Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 700: The Treasure of the Museum is Given a Sky-High Price, a Chance Encounter

Nowadays, there are endless means of counterfeiting. Some people make antiques such as ancient coins and porcelain for sale, and some make fake leather and fake ginseng, not to mention animal bones. They can be made very realistic with just resin, making it difficult for laymen to distinguish the real from the fake. As for the regular staff, their methods are even more diverse. They can restore bamboo slips and repair ancient paintings, not to mention tiger skins and bones.

In the backyard of the specimen museum, everyone struggled to drag the tiger's body onto the scale to measure the weight. Although it had been gutted, the weight did not decrease much.

After they were put on the scale, Director Wang looked at the scale bar and said, "527 kilograms. Have all the internal organs been taken out?"

"Yeah, the tiger gall is also here."

Director Wang smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll give you a separate price for the tiger gallbladder. What do you want to do with this body of meat and bones? Do you want me to estimate the price for them as a whole, or do you want us to sell them separately? If we sell them separately, the value of this tiger skin will definitely drop..."

"Whatever suits me, how can you cheat me?"

"Hahaha, that's a comforting thing to say!! Then just listen to me and give me an estimate directly. This way it's more convenient and saves me from having to skin you alive."

"to make!"

Accountant Liu said, "The price can't be too low. This is the first tiger specimen in our city, and it hurt someone. It has a story. When we exhibit it, we have to write down how it died."

"Can I give you a lower price? You should think about it... But there is no market price for this thing. I talked to someone in the province before, and he said that a complete tiger skin would cost about 1 yuan. This tiger skin is not so good, with meat, bones, tiger penis and so on, the total price can be 5 yuan... What do you think? Erning."

Xu Ning clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Whatever the master said is true! I gave you a lot!"

Director Wang waved his hand and said, "I don't know the price either. It's all just an estimate. If you take less, tell me later and I'll pay for it out of my own pocket."

"Oh my god, sir, forget it. If I come back to you in thirty years, a tiger skin will be worth two million by then, and you can still give me another two million..."

"Hahaha, this kid is trying to touch me."

Director Wang grinned and pointed at Xu Ning, then turned and smiled at Accountant Liu.

刘会计记录着数据，说：“虎皮按照1万2，肉和骨头就是1万1呗？去掉虎皮30斤，平均每斤骨肉22块钱？”

"Hey, you calculated pretty fast, so what do you think we should do?"

"It's a bit difficult to record such a round number, so let's round it up to 25 yuan per catty. 497 catties multiplied by 25 equals 12425 yuan. Add the price of the skin, and the total is 24425..."

"Okay! Then let's do it this way, is this okay? Erning."

What else could Xu Ning say? He clapped his hands and said, "Great! Um, Huzi, quickly get the wine jug from the car. He forgot about the tiger blood wine he brought for Grandpa and Third Uncle. What's your memory?"

"Oh my god, why is there tiger blood wine?" Director Wang exclaimed.

"We were carrying a wine jug when we went there. After we killed it, we took some food."

Xu Ning took the two canteens handed over by Wang Hu and said with a smile: "There are not many toy items. You can try them out."

"Then I won't be polite. This is a good thing! Didn't I get the tiger gall? Where is it?"

Xu Ning took out a small cloth bag from his inner pocket and handed it to Director Wang. He hung the canteen on his shoulder, pinched the tiger gall out of the cloth bag, looked at it carefully, frowned and said, "Why is there only so little bile?"

Xu Ning explained: "This tiger killed someone, so I thought I should send the whole tiger to the city police station for examination, and I didn't leave it in the mountains to open it up. But after I got home, my uncle told me to just send the intestines and stomach to the city, and all the other parts should be sent here!"

"Ah, I said that with your experience, you can't make mistakes... It's a pity for this tiger gall. It would be better if the bile was fuller. Now I can only give you 6000 yuan."

Before Xu Ning nodded, Accountant Liu wrote it down in his notebook and said, "The total is 30425 yuan. How many shares do you want to share?"

Xu Ning was stunned and said, "Nine people."

Director Wang said, "Old Liu, give me a good number."

"Then it's 30492. Each of you can get 3388..."

"Oh, thank you, Third Uncle! Look at what happened."

"Don't be polite. This tiger is the first treasure of our museum. It has a different meaning. Besides, it has a story."

"Haha, of course! Then let me tell you in detail how this vicious tiger harmed people?"

"Okay! Let's go inside and talk. I need to ask the person who wrote the manuscript to come over and listen. Is Lao Liu going to settle the bill?"

Accountant Liu said, "We definitely can't take out this much money in a short time. Erning, can you wait for two days?"

"Sure, we're not in a hurry to use it, you can give it to us anytime."

"Wait four or five days. We need to apply for this batch of funds from above."

Director Wang waved: "Come on, go inside, have some tea and rest for a while. Will your uncle come over later?"

