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

Seeing Uncle Zhou's dismissive attitude, He Jun felt a surge of anger. This Uncle Zhou was like a rock in a latrine, both smelly and stubborn.

The worst part is that this week Lao Wu called him a mangy dog. Who the hell can tolerate that?

He can endure it!

Thinking that he already had three daughters but still no big, healthy son, He Jun gritted his teeth and decided to endure it.

For the sake of tiger blood, even if Zhou Laowu calls me a mangy dog, so be it. As long as I get the tiger blood and have a big, fat son, I don't care what you say about me.

Thinking of this, He Jun smiled ingratiatingly: "Uncle Zhou, do you still resent me for what happened before? But I already returned fifty yuan to you and Uncle Baotian back then, and so many years have passed. If you're still upset, just scold me a bit."

Uncle Zhou glanced at He Jun and thought to himself that this bastard knew how to set a trap for himself, deliberately bringing up the events of that year to trick him.

If he were to say that he still harbors resentment towards him because of what happened back then, all these years later, it would seem like he's petty and narrow-minded.

If he were to actually curse He Jun, how would the surrounding villagers view him?

"He Jun, according to your logic, what kind of person do you portray Uncle Zhou as? I'll tell you the truth: I have tiger blood, but if you want it, you'll have to pay a high price."

Just as Uncle Zhou was caught in a dilemma, Li Yunshan spoke up.

"However, I'm not afraid to tell you that we went through a lot of trouble and risked our lives to get that tiger blood. It's very rare. If you want it, you'll have to pay for it. It'll be a face-to-face transaction, and the money will be cleared on the spot."

The feud between Uncle Zhou and He Jun stemmed from that sika deer ten years ago, a fact that Li Yunshan also knew about.

Because that sika deer was hunted by his father, Uncle Zhou, and Li Baotian when they went into the mountains to hunt.

Li Yunshan still remembers how his father almost fell off a cliff while trying to hunt that sika deer.

Because of this, her mother even shed tears of heartache.

After He Jun learned that his father and Uncle Zhou had hunted a sika deer, he came to their house and used sweet talk to say that he could help sell the sika deer to a state-run restaurant.

As a result, the sika deer was sold to a state-run restaurant, but He Jun, that scoundrel, was dishonest; he wanted to take 30% of the revenue as a kickback for his help.

In the end, it was his father, Uncle Zhou, and Li Baotian who went to the He family's house with guns to block the door and salvage most of the losses.

Actually, it wouldn't be unreasonable for He Jun to ask for a kickback for helping sell sika deer, but he was too greedy and took 30% of the profits.

This incident caused quite a stir back then, and Li Yunshan still remembers it vividly.

Therefore, when Li Yunshan saw that Uncle Zhou was unwilling to talk to He Jun, he knew why.

Li Yunshan was also unwilling to sell the tiger blood to He Jun.

Tiger blood is so rare. The last time he hunted a tiger at the Red Star Forest Farm, the blood inside had already congealed when it was carried back to the farm headquarters.

This time, the tiger was killed right in front of their house, so they bled it out immediately after killing it.

Although unwilling to sell the tiger blood to He Jun, Li Yunshan made it clear beforehand that tiger blood was a rare commodity, seldom seen in normal times, and therefore commanded a high price.

He planned to ask for a high price to discourage He Jun from making a move.

Of course, if He Jun can accept even the price he quoted, then there's nothing that can be done.

Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai; one was willing to hit, and the other was willing to be hit.

Moreover, Li Yunshan also said that the transaction must be conducted face-to-face, with money and goods settled, in order to prevent He Jun from accepting his high-priced tiger blood but not receiving the money, and then reneging on the deal afterward.

"What price are you looking for?"

He Jun was overjoyed to see that Li Yunshan was willing to sell tiger blood.

Li Yunshan held up one finger.

"One piece?" He Jun asked.

"Dream on." Li Yunshan sneered.

Last night, two spoonfuls of tiger blood mixed into the wine were enough to make everyone stand up straight in front of their wives.

