When Manbao left the palace, she finally received a plump deer leg because it was a gift from the Emperor.
The gift was bestowed in absentia, and she didn't even meet anyone to decline it.
Actually, she wasn't particularly inclined to decline it; she just wondered why everyone preferred gifting deer legs instead of directly gifting a whole deer.
In the end, Manbao and Keke could only sigh at the sight of the deer leg, then cheerfully took it home, deciding to freeze it and eat it slowly.
At this time, the weather was very cold. Hanging the deer leg under the veranda, it froze hard overnight, and wouldn't spoil for a good ten days to half a month.
If still worried about spoilage, it could be salted and cured, though salt was quite expensive.
Bai Shan said, "If we'd known deer meat was this easy to get, we should've been the ones inviting everyone over for a feast."