N-M Chapter 1399 People are cheap when they leave their hometown, even tigers are.
Chapter 1399 People are cheap when they leave their hometown, even tigers are.
"Qiangqiang and the others cleaned this place up quite well when they left," Gu Xiaoxia said with a smile as she looked at the courtyard of the hot spring resort.
Li Qiang's classmates not only swept up the fallen leaves, dry grass, and branches accumulated in the yard, but also pulled out the wild weeds growing in the vegetable garden.
Although it has grown a bit more in the past two months, it still looks good.
Because Li Long was quite busy this year, he didn't come to plant vegetables. What continues to grow in this vegetable garden are chives, celery, and some coriander. Coriander usually seeds every year, and it grows wherever the seeds fall.
These things are considered to be migratory, scattered in small patches here and there, some dense and some sparse, some have already produced seeds again, while others have withered and died.
Li Long and his group prepared some mutton, planning to roast some and boil some. He also brought some vegetables, intending to roast them as well. Now that they had coriander, it would be perfect to use when boiling the mutton and making mutton soup.
The weather was already a bit cool in the mornings and evenings in October, so when Li Long and his group arrived around 12:30, it was the hottest time of day there.
After Mingming and Haohao helped Li Long move his things in, they asked if he had anything else to do, then quickly took off their clothes and went to play in the hot spring pool.
The two children each occupied a pool and had a water fight.
Gu Xiaoxia helped Li Long tidy up the things. After Li Long lit the stove, she went over to clean the pot, filled it with water, and started cooking the mutton.
Li Long didn't bring much mutton; he mainly wanted to have some mutton soup.
After finishing these tasks, Gu Xiaoxia was thinking of helping Li Long prepare the things that needed to be grilled, but Li Long told her to hurry up and go inside to soak in the hot spring.
Since we've come all this way, we should cherish and enjoy it.
The food for grilling here is already prepared; all you need to do is set up the fire in the grill and wait.
Hearing the sound of water coming from the wooden house, Li Long turned his head and glanced at it. The door was closed, and Li Long was still a little distracted.
How long has it been since I took a bath with my wife?
The pot on the stove emitted the muttony smell and aroma of lamb, a somewhat complicated combination, but it was indeed a mixture of flavors.
Li Long put down the piece of paper he was using to fan the oven, walked over to the stove, and stirred the pot with a spoon. The soup in the pot had already boiled and was bubbling and emitting white smoke.
"Dad, is the mutton cooked yet?" Mingming, who had been soaking in the pool for a while, called out after wiping the water off his face.
"Not yet, you'll have to wait a bit," Li Long said. "Are you all ready?"
"I don't want to soak anymore," Mingming said as she climbed out of the pool. "It's just the two of us, it's not fun. I want to go out and find some mushrooms."
Li Long was having a bit of a headache. He was starting to miss his two children before they started first grade; they were so obedient back then.
"We don't know if there are any wild animals outside, it could be quite dangerous," Li Long warned. "There might be wolves."
"Wolves?" Upon hearing about wolves, Hao Hao was not afraid at all; instead, his eyes lit up. "The wolves my mom mentioned, the ones you used to hunt in the mountains?"
Li Long scratched his head, somewhat speechless. This kid really fears nothing.
Although he was much taller and stronger than his peers, he was still a child, and his fighting spirit seemed even stronger than when he was young.
"Dad, will you take us mushroom digging? There must be lots of other things in these mountains, right?" Mingming, already dressed, ran over. "Grandpa said there are so many treasures in the mountains!"
“Alright, since you want to dig, you can’t give up halfway.” Li Long’s eyes darted around as he said, “Otherwise, I won’t take you.”
"Okay, okay, I promise!" Mingming immediately raised her hand to assure him.
Instead of joining his brother in the discussion, Hao Hao asked, "Dad, what are we digging for?"
“Digging for Codonopsis pilosula, a kind of medicinal herb,” Li Long said with a smile. “It has been growing for decades and has many uses.”