With this kind of effect, you're telling me it costs a dollar? Are you kidding me?

"Ten yuan?"

"One hundred yuan."

Li Yunshan rolled his eyes, looking at He Jun as if he were a country bumpkin.

Uncle Zhou, who had initially thought Li Yunshan was really going to sell the tiger blood, widened his eyes upon hearing this. He thought to himself, "Li Yunshan really dares to make such a suggestion. What fool would be willing to spend a hundred yuan to buy tiger blood?"

However, now that things have come to this point, Uncle Zhou could guess what Li Yunshan was up to.

"Li Yunshan, are you robbing me? Even if tiger blood is precious, it's not worth this price." He Jun's eyelids twitched.

The surrounding villagers were also shocked when they heard the price Li Yunshan shouted out.

"You think it's too expensive? You don't have to buy it. Why don't you ask around and find out where else in the entire Qinghe County you can find a place with tiger blood, unless you go into the mountains to hunt tigers yourself?"

A mocking smile appeared on Li Yunshan's lips.

According to his understanding, an adult male Siberian tiger can weigh 200 to 300 kilograms, and its total blood volume is only about 30 kilograms.

Although they didn't weigh the blood from the tiger they killed last night, the basin was full, so they estimated that they collected about 30 kilograms of tiger blood.

They drank about one pound of the 30 pounds of tiger blood last night, mixed it with alcohol, and dried the rest into tiger blood powder. In the end, they probably won't even have three ounces left, so the selling price is naturally high.

Moreover, tiger blood is so effective that even if it's dried and made into tiger blood powder, its aphrodisiac and kidney-tonifying effects are still amazing. He's not stupid; why would he be willing to sell it?

So, his demand for such a high selling price was just an attempt to discourage He Jun from making a move.

Sure enough, when He Jun heard Li Yunshan's sarcastic words, his chubby face turned green.

"Hmph, if you don't want to sell, fine. What's the point of trying to fool me like this?"

He Jun said irritably.

"It's not that I don't want to sell, it's that you can't accept such a high price. Why are you throwing mud at me?"

Li Yunshan said.

In business, it's a matter of one party being willing to sell and the other being willing to buy.

Moreover, he didn't ask He Jun to buy tiger blood.

After this stuff is dried, it probably won't even weigh three ounces, which isn't enough for him and Uncle Zhou and the others to share.

"Exactly, do you think tiger blood is like a radish that grows in the ground, something you can just pick as much as you want?"

"If you want tiger blood but think it's too expensive, why don't you just take a hunting rifle and go into the mountains to hunt a tiger yourself?"

"He Jun, you think it's too expensive? You're not broke, are you?"

Cai Er, Peng Youlian, Zhao Shuanzhu, and others couldn't help but speak up.

Although the hunters in the village usually go into the mountains in two groups, they are quite united.

Because, as hunters, they were taught from a young age that when hunting in the mountains, they had to work together to catch prey in the deep forests and to retreat safely when they encountered danger, especially wild beasts in the mountains.

It can be said that the hunters in the village are actually a small group in the village, and they will unite against external threats when they encounter provocation.

He Jun shut up Uncle Zhou with his words; Cai Er and the others had long wanted to confront that bastard He Jun.

He Jun's expression immediately darkened after Cai Er and the others said that.

"If you're not going to buy, don't just stand there like an idiot. Can't you see we're busy?"

Wang Laojiu stepped forward and pushed He Jun aside.

"You still want to buy tiger blood? We won't buy it no matter how much money you offer."

"That's right, tiger blood is so effective at strengthening the kidneys and enhancing male virility. I drank a cup of tiger blood wine last night and felt different than before. I can't bear to sell that tiger blood."

"He was greedy back then, and now he has the nerve to blame Uncle Zhou. He's really shameless."

"So what if we don't sell it to him? Does he dare to try and steal it? Isn't he afraid we'll beat him up?"

One by one, the hunters in the village spoke up, and even the usually honest and kind Zhang Sange couldn't help but say a few words.

