Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

Having found wild ginseng of sufficient age and even hunted a bear, Li Mu and his team had perfectly completed their mission into the mountains.

However, just as Li Mu was happily carrying two bear paws and knocking on the back door of the Lakeside Hotel, the young man who opened the door had a gloomy expression when he saw Li Mu.

"It's you again. Get lost right now, or don't blame us for being impolite if you dare to come back again."

Hearing his furious tone, Li Mu's heart skipped a beat, and he asked with a puzzled look, "Brother, what's wrong?"

"I've been out in the woods with a few brothers these past few days, scavenging some good stuff for Chef Jin. It's been almost half a month since I last came here. How did I offend you, brother?"

Hearing Li Mu's words, the young man suppressed his anger and said coldly, "It's all because of the group of people you brought. We always pay high prices for your things and have never cheated you out of your money."

"But what about you!" The young man's eyes immediately reddened as he said this, "You actually put poisonous mushrooms in our hazel mushrooms."

Poisonous mushrooms!

Upon hearing this, Li Mu's eyes widened and his hands clenched into fists.

"Has Chef Jin been poisoned?"

"Of course it's Chef Jin. If it weren't for Chef Jin's habit of tasting the dishes before serving them, our restaurant would be finished."

The young man spoke angrily, but as soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong.

How do you know it was Chef Jin who was poisoned?

"If the guests were poisoned, your restaurant would have been sealed off long ago." Li Mu took a deep breath and casually pulled out another pack of cigarettes from his pocket, handing it to the young man.

"Brother, I'll get to the bottom of this later. But could you please call Chef Jin for me and tell him I brought him bear paws?"

Bear paw!

The young man initially didn't want to help, but hesitated when he heard about the bear paw.

"Wait a moment, I'll go ask." After a moment of hesitation, the young man finally agreed.

However, he didn't take the cigarette Li Mu offered him, and he also closed the door behind him.

Seeing this, Li Mu could only squat down at the doorway.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen of the Lakeside Hotel, Chef Jin was scratching his head in deep worry.

"I also need to make a unique dish. Where am I supposed to find one right now? And that kid Li Mu hasn't been around for over ten days."

"When I see him, I'm going to use that poisonous mushroom thing to trick him."

Although Jin Dachuan said that, the most important thing now is to get some special ingredients.

"Master, that Li Mu is here again. He said..."

Before the young man could finish speaking, Jin Dachuan's eyes lit up and he quickly walked out.

Meanwhile, Li Mu, who was waiting outside the door, saw the stylish and elegant daughter of the mother-daughter duo who had bought his fox fur before.

"You're that... fox fur seller, rabbit seller." The elegant woman blurted out in her haste.

"Hello, ladies!" Li Mu stood up with a smile, adjusting his crooked hat as he did so.

Even so, it couldn't hide his current disheveled appearance.

This time, the elegant woman showed no disgust whatsoever; instead, she looked at the two sacks behind him.

"What good stuff have you gotten your hands on this time?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "It's nothing, just a black bear skin and two bear paws."

"Black bear skin!"

"Bear paw?"

"Take it out and let me see it!"

Two voices rang out simultaneously from inside and outside the door. Although they were heading towards different things, both were filled with excitement and urgency.

"Um! This bag contains black bear pelts, 1000 yuan. These are two bear paws, 500 yuan. If you think they're too expensive..."

Li Mu stared blankly at the two of them, and with difficulty uttered what he considered to be the highest price.

But before he could finish speaking...

The elegant woman spoke first, saying, "Deal! I'll get the money for you right now."

Jin Dachuan didn't hesitate at all and immediately took out the money: "No problem, here's the money."

Seeing the five hundred yuan handed to him, Li Mu immediately took it with a smile and stuffed it all into his pocket.

Then he turned around and handed the bag containing the two bear paws to Jin Dachuan, saying, "Chef Jin, I will strictly control the mushroom matter from now on. Do you still want to accept that stuff?"

"I can accept your goods, but I'll only accept yours, not others'..." Jin Dachuan had made his point quite clear.

Li Mu didn't persist in his argument, and could only reply, "Okay, don't worry about that. I'm doing this with you for the long term, I would never cheat you."

"Alright, good that you know. I have things to do. Next time, bring me whatever wild game you want, and fish too... I'll take the right kind of fish as well."

Jin Dachuan believed that Li Mu was a capable and well-mannered person, so there was no need for him to say much.

After saying this, he turned around and went back to the kitchen.

When this bear paw is finished, it will surely amaze everyone.

No sooner had he left than a beautiful woman approached him, took out a thousand yuan from her wallet, and stuffed it all into Li Mu's hand.

"Put your things in my car!"

"Okay, sis!" Li Mu readily agreed.

The elegant woman curled her lips into a charming smile and said, "You're quite the smooth talker, aren't you? In such a short time, I've become your sister?"

"Of course! The fact that you're willing to buy my things shows that you think highly of me. If this were a few decades ago, I would have to call you Miss."

"Now, we believe in fighting on equal terms. Calling you 'sister' is a sign of respect and gratitude."

Li Mu spoke with a smile, his words sincere and without a trace of perfunctoriness.

This made the elegant woman look at Li Mu with a more intimate gaze than before. "My name is Zhou Li, you can call me Sister Li from now on."

"Alright, Sister Li." Li Mu replied with a smile, and then forcefully threw the sack he was dragging into the trunk of Zhou Li's car.

"And get me five more fox pelts too, I need some good ones for gifts."

Zhou Li spoke again, watching as she carefully put Li Mu's things away and then gently closed the trunk. Her smile softened as she watched him do so.

"Okay, I'll get you a few in the next few days, but it's unlikely that they'll all be pure white."

Li Mu replied to Zhou Li, then casually pressed the trunk down further to make sure it was closed tightly before patting the snow off his hands.

"Sure! As long as the leather is intact, the color doesn't matter."

Zhou Li was quite agreeable; wild foxes are caught however they are, unlike rabbits which are farmed.

"Sister Li, once I've collected all the hides, I'll have Chef Jin give you a message."

Li Mu replied with a smile, his heart already bursting with joy.