Everyone was asleep, and the fire in the stove inside the cabin flickered, bringing a little light and warmth to the cold darkness.
The weather came without any warning and may continue like this for two months. So for the next two months, he needs to take precautions against the severe cold. Food is not a big concern for now.
At this moment, Li Sheng did not feel cold all over his body. On the contrary, he felt a little hot. Not only was he hot, but his head was also dizzy and throbbing. He had no strength at all.
He will only wake up next year, and as expected, he will get sick. He wants to lie down and sleep some more, but he can't; there are still things he hasn't finished.
He needs to process this tiger meat.
Although it doesn't need to be cut into strips for smoking like before, the tiger's skin and fur must be completely peeled off and tanned. This tiger is very big.
She planned to make socks and scarves from the fur on the four legs for Naituan, and then split the tiger's skin in half to make a cloak for herself and Naituan each.
Thinking he should drink some water to clear his head, he took the axe and began to work on the tiger's legs by the light of the stove fire.
This wasn't the first time he'd done skinning, and he was quite skilled at it. However, his head was spinning, and he felt lightheaded and unsteady, making it quite difficult for him.
He's the kind of person who either doesn't get sick at all, or when he does, it's hard for him to recover. With snow falling outside, he can't even go out to find some medicinal herbs for himself, for fear of accidentally fainting outside.
He had to rest after working for a short time. Normally, he would have finished much earlier. It wasn't until dawn that he managed to remove all the fur from the four legs.
It must be said that the craftsmanship is very professional; not much fat was left on the tiger skin, and the skin was not torn.
Li Sheng stood up and looked at the huge tiger's massive body. Peeling its skin would be even more tiring.
Stepping outside, he found the landscape already covered in a blanket of white snow. Perhaps it was because of his illness, but he felt somewhat disoriented. Just a short while ago, the landscape was an endless expanse of vibrant green, but overnight it had been transformed into a snow-covered expanse.
However, he had to admit it was very beautiful. In his memory, the last time he saw such a beautiful snowy day was when he was very young. But he was too young then, and he was too busy to appreciate it. Now, however, he had the time and the mood to come and see this beautiful scenery.
The audience was amazed by the dramatic change in scenery overnight.
"This is amazing! When the show first started, it was snowing and freezing cold here. Now, four months later, it's scorching hot here, but it's snowing here for the host. I'm so envious."
"Is the person upstairs illustrating the saying that what you can't have is always the best?"
"The weather is changing too fast. It seems the anchor is sick. He looks as red as a shrimp. He's so handsome."
"What a beautiful snow scene! I really hope I can visit such a beautiful place someday."
"I've never actually experienced snow in my life. I really want to go to the north to see it."
"It's so strange that it's snowing where the streamer is."
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Although the snow scene was very beautiful, Li Sheng did not stay outside for long. He was already sick and could not easily catch a cold. He quickly sharpened his axe with a whetstone and went inside to continue skinning the big tiger.
On the other side, some fresh tiger bones were stewed in the pot. Although the stove was not big, the new pot was more than twice the size of the previous one, so it could stew a lot at once.
This small stove is quite sturdy; it won't collapse under the weight of this pot of food. It just means that cooking over low heat will take longer.
First, cut off the meat from the tiger's leg, leaving four leg bones with a little meat. Then, use an axe to chop two of the bones into several pieces and throw them directly into a pot with some salt to stew slowly.
This pot of food is enough to keep everyone occupied for a whole morning.
He had a poor appetite and ate only a little before continuing to skin the tiger. The skinning work lasted all morning before he finished. After that, he painstakingly shaved all the tiger meat off the bones.
Cut it into small pieces so it can be used directly when stewing meat next time. Then, he moved a huge, heavy earthenware vat from the woodshed to the yard.
This is the biggest one he and Naituan cooked together; he doesn't know if they can finish all the tiger meat.
First, a layer of dry grass was laid at the bottom of the earthenware jar, then a layer of tiger meat was laid, and then another layer of dry grass was laid to prevent the meat from sticking together and making it inconvenient to take out later. The huge earthenware jar was completely filled, but half of the tiger meat was still left on the outside.
The remaining half was stored in the original kiln, and then covered with a large fire.
It's not that we can't just leave them in the yard, but Cuihua and her kids eat without restraint, they just keep eating and eating. We don't know when they'll get better, and they can't keep indulging like this. We need to control their appetite.
Besides, he won't stay here forever, and he can't let Cuihua and the cubs rely on him forever. They need to learn to survive in the wild on their own, but Cuihua has been in a state of slacking off ever since she started relying on him.
This wild leopard now has a belly; if its kind knew about it, it would probably be ridiculed.
It's easy to imagine that a leopard with its cheeks bulging will no longer be as agile as it is when hunting, and it may face an even more severe survival crisis after it leaves.
Li Sheng even put all the tiger bones into the brothel, which is now full.
Exhausted, Li Sheng lay on the mattress on the ground, feeling the warmth of the firelight. He felt cold one moment and hot the next, and then drifted off to sleep again.
I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up again, I felt something soft all around me, and many little tongues were licking my face.
He knew without a doubt it was a leopard cub, and he also smelled a medicinal odor.
How could there be medicine? He remembered that there was no medicine in the shelter. His head was still throbbing. When he woke up, he saw the little girl hiding behind the older girl, her hands and feet red from the cold. She timidly asked, "Daddy's awake? Daddy, take your medicine."
Li Sheng immediately sobered up and glared angrily at the baby: "You went out?"
Milkball hid behind Big Sister again, but Big Sister's eyes darted around, and their revolutionary friendship was so deep that she didn't move and kept Milkball behind her.
The little girl whispered, "Daddy is sick. I didn't go very far; I just stayed at the edge of the woods."
Li Sheng wanted to curse, but his throat was hoarse and sore, yet he still couldn't suppress the fear and anger in his heart: "Do you know how dangerous it is outside? Aren't you afraid of being eaten by wild animals?"
Enraged and confused, he said, "Just eat it and reincarnate soon so I don't have to worry about you."
Milkball silently shrank its entire head behind Milkball, sticking out its tongue guiltily.
She pouted and said aggrievedly, "Daddy~ I'm with Da Meizi and Cuihua. They're very strong, and I'm worried about you."
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