Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 380 Taking the Broom to Occupy the Millstone

Hearing the bell, Wang Dazhu subconsciously said, "It might be because of the big claws."

Liu Guilan nodded and said, "Yeah, apart from the big claws, there hasn't been anything major happening recently."

Wang An shoveled all the rice in the bowl into his mouth, took a bite of boiled sturgeon meat, and said while chewing:

"I'm done eating. I'll go see what's going on."

After Wang An finished speaking, he got up, put on his shoes, put on his coat and hat, and walked outside.

When Wang An arrived at the brigade headquarters, there were only a few people there, but soon after, they all arrived one after another.

Seeing Wang An, all the younger brothers in Old Wang's family came over.

I have to say that the five uncles and cousins ​​of Wang An who came to the venue were definitely very eye-catching standing there, they were all big guys.

Only Wang Li is a little shorter, but now he looks about 1.8 meters tall.

As soon as he came up to Wang An, the eldest brother Wang Yong asked, "What do you know about Wang An?"

Just as Wang An was about to speak, Wang Li said, "Fourth brother, do you think it's because of the big claws?"

Wang An took out cigarettes and passed them around among the guys, then nodded and said:
"That should be it. This big claw is making people panic. We have to think of a way."

While these five guys were chatting, almost everyone in the village who should have come had arrived.

I only heard Sun Dafu say: "Almost all the people in our village are here. I want to tell you something."

Then, Sun Dafu told him everything about the tiger.

It turns out that this tiger not only attacked Yushutun, but also attacked Shuangshantun to the north of Yushutun.

So far, three people have been killed by tigers, seven large livestock such as mules, horses and cattle have been bitten to death by tigers, and more than a dozen sheep have been bitten to death.

Sun Dafu said a lot of things, the main point is:

The approval procedures for killing this tiger have been completed. People from the county will come to hunt the tiger tomorrow. Hunters who want to drive the tiger into the mountains in the next few days, and people who want to go into the mountains to hunt wood logs, should not go into the mountains for the time being.

After Sun Dafu finished speaking, he directly announced the adjournment of the meeting, and everyone dispersed after discussing the matter.

Wang Li frowned and said to Wang An:
"Fourth brother, why don't we use the hunters around us to hunt tigers?"

Wang An glanced at Wang Li and asked, "Why, do you still want to go into the mountains to hunt tigers?"

Wang Li was more honest. He nodded and said, "Yeah, after I defeated the tiger, I became a gunner directly."

When Wang An heard Wang Li's words, he rolled his eyes at him and said:

"What's the use of being a gunner or not? Do you think it's that easy to hit a big claw? Besides, hitting that thing is a thankless task. If you kill it, you won't get anything. If you can't kill it, you might get yourself involved. What's the point of doing that?"

In those days, once a tiger was killed, no individual could own it and it had to be handed over.

Otherwise, once someone reports you, the consequence will be imprisonment.

As we all know, a tiger is full of treasures.

Wang An was imprisoned in his previous life and was sentenced to life imprisonment. This thing really played a part in the credit.

The most valuable part of a tiger is definitely its skin.

The current price of a tiger skin is unknown, but the one that Wang An resold was priced at 150 million.

What does 90 million in the 150s mean?
The second is the tiger whip.

Tiger penis, like golden ginseng and bear bile, is priced by gram.

But the price of this thing is simply incomparable to the first three things.

As for the current price, Wang An didn’t know, mainly because no one dared to buy it openly.

However, Wang An still remembers the price of tiger penis on the black market at that time. The price of dried tiger penis was 12000 yuan per gram!
After a tiger penis is dried, its weight is about 70 to 90 grams. If we take 80 grams as a compromise, the price of a tiger penis is nearly 100 million!
Of course, tiger penis is only found on male tigers, so let’s not talk about it for now.

The third most valuable thing is tiger bones, and all bones in a tiger's body have medicinal value.

Tiger bones are also priced by gram, and the most valuable are the anterior-posterior diameter and the tibia, which is the bone at the end of the calf. Before Wang An entered Libazi in his previous life, the tibia was 500 yuan per gram.

However, the entire tiger skeleton that Wang An originally traded cost 50 yuan.

In comparison, tiger gall is cheaper, costing 2 yuan at that time.

Putting aside the tiger gall and tiger meat, which are not very valuable, and only counting the tiger skin, tiger penis and tiger bones, the tiger that Wang An traded was already worth 300 million.

How many years of sentence would be enough for 90 million yuan in the 300s?

Although it is definitely not as valuable now as it was then, it is still worth 50.

In fact, this is also the reason why Wang An has always had little interest in fighting corruption.

In my previous life, although reselling guns and ammunition was the biggest business, it must be said that the tiger definitely occupied a considerable share.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li's brother Wang Shun also echoed and said to Wang Li:
"Why are you getting bolder and bolder? Even Big Claw wants to attack you, how can you be so capable? Just listen to your fourth brother, don't think you can do whatever you want."

The joint suppression of his two brothers finally left Wang Li with no more ideas.

When the brothers separated, Wang Li suddenly asked Wang An, "Fourth brother, are you going to fish tomorrow?"

Wang An thought about it and found that he had nothing to do tomorrow, so he said to Wang Li:

"If you want to go, come find me."

Wang Li was very happy to hear this. He agreed and the brothers went their separate ways.

After returning home, Wang An told his family about the meeting and wanted to go out for a stroll again.

But at this moment, Liu Guilan stopped Wang An.

Liu Guilan said, "Xiao An, if you have nothing to do, go to the mill and grind some cornmeal. We don't have much to feed the livestock at home. There are too many people working on the mill this spring, and it will take a while to get them to work."

Upon hearing this, Wang An agreed, harnessed the mule to the sled, and then pulled three bags of corn kernels to the threshing road in the village.

Mill Road,

The millway, also called the mill room, contains the millstone and millstone plate.

Millstones and grinding mills are indispensable items in this era.

But a millstone is a millstone.

It's a grind. These two things are two different things.

It is used whether it is for grinding cornmeal, white flour, or for husking rice into rice or husking sorghum into sorghum rice.

There are two mill tracks in Kaoshantun. When Wang An arrived at the one closest to his home, he found someone pushing a millstone inside, so he drove the sled directly to the second mill track.

In fact, the millstone can be pushed by people, donkeys, mules or horses. However, if it is pushed by people, not only is the speed slow, but it is also extremely tiring.

When Wang An came to the second mill track, he found that although there were people inside, the mill was idle.

So, after exchanging a few brief greetings with the people in the mill, Wang An moved three bags of corn kernels in.

When Wang An noticed the millstone, he understood why these people left the millstone idle.

Because at this time, there was a broom on the millstone.

In Northeast China, this is called "holding a broom and occupying the millstone"!
After waiting for a few minutes, Wang An found that Zhan Nianzi had not come yet. After a little consideration, he threw the broom aside.

Then Wang An led the mule into the mill track and harnessed it to the millstone.

After pouring corn kernels on the millstone and covering the mule's eyes, Wang An let the mule run around the millstone.

Blindfold is a piece of cloth, and covering the eyes means covering the eyes of the animal.

Whether it is a donkey, a mule or a horse pulling the millstone, they have to cover their eyes, otherwise after a few rounds, the donkey, the mule or the horse will be confused by the rotation.

Just as Wang An finished grinding one bag of corn kernels and was about to grind the second bag of corn kernels, Wang An heard someone shouting behind him:
"I have already occupied the millstone, who is so shameless to steal it?"

(End of this chapter)