"Okay, okay," Mingming Haohao already had some knowledge and knew that ginseng must be a good thing. Mingming even asked, "Is it as powerful as ginseng?"
“No, that’s not it. Ginseng is from the Araliaceae family, and Codonopsis is from the Campanulaceae family.” Li Long showed off the limited knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine he had acquired from Grandpa Liang Donglou. “But they are both good things.”
Li Long let the barbecue grill light itself, told Gu Xiaoxia through the wooden door, and then took the two brothers to dig for ginseng.
Fearing something might happen, Gu Xiaoxia quickly washed herself, dressed, and came out. But seeing her husband and two children already carrying shovels and disappearing into the woods, she could only sigh and follow Li Long's instructions to close the gate and watch the pot.
Besides carrying an iron shovel and a bag, Li Long also carried a gun. At this point, no one could guarantee that a stubborn wild boar or a big brown bear wouldn't suddenly emerge from the woods, so caution was still advised.
Upon entering the forest, we didn't see any Codonopsis pilosula first, but instead discovered a lot of mushrooms.
However, by this month, most of the mushrooms had dried up. Mingming Haohao picked up some, but then threw most of them away, showing some disgust.
Having seen so many good things, I've become a bit less interested in these.
Knowing that it was difficult to find Codonopsis pilosula in the forest, Li Long led the children through the forest as quickly as possible to another ravine covered with shrubs. Sure enough, he immediately spotted many Codonopsis pilosula branches that had dried up to their bare stems.
Looking at the similar withered grass covering the mountain, the two children were completely confused. Li Long, however, quickly found a branch of Codonopsis pilosula about the thickness of a thumb and said to Mingming:
"This is the stem after the Codonopsis pilosula has been removed. Which of you two wants to dig here? There aren't many rocks around here, so it's easier to dig."
"Dad, why don't you dig it for us?" Hao Hao suggested a different idea. "We don't know how to dig either. If we see you dig it out, we'll know what to do."
Li Long thought it made sense, so he picked up a shovel and started digging.
"Look, first dig up the soil on the side and find the thin, white stems under the Codonopsis pilosula branches. Don't break them, otherwise you won't be able to find the Codonopsis pilosula body underneath."
Continuing down, look at this thin stem; that's the codonopsis. Notice how thick the root is, and since there are no rocks nearby, it should grow relatively straight. Now, just dig away the surrounding soil.
As Li Long dug, he explained to his two brothers, and in just over ten minutes, he unearthed a thick Codonopsis pilosula.
"It's huge! It's even thicker than He Xiaoli's arm in our class!" Hao Hao exclaimed.
Li Long thought to himself, "When did you start paying attention to that girl's arm?"
But that wasn't important. He found two more Codonopsis pilosula plants nearby with relatively good soil that were easier to dig up, and let the two children practice, while he went to find some larger plants.
The two children confidently thrust the shovels in, then realized they had been tricked.
Earlier, when I watched my father dig, the shovel easily pierced the ground, and with a slight exertion of his arm, the soil flew up, and then the ginseng was revealed piece by piece.
Why is it so difficult to dig this soil when it's my turn?
The two brothers exchanged a knowing glance, both sensing that something seemed amiss.
But when he turned around and saw his father still digging there, with dirt flying everywhere and occasionally a large rock being unearthed, he had no choice but to turn back to digging his own.
It wasn't that we were fooled; it's that my father is too powerful!
Both children admired Li Long's strength, but they also knew that they would need to grow for several more years to reach their father's level.
For Li Long, digging for ginseng was merely a pastime, but for his two children it was real heavy physical labor.
Li Long stopped digging after digging up five ginseng roots, and the two children started digging for the second one.
Each root of Codonopsis pilosula was over half a meter long, and it had been more than an hour since the two children finished digging them up.
Seeing them covered in mud on their faces and clothes, yet excitedly showing off their Codonopsis pilosula to him, Li Long smiled.
