Forest Farm 1985: Raise a bear cub to climb the mountain

Chapter 57: Hammer! I, Jiang Zhanhua, really need it!
"Brother Song, are you really going to give me this mallet?!"

"Yeah, I said I'd bring you here to pick up the hammer, so I'm not going to let you go back empty-handed?"

"Brother Song, I didn't do anything, take..."

Snapped!
"Stop hesitating. It's such a big piece of wood, and you care about just one or two of them?!"

Xie Shubao held the hammer in both hands and was speechless for a long time.

"Hey! Then how about this? The ancestors of this nest of clubs will belong to me, and I'll get 60% of the money from selling the other clubs, and you'll get 40%. Is that ok? You're not so stubborn, are you?"

"Too much, Brother Song. I really didn't do anything...Okay."

Dai Song frowned and Xie Shubao quickly agreed.

After looking at the darkening sky, Dai Song checked Erhan's wound again;
The wounds on the buttocks and ears have already scabbed over, and the small cut on the nose is probably due to the moisture in the nose, and now there is only a layer of yellow-pink paste on the wound.

"Erhan, you are not allowed to lick your nose when you go back, okay? And you can't eat this stuff anymore, look at your little Ding Gou, it hasn't even gone away yet!"

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Erhan raised his head with great effort. He had killed two badgers, one big and one small. His belly was so round and bulging, like a sow that was pregnant with 13 litters. He couldn't move at all. All he wanted to do was go back to his den and have a good sleep.

"Little schoolbag, after we finish fighting tomorrow, I'll take you to find Erhan's nest. It's too late today. Let's go back quickly. It will be difficult to walk on the mountain road when it's completely dark."

"OK!"

Xie Shubao was quick and agile. By the time Dai Song asked Erhan to go back, he had already packed up the club and other tools.

But at this moment, looking at the six badgers on the ground, he felt a little at a loss.

Dai Song took off his leggings and tied the badgers together in groups of three.

"Brother Song, can this legging be used like this?!"

"That's how it is when you go up the mountain, one thing can be used as several things.

If you really encounter difficulties, you have to take out the bitter tea seeds, tear them up, boil them and use them to bandage wounds. "

Dai Song handed Xie Shubao a legging and said, "If you drag him back, will he be skinned?"

"OK!"

"It's hard to sell the skin of the badger you stabbed, but you can keep it for yourself. If you buy a hood or windbreaker in the future, you can cut some of the skin and sew it near the mouth and nose."

"Ah? What does this mean?"

"Ha~" Dai Song exhaled a long stream of white mist as he walked, "See this water vapor? It will soon freeze and fall down."

"Ok!"

Dai Song grabbed a badger, blew on its fur, and handed it to Xie Xuebao.
"Is there any frozen moisture on it?"

Xie Shubao's eyes lit up, "Good boy! No!"

"In Su Mao's place, badger skin and sable skin are hard currency."

"Then we can still earn Su Mao's money, right?!!" Xie Shubao's eyes were bright and his teeth were gnashing, which looked quite creepy.

"What are you thinking?" Dai Song laughed. "We don't do smuggling. These are all our products. Why should we sell them to outsiders?"

"Hehe~"

Xie Shubao scratched the back of his head. He didn’t have the courage to ask what smuggling was. Anyway, it sounded like it was not a good thing. It was probably the same as spending money poorly.

Along the way, Dai Song also talked about the effects of badger oil - it can cure burns from water or fire, stomach ulcers, and even hemorrhoids!

In fact, even if he didn't say anything, thanks to Xie Shubao's thriftiness, these badgers would have been "eaten up clean".
However, since I have started to bring Xie Shubao up the mountain, I have to take responsibility and teach him everything I should teach him, otherwise he will not know the value of good things and waste them.

When the two arrived at the village, it was completely dark.

Xie Shubao deliberately avoided the street lights and stood in the dark. He also carried the three badgers on his shoulders.
"Brother Song, can you give me all three badgers? They are too many. I'll just take one..."

Dai Song patted the two rolls of badger skin tied around his waist.

"All of these belong to me, why do you still think you're taking advantage?!
Besides, it’s your first time going up the mountain, how can you not pray for a good harvest? !

Stop talking nonsense. If you keep saying that, I won't take you with me anymore!"

"Okay...thank you, Song-ge."

"Why are you saying this? Go back quickly. It's too late and your aunt will be worried."

"Hey, Brother Song! Can I trouble you with something?" Xie Shubao hesitated for a while and suddenly called Dai Song.

"What?"

"Can you please help me sell these badger skins, Brother Song? Give me... 50% will do."

He hurriedly stretched out the other two fingers of his hand, but Dai Song still rolled his eyes at him.

