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

Chapter 1187 That Golden Color

Wang An glanced at the half-eaten wild boar, then at the group of drooling dogs and wolves, and nodded, saying:
"Hmm, that pig's body is all bitten raw by that bear, it's perfect for feeding the dogs. Alright, let's get the bear gall first, let's see if this big bear can produce a golden gall, hahahaha."

Every hunter who has hunted a bear thinks first and does first and foremost want to extract its bile, and their only wish when extracting bile is to find a large, golden one.

Unfortunately, the most valuable part of a bear is its bile, and extracting bile is like winning the lottery—it's incredibly exciting. The main problem is that if it's not removed in time, it will dissolve.

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli drew her sword and walked towards the big bear, muttering to herself:
"I don't understand what's going on. Now I have a psychological aversion to the idea of ​​extracting bear bile. Damn it, it's been like this every day."

After Mu Xueli finished speaking, Wang Li, though a little nervous, pretended to be relaxed and said:
"It's alright, didn't we get two golden gallbladders last time we hunted bears?"

Mu Xueli rolled her eyes at Wang Li and said irritably:
"Why don't you mention that before the bear hunter incident, the three of us caught three in a row, all of them grass gallbladders? And before that, when you two went into the mountains, you only caught one iron gallbladder and one grass gallbladder."

Mu Xueli was referring to the worst times the three of them hunted bears. Out of five bears, they got four worthless gallbladders, and the only one that wasn't a gallbladder was just a small iron gallbladder that might be worth less than 200 yuan.

Wang Lika blew his eyes, opened his mouth, but didn't speak.

Just as Mu Xueli found her position and was about to draw her sword, Huang Zhong ran up. Upon arriving, Huang Zhong said rather awkwardly:
"Big brother, fifth brother, Mu brother, are you all done?"

It's clear that Huang Zhong felt quite embarrassed that he hadn't been able to help at all and had been a little slow.

Wang An chuckled and ruffled Huang Zhong's hair, saying:
"It's not over yet. We're just waiting for you to help skin and butcher this bear, hahaha."

If Wang An hadn't wanted to help him out and teach him hunting skills, he definitely wouldn't have taken him along when the three of them went into the mountains.

The reason is simple: Huang Zhong is indeed of little use now that he's in the mountains.

Mu Xueli and Wang Li watched this scene with smiles, both recalling the time they had followed Wang An to the mountains.

Huang Zhong looked at Wang An with gratitude, then drew his sword and prepared to help.

After Mu Xueli cut open the belly of the giant bear, Wang Li suddenly looked at Huang Zhong with a puzzled and somewhat surprised expression and said:
"Xiao Zhong, I've discovered you're quite something! You ran this far and you're not even out of breath, that's awesome!"

After Wang Li finished speaking, Wang An and Mu Xueli also noticed the problem. Mu Xueli looked at Huang Zhong with a surprised expression and said:
"Yes, you've run so far, aren't you tired? Don't you feel breathless?"

Normally, people would feel breathless during long-distance running, especially fast long-distance running. But Huang Zhong was different. Although his breathing was much rougher than usual, he was not as panting as Wang An and the other two.

After the two finished asking their questions, Huang Zhong said:

“In my village, people around my age are all taller and faster than me. Whenever we go mushroom picking or wild vegetable digging together, I can't keep up with them. So when we go into the mountains again, I run as fast as I can until I'm quite far away before I start digging. That way, I can finish digging just as much as they do. Later on, I became better and better at running, and even though they are taller than me, they can't outrun me.”

After Huang Zhong finished speaking, Wang An and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment.

The main thing is that Wang An and the other two never expected Huang Zhong's explanation to be like this.

It must be said that only Huang Zhong himself truly understands the bitterness of not being able to compete with others when it comes to foraging for wild vegetables.

After a long pause, Wang An said with a smile:

"Okay, not bad. Right now, you're just short and your legs are short, so you run a bit slowly. But once you grow taller, the three of us probably won't be able to outrun you," Wang Li chimed in with a laugh.

"Yeah, I bet by then, not just the three of us, there won't be many people who can outrun Xiao Zhong."

As she spoke, Mu Xueli pulled the bear gallbladder out of the bear's belly.

Upon seeing the golden color of the bear bile, Wang An and the other two couldn't help but laugh.

Wang Li even said to Mu Xueli in a very exaggerated tone:

"Look, look at Brother Mu, didn't you get a golden gall? I told you it would be fine. Look at the bear you looked like before you got the gall."

Mu Xueli rolled her eyes at Wang Li and pouted, saying:
"Why didn't you say that earlier? You're just a Monday morning quarterback."

Turning her head, Mu Xueli asked Wang An:
"Brother-in-law, this huge golden gall bladder, after being dried in the shade, must weigh seven or eight ounces, right?"

Wang An looked at it, then shook his head and said:

"It's only about 6 liang. The big iron gall we made last time, after being dried in the shade, was only a little over half a jin. The big bear gall at my house is only slightly over 6 liang. I doubt this gall can even reach 6 liang."

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li said with a satisfied look on his face:
"Half a jin is fine too. One liang (50 grams) is 300 yuan, so half a jin would be 1500 or 1600 yuan. This is definitely a great start to our trip into the mountains, hahaha!"

Wang Li smiled, and Wang An and Mu Xueli laughed along with him.

Although this matter had nothing to do with Huang Zhong, he saw Wang An and the others laughing, so he also laughed.

After laughing, Wang An took out a cloth bag, carefully put the large golden danger inside, and then instructed Mu Xueli and Wang Li:
"Hurry up and cut the meat to feed the dogs, and unload the meat as soon as possible. By the way, the meat doesn't need to be cut too finely, just roughly is fine. The main thing is to be fast. I'll go and drive the sled over. When I come back, we'll load the sled and go home."

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li added in a consultative tone:
"Fourth Brother, why don't we stay in the mountains for the night? I think it would be quite interesting."

This time, Wang An didn't kick him, but instead asked Mu Xueli and Huang Zhong with a smile:

"What do you two mean? Do you want to go home or spend the night in the mountains?"

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli quickly added:
"Who would want to stay in the mountains if they could go home? It's so nice to be home, all warm and cozy."

Turning her head, Mu Xueli said to Wang Li:

"You're just plain crazy, you're asking for trouble."

After Mu Xueli finished speaking, Huang Zhong glanced at Wang Li and then said:

"I want to go back too. Let me tell you, Fifth Brother, it's so uncomfortable spending the night in the mountains."

(End of this chapter)