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

On the way, Wang An, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, asked Wang Li:
"Did you talk to your uncle yesterday? Will he have time today?"

Wang Li nodded and said:
"Yes, it's settled. My uncle said that Old Wu's family in their village has a half-grown hunting dog to sell, and that the dog is really good."

Wang An nodded and said:

"Okay, Uncle is good at judging dogs, we'll just listen to him then."

Wang Li nodded and agreed.

After a while, Wang An noticed that Wang Li's eyes were wide open and he was still very excited, so he subconsciously asked:

"What's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep all night?"

Wang Li nodded, saying with a helpless expression:
"Yeah, this sheep's blood soup has really energized me. I don't even know what sleepiness is anymore. Fourth Brother, what about you? Are you asleep?"

Wang An took a drag of his cigarette, exhaled two smoke rings, and said:
"I didn't sleep either. Damn it, I'm not sleepy at all, what's the point of sleeping!"

After Wang An finished speaking, the two brothers were silent for a few seconds, and then they burst into laughter together.

After a while, Wang Li suddenly asked Wang An:
"Fourth Brother, I saw you and Uncle cooking grain before I went into the courtyard. What were you doing?"

Wang An took a drag of his cigarette and then casually said:
"Your uncle said there's too much grain, and we can't sell it all, so we might as well make our own liquor. Besides, homemade liquor is cheaper than store-bought liquor."

Upon hearing this, Wang Li immediately smiled and said:

"My family has quite a bit of old grain, could my uncle burn some for us too?"

Wang An glanced at Wang Li and said:

"Get the hell out of here! Your dad knows how to make liquor himself. Why would you ask my dad to make liquor for you? Making that stuff is such a hassle for you, it takes months, don't you know?"

Wang Li wasn't angry after being scolded; he still smiled and said:
"Fourth Brother, when are you going to the county town? Could you buy me a celestial pot? I think the two celestial pots in your yard are pretty good, and I'd like to buy one too."

After Wang Li entered the hospital, he became very interested in the cooking pot that Wang An had bought yesterday, but he didn't ask Wang Dazhu or Wang An about brewing.

So it turns out he was waiting here all along!
It has to be said that this kid has definitely learned a lot from Wang An; he's even mastered the art of maneuvering.

Upon hearing this, Wang An was taken aback for a moment, then reached out and smacked Wang Li's head, saying in an annoyed tone:
“Just say you’re buying a celestial pot, why are you beating around the bush with me? And you want my dad to make you liquor? I’ll just kick you to death.”

Wang Li chuckled, still not angry, and said with a smug grin:
“My dad’s been thinking about making some liquor these past few days. He said he wants to use a big iron pot as a cooking pot, and he asked me to buy some for him when I pass by the commune. He’s at home tinkering with the pot frame right now. I think the pot you made is really nice, it even has a water trough on it.”

Upon hearing this, Wang An couldn't help but raise his hand and slap Wang Li's head twice more, while warning him:

"From now on, just say what you mean directly. If you dare to beat around the bush again, I'll destroy you."

Wang Li quickly begged for mercy:
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother, I'll never beat around the bush again!"

While the two were talking, Wang Li drove the car into Feng Chengmin's yard.

At this moment, Uncle Feng Chengmin and Aunt Wang Yulian were winnowing grain with a winnowing basket over in the open shed.

As the winnowing basket swayed up and down, the chaff and dust from the grain flew into the air. With a gentle breeze, the whole yard was filled with a mixture of flying chaff and dust, just like a small sandstorm. It was incredibly filthy.

However, that's how rural life is; if there are impurities in the grain that comes and goes in small quantities, it won't be winnowed again.

Everyone used winnowing baskets to winnow grain, and each time they wonnow grain, they had to go through a baptism of chaff and dust.

When they saw Wang An's GAZ truck drive into the yard, Feng Chengmin and his wife put down their winnowing baskets and came over to greet it.

After Wang An and his brother greeted Feng Chengmin and his wife, Feng Chengmin asked them, "Shall we go see the dogs now?"

Wang An nodded and said:

"Yeah, the sooner we buy it, the better, so we don't have to worry about it. Besides, we still need to go check on Xue Li's dog later."

As Feng Chengmin brushed the chaff and dust off his clothes with a broom, he said:
"Let's walk there, don't drive, it's not far."

Wang An said nonchalantly:

"Any way is fine with me, Uncle. You decide."

After cleaning the clothes, Feng Chengmin said he was going to go inside to change. While Feng Chengmin was changing, the two brothers chatted with their aunt Wang Yulian for a while.

After Feng Chengmin came out of the house, Wang An and Wang Li followed him toward Old Wu's house.

As soon as they stepped out of the gate, Feng Chengmin said to Wang An with a mysterious look on his face:

"Xiao An, a couple of days ago before I went to the township on business, I saw a big white cow. It's similar to the one you mentioned, the one with the bezoar on its body. Could you go and take a look for me in a bit?"

In the past, when they chatted, Wang An had told Feng Chengmin about the physical characteristics of cattle with bezoars on their bodies, and it was clear that Feng Chengmin had taken it to heart.

Upon hearing that it was a cow with bezoar on its body, Wang An's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively asked Feng Chengmin:

"What's the cow's condition now? Tell me about it first."

Feng Chengmin said:

"The cow's eyes were bloodshot, its fur was matted and tangled, and it was so thin it was practically skin and bones. In just a short while, I saw it poop several buckets of runny poop, and it kept mooing."

After hearing this, Wang An immediately felt that the ox most likely had bezoar in its body, but he didn't know how much bezoar it had.

Wang An nodded and said:

"Hearing you say that, I'm sure there's bezoar inside that cow's gall. By the way, how big must that cow have been?"

The phrase "多大口" here actually describes how many years someone has lived.

Feng Chengmin said thoughtfully:

"That cow is not well-behaved and won't let you see it, but I think its horns are really long, dry and like tree bark, not fresh at all, and the markings are also very old, so its teeth must be quite big."

Wang An then asked:
"Uncle, do you know whose cow that is? Have you found it?"

Feng Chengmin rolled his eyes at Wang An, then clicked his tongue and said:
"Of course I know, otherwise why would I ask you to look into it?"

Wang An nodded and said:

"Alright, after we've finished looking at the dog, let's go see what's going on with that cow."

Feng Chengmin said with a smile:

"If you actually find a rare gem when you kill it, your uncle will give you 20%."

Upon hearing this, Wang Li immediately replied with a grin:
"What about me? What about me? Uncle, how much will you give me?"

Wang An was utterly speechless at Wang Li's behavior. He'd taken a roundabout route on the way here, and now he was after the bezoar. His skin was getting thicker and thicker. (End of Chapter)