Xiao Feng didn't quite understand but grasped the general idea, "What Mama says, Xiao Feng remembers."
"You truly are Mama's good treasure."
Tao Lengshuang held his hand and continued to search for usable items with Shen Ershen's family.
After another hour, they had reached a deeper part of the mountain and decided to stop for a rest.
"Mo family, I plan to go to town tomorrow to see how much these medicinal herbs can fetch. Do you want to come?" Shen Ershen asked, a mix of excitement and worry in her voice.
Tao Lengshuang agreed to go. With no ingredients at home for medicinal meals, it was better to try her luck at the town's restaurants.
If she was lucky, she might be able to sell her medicinal meals or body-conditioning dishes at a restaurant, which would give her a chance to earn some money.
If luck wasn't on her side, she would have to try the pharmacies and sell her slimming recipes.
In their current situation, it was crucial to stockpile supplies; otherwise, they might not even survive the harsh winter.
After resting for a while, as they prepared to search for a bit longer before heading back, they suddenly heard a tiger's roar.
Before they could react, a strong, adult tiger appeared before Tao Lengshuang and the others.
"Tiger!" Shen Ershen clasped her mouth tightly, trembling like a sieve.
Liu Shi, her legs weak, clung to a pillar, her face ashen as she looked at the tiger.
Tao Lengshuang immediately shielded Xiao Feng in her arms. Though a little panicked, she remained calm, staring at the tiger and quietly signaling Shen Ershen and the others to remain silent.
Just then, her nostrils twitched, and her eyes changed.
This tiger was injured!
Could it be that Mo Lingxi or other villagers were chasing this tiger, causing it to run here?
Unlikely.
If it were Mo Lingxi or the villagers, someone would have already followed.
No one was pursuing it now, and the tiger was injured…
This matter was probably not as simple as it seemed.
Tao Lengshuang, seemingly from her sleeve but actually from her spatial medicine garden, took out a soporific powder. She slowly led Xiao Feng backward, keeping an eye on their surroundings.
The tiger suddenly threw its head back and let out a roar.
'Awooo~~'
The majestic and terrifying tiger roar echoed throughout the mountain.
The villagers in the mountains heard it and immediately fell into a panic. Many villagers scrambled down the mountain.
"Run, run, the tiger is out! Nothing is more important than our lives."
"Tiger, help!"
Mo Lingxi and Shen Ershu, who hadn't gone far, also heard it.
"That direction… Father, is the direction of the tiger's roar where Mother and the others are?"
"It seems so!"
Shen Ershu immediately ran towards where Shen Ershen and the others were, no longer caring about fear, his mind solely focused on saving his wife and the others.
Mo Lingxi's gaze deepened, and he used his Qinggong to fly towards Tao Lengshuang and her son.
Seeing the tiger pounce towards her, Tao Lengshuang instinctively hugged Xiao Feng tighter and raised her hand to throw the powder, quickly retreating.
However, she stumbled and fell.
The moment she fell, she heard the panicked cries of Shen Ershen and the other two, and saw the tiger fly past her.
She could even clearly see its sharp fangs, smell the foul odor from its mouth, and clearly discern its size.
This sent a tremor through her heart, and her face instantly turned pale. Without a second thought, she rolled to the side with Xiao Feng.
"Mo family!"
Shen Ershen and Liu Shi, their hands and feet numb, used all their strength to drag Tao Lengshuang and her son to the side.
Tao Lengshuang thanked them, handed Xiao Feng to Shen Ershen and her daughter-in-law, and slowly moved aside, using her larger frame to attract the tiger's attention.
The medicine would take a little while to take effect; she had to buy time.
The tiger, having missed its attack, glared ferociously at Tao Lengshuang again, as if it wanted to tear her to shreds.
Staring into those tiger eyes, Tao Lengshuang broke out in a cold sweat, her body stiff with fear, but she had to move.
She shifted slightly to the side and saw the tiger run towards her quickly, leaping up.
She quickly gripped the sickle thrown by Shen Ershen, gritted her teeth, and forced herself to calm down, estimating the distance to dodge at the optimal moment.
As the tiger got closer and closer, Tao Lengshuang's heart pounded in her throat, her palms slick with sweat.
But she aimed for the tiger's softest spot, its abdomen.
The moment the tiger pounced in front of her, she moved.
Now!
She knelt on the ground, slid forward a few steps, then lay on the ground, gripping the sickle tightly, and fiercely stabbed it into the tiger's abdomen.
Instantly, blood spurted out, splashing all over Tao Lengshuang.
But she didn't even blink, instead, she more ferociously drove the sickle deeper into the tiger's abdomen.
Accompanied by the tiger's pained roars, Shen Ershen and the others collapsed on the ground, trembling like sieves.
With a 'thump,' the tiger fell heavily onto Tao Lengshuang, causing her to wince. But she didn't let go, instead stabbing the tiger even more fiercely.
Today, either the tiger would die, or they would.
"Shen Ershen, what are you waiting for? This is meat! It's countless amounts of meat, and it can be sold for a lot of money. Quickly cut off the tiger's neck!"
Tao Lengshuang's voice was a little weak, and the tiger was struggling in pain.
The words "meat" and "money" acted like a surge of strength, instantly stimulating Shen Ershen and Liu Shi.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at the tiger differently now, no longer as fearful, their eyes filled with thoughts of meat and money.
They had Xiao Feng and Zhuzi hide behind a large tree and then rushed forward with their sickles, though their steps were a bit shaky.
Seeing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law rush towards it, the tiger struggled to stand up but fell back several times. Not only were its limbs weak, but its vision was also blurring.
The medicine was taking effect.
Even with the tiger's immense strength, under Tao Lengshuang's specially formulated powder, it would become weak all over, a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
The tiger's pained roars echoed throughout the mountain, scaring away the villagers and preventing them from venturing into the mountains again.
At this moment, Shen Ershen and her daughter-in-law had reached the tiger.
One closed her eyes and fiercely swung her sickle at the tiger's neck, while the other, her face pale, cut at its neck.
Blood splattered everywhere.
"Swing harder! Think about the increased taxes, think about your families!"
Tao Lengshuang's slightly raised voice jolted Shen Ershen and her daughter-in-law. They no longer cared about fear and desperately pressed down on the tiger, determined to finish it.
This was meat, it was money, it was taxes, it was a chance to survive!
Countless streams of blood splattered everywhere, also dyeing Shen Ershen and her daughter-in-law red.
Thus, when Mo Lingxi and Shen Ershu arrived, they saw Shen Ershen and her daughter-in-law, covered in blood, desperately hacking at the tiger, whose life was uncertain.