This can be considered as giving the two children an extra labor lesson.
“Dad, my ginseng root looks just like a person. Look, it has arms and legs,” Hao Hao said as he walked back, not forgetting to show off to Li Long. “It’s like a big ginseng root.”
“Mine is about the same, but it seems to be underdeveloped, with one leg thicker than the other.” Mingming gestured to his own ginseng root.
"Hmm, they both look pretty good, quite unique." Li Long praised them, somewhat perfunctorily, but both children were encouraged, waving a ginseng root in each hand.
Their shovels were now in Li Long's hands. The two children were tired and sweating, and Li Long felt that was enough.
When they returned to the villa, Gu Xiaoxia was already impatient.
"Why did you take so long?" she complained. "The mutton is almost overcooked, and the fire in the barbecue grill has been burning for a long time. If we wait any longer, the fire will go out."
"Mom, look at the codonopsis we dug up. I dug these two myself, and they're not even broken!"
"Mom, I dug this up. Look, doesn't it look just like a person?" The two children immediately presented their treasure to Gu Xiaoxia, silencing her before she could say anything more.
"Good, good, you've all become quite capable! You recognize Codonopsis pilosula and can even dig it up. Are you tired? Go wash up, I'll get you some mutton soup!"
"No, we want barbecue!" Mingming immediately protested.
Li Long had already put down the tools and ginseng and went to the stove to prepare to roast something.
"Then go over and wash the codonopsis you dug up properly. Your dad will have it roasted in a bit," Gu Xiaoxia said.
While washing the ginseng, the two children realized that their hands were covered in blisters and were very painful.
However, neither Mingming nor Haohao said anything, nor did they tell Gu Xiaoxia. Instead, they were comparing whose blood blisters were more numerous.
Gu Xiaoxia had actually already noticed, but since she didn't have a needle and thread and it was difficult to deal with, she pretended not to know. She could tell that although Minghao was very tired and the blood blisters hurt a lot, they didn't complain about anything. Instead, they felt that the blood blisters were like medals.
It is a symbol of growth.
"The barbecue is ready! Mingming, Haohao, come and have a taste!" Li Long called out. "It tastes best right here by the grill!"
The two children immediately ran over, took the roasted meat, and began to eat it heartily.
Gu Xiaoxia, standing beside her, tenderly reminded her, "Eat slowly, there's more! Don't burn yourself!"
Li Long smiled as he watched the two children wolfing down their food, knowing they were truly exhausted this time.
Grilled meat, grilled mushrooms, grilled chives, grilled fish, as well as grilled chili peppers, grilled eggplant, grilled garlic, and so on.
The food was a mixed bag. When Li Long was preparing it, Gu Xiaoxia thought he was just being silly, but after Li Long finished baking it, she tasted it and found that it had a unique flavor.
This could be considered one of the earlier non-mainstream styles, right?
Li Long didn't eat much; he drank mutton soup and watched his family eat, which made him quite content.
After the two children finished eating their grilled food, they became sleepy, so Gu Xiaoxia arranged for them to go inside and sleep.
While Li Long and the others were digging for Codonopsis pilosula, Gu Xiaoxia, having nothing to do, took out the bedding from the house to air it out, and now it comes in handy.
The two children were exhausted and fell asleep soon after.
Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia cleaned up the mess. Gu Xiaoxia told Li Long to go soak in the hot spring, saying that he could clean up the rest himself.
"Let's work together," Li Long said as he tidied up. "There's not much work to do."
The barbecue food was all gone. The two children ate most of it, Gu Xiaoxia didn't eat much, and Li Long cleaned up the mess.
There wasn't much mutton soup to begin with, and since Li Long and his group were there for a long time, there was even less left. Of the two and a half bowls of soup, Li Long drank two bowls, and Gu Xiaoxia drank the remaining half bowl.
As for the mutton, it all ended up in Li Long's stomach.
