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Chapter 699: Sent to the Specimen Museum after a Night of Tossing

The moonlight shines into the courtyard, casting shadows of people, the stars are dim, and the night is extremely desolate.

There were groans and cries coming from the doghouse on the west side. If you get closer, you can smell the smell of urine. It's not the dogs' fault for being timid. They really can't stand the smell of the vicious tiger. Not to mention dogs, even jackals, leopards and bears would have to retreat. The only pity for Xu Ning was that he didn't collect the tiger urine, which is also a good thing.

They walked quickly through the yard, opened the door of the plastic shed and entered the house. When Xu Laonian, Wang Erli and others saw the wine jugs in their hands, their eyes suddenly lit up.

"What the hell is this?" He asked even though he knew the answer, but he also wanted to confirm it.

Li Fuqiang held up the tiger blood wine and said with a smile, "It's made from tiger blood."

"Hey...this is good stuff!" Wang Erli exclaimed.

Yang Yusheng smiled and said, "Very good! What do you say? Let's try it?"

"Try it! You must try it! This fun thing should be right in front of you. If you don't try it, you will have lived in vain."

Xu Laonian rubbed his hands excitedly, and he jumped up and ran towards the north kitchen: "I'll go get a cup! Zhen, find a few bottles and fill them with tiger blood wine after the third brother and the others leave."

Liu Lizhen poked her head out and said, "Okay! There are cans and beverage bottles downstairs..."

Meng Ziyan reminded: "Mom, cans are easy to break, just use the canteen to fill it."

"also……"

Xu Ning stood in front of the dining table and unscrewed the lid of the wine jug. He said, "There's a bit too much blood in this, so we need to add some more wine. Shitou, go to the cellar and get five bottles of Fengcheng Laojiao."

"okay."

Yang Yusheng walked over, saw Xu Ning had nothing in his hands, and asked, "Why don't you have any meat?"

"Oh! That's right. I was so busy that I forgot about it. I haven't even opened the chest to take out the lantern yet."

Xu Ning clapped his hands and exclaimed, then said, "Brother, quickly get a knife and cut it open. It's been so long that all the bile is gone!"

He really felt a little regretful. You know, tiger bile is much more expensive than bear bile. Now more than three hours have passed, how much bile is left?
At this time, Xu Long said, "Aren't you sending it to the specimen museum tomorrow? Can you just open it up?"

Yang Yusheng waved his hand and said, "You don't need meat or internal organs to make the specimen. Go and open the belly and stir-fry the whole meat as a side dish."

Xu Ning grinned and said, "Uncle San has spoken, so what are you afraid of? Let's go!"

Then, everyone turned around, picked up the boning knives and walked out of the house. They quickly ran to the back of the car, lifted the tarpaulin, and then Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang squatted on the belly of the big cat, while Guan Lei stood behind and held up a flashlight to illuminate it.

Xu Ning squatted behind the two men and gave them instructions, saying, "Just cut from here, and make a cut about the length of an arm."

Wang Hu said with a bitter face: "Second brother, I have never done this before, so I am a little unsure."

Li Fuqiang turned around and said, "Brother, you should do it. I'm not very careful with my hands. If I cut it, it will be a disaster."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ning naturally did not say a word. He stepped forward and took the boning knife, and the two of them retreated to the back.

He held the boning knife and thrust it into the abdomen under the big cat's neck, that is, under the chest ribs. The knife was made by Meng Ziyan's uncle himself, and the blade was very sharp. With a slight stab backwards, a forearm-long cut was made in the tiger's skin and fat.

Big cats don't have much fat. More than half of their body is made up of lean meat, or muscle, nearly 20% is made up of internal organs, and the remaining 30% is split equally between fur and fat.

Even the fattest part of the abdomen was only two fingers thick. Xu Ning asked Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang to stretch out the abdominal fat. He lowered his head and looked into the abdominal cavity. When he found the tiger gall, he grabbed the bile duct with his left hand, and with his right hand, he reached in and took out the tiger gall.

After taking it out and shining a flashlight on it, Xu Ning saw that only a small part of the bile in the gallbladder was left. He slapped his thigh in regret, "I should have opened the stomach when I left it in the mountains! Now there is only this much left!"

Li Fuqiang said with a smile: "You just think too much. Even if we keep this secret, Uncle San will not say anything."

"Of course I can't say anything. I just want to avoid Uncle Zheng and Uncle Li, eh..."

Xu Ning sighed heavily, thought for a moment, and said, "It's okay. I'll send the tiger gall to the specimen museum tomorrow. The price must not be too low!"

"Hahaha, no problem! If I just buy it from the pharmaceutical factory, I think it may not be as much as what the specimen museum gives me."

"It's not that bad. Huzi, take the bile back and ask your aunt to scald it twice. Remember to tie the bile duct with a thin thread."

"okay."

Wang Hu took the tiger gall and rushed into the house, while Xu Ning continued to take the lantern hanging from the tiger's belly. The lantern was very heavy and contained dark green filthy things.

It definitely cannot be eaten. Although Yang Dong's body was intact, Zhang Guangjun was missing some parts, which might be in the intestines.

