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Chapter 385: Raising black bears can make money! Sign the contract and put your fingerprints!

At this moment, Lao Jiang lowered his head to sort out the remaining pork and threw the leftover meat into the basket.

Liu Daming squatted on the ground and picked out the fish, separating the big fish from the small fish and selling them for 50 cents each for two or three.

Some people may think that a pound of wild boar meat only costs eight cents, so why are these dead fish sold for only two or three cents?
You have to know that a big fish weighs five or six pounds, and a small fish weighs three or four pounds, so there is nothing wrong with selling it for two or three cents a piece.

When the villagers saw that fish and wild boar meat were so cheap, they rushed to buy them. After all, it was very expensive to buy fish and pork on the street or in the city.

And you have to look at the salesperson's face. You have to buy as much as the salesperson gives you. If you don't want it, get out...

Of course, you can go to the mountains to fish and hunt livestock by yourself, as long as you have the spare time and are not afraid of being tired, getting lost, being trapped in the mountains, or being attacked by livestock.

In short, the price set by Lao Jiang is not expensive, otherwise the villagers would not rush to buy it.

Da Laba pretended to lead the little black blind boy away, but he was a little unhappy when he heard what Lao Fang said. He glanced at Lao Jiang and Liu Daming who were pretending to pack the fish and meat, turned his head and stared at Lao Fang and said:

"What do you mean by expensive? Uncle Fang, I don't want to listen to your chatter now. To feed these two little black bears for a year or so, the gallbladder alone is worth two to three thousand yuan! And there's also bear meat, bear skin and so on, which should be worth at least five hundred yuan, right? That's still expensive..."

Fang Min blinked and said, "If you can make money, why sell it?"

The loud speaker glanced at it and said, "There are two reasons. First, we hunt animals in the mountains. If we catch animals alive in the mountains, we can't keep them at home. It's easy to commit crimes..."

"Is there any other saying about this?"

"Isn't there anything about raising sheep at home?"

Lao Fang nodded: "Yes, what else is the reason?"

"Second, there are six of us, and no one wants to keep it, so we have to sell it so we can split the profits."

Lao Fang took a puff of his cigarette and said, "That's true... If I feed these two little black bears for a year or so, I can earn more than 3,000 just by selling bear gallbladders?"

"I didn't say I could make more than 3,000 yuan. The price of bear gall has gone up now. I estimate that two bear galls can be sold for more than 2,000 yuan. Add the bear meat and bear skin, and I can probably make about 3,000 yuan."

At this time, Lao Jiang frowned and said, "Guoxing, why are you telling him this? Hurry up and throw the little black blind man onto the sled. It's time for us to leave."

The loud speaker nodded: "Okay, let's go home and have lunch first."

He picked up the little black blind cat and threw it onto the sled, then Lao Jiang and Liu Daming pulled the sled forward.

Fang Min came up to Old Fang and whispered, "Grandpa, we have experience raising sheep. If we raise two little black blind dogs, they will be just like sheep in the future. In a little over a year, we can earn at least 500 yuan, right?"

Lao Fang frowned and said, "Five hundred yuan is too expensive. It would cost one thousand yuan for both ends. How can we afford that much money?"

"Let's negotiate the price. I estimate that I can get it for 400 yuan!"

Upon hearing this, Lao Fang threw away his cigarette butt, called out to the loud speaker who had just walked out four or five meters, and said, "Hey, Guoxing! Can't this little black blind be cheaper?"

Da Loudspeaker waved his hand and said, "Uncle Fang, it's not that I look down on you, you really can't afford it, these two..."

"Six hundred dollars for both! Can you sell them?"

Hearing this, Da Laba, Lao Jiang and Liu Daming were all stunned. They stopped immediately and looked back at Lao Fang. Their eyes trembled a little, and they seemed unable to suppress the joy on their faces. The corners of their mouths couldn't help but rise.

The three of them walked around Taipingtun twice. Although many people asked about the little black blind man, no one asked how much it cost.

It was not until Lao Fang asked about the price that Da Laba blurted out "five hundred", but Lao Fang unexpectedly mistook the five hundred for the price of a small black blind cat.

When Da La Ba recovered, he shook his head and said, "Uncle Fang, six hundred is too little."

"It's a lot. This money is enough for me to buy ten sheep."

Lao Jiang and Liu Daming looked at each other and turned their heads away. If they could get the deal at this price, they would really get a bargain.

Da Laba's heart was pounding, but his face was calm. He said, "Uncle Fang, how much effort do you need to raise ten sheep? How much effort does it take to raise two little black blinds? If you are sincere in buying them, give me some more, otherwise I will have no explanation when I go back."

Fang Min said, "Brother Huang, just 600 yuan. My grandfather wanted to buy it for me as a toy. I have nothing to do at home anyway. Besides herding sheep, I can also take my little black blind dog for a walk."

"Guoxing, if I raise this little black blind kid for a year or two, can it really be sold for three thousand yuan?"