There was a hot spring, and the hot water made washing things very quick. After tidying up the things in the yard, Gu Xiaoxia went into the house to check on the two children. She was about to come out and talk to Li Long when Li Long pulled her into the room where she was soaking in the hot spring.
"What are you doing?" Gu Xiaoxia asked, her face flushed. "The children are still inside."
"They were exhausted this morning; they couldn't get up for at least two hours," Li Long said as he prepared to soak in the hot spring. "It's been a long time since we've bathed together, hasn't it? Come join me. Such a great opportunity..."
"Tch!" Gu Xiaoxia knew what Li Long was thinking as soon as she heard what he said. "You're so unreliable..."
"What do you mean it's gone? That's normal, isn't it? Some people envy these kinds of events but can't even get a chance to be there." Li Long had already gotten ready and came over to help Gu Xiaoxia, but Gu Xiaoxia quickly dodged him, telling him to turn around so she could do it herself.
Li Long found it a bit strange; even after all that, the woman still didn't want a man to see her like that.
He tested the water temperature in the pool; it was slightly hot, but just right for the moment.
As soon as Gu Xiaoxia finished undressing, Li Long picked her up and carried her into the hot spring pool.
She cried out in surprise, then covered her mouth, afraid of waking the children.
The water temperature in the pool immediately rose, splashing everywhere and creating waves that churned for a long time.
When Mingming and Haohao woke up, the sun was already setting. They got up, folded the blankets, and went outside. They saw their father and mother sitting side by side in the yard, talking.
Li Long was very satisfied; the trip to Nanshan was smooth and comfortable.
Gu Xiaoxia's face was flushed, whether from the sun or something else, she didn't know. When she heard the noise and turned to look at the two children, she seemed a little guilty.
Her hair was still wet, and the two of them had only just come out of the hot spring pool.
Anyway, it's quite tiring.
It was getting late, so the family packed up, locked the door, and prepared to head down the mountain.
As soon as he got into the car, Li Long heard a wolf howl coming from the southwest.
"Dad, there's a wolf!" Mingming, whose hearing is also very good, shouted excitedly, "There's a wolf!"
Judging from their excitement, they seem to be planning a close encounter with the wolf.
Hao Hao also shouted, "It must be a wolf! That howl is awful!" Li Long was a little amused and exasperated. These two kids had absolutely no respect for wild carnivores.
"Alright, alright, those are wolves," Gu Xiaoxia stopped the two children's curiosity. "What if we wait for the wolves to come? What will we do if there's a pack of wolves? Let's go home quickly, we have things to do back home."
The two children were a little unhappy, feeling a bit aggrieved by their parents' suppression, but there was nothing that could be done; that's just how things are these days.
Li Long smiled and drove out of the mountains.
After the holiday, Gu Xiaoxia went to work, Mingming and Haohao went to school, while Li Long continued to inspect the students' cotton picking in the fourth and second teams.
Currently, both sides are being managed. Xie Yundong and Xu Haijun are mainly responsible for the collection and sale of cotton. Every day, they haul several large truckloads of cotton to the cotton and linen company to sell.
The county cotton and linen company's cotton collection efficiency is not as high as that of the later cotton ginning mills. Fortunately, a weighbridge was installed this year, so the process will be faster. Otherwise, it would take most of the day just to sell cotton.
Li Long didn't care about that. When he arrived at the site, he just strolled around like a casual visitor, looking around and only intervening when he encountered any problems. However, in the following days, he found that the young people he had hired to help this year were all very serious and responsible, and had a good attitude towards students and teachers. That was good enough.
On October 10th, the students finished their twenty-day work-study program and were taken back to school by a bus arranged by Li Long.
The students were all quite tanned. Some parents came to pick them up at the school gate, but most students left their bedding in the dormitory and went home on their own.
After picking cotton, there will be two days off, and then we will go back to school.
At this time, most cotton-growing families have already finished picking the first batch of cotton, and about half of the second batch has also been picked.
However, the cooperative planted the first and second crops together, and by the end, the cotton stalks were covered with so much cotton that the students could barely walk.
