Li Yi calmly tightened the skinning knife hidden in his sleeve.
This wild boar was his hope, and the hope of his whole family. He would absolutely not allow anyone to touch it.
Li Yi pushed away Qingpi, who was lifting the wild boar.
"Wang Dagui, I'm about to go to perform corvée labor. This is the food I left for my family to survive. If you touch it, you're taking my life!"
"Damn it, you're asking for it..."
The thug was cursing and about to make a move, but Li Yi, having undergone system enhancement, had already greatly increased his strength. With a push, the man fell to the ground.
The other thugs, seeing their brother being taken advantage of, were about to make a move when Wang Dagui stopped them.
"Brother Li Yi is right, you shouldn't push your luck too far."
The men with green skin looked at each other, completely bewildered.
Has the eldest child changed their personality? Or have they just eaten too much?
"Look, you don't need that much wild boar by yourself. I'll share half of it with you, consider it a favor. And after you leave, I'll take care of your family's affairs."
Wang Dagui appeared sincere, but he had other plans in mind. The wild boar was so heavy; Li Yi was incredibly strong.
Getting into a conflict face-to-face won't do you any good; an egg shouldn't clash with a pebble.
Let's know when to stop. Once this jinx is gone, we can easily control his family.
Looking at Wang Dagui's face, Li Yi knew that if he didn't back down, these people wouldn't let it go.
The murderous intent in his heart grew stronger.
After killing someone, the demon within Li Yi was unleashed.
He no longer has the same reverence for life as he used to.
"Okay, I'll give you half."
"Haha, Yi-ge'er is so generous! Brothers, let's divide the meat!"
Before long, a pig weighing several hundred pounds was cut in half.
Wang Dagui and his men carried away the half-eaten pork, completely satisfied.
"Boss, aren't we going to look for Gou Dan?"
"What's the point of looking? That brat's probably off having fun somewhere. We'll just teach him a lesson when he gets back."
In Wang Dagui's eyes, the life of the Green Skin Gate members was not as important as this half-wild boar. Now all he had to do was go back and cook a pot of fragrant white meat to satisfy his craving.
As Li Yi watched Wang Dagui leave, the pretense in his eyes vanished instantly, leaving only a chilling coldness.
I'll let you gloat for two more days, then your death is just around the corner.
The most important thing now is to get a better bow and some more arrows.
In addition, Wang Dagui lives in the county town, so I might as well go and inquire about him.
Before committing murder, one must always make thorough preparations to avoid any mishaps.
But we still need to take the rest of the pork home first.
Carrying the remaining half of the wild boar, Li Yi returned home.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he called out to the inside.
"Yueyue, come out quickly."
With a loud thud, over a hundred pounds of pork crashed heavily to the ground.
Li Yi clapped his hands, looked around at the clean ground, and felt very relieved.
In such chaotic times, the Holy Mother wouldn't have lived long, but fortunately, her younger siblings were all sensible.
"Brother Yi, you're finally back."
Liu Fang was the first to come out, accompanied by her sister Liu Ru.
Liu Ru originally came today to watch the excitement, since yesterday was their wedding night.
But to my surprise, Li Yi wasn't home.
"Wow, such a big piece of pork, my goodness."
Gurgle.
All the words they had left unsaid vanished the moment they saw the pork.
It all turned into a trembling sentence.
"Yi, Yi-ge, can we eat this?"
"Of course you can eat it. Light a fire and cook the meat."
Li Yi laughed heartily. Even someone like Wang Dagui was craving pork, so it goes without saying that people like them were lucky to be able to eat it once every six months.
"elder brother."
Li Yue and Li Xin also came to help.
They didn't ask any questions; in their hearts, their eldest brother was the most powerful person in the world.
Everyone reached a tacit understanding, and no one asked about the thrilling events that had occurred the previous night.
Only Liu Ru kept praising Li Yi.
"Xiao Yi, you're amazing! You managed to take down such a big wild boar all by yourself."
"Sis, you've made the right choice following Xiao Yi; you definitely won't suffer."
......
There was a lot of pork, and most of it was cut off to be smoked and saved for later.
That morning, everyone in the dilapidated courtyard was beaming with happiness.
Li Yi didn't eat much because, in this era without seasonings, the wild boar meat had an overwhelmingly strong gamey smell.
But the remaining few people ate with gusto, their mouths glistening with oil, finding it delicious.
After a while, everyone had eaten their fill.
"Sister Ru, I want to discuss something with you."
Li Yi, carrying about ten pounds of sliced lean meat, spoke somewhat embarrassedly.
"Oh dear, you're not satisfied with having my sister, are you? You want me too?" Liu Ru blushed, took the meat, and pretended to be angry, saying, "You think you can bribe me with a piece of pork? I'm not that kind of person..."
Li Yi was speechless, wondering what this was all about.
It was also his own fault, after all, Liu Ru was so beautiful that it was hard to look away. He quickly explained, "Sister, I want to borrow some money from you. I broke my bow while hunting wild boars."
"Oh, so that's what it was about."
Liu Ru suddenly realized and said, "But I don't have much money, just 500 coins. Is that enough for you?"
After saying that, Liu Ru took a cloth bag from her waist and poured out the copper coins.
Li Yi quickly calculated in his mind that buying a decent bow would cost at least 1800 coins, which is roughly 2 taels of silver.
He shook his head.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Ru suggested, "Why don't we go sell pork, or borrow some from Brother Erniu?"
Liu Ru's suggestion was good, but Li Yi rejected the idea of selling pork.
Although wild boar meat can be sold for money, the truly wealthy don't need to buy it from outside. The rest are people like Wang Dagui who eat and take it all. Even if they sell it all, they probably won't make much money.
Among the people Li Yi knows, the only one who is rich and willing to help him is Brother Erniu.
However, Li Yi simply couldn't bring himself to do it. He had "slept" with someone else's wife and now he had the nerve to ask him for money. As a modern man, this made it difficult for him to make a decision.
Seeing Li Yi's predicament, Liu Fang volunteered to step forward.
"Yi-ge'er, I'll go with you."
......
The two men brought ten pounds of pork to Li Erniu's house.
"Xiao Yi, what's wrong?"
Erniu was clearly taken aback when he saw the two people who came to his door, carrying so much pork.
Liu Fang smiled and said, "Brother Erniu, please sit down. This is wild boar meat that Brother Yi hunted himself. He brought it over to help you recover."
"It's no use taking supplements to treat my body now."
Li Erniu sighed, then his gaze sharpened.
"But, did you really hunt the wild boar meat?"
Li Yi briefly recounted how he hunted wild boar meat on his own.
After hearing this, Li Erniu was first stunned, then burst into laughter.
"Great, I knew I hadn't misjudged you."
After saying that, Li Erniu took out two taels of silver from a drawer and solemnly handed it over.
"These are my possessions, and I'm giving them all to you. That beast Wang Dagui will come after you sooner or later, and if you don't have any weapons, you're bound to suffer a great loss."
Besides, you can now hunt wild boars; you can use that money to buy a bow and arrows, and you might earn it back quickly.
Li Yi looked at the broken silver pieces in front of him and was deeply moved.
"Brother Yi, just take it."
Liu Fang picked up the silver and stuffed it directly into Li Yi's hand.
Li Erniu continued with a smile, "Xiao Yi, this money isn't for nothing. You've bought a bow and arrows, so I'll have more meat to eat in the future."
Li Yi didn't say much, but bowed deeply.
"Stop being so dramatic, let's go, let's go."
Li Erniu pretended to be angry and kicked the two out of the door, but he was in a great mood.
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