"He's not coming. He went to the Municipal Bureau to do some work. We'll go find him later."

"Ah, then don't delay his work, let's chat quickly..."

Sitting on the sofa in the office, Director Wang called over a young man in his twenties. The young man had just graduated from university this year. He had a very strong literary style and was deeply loved by Director Wang.

Xu Ning and others briefly told the story of the vicious tiger attacking people, and then briefly explained how they hunted the tiger and the dangers they encountered during the process, trying to make the story as complete as possible.

Then, Director Wang and Accountant Liu personally saw Xu Ning and others out the door. The three of them got into two cars, waved to them, and drove towards the repair shop in the east of the city.

Previously, Yang Yusheng told Xu Ning to go directly to Yanbin Hotel after finishing his business, and did not let him go to the Municipal Bureau. Xu Ning said this just to deceive Lao Wang and Lao Liu.

Arriving at the repair shop, Xu Ning turned around and saw Wang Biao, Liu Tianen, and Huang Lin repairing motorcycles. To be precise, they were not repairing them, but refurbishing them! The tires, engines, wires, screws, and other things were neatly placed in wooden boxes to prevent loss or installation of the wrong model.

"Oh my god! Second brother! Oh my god, why are you here? You missed me..."

Xu Ning pushed Wang Biao, who was running towards him and covered in grease, aside and said, "You are so dirty, don't come near me."

"Second brother, why don't you kiss me when you see me?"

Wang Hu stepped forward and kicked it, saying, "Hurry up and get back to work!"

At this time, Lao Jin walked out of the house. He was also very dirty, with black oil all over his hands. When he saw Xu Ning and the others, he smiled and greeted them.

"When did you come here?"

"I just arrived a while ago. My old Dongfeng made a strange noise, so I thought I'd drive it over here for you to have a look."

"Okay, you guys go inside first, I'll go take a look."

Xu Ning waved his hand: "Don't go into the house yet, we have something else to do."

He took the canteen from Wang Hu and handed it over, saying, "This is tiger blood wine. I've given you half a can. You can try it and see how it tastes. Don't drink too much. This stuff is very strong. My dad drank less than one or two glasses last night and couldn't sleep all night!"

"What? Tiger blood wine... OMG, where did you get this good stuff?"

Lao Jin originally wanted to reach out and take it, but after pausing for half a second, he pulled a piece of newspaper from the side and wrapped the kettle.

"We killed a tiger in the mountains yesterday. It has been sent to the specimen museum."

"Fuck! Oh my god, second brother, are you going to kill the tiger?" Liu Tianen said in astonishment.

Wang Biao clapped his hands and said, "You are such a stubborn old man. You are worthy of being my second brother!"

"Have you finished your work? Hurry up! If you don't finish assembling this motorcycle today, you won't be allowed to eat tonight!"

Lao Jin gave the three of them a serious look, which frightened them so much that they quickly picked up the boards and screwdrivers on the ground and continued working.

Xu Ning smiled and said, "We have to deal with them, otherwise they will tear down the roof every other day."

"All three of them are very smart. They can basically learn after I teach them once. They just aren't very familiar with it. They just need to do more work."

Xu Ning said, "Then leave the car here first. We have other things to do. Let's invite Lao Qian and my brother Bin to have dinner together tomorrow?" "Okay! You're not leaving tomorrow?"

"No, stay here for two nights. I'll call them in the evening to ask if they have time. We can then set a time."

"Okay!"

After saying that, Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu turned around and got into the car, waved goodbye to Lao Jin and left the repair shop.

Today, the repair shop's donkey business has plummeted. Although it is not as popular as at the beginning and the profits have been decreasing, it can still sell one or two units on average every day. What's more, there are people whose donkeys are broken or have punctured tires, and they can make money just by repairing the tires.

Li Fuqiang drove to Sun Jishan's house and saw Jeep 212 parked in front of the door.

Inside the house, Yang Yusheng and Sun Jishan were chatting. Hearing some noise outside the yard, Sun Liansheng stood up and took a look.

"Erning and the others are here."

Sun Liansheng and his wife Jin Xiaoxia went out to greet them, and Xu Ning walked in carrying a pot of tiger blood wine.

"Hey, why are you bringing tiger blood wine again? Uncle Yang already brought a pot."

Xu Ning hung the tiger blood wine on his shoulder and said with a smile: "The one my third uncle brought was for my uncle, and I brought this pot for you. We are brothers, how could I forget you when I have something good?"

“So elegant! Hahaha…”

Sun Liansheng couldn't stop smiling, and he felt relieved after hearing these words.

He went into the house and boasted to Sun Jishan, "Dad, look at what this is? You said you wouldn't let me drink it, but Erning brought it to me this time. Don't ask me for more after you finish it!"

Sun Jishan said with a smile: "I'm not asking you for it, as if I don't have it."

