredibly strong, and when facing a tiger, the tiger had no choice but to admit defeat.

The second version is that the tiger was sick and happened to run into Lin Luoxi, a fool, which is why it died at Lin Luoxi's hands.

But this version is not true. After all, the commotion of Lin Luoxi rushing to Old Lin's house with a kitchen knife yesterday was witnessed by half the village.

I still lean towards the idea that Lin Luoxi is simple-minded yet incredibly strong, and coupled with her ruthless nature, she's naturally capable of killing a tiger.

The third version is that Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan had an affair, so Xie Hanchuan was willing to give the tiger he killed to Lin Luoxi, which is why he told others that Lin Luoxi killed the tiger.

Lin Luoxi didn't care which version of the rumor the villagers believed.

She's already starving, so she doesn't have time to care what others say. All she's thinking about is selling the tiger meat as soon as possible, making money to buy rice and meat to fill her stomach.

After leaving the village, on the road—

"Let me carry it!" Xie Hanchuan saw Lin Luoxi carrying such a big basket on her back, her back was bent under the weight, so he wanted to help.

"No need, I can carry you this far."