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

Wang Li and Mu Xueli drove their eldest son's horse at full speed, arriving at the place where they had tied up their plows the day before, before 9 o'clock.

At this moment, Mu Xueli's blue horse and Wang Li's white horse had already eaten all the fodder in the sack and were now gnawing on the tree bark with bared teeth.

That's right, they're gnawing on tree bark.

The main reason is that people say mules, horses, and donkeys are straight-gut animals, without stomachs, so they have to keep eating and defecating.

In fact, mules, horses, and donkeys do have stomachs, but their stomachs are rather special.

Although they have such large bodies, their stomachs are very small, and their stomachs continue to secrete gastric acid regardless of whether they eat or not, so they have to keep eating to neutralize the gastric acid.

Therefore, families who raise mules, horses, and donkeys would fill their troughs with hay at night before they went to sleep.

Some people are so meticulous about feeding their horses that they get up in the middle of the night to add hay to their mules and donkeys. The saying "a horse won't get fat without night grass" refers to this.

So, although the blue horse and the white horse had eaten all the hay in their respective sacks, they were still hungry. Of course, they had to eat even if they weren't hungry, because they couldn't stand not eating.

Everyone cares about their livestock. Seeing the two horses in such a state, Mu Xueli and her companion immediately fed them hay before leading the older horse and the dog toward the tiger's carcass.

Nearly 20 hours have passed since Wang An killed the tiger, so its body has become rock hard.

However, apart from Daqing, the other six dogs were still afraid of this dead tiger, and they all tucked their tails between their legs.

There's no way around it; this kind of bloodline suppression can't be adapted to or changed in a short time.

The tiger's carcass hardened and lay stiffly on the ground, which made skinning it quite difficult for Wang Li and Mu Xueli.

Fortunately, this tiger had no shortage of food while guarding Wild Boar Ridge, and its subcutaneous fat was very thick. So, apart from the tiger's muscles hardening due to rigor mortis, the tiger's subcutaneous fat was not frozen solid.

After all, tigers are one of the three "pure yang sacred bodies," and it would take some time to completely freeze their subcutaneous fat as hard as ice.

Anyway, with Mu Xueli's swordsmanship, she can still handle it.

Normally, skinning a stiff carcass like this is done after it has thawed, but since tiger carcasses cannot be seen by people, even though skinning is not easy, it must be done in the mountains.

After peeling for a while, Mu Xueli couldn't help but say:

"Fifth brother, why don't you start a fire? These big claws are rock hard, and the only place you can cut is that layer of fat. It's so cold to the touch."

Wang Li nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll go chop some firewood now."

Normally, when you go into the mountains to kill your prey, you will immediately gut and skin it without feeling your hands getting cold. This is because the carcass remains warm for two or three hours after death, before rigor mortis sets in.

But if a tiger has been dead for so long, then it's all for naught, even if it's a "pure yang holy body".

As he spoke, Wang Li picked up his axe and walked toward the nearby fallen logs.

After Wang Li lit the fire, the surrounding temperature instantly rose significantly.

The two continued peeling the skin, when Mu Xueli said:
“Those claws are really big. Including the tail, I think they must be more than 3 meters long. I don’t know how my brother-in-law could withstand that claw.”

Wang Li also said with emotion: "Yeah, it's really lucky that my fourth brother survived. This big guy, I think he's bigger than a horse."

When the two work together, the speed is quite fast.

After completely peeling off the tiger skin, Mu Xueli then used the knife to cut around the tiger's penis.

Watching Mu Xueli cut the tiger's penis with a knife, Wang Li suddenly asked Mu Xueli:
"Brother Mu, how much did my fourth brother spend on the tiger penis he used to make the Three-Whip Wine?"

Mu Xueli said without looking up:

"It cost more than 3000 yuan."

At this point, Mu Xueli stood up, pondered for a moment, then pointed her right index finger to the sky and said firmly:
"Yes, it was 3042 yuan. Old Xiao Pao wanted 4000 yuan. My brother-in-law only had a little over 3 yuan in his pocket at the time. He said that was all he had, take it or leave it. Old Xiao Pao reluctantly sold the tiger penis to my brother-in-law."

After a pause, Mu Xueli said with great surprise:
"I don't know why my brother-in-law, who is so young, is always thinking about how to make wine with this kind of whip or that kind of whip. Oh, and those bones too, he makes wine with them in all sorts of ways."

The tiger penis that Wang An used to soak the three-whip wine was bought from a man named Su Yaquan, who was led by Lao Xiaopao.

When Su Yaquan's father, Su Laoheng, was alive, he was a very famous veteran gunner. It is said that he killed several tigers with a flat-bladed double-barreled shotgun.

This tiger whip came from one of the tigers that Su Laoheng killed before his death, and it had been kept in Su Yaquan's house for many years.

Because he urgently needed money, Su Yaquan took the tiger penis to Lao Xiaopao, who had a wide network of connections, hoping that Lao Xiaopao could help him sell the tiger penis for money.

The reason for looking for Lao Xiaopao is that Lao Xiaopao and Su Yaquan's father, Su Laoheng, were sworn brothers back then.

Although tiger penis is valuable, due to the special nature of tigers, the situation is often such that sellers cannot find truly wealthy buyers, while truly wealthy buyers who want to buy tiger penis cannot find a genuine source of supply.

After all, no one dares to make such a deal public, for fear of exposing the relevant personnel. If those people are exposed, not only will the tiger penis be confiscated, but the person may also have to stay in jail for a period of time.

Finally, after much deliberation, Lao Xiao Pao found Mu Xue Li, who had become wealthy.

Although Mu Xueli is wealthy, she would never spend several thousand yuan to buy a tiger penis that is practically useless to an ordinary person!
That's right, tiger penis is valuable, but it's really useless.

Because tiger penis is something that only the wealthy would covet; for ordinary people, it's not as practical as a mule or horse that can pull a cart or sled, and it's not even as valuable as a big fat pig.

Ultimately, it's just a tiger's penis.

Unfortunately, Mu Xueli had a decent relationship with Lao Xiaopao, and there were some personal matters involved, so Mu Xueli thought of her brother-in-law Wang An.

Upon hearing this, Wang An felt that 4000 yuan wasn't too expensive, so he gladly went.

To everyone's surprise, when Wang An reached into his pocket, he only had 3 yuan in cash left. So, Wang An gritted his teeth and said, "That's all the money I have. Take it or leave it."

In this day and age, let alone in the countryside, even in the city, there aren't many people who can afford to spend 3000 yuan in cash to buy tiger penis.

Keep in mind that 3 yuan in those days was equivalent to hundreds of thousands of yuan in later years!
So, Lao Xiao frowned and looked at Su Yaquan. Seeing that Su Yaquan nodded, he sold the tiger penis to Wang An for 3042 yuan.

Unfortunately, although everyone knows tiger penis is a valuable item, the prerequisite is finding a wealthy buyer. (End of Chapter)