Return to the small mountain village in 1993

Chapter 8 Blind Man’s Restaurant
Hearing the screams of the wild wolf, the first thing that filled Tian Hao's heart was not joy, but solemnity, and he immediately found a hidden place to hide.

If there were wolves in the surrounding area, they would definitely rush over immediately after hearing such a shrill howl.

However, after waiting for a few minutes, there was no sign of the wild wolf around.

"Is this a lone wolf?"

Tian Hao decided not to wait any longer.

Regardless of whether there are wolves around or not, we must seize the time to take action now, otherwise, today's trip will really be in vain.

Taking a deep breath, Tian Hao rushed to the trap with a woodcutter. He first chopped the wild wolf to death while it was still screaming, and then killed the muntjac with one knife. When the blood was almost gone, he quickly cut it. Both the muntjak and the wolf were dragged out of the trap.

Then, they put the muntjacs in one basket and the wolves in the other. They picked them up and ran out of the mountain.

As for pulling mountain bamboo shoots, digging wild vegetables, and picking fungi, we can only wait until the next time we go into the mountains.

After walking for five or six miles, Tian Hao put down the basket and took a big breath.

It was only now that he felt a sense of fear, and his calves were trembling.

If he really encountered a pack of wolves, his little life would really be lost deep in the mountains.

After catching his breath and quietly looking behind him, Tian Hao saw that there was no wild beast chasing him. Then Tian Hao looked at the two baskets and couldn't help but grin.

This is really a windfall!

Although wolf meat is not delicious, wolf skin is still relatively valuable, and wolf teeth also have certain craftsmanship value.

He knocked off the wolf's fangs on the spot and put them in his arms, then grabbed a lot of weeds to cover up the muntjac and the wolf, then picked up the basket and strode towards the county seat.

It’s scary to think about carrying a load of nearly 40 kilograms on a mountain road of more than 150 miles.

Tian Hao did not flinch, but was in great spirits. He shouldered the left shoulder and the right shoulder, and when his right shoulder hurt, he moved to the left shoulder. He was still humming a cheerful tune, enjoying himself.

He was lucky. After walking for about ten miles, he met a tractor pulling half a load of red bricks on the road. The driver was an acquaintance.

He is from his wife's natal family, Shiyan Village, so the two of them are somewhat related.

"Isn't this Tian Hao? Did you choose this person? Where are you going?"

"It's brother Liangcai. I'm going to the county."

"It just so happens that I'm going to Qiliping and passing by the county. I'll give you a ride."

"That's great, thank you Brother Liangcai."

Tian Hao placed the basket on the red bricks of the tractor, and then climbed up himself.

In this day and age, there were very few cars, and traffic safety awareness was very weak. Both of them knew that it was unsafe to sit like this, but neither of them paid much attention. Instead, they were talking and laughing along the way, and they arrived at the county without knowing it.

"Brother Liangcai, when will you come home, I will entertain you with wine and meat."

"It's easy to say, I will definitely go when I have time."

After getting out of the car and moving his things, Tian Hao said goodbye to the driver 'Wang Liangcai' and went straight to an inconspicuous small restaurant in the county.

This restaurant is completely made of wood. It is probably a bit old and the wooden boards have turned black. It is located at the innermost position of Second Street in the county. The area is very small. There can only be two tables. There is no decent person at the door. The signboard was just a wooden sign with the words 'Blind Man's Restaurant' written on it.

Although the name of the restaurant is 'Blind Man', the owner of this restaurant is not blind, he is just born with a bit of amblyopia.

"Brother, what do you want to eat?"

The boss was wearing greasy clothes, a pair of glasses, and was fat. In this era when everyone is skinny, his figure was still very enviable.

"Boss Qin, I'm Gouzi's brother. I got some good things in the mountains and I'm going to attack you."

Tian Hao smiled.In his previous life, when he was working in Shenzhen City, he heard about this restaurant from his coworkers.

And that coworker is Gouzi.

From what Gouzi said, this restaurant may seem inconspicuous, but it has a lot of history.

The boss's brother went south to work very early and did well. In just a few years, he owned three large restaurants in Shenzhen. He was a millionaire and consumed a lot of food every day.

One of them is game in the mountains.

The owner of this blind restaurant, Qin, helps his brother buy wild game all year round, and the price he gives is much higher than that in other places.

However, Boss Qin didn't know whether it was due to scruples or other reasons, so he never publicized it. Many people didn't know that he was buying wild game, and only acquaintances knew about it.

Then, acquaintances bring acquaintances, and gradually, more and more people know about it.

Of course, that was a few years later. Now, very few people know about it. When Tian Hao came, there was no one selling game in the restaurant.

"Gouzi? Which dog?" Tan Aiguo looked at Tian Hao doubtfully.

"That's Qin Jianmin from your village." Tian Hao smiled.

"Oh, that kid, didn't he go to work in the deep city?"

Tan Aiguo said something, but did not go into too much detail. Instead, he looked down at Tian Hao's basket. When he saw a lot of blood flowing out of the basket, he asked, "What do you have in this?"

Tian Hao removed the weeds on the spot, revealing the muntjac and wolf inside.

"Muntjac?! And wolves?!"

Tan Aiguo was startled and couldn't help but take off his glasses and wipe them carefully before putting them on again and stared at the muntjac and wolf in the basket.

"Did you just hunt it today? Did you use a trap and then a knife?"

Tan Aiguo was very discerning, and after just a few inspections, he guessed exactly how the two wild animals were hunted.

"Boss Qin, you are right. These were all hunted this morning. See how much these two prey can be sold together..."

Before Tian Hao could finish speaking, Qin Aiguo stood up, raised two fingers, then spread his whole palm, and said at the same time: "One price, two thousand five thousand, okay?"

Tian Hao felt happy.

Very satisfied with the price, it is much better than other places.

A muntjak weighs about fifty kilograms. Excluding the fur, internal organs, head and feet, etc., it would be good to get thirty kilograms of meat. Even if it costs 60 yuan per kilogram, it is only [-] yuan.

And wolves are only as valuable as their wolf pelts, but unprocessed wolf pelts only cost three to four hundred yuan at most.

The total amount was only two thousand one hundred and two thousand, but Boss Qin directly gave him two thousand five hundred yuan, which was a full three to four hundred yuan more!
Only a fool would say no!
Tian Hao said loudly without thinking, "Okay, thank you, Boss Qin, for taking care of me."

"It's easy to talk about. You can get it whenever you have prey in the future, and the price is easy to talk about."

Boss Qin patted his fat belly, then walked into the inner room, took out a greasy leather bag, counted out [-] yuan from it, and handed it to Tian Hao.

Tian Hao stared at his leather bag for several times. Who would have thought that such a broken leather bag could contain so much cash!

A seemingly inconspicuous restaurant and seemingly insignificant person turned out to be a big boss that countless people could not reach. This really gave Tian Hao a very unreal feeling.

"Boss Qin, do you collect wild vegetables, fungi, etc. from here?"

After carefully counting the money and making sure that there were no mistakes, Tian Hao asked while putting the money in his pocket.

(End of this chapter)