Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

"What is this? What is this? What is this?! It's a piglet!!"

Enduring the stench, they emptied the contents of the wild boar's belly.

Cut open the pig's stomach, and an irregularly shaped, golden-yellow object with a unique aroma rolled out.

It's about the size of a human head, and its surface isn't smooth; it's like layers of grass, and it's slightly elastic to the touch.

But inside that stinky belly, this thing not only had no taste, but actually had a sweet aroma!

It directly dispelled the stench in the vicinity.

"Oh my god, this thing really exists! Legend has it that eating a piglet can prolong your life!"

"Bullshit! Pig testicles can cure Alzheimer's!"

"I've heard that you can drink this stuff after soaking it in water?"

Legend has it that piglets over five years old can be found inside their bellies.

This thing can be found inside the stomachs of many domestic pigs in later generations.

Moreover, for a period of time, a group of swindlers packaged pig testicles as a rare treasure.

They would feed domestic pigs pig hair and other hard-to-digest foods to mass-produce "pig beta" and then deceive the elderly in the village.

After all, only the elderly understand and believe in this kind of thing.

Why did the legend of the pig treasure come about?

That's because in those days, due to the lack of meat, almost no one could raise a pig for five years.

Once the pigs are raised to meet the standards, they are usually sold to supply and marketing cooperatives.

All the pig testicles that can be found are taken from wild boars.

The reason why domestic pigs produce "pig bezoars" is because they have pica, which causes them to eat indigestible foods such as pig hair and fiber.

As for value?

The domestic pigs of later generations eat pig feed all day long, so what nutritional value could they possibly have?

But in those days, pig testicles were all dug out of the bellies of wild boars.

Wild boars don't eat pig feed; they only eat wild vegetables and grass roots from the mountains. The undigested hair in their stomachs is also all hair from wild small animals in the mountains.

Some wild boars, like this one which has lived a relatively long time, have even eaten a lot of wild Chinese medicinal herbs.

It can be said that they ate cleaner and more hygienic food than people in later generations, with no additives and all-natural ingredients!

And the undigested hair rolls around, leaving behind a gradually accumulating pig bezoar.

It's full of natural nutrients.

That's why it emits a unique blend of herbal fragrance.

Lu Weiguo observed for a long time by the firelight, and even when he mustered up his courage, he only dared to smell it with his nose.

Seeing the hunters' longing eyes, Lu Weiguo casually handed it to them, letting them see this treasure that only appears once every few decades.

"Dazhuang, bring me a woven bag."

Although, according to the rules, the prey that is caught should be divided according to the agreed-upon method.

Half was given to the commune, and the other half was divided equally among everyone.

But everyone knows that this time it was mainly Lu Weiguo's doing.

Lu Weiguo packed up all the good stuff from the wild boar, including its belly, head, and heart.

No one stopped them; they were already very satisfied to receive so much meat this time.

We're all grown men; none of us would do something so tasteless.

Finally, Lu Weiguo carefully wrapped the pig's head-sized treasure in a woven bag.

As for who to give it to, he already knew.

For the entire night, more than a dozen people did not close their eyes.

On the contrary, the hunting dog ate a lot of pig offal and rested by the fire for a long time.

The others either gutted the wild boars or gathered them together.

Humans are inherently selfish.

The group gathered together to discuss the matter and told Lu Weiguo that the wild boar should be handed over to the commune so that the commune could distribute the meat.

The brothers planned to divide the dozens of wild boars they caught among themselves.

Lu Weiguo takes the lion's share, and the others only need to take one or two heads each.

A wild boar weighs only about ten pounds, and after removing its internal organs, it's considered a lot if it's still ten pounds.

Lu Weiguo wasn't too particular; since they were all out together, everyone should get a bigger share.

But the hunters disagreed, insisting that both the mountain produce and the salt were provided by Lu Weiguo.

They were just laborers.

At last.

Ten people, each took three wild boars, and the remaining twenty-odd wild boars all went to Lu Weiguo.

The meat of the wild boar was bright red, smooth, and looked delicious.

As dawn broke, Lu Weiguo and Liu Dazhuang pulled the newly made sled, which was full of wild boar meat and treasures from the wild boar king.

Before reporting to the commune, they set off along the mountain road towards Fendou Village.

The rest is up to the hunters.

As for how much meat was ultimately distributed, Lu Weiguo didn't care.

Even if you brought that lousy wild boar meat home, no one would want to eat it.

In those three or four months, he had already spoiled his little gluttons.

. . . . . .

"Bang bang bang".

Early in the morning, there was a knock on the door.

Not long after.

Exhausted, Lu Baojia walked out of the house with a hook in his hand.

The moment I saw Lu Weiguo.

Lu Baojia's exhaustion vanished instantly.

He took two steps at a time and rushed to the front door in no time.

"Brother, are you alright?"

As soon as he unlocked the door, Lu Baojia gave Lu Weiguo a bear hug!

"Our parents and my wife are all here, and I'm taking good care of them. Once everything's settled on your end, we can go home!"

When you're away from home, there's never anything as good as home.

Especially Lu Baojia, who took on all the housework at Old Mrs. Chang's place.

He washed everything inside and out, including the occasional soiled trousers Qiu Ling would soil, which he would clean for her.

When Lu Weiguo returned home in the early morning, he didn't see anyone from the Lu family, so he knew that his whole family hadn't come home yet.

Then he rode his bicycle and hurried over here.

"It's alright now, you can go home. Thank you for your hard work, brother."

"What's so hard about it? It's all for our family." A smile appeared on Lu Baojia's simple and honest face.

"You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Come inside, breakfast is almost ready. I'll go wake up Mom and Dad."

After all, it wasn't their own home, so Lu's parents usually stayed indoors most of the time.

Although Mrs. Chang didn't treat them as outsiders.

But since we're all the same age, I feel a bit embarrassed to be living under someone else's roof.

"Okay, I'll go see Grandma Chang first. We owe her a lot this time."

He had also heard about Mrs. Chang protecting the Lu family, and even used his connections to bring over a leader surnamed Lu.

Of course, that's what Lu Weiguo thought; he didn't know that the person was invited by Zhao Kaishan.

Enter Mrs. Chang's ancestral hall.

The old lady had already woken up and was lying on her side smoking and brewing some lousy ointment.

Without even turning around, they guessed that it was Lu Weiguo who had entered the room.

"You little brat's back. You owe me a huge favor. Tell me how you're going to pay it back."

Upon hearing this, Lu Weiguo chuckled and put on a smiling face.

"Grandma Chang, you're so good at predicting things! You knew it was me without even turning around. We're family, no need for formalities..."

"Who says we're family! Show me some real benefits, or I'll beat you senseless!"