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Chapter 206 You Nan's Ox-Dissecting Technique [Second Update]

In extremely urgent situations, most people tend to lose their composure, panic, and make poor judgments.

However, some people become very calm – the more urgent the situation, the calmer they become, and Li Younan happens to be the latter.

In a few quick steps, Li Younan had already nocked an arrow on the bowstring.

If the bear is still in his sanctuary, he plans to shoot it with an arrow as soon as possible, and then quickly create distance.

It is important to know that black bears are the top predators in this area, with thick skin, incredible strength, amazing bite force, and impressive speed.

But it doesn't matter. After the first arrow hits, we continue to fire a few more arrows before the black bear gets close.

Fight and retreat, then finish the fight with a hunting knife when it gets close.

Don't forget that Li Younan has another skill that he almost never uses—ancient Chinese swordsmanship, where a hunting knife can also be used as a sword.

However, in reality, once the first arrow hits the black bear, the creature will most likely try to escape.

Li Younan's inner thoughts were extremely rich, but in reality, it only lasted for a few breaths.

When he arrived near the shelter, his bowstring was already drawn taut, his eyes fixed on the front, waiting for the moment he saw the black bear to release the arrow.

However, the next moment Li Younan frowned.

At this moment, he could see the house and the yard enclosed by the wooden fence, but what puzzled him was that the movable barricade gate at the entrance of the wooden fence had not been destroyed.

As for other areas, there were no signs of disturbance.

The top of the wooden fence was completely whittled into spikes by Li Younan. To be honest, even a thick-skinned black bear could easily get impaled on it if it tried to cross.

Li Younan dared not let his guard down. He kept his bow fully drawn and slowly circled the yard, searching for any possible black bear.

Near the backyard, his expression changed—there was a small gap in the wooden fence.

He first created some distance, then adjusted his angle from a distance and slowly moved closer... This ensured that even if there were bears or other animals, he would have enough distance and time to react.

There is a small gap at the bottom of the wooden fence at this location, which looks like it was pried open and drilled out by external force.

However, such a small gap is too small for a black bear of that size to squeeze through.

After a slight hesitation, Li Younan slowly walked over and glanced at the backyard again.

There was no sign of it being touched at all.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief, then opened the main door and went inside.

Walking through the house into the backyard, the little ewe was huddled in the small wooden house, shivering.

Li Younan found its timid and frightened appearance somewhat amusing. He carefully inspected the little ewe's nest again to confirm that there were no signs of a black bear's presence before walking from inside to the opening he had just seen and inspecting it again.

It has been confirmed that the black bear did come, but returned empty-handed.

The smell of sheep is very strong, and for an animal with a keen sense of smell like a black bear, it would have surely spotted the ewe inside long ago.

It was clear that it couldn't open the wooden fence. It took nine bears and two dogs to finally create such a small opening, but it still couldn't squeeze in. In the end, it had no choice but to give up.

This discovery greatly excited Li Younan.

The outermost wooden fence was the weakest link in his defensive fortifications. Although the entire fence was built using a triangular crisscross method, resembling a taller and denser barricade with spikes, it should be relatively sturdy. However, without actual testing, Li Younan was unsure whether it could truly defend against black bears.

It is now confirmed that even black bears have no way to deal with this.

Previously, Li Younan would occasionally worry that while he was sleeping at night, a large animal like a bear might approach his house and give him a fright... Although it was impossible to open the thick earthen wall, it seems that he was worrying too much.

After that, I was able to sleep more soundly.

Of course, it can keep out bears, but not agile felines.

The lynx is the largest of the felines in the area, but it's not enough to impress Li Younan.

Having confirmed this, Li Younan was no longer nervous.

There's no need to even bother with the small gap that the bear made. Creating a small gap in the barricades at this location only makes the other areas more densely packed.

Then Li Younan felt a little regretful. If the black bear had wandered off a little later and happened to run into him when he returned, he could have tasted bear paws in addition to wild beef.

It seems we'll have to wait for another opportunity to hunt bears.

Li Younan said to the action camera with some regret, "Oh dear, I thought I'd get to face off against the bear head-on."

As he spoke, he turned off the action camera—it was the first thing he turned on when he arrived.

The little ewe was still very scared. Although she hadn't met the black bear, she was sure she had smelled its scent.

Li Younan tapped it on the head in annoyance: "You're following me around, yet you're scared like this. That's really beneath you."

The ewe bleated twice.

Li Younan opened the wooden stake and brought it into the house, giving it a little sense of security.

After all, being too afraid can affect milk production.

After finishing this task, Li Younan leisurely left the courtyard and headed towards the direction of the bison.

Despite the long struggle, the bison did not leave and was now lying in the same spot, panting heavily.

Li Younan slowly drew his hunting knife.

……

Tonight is destined to be a very busy night.

The bull was slaughtered in the afternoon, but the processing would take a long time. Three high-definition cameras were set up around Li Younan, recording the process of killing the bison from various angles.

As someone with top-notch butchering skills, the way he gutted and dismembered the cow was even full of artistic beauty.

Li Younan's every cut was extremely precise, just like a surgical operation.

As he did this job, he said to the camera, "In China, there is an ancient story about a man named Paoding who slaughtered an ox for a king."

"His movements in butchering the ox were so skillful that the sounds he made were like music, and his slaughtering movements were like a dance."