This method of picking flowers is very efficient, and both students and teachers are happy.
However, in the areas where cotton was initially picked, a considerable amount of cotton will still bloom again, which can only be picked by casual laborers.
"The price of cotton this year is about the same as last year." Xie Yundong sat on the edge of the field, eating a pear melon while chatting with Li Long. The pear melon was picked randomly when there were not enough seedlings in the cotton field. The students had already picked most of the ripe ones when they picked cotton, so it was overlooked. Unexpectedly, it was quite sweet.
She finished the pear melon in a few bites, and watched Li Long peeling watermelon with a knife. She wanted to share a piece, but then thought better of it. The pear melon was sweeter than the watermelon, and eating the watermelon after eating the pear melon would ruin the taste.
He continued:
“The students have collected more than 400 tons of this land, and the day laborers have collected more than 100 tons. It looks like there are still more than 100 tons left to collect.”
"What's the average price?" These last watermelons from the vines are still quite sweet. Although they're a bit chilly to eat at this time of year, it's okay to have them occasionally.
"I roughly calculated that the average price is about 2.8 yuan."
"How much cotton did the navy sell?"
"Around a hundred tons." Xie Yundong, who had obviously also been informed, said, "We can still collect some, but I don't know if the output over there can reach 150 tons this year."
"If it's close enough, then forget it," Li Long said, wiping his mouth. "This year, I've seen the Navy become much more reliable. If things continue like this, I could easily let him manage a few hundred more acres of land over there next year."
Xie Yundong nodded, then laughed and said, "If the Navy heard you say that about him, I don't know whether to be happy or scold you. You're younger than him, aren't you?"
Li Long thought for a moment and then smiled.
I habitually treat these people as young people, even though I'm actually the same age as them.
At least for now.
In early October and late October, Liu Gaolou came twice, bringing the same things as before. Li Long accepted them as usual, then cleaned up the hides and resold them to Zhao Hui, and resold the antelope horns to Jia Tianlong.
Now that the price of antelope horns has risen to 700 yuan per kilogram, Li Long feels he can start selling them gradually.
After all, having too much of this stuff in your possession isn't a good thing.
The last time that rich kid from Wucheng came to cause trouble, Li Long was basically certain that the two hats he was wearing couldn't really guarantee the safety of his family's assets.
That woman named Chen Yan would bring people to buy cars every now and then, from luxury Mercedes-Benz to luxury Volga, and even Land Cruiser. She would bring people to buy cars. The brokerage business was becoming more and more down-to-earth, and the scope was also getting wider and wider. In mid-October, she brought a boss from a minority group in southern Xinjiang, a plump woman, to buy a car.
In late October, he surprisingly brought a successful businesswoman from Shaanxi province to buy a car.
This made Li Long look at her with new respect.
She is not from Chang'an, but from Shaanxi B region.
While the pretty woman was test driving the car, Chen Yan told Li Long that she had now set up a network of intermediaries, and that many people were helping her inquire about people who needed to buy luxury cars but didn't have enough money. She would also give referral fees to those people.
Li Long roughly estimated that in just four months of the second half of the year, she had introduced seventeen customers to buy cars from him, earning 260,000 yuan in brokerage fees.
Since some cars are not expensive to begin with, the referral fee is also cheaper, so Chen Yan doesn't discriminate.
However, she also joked with Li Long that she was running around looking for clients, and her family said she was getting too carried away. Although she had made a lot of money, her standards had risen, and now that she was thirty, she still hadn't found a boyfriend. She even half-jokingly asked Li Long to help her find one.
Li Long hurriedly waved his hand and said he couldn't introduce him. His poor buddies couldn't withstand the mischief of this "god-level" guy. They were on different levels and couldn't sleep in the same bed.
Chen Yan angrily punched Li Long twice, which was then seen by the strong woman who was test-driving the car. This woman, surnamed Guo, was in the tourism business and came over to tease Chen Yan:
"You two are flirting right in front of me, aren't you? You're not trying to rip me off, are you? The price needs to be lowered, or I won't accept it."
