Lin Yinan whispered a few words in Qianwu's ear, and Qianwu stepped forward.
She said crisply, "My wife said it's only ten coins a pound. We should keep the tiger skin, tiger bones, and tiger gallbladders that can be used in medicine, but we can sell the rest."
Her words immediately caused an uproar among the villagers.
"Only ten coins, that's so cheap!"
"Pork at Longtan Grain and Oil Store costs twenty or thirty coins a pound."
"Tiger meat? I've never eaten tiger meat before in my life. I'll cut off a pound to take home and try it."
"..."
Immediately, Yun Shiyi asked the village chief to find a few butchers in the village who had slaughtered pigs before to help. They brought a professional butcher's knife for cutting meat and a scale. They first skinned the tiger and then cut the meat into pieces.
Lin Yinan looked around at the houses in Baiwei Village. They were all low thatched huts, but fortunately, they were all newly built.
Southern China is rainy and has a hot and humid climate. Living in such a house for a long time is bad for one's health and may shorten one's lifespan.
After solving the problem of food and clothing, the next step is to improve the living environment.
"Village chief, how many households are there in Baiwei Village?"
The village chief saw that the person who asked him the question was a young woman with delicate features, beautiful appearance, and eyes that seemed to pierce through people's hearts. She exuded an aura of nobility and coldness, making people dare not look her in the eye.
"There are 120 households in total, with more than 500 people," the village chief said respectfully.
There are too few people; even if each family gives two jin (1 kg) of tigers, they won't be able to share them all.
"Are there any other villages nearby?" Lin Yinan asked again.
The village chief nodded firmly and pointed to the large field in front of him, saying, "Yes, there is a village behind that grove of trees, and that village has more people than ours."
"Could the village chief send someone to inform the villagers over there and ask them to come and buy meat?"
"Okay, I'll send someone over right away."
The village chief waved to two young men in the crowd, said a few words to them, and the two quickly ran towards the neighboring village.
Half an hour later, with the help of the villagers, all three tigers were retrieved.
In the distance, a large group of people came running towards them from the fields.
Lin Yinan couldn't help but sigh at how simple and honest the villagers were back then. If anything happened, a shout would bring a whole village to the scene.
She squinted; the person leading the group looked somewhat familiar.
She saw the man dart in front of her in two movements. It wasn't even summer yet, but he was already tanned dark, and he grinned to reveal a set of big white teeth.
"Sister! What brings you here?" Hu Shao looked at the person in front of him, both surprised and delighted.
Lin Yinan smiled, a gentle curve forming at the corners of her lips. "I was passing through Chi'an and spent the night in the mountains last night. I was attacked by a tiger in the middle of the night, but I killed it. Are you doing alright here?"
Hu Shaodao said, "I'm teaching villagers in the next village how to grow rice seedlings, and I'm preparing to head back to the county town today."
Lin Yinan pointed to a pile of odds and ends on the tiger's body on the ground.
"That's perfect. Take these things back to Doctor Lin and let him handle them."
"Sister, how about I go with you to Chi'an to find Uncle Two?"
Hu Shao suddenly changed his mind; he hadn't spent time with his sister in a long time.
"Is everything here settled?"
"Um."
"Go if you want to, but how are you going to tell Yunyu?"
This boy, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, would have only graduated from junior high school in his previous life, but here he was already capable of handling things on his own.
Hu Shao summoned two of the Yun family retainers who were with him and gave them some instructions.
After packing up their belongings, the two henchmen were about to leave when the village chief quietly pulled them aside and asked them in a low voice.
"Sirs, who is Brother Hu's sister?"
One of the retainers said, "Didn't you see her in the county town? She is the lord of Longtan County."
"Is it Lord Lin?"
"That's right."
After finishing his speech, the sergeant turned and left. Young Master Hu was not going anywhere; they still had to rush to another village to meet up with his young master.
The village chief glanced at Lin Yinan through the crowd, recalling the woman standing on the city wall.
It really is her!
He hurriedly found his wife and said, "Quick! Go back and cook. Stew the meat we bought today, and cook the rabbit we cured at the end of the year too."
"Do you not want to live like this anymore!" The wife rolled her eyes at the village chief, thinking he had lost his mind.
"Oh dear, let me tell you..."
The village chief leaned close to her ear and whispered something. His wife's eyes widened immediately. "Is this really true?"
"Whether it's true or not, you'll know by looking at Brother Hu." The village chief gestured in that direction.
The village chief's wife dared not linger any longer, and carried a load of water home to cook.
By noon, all the villagers who had come to buy the tiger meat had left, and almost all of the tiger meat had been sold out.
After returning from a walk in the fields with Hu Shao, Lin Yinan was invited to the village chief's home.
"Lord of the city, I have prepared some simple food and drink. I hope you will not find it offensive and will have some."
"Village Chief, you're too kind!" Lin Yinan said with a smile.
"Of course, without the City Lord, we would still be like rootless duckweed, drifting aimlessly."
When Lin Yinan arrived at the village chief's house, she looked at the food on the table. It was rice mixed with beans, and there were large chunks of meat in the dishes. The village chief had really put his heart into it.
She winked at Qianxia, who then took the remaining dozen or so pounds of tiger meat off the horse and quietly placed it in the yard.
When they left, they placed a small bag of rice under the table, just enough for all of them to eat at noon.
When the village chief's wife was cleaning the house, she discovered the rice under the table. She hurriedly took the bag and went to the yard to find the village chief.
Just then, the eldest grandson, who was playing in the yard, exclaimed in surprise.
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