Reborn in 80: Starting with hunting in the mountains to get rich

Pharmacies and supply and marketing cooperatives offer a price for bear bile: after being soaked in water and dried in the shade, one pound of iron gallbladder can be worth 2300 yuan.

His fresh bear gallbladder weighs about one jin (500g), and after being soaked in water and air-dried, it will weigh about six liang (300g). If sold to the supply and marketing cooperative or pharmacies, it will fetch the fair market price. Southern merchants offer higher prices, but they only want fresh bear gallbladders. They buy fresh bear gallbladders for 1950 yuan per jin.

Although the price offered by Pang Duolai seemed low, when converted into fresh bear bile, it was nearly 600 yuan higher than the local pharmacy's purchase price.

Seeing that Pang Duolai was generous with his money, Li Ju'an gave him an extra bear claw and a bear tooth.

"These two things can be taken back and made into pendants for protection against evil spirits."

Pang Duolai was from the south and had collected a lot of bear bile, but he had never actually seen a real bear. He was happy to think that he could wear a pendant made of bear claws and teeth on his chest and give it to his daughter to play with when he got home.

After a few exchanges, the two agreed that if Li Ju'an had any good products next time, they would contact him again.

After receiving the money, Li Ju'an held a six-digit phone number in his hand and told Pang Duo about the python skin and bones.

He knew that all businessmen were in the same boat; even if one businessman didn't buy python skin, he always knew someone who might be interested. Pang Duo thought for a moment, then found a public phone booth and made a call. After hanging up, he asked Li Ju'an, "How much for the python?"

Seeing his shrewd attitude, Li Ju'an inwardly thought the man was cunning. He clearly also collected pythons, but he deliberately pretended not to, acting as if a friend wanted to buy one. He wasn't after anything else; he just wanted Li Ju'an to give him two bear paws, a bear's head, and five or six pieces of bear limb bones and gallbladders along with them. But Li Ju'an couldn't agree to that and had to play dumb.

Are you really joking? Bear paws and bear claws are good stuff. Giving you bear teeth and bear claws is already quite generous.

Pang Duo looked at the young man and realized he was indeed a tough nut to crack. Despite his young age, he spoke with remarkable maturity, making Pang Duo think that the young, brute in front of him was not his age at all.

Li Ju'an sold the python and bear bile to Pang Duolai. Seeing that Pang Duolai had no intention of leaving and even looked somewhat unwilling, he said, "Fat Boss, let's go to the restaurant next door for a meal of grouse meat. There will be plenty of opportunities for us to learn from each other in the future. This meal is on me."

He made 2480 yuan off Pang Duolai, and even tricked him into buying the bear paws and bell-shaped caps as well. Pang Duolai thought it was a good deal at the time, but the more he thought about it afterward, the more he regretted it. Now, Li Ju'an suggested treating him to grouse meat, so how could he refuse?

Flying dragon meat is not cheap, and it is very precious. It is rarely sold, and you can't just eat it whenever you want.

Pang Duo had long heard of the fame of grouse meat, which was presented to the emperor as a tribute bird during the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty and was hailed as a rare delicacy in the world.

He immediately slapped his thigh, feeling that it was a good idea, and that the money wasn't wasted.

Li Ju'an called over Li Guaizi and Song Desheng. The three of them discussed the matter privately. Li Guaizi knew many hunters. When the three of them came to the county town on the forest farm's small train, they met several old hunters, one of whom was carrying pheasant meat.

Li Guaizi went to check at the market entrance and, sure enough, the old hunter hadn't sold any yet. Flying dragon meat wasn't easy to sell; it was expensive, costing 5 yuan for half a jin (250 grams), which most people couldn't afford.

Li Ju'an took the purchased grouse meat to the restaurant and asked the proprietress to cook it.

A pot of grouse soup seems simple to make: just slice the meat into strips or thin slices, add it to a pot of boiling water, and cook until done. The broth of the grouse soup is crystal clear and has a wonderful aroma.

When the lid of the Flying Dragon Soup was lifted, Pang Duolai's eyes lit up with excitement. He felt that the day's harvest had been hard-won, especially with Li Ju'an, where he had received more goods than he had expected, but it was all worth it.

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After Li Ju'an's banquet, he exchanged contact information with Pang Duolai and agreed to contact him again if he had any more bear bile. Song Desheng felt extremely sorry for him.

"You're really my brother, this is too generous. Do you know how much you paid for this meal? Including the money for the dragon meat and the cigarettes and alcohol, you spent 6.8 yuan."

6块8毛可不便宜。林场临时工一个月也不过17块钱，6块8毛直接去掉三分之一多。

Li Ju'an counted the money and divided the shares, saying without even looking up, "What do you know? It's just the cost of a meal. Next time, we can have hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of business coming in. Is 6.8 yuan more important, or hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of business?"

Song Desheng thought for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead and gave Li Ju'an a big thumbs up.

He really needs to think about whether to sacrifice a small amount of money for a big profit.

Following the division of shares from the bear-hunting and snake-hunting plan, the three men began to divide the money. Li Ju'an received 5 shares and 1550 yuan. Li Guaizi received 2 shares and 620 yuan. Song Desheng, who didn't fire the gun, received 310 yuan for his share. Li Ju'an gave the remaining change to the two men, inviting them to go into the mountains again next time.

Li Guaizi said nothing, but Song Desheng was overjoyed. He wished he could quit his secure job and go hunting in the mountains with Li Ju'an every day. The money from this bear hunt was equivalent to more than half a year's salary for him. Faced with such huge profits, who could resist the temptation?

Li Ju'an patted the back of his head lightly and said with a laugh, "You're confident now, aren't you? It's all because of your secure job. Try losing your job and see what happens. Your wife will beat you to a pulp when you get home."

Song Desheng thought about it and realized it made sense. Compared to the secure jobs within the system, those who work in the sports field are just small vendors.

Li Ju'an left the restaurant with 1550 yuan in his pocket, feeling light on his feet and extremely happy. But he was also uneasy, afraid of losing the money.

He bought some snacks and supplies at the supply and marketing cooperative that didn't require ration coupons, bought Li Xiao a pretty hair clip, and then led the mule back to his village.

He wants to rebuild a self-built house with a brick-concrete structure.

At that time, the cost of building a brick-concrete structure house was generally between 50 and 100 yuan per square meter, and the construction cost of an ordinary rural house was between 1 and 3 yuan.

He was thinking about building a new house after the land was distributed to individual households to make his mother happy when Zhang Yingnian suddenly came to him.

Zhang Yingnian immediately cursed, "Li Ju'an, you despicable bastard! I'll make you pay! You stole Boss Pang, whom I finally managed to invite!"

Li Ju'an wasn't afraid of him. "You can't even manage your own business, so you're stopping others from doing business?"

"Who the hell are you talking to?! Say it again if you dare!"

"Anyone who wants to be reported has guts."

Zhang Yingnian was stunned, as if he had been hit on the head with a blunt object, and immediately shut his mouth and stopped talking.

She even threatened to report him?

He's a speculator, engaging in violence and pimping for bear bile. Well, if he gets reported, he might really end up in jail.