Fishing and Hunting 82, Starting with Three Sisters Who Overprotect Their Brothers

Chapter 144 An Unexpected Joy

Zhang Wenshan suddenly looked up and followed the direction he was pointing.

Not far away, under a large tree, in the bushes, a piece of something with bloodstains was stuck in the ground. The downy hairs on it were still relatively bright, but the color of the edges was slightly different, and it had begun to harden.

"Oh no, I'm too late."

Zhang Wenshan quickly stepped forward, squatted down, and looked at the piece of deer antler with a face full of heartache.

The deer antler is no longer fresh, and the effective components have been lost. I don't know how much value it will have after I take it back and process it, or whether it will be good enough as a gift.

Seeing Zhang Wenshan's distressed expression, Lang Qiuping asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Brother Shan? It's perfectly fine. There are no snakes, insects, or rats biting it, and it's not damaged. It's top-quality goods for the supply and marketing cooperative."

"Huh?" Zhang Wenshan turned his head, puzzled. "How did you know?"

"Old Dong found it, you forgot? He even showed it off. People from the supply and marketing cooperative heard about it and came to buy it. They offered a pretty good price."

Zhang Wenshan blinked, and then he remembered.

However, the original owner was busy playing cards and only heard his mother mention it casually, but he didn't take it to heart.

He swallowed hard and asked again, "You mean, Old Dong's deer antler, even though it's completely hardened like this, still sells for a high price?"

Lang Qiuping nodded blankly.

"That's true. These days there's no cold chain, the only processing methods are drying and sun drying, so the standards are different."

Zhang Wenshan slapped his forehead and figured out the key point.

He subconsciously used the standards of his previous life when raising deer antlers to measure things, but ignored the limitations of the times.

There's no cold chain transportation available right now, so air drying is the best option.

"Here, wrap it up first."

Zhang Wenshan stopped worrying about it.

He immediately found a few large leaves nearby and carefully wrapped the deer antlers layer by layer. Then he used the coarse cloth he had brought to wrap them around again to make sure they wouldn't move.

Then put it into the specially prepared large basket.

They also stuffed some weeds and leaves into the side to prevent them from being bumped and damaged on the road.

"Brother Shanzi, shall we go now or rest for a while?"

Lang Qiuping looked up at the sky, silently calculating the time in his mind.

It's been more than an hour past lunchtime, so let's hurry, it'll still be light when we get back.

perfect.

"No rush."

Zhang Wenshan looked down and observed the area near the deer antlers. He quickly found a series of footprints and dark red to black bloodstains next to them.

He already had the idea of ​​exploring the animal trails.

It's still early, perfect time to go take a look.

Seeing this, Lang Qiuping opened his mouth to try to persuade him, but in the end, he took the deer antler and followed closely behind.

Zhang Wenshan followed the trail of blood slowly forward and soon descended the hillside, where the surrounding air grew increasingly chilly.

A smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

Sure enough, there was a water source.

After turning past a clump of low bushes, the view suddenly opened up before us.

At the deepest part of the ravine, bare, bluish-green rocks suddenly appear, with a small puddle of water directly below them.

The water surface was calm, but the water was murky.

There was a layer of white frost-like marks at the edges.

More importantly.

Not far away, there was a deer without antlers!

"Oh my god!"

A gasp rang out behind him, and Zhang Wenshan hurriedly turned around, only to see Lang Qiuping, who was following closely behind, stumble and lose his footing.

He quickly stepped forward and pulled the person away.

"Be careful, next time take care of yourself first."

He clearly saw that when Lang Qiuping fell, he instinctively leaned forward, afraid of crushing the deer antlers behind him.

"It's alright, I'm tough and can handle a fall, just don't break the treasure." Lang Qiuping smiled憨厚ly, then exclaimed with delight, "Brother Shanzi, what a big deer! It must be worth a lot of money, right?"

"It's unlikely. Judging from the time the antler fell off, the deer must have been dead for more than 24 hours. Selling it could easily lead to trouble."

"It's only been a day, it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Lang Qiuping scratched his head. He thought Brother Shanzi was good in every way, except that he was sometimes too cautious.