Chen Yan hurriedly went over and took her arm, saying, "How could that be? I asked Boss Li to lower the price. We're good friends, after all. I've introduced him to quite a few clients, but Boss Li said this is already the lowest price. He only makes a little profit on shipping, so he's not making any money at all. I'm so angry I want to hit someone."
This Ms. Guo wants to buy a Mercedes-Benz, even a regular one, but a used one costs 480,000 yuan. The car she has her eye on has been driven for less than three years. It was bought just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, and then it was sold. The current second owner also couldn't make ends meet, so it's being sold again.
The car is in excellent condition, maintained like new, and has less than two thousand kilometers on the odometer, so Li Long couldn't possibly ask for a low price.
This was earned in exchange for a truckload of canned goods (manual dog).
Mr. Guo didn't believe it. He argued with Li Long for a while, and Chen Yan chimed in. Li Long finally "reluctantly" lowered the price by 20,000, and the deal was closed at 460,000.
Boss Guo was overjoyed. While signing the contract, she kept saying that if Li Long wanted to travel to Shaanxi, he should definitely contact her, and she would arrange everything perfectly.
Similar scenes often happened with the guests brought by Chen Yan, and Li Long was used to it. After exchanging pleasantries, Boss Guo and his group left, followed closely by Chen Yan, while Li Long went to pay the taxes.
When they got back, they gave out red envelopes to those who were supposed to, and then called Liu Gaolou to ask him to bring more of the luxury car next time he came.
“More people have gotten rich in the last two years, so luxury cars are selling very quickly. Everyone wants to show off, and secondhand cars offer the best value for money,” Li Long said, sharing his opinion. “So we’re bringing in more to sell them quickly.”
Liu Gaolou readily agreed. They were already familiar with each other's business dealings, and he said he'd call his second uncle later to discuss it.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Gaolou realized that he had been chatting with his secretary in the office when Li Long called, and his mind hadn't been focused when he answered, which caused him to forget something.
Looking at his secretary who was curiously watching him, Liu Gaolou thought to himself, "I'll wait until I see Li Long next time and tell him in person."
On October 30, Liu Gaolou arrived at the purchasing station again with a long convoy of vehicles, where Li Long was already waiting.
He watched the unloading process and saw luxury cars being carefully unloaded, which put his mind at ease.
Liu Gaolou ignored the luxury cars; in his view, they were just like truckloads of canned goods, no different from each other.
After seeing so many luxury cars, my threshold has changed, and I won't have much of a reaction anymore.
Even though he himself has already changed several cars.
Even though he came here in a specially made off-road vehicle that once belonged to a high-ranking military official of the Soviet Union.
"Come and see some good stuff." Liu Gaolou led Li Long mysteriously to his SUV.
These SUVs have extended bodies and large trunks.
"Isn't this your car? What, are you going to leave it here for me to sell?" Li Long asked suspiciously.
"How could that be? I only got permission to drive this car after I had a serious talk with my second uncle." Liu Gaolou waved his hand and said, "It's not for sale. I came to see some good stuff, it's loaded in the back."
He opened the trunk, and there were three large cardboard boxes inside, two on the bottom and one stacked on top.
Li Long, with his sharp nose, immediately detected a fishy smell.
He realized what was happening and pointed at the box, saying in a low voice:
"Is that tiger bone?"
“That’s right!” Liu Gaolou said proudly. “You didn’t expect this many, did you? Three, two big and one small. They were shot by the border patrol in Siberia. I heard they even injured someone.”
They sold the hide; the bones were only kept because they wanted to try tiger meat. Otherwise, they wouldn't have any left.
Li Long smiled and said:
"No matter what, as long as they have backbone, that's fine."
He took the box off the top, used the knife he carried to cut the tape, and opened it to take a look.