Inside the house, Yang Yusheng and others all smiled.

Yang Yanqiu pursed her lips and said, "Are we still going to a restaurant to eat in the evening? Otherwise, we can just eat at home."

"No, it's more convenient to go to a restaurant. We have children at home. If we drink a little and make a lot of noise, it will affect the children's sleep."

Sun Jishan clapped his hands: "Then listen to big brother and go to the restaurant! I'll treat you tonight, don't snatch it from me."

Xu Ning said, "Uncle, when I came here I said it was my treat."

"Hey, go out to eat with me, can I let you pay?"

Xu Ning grinned and said, "I'll treat you, you pay."

"Hahaha, fine! You treat me and I'll pay, no problem!"

Then, Yang Yanqiu went to the west room and wrapped the child in a quilt and sheepskin mattress. Sun Liansheng put a few spoonfuls of milk powder into the child's bottle, and then everyone went out.

The two cars drove to the Yanbin Hotel and were about to head towards the private room when they ran into Lin Dongliang, the third in command, and Guo Maoxian, who were also there to eat.

"What a coincidence, Director Yang, Director Sun, is this a family dinner?"

Yang Yusheng smiled and said, "What kind of family banquet is this? I just want to bring the kids over for a good meal."

"How about we go together? I booked a large private room that's just big enough for you to sit down." Lin Dongliang invited.

Everyone looked at each other, and Yang Yusheng nodded: "Okay! It's more fun with more people. Dalong, go tell the manager that I'm cancelling the private room I booked."

"okay."

Lin Dongliang saw Xu Ning nodding and whispered, "That's pretty impressive."

"Thank you for the compliment, Uncle Lin. It's pretty impressive."

"Ha ha……"

The large box was not crowded at all, and there were even three seats left.

When Xu Long came back, he was followed by three people. Two of them were Lao Zheng and Lao Li. The other one had a squint and Lao Li looked down on him even with his eyes half full. It was Lao Ma.

When Lin Dongliang saw Lao Ma, he stood up and greeted him, "Hey, the cavalry! Brother Zheng, Brother Li..."

Yang Yusheng waved: "Come and sit down, we are waiting for you three. This box is just right, there is not a single seat vacant."

Sun Jishan said with a smile: "Of course, this is all within Dongliang's expectations!"

"Hahaha……"

This group of people did not get together just because they had nothing to do. After all, the prices at Yanbin Restaurant were not low and most people could not afford it.

After everyone sat down, they started talking about tiger hunting.

This story was told over and over again. Ordinary people might be annoyed, but everyone present listened attentively and gave emotional responses from time to time, which made Lao Zheng, the storyteller, feel very comfortable.

Today, Lin Dongliang happened to meet Yang Yusheng and others. It was completely intentional and everyone could see it.

So after Yang Yanqiu and Jin Xiaoxia finished their meal, they took their child and asked Xu Long to take them home.

Without women in the house, the men chat more freely...

But they didn't talk much serious, all the topics were nonsense, because today's dinner was not for business, but for strengthening relationships.

Xu Ning is not an invisible person at the dinner table. He and Lin Dongliang are old acquaintances. The third-in-command is called Uncle Zhao. Except for Lao Ma who came with Lao Zheng and Lao Li, everyone is basically familiar with him.

"Well... Director Yang, I have a relative who suffers from severe rheumatism. I heard that soaking cat bones in wine is quite effective?"

Yang Yusheng said with a smile: "How do I know if it will work? We have to wait for some time. Can your relatives hold out for half a month?"

Lao Ma said: "Let alone half a month, I can hold on for half a year!"

"Then wait a little longer. He hasn't even finished writing the report yet."

"clear."

This is another reason why they gather together. They all know that good things are hard to find, so they come here after hearing some information or smelling the scent.

That night, it was already past 9 o'clock when they returned to the family building. Xu Ning was drunk and staggered into the house. He heard Xu Feng scream "Oh my God" and then run towards him in small steps.

"Feng'er, you can stay in Jinyu's room. Remember to buy some steamed buns and fried dough sticks tomorrow morning. There is money on the shoe rack at the door."

"Well, why does my second brother drink so much?"

"It's hard to refuse such a kind offer. Please clean up the house and prepare some water for your second brother to wash his feet."

"Okay, wrap it up on me."

Xu Ning didn't feel uncomfortable, just a little dry in the mouth and tongue. He washed his feet in a daze, crawled into the quilt and fell asleep.

When he woke up, it was already bright outside the window. He rubbed his eyes, put on his clothes and went out.

"Uncle San and the others are gone?"

Li Fuqiang pinched his cigarette and nodded: "They all left when I just woke up. There are fried dough sticks and tofu pudding on the table. Eat them while they are still warm."

Xu Ning rubbed his face and asked, "Where did Hu Zi go?"

"It should be on the first floor watching TV."

(End of this chapter)