The king was full of praise for his butchering skills and asked him, "Why are your butchering skills so superb?"

"This guy named Paoding explained that he was pursuing the 'Tao,' which has transcended the mere technical level."

"When he looks at cattle, he no longer sees them as a whole, but can clearly see the internal structure and bones of the cattle's body. He even touches the cattle with his spirit, without looking with his eyes. He moves his knife in the gaps between the tendons and bones, following the natural structure of the cattle's body."

Li Younan relaxed his wrist, twirling the hunting knife in his hand, and then said smugly, "Doesn't this story sound abstract? Well, when you see me dissecting it, you'll get a more intuitive feel for it."

After showing off, his gaze became very serious.

Li Younan moved extremely fast, explaining to the camera the name of each muscle, its starting point, and its ending point while slaughtering the meat.

He cut the whole cow open layer by layer, slicing it into pieces according to the names of the muscles.

The container for the beef was the whole cowhide he had initially peeled off.

In the courtyard, Li Younan had already set up a display rack with wooden branches. After butchering the cow, he quickly carried it back to the courtyard.

Aside from things like cow hooves that were truly useless, Li Younan even collected cow blood, filled a wooden bucket, and carried it back to the shelter.

The following night, Li Younan had to work overtime to process the beef.

The salt provided by the production team was very durable, so he chipped off most of it, marinated and cut the beef into strips, and then hung them in the space above the fireplace for smoking and roasting.

This is where the advantage of a large house becomes apparent; hanging up the meat doesn't significantly affect Li Younan's living space.

By evening, the temperature had dropped to a few degrees Celsius, similar to the temperature in the refrigerator's crisper drawer. The cut beef had also cooled down considerably after being shredded into smaller pieces, so there was no worry that the small amount of meat that hadn't been processed would spoil overnight.

In addition, Li Younan's original plan to take a hot shower tonight had to be canceled.

That large jar of already boiled water had another purpose.

He collected all the spices in his house, including wild ginger and wild onions, as well as beef that couldn't be cut into long strips or hung up for smoking. He chopped them all up, mixed them with cow blood, added plenty of salt, and made two large buckets of cow blood meat sauce.

Then, take the cleaned beef small intestines and use the wooden funnel made earlier to stuff the beef blood and meat sauce into beef blood sausage.

This is also a type of ethnic minority food that Li Younan often ate in the western Sichuan plateau.

The stuffed blood sausages need to be cooked immediately, and the boiling water in that large pot comes in handy.

The cooked blood sausages are taken out and hung on the roof beams to dry and smoke. When you want to eat them, you can simply cut off a piece, grill it, and eat it immediately. They can also be preserved for a long time, and the blood sausages are used perfectly.

It was already night when he finished all this work, so Li Younan simply built a fire in the yard using black pine wood and continued working by the light of the fire.

Next, he needs to render all the fat from the cow into tallow, and he also needs to remove the meat from the huge cow's head.

By the time Li Younan finished all the work and processed the entire cow, it was already late at night.

He roughly estimated that the cow weighed about 300 kilograms. After deducting the inedible parts such as hooves, horns, and bones, as well as the fodder and feces inside the cow's stomach, Li Younan obtained at least 100 kilograms of meat.

The total weight of the butter after it was extracted was more than 20 kilograms!

Fat makes up about 10 percent of a bison's weight, but not all fat is easy to render. Even so, 20 kilograms of butter would be enough for him to last until next year.

After all, there's ghee involved!
All the meat was hung inside the shelter to be smoked.

In addition, there are over ten kilograms of internal organs, as well as some scraps, such as the cow's tongue and face.

After finishing everything, Li Younan's stomach started growling, and she realized that she hadn't even eaten dinner.

He hurriedly cut a piece of freshly cooked blood sausage, pan-fried it over a low flame, and eagerly took a bite.

The juicy and delicious beef blood sausage, made with wild ginger and wild onions that he had previously collected, perfectly suppressed the fishy and gamey smells, leaving only the chewy texture of the beef and the rich nutrients of the beef blood, resulting in a very full-bodied taste.

Li Younan couldn't help but give a satisfied "Mmm," and naturally didn't forget to tell the audience in front of the camera, "It tastes amazing! It's a pity there are no spices here, otherwise I could cook it even better."

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Li Younan did not forget to milk the ewe.

Looking down, I realized that the ewe had been looking up at me the whole time.

Li Younan chuckled and casually pointed to a piece of beef hanging from the roof beam: "Would you like some too?"

The little ewe silently turned her head away.

After milking the goats, Li Younan didn't have time to further process the cowhide and cow head. After a quick wash, he lay down on the bed to rest.

Although Li Younan hadn't lacked food before, he always felt like he was being herded around until he hunted a large animal.

Now that he had a sufficient food reserve, which would at least guarantee that he wouldn't have to worry about food for the next two months, his nerves seemed to relax instantly.

He slept very soundly that night.

When Li Younan woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky.

He stretched comfortably, took out his camera, and said, "Today is a day I don't want to work! I think we should take a couple of days off, do nothing, just relax... My plan is to stay put for the next two or three days and do some more work around my shelter area. Of course, before that, we need to deal with this cowhide and cow head."

Li Younan knew very well that he would have plenty of time in the future, and he could start doing many things that had previously seemed like a lot of boring and pointless things.

(End of this chapter)