Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

After rummaging through the internal organs of the largest male sika deer, Li Yunshan then proceeded to rummage through the internal organs of the female sika deer he had hunted.

"roar……"

Just then, a tiger's roar could be faintly heard from the distant mountains and forests.

Upon hearing the faint roar of a tiger, Gao Hongmei, who was holding a gun and cautiously observing her surroundings, was instantly startled, and an instinctive sense of fear arose deep in her heart.

When Li Yunshan heard the tiger's roar, he glanced at Gao Hongmei, who was somewhat panicked, and frowned slightly.

The reason why a tiger's roar is so awe-inspiring is not only because of its loud volume, but also because its roar contains infrasound waves.

Infrasound has extremely strong penetrating power; it can bypass obstacles and even penetrate directly into the bones and pores of living organisms.

The roar of a tiger contains infrasound, which causes most humans and other wild animals to feel an instinctive fear.

However, judging from the faint roar, Li Yunshan believed it was the roar of the spotted tiger that had just hunted the deer.

The effective range of a tiger's roar is about three kilometers. He and Gao Hongmei could faintly hear it from here, which proved that the striped tiger was about three kilometers away from them.

However, considering that the magnificent tiger actually dragged a fully grown deer weighing two or three hundred pounds for three kilometers through the snow-covered mountains, it's no wonder there's an idiom called "dragon spirit and tiger ferocity".

Without that fierce strength, the tiger could never have become the king of beasts, the ruler of the mountains.

But Gao Hongmei was worried that the striped tiger might return, and kept urging Li Yunshan to hurry up and deal with the remaining deer.

"Hongmei, don't worry, that tiger is far away from us, what are you afraid of?"

While tidying up the remaining deer, Li Yunshan also tried to calm Gao Hongmei down.

However, despite his attempts to comfort him, Li Yunshan's movements gradually quickened.

After all, although the striped tiger was far away from them, the entrails of the two tigers had been removed and were scattered on the snow-covered ground. The thick smell of blood was spreading in all directions every second, which could attract other predators at any time.

For example, wolves and bears.

Although Li Yunshan was not afraid of wolves or bears, he was worried about encountering a pack of wolves.

Because he was running low on bullets for his Mosin-Nagant rifle, Director Zhou hadn't yet managed to get him any new ammunition.

When Gao Hongmei went into the mountains, she only brought one box of bullets with her Tiger Head brand rifle, a total of twenty-five rounds.

Twenty-five bullets may sound like a lot, but in reality, they wouldn't be enough if you encountered a pack of wolves.

Because it's impossible for every bullet fired to kill a wolf; many bullets will inevitably miss their prey.

Li Yunshan also had a strong fear of insufficient firepower. If he didn't have enough bullets, he would worry that if he used up all the bullets he had, what would he do if he encountered a predator?

If he were alone, he could certainly rely on his strong physique and faster speed to escape any predators he encountered when he lacked firepower.

But what about Gao Hongmei?

Fortunately, no other predators appeared before them until Li Yunshan had removed the entrails from the remaining deer.

After preparing both deer, Li Yunshan cut a thick wooden stick about two meters long from nearby, tied the two deer to the two ends of the stick with rope, and then carried the two deer down the mountain.

The two deer were much lighter after their internal organs were removed. When Li Yunshan picked them up, he estimated that they should weigh more than 400 jin (200 kg) together. With his current physique and strength, it wasn't too difficult for him to carry them.

However, when Gao Hongmei saw Li Yunshan lift the weight of two deer all by himself, even though the deer had already had their internal organs removed, she was still secretly amazed at how strong Li Yunshan's physique was.

"Li Yunshan, slow down."

As they walked down the mountain, Gao Hongmei followed behind Li Yunshan. Seeing Li Yunshan walking briskly, she couldn't help but say something.

"I'm already walking slowly enough."

Li Yunshan replied.

After saying that, Li Yunshan led Gao Hongmei back down the mountain.

Li Yunshan didn't stop at all along the way. After crossing three mountain ridges and vaguely seeing the country dirt road at the foot of the mountain, he finally found a place with a wide view to stop and rest for a while.

At this time, because the days are shorter in winter, the sun was already setting in the west, and Li Yunshan estimated that it was around four o'clock in the afternoon.

Seeing that Li Yunshan had finally stopped to rest, Gao Hongmei also quickly stopped and sat down next to him.

Here, have some water.

Gao Hongmei took out an aluminum kettle from her inner pocket. Because it was carried close to her body, the water in the kettle did not freeze, even though the weather was cold; it was just a little cool.

Gao Hongmei took a big gulp, wiped her lips, and then handed the kettle to Li Yunshan.

Li Yunshan also took a sip: "If only there were some wine right now, it would warm me up."

After finishing his drink, Li Yunshan couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"You should be grateful for the water you have. You want to drink alcohol? If I hadn't brought this water, you would have had to drink snow to quench your thirst."

