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[Lumberjacking +1]

[Lumberjacking +1]

In the mountains and forests, the sound of axes chopping down trees rang out one after another, and two large trees fell down with a crash.

【Occupation: Woodcutter Lv1 (Experience Points 5/10)】

[Skill: Woodcutting Lv1]

"Three should be enough; any more and we won't be able to ship them back today."

Under the tree, Li Xingdao wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the third fallen tree in front of him, breathed a sigh of relief, and thought to himself.

I looked up at the sky and realized it was already mid-afternoon; there wasn't much time left before dark.

If it were his frail body in the past, he probably wouldn't have been able to cut down those three trees by nightfall, let alone transport them back.

But now, with his metal element of 1.7, cutting down three trees is a piece of cake.

He could even keep cutting down trees until nightfall, if he wanted to.

However, how to transport it is a big problem.

He had no donkeys or oxen or horses to drive, so he had to carry the felled trees entirely by himself.

In addition, Li Xiaohua is petite and cannot carry much timber, so he still has to do the main work and needs to consider the efficiency of carrying trees.

These three trees are the limit if we want to bring all these trees back.

Unlike fishing, the need for these 10 trees is to cut them down as quickly as possible, so he can take his time and cut them down over several days.

"Cut down 3 trees today, 5 tomorrow, and 2 more the day after tomorrow, and all 10 trees will be gone."

Li Xingdao felt joy as he watched his experience points as a woodcutter increase.

As the thought crossed his mind, he turned to look at Li Xiaohua, who was struggling to cut the first tree segment behind him, and smiled slightly.

"Little Flower Girl, divide the tree into long sections so you can carry more at once."

Li Xingdao took a few sips of water from the kettle, then picked up the axe and shouted at Li Xiaohua in front of him.

"Brother Xingdao, cutting this long piece is too heavy, can you carry it?"

Upon hearing Li Xingdao's words, Li Xiaohua's concerned voice came through.

"Don't worry, your brother Xingdao is strong enough to carry some trees without any problem."

Li Xingdao chuckled and patted his chest before speaking.

As soon as he finished speaking, seeing the blush on Li Xiaohua's face, he laughed and took two more sips of water, then raised his axe and forcefully split the entire tree into four pieces.

"Little Flower Girl, you can cut the branches, I'll cut the trunk."

After cutting down the tree, Li Xingdao saw that Li Xiaohua was having a hard time cutting the trunk, so he gave her some instructions and then went over to cut down the first tree for her.

"Brother Xingdao, you're so kind."

With a blush on her face, Li Xiaohua spoke gratefully to Li Xingdao.

As he spoke, he stretched his weary body, took a sip of water, and turned to cut branches from the second tree.

"Knock knock~"

The sound of axe blades striking tree trunks echoed continuously. The two trees that Li Xingdao had previously cut down were now severed from their main trunks.

Then, when Li Xingdao saw that Li Xiaohua hadn't finished cutting the branches off the second tree, he immediately laughed and went to clear the branches off the third tree himself.

After he cleared everything away, he saw Li Xiaohua struggling to cut almost all the branches off the second tree.

"Thump~"

Li Xingdao walked over, chopped down a thick tree branch that Li Xiaohua had been struggling to cut for a long time with an axe, and then smiled at her and said:

"Little Flower Girl, alright, come help me tie these tree trunks together and then transport them back."

"I'll take one tree back first, then you can gather these branches together here, and we'll take them all back together when I get back."

"Okay, Brother Xingdao, thank you."

Li Xiaohua put down the axe wearily, wiped the glistening sweat from her body with a towel, and spoke gratefully to Li Xingdao.

Li Xingdao chuckled, waved his hand, turned around, took the rope, and with Li Xiaohua's help, tied all four sections of the tree trunk together securely.

Fortunately, the rope was strong enough, as thick as an arm, otherwise it might not have been able to support the weight of the entire tree.

After tying it up, he exerted his strength and, relying on his 1.7 spirit attribute, carried the entire tree on his back.

Then, with heavy steps, he descended the mountain amidst Li Xiaohua's astonished gaze.

"When we get back, I'll boil the eggs and chicken legs so Brother Xingdao can eat them right away."

Watching Li Xingdao's departing figure, Li Xiaohua felt a surge of resentment as she thought about how he was now living under the eaves of Li Lai's house.

She was somewhat worried about Li Xingdao's living conditions and made a decision.

Then, she started walking and diligently tidying up the branches in the woods, tying them into small bundles with thin rope, and then tried to gather up the four large tree trunks.

As a result, before she could even finish gathering the first tree trunk, Li Xingdao had already rushed back with a smile and then offered to help her gather the four tree trunks of the second tree.

"Brother Xingdao, how come you're back so quickly?"

Li Xiaohua wiped her sweat, looked at the six bundles of branches she had just gathered, then glanced at Li Xingdao who was quickly returning, and spoke to him in surprise.

Is Li Xingdao really that fast on his feet, given how long the road is from the mountains to his home?

"Your brother didn't eat or drink well before, so his body didn't develop properly. He's been eating more lately, and his strength has increased."

As Li Xingdao tied the tree trunk, he smiled and spoke to Li Xiaohua.

"Li Lai wanted me to do a lot of farm work for him, so he fed me well. Otherwise, he would have called me to do farm work soon."

Li Xingdao shook his head and said nothing more. He carried the four bundles of wood on his back and, under Li Xiaohua's gaze, walked back with light yet heavy steps, bearing the four tree trunks.

"Poor Xingdao Ge."

Li Xiaohua watched Li Xingdao's departing figure, bit her lip, and then sighed.

"It will take about 20 more days to harvest these corn and rice. After that, Xingdao's life will probably be tough."

A thought flashed through Li Xiaohua's mind. Thinking of the hardship of bending over to cut rice and pick corn in the field, she pursed her lips and went to prepare the third tree trunk for him with great effort.

Fortunately, the third tree trunk only had four sections, and she managed to tie them together by herself as she moved them little by little.

Without the delay of cutting and harvesting tree branches, she took a breather after finishing, but Li Xingdao did not return.

She just looked at the fields at the foot of the mountain ahead and sighed.

"Li Lai's family doesn't have any oxen. If they don't borrow oxen from others, they'll have to dig the land themselves, shovel by shovel. It takes so much effort to finish all that land!"

A thought flashed through Li Xiaohua's mind, but she hesitated, unsure whether Li Lai would be willing to rent a cow for Xingdao.

Cattle are very precious. Although Li Lai is a small landlord, he doesn't have the capital to raise a single cow. Their entire Peach Blossom Village only has three cows.

However, the seven Li brothers were powerful enough to rent a cow together.

In the past, each household had to pay a certain amount of money or grain in exchange for the opportunity to use oxen to plow the land. Now, Li Xiaohua was very suspicious that Li Lai might pay Li Xingdao to rent oxen to plow the land.