Just now, Lao Fang was so angry about what his grandson said that he shouted at the loud speaker impulsively. Now that he has come to his senses, he can't help but think:
If it doesn't sell for 3,000 yuan, then the cost of raising it for a year or two will be much higher. The capital is 600 yuan, plus food and drink, the cost will reach 700 yuan after a year. This is still the lowest price. If it is higher, it will be more than 800 yuan...

Dababa said with a smile: "Uncle Fang, I don't set the price of bear bile. It can be high or low, just like when you raise sheep. Doesn't the price of mutton also fluctuate?"

Lao Jiang handed a cigarette to Liu Daming and Da Laba, lit it and exhaled the smoke, saying, "Guoxing, stop wasting time. He can't buy it. Why are you talking so much? How much did we sell bear meat for a few days ago? A total of 200 kilograms of bear meat only sold for less than 400 yuan."

Liu Daming said, "Not really. The bones, bear skin, bear claws, bear paws, and bear gall are not included. How much did the bear weigh?"

"Three hundred and thirty kilograms, Guoxing and I weighed it."

Lao Fang heard this and said, "When did the fight happen?"

Lao Jiang waved his hand and said, "I don't want to chat with you, Guoxing, let's go quickly. I'm a little hungry."

"Okay, Uncle Fang, we'll be leaving first."

Lao Fang nodded: "You really won't sell it for 600?"

"The price you offered is too low. There's nothing wrong with bargaining, but who would be happy if you asked for four hundred?"

Fang Min asked, "How much is appropriate?"

The loud speaker looked at the two little black blind boys and said, "Why don't we get eight hundred?"

"Eight hundred... too expensive. The most I can give you is six hundred and fifty."

"Uncle Fang, stop talking about this. If you really want to buy it, give me a real number. Otherwise, the three of us will leave."

Fang Min covered his mouth and turned around and whispered, "Sir, give me another fifty dollars."

Lao Fang frowned and said, "Seven hundred dollars, how about that?"

"How are we going to divide the seven hundred dollars among the six of us? You can give me another twenty dollars. If you want to give the little black blind a whole cage, the three of us have nothing to do this afternoon, so we can help you out."

Lao Fang was calculating in his mind. If he bought two black bears for 720 yuan and raised them for two years, excluding the 200 yuan a year for food, he could still earn nearly 2,000 yuan. That was not a bad idea...

"Okay, I'll go in and get the money. We can just hand over the money and the goods and we'll be done with it, right?"

Da Loudspeaker shook his head: "That won't work. We still have to go to the village office to sign the contract, put our fingerprints on it, and ask Secretary Hu and a few respected uncles in our village to be witnesses. After all, this is 720 yuan, not 7.2 yuan. Is that right?"

Seeing that Da Laba was so thoughtful, Lao Fang nodded and said, "Of course, this is not a small amount of money... Then you wait here first, I'll go into the house."

He and Fang Min turned and entered the courtyard, leaving only Da Laba, Liu Daming and Lao Jiang standing there.

"Fuck! This is fucking..."

Liu Daming was about to shout excitedly when the loud speaker raised his hand to interrupt him. He said, "Uncle, don't get excited... My brother told me last night that I shouldn't show any happiness until I get the money. Besides, the Fang family might be watching us three."

"Guoxing is right. The three of us should have a quarrel."

Liu Daming, in his excitement, shouted, "This is sold for 720 yuan? I'm giving him 280 yuan off for 1,000 yuan?"

"I have to call him Uncle Fang! Just sell it to him at a low price. We live in the same village. If he wants to buy it, what can he do about it?" "Hey, stop arguing, both of you..." Lao Jiang stopped the two and said.

In the east room of the Fang family, the daughter-in-law was leaning against the window and staring. She vaguely heard the three people arguing. She turned around and said, "Dad, the man outside is arguing with the loudspeaker. It seems that it's because they sold it too cheaply."

Lao Fang sat on the edge of the kang counting money and said with a smile: "His name is Huang Guoxing. Don't mind people calling him Big Laba from now on. He and we are both peaceful. If there is any good thing, he will definitely be on our side."

The old lady frowned and said, "This money is enough to buy twelve sheep. If we buy two little black blinds to raise, can we make money by raising sheep?"

Fang Min said excitedly, "Nah! It's definitely profitable. The gall of a black bear is very valuable. I won't say much. Even if I raise it for three years, I can still make more than 2,000 yuan."

"So they don't have to spend money on food and drink?"

"It won't cost much. When I go herding sheep later, I can take them for a walk. They can find food for themselves in the mountains..."

Lao Fang glared and said, "Why are you telling your grandma all this? Will she understand? Daquan, clean up the shed later and build a bear den in the afternoon."

"Eh."

The old lady muttered: "If I lose money, what shall I do..."

"Why do you have so many things to say? Can't you just shut up? You keep blabbering on all day long, as if someone owes you eighty thousand shots! Citizen, will you come with me to the garrison?"

"go with!"

Lao Fang smiled, put the money in his pocket, stood up and waved: "Let's go."

The grandfather and grandson walked out of the door and heard Liu Daming and Dababai quarreling in the courtyard. Old Fang stepped over the threshold and said with a smile: "Guoxing, what are you quarreling about?"

