Chapter 450 Bezoar
If there really was bezoar in the sick cow's body, then the stomachache of Old Gao's grandson was very likely due to gallstones.
The so-called bezoar is actually cattle gallstones.
The one produced in the gallbladder of a cow is called "bile yolk" or "egg yolk", the one produced in the bile duct is called "duct yolk", and the one produced in the hepatic duct is called "liver yolk".
The reason why we speculate that Mr. Gao’s grandson has gallstones is because the formation of gallstones is related to the environment and dietary structure.
Bezoar is an extremely precious medicine. Among a thousand cows, perhaps only two will get kidney stones. And if a cow is slaughtered as soon as it gets kidney stones, the bezoar in its body will not have the chance to continue to grow.
But Old Gao's sick cow had been sick for two years, so the bezoar in its body was relatively large. I heard it weighed more than one kilogram.
After the payment and goods were settled, Gao Mingcheng tied up all four legs of the cow, then he gathered his energy and exerted a burst of strength to get the sick cow into the tractor's bed.
There was no environment for slaughtering cattle here, so Gao Mingcheng planned to take the cattle back to Gaojia Village to slaughter them. If there was really bezoar, he would quietly collect it and not let outsiders know.
After getting the cows on the vehicle, Gao Mingcheng prepared to start the tractor.
Seeing that Old Man Gao was still standing there in a daze, he immediately said, "Grandpa, don't just stand there in a daze. Go back and take your grandson to see a doctor! Take it easy and don't make any mistakes!"
Old Gao clenched the money in his hand, his eyes slightly red.
He felt Gao Mingcheng's concern for his grandson from his words and mistakenly thought that Gao Mingcheng paid a high price to buy the sick cow so that his grandson could have money for medical treatment.
"When my grandson recovers from his illness, I will bring him to Gaojia Village to thank you." Old Man Gao said gratefully.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and said, "No need to go to Gaojia Village. I'm usually in the county now. The clothing store I run is called Xinxin Clothing Store. If your grandson recovers from his illness, you can bring him to my store and I'll give him another set of clothes to wear!"
"Oh, that's not possible..." Old Man Gao didn't expect Gao Mingcheng to be such a generous person. He was so surprised that he waved his hands to refuse.
Gao Mingcheng didn't say anything else. He waved to Old Man Gao and drove the tractor back to Gaojia Village.
In fact, he was not completely sure whether there was bezoar in the body of this sick cow, but after accidentally witnessing this scene today and remembering the news he heard that year, he decided to give it a try.
If not, the loss would only be 800 yuan, but it was still a good thing after all. Old Gao's grandson had money for medical treatment and perhaps would not have suddenly fallen ill and drowned in the reservoir.
Thinking of this, he was in a good mood, whistling cheerful tunes all the way towards Niuweiling in Gaojia Village.
When entering the village, he drove very fast. Even if someone saw him and wanted to say hello, he would pretend not to hear it, because at this moment, he just wanted to go home and slaughter the cattle!
After opening the gate, Gao Mingcheng drove the tractor directly into the yard.
At this time, the spacious yard shows its advantage, as it is very convenient for the tractor to turn around here.
After parking the car, Gao Mingcheng closed the gate again.
Slaughtering a cow is a very troublesome task. In this village, he has three employees who could be called over to help. However, Gao Mingcheng did not call anyone because he had to first confirm whether there was bezoar in the cow's stomach.
He took out a butcher knife from the house and slaughtered the cow with quick and decisive movements.
Many people believe that cows are spiritual, so many cattle-raising families would rather sell live cows than slaughter them themselves. If they must slaughter the cows, they will call a butcher to do it instead of doing it themselves.
The butcher also thought of a way to avoid the cow's revenge, which was to call out the cow's name when slaughtering it.
This other person is most likely someone the butcher hates.
However, Gao Mingcheng did not say a word when slaughtering the cattle, because he felt that calling other people's names was just a way of psychological comfort.
Slaughter the cow and gut it.
Gao Mingcheng immediately reached out to check whether there were any lumps in the cow's gallbladder, bile duct, and liver duct.
At this moment, his nervous heartbeat accelerated. When he touched a lump, Gao Mingcheng was ecstatic. He immediately took out a knife, scraped out the lump in the gallbladder, and peeled off the adhering inner membrane and other substances.
The piece of bezoar in his hand was oval in shape, light in texture, with a yellowish-brown surface, delicate and shiny, but because it had just been taken out of the body, it was still a little wet.
I weighed it and it was indeed about one kilogram.
Gao Mingcheng continued to carefully cut open the bile duct and liver duct, and found more than a dozen bezoars inside. Some of these bezoars were only the size of soybeans, while some were as big as dates.
After he cleaned the bezoar, he immediately returned to the house and took out clean cotton and wool thread.
Bezoar is light and fragile, so it should not be exposed to wind or sun, as this will affect the quality.
It is best to carefully wrap the bezoar with clean cotton, then wrap it with wool thread, and finally hang it in a cool place to let it dry naturally.
These conditions can be met at home.
Gao Mingcheng quickly cleaned up all the bezoars.
He only breathed a sigh of relief after hanging the bezoar in his bedroom.
This bedroom was locked on purpose, and Zhang Chengyuan and others would never break in without permission.
Gao Mingcheng was in a good mood as he got the precious bezoar as he wished. He looked at the old ox that had been gutted and was too lazy to clean up any more.
Generally speaking, it is best not to eat livestock that have died of disease because they may contain viruses, especially mad cow disease, which is a very powerful virus.
But this cow is different. Although it is also sick, it has gallstones, which is harmful to itself, but it does not have any virus.
After the beef is cleaned up, it can be eaten by humans.
So he went out to call for help, and a few minutes later, Zhang Chengyuan's family and Chen Dasong's family all came over.
There is strength in numbers, and Gao Mingcheng didn't ask them to work for nothing when he asked them to deal with the cow.
It has been agreed that each family will receive five pounds of meat and some offal.
It is now half past ten in the morning. Although Gao Mingcheng has dragged the cow to the shade under the eaves, the temperature is still very high and the cow needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.
Chen Dasong looked at the old ox that had been gutted and said in astonishment, "This is an old ox. Mingcheng, have you been cheated?"
Aunt Liu also said, "Old cow meat is not as delicious as ox meat. I ate it once before and it wasn't as fragrant."
Both the couple were afraid that Gao Mingcheng had been cheated.
Gao Mingcheng said casually: "The man selling the cow has some connection with our Gaojia Village. His grandson was sick and had no money to see a doctor, so he sold the cow there. I just happened to have not eaten beef for a long time, so I just did a good deed and bought the cow."
"I was used to working alone before. I only remembered you guys after I killed the cow. Don't just stand there. Get to work! Take out the internal organs first, then peel off the skin, cut off the meat, and sort out the bones."
Gao Mingcheng gave instructions with his mouth, and then these people started working hard.
The men were responsible for skinning and dismembering, while the women began to clean the internal organs and offal.
As for the little stones...
Okay, Gao Mingcheng will be responsible for taking care of him!
Gao Mingcheng picked up Little Stone and said, "I'm going to the mountains to see if the bayberries are ripe."
Chen Dasong immediately said, "Go and see, I see a small part of the bayberry on the tree has turned red!"
(End of this chapter)
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