Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 101: Snow Chickens That Can't Be Sold

Li Long still dragged the roe deer and two snow chickens with plastic sheeting to the black market.

This time, he was not lucky enough to get a good spot in the middle, so he dragged the roe deer meat to the edge of the morning market, spread out the plastic sheet, and exposed the roe deer meat and two snow chickens. He also displayed the roe deer head.

This location is quite remote, and most people who come to the morning market find what they want in the middle of the stalls and then leave.

Li Long saw that this was not going to work, so he stood up and shouted loudly:

"We're selling game, fresh roe deer meat, and snow chicken, which is good for boosting virility. Come take a look!"

His shouting scared the stall owners of the two stalls nearby, but then they saw someone coming over after hearing the shouting, and the stall owner became happy too - at least someone came.

The other one was a little worried and kept looking around, fearing that Li Long's shouting would attract the joint defense team members.

"Roe deer meat? Is that true? We have roe deer in northern Xinjiang? That's unlikely, right?"

"Who says it's not true? You're just bragging." People visiting the stalls said as they walked over to look.

"No, no, we have roe deer in the northern border too. They're called roe deer. Look at this head. I caught it in the mountains yesterday. And this snow chicken. They're both rare game. I'm selling them at a low price!"

Many people setting up stalls now sell their own specialties, and not many dare to shout, so Li Long's shout really attracted quite a few people. With his explanation, plus the roe deer's head, some people really wanted to buy it.

“How do you sell this meat?”

"Two yuan a kilogram." Li Long held up two fingers. "Don't think it's expensive. The reason why this roe deer has the word 'lu' in its name is because it belongs to the Cervidae family, and is the same as a deer. The meat nourishes the yin and strengthens the yang, and has a tonic effect. This stuff is rare!"

"You're just bragging. A roe deer is just a roe deer. Why are you linking it to a deer?" Someone obviously disagreed with Li Long's statement.

"I'm not bragging. I shot a male a few days ago and took its horns to a purchasing station. Comrade Chen from the purchasing station told me that the horns are collected as deer antlers. Do you think what the people at the purchasing station said is false?" Li Long brought up Chen Hongjun from the purchasing station, and the other party immediately fell silent.

"Come, weigh two kilograms for me!" Someone squeezed over, "Give me the money!"

"Great!" Li Long smiled when he saw someone wanted meat. Now that he had opened the business, he would naturally have no worries in the future.

Seeing you weigh three catties and I weigh five catties, the middle-aged man who had been arguing with Li Long couldn't help it. "Come on, weigh five catties for me too. I want ribs—"

When Li Long took the money, he could hear him muttering, "What a pity it's a female..."

"Don't worry, everyone. I often go into the mountains. Maybe I'll kill a male roe deer one day. Come over often when you have nothing to do."

When he said this, some people's eyes lit up. The one who had just weighed the meat immediately whispered:

"Comrade, if you manage to kill a bull roe deer, I'll give you the whip. How about that?"

Looking at the middle-aged man with prematurely gray hair, Li Long nodded in understanding and said, "Okay, but you have to come early, otherwise if someone else grabs it, I can't not sell it, right?"

"Okay, okay." The middle-aged man paid the money and left contentedly.

Roe deer meat has the added bonus of deer, so it sells very quickly. But the two snow chickens with big holes on their bodies, no one buys them no matter what Li Long says - Chinese people know something about deer, but not about snow chickens.

"It looks even smaller than a farm chicken, yet you dare sell it for five dollars. Are you crazy about money?" Someone picked up the snow chicken, took a look at it, and said with disdain, "There's such a big hole in it from the gun. It's hard to clean up..." In the end, the roe deer meat was sold out after daybreak, but no one wanted the snow chicken.

"If no one wants it, then take it back and make soup!" Li Long got angry, rolled up the plastic sheet, took the scale and went back to the yard.

Seeing that it was almost time to go to work, Li Long tied the antlers and roe deer skins on the back seat of his bike and rode to the big meat canteen. Currently, this was the only canteen that was decent in the county, and those small restaurants would have to wait until the policy was relaxed before they could open.

After drinking porridge and eating steamed buns with pickles for breakfast, Li Long was about to go out when he saw Zhong Guoqiang coming out and said with a smile:

"Comrade Xiao Li, I heard that you went to sell roe deer meat this morning?"

"Yes." Li Long didn't expect Zhong Guoqiang to be so well-informed. "How did Manager Zhong know?"

"An old customer who comes here said so. He also criticized us for having too few game here. Comrade Li, if you have any game in the future, please send some to us. We can negotiate the price!"

"Okay!" Li Long said with a smile, "I'll send you something I find later. But to be honest, it's just wild boar meat, roe deer meat, and at most a snow chicken or something."

"That's fine. But the snow chickens have to be whole, otherwise it's difficult to cook." Zhong Guoqiang added, directly blocking Li Long's way to sell the two pheasants here.

"Okay, I'll come to you when I have the goods." Li Long said hello and went out, riding his bicycle to the purchasing station.

After locking the car and taking the deer antlers and roe deer skins into the purchasing station, Li Long saw Chen Hongjun negotiating the price with a customer.

Li Long leaned over to take a look and saw that what the other party had placed on the counter were thick branches of Codonopsis pilosula.

Chen Hongjun saw Li Long coming in, nodded at him, and then continued to negotiate the price:
"... Old comrade, I won't hide it from you. After the Chinese New Year, the prices we paid for things have indeed gone up. For Codonopsis pilosula of this quality, it would have only been eight yuan per kilogram before the New Year, but now I'm giving it to you for eleven yuan - mainly because your Codonopsis pilosula has been stored for two years. If it was harvested last year, I could give you twelve yuan per kilogram."

The price of things has gone up?
Li Long couldn't help but feel happy. Once the price of this thing goes up, the money he will make from selling it later will naturally be more. He is one step closer to becoming a millionaire.

The old man who was selling Codonopsis pilosula hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to sell it.

Chen Hongjun issued a receipt and said he paid twenty-seven yuan later. After the old man left, he smiled and said to Li Long:
"Comrade Xiao Li, what good stuff have you brought this time?"

"Two large deer antlers and a roe deer skin."

Li Long put the things on the counter and asked:
"Comrade Chen, has the purchase price increased?"

"It has increased, a lot." Chen Hongjun said with a smile, "This is good news for you."

“Then take a look at the antlers…” Li Long asked him to look at the antlers first, mainly because he had peeled off the roe deer skin and felt a little guilty.

"This antler is pretty good." Chen Hongjun picked it up and looked at it. "It's in good condition. It looks like it fell off last year. Well, I'll give you six dollars for it. How about that?"

"Doubled?" Li Long was a little surprised. "That's great."

"Haha, mainly because it's rare to see antlers of such good quality." Chen Hongjun put the two antlers on the scale and weighed them. "Eleven kilograms - this is a big red deer. Sixty-six dollars and sixty cents, what a good sign!"

(End of this chapter)