"There's nothing to argue about. Uncle Fang, do you want to buy it or not? If not, we're leaving."

"Buy it! The money is ready, let's go directly to the headquarters."

Da Loudspeaker hesitated to speak, Liu Daming sighed heavily, Lao Jiang patted his shoulder and whispered to comfort him: "Okay, Guoxing has already talked to the people, can you still regret it?"

"I……"

Liu Daming pulled the sled and said, "Let's go quickly. My heart is hurting."

"Let's go, Uncle Fang?"

"go!"

Immediately, Lao Fang, Fang Min and the middle-aged trio walked towards Taiping Village.

There were two people sitting on the kang in the village headquarters, Lao Hu and Lao Deng. They were playing chess. It was lunchtime, and Liu Shu'e went home to cook.

Hearing the noise outside, the two turned their heads and saw Lao Fang, Da Laba and others through the window.

"Why is Guoxing going together with Lao Fang again? Why does he have such a bad memory?" Lao Deng frowned.

Old Hu said with a smile: "Maybe something happened. At that time, I heard Guoxing said he wanted to sell the little black bear. I didn't expect that Lao Fang bought it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Da Loudspeaker opened the door curtain and walked into the room. When he saw the two men, he raised his hand and greeted them: "Uncle Hu, Uncle Deng."

"Ah, sold them all to the wild boar?"

The loud speaker shook his head: "No, there are still two and a half left."

"You sell them so cheaply, why are there still so many left?" asked Old Deng.

The loud speaker said, "We bought six yesterday, and we want to sell four today, so we have sold one and a half now."

"You guys have done a lot... Hey, Daming, Jiang'er!"

Liu Daming and Lao Jiang came into the room, greeted everyone with a smile, and then Lao Fang and Fang Min walked in.

The loud speaker said, "Uncle Hu, we came here for something."

"What's the matter? Tell me."

"That's what happened. We are not on the mountain..."

The loud speaker narrated the entire incident and its outcome.

After hearing this, Lao Hu and Lao Deng frowned and looked at Lao Fang. Lao Hu said, "Lao Fang, we all live in the village. It's fine if you want to do business with Guo Xing, but if the deal is done, don't cause trouble for Guo Xing in the future."

Lao Fang said with a smile: "Isn't this just asking you to sign the contract as a witness? It's written in black and white. Why can I cause him any trouble?"

Old Hu nodded, got off the kang and put on his shoes, saying, "Then I'll write the contract first, and then you two will put your fingerprints on it, and my brother and I will be witnesses, okay?"

"Okay! But I think there aren't enough witnesses. How about inviting Mr. Zhang?"

"Come on, forget it. Mr. Zhang is already 80 years old. How can he talk to you about this?" Old Hu replied, "If you think there are not enough witnesses, then call our village's accountant, team leader, and Old Feng over. What do you think?"

"I think it's fine. Let's do this. Min, you go run errands and call every household, and tell them that Secretary Hu wants to see them."

"Hey!" Fang Min responded and ran out without waiting for Lao Hu's response.

Old Hu looked up at Fang Min's back as he left, and said helplessly: This kid really needs to be taught! Old Fang is also using chicken feathers as a token of authority...

Then, Lao Hu made a draft on a newspaper, and Lao Jiang and Da Loudspeaker reminded him what to write, such as: Today (date) Huang Guoxing sold two live black bear cubs to Fang Zhongmin, the transaction price was three hundred and sixty yuan each (360 yuan in lower case)...

There are also several rules written, such as: no returns, no regrets...

Lao Fang said, "He has to write one more thing. After I raise the little black bear, he is not allowed to ask me for money from selling bear gall, bear skin and bear meat."

The loud speaker smiled and said, "Okay, go ahead, Uncle Hu. Then write another one, saying that during Fang Zhongmin's raising of the black bear, the black bear's death had nothing to do with Huang Guoxing, because Fang Zhongmin killed it himself."

Old Fang said with drooping eyelids: "Guoxing, don't worry, I'm not that kind of person. My sheep died, do you think I looked for someone?"

Old Hu wrote more than 500 words, and then he and Old Deng copied them onto two pieces of white paper and said, "You will each get one copy of these two contracts later."

"to make."

As soon as he finished speaking, the village accountant, team leader and Lao Feng walked into the house.

"Secretary Hu, do you need me for something?" Old Feng said with a grin.

Old Feng is the old blacksmith in the village. During the production team period, he and his apprentices made agricultural tools for several nearby villages. Therefore, he has a high reputation in Taiping Village, second only to Old Hu and Old Deng.

"Stop talking nonsense and sit down! Isn't this Guoxing who came to me? He sold it to..."

Lao Hu told the story again, and the team leader and accountant in the room looked at each other in bewilderment.

Old Feng looked at Old Fang and said with a smile: "It's fine if you ask us to be witnesses, but you can't regret it later. If you regret it, you will be too ashamed to face anyone in our village."

Lao Fang grinned and said, "There's nothing to regret. I've brought the money with me. I'm buying this with all my heart."

(End of this chapter)