1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

The next morning, the father and daughter heated up the rabbit meat left over from yesterday, and they had a delicious breakfast.

However, Doudou still had a problem with his father chewing the rabbit head happily.

What's the point of eating that thing? He wanted to give it to us, but rabbit legs are more delicious.

After packing up, he went to He Jianguo's house to borrow a 28-bar and an iron basket, and then headed directly to the county.

The road from the village to the national highway was not so easy to walk. Doudou sat on the beam of the bike, and Chen Tiezhu didn't dare to ride too fast. After getting on the national highway, he had a great time.

Anyway, there were not many motor vehicles on the road these days, so he just rode freely.

Even though the north wind was blowing, his heart was also very excited.

Once he sold these pheasants and rabbits, he could buy new clothes for his daughter.

It normally takes an hour and a half to ride a bicycle, but with his efforts, he arrived at the county farmers' market in less than 50 minutes.

A car was pulled, and four pheasants and four hares were placed on both sides of the car.

"Take a look, take a look, hares and pheasants, real game." Chen Tiezhu shouted with his neck stretched.

"Hares and pheasants, stewed meat is very delicious." Doudou beside him also shouted.

Chen Tiezhu was amused by his daughter's little appearance. Doudou now is very different from when he was just reborn. She is much more confident.

"Young man, the rabbits are fat, how much are they?" The shouts of the father and daughter attracted the attention of an old lady who had just walked out of the farmers' market.

"These are all hunted by myself in the mountains, more than six pounds. Take it away with the skin for 5.5 yuan, and without the skin for 4.5 yuan. I will help you peel the skin and clean it up." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Young man, you sell it too expensive. It's less than 5 yuan at the market." The old lady said.

"Okay, it's the first batch after all. Four dollars without the skin, I will pack it up for you, you don't have to cut it when you go home." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"That's about right, let me pick one." The old lady was very satisfied.

Even though it's only 50 cents, it's still very affordable in this era.

After the old lady made her selection, she hung it on the seat, put a broken bag underneath, and Chen Tiezhu started to pack it up directly.

"Wow, this young man is so efficient, isn't he?"

"That's right, I didn't even see it clearly, and the rabbit skin was peeled off. Look, it's a whole piece."

"It's incredible, isn't it too fast? Half of the rabbit has been unloaded?"

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Chen Tiezhu was busy here, and he also attracted the attention of many people. After seeing the work in his hands, there was also a lot of discussion.

He felt a little bit amused, but he never thought that he would be praised for such a skill.

The most praises I heard before were about fast suture, clean and neat adhesion treatment, fast surgery, etc. How embarrassing it would be if my former colleagues knew that I used my skills to clean rabbits...

"Auntie, I'm done. I don't have any other bags here, can I just put them in the basket? Even if they are stained with blood, it's okay to rinse them at home." Chen Tiezhu said after cleaning.

"It's so good, it's great, I don't have to worry about it when I get home, I can just wash it and stew it." The old lady said happily, and gave four yuan directly.

"Young man, how do you sell that pheasant? Can you clean it so neatly?" An old man who was watching the fun spoke up.

"If you want to clean a pheasant, you can only skin it. I don't have hot water here, and I can't remove the feathers. Five yuan a piece, it can be cleaned neatly." Chen Tiezhu thought for a while and said.

"How did you do it? Pheasants are much smaller than rabbits, why are they more expensive than rabbits?" The old man was a little unhappy.

"Uncle, this lady is my first business, so I gave her a discount. It was originally sold for 4.5 yuan." Chen Tiezhu said patiently.

"And pheasant meat tastes like pheasant meat. Add some mushrooms and vermicelli and simmer it slowly. It will be so delicious."

"Yeah, stewed meat is delicious." Doudou nodded his head and agreed.

"How much will it cost if I don't ask you to clean it up?" the uncle asked.

"Just give me 4.5 yuan." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Then don't clean it up. I'll go home to clean it up. It's easier than rabbits." The uncle said after a little hesitation.

Chen Tiezhu didn't care. After the uncle made his choice, 4.5 yuan also fell into his pocket.

"Young man, you didn't fool the rabbits raised at home into wild rabbits, did you? Otherwise, why are they so fat?" Another brother next to him expressed his opinion.

"This brother, everyone has their own hunting methods." Chen Tiezhu said.

“My hunting rule is that I don’t hunt small ones.There isn't much meat after hunting, right? Look at the fur, it's different from the domestic rabbit."

"Besides, the wild rabbit meat has a stronger earthy smell. Isn't that what we eat when we eat wild game? If you say you can't tell the difference, I'll bring it back to you and refund you."

The elder brother took a closer look and it seemed to be the case, "This one, clean it up for me."

"Okay, elder brother, do you have something to put it in?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"My house is right here, I'll go get the basin, don't change it for me." The elder brother said.

"Brother, you're joking, how can you do such a thing, how dare you sell wild game here in the future." After Chen Tiezhu finished speaking, he continued to clean up.

When the elder brother ran home to get the basin back, he had already cleaned up.

"Brother, your hands are too quick. I hurried and hurried, but still couldn't catch up. "The eldest brother said with emotion.

"What we sell is also a skill. Go home and soak it in cold water for a while to drain the blood. Add some radish and stew it for a better taste." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll also try what the hare tastes like." The eldest brother nodded happily and paid.

In less than half an hour, two hares and a pheasant were sold, earning thirteen yuan, which also gave him some confidence.

It seems that having skills is good, although his medical skills are used to treat rabbits.

The same is true for the remaining two rabbits, which were sold out one after another, and another nine yuan was earned. The pheasants are a little worse, and the two that were sold were bought whole, and no money was earned from the thin skin.

Now there is only one pheasant left, so he is even less anxious. If it doesn't work, he can go home and stew it.

Hunting can really make money. This is a business without capital. I have to think about it carefully after I go home.

"Brother, how do you sell rabbit skins? "At this time, a middle-aged man came over.

"One dollar and a half a piece, four pieces of skins are all taken for six dollars." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Brother, you take all and you don't give me a penny less?" the middle-aged man asked.

"Just look at the quality of our skins, there is no damage at all. Unlike the skins sold by others, there are more or less holes."

The middle-aged man came over, picked up the skins and looked at them one by one. What Chen Tiezhu said was not an exaggeration.

When others hunt rabbits, whether they are hunted with homemade cannons or bows and arrows, even if they are caught with a stepping clamp or a set, it is not easy to get such a complete skin.

"What are you doing? Who asked you to sell this thing here? Don't you know the rules of our vegetable market?"

At this time, shouting came, and two young men came over with their arms slung.

"Brother, someone is here to take care of it. One dollar a piece, I'll take it. "The middle-aged man who wanted to buy leather said with a smile.

Chen Tiezhu shook his head with a firm look in his eyes. It would not work if he wanted to take advantage of the situation.

Some people around sighed in their hearts. This young man might be bullied. These two guys are not good people.