The tiger bones were all separated, and the pieces were arranged in a somewhat messy manner, with leg bones, spine, and other parts scattered about.
"Is it okay if it's been boiled?" Liu Gaolou asked from the side. "There's a tiger bone that's been partially boiled. I don't know if it's usable. My second uncle said that the boiled one was bought cheaply."
“It can be used.” Li Long remembered the method of processing tiger bone and nodded, saying, “It can be used.”
"That's good, that's good." Liu Gaolou was relieved, then pointed to a box below and said:
"There's a whip in here. My second uncle's idea is that you know how to make liquor, so you can make it and then share some with us. Well, mainly my second uncle wants it. You know, he needs it for personal use or as a gift on certain occasions over there."
"Aren't there three tigers? Are the other two females?" Li Long asked.
"Sigh, two males and one female, but the tiger cub's whip has already been sold. We just happened to act first, otherwise we might not have been able to get these bones. After all, that area is close to the Northeast, and there are more people there who know about this stuff. It's just that the border patrol brigade isn't near our side of the border, but we won't have such good opportunities again."
Although it was a bit of a pity, Li Long felt that the bones of the three tigers, plus a whip, would be enough.
He closed the suitcase, patted it, and said:
"It's great. It will make things much easier if I have back or leg pain in the future."
These three boxes of bones contain two large skeletons that are even larger than Li Longcun's, truly befitting the largest tiger in China, or even the world.
Li Long carried the box back to his own home, and after seeing Liu Gaolou off, he began to prepare it.
This stuff needs to be prepared properly before soaking in alcohol. Of course, you can't soak it all at once; you have to soak some first and store it.
Just like preserving raw materials and finished products, sometimes raw materials are easier to preserve.
This took several days. The cotton fields of Team Two and Team Four had been harvested, the drip irrigation tape had been removed, the stalks had been knocked down, the plastic film had been cleared, and the land had been plowed before Li Long was finally done.
Of course, the harvest was also great; so many bones would last for quite some time.
I searched diligently on my own, and it took me so many years to finally find both ends.
But over there, they used guns to shoot, and they shot three at a time.
Indeed, whether it's a person or a tiger, also known as a mountain king, once they leave their homeland, they are all worthless.
Of course, it was just a joke.
After processing the bones and whip, they were soaked in the wine. When Liu Gaolou came again, he took two large buckets of the wine back with him. As for the wine infused with the whip, Li Long's idea was to let him wait until it had developed its medicinal properties before taking it away.
After all, there are many bones but only one whip. Even if it's just for show, Li Long will keep some for himself.
Liu Gaolou naturally had no objections. He wasn't a novice; he knew that this stuff needed to be soaked for a while before it would have an effect. He wasn't old yet and had enough patience to wait.
Although they told Li Long that it would be harder to find him later, Liu Gaolou and Liu Shanmin were actually asking around.
They are not short of money and don't have any particularly special hobbies, so taking good care of their health becomes the top priority.
Having experienced the effects of this thing myself, I naturally want to make more if I can, even if it costs more money.
After all, they are quite wealthy.
Li Long was naturally unaware that he had two large jars of tiger penis wine, which had been brewing for many years.
Moreover, he himself hasn't reached the point where he needs it yet, so he doesn't pay much attention to it.
But with elderly people at home and around me, tiger bone wine is the most important thing.
Originally, the wine made from the bones of those two tigers would be distributed to Uncle Luo and Liang Donglou of Lao Ma's shop every year, and sometimes the eldest brother would also give some away.
And he himself was the same.
So this is indispensable, and it's also very effective.
Now I really have nothing to worry about.
P.S.: Some people said they wanted to see the reeds and the big broom. We haven't taken any photos of the reeds yet, but we do have a big broom in person, which the old man made himself.
The licorice root dug up from the vegetable garden was of little use to us, but the elders back home treasured it and asked us to send it back.
Some of you might recognize this flower, but did you know that if you do this to it, it can make a sound...? (End of Chapter)