Chapter 224 Lots of Money

There were quite a few hunters who came to sell their pelts, but most of them were small pelts, including raw pelts, grey pelts, fox pelts, and so on.

Gray squirrels are different from the chipmunks that are commonly found in the forest. Gray squirrels are large and have particularly beautiful tails.

There were quite a few people ahead of them, and Sheng Xiping and the others waited in line for quite a while before it was finally their turn.

"Comrade, you not only buy hides, but also medicinal herbs, right?"

Sheng Xiping went to the counter, taking things out while asking the staff inside.

"Yes, we also buy medicinal herbs."

Whether it's precious medicinal herbs like ginseng, deer antler, bear bile, musk, and otter liver, or herbs like gastrodia elata, angelica sinensis, asarum, and fritillaria cirrhosa, we accept them all.

The staff at the counter were quite friendly; they nodded to Sheng Xiping and responded.

Sheng Xiping took a white cloth bag out of his pocket, opened it, and handed it over.

"Comrade, could you please take a look at these two musk deer shells?"

Musk comes in many varieties. Musk that Sheng Xiping and his group cut off the sac directly, dried it, and then sold is generally called shell musk.

Musk deer are rare animals, and hunting them is difficult, which is why musk is so precious.

The other party took it immediately, picked up a magnifying glass to examine it closely, and then took out a balance scale to weigh it.

Finally, they used a probe to pierce the sachet and pull it out for careful examination. The other person nodded in agreement.

"Comrade, these two musk deer shells are of good quality and weigh well. I'll give you three hundred and sixty yuan for both. What do you think?"

Musk prices skyrocketed in the 1980s.

At this time of year, while musk is rare, it's not as wildly sought after as some other materials.

The two musk deer shells that Sheng Xiping and his team brought weighed very little after drying.

Three hundred and sixty yuan is a very high price. You definitely wouldn't be able to buy it for that much in Songjianghe.

Sheng Xiping thought about it for a moment, thought it was a good idea, and nodded in agreement.

Next, Sheng Xiping took out three more deer hides. Since sika deer are raised in various places, and there are deer farms near Xianrenqiao, the price of deer hides is generally around 70 or 80 yuan each.

Of course, the most valuable parts of a deer are not its hide, but its antlers, fetuses, and penises.

"Comrade, judging from the appearance, it seems you have brought other leathers with you. Why don't you take them out as well?"

The staff member behind the counter glanced at the bag Sheng Xiping was carrying. It looked bulging, and there should be something else inside. So he said to Sheng Xiping.

Sheng Xiping thought about it and realized that since they were already here, they shouldn't hold back and had to take it out sooner or later.

So he took out a wolf skin, a lynx skin, and a leopard skin from his pocket.

When the wolf pelt was brought out, the staff were quite calm. They had collected a lot of these things in previous years, and although there were fewer of them in recent years, they were still common.

When the lynx pelt was brought out, the staff's eyes lit up. When the leopard pelt was taken out, the staff got a little excited.

He stepped forward, took the leopard skin, examined it carefully, and then found a measuring tape to measure its size.

Not only were the staff at the counter excited, but the people around who were also there to buy leather products were also wide-eyed with amazement.

"Wow, I didn't realize you were so talented at such a young age."

Wolves, lynxes, leopards—all ferocious beasts! Young man, you're hunting a large group! Impressive!

Sheng Xiping nodded to those people without saying anything, focusing only on the staff behind the counter, wanting to know how much they would pay for these few pieces of leather.

Wolf pelts are definitely not worth much; a few dozen yuan would be considered good.

I sold a lynx pelt before for 480. This one is slightly larger and in much better condition, so it should fetch a higher price.

As for leopard skin, it's extremely rare, so it's hard to say how much it's worth.

"Xiao Zhang, go and call our director over."

The male staff member behind the counter called out to the young woman next to him, and she turned and left.

After a while, the woman came in with a man who looked to be almost fifty years old.

"Director, here is a lynx pelt and a leopard pelt. Please take a look. I can't make the pricing decision myself."

Rare furs are acquired differently than regular furs. For example, Yuan furs, grey furs, and fox furs are all priced with clear price tags. At most, there might be slight differences in grading, but not much.

However, there's a lot to learn about rare animal pelts like lynx and leopard skins.

Seeing Sheng Xiping's calm demeanor, the staff member knew that he must have a plan, so they simply called over the director who could make the decision.

The director was quite surprised when he saw the lynx and leopard skins. He glanced at the counter and saw Sheng Xiping looking completely calm.

"Young comrade, you're quite capable at such a young age. You can even hunt a leopard. Impressive."

"This leopard came into our forest and was harming our livestock. Several of our hunters shot it dead together," Sheng Xiping explained simply.

The director nodded. He didn't care where the leopard skin came from. The country didn't restrict hunting leopards, so why should he care?

So the director stopped talking and just looked down at the hides.

Just like the staff member earlier, they measured with a tape measure, touched it with their hands, and even tried it on their face.

"Comrade, I can give you five hundred for this lynx pelt, and seven hundred for this leopard pelt, within my authority."

The main problem is that the leopard skin is injured; if it weren't for these tears, it could have been worth even more.

The director pointed to several wounds on the leopard skin and showed them to Sheng Xiping.

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