Returning to the small mountain village of '86, intelligence updated daily.

An Chengming was getting anxious. He was intelligent and clear-headed, and he had already noticed something was wrong.

If everything is sold at such a high price, he won't be able to get a bargain on the remaining items.

Zhou Rui smiled and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, the deer antlers really have to be left to my Uncle Zhao, but we still have deer bones and antlers, as well as some liver and kidneys."

Deer are a rare and precious prey; sometimes a village might not see a single one all year round, let alone a large water deer.

In these places, the most common prey are wild boar and rabbit; even finding a mountain goat is a big deal.

As a result, prices have soared. Venison is now priced at three yuan per kilogram and people are still willing to buy it. Keep in mind that pork is only a little over one yuan per kilogram. These people are buying venison not just for its nutritional benefits.

This is a behavioral habit adopted by some wealthy working families to distinguish themselves from ordinary families.

In the short period of time that has just passed, most of the venison in the tricycle has already been sold.

However, Zhou Shiwei deliberately kept ten jin (5 kg) for himself, intending to give it to Zhou Shiping's family, who was the third son of the Zhou family.

Although over the years, Zhou Shiping's wife has looked down on the Zhou family, thinking that they are just poor relatives.

But this was something he had no choice but to do. He often helped Zhou Shijie’s two children, which caused Zhou Shiping a lot of conflicts with his wife.

Zhou Shijie didn't offer to set aside any venison for his third brother's family; he couldn't bring himself to do it.

As Zhou Shijie's mind became clearer, he increasingly felt that he had been a terrible person in the past, so he was too embarrassed to speak up.

But Zhou Shiwei had clearly thought of this:

The three brothers have maintained a good relationship over the years. Apart from his sister-in-law, his two other nephews are still living with Zhou Shiping. The younger generation should not forget any good things they have.

Apart from the largest one, the Zhou family couldn't even contact the other party, so they were naturally not considered.

So, in the end, they brought less than 120 pounds of venison, along with some deer bones, tendons, and internal organs like hearts and livers, to sell.

Now, only twenty or thirty pounds of meat, some internal organs, and bones remain.

The middleman, An Chengming, was very anxious because he saw no profit to be made:

"Young man, how can you keep it? That thing can't be kept; it'll spoil if you don't handle it properly."

He was telling the truth; things like deer antlers, deer tails, and deer tendons must be dealt with as soon as possible.

The restaurant owner buys deer tendons and processes them immediately. Although the weather isn't exactly hot now, it's still over 20 degrees Celsius.

Zhou Rui smiled upon hearing this, and then casually said:

"I know, but that thing is definitely going to be left to my Uncle Zhao. It's already been agreed upon, there's no way around it."

How could Zhou Rui have agreed on this beforehand? But he had a gut feeling that Zhao Jianjun wouldn't let him down, so he chose to trust Zhao Jianjun.

Seeing that Zhou Rui remained unmoved, the middleman sighed deeply, originally thinking that he would be a naive child.

But Zhou Rui's knowledge was clearly no less than his.

Finally, An Chengming pondered for a while, watching as Li Dehua was picking through the remaining venison and some bones with meat still attached to the bone.

He finally said it.

"What about the deer tail? It's not worth much, but you're saying we should keep it?"

Just as Zhou Rui was about to continue speaking, Li Dehua interrupted and said:

"I'll take the deer tail too. You can stay out of here. Here, you can keep the antlers as a souvenir, or you can sell them to a collector and probably make a little money."

Li Dehua had already figured out that this person was a middleman, so he was very blunt with him.

An Chengming was furious and pointed at Li Dehua, yelling:

"You son of a bitch, don't push your luck! You'll steal anything."

"Don't think I don't know how your relative got up there. Others may be afraid of you, but I'm not."

An Chengming must have his own methods to make a name for himself in the future.

But when Li Dehua saw that this person was even more arrogant than him and was even insulting him, he immediately retorted:

"So what if you don't appreciate our kindness! Do you know where the 'Mang' in our village's nickname 'Mang Village' comes from?"

"Besides, An Chengming, you're nothing but a despicable speculator!"

Li Dehua had never been insulted like this before, and he gritted his teeth. The most important thing was that this bastard had hit a nerve.

He did indeed suffer from severe kidney deficiency and kept buying all sorts of kidneys and animal penises to replenish his kidneys.

Seeing that things were going wrong, An Chengming muttered a few curses in a lower voice before falling silent. Then he pointed to the pair of enormous antlers and said:

"Young man, these deer antlers are 15 yuan each. Are you going to sell them or not? If not, I'm leaving now."

After An Chengming finished speaking, he made a move to leave, but Zhou Rui remained unmoved, silently calculating in his mind whether the price was appropriate.

Deer antlers are not easy to sell. You have to find a collector or buy them from a pharmacy to grind into powder for medicinal use, but the medicinal properties are very low and the price is usually not very high.

The pair of antlers weighed about 7 jin (3.5 catties). Zhou Rui knew that if he took them to the county town or resold them, they would probably fetch about the same price, not much different.

So Zhou Rui nodded, which was considered an agreement. Seeing this, the other party took out two banknotes, which Zhou Rui took and then handed over a pair of deer antlers.

An Chengming did not linger. Seeing that Li Dehua was already very unhappy, he took the antlers and turned to disappear into the bustling crowd.

One person left, but the business continued. Zhuang Cai continued to buy up the heart, liver, and kidneys, and this time Zhou Rui did not sell them for a high price.

During this time, Li Dehua even wanted to continue buying kidneys, but when he heard that Zhuang Cai wanted them all, and Zhou Rui also said that the internal organs needed to be bought as a whole set, he gave up.

So Zhuang Cai spent another 18 yuan to buy all the internal organs, which weighed about 10 jin (5 catties).

The main issue is that the other party had already spent a significant amount of money buying the meat and deer tendons. Zhuang Cai isn't stupid; he directly stated that if the other party didn't sell to him, these items would be difficult to handle.

Zhou Rui also understood that his family couldn't eat that much, and only a minority of people liked to eat offal, which was far less oily and nutritious than venison.

Zhuang Cai was followed by a man who carried 15 jin of meat, deer tendons, offal, and some bones in his basket.

Zhuang Cai glanced at it a couple more times and then left, as he needed to hurry back to prepare the ingredients.

And so, only Li Dehua, a very "familiar" enemy, remained at the scene.

Zhou Rui wouldn't let him off easily. Not only did he sell the deer antlers to the other party at a high price, he also wanted to extort money from him for the deer tail.

Li Dehua was selecting venison, seemingly waiting for Zhou Rui and the others to finish selling their meat and return to get him deer penis.

Zhou Rui thought for a moment, then slowly said:

"Uncle Li, if you really want the deer tail, I'll give you 15 yuan."

Upon hearing this, Li Dehua shook his head.

"No, Zhou Rui, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. It's fine that the deer antler velvet is so expensive, but I can only give you 6 yuan for the deer tail."