Hello, 1983

At noon, men, women and children from Jiapigou gathered on the avenue and pointed at the dozens of sika deer.

The deer are still as usual, picking up the grains of rice on the ground unhurriedly. For them, this is a big meal.

It was the first time for the villagers to experience deer antler cutting, so they all came out to watch the fun, even those little boys.

I have also made deer antler before, but it was all "cutting the velvet".

Cutting the antler is when the sika deer changes its antlers, and when the new antlers grow to two or three branches, they go into the mountains to hunt and shoot the sika deer.

After killing, the whole deer antler is chopped down with an ax, often with a skull on it.

The cut antlers are sold directly to the acquisition department. Even in this era, a pair of velvet antlers in good condition can be sold for twenty or thirty yuan.

If it weren't for the fact that the villagers followed the rules of the elders and never killed indiscriminately, and if there was a mute grandfather sitting in town in the mountains, it is estimated that there would be only a few of these sika deer left.

"It's all small two bars, this velvet is just in time." Master Yao from the pharmaceutical factory praised while looking at the male deer in the deer herd.

When the deer antler separates a side branch, it is called Erganger; when it regenerates a branch, it is called Sanchazi, and the quality is a little old.

When it splits again, it will not be velvety, but will gradually become bone, called dry fork.

Dried stalks are not useless, they are still very expensive to boil deer antler glue. Last year, the mute master boiled a lot.

Zhang Dashuai led a few villagers back, each with a hacksaw, and after hearing Master Yao's words, he took over:

"In the past, we all cut the antlers, and the deer died after getting the antlers. It's better now. After the first stubble has been cut, the second stubble can be cut, and it can be cut every year without harming the sika deer."

Liu Qingshan also looked at the handsome uncle and smiled: Now I am finally willing to put down the butcher's knife and change it to a latte saw.

For such a big event as deer antler cutting, the dumb grandfather was also invited down from the mountain, and led Gao Feng and Li Tie Niu all the way.

Liu Qingshan hurried up to meet him, Master gestured a few times in his hand, and then handed a packet of medicinal powder to Liu Qingshan, which was applied to the cross section after cutting the velvet to avoid infection.

"Actually, just sprinkle some grass and ash or something." Zhang Dashuai murmured.

The freshly burned plant ash is still very clean because of high temperature sterilization, and also has astringent effect.

Not to mention the sika deer, even if people cut a hole in their hand, they would sprinkle some grass and tree ash to stop the bleeding. At this time, people are not so precious.

Liu Qingshan handed the medicinal powder to Shan Xing next to him, and asked her to take charge of the work in a while.

Shan Xing was still a little worried: "Brother, does cutting antlers hurt?"

"It shouldn't hurt much."

Liu Qingshan touched her watermelon head, thought about it, and then continued: "It's probably similar to how you and the fourth one cut their hair."

Shan Xing nodded vigorously, indicating that he understood: "The deer can't just get food from us, but also have to contribute, so it's fair."

Liu Qingshan couldn't help but admire the little girl, and being able to tell this truth proves that Shan Xing still has a lot of ideas.

"Let's start, the deer will be full after a while, and it's time to run up the mountain again." Zhang Dashuai urged again and again, the hacksaw in his hand was already a little thirsty.

Everyone is also prepared. The cut antlers can be dried naturally in the shade, but this will not sell for a high price.

Moreover, these deer antlers are not enough for their own pharmaceutical factories, and they cannot be sold to the outside world for the time being, so it is best to process them directly.

Liu Qingshan pointed to the leader of the deer herd, which is Dalulu: "Catch the thief first and capture the king, and start with this guy."

"Brother, it's not because Dalulu likes to play with you, are you revenge?"

The little old man asked with wide eyes.

Liu Qingshan coughed twice: "It's the deer king, and of course it has to take the lead. Besides, when the other stags take a look, the leaders are all honest, and they must all stop."

"Okay then." The fourth kid went up and hugged Dalulu's head, Shan Xing also stretched out his hands to cover Dalulu's eyes.

It seems that when they get injections, they don't hurt when they cover their eyes.

The first time he started the saw, the dumb grandpa did it himself and saw directly at the base of the deer antler more than ten centimeters away.

With a few clicks, a long antler was cut off smoothly.

Zhang Dashuai, who was helping the fight next to him, was still chanting words: "Cut it, cut it, it will save you worry!"

Everyone couldn't hold back their laughter: Isn't this the set of words you chanted when you were talking to a pig?

Then came another one. Grandpa Mute was very quick to start. In less than half a minute, the two antlers were sawed off.

The deer antler should be about twenty-five centimeters in length, with a beautiful reddish-brown appearance and a layer of fine feathers, which is probably why it is called deer antler.

A few drops of pink blood ooze out from where it was cut, and someone next to it has long since held a small ball of new cotton, wiped it, and then dropped it directly into a glass jar with wine next to it.

Like a peach blossom, it bloomed in the liquor, and in an instant, the high-quality liquor in the jar turned pink.

