Chapter 424

People are like this; the more anxious they are, the more mistakes they make.

Because Wang An said he wanted to be the Retired Emperor, he unsurprisingly received three more flicks from Wang Dazhu.

One has to say, flicking the head is the kind of thing where the more strength you use, the more painful it is for the person being flicked.

And for someone like Wang Dazhu who works every day, the strength of his hands can be imagined.

So after the six flicks were finished, Wang An was directly flicked into "tears."

To be precise, he was shedding tears.

As everyone knows, flicking the head is the kind of thing that ignores age; that is to say, as long as you flick the right place, whoever gets hit will "shed tears."

It's clearly a pain that can be endured, but the tears just won't stop flowing out on their own, making it look like he is "crying."

After receiving three more, Wang An was already in too much pain to speak, but the person flicking him was his old man, so Wang An didn't dare to resist.

Day after day, he just had to have a loose tongue!

After flicking Wang An, Wang Dazhu said:

"Pathetic thing, go to the side; a few flicks and you're crying, you're nothing."

He wanted to retort a few words, but Wang An felt that if he spoke again, he would suffer more physical pain, so Wang An honestly shut his mouth and went to the side.

Wang Dazhu took over the job of soaking the wine.

Watching Wang Dazhu happily fiddling with the tiger bones, Wang An suddenly realized that his old man was actually aiming for this job of soaking wine!

Because ever since Wang An could remember, Wang Dazhu liked to tinker with this and that; anyway, if he wasn't tinkering with something, he would be genuinely uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Wang An wished he could give himself two slaps; in the future, if there is such a job, he must let his old man do it.

Why should he exhaust himself day after day for no thanks?

And so, the bored Wang An strolled toward Shen Wei's house.

The current Wang An had already formed a habit; as long as he was idle at home, he would, no matter what, ponder about going to communicate deeply with the lady.

One has to say, Wang An and Shen Wei already had a very tacit understanding; they could cooperate to the point where there was me in you and you in me.

And the two of them had always discussed and were brave enough to try different positions.

When Wang An came out of Shen Wei's house, the sky had already darkened.

It can be seen how intense and long-lasting the battle just now was.

A new day arrived once again.

After breakfast, Wang An drove the sled, pulling the dhole carcasses and some fish he couldn't eat, as well as all the furs and bear gallbladders, and sped all the way to the county town.

Dhole meat tastes about the same as wolf meat, and it's also not a very valuable thing.

The key is that Wang An's house has too much meat; if he doesn't sell these dhole carcasses, they are really of no use.

And by now, the bear gallbladders and those furs were all dry; if he didn't sell them, as the temperature got higher and higher, it would be very troublesome to preserve them.

The main thing is that they would attract some insects, and furs that have attracted insects will inevitably have their price greatly reduced.

In fact, every year before the thorough thaw, it is the busiest time for the supply and marketing cooperative to collect furs.

Because at this time, basically all the furs in the hands of the mountain hunters will be sold off.

Even if they aren't dried very well, they have to take some measures to accelerate their drying.

On the road, Wang An looked at the furs and bear gallbladders and began to calculate the prices of these things in his heart.

Finally, he concluded that including the golden gallbladder of the bear he hunted alone, as well as the wolves and dholes his family killed during the wolf plague, the furs and gallbladders on this sled should be worth about 11,000 yuan.

The main thing is that for furs, as long as there is damage, they will lower the price, so Wang An's calculation should be about right; even if it's off, it won't be by much.

Speeding along, Wang An soon arrived at Qiao Xiaohu's house.

Because Wang An hadn't sent meat to the county town for a long time, Qiao Xiaohu was really idle at this time, actually standing on the street watching children kick shuttlecocks.

Seeing Wang An, Qiao Xiaohu immediately greeted him with glowing eyes and said excitedly:

"Big Brother, you've finally come; what meat do you have to sell this time?"

As Qiao Xiaohu said this, he took out that small notebook and handed it to Wang An.

However, Wang An didn't take it, but said:

"Just give me the money directly; we might not be able to sell meat together again until after autumn. As for these red dog carcasses, I'll take one, and for the rest, you look at it and give me 100 yuan, and you can keep the extra money from the sales."

This time, Wang An brought a total of 21 dhole carcasses, which was all of them.

When they hunted the tiger the day before yesterday, the group harvested a total of 23 dholes.

And when they were on the mountain, they ate two on the spot; after bringing the remaining 21 back, no one wanted to eat them.

The dhole carcasses Wang An brought averaged about 25 or 26 jin each.

If there are 20, that's a total of over 500 jin; calculated at 0.25 yuan per jin, it's worth 125 yuan.

So Wang An only wanting 100 yuan is considered helping Qiao Xiaohu out again.

After hearing Wang An's words, Qiao Xiaohu calculated quickly in his head and then said to Wang An with a smile:

"Thank you for the help, Big Brother; this winter, if it weren't for you, Big Brother..."

As Qiao Xiaohu was speaking, he took out 10 large ten-yuan bills from his pocket, put them into his money bag, and handed them to Wang An together.

Before Qiao Xiaohu could finish, Wang An took the money and interrupted:

"Alright, stop talking nonsense with me; you know what kind of person I am, right? Hurry up and unload the cart."

After Wang An finished speaking, he casually stuffed the money into his pocket and, together with Qiao Xiaohu, unloaded 20 dhole carcasses from the sled.

After unloading the carcasses, Wang An intended to drive the sled away.

At this time, Qiao Xiaohu suddenly asked:

"Big Brother, are you planning to sell these things on the sled?"

Wang An replied casually: "Yeah, sell them all; they're hard to store, and if they spoil, they won't be worth anything."

Hearing Wang An's words, Qiao Xiaohu immediately said to Wang An:

"Big Brother, when I deliver meat, I happen to know a big fur dealer; why don't I help you call him over? If he offers a high price, you won't have to look at the faces of those people at the supply and marketing cooperative."

Hearing this, Wang An looked at the pile of things on the sled and subconsciously said to Qiao Xiaohu:

"Is he reliable? Don't let things get halfway and then I have to run away with him..."

Hearing this, Qiao Xiaohu subconsciously scratched his head and said very confidently:

"I feel it should be fine; he's an old local, he wouldn't joke about his own home!"

"Alright, then go ahead, be careful."

And so, Wang An sat on the sled with a cigarette in his mouth, watching this group of children jump shuttlecocks just like Qiao Xiaohu.

One has to say, the shuttlecocks of these children are still very impressive.

Because this thing is made of large coins and feathers.

(End of chapter)