Gao Hongmei rolled her eyes at him.

After resting for more than ten minutes, the two set off again, heading towards Guapigou Village. They finally arrived back in Guapigou Village before it got dark.

"Oh my goodness! Isn't this Yunshan? We've caught two more deer!"

As soon as Li Yunshan appeared at the entrance of Guapigou Village carrying two deer, he encountered several villagers.

One of the villagers exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the two deer.

The other villagers were also envious after seeing that Li Yunshan had killed two more deer.

These two red deer are so big, they must weigh at least 400 pounds of meat together. How much money could they sell for?

Moreover, red deer fur is an excellent material for keeping warm and can fetch a high price.

"Li Yunshan, do you have any deer blood?"

At that moment, a short, stout figure walked over.

Li Yunshan recognized the man; he was the pig castrator from their Guapigou Village, nicknamed Yang the Pig Castrator.

It is said that Yang Shanzhu's family had only one son for nine generations. When he got married, his wife gave birth to four children, all of whom were girls. This made Yang Shanzhu very anxious.

Of course, some people say that this is because Yang castrated too many pigs in the past, so the retribution has fallen on his descendants, causing his wife to give birth to four girls in a row.

Deer blood is renowned for its aphrodisiac properties, making it a coveted commodity that many men with poor sexual performance secretly seek to purchase.

In his past life, Li Yunshan had watched Qing Dynasty dramas. Emperor Kangxi was over sixty years old, but after drinking deer blood, he could still favor his concubines.

"Yang the castrated pig, why did you ask Yunshan for deer blood? If you drink that stuff, will you become incredibly virile and give birth to a son?"

"Old Yang, I think you should just accept your fate. Your wife has given birth to four children in a row, all of them girls. What if she has a fifth one and it's another girl?"

Several villagers nearby were either mocking Yang for casting off his pigs or trying to persuade him.

"Go away, whether I can have a boy or a girl is my business, what's it to you?"

Yang Shanzhu looked unhappy when he heard others say that all four of his children were girls.

He glared at the villagers with annoyance, then looked at Li Yunshan.

"Brother Yang, look how big these two deer are. In order to bring them back, I drained all their blood and emptied their internal organs in the mountains." Li Yunshan shook his head regretfully.

Actually, if you could capture even one red deer alive, bring it back to the village, and then kill it, many people would still be eager to get its blood.

Unfortunately, he and Gao Hongmei killed the deer in the wild and did not have a container to hold the deer blood with them.

To reduce weight, they had no choice but to drain the deer's blood and remove all its internal organs.

"You really used all the deer blood?"

Yang Shanzhu was still somewhat skeptical, but upon closer inspection, he saw that the two deer had their internal organs removed and their blood drained.

"Brother Yunshan, I'm begging you for a favor. Next time you go hunting in the mountains, if you come across deer again, bring me back a few pounds. I'll reward you handsomely."

Yang Shanzhu spoke kindly and gently.

"Alright, alright, no problem, I'll definitely save some deer blood for you next time."

Li Yunshan nodded in agreement.

As for whether he can get deer blood if he encounters a deer next time, that's up to him.

After saying that, Li Yunshan picked up the two deer and headed home.

"Hey, Li Yunshan, where are you planning to sell these two deer?"

Gao Hongmei asked from the side.

"Where else can we sell them? Go to the village office first thing tomorrow morning and borrow their tractor to take these two deer to the county town to sell."

"Although there will be a market in Xiangyang Commune tomorrow, venison can only sell for 1.7 to 1.8 yuan per jin in Xiangyang Commune. It can only be sold in the county town. Last time I went to the town to sell wild boar meat, I also observed that red deer meat can sell for 2 yuan per jin in the county town."

"The purchasing power of the people in the county town is incomparable to that of the people in our village or Xiangyang Commune."

Li Yunshan blurted it out almost without thinking.

After his experience selling wild boar meat at the county's farmers' market, he had tasted the benefits of doing business in the county.

Wild boar meat can sell for 70 cents a pound in the village, but it can be sold for 80 cents a pound at the market in Xiangyang Commune.

It can be transported to the county town and sold in the farmers' market, where it can fetch 90 cents per pound.

A fully grown wild boar might not sell out in a single day in the village.

If it's summer or autumn, when the weather is warm, and the produce can't be sold in the village, it will just spoil.

However, the market day in Xiangyang Commune was not held every day. According to Li Yunshan's understanding, wild boar meat could only be sold for 80 cents a pound when the commune held its market day; otherwise, it was 75 cents.

But it's different in county towns.

The county town has a population of over 100,000, with various factories and businesses. Many people earn wages, so there are many who can afford wild boar meat and enjoy the novelty of wild game.

With such a large potential customer base, there's no worry about selling wild boar meat.

The same principle applies to venison.

"Then I'll head back first. I'll meet you at your house early tomorrow morning, and we'll go to the county town together to sell venison."