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

"Grandpa! Grandma! Dad, Mom, Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Little Brother, come in quickly, let's count the money!"

Zhou Rui didn't forget to share this joy with his family; he didn't want to sit alone in the storeroom counting money.

He wanted his family to happily watch the harvest.

This is a regret from the previous life, because at this time in the previous life, Grandpa had already passed away, and by the time he had the ability, his father and mother were already old...

Now, the whole family is together. This is Zhou Rui's first pot of gold, and it is also the Zhou family's first pot of gold, which is of extraordinary significance.

Outside the warehouse, the busy crowd entered one after another into the warehouse where firewood and miscellaneous items were stored.

First came Zhou Ming, then the Zhou brothers, Shijie and Shiwei. Next, Yang Laidi came in, and finally, Zeng Jiamei helped Zhou Yong'an along at the back.

Grandma Meng Dan followed beside her.

All eight members of the Zhou family who were at home were present.

As soon as Zhou Ming entered, he exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! So much money! We're rich! We're rich! How many martial arts novels could we buy with that...?"

Zhou Shiwei was much more composed, but he still gasped in surprise.

Zhou Shijie, who had already delivered the deer penis and deer tail to Li Dehua's house, also returned. His face was expressionless, as if he had just done something ordinary.

When he saw this pile of money, his pupils constricted.

The last group to enter, including Zeng Jiamei, were all shocked.

It wasn't that the people had never seen so much money before, but rather that they all understood how long it had been since they had held so much cash.

Zhou Yong'an, who came in last, didn't need Zeng Jiamei's help. He shook off her, walked to Zhou Rui's side, and patted Zhou Rui's head with his withered hands.

It seems that in the old man's eyes, the things on the wooden stump are not as important as a single hair on his grandson's back.

Zhou Rui was in a daze. In his previous life, he had seen far more money than this.

But it always felt like something was missing. Now, this big bag of money was hard-earned, really hard-won.

This is the first real pot of gold, something that is enough to change some of the current landscape.

Zhou Rui emptied all the money out of his pocket.

Among this pile of money, the most numerous is the 5-yuan note depicting a "steelworker," and the second most numerous is the 1-yuan note depicting a "female tractor driver."

Next is the largest denomination, the 10-yuan "Great Unity" coin! Then there are some scattered 2-yuan "Worker" coins and jiao coins...

Zhou Rui took another deep breath and stared blankly at the pile of banknotes in front of him.

Now, almost all of the water deer have been sold, so the original plan to make another trip to the county town is no longer necessary.

That saves trouble, after all, who would have thought that it would sell so well this afternoon by such a coincidence.

This success is inseparable from Zhou Rui's wisdom; now, the vast majority of the income from a single water deer comes from this source.

All the preparations and hardships of the process are culminated here.

Zhou Rui first smoothed out each of the smallest denomination coins and then stacked them together.

Then the above operation was repeated, counting one yuan, two yuan, five yuan, ten yuan...

Zhou Rui counted the banknotes for a full two minutes, even though there weren't many of them.

Picking up the last 10-yuan note, Zhou Rui looked up at everyone, his gaze finally settling on his grandfather's face.

Grandpa Zhou Yong'an's energy and spirit are noticeably better than they were ten days ago; at least he's no longer in a precarious state...

Looking at the wrinkles on his grandfather's face, Zhou Rui said in a voice that was as calm as possible:

"731.5 yuan, and at least 100 yuan from Uncle Zhao's side hasn't been included..."

The venison weighed over 110 jin (approximately 50 kg) and sold for an average price of about 3.1 yuan. The venison bones were much cheaper, and 70 jin (approximately 35 kg) were sold at a promotional price of 0.8 yuan per jin.

The price is extremely low. The main reason is that Zhou Rui understands that 3 yuan per kilogram for deer antler is indeed too expensive. He must pair it with something that makes customers feel that it is a good deal and that they are getting a bargain.

So, the bones with meat attached to the bone were sold for a low price of 8 cents per pound. Zhou Rui also understood that in the county town, they might only cost about 2 cents more.

然后又是鹿筋卖出80块、内脏之类一整套卖出18块，鹿角15块、鹿鞭140块，还有那条16块的鹿尾巴。

Finally, add the 30 yuan for the deerskin and the 20 yuan deposit for the deerskin that Zhao Jianjun just gave me.

The total proceeds from the sale of this water deer amounted to 831.5 yuan, of which 731.5 yuan was already in hand, and at least 100 yuan was still waiting for Zhao Jianjun to sell it.

Among them were a precious deer antler, some deer blood, and ten catties of venison that were to be given to his uncle, Zhou Shiping.

Under Zhou Rui's management, a single water deer was valued at nearly a thousand yuan, of which more than 800 yuan was in cash.

This money isn't much, but it's enough to do a lot: a radio, Grandpa's chess set, a tricycle...

After listening to Zhou Rui finish speaking, Zhou Yong'an, with a kind expression on his face, said after a long while:

"My dear grandson, does your shoulder hurt?"

Zhou Rui: "Grandpa, it doesn't hurt. We'll eat venison later, it'll definitely taste delicious..."

......

That evening, Zhou Rui took out the portion of musk deer meat he had hidden, cut it into three or four pounds, stir-fried the tender pieces, and stewed the tougher leg and neck meat.

Inside the Zhou family's house, a light bulb hanging in the center of the room emitted a warm, orange glow.

The family sat around the wooden table.

The table was filled with the aroma of meat. The rabbit meat had been finished at noon, and Zeng Jiamei used the remaining bit of twice-cooked pork to make a soup.

Because the oil and liquid from stir-frying twice-cooked pork are still at the bottom of the bowl, it's absolutely impossible to throw it away.

There was also a dish called "Grandma's Potatoes," a dish of boiled vegetables, and a large pot of stewed venison leg and neck meat, which was described as venison belly...

The remaining pound and a half of deer tendons were still there.

Besides these dishes, there was also a bowl of stir-fried musk meat on the table, but it was still being called venison.

Musk deer meat is very tender, with a faint musk and camphor wood aroma. Because forest musk deer are small and have almost no muscle fibers, they are perfect for stir-frying.

Unlike pork, musk deer meat is very fragrant, and it is also very flavorful when stir-fried or stewed. The whole house of the Zhou family is filled with its aroma.

Zhou Ming couldn't hold back any longer; his mouth was watering.

Zeng Jiamei put down the neatly arranged bowls and chopsticks, and then served each person a full bowl of white rice.

In front of Zhou Yong'an, Zhou Shiwei, and Zhou Shijie, there was a wine glass filled with red deer blood wine.

The amount in front of Zhou Yong'an was the smallest, because the elderly cannot drink too much of this at once.

Even some was poured in front of Zhou Rui. Both men and women can drink deer blood wine, but Zeng Jiamei and Yang Laidi don't drink alcohol.

Both of them only took a small sip. Zhou Ming was too young to be served, so no one poured him a sip, but his attention was completely elsewhere.

This was the first time in nearly six months that alcohol had been served at the Zhou family's dinner table.

Zhou Shijie had already drunk half a cup, and now the full cup was filled by Zhou Yong'an.

"What are you all waiting for? Let's drink and eat meat!"

The Zhou family wasn't particularly particular about etiquette, but for some reason, no one at the table touched their chopsticks. Finally, Zhou Shiwei reminded everyone...