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

After Wang An finished speaking, Huang Zhong was the first to speak:

"Brother, I'm just going up the mountain to learn how to hunt. Those big claws have nothing to do with me. I don't want anything."

Wang An smiled at Huang Zhong without saying anything, then looked at Wang Li and Mu Xueli.

Mu Xueli frowned and said:
"If you ask me, we shouldn't share those big claws with each other. Even if we were given something, I wouldn't dare use it. If someone finds out and stabs it, who knows what kind of big trouble that would cause."

After Mu Xueli finished speaking, Wang Li agreed and said:

"Yeah, that's what I think too. If something really happens, the two of us won't be able to handle it. I think it's better if we don't have anything at all."

It's clear that these are their true feelings.

Of course, this is also a true reflection of the mindset of the vast majority of ordinary people, who do not want any trouble or lawsuits.

Because these big problems are things that ordinary people can't solve, are tangled up, and often end up losing more than they gain.

Therefore, when faced with interests that they cannot control, the most common approach of wise people is to "not worry about it, and not be greedy for it!"

Wang An looked at the two of them, thought for a moment, and said:

"Okay then, I'll tell you a plan and see what you think."

After frowning and thinking for a moment, Wang An slowly said:
"Let's say the big claw whip is worth 4 yuan, and the whole bone will also be worth about 4 yuan. The big claw skin is more valuable, but I dare not sell that stuff. If something goes wrong, I'll lose even more money. So let's just say 2 yuan."

In his previous life, he had been imprisoned for selling guns, ammunition, tiger skins, and tiger bones, so in this life, Wang An refused to dabble in anything related to Siberian tigers.

The main concern is that if they are targeted and blacklisted by the relevant authorities again, even if Wu Dong and Zhang Shuya can protect themselves, it would be a completely unprofitable situation.

Besides, I'm not short of money. If I do something that's not worth the effort, wouldn't that just make me a complete idiot?

The best approach is to get real benefits in a calm and peaceful manner!

At this point, Wang An paused for a moment and then said:
"This big claw is only worth 1 yuan in total. After we get back, I'll give you each 3 yuan, and then the debt will be settled. What do you two say?"

Even in this day and age, a complete Siberian tiger carcass would certainly be worth far more than 1 yuan; it would be quite normal for it to exceed 10 yuan.

The main problem is that this thing is not only rare, but also incredibly valuable, and the key point is that hunting it without permission is illegal.

This results in the actual transaction price of these items being extremely inflated.

But there's nothing we can do about it; things are valued for their scarcity, and the less there is, the more valuable they become!

Wang An knew that in later generations, even a tiger's fang longer than 8 centimeters would cost tens of thousands of yuan, and if it was longer than 10 centimeters, it would cost tens of thousands of yuan. If it was longer than 12 centimeters, it could even cost as much as 100,000 yuan.

Yes, it's that outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!
This is absolutely outrageous! It's outrageous beyond belief!

Despite this, people still flocked to buy it.

However, in later generations, many genuinely ridiculous things were made using camel teeth as fakes to impersonate tiger fangs.

Of course, even in this day and age, tiger fangs are not cheap. If you were to sell them for a few hundred yuan in a big city, you'd probably be robbed.

However, while the tiger carcass is indeed valuable, finding a suitable wealthy buyer is both difficult and carries significant risks. Therefore, a price of 1 is not a large sum, but it is certainly not small either.

When Wang An distributed money, he was always very decisive, clear and precise, never dawdling or trying to curry favor.

Therefore, upon hearing this, Mu Xueli smiled broadly and agreed without hesitation:
“Okay, brother-in-law, 1 is quite a lot. I know what’s going on.”

Wang Li followed up with:

"Yeah, 1 is quite a lot. If I hand it over, I'll only get a little over 1 yuan, hehehehe." Wang An nodded and laughed.
"Alright, then let's submit this."

Turning his head, Wang An looked at Huang Zhong and said with a smile:

"Although Xiao Zhong didn't help much, he went along so he can't go for nothing. Here's 200 yuan for him as a reward. We'll split the money with your fifth brother and Mu brother when we get back, hahaha."

Huang Zhong was about to speak when Wang Anyi raised his hand to interrupt him:
"Alright, you've come all this way to hang out with me, so I can't let you just wander around aimlessly with us guys all day without getting anything, hahaha."

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueli and Wang Li laughed along with him.

Seeing the three of them laughing, Huang Zhong scratched his head and joined in the laughter.

Three days later, Wang An, who was injured, finally finished his treatment and was able to be discharged from the hospital to recuperate at home.

Even Fang Xiu'e and the old doctor said that if Wang An hadn't been young and strong, he would very likely have died from that palm strike. And in these six days, Wang An's recovery has been quite good.

To be honest, this is only possible in this era. If it were in later times, it would be against the hospital's nature not to let Wang An stay in the hospital for a month or two.

Basically, it's a system where rich people go in, and you have to be made to become a beggar before you come out.

Of course, putting all that aside, the most important thing is that Wang An can finally eat!

Although he could only eat liquid food, which is very easy to digest, such as rice porridge, and Wang An had to eat liquid food for a whole month, he still felt very happy even after not eating a single grain of rice for three days.

That's right, he was extremely happy, because Wang An had never imagined that being able to eat normally was such a rare thing!

On the day he was discharged from the hospital, Wang An was able to walk slowly, but he couldn't walk too far and had to be very careful, otherwise he would feel a tearing pain in one of his internal organs.

On the way home, Mu Xue got out of the car, Wang Li sat in the passenger seat, and Wang An and Huang Zhong sat in the back seat of the car.

Looking at the still-white expanse of snow outside, Wang An felt incredibly happy.

I have to say, being hospitalized is really unpleasant.

Meanwhile, Wang Dazhu and his wife, who had been waiting at home, had gone out to look out countless times.

During the days Wang An was hospitalized, the elderly couple lived in constant worry and torment, with their seriously injured son on one side and their daughter-in-law with two children on the other.

The key issue is that the elderly couple has to put on a brave face and act in front of their daughter-in-law, which is really difficult for them.

It must be admitted, however difficult it may be, that the elderly couple acted quite well, at least Mu Xueqing didn't notice.

Finally, under the watchful eyes of the elderly couple, a GAZ truck modified with a hardtop drove from the east end of the village toward Wang An's house.

Because Wang An couldn't handle too much jolting, Mu Xue didn't get out of the car quickly. Looking at the familiar road outside, Wang An happily said:
"Ah, I'm finally home!"

Although it was only a short 6 days, Wang An couldn't help but miss home, mainly because he missed his two little darlings, Xingfu and Kuaile.

That's just how people are; when they're at their weakest or most down on their luck, the first thing they think of is their home.

During these days, Wang An didn't show anything on his face, but the sudden change from being invincible to struggling even to poop and pee must have been incredibly disheartening for him.

As soon as Wang An got out of the car after the car entered the yard, he saw his wife, Mu Xueqing, standing there gracefully. However, Mu Xueqing's eyes were red, and it seemed that tears were about to fall at any moment.

Wang An's heart skipped a beat, realizing something was wrong.

Based on Wang An's understanding of Mu Xueqing, unless something extremely serious or beyond her control occurred, Mu Xueqing wouldn't react this way, because she wasn't the type of woman to cry easily. (End of Chapter)