But who would have thought that the young man on the recliner seemed not to have heard anything and continued to sit with his legs crossed without moving.
Seeing this, Li Yuemin couldn't help but frowned and raised his voice to ask:
"Hello, I want to sell some mountain products."
Seeing that the man still didn't respond, she thought he was asleep, so she reached out and patted his shoulder.
"Tsk"
The man on the recliner made an impatient sound after being hit by Yuemin.
He reached out and lowered his sunglasses, looked him up and down and said:
"Silly big guy, I know you want to sell mountain products, and I'm not deaf.
But you have to tell me what you plan to sell first, otherwise how can I give you a price?"
“I see.”
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Upon hearing this, Li Yuemin immediately took out the bear meat from the basket, handed it to him and said:
"I want to sell bear meat. How do you think it's worth?"
"Yo? Bear meat!"
When Zhou Jinguang, who was lying on a bamboo chair, saw what was in Li Yuemin's bag, his eyes lit up and he stood up quickly.
As if he had found a treasure, he took out the bear meat and bear paws from the bag and said with a smile:
"Hey, man, did you kill this bear? That's awesome.
OK, I'll take the bear meat. One dollar and fifty cents a pound.
As for bear bile, the quality is pretty good.
Since this is your first time here and bear hunting in winter is not easy, I will give you this amount."
After saying that, Zhou Jinguang stretched out his slender hands and made a "two" gesture to him.
"two hundred?"
Li Yuemin was stunned when he heard this and hesitated for a moment.
To be honest, the price of the bear bile was within his acceptable range and he was quite satisfied with it.
However, he felt that the price Zhou Jinguang gave for the bear meat was a little too low.
According to the prices in the 1970s, the price of similar wild boar meat was about one yuan.
Compared with wild boar meat, wild bear meat is more difficult to obtain and is considered a top-grade game delicacy. Its price should be two or three times that of wild boar meat.
The man surnamed Zhou offered this price, obviously taking advantage of the fact that he was unfamiliar with the man.
Now that the bear meat he had was gone, apart from the one he shared with his family and others, there were only about 130 kilograms left.
The meat of this bear could only be sold for less than 200 yuan in total, which, to be honest, was a little hard for him to accept.
"What's the matter? You big fool, is it too little?"
Zhou Jinguang looked at Yuemin's hesitation, raised his eyebrows, and asked with his eyes squinting.
"How could that be possible? I heard from people that Brother Guang is a very honest person and never bullies newcomers.
As long as Brother Guang offers, no matter how low the price is, I will sell it."
"You are a good speaker, and you are pleasing to the ear!"
Zhou Jinguang raised his hand and patted Li Yuemin on the shoulder, as a sign of approval:
How about this, since you’re pretty good at hunting, I’ll make friends with you today.
I'll raise the price of bear meat by another 30 cents.
From now on, if you have any meat, you can come to me to sell it, how about that? "
“It’s rising so fast?”
When Li Yuemin saw the speed at which Zhou Jingguang was raising the price, he knew that the price of bear meat was inflated.
I wanted to talk about it further, but I thought that I would still have to rely on him to pave a way out in the future, and it would not be good if things became too awkward.
So, he nodded.
Zhou Jinguang was very happy to see that Li Yuemin did not waste time. He waved his hand and asked Li Yuemin to follow him to the shabby thatched hut behind him to weigh the goods.
The house is very old and has been in disrepair for a long time, and the light is very dim.
As soon as he entered the door, Li Yuemin smelled a stale and rancid odor.
Looking around, I saw that the room was filled with sacks, on which were scribbled notes indicating the categories of various items.
Among these items, Li Yuemin's eyes were quickly attracted by the Mauser pistol placed in the corner of the room.
He had been a soldier for many years in his previous life and had tried all kinds of pistols.
But he had only seen antiques like this in military museums.
It seems that Zhou Jinguang is indeed worthy of his reputation and has some good stuff in his hands.
"Big fool, your bear meat has been weighed, including the gallbladder, and the total is four hundred and thirty-four dollars and fifty-eight cents."
