Chapter 179 Bear Bile
Ning Xiyue had been squatting in the sow's pigsty, applying new medicine to the sow's wounds and bringing the piglets from the pen next door to feed them.
She regained consciousness and entered the space, and took care of the sow and piglets she had raised. The two pigs outside were finally killed, and it was time for the most exciting moment of dividing the meat.
Chen Yechu ran in with a smile on his face and called her, "Xiyue, are you done here? Start dividing the meat."
"Okay, you go first, I'll be there soon." Ning Xiyue packed her things, carried the medicine box, closed the pigpen door, washed her hands, and went out to get her pig thigh.
The captain promised that Ning Xiyue would not have to queue up with Chen Yechu and the others after she went out, and could directly enjoy VVVIP treatment.
The captain was in a one-on-one meeting and waved to Ning Xiyue from a distance: "Yue Wa, come here quickly. I have reserved your portion of meat for you in advance."
There was no need to queue, and Ning Xiyue happily followed the captain. The captain took her to the chopping board where Li Zhujiang had cut the meat before, bent down and pulled out a basket from under the chopping board.
Inside was a whole, uncut pig thigh and a huge bear paw that were promised to Ning Xiyue. The bear paw in the basket was not just a paw, but could be said to be a bear thigh, with a lot of meat.
This time they caught a lot of prey in the mountains, more than enough to share among the team. The captain was so generous that he asked the butcher to cut the bear paw for Ning Xiyue at the base of the thigh.
Of course, the basket also contained the pork that should have been given to Ning Xiyue, a piece of pork belly weighing about two pounds with alternating fat and lean meat.
When Ning Xiyue saw this piece of meat, the first thing that came to her mind was that it was perfect for making braised pork.
The captain kindly picked up the piece of pork belly and placed it in front of Ning Xiyue and asked:
"I heard from your aunt that you love braised pork the most, so I specially reserved this piece of meat for you. Is that okay? If not, we can change it to something else. But I think fat meat is better. It's fragrant and can be used to make oil for cooking."
"Okay, no need to change, thank you Uncle Dawei."
Ning Xiyue quickly waved her hand to refuse. She had not yet eaten the two jars of lard made from the wild boar she hunted last time. The fat meat was not suitable for her at all. She would go back and take the pork belly to make a braised pork meal tonight.
"As long as you like it." The captain dragged another basket from under the chopping board, "Inside this is the fur of a black bear, ripped off in one piece. If you like it, take it."
"Captain, I've been given so many things. I don't need the bear fur. If possible, could you give me the bear gall? I'll use it to make medicine. I can use the bear meat as a substitute."
Ning Xiyue coveted the bear gall.
Bear bile is a good medicine. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, calming the liver and improving eyesight, promoting bile secretion and dissolving stones, and lowering blood lipids. It can not only light up her totem, but also allow her to use it as a health care product and a good gift for her parents.
She can also make some health supplements to protect her eyes.
She had to seize such a good opportunity.
Once you miss this opportunity, you will never find it again.
"If you like that thing, take it. Wait for me to find it for you."
The captain doesn't understand pharmacology and doesn't understand what kind of medicine bear bile can be used to make. Could it be the same effect as pig bile?
However, since Ning Xiyue asked him to, he still squatted down and dragged out a large basket from under the chopping board. It was full of leftovers from various prey he had hunted.
After searching for a long time, the captain found a few pig gallbladders. "Yue Wa, do you want some? They can cure poisonous sores. In the past, families with poisonous sores on their hands would ask me to save some for them. This year, we killed a lot of pigs and there are a lot of gallbladders. I can give you two."
"Then I'll take one."
Ning Xiyue did not refuse the captain's kindness and accepted a pig gall. The two continued to search in the basket and finally found the long, flat, egg-shaped bear gall among a pile of livers.
"Found it, Captain, this is it, shall I take it?"
The captain sorted the scraps in the basket and nodded in agreement: "Okay, you can take it. Only you can make use of it."
"Thank you, Captain." Ning Xiyue picked up the butcher knife beside her with a happy face and carefully took out the bear gallbladder intact.
When Ning Xiyue was looking at the bear gall, the captain looked at the whole pig thigh and asked, "Girl Yue, don't you really want Li the pig carpenter to cut the pig thigh into smaller pieces?"
"No need to cut it, I want to make ham with it."
Ning Xiyue waved her hand to refuse.
She had long planned to learn how to make ham from Chen Yetu. From what Chen Yetu had told her in private, she learned that her ancestors were very good at making ham. It was said that even the Prime Minister had eaten it and praised it highly.
Ning Xiyue also wanted to try the taste that the Prime Minister praised, and Chen Yetu said he could teach her. After discussing it, the two decided that if the captain could really catch a big prey and give Ning Xiyue the pork thigh, then they would make it this time.
"Okay then, you keep busy, I'll go help your uncle An Guo sell meat."
The captain walked towards the chopping board not far away, on which were placed two halves of a pig.
There was a lot of hunting this time, and after killing two pigs raised by the team, there was more pork. The team leader decided to keep one pig to sell, and sell the meat in the name of the team.
Any member of the team can buy whatever they want at a preferential price, which is five cents cheaper per pound than the price of meat in the grocery store, and no tickets are required. However, only members of the team can enjoy this benefit.
If people from other teams come to buy, they will pay the original price. If the team cannot sell all the products, they will take them to the agricultural and sideline food purchasing station in the town.
This can be considered a side income for the team.
The captain stood beside the chopping board and took out a loud speaker and shouted, "Is there anyone who wants to buy it? If no one wants to buy it, we will take it away and sell it to the purchasing station."
This year, all the members of the team were given a lot of meat. Although it was cheap, most of them were unwilling to spend money to buy more meat. Ning Xiyue only saw a dozen families with strong labor force buying some meat to store. It was not much, and each family cut about one or two kilograms, saying that they would eat it during the busy farming season.
Ning Xiyue looked at the pair of small intestines hanging on the tree branch behind the captain and wondered whether she should take them down and buy some meat to make sausages. How could the New Year be complete without sausages?
Before she could take any action, she saw Chen Yechu hand the meat in his hand to Yu Zhiyu for help, and then he walked to the chopping board where the captain was.
Chen Yechu walked over with the Great Unity in his hand and asked, "Captain, can you sell me a pig thigh? I'll use it to make ham."
After saying this, he smiled at Ning Xiyue who was not far away.
Ning Xiyue knew.
Chen Yetu wanted to teach her how to make ham, and he himself was craving for ham, so he certainly couldn't miss such a good opportunity to buy meat.
The captain was surprised for a moment. He thought of what Ning Xiyue had just told him about making ham. He realized that Chen Zhiqing in front of him might have agreed with Yue Wazi to make ham. He looked at Chen Yechu and nodded and asked, "Okay, which leg do you want?"
"This is the hind leg." Chen Yetu pointed to the right half of the pig's hind leg, pointing to the place where he wanted to cut.
Pig carpenter Li took the knife and cut according to the position pointed by Chen Yechu. The hind leg of the pig weighed exactly 20 kilograms.
The price is 75 cents per pound, and the total cost is 15 yuan.
The price is really cheap even without a ticket. In some cities, the price of meat without a ticket has reached RMB 1.2 per pound.
The benefits the team provides to its members can be said to be real welfare benefits.
Chen Yechu generously bought a whole pig thigh, which attracted the attention of people around him. Thinking that they could make a profit at this price, several more families went to the captain to buy a few pounds of meat.
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