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

Wang An's words immediately drew cheers from Wu Dong, Wang Shuai, and others.

Wang Shuai even exclaimed:
"Xiao An, you're so particular, hahaha. Hey, make a lot of that tiger bone wine, my grandpa drank it and it really helped, he walks much more easily now. And that tiger penis wine, a friend of mine said that stuff is amazing."

Wu Dong also said:
"Yeah, that tiger bone and tiger penis wine is really potent. I think my grandpa looks younger than he did a few years ago, hahaha."

Following that, Ma Guoqiang and He Liang also began to talk about the amazing qualities of various wines.

Previously, Wang An had brewed deer antler and ginseng wine, deer blood wine, deer bone wine, tiger bone wine, leopard bone wine, and tiger gall wine, and he gave these second-generation rich kids quite a lot of them.

Unsurprisingly, these second-generation rich kids mostly gave the wine to their respective elders as a token of respect.

During a casual conversation with Wu Dong and others, Wang An learned that with the ban on hunting Siberian tigers issued a few years ago, coupled with the large-scale logging in forest farms, the number of wild Siberian tigers has been decreasing. Furthermore, with the distribution of land to individual households, everyone can have enough to eat, which has led to a year-by-year decrease in the number of people going into the mountains to hunt.

Finally, a combination of factors has led to a year-on-year decrease in the amount of Siberian tiger parts available for sale in the market, while prices continue to soar.

Therefore, it is no longer easy for Wu Dong and Wang Shuai's family to obtain tiger bones and tiger penises as easily as before.

Of course, given the status of their respective patriarchs, they received many gifts, but they couldn't just accept them casually.

The main reason is that we are afraid of negative impacts, and the most important reason is that we are afraid that our opponents will use these things to play dirty tricks and cause trouble.

You must know that the incident involving Shang Tianbao caused an even deeper hatred between the two sides. If they had the chance to attack each other, they would definitely seize it and deliver a fatal blow.

And this is exactly what the old saying means:

"There will always be rivals in life, but at each stage and level, your rivals will be at the same stage and level as you."

To be honest, what they said actually makes a lot of sense.

It's strange, though, that old master of the Shang family is still alive!

After everyone finished speaking, Wang An smiled and said:

"Okay, okay, don't praise me too much. It's only right for me, as the younger brother, to do this. I have to keep all my older brothers and sisters happy, hehehehe."

Wang An smiled, and everyone else laughed along with him.

Just as everyone was chatting, Wang Li and Mu Xueli returned. Upon seeing so many people in the ward, the two were taken aback at first, and then greeted everyone in turn.

As Wang An's younger brothers, Wang Li and Mu Xueli were also teammates with him, whether it was fighting tigers or panning for gold. Therefore, Wu Dong, Wang Shuai, and others were naturally very familiar with them.

After chatting for a while, Wu Dong, Wang Shuai, and the others all left to go back to work.

After Wang Li, Mu Xueli, and Huang Zhong saw Wu Dong and the others off, Mu Xueli handed Wang An a stack of ten-yuan notes and a few loose bills, saying:
"Brother-in-law, we sold 20 pig cavities for a total of 638 yuan."

After a moment's thought, Wang An concluded that a wild boar could barely be sold for an average of 32 yuan.

So Wang An counted out three large unison bills and two yuan, and handed them to Huang Zhong, saying:
"Here's the money I promised you for the pig, make sure you put it away carefully, don't lose it."

Seeing the money Wang An handed over, Huang Zhong pushed it forward with both hands and quickly said:
"Brother, I can't."

Before he could finish speaking, Wang An glared at Huang Zhong and said:
"Shut up, stop arguing with me."

Upon seeing Wang Anli's eyes, Huang Zhong finally accepted the money.

Huang Zhong is a good kid in every way, except he's too stubborn. He always thinks he hasn't contributed anything, so he shouldn't get paid. In fact, the reason Wang An gave him the money for a pig was to acknowledge his current abilities. If Huang Zhong hadn't killed a single wild boar, or had only managed to hit one by chance, Wang An wouldn't have given him a single penny.

No matter when, only strength can determine a person's status.

At this moment, Mu Xueli also jokingly said to Huang Zhong:
"Just take the money my brother-in-law is giving you, what's wrong? You think it's too much? How about I keep it for you?"

To everyone's surprise, after Mu Xueli finished speaking, Huang Zhong actually handed over the 30 yuan he had just received to Mu Xueli.

He also said:
"Brother Mu, your swordsmanship is really good. You should teach me properly in the future."

This whole situation really caught Mu Xueli off guard. The main problem was that Mu Xueli was just being cheeky and making a joke, but Huang Zhong actually took it seriously.

Fortunately, one of Wang An's "two generals" was Wang Li, and upon seeing this scene, Wang Li said to Huang Zhong:

"Why are you giving him money? There's never a shortage of people to skin and butcher the animals for hunting. Listen to me, ignore him and let him go ahead and delete things."

Mu Xueli immediately countered Wang Lidao:

"You ungrateful wretch! You learned your swordsmanship from me, yet you dare to speak to your master like that."

Wang Li, naturally unwilling to be outdone, retorted:

"Don't even mention that you taught me. You didn't even teach either of my fourth brother properly, and you still have the nerve to bring this up."

Just as the two were getting into a verbal sparring match, Wang An said impatiently:
"Shut up, you two! Don't you want the money back?"

Wang An spoke softly, but Wang Li and Mu Xueli immediately fell silent, as if they had been choked.

Wang An did the math in his head, then quickly counted out 18 ten-yuan bills from the stack of money, along with one two-yuan bill and one one-yuan bill, totaling 183 yuan, and placed them in front of Mu Xueli.

Then, with the same action, Wang An threw the second 183 yuan in front of Wang Li.

With 240 left, Wang An casually handed it to Huang Zhong, saying:
"Go, put it in my cotton-padded jacket pocket."

And so, the spoils from this wild boar hunt have been divided up.

As for the tiger, Wang An hadn't figured out how much to give to the three of them. The main problem was that the tiger couldn't be sold for money, and after soaking it in alcohol, a significant portion would have to be given to Wu Dong and Wang Shuai. So, this matter was somewhat difficult to resolve.

So Wang An asked the three men:

"What were you thinking about that big claw? According to the rules for entering the mountain, Xue Li and Lao Wu, you two can get a share normally, and Xiao Zhong can get a little too. But as you know, that thing can't be sold for money, and it can't be exposed to the light of day. We can't tell anyone. We have to keep it a secret from now on."

After a pause, Wang An glanced at the three people and said:

"What were you thinking? Tell me."

Although Wang An killed the tiger and was seriously injured as a result, this had nothing to do with the division of shares.

Conversely, if Wang Li and Mu Xueli hadn't taken Wang An to the hospital for treatment, the final outcome would have been very uncertain. However, it was foreseeable that Wang An would most likely have died there.

Therefore, in principle, the value generated by that tiger should still be 30% each for Wang Li and Mu Xueli, while Wang An should have 40% for himself.

As for Huang Zhong, he's still in the learning phase and hasn't joined Wang An's group yet, so his share is optional. (End of Chapter)