With large livestock and sleds, the efficiency of transporting deer antlers was greatly increased.
Every day, Mai Zi would cook and then go along to transport the deer antlers. Although she was very thin, she was very strong and never spared any effort in her work.
According to Li Xiangdong's cold observation, she was a good woman who could live a down-to-earth life, and she deserved Scarface's sincere treatment of her.
Five days later, the group pulled all the deer antlers down the mountain, and after weighing them, they weighed more than 800 jin (approximately 400 kg).
Li Xiangdong kept 300 jin for himself, and divided the remaining 500 jin into four portions, one for each person.
Scarface hadn't expected to get a share, so he quickly declined, refusing to accept it no matter what.
Li Xiangdong pulled him aside and advised, "Sister Maizi helped too, so sell these antlers and buy her some clothes."
Mai Zi's clothes were patched upon patched, making him look very shabby.
Scarface remained silent for a long time before finally saying seriously, "Alright! I'll remember your kindness, brother."
Local pharmaceutical companies in Bashang buy deer antlers and deer antlers. Deer antlers can sell for 7 yuan per kilogram, while deer antlers are even more expensive, reaching 10 yuan per kilogram.
Zhou Hongsong and Scarface sold all the deer antlers for a few dozen yuan, while He Chaochao and Li Guoqing sold half and kept the other half.
There are no wild sika deer in Lijiapo, and deer antlers are a rare sight for them. They need to bring back a few complete large deer antlers to show their families something new.
Scarface asked Li Xiangdong if he would sell his deer antlers and velvet, but Li Xiangdong refused, saying he had other uses for them.
However, he went to the pharmaceutical company with Scarface and the others and witnessed the entire process of a state-owned company purchasing medicinal herbs.
Overall, it is quite transparent. However, there may be room for manipulation by those who identify medicinal materials in terms of quality assessment.
However, if you give them a pack of filtered cigarettes, they'll usually upgrade their service by one grade.
The most coincident thing was that on their way home, they ran into two men who were cursing and swearing as they walked out of the pharmaceutical company.
These were two men in their thirties or forties, wearing identical leather hats and old sheepskin coats, with a red cloth strip tied around their waists.
The two men were carrying a small cloth bag, with faint traces of blood at the bottom.
Scarface recognized the two men and whispered to the others, "These are the Lu brothers from Wild Fox Ridge, famous sharpshooters. They hunted two bears last year!"
He greeted one of them loudly, "Hey old donkey, what's going on? Who are you cursing?"
The man carrying the cloth bag was short, with a long, thin face and dark skin. He had thick, dark, downward-sloping eyebrows. He glanced up at Scarface and then muttered, "Curse that bastard Old Sun!"
"偢货" means "idiot".
Old Sun is the middle-aged man who was collecting medicinal herbs at the pharmaceutical company earlier.
"What's wrong?"
Scarface and Li Xiangdong quickened their pace and caught up with the Old Donkey Brothers. The two groups then walked together.
The old donkey said angrily, "Last year, a pair of bear paws could sell for 70 yuan, but this year you insist on giving me 60!"
"Pah—this old bastard is deliberately trying to drive us down the price!"
Another member of the Lu brothers cursed.
This one looks fairer and her face isn't as long.
Since there is no wildlife protection law yet, bear paws can still be served as a precious ingredient on the dinner table.
Why are they selling bear paws at a pharmaceutical company instead of a restaurant?
Sure enough, Scarface thought the same thing. "Old Niu, why don't you go sell it to the restaurant!"
Old Niu sighed, "The West Gate Restaurant is even more troublesome. They'll give you 30 for the right hand, but only 15 for the left! And the back hand is even cheaper."
The forehand bear paws taste the best, while the hindhand paws have a somewhat fishy and unpleasant taste.
Of the forefoot, the right forefoot is the most prized.
Because bears often lick their right paws, the right paw of a bear has a thick, elastic texture and a chewy, gelatinous feel.
However, bears often touch their buttocks with their left paw, so it has a strange taste when cooked.
Li Xiangdong felt a surge of joy, and couldn't help but recall the plate of braised bear paw he had been fortunate enough to eat in his previous life. It was thick, plump, and had a sticky, gelatinous texture, making it exceptionally delicious.
"Hey buddy, are you hiding bear paws in your pockets?"
When a young man he didn't recognize asked him a question, the old donkey grunted in response.
"May I take a look?"
"What are you looking at? We have to rush back to the village. Our families are waiting for food, we don't have time to play with you."
The old donkey unleashed a torrent of energy, only to be slapped back at Li Xiangdong.
Scarface hurriedly pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out and handed it to Old Donkey, then hesitated for a moment before reluctantly taking another one out and giving it to Old Ox.
"What's the rush? The sun's still high in the sky! Sit down and have a smoke!"
The Lu brothers looked at the cigarettes with filters in their hands; they usually wouldn't dare to smoke such good cigarettes!
He put the cigarette in his mouth, and Scarface lit it for both of them with a match.
"Show us the bear paw, let us see! You brothers are the only ones in all these surrounding villages who can hunt a bear!"
Scarface added another compliment.
Once the old man felt comfortable being patted, he stopped and opened the small cloth bag to show everyone.
These are a pair of large bear paws still covered in black fur, with sharp claws still attached. Blood is gushing from the cut ends, indicating that they were recently severed.
Scarface exclaimed, "You only hunted it in the last two days?"
Old Niu nodded proudly, "Three days ago! We brothers have been following him for half a month. This bear is not easy to kill. It took us a lot of effort. Three of our hunting dogs died and two were seriously injured!"
Therefore, the two brothers, who had paid such a high price, were extremely angry at Lao Sun's pressure on them to lower the price, and left in a huff despite Lao Sun's attempts to persuade them to stay.
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