While Li Yuemin was staring at the gun in a daze, Zhou Jinguang had already handed the calculated money to him.
Seeing Li Yuemin's fixed gaze, Zhou Jinguang smiled slightly and asked with a smug look on his face:
"What? Big idiot, are you interested in this gun?"
"yes!"
Seeing Zhou Jinguang taking the initiative to talk to him, Li Yuemin was very surprised and nodded vigorously:
"Can you sell me this gun? I can give you a little more money and these two wolf skins in exchange. How about that?"
After saying that, Li Yuemin handed over the wolf skin that had been prepared in the bag.
"Well... that won't work."
But who would have thought that when Zhou Jinguang heard this, he waved his hand and refused without even thinking:
“My grandfather was a warlord during the Republic of China period, and this gun was his private collection.
To be honest, if I were to give it to an outsider like you, I would be a little reluctant.
Besides, this speed machine gun has a short range. It was fine for fighting the Japanese in my great-grandfather’s time, but it’s not really suitable for hunting.”
"I'm a little reluctant, but that means there's still room for negotiation?"
Li Yuemin saw a little hope in Zhou Jinguang's words, so he did not give up and continued to talk to him:
“My friend, the Hanyang rifle in my hand is four times heavier than this pistol. It is not convenient to carry it on my shoulder for hunting.
Furthermore, you see, the rifling of this hunting rifle is almost worn out. If it encounters a big beast like a tiger, it will definitely be killed there.
I have an 80-year-old mother and a three-year-old brother at home, and my whole family depends on me for food.”
As he was talking, Li Yuemin took the initiative to hand over his Hanyang rifle to Zhou Jinguang for inspection.
Then he pointed at the pistol in the corner and said:
"This Mauser pistol has a speed selector, it can fire single shots or bursts, so it will definitely be able to protect itself when in danger.
Dude, let me tell you this, I like this gun.
If you offer a reasonable price, I will definitely not pressure you."
"Really?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jinguang raised his eyebrows, and his eyes behind his sunglasses seemed to blink, but he did not answer immediately.
He first took Li Yuemin's hunting rifle and looked it up and down, then picked up his wolf skin and turned it over carefully.
He lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then finally raised his eyes and said to him:
"Although your two wolf skins are relatively intact, the fur quality is really too poor. I don't think much of them.
How about this, I'll sell you this gun for one hundred and fifty dollars, and give you two boxes of ammunition as well.
If you help me catch another 108 fish, we'll be even."
"One hundred and eight fish?"
Li Yuemin was stunned when he heard this:
"Where can you get so many fish in this season, both in small and large quantities? Is there some special reason for this?"
"Tsk"
Zhou Jinguang pushed his glasses up, a little impatient:
"It's not your concern as to what it's used for.
I just want you to say something straightforward, just tell me if you can do it, right?"
After hearing this, Li Yuemin was puzzled, but he nodded without hesitation:
"Don't worry, Brother Guang! We can definitely handle it!"
"Young man, I can see that these skin care products are for your wife, a total of thirteen yuan and seventy-two cents.
Look, do you want anything else?"
After Li Yuemin sold the bear meat to Zhou Jinguang, he did not go home to fish immediately.
He thought that now that he had earned his first pot of gold from hunting, he must do his best to help his family improve their lives.
Especially his wife Zhang Chuntao, who has been living a hard life with him since she married him.
A virtuous and good woman like this must be treated well.
So, after buying cosmetics for her, Li Yuemin turned left and right and came to a department store.
Looking at the dazzling array of clothes on the wall, Chuntao finally found the red plaid woolen coat that she had always dreamed of.
Zhang Chuntao has fair skin and a gentle temperament. If she wears this dress, it will definitely bring out her beauty to the greatest extent.
Li Yuemin touched the money in his pocket. After deducting the money for buying rice, flour, oil and daily necessities, there was still some surplus.
"Hey, Guolin, look at this dress, it's so pretty, I want it!"
But at this moment, Li Yuemin suddenly heard a familiar voice.
Turning around, I saw, by coincidence, that Song Mengyao and Li Guolin also appeared in front of the department store.
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