"If someone gets sick from eating this, we're done with our business."

Zhang Wenshan said solemnly.

"Snails, willow roots, cattails and the like are everywhere, why would the state-run restaurant want our food?"

"Brother Shanzi has a way!" Lang Qiuping said with admiration. "You taught them how to make the fish, and the method for removing the fish bones. No one else would have thought of that."

Zhang Wenshan shook his head: "Even if you teach them the methods, there are plenty of ways for people to switch. What can really keep us is that the products are clean and of guaranteed quality."

He paused, then continued, "In the future, there will be more and more people selling game and seafood. Why should everyone want ours? Why should we have an advantage over those who have been doing this for years?"

Lang Qiuping scratched his head, his eyes vacant.

"It's still about quality," Zhang Wenshan sighed. "We can only gain a foothold by doing our best; otherwise, we'll just be living day to day without ever making any big money."

He walked over to the dead deer, examining it purely out of instinct.

However, the moment the hand touched the deerskin, a warm sensation came over it.

The deer had only recently died.

Zhang Wenshan's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Quick, bring me the snake repellent!"

"Ah, oh, okay, okay." Lang Qiuping was startled and hurriedly stumbled over, looking confused.

Why is Shanzi always so easily startled?

"Come on, apply it all over."

Without saying a word, Zhang Wenshan poured out the snake repellent medicine and smeared it haphazardly on the two men. He then poured water out of the water bag and cleaned the bottle.

Immediately afterwards, he pulled out a knife.

He gently cut open the reddest part of the antler wound.

In just a moment, dark red, viscous blood with a faint fishy smell slowly seeped out.

Zhang Wenshan's face lit up with joy, and he quickly brought the porcelain bottle over and caught it steadily.

One drop, two drops, three drops —

"Qiuping, come and take this."

Seeing that the blood was flowing slowly, he hurriedly called for help, while he went to the other side and gently pressed the skin and flesh on the top of the deer's head with his fingers.

Squeeze out the last drop of blood.

"Unfortunately, we're still too late."

Looking at the shallow layer inside the bottle, Zhang Wenshan couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"Brother Shanzi, what's this?" Lang Qiuping carefully held the porcelain bottle, his eyes full of curiosity.

"We're lucky!" Zhang Wenshan couldn't help but pat Lang Qiuping on the shoulder. "This one lost too much blood and just died recently, and it still has deer antler blood."

"This stuff is incredibly nourishing, even more potent than ginseng. It's especially good for treating weakness and can strengthen muscles and bones."

"A single drop of blood from an adult deer is more precious than deer antlers."

"The most important thing is to warm and tonify the kidney yang —"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh.

"So it's just a tonic?" Lang Qiuping scratched his head. "Brother Shanzi, what exactly do you mean by 'warming and tonifying kidney yang'?"

"You'll find out later." Zhang Wenshan realized that there weren't many sources of information these days, and the young man was still very naive.

Lang Qiuping didn't delve into it further, turning his gaze to the deer: "Brother Shanzi, you said it hadn't been dead long, so the meat—"

"You can eat it, but you need to eat it as soon as possible."

Zhang Wenshan plopped down on the ground and took out the prepared dry rations to distribute to Lang Qiuping.

"Let's try it later. If it doesn't work, then forget about it."

"How can we just let it go?" Lang Qiuping had just sat down when he jumped up again, saying urgently, "I'm sure I can get everything back."

.

"Forget it!" Zhang Wenshan waved his hand. "It's over a meter tall, two meters long, and weighs at least four hundred pounds. We can only take a portion of it at most."

"Take the whole stick away."

"No way. The forest is so dense, it would be difficult for the two of us to even squeeze through, let alone carry anything. What if we damage the deer antlers? We'd better not try."

Seeing that Lang Qiuping was unwilling to give up, Zhang Wenshan pointed to the puddle and said, "Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"How could that be? Nobody in our village has ever seen a dead deer." Lang Qiuping's eyes reddened with anxiety.

Zhang Wenshan picked up a clump of dirt from the ground, a smile involuntarily spreading across his face, his brows furrowed with excitement.

Do you know what this is?