Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1057: Cut Its Head Off

Although wild boars have a long lifespan, there are very few wild boars that can actually die of old age in these mountains.

Even wild boars that can grow to 700 to 800 kilograms are extremely rare. At least, no matter whether in Wang An’s previous life or this life, this is the first time that Wang An has seen such a large egg.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li looked at the pig stomach with shit on it in his hand, but he couldn't stop smiling.

After a while, Wang Li suddenly said to Wang An:

"Fourth brother, can you tell me more about the bezoar, dog treasure, and horse treasure? I just heard you say that the cows with bezoar on their bodies are all old cows, and their eyes are red. What other characteristics do they have?"

Wang An glanced at Wang Li, then said with a half-smile:
"What? You still want to look for a cow with bezoar on its body? Let me tell you, there's no need to look for it. If that thing can be found so easily, it wouldn't be worth much. Hahahaha, you are so careless."

As he spoke, Wang An couldn't help laughing.

You should know that the price that the supply and marketing cooperative paid for bezoar was even higher than the price of black bear's gallbladder. If Wang An remembered correctly, after the price increase this year, bezoar was 18 yuan per gram, while gold gallbladder was only 14 yuan per gram.

From here we can see how scarce bezoar is.

In fact, the reason why bezoar is more expensive than golden gall is that as long as you kill the bear, there is a one-third chance of getting a golden gall.

But this thing called bezoar depends entirely on luck.

In his previous life, Wang An read an article in a magazine that said that among every two or three thousand cows, about one cow would have bezoar in its body.

If calculated based on this ratio, then in the entire Xing'an Township, there may be only one or two cows with bezoar.

Although this statement may not be accurate, it feels like it should be pretty close. After all, this thing has been around for several years, and I haven't heard of the supply and marketing cooperatives receiving bezoars.

Of course, it is not ruled out that some cows clearly have bezoars on their bodies, but the cow owners do not recognize it, just like Wang Li threw away the pig litter just now, and threw away the bezoars as useless things.

Hearing Wang An's words, Wang Li said a little embarrassedly:

"I didn't intend to look for bezoars. I just wanted to know what kind of cows could have bezoars. If I come across one in the future, I would know what it is."

Wang An nodded with a smile and said:
"Yeah, you're right. If we run into it someday, we'll be able to make a fortune, ha ha ha ha. By the way, if I teach you how to identify it, if you run into it in the future, do you have to give me half of the bezoar?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Li said without hesitation:
"Then I have to give you half, Fourth Brother. I'm only taking the money from your things. If I happen to get sick, I'd still be a human being if I didn't give you half."

When Wang An heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Mainly because Wang An never expected that Wang Li could have such thoughts.

Wang An did not continue the conversation, but smiled and explained to Wang Li:

"There are also cows like this that are very thin, their hair is choking and they have diarrhea every day. They like to drink water but not eat grass. After eating grass, they always cry and shed tears."

After Wang An finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said:
"Oh, and there are cows like this, with red eyes and yellow lips. They don't want to work and are always irritable. They will butt people if they want to."

Just like that, Wang An continued to talk a lot, and everything he said, without exception, was what he had seen in magazines in his previous life. However, Wang An actually had no idea whether what he saw was accurate or not.

However, Wang An felt that what the magazine said made sense, so he wrote it down. Then, Wang An mentioned that there were dog treasures and horse treasures.

However, compared with the extremely scarce bezoar, the scarcity of dog and horse gallstones is even greater, so Wang An did not remember much and just mentioned the main characteristics.

After Wang An finished speaking, the dogs and wolves had all finished feeding the meat.

It’s true that although people don’t like to eat the meat of cannon balls, it is still quite good for feeding dogs and wolves.

Anyway, all the dogs and wolves had their bellies full and were full.

After feeding the dog, Wang An suddenly found that Wang Li, who was quite happy before, suddenly became a little absent-minded, and no one knew what was going on in his mind.

So Wang An called Wang Li and said:
"Hey, Lao Wu, what are you thinking about? Stop thinking about it. Cut off the pig's brain and see if you can get back the ten acres of land. I'll cut off some meat and take it back to feed the dog. Then we'll leave."

Wang Li came to his senses and did not follow Wang An's instructions to cut off the pig's head. Instead, he suddenly said mysteriously:
"Fourth brother, I remembered something. A few days ago, I went to the county to buy something. On the way, I ran into an old woman. The old cow that the old woman was leading was similar to the one you just described. Fourth brother, do you think that old cow might have bezoar?"

When Wang An heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Who could guess about such things out of thin air?

Let alone guessing, even if a cow with all the characteristics was standing right in front of you, no one would be able to guarantee that this cow definitely had bezoar.

But it must be said that Wang Li has a really good memory. Even after a few days, he could still remember clearly the old woman leading a cow he met on the road.

But as the old saying goes, "Whether there is a date or not, try it twice first." So Wang An asked directly:
"What good would it do you to run into her? Do you know where that woman lives?"

Wang Li said:

"I was just thinking about this. I thought her house was probably near Shiqiaobao. I saw that she was going that way."

Wang An thought about it, then nodded and said:

"Then let's go to that village tomorrow and take a stroll. If the horns are similar, we'll buy the cow. Then we'll come back and kill the cow to see if there's any bezoar in its stomach."

Wang Li nodded like a chick pecking at rice, then said with a smile on his face:
"Well, Fourth Brother, let's go over and take a look tomorrow. I feel like that old cow must have bezoar in its stomach."

Wang An looked at Wang Li and suddenly didn't know what to say to Wang Li. The main reason was that Wang Li felt that he had been beaten again and again and had no memory at all.

Wang An pointed at the cannon egg and said:

"Okay, don't think about it this time, just cut off its head quickly, and when we get back we'll say that the cannon egg that picked on Li Tie was this one."

Wang Li was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously asked Wang Andao:

"Fourth brother, is this okay? Didn't Li Tie's wife say that the cannon's egg only weighed four or five hundred kilograms?"

(End of this chapter)