When the surrounding villagers heard Cai Er and his group talking about the past, they also remembered the incident that had caused such a stir in the village back then.

Back then, He Jun was just an apprentice at a state-run restaurant in the county town, yet he dared to cheat Uncle Zhou, Li Baotian, and Li Yunshan's father. No wonder he's now reluctant to buy tiger blood from Li Yunshan and his group.

These are all the seeds sown in the past, and now they are finally bearing fruit.

Moreover, He Jun became arrogant after becoming a cook at the state-run restaurant in the county town, and when he returned to the village, he was extremely haughty.

His parents felt that He Jun had risen to prominence because his son worked as a cook in a state-run restaurant in the county town. He acted arrogantly in the village and often got into arguments and disputes with his neighbors.

Now, seeing He Jun humiliated in front of everyone, many people are secretly laughing and feeling happy.

Hearing Cai Er and the others' sarcastic remarks and seeing the strange looks from the surrounding villagers, He Jun finally lost his temper. He snorted coldly, pushed through the crowd, quickly got on his bicycle, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

After He Jun left, Li Yunshan, Uncle Zhou, and the others finished their last bit of work, and all the tigers were dismembered and dismembered.

"I'll go to the village office to borrow a tractor later. We'll go to the county town first thing tomorrow morning and sell this tiger meat for a good price."

Li Yunshan sheathed the knife, stood up, stretched, and said with a chuckle.

"Let's go together tomorrow," Uncle Zhou said.

After all, this was a tiger, worth at least several thousand dollars, involving a huge sum of money and concerning the vital interests of the nine of them.

If we send only two or three people to sell this tiger, I'm afraid something unexpected might happen.

Because Li Yunshan had encountered a group of highway robbers when he went to the county town to sell wild boar meat before.

A wild boar, worth only two or three hundred yuan, can attract the attention of highway robbers, let alone a tiger worth several thousand yuan.

The tiger bones and meat alone are worth over a thousand yuan, not to mention the even more valuable tiger skin.

What if two or three people go to the county town, sell all the tiger meat, tiger bones, tiger skin, and tiger gallbladders, and then have such a large sum of money, and are targeted by someone with ulterior motives?

Anyway, there's not much farm work to do in the dead of winter. When they're not hunting in the mountains, everyone stays home and hibernates. There's plenty of manpower available. Uncle Zhou doesn't believe that they, each with a hunting rifle, or that highway robber gang, are blind enough to dare to mess with them.

"Let's tidy up the yard, and everyone can have a good meal tonight," Li Baotian said with a smile, stretching as he did so.

Since the tiger entered the village, everyone has been on guard for four consecutive nights, basically working day and night and not getting any proper rest.

The night before last, they kept watch all night. The next day, they had just arrived home, some of them hadn't even gone to their burrows yet, when they heard the gunshots and the news of a tiger entering the village. They didn't even have time to sleep before they started patrolling the village again.

It wasn't until yesterday afternoon, before everyone had dinner at Li Yunshan's house, that they took turns resting for a while.

After dinner last night, I stayed up all night, keeping watch until dark.

It's fair to say that everyone has had a tough time these past few days.

However, when they saw the two wicker baskets of tiger meat and the half-full basket of tiger bones that were carried into the house, everyone immediately felt that the hard work of the past few days was worthwhile.

When Li Baotian said that they were going to have a good meal, everyone immediately became happy.

In those days, ordinary farmers would only eat well during holidays and festivals, and usually lived frugally.

Although hunters earn a little more than ordinary farmers, they don't have meat to eat every few days.

Yesterday, they had a meal at Li Yunshan's house and devoured half a sheep; they really enjoyed it.

Now, Li Baotian says he's going to have a nice meal tonight, and everyone is filled with anticipation.

"Yunshan, I think I'll have everyone call their families over in a bit, so the hunters in our village can have a meal together."

Uncle Zhou smiled and asked Li Yunshan for his opinion.

"Okay, no problem."

Li Yunshan nodded in agreement without much thought.