Xu Ning put it into an aluminum basin, and then put the heart, kidneys and other things into another basin. He squinted at the fat and said, "You can't even extract oil from this stuff..."

Li Fuqiang pointed at the tiger's head and said, "Brother, if we take some bone residue from its mouth, will that work?"

"Okay, why not! Take less and wrap it in newspaper."

“Okay…”

After Xu Ning avoided the tiger skin and cut off a few pieces of meat from the abdomen, Li Fuqiang also took out a few pieces of bone residue, which were fragments of the skull. After drying them, soaking them in wine would be absolutely fun and inexpensive!

At this time, Yang Yusheng came out of the house and came to the rear of the car to remind him: "Erning, don't take its intestines into the house. It has to be sent to the Municipal Bureau for inspection tomorrow."

"I just don't know what to do with this intestine, Uncle San, are you sending it to the Municipal Bureau for examination so that you can write a report?"

"Well, we have to report it. Otherwise, some people will be unhappy about the unclear death of the tiger."

They covered the area with the tarpaulin again, pressed it down with bricks and ice and snow, and then carried the large basin into the house.

Everyone gathered around the big basin and looked at it carefully, saying, "This meat looks worse than bear meat."

"But it should taste better than bear meat, right?"

Lao Zheng said: "It smells sour and not very good..."

"Hey, Lao Zheng, have you tried it?"

"I tried two pieces when I was in the south before, and the meat was a little tough."

Yang Yusheng said with a smile: "How can the southern tiger compare with our Northeastern tiger? Let my sister-in-law fry it first and try it."

The old ladies worked very quickly. Liu Lizhen cut the meat and chopped the onions, ginger and garlic. Yang Shuhua heated the pan and poured oil, first stir-frying the onions, ginger, garlic and seasonings, then pouring the meat slices into the pan. A puff of white smoke suddenly rose up, and they were served after two or three stirs.

The rest of the dishes have also been taken out of the pot and served on the table one after another.

At this moment, Xu Ning and others had already changed their clothes, washed their heads and hands, and were sitting at the dining table waiting for food.

"Oh, is that the sauerkraut stew we made in the evening?"

"This pickled cabbage has been stir-fried twice, and now it's just right for flavor. The pork belly above was brought by Yang Jun, and there's garlic sauce..."

There were home-cooked dishes on the table. Everyone was a little hungry, so whatever they ate would taste delicious.

However, when they picked up the tiger meat and chewed it, they were stunned.

“It’s a bit sour.”

"The taste is acceptable..."

Yang Yusheng ate a piece of meat, put down his chopsticks, grabbed the wine glass and said, "I'd better drink more wine."

"Hahaha, Third Brother, why can't you accept it?"

"It's a bit sour and bitter. It's not as delicious as bear meat."

Xu Laonian chewed the meat and swallowed it hard, saying, "But this meat is more nutritious than bear meat. I heard that people with rheumatoid arthritis can benefit from eating it."

Xu Ning tilted his head and said, "Then leave some for Xu Pao?"

"Leave some..."

"Oh, this wine is fishy... I feel energetic all over my body after drinking it!"

Wang Erli smacked his lips and said, "It's really powerful!"

Xu Laonian said with a smile: "Let's drink less, otherwise we won't be able to sleep at night." "Erning, fill me up with more later. Your two brothers are not in good health, give them some to try."

"Okay! I just exchanged six pots, which is about 50 kilograms. It's enough for any division."

Yang Yusheng waved his hand: "Don't take too much. The older this stuff is, the better. Fresh ones have a bit of fishy smell. They have to be stored in the cellar."

Everyone was drinking at the table, but they didn't drink too much. Each person only had a cup, less than an ounce at most.

But this amount of less than one or two ounces made everyone's heart beat faster. It was completely different from the normal wine they drank!

In the past, Xu Ning would drink Fengcheng Laojiao without blushing or getting heartbeats. But after drinking this wine, his heart beat very vigorously, like a sledgehammer hitting his chest, making a clang clang clang sound!
After everyone went back to the house to rest, Meng Ziyan helped Xu Ning, who had a dazed look in his eyes, wash his feet. Then she quietly poured water on him and got into bed in her slippers...

At this moment, Xu Ning grabbed his arm and he murmured to himself: "Wife, I feel uncomfortable..."

"Uncomfortable? Where do you feel uncomfortable? Let me see..."

Xu Ning lifted the quilt and said, "That's it!"

"Oh... No, I'm pregnant, what should I do?"

Meng Ziyan was a little confused because she seemed to see the handle of the shovel.

Xu Ning raised his hand to touch her face, his fingers brushed across her lips, and said, "Is it okay?"

"Don't do anything stupid." Meng Ziyan's face turned slightly red. In fact, she felt a little uncomfortable, but she was already pregnant and couldn't do anything stupid.

"Go get me a basin of water and wash me up... I really shouldn't drink this wine."

Seeing Xu Ning in pain, Meng Ziyan felt really distressed. She really had no other options, so she went downstairs to fetch a basin of water for Er Ning to wash...