"Tsk tsk, this deer antler blood is the essence of the whole deer antler. It's rare, it's too rare, can you sell me a jar?"

Master Yao of the pharmaceutical factory praised him.

"Master Yao, I will send you a jar when the time comes."

Liu Qingshan began to think again. These old masters were actually rehired after retirement.

Since it is a re-employment, they can also hire the Jiapigou Pharmaceutical Factory.

When cutting the antler, the big deer also struggled symbolically twice, but the little old four and Shan Xing comforted him with rambles. The deer did not continue to resist.

Seeing that, Liu Qingshan was also stunned for a moment: in later generations, when people saw deer antlers being cut, they had to be given anesthesia first, which seemed to be very laborious.

After Shan Xing sprinkled medicinal powder on the cut surface of the deer antler, he and the fourth child spread the big deer together. This guy shook his head and seemed to feel that something was missing, so he was a little unhappy.

Seeing the dumb grandfather standing beside him, his head leaned forward as if he wanted to push him.

However, he seemed to sense the powerful qi and blood in Grandpa Dumb's body, so he didn't dare to fight it, but tilted his head and gave Dashuai Zhang next to Grandpa Dumb a slap.

The handsome uncle was caught off guard, was squatted on the ground, and sat on the ground and scolded:

"Damn, you are a prodigal piece of shit, you know how to pick on the soft and bully, right? Believe it or not, I really cut you off!"

Amid the laughter of the crowd, they began to cut the antlers of the next male deer. As expected by Liu Qingshan, the remaining male deer were more honest.

Even after learning from the big deer and deer, after cutting the antlers, they have to beat people.

Xiao Lao Si and Shan Xing, of course they wouldn't go to the top, and they didn't dare to hit the dumb grandfather. As a result, Zhang Dashuai and the others suffered, and they were hit like a head-to-head.

Fortunately, there are no antlers, and it is not bad, but it is a bit embarrassing.

But just as Shan Xing said: The world is fair, you got a treasure like deer antler, don't you have to pay a price?

The sawed antlers were handed over to the dumb grandpa for processing.

This is not a job that a layman can do. First, use the fluff outside the deer antler to clean it with fire.

Then scrape it again with glass ballast. The reason for using glass ballast is also an old tradition. Many traditional Chinese medicines are more taboo against iron, and try to use as little as possible.

Then there are different processing methods, which can be ground into deer antler powder or sliced.

What the dumb grandpa did is to pour white wine into it along the cut surface, after soaking it, put it upside down and steam it, and finally slice it and dry it in the shade.

This is also a commonly used processing method, because the antler needs to be turned upside down when pouring wine, so the essence of the entire antler will eventually settle on the top of the antler.

Although they are slices of the same deer antler, they are actually quite different. The quality of the root is the worst, while the quality of the top is the best. Of course, the price is higher.

Therefore, when buying deer antler, there are still many things to say, and the price often differs by ten times.

And the most powerful is the antler blood wine, but unfortunately, the antler blood is really limited. There are about twenty male deer in total, and only one hundred kilograms of antler blood wine can be obtained.

All the gentlemen in the village looked at this pink deer antler blood wine, and their eyes flashed.

This stuff is really nourishing.

After the deer have had enough to eat and drink, they will leave as usual. In June, they can cut another crop. Of course, the quality is slightly worse than this time.

This time, the velvet cutting was smoother than expected, so Liu Qingshan was in a good mood and promised that after the deer antler blood wine had been soaked for a month, each household could give out a pound.

"What can I do with a pound, I'll lose it all in one go." Zhang Ganzi shouted that he was too little.

"This thing is enough to drink a small cup at a time. If you drink a pound at a time, you have to toss and collapse the kang." Zhang Dashuai also gave Zhang Ganzi guidance.

Everyone laughed and laughed, and gradually dispersed, Liu Qingshan greeted the guests, and went home to continue eating. This meal was just halfway through.

This time Dumb Grandpa and Gao Feng also joined the dinner table. Master Yao from the pharmaceutical factory and Dumb Grandpa were also half peers. They chatted hotly with each other.

"There are so many good medicinal herbs on the mountain, haha, I want to stay with you, go to the mountain to collect herbs every day, and still keep fit." Master Yao also looked envious.

Another Master Yang suddenly asked: "Qingshan, in your forest, there is still no wild ginseng. It must be an old ginseng. During the Chinese New Year, someone asked me for help and asked me to help. Touch one."

Of course, there is no shortage of wild ginseng in their pharmaceutical factories, but the old ginseng that has been around for decades and hundreds of years is hard to come by.

this?

Liu Qingshan also hesitated, then looked at the master.

Of course there is old ginseng. Master showed him the ginseng field, and even dug out a plant to treat Gu Junshan, a paleontological fossil expert.

But those old ginseng belonged to the dumb grandfather, and Liu Qingshan could not easily decide.

Master Yang observed the words and expressions, and immediately exclaimed: "Mute brother, you don't really have it, right? In any case, you have to help me!"