"Of course I can help you, but if you want to take only 50%, then forget it! Go back and peel it first. Remember to hold the skin open after peeling it, otherwise it will shrink." "Yeah!"

Under the street lights, Dai Song walked further and further away, and Xie Shubao kept watching him.
It was not until Dai Song turned a corner that Xie Shubao weighed the heavy badger on his shoulder and rushed home with hope for the first time.

Even the black sky and white snow could not hide the hope rising in his heart.

…………

As soon as he got home, the aroma of food in the house instantly settled Dai Song's heart.

Although my brother and sister-in-law moved next door, they still eat together here.

First, there are many people and it is lively.
Secondly, there is no shortage of food at home now, and if there are more people, the dishes can be more diverse.

During the meal, everyone felt that Dai Song looked a little strange, but they couldn't tell what was wrong.
Dai Song didn't see it either, so he couldn't say his bangs were burned by fire, right? !

After dinner, Dai Song did his housework as usual;

It’s one thing for Jiang Haohan to be a guest, but he still has to act tough and behave well on weekdays.

In addition, doing housework is the most effective household "bribe".

Dai Song took the opportunity to propose to Jiang Weiqin that Hei Xiazi should only sell two bear paws and the bear gallbladder, and keep the rest for himself.
Seeing that she had no objection, he reported his plan to go to the Oriental Store and to contact Jiang Zhanhua for two cents of funding.
After getting Jiang Weiqun's permission, Dai Song happily said, "I'll take care of Badger when he comes back," and hurried to the store.

Xiang Dongfang basically lives in the convenience store.
Even though it was cold now, he would just nail two thick quilts at the door.

As soon as Dai Song lifted the quilt, he saw Xiang Dongfang putting something under the counter. He looked very flustered, with a red face and thick neck.

He raised his eyebrows, not bothering to ask more questions, and after paying ten cents, he called Jiang Zhanhua.
"Hey, Jiang Ge?"

"Hey! Matsuko! Another tea?!!"

"No, Brother Jiang, it's snowing heavily, how can there be so much tea to pick? There are other products."

"Oh, other stuff? What?"

Dai Song could clearly hear the disappointment on the other end of the line, so he didn't keep it a secret.
"A pair of bear paws."

"boom--"

"Brother Jiang? Are you okay?!"

"Shashasha! It's okay! Songzi, have you heard any rumors recently? How come the bear paw arrived so timely?!"

Dai Song was confused, but still said,
"No matter what the rumors are, if there's something good, Jiang Ge will be the first person I think of!"

"Haha! Good! But Songzi, you have to deliver the stuff yourself this time. It's snowing heavily, and the roads in town are hard to drive on, let alone your village. I'm afraid Shanzi will get stuck in the middle of the road when driving."

"Oh, sure. Then I'll find a time to send it to Brother Jiang in a few days?"

"After a few days? Songzi, do you have any good stuff waiting for you?"

"I am preparing it together, but I don't know if you think it's worth it, Brother Jiang."

"Ahem! Songzi, no matter what rumors you have heard recently, I will tell you the truth now."

Jiang Zhanhua's tone on the other end of the phone suddenly became serious, and Dai Song's image of him being serious appeared in his mind.

Then Jiang Zhanhua continued:

"At the end of the year, when leaders from above come to visit, I will definitely collect all the goodies to entertain them as usual.
At this price, it can’t be as beautiful as before. After all, things that need to be low-key need to be low-key, right?
After all, I am in charge of such a big business, so I have a lot of responsibility.
But I promise you! I will never let you suffer a loss! No matter what the price is outside, I will give you the same price!

I definitely don't look down on your goods and mean to lower the price on purpose!"

Dai Song scratched his head and recalled. It seemed that he didn't say anything. How did he suddenly bring up those big shots?

But he soon came to his senses;

Before, whether it was tea leaves or sika deer heads, Jiang Zhanhua had given them a high price because he had helped the mother. It was almost like giving money away.
He has indeed earned enough, so he shouldn't be greedy anymore.

"I definitely believe in Brother Jiang! I'm afraid Brother Jiang won't like it because it has a strong earthy smell and it's not easy for you to cook, Brother Jiang."

Dai Song talked nonsense in a serious manner.

"Haha, Songzi, stop teasing me!

The chefs here are all certified, is there anything they can't do?

Last time, they figured out how to use the elk's head to eat eight kinds of food!
Oh my! You don’t know, that scene, wow!”

"Wild club, thirty years old, fresh, about 30 taels, Brother Jiang, yours..."

"puff!!"

"Brother Jiang, are you okay?!"

"Ahem! Ugh! Pah! Songzi! You're really right! My chef is not capable of making this thing!
But this thing, your brother, I really need it!"

(End of this chapter)