That night, Xu Long felt more uncomfortable than Xu Ning, because he could only endure it. The busiest person was Li Fuqiang, followed by Guan Lei and Wang Hu.

The next day, the golden rooster crowed.

Xu Ning slept in, and only got up when he heard the sound of a pot lid scraping against the wall in the north kitchen.

He put on his clothes, ran out of the door in cotton shoes, and took a quick look when passing by the doghouse. Among the group of dogs, only Blue Wolf and Black Wolf were strolling outside. When they saw him, they raised their legs and fluttered a few times. The other dogs were not so lively.

Xu Laonian and Yang Yusheng sat on the sofa, they looked at each other and smiled.

"Third brother, how did you sleep last night?"

"We basically didn't sleep all night. Lao Zheng and Lao Li didn't fall asleep until around 3 a.m., eh..."

Xu Laonian said with a smile: "You can't drink this stuff blindly."

"I'm just greedy!" Yang Yusheng rolled his eyes.

At around 7 o'clock, everyone sat around the dining table.

Xu Long rubbed his face and said, "Let Erning drive later."

Xu Ning looked up: "Why can't you open it?"

"I'm afraid that Uncle San will pull me into the ditch. Can you drive it?"

"Okay, I have to stay overnight in the city, and I'll take my old Dongfeng car to the repair shop for a checkup."

"It could be that the belt is loose, or it could be the water tank. Didn't Hedong pack it up before he sent this car over?"

Xu Ning nodded: "It's ready, but the road surface here is not good. It's easy to break down after a few bumps."

"Then let Brother Qiang drive the Old Dongfeng, and will Lianfang go with him?"

Sun Lianfang shook her head: "I'm not going."

Guan Lei said: "I won't go either. I'll go back to the venue with my uncle."

"That's okay..."

After the meal, Xu Ning began to pack up and first filled the canteens with wine. These canteens were to be given to Sun Jishan, Director Wang, Accountant Liu and others.

A kettle can hold a maximum of one and a half kilograms, so after Xu Ning distributed the wine to them, there were still more than 40 kilograms left. The wine also had to be divided, for example, to Xu Pao, Chai Liangyu, Wu Zhouquan and others.

"Let's go when it's done."

"go!"

Everyone got into the car one by one. Xu Ning drove the Jeep 212 with Yang Yusheng, Lao Zheng and Lao Li. Wang Hu drove the car with the big cat. Xu Long sat in the passenger seat. Li Fuqiang drove the old Dongfeng. A total of three cars slowly drove away from the bridge in front of Lao Xu's house.

They traveled in silence all the way because Yang Yusheng, Lao Zheng and Lao Li didn't sleep much last night, so they fell asleep as soon as they got in the car.

It was already past 1 p.m. when they drove to the city. After entering the urban area, three cars stopped on the side of the road. Xu Long took the basin containing the intestines and put it into the trunk of Jeep 212. Then, he and Yang Yusheng, Lao Zheng and Lao Li went directly to the Municipal Bureau for inspection.

Xu Ning and others drove two cars to the specimen museum and parked in front of the museum. He saw Director Wang and Accountant Liu standing under the eaves smoking.

"Uncle Wang! Third uncle!"

The two looked up when they heard this and saw Xu Ning jumping out of the car. He stood up and said with a smile, "Hey, what good stuff did you get this time?"

"It must be something good! Shall we go to the backyard and take a look?"

"Okay! Just drive over there and I'll open the door for you from the back."

Director Wang and Accountant Liu turned and entered the specimen museum. After opening the back door, Xu Ning drove into the courtyard.

"Have you eaten?" Director Wang asked.

"No, I'll eat with my uncle later. Have you finished eating?"

"It's not long since we finished eating. Hey, I heard there was a tiger in Qing'an. Is it from your side?"

"Yeah, kill two of them."

"Oh my god, that's really scary. What happened to the tiger? Did the city send anyone to kill it?"

Xu Ning walked around to the back of the car, pointed inside the car and said, "It must have been lit, isn't it inside?"

"Oh, fuck me!"

Director Wang exclaimed, "Is this true? No, this is too fast. It's only been a few days."

"As long as we can track them down in the mountains, it won't be quick to kill the beast. Sir, please calculate how much this thing is worth."

Accountant Liu climbed into the carriage, kicked the bricks and ice and snow aside, and lifted the tarpaulin to reveal the tiger skin.

"Really? How did he kill this guy?"

"We shot him with guns. The two people sent by the city fired two shots and I fired one shot. All three shots were in his head, but there are also many bullet holes on his body. Sir, do these bullet holes affect the price?"

Director Wang waved his hand: "It doesn't matter! We are just making specimens. Apart from this skin, the rest is useless. But the bones can also be made into a skeleton. Are the bones not broken?"

"The skull is broken, but the rest should be fine."

Director Wang shook his head and said with regret: "What a pity. The most important part of a skeleton specimen is the head. It can't be restored now..."

Is it possible that it cannot be restored? Director Wang just said it casually, and no one took it seriously.

Xu Ning laughed and said, "That's really not a solution."

Director Wang waved his hand and said, "Then let's fix it?"

"Okay!"

(End of this chapter)