He took a closer look and found that the tiger tooth was intact, without even a chip.

Looking at the exploded hunting rifle, the barrel was twisted and deformed, which shows the power of the explosion.

Chen Changyuan couldn't help but gasp and touched his arm in fear:

"My goodness, if this bites me, I'll lose a piece of flesh!"

Old Yuan came over, squinted his eyes and looked at the tiger tooth, and said in amazement:

"Really? This tiger tooth is really hard! The Mountain God is still the Mountain God, they are all different!"

Chen Changyuan laughed in his heart, what mountain god, it is just the result of biological evolution.

But he didn't refute the old man. After all, the old man believed in this, so he let him be.

The two continued to work, skinning, deboning, and cutting the meat. After working for most of the night, they finally produced two complete tiger skins, some tiger bones, tiger tendons, and high-quality tiger meat.

The two men packed the remaining pieces of meat into sacks and prepared to take them back to feed the dogs.

As for the two huge tiger corpses, they were abandoned on the spot.

The old man wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the two tiger corpses, and sighed:

"Changyuan, let's at least show some respect to the mountain god and bury these two, so they don't turn into evil spirits and come looking for us."

Chen Changyuan thought about it and felt that what Lao Yuantou said made sense.

Although he did not believe in ghosts and gods, he followed the local customs. Besides, burying the tiger's corpse could avoid polluting the environment, so it was a good thing.

So, the two men found a secluded place, dug a big pit, pushed the two tiger corpses in, and then buried them with soil.

After doing all this, it was almost dawn.

The two men carried tiger skins, bones, tendons and pieces of meat, and dragged their tired bodies towards the village.

As the morning light began to break, the faint sunlight shone on the mountain road. Chen Changyuan and Lao Yuantou dragged their tired bodies and moved back to the village entrance step by step.

The two tiger skins weighed heavily on their shoulders, like two small mountains, making it hard for them to breathe.

Arriving at the village entrance, Chen Changyuan took off the tiger skin and handed it to Lao Yuantou:

"Uncle Yuan, I'm leaving these two tiger skins in my care. Please help me dry them properly. Don't ruin these precious things."

The old man took the tiger skin, weighed it for a few times, and asked in a serious tone:

"Changyuan, aren't you afraid that I'll steal both of these tiger skins? These things are worth a lot of money!"

Chen Changyuan laughed heartily:

"Uncle Yuan, what are you saying? How can I not trust you? Besides, these two tiger skins are not safe in my house. You know, my 'good brother' is so jealous that he wants to peel off my skin. I feel at ease leaving them with you!"

The old man was also amused and laughed heartily:

"You kid, you only know how to flatter me! Okay, I'll help you dry it. In three days, we'll go to the city together to sell this tiger skin. I'll give you half then!"

When Chen Changyuan heard this, he was overjoyed. This old man is quite sensible!

"Thank you so much, Uncle Yuan! I'll go back first. My mother must be worried sick."

After saying goodbye to Lao Yuantou, Chen Changyuan dragged his tired body towards home.

He casually carried the exploded hunting rifle on his shoulder, making a clanging sound along the way.

As soon as I reached the door, I saw Fang Suxia looking around anxiously.

Seeing Chen Changyuan's figure, she immediately came forward, her face full of worry:

"Changyuan! You're finally back! Mom was so worried! Why did you come back so late? Did something happen?"

Chen Changyuan saw his mother's anxious look, and his heart warmed. He quickly comforted her:

"Mom, it's okay. I just wasted some time going into the mountains to hunt. Look, I even killed two tigers!" As he said this, he patted the tiger skin on his shoulder, trying to divert his mother's attention.

Only then did Fang Suxia notice the tiger skin on Chen Changyuan's shoulder and the exploded hunting rifle.

She was stunned for a moment, and her face became even paler:

"Changyuan, this... this hunting rifle... is it... in danger again?"

Chen Changyuan quickly put down his hunting rifle, held his mother's hand, and said softly:

"Mom, it's okay. This hunting rifle isn't very good. It just exploded. It's a common thing. I'll go to the county office in a couple of days and get a new one."

Fang Suxia finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the worry in her eyes still did not completely disappear.

She carefully examined Chen Changyuan's body and was relieved after confirming that he was not injured.

"Changyuan, please don't go hunting in the mountains anymore. It's too dangerous! You're my only son. If anything happens to you, how will I live?"

Chen Changyuan knew that his mother was worried about him, so he patted her shoulder gently and comforted her:

"Mom, I get it. I'll be more careful next time. I was lucky this time. I'll be more careful next time."

"Mom, I understand. I will be more careful next time. I won't go into the mountains to hunt these days. I will stay at home with you."

Chen Changyuan looked at his mother's worried eyes and felt a little guilty.

Fang Suxia's expression eased slightly, and she sighed:

"It's better not to hunt. The mountains are too dangerous. You can rest at home for a few days and let your mother feel more at ease."

Chen Changyuan nodded, but he had other plans in mind.

He stopped hunting, but he still had to go up the mountain. A few days ago, he found a patch of wild Polygonatum in the mountains, and according to the date, it was almost ripe.

This is a good thing, it can be sold for a lot of money in the city!

At night, Chen Changyuan tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

My mind is full of that piece of wild polygonatum, its thick rhizome, emitting an attractive luster...

As I thought about it, my mouth was watering.

No, I have to go and check it out tomorrow!

The next day, Chen Changyuan got up before dawn.

This time he didn't bring a hunting rifle, but instead brought the tiger tooth stick that he had pulled out from the tiger.

The exploded hunting rifle can no longer be relied upon, but this tiger tooth club is at least a useful weapon for self-defense.

He also smeared some tiger oil made from tiger fat on his body, so that his aura would be more like that of a ferocious beast and would have some deterrent effect.

After all, without a hunting rifle, I always feel a little uneasy.

Before dawn, Chen Changyuan came to the place where he had discovered Polygonatum before in the dark.

He thought he would reap a lot, but the scene before him left him dumbfounded.

The area that was once covered with Polygonatum sibiricum is now bare, with only turned over soil left, as if it had been plowed.

"Fuck!" Chen Changyuan couldn't help but curse, "Which bastard did this?!"

He squatted down and carefully examined the turned soil.

Judging from the traces, it must have been dug up in the last few days. This made him even more angry. The treasure he had worked so hard to find was taken away by someone else!

The more Chen Changyuan thought about it, the angrier he became. He punched the ground, sending dirt flying everywhere.

This was the harvest he had been planning for several days! And it was gone just like that!

Just when he was burning with rage, he suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from not far away.