An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

Whether the system is deliberately making things difficult or its intention is to improve the player's willpower, it doesn't matter.

Jiang Baobin was confident that he could get through this safely!

So what if it's cold? I've prepared plenty of firewood!

As for food, it's nothing special. I have meat, what's there to be afraid of?

In his excitement, Jiang Baobin divided the food into seven portions (there were only seven days left in the mission).

A large roe deer weighs 80 jin (40 catties) with its fur on. After skinning and removing the offal, it can weigh 40 jin (20 catties).

After shaving off the bones, it will weigh only 25 pounds.

The roe deer originally weighed 40 jin (20 catties), but after being gouged by wolves, it was left with 35 jin (17.5 catties), and about 12 jin (6 catties) of pure meat was shaved off.

25 + 12 equals 37 jin.

I kept 35 jin for myself and gave 2 jin to the dog...

Oh my god, are you drunk?

You're only feeding the dog 2 pounds of meat in seven days? Do you want to starve it to death?

Even if you don't starve, keeping 35 pounds for yourself and only giving the dog 2 pounds is just too selfish, isn't it?

Do you still want to get along amicably?

You're just worrying unnecessarily. Why not leave all the offal and the shavings off the roe deer pelts for it?

Even if you just take bones off, smash them, and boil them in a pot like crazy, you can still eat them.

Anyway, the fire never goes out, it can even boil bones until they melt.

Besides, is 35 pounds of meat really a lot?

After normal cooking, only twenty pounds will remain.

However, Jiang Baobin estimated that after finishing, he would be lucky to have 15 or 16 kilograms left.

Are you kidding? This is a wild animal. To kill the parasites, it has to be cooked like crazy.

That's why he doesn't eat offal—he's afraid of getting worms!

Four-Eyes: So you're just going to give it all to me? You're such a jerk!

Hey.

To be honest, how many modern people are still willing to eat large chunks of meat?

They all like to eat strange and unusual things.

If he weren't so timid, Jiang Baobin would have definitely swallowed the meat instead of the dead lump of flesh.

It doesn't even have any seasoning, it's really not tasty!

So, even if we add the remaining dried fish from before...

On average, he only eats about a pound of meat per meal.

Are there really that many people who need to frequently use their powers?

"Is it too much? No, it is not too much."

He was now very curious about how much food and firewood the other players had prepared.

Can you get through the final test as easily as I did?

It was snowing heavily outside, so we couldn't go out at all.

Jiang Baobin kept practicing his skills, eating a pound of meat per meal, which he could sustain physically.

The dog lay by the fire pit, occasionally opening its eyes and staring at him blankly for a while.

But most of the time he's fast asleep.

As evening approached, Four-Eyes suddenly woke up from his dream and barked several times at the roof.

Jiang Baobin completely ignored it, because he was practicing Kundalini Kung Fu to a great extent and felt like he was about to break through!

Four-Eyes wouldn't let it go, and even came over to pull at his clothes.

He then realized something was wrong.

He tried to go out and check, but the door wouldn't open.

Only when the man and the dog worked together could they push open a crack.

Jiang Baobin was quite startled—this was too exaggerated!

The door was almost buried to the top; no wonder it couldn't be pushed open.

With no other option, Jiang Baobin could only reach inside through the crack in the door with his hand.

It took a lot of effort to push it open.

The dog darted off and ran around having a blast.

When Jiang Baobin followed him out, he finally understood what had happened.

Although the shack wasn't very tall, it was still a building and naturally sheltered from the wind.

That's why the snow piled up around there.

Outside, the snow was about knee-deep.

It's thick enough, but the problem is it's still raining, showing no sign of getting smaller.

Four-Eyes returned shortly after, panting with exhaustion. Those four little short legs of its...tsk tsk.

Jiang Baobin quickly got to work, shoveling away the snow that had fallen on the shack and around it.

Goodness, if it weren't for Four-Eyes' warning...

The shack might collapse under the weight, and then I'd be buried alive.

And those unlucky guys in the cave... Holy crap! I can't even imagine!

The dog has done such a great job, it deserves a good reward!

Jiang Baobin took a pound of meat from his ration and gave it to the dog as a reward.

Moreover, the meat from specially selected young roe deer is incredibly tender!

They had a proper feast that night—fried roe deer meat with liquor.

Wait! Isn't there no oil? How are we going to fry it? Not to mention the alcohol.

Hehe, this brings us to the two jars of stuff he got from the cave.

After Jiang Baobin opened the wax seal, he was surprised to find that one jar contained lard and the other contained liquor.

As for those things, they'll be in the cave for at least a hundred years. Will they still be edible then?

We've already discussed this once before.

These days, pastry shops all use aged lard to make flaky pastries.

The longer the oil is stored, the more valuable it becomes; oil aged for thirty years can be more than ten times more expensive than new oil.

If oil aged 30 years is edible, why can't oil aged 100 years be eaten?

It turns out that aged oil is incredibly delicious!

Deep-fried tender meat in hot oil, this was a delicious meal for both a person and a dog!

After a satisfying meal, sleepiness sets in.

However, he couldn't sleep yet; he had to sweep the snow off the roof and around the house again.

Only then can I feel at ease; otherwise, I can forget about getting a good night's sleep.

After finishing his work, Jiang Baobin brushed the snow off his clothes and complained to the dog:

"What's wrong with the heavens? Did someone slip up and cause a mess?"

"Otherwise, why is it raining so heavily?"

The dog, of course, didn't answer him; it just whimpered.

Jiang Baobin then lay down.

But just a few minutes later, this guy suddenly sat up, looking terrified!

The dog was startled and stared at him curiously.

Jiang Baobin was stunned for a while, then muttered to himself:

"Won't the snow block the mountain passes if it keeps falling like this?"

Then, looking at the dog, he asked foolishly, "Four-Eyes, do you have any experience?"

The dog, of course, couldn't answer and stared at him blankly.

How could Jiang Baobin possibly sleep? He got up and went out to check.

The sky and the earth were covered in snow, nothing but wind and snow, and there was no sign of it stopping.

In his memory, mountains like the Greater Khingan Mountains and Changbai Mountains were always snowbound for half the year.

Although this area is located in the Taihang Mountains and is at a low latitude, it must be closed to the mountains for two or three months every year, right?

It's early December now, the beginning of the cold season.

It is estimated that it will not thaw until February or March of next year.

Thinking about it this way, Jiang Baobin broke out in a cold sweat.

These days, there are no cell phones to call for help.

At worst, people will criticize me for wasting public resources, but at least I can save my life!

These days, if you're trapped in the mountains, you really can only wait to die!

I used to be quite pleased with myself for having so much meat on me.

Looking at it now, those reserves are just a drop in the ocean compared to the entire period of mountain closure.

Escape! The thought immediately popped into my head.

What kind of bullshit mission is this? To hell with it! Nothing is more important than my own life!

But upon seeing the outside world, Jiang Baobin was immediately filled with despair—

Where can we escape to? We can't even find the road.

Even if we could find it, how would we wade out of this snow that's practically impenetrable?

Just as this guy was in a complete panic, a dog's head rubbed against his leg.

It made him wake up suddenly...