AWB Chapter 197 Selling Wolves
Chapter 197 Selling Wolves
At this time, everyone in the village should unite and overcome the difficulties together.
After the meeting, under the arrangement of the village chief, the ox carts of the village chief, the Zhao family and the old Tian family were all requisitioned to pull the wolves into the county.
Zhao Guocheng also followed this time, mainly because the villagers were not very familiar with the county. If he went there, he could find buyers through Fumanlou. He also knew that there were several inconspicuous game restaurants in the county that would definitely need this.
So he got on the cart and followed it for a trip. There was no need to drive the cart. Zhao Guocheng just leaned back and closed his eyes to sleep. All the wolves were caught in a bamboo net and the bamboo was tied up with ropes, which was equivalent to making a lid for the ox cart.
When he arrived at the county, Zhao Guocheng first looked for Manager Wang.
Although he had some injuries, they were all minor and not a big deal.
After telling this to Shopkeeper Wang, he looked around curiously and found that there were wolves on the three ox carts. He was also frightened and shocked.
"Are the people in your village okay?" Shopkeeper Wang asked with concern. There were so many wolves in the pack, and it was estimated that there were at least a hundred of them. A wolf pack attacking a village was no joke, it was a life-threatening situation.
"Alas, eight people died, many were seriously injured, and most were slightly injured," said Zhao Guocheng.
"Your village has really met with a disaster, but our restaurant cannot accommodate so many wild wolves. I only need one cart, and you can go to Li Datou for the rest. You must go to their game restaurant. I'll tell you the address, and when the time comes, just say that I introduced you there. I will never treat you unfairly." After saying this, Shopkeeper Wang told Zhao Guocheng the address.
"Are you going to sell this wolf with its fur or keep it for yourself?" Shopkeeper Wang asked again.
"What's the point of this?" It was Zhao Guocheng's first time selling wolves, so he didn't really understand the ins and outs of it.
"If we sell it without the fur, we only get the meat. You can take the fur back and cut it and sell it for extra money, so we will only charge for the meat. If the fur also belongs to us, then it will naturally be more expensive." said Manager Wang.
"Please wait a moment. I want to ask everyone's opinion." After Zhao Guocheng said this, he quickly ran over to discuss with the villagers.
It was quickly concluded that they were selling the furs as well.
One is to save time, and the other is to raise money as quickly as possible to handle the funeral.
So they choose to sell it as quickly as possible, even though they know the price might be higher if they buy it separately, but they can't afford to wait.
Zhao Guocheng came to Manager Wang and told him his decision.
"Okay, then please wait a moment. I'll ask someone to weigh it." Shopkeeper Wang nodded.
In less than fifteen minutes, all the wolves in the ox cart were weighed. There were thirty wolves, totaling one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two catties. At fifty-five cents per catty, this whole cart of wolves was worth one hundred taels of silver and seven taels, six hundred cents. Manager Wang rounded it up to an even number and calculated it as one hundred and eight taels of silver.
This price is quite high.
Zhao Guocheng knew that Manager Wang was helping their village.
After expressing his sincere thanks, Zhao Guocheng took his men to pull the remaining two cars of Wild Wolf to the place that Manager Wang mentioned.
As soon as the name of Shopkeeper Wang was mentioned, the other party really took it very seriously.
After asking him to wait for a while, the shopkeeper came out.
"Do you have wild wolves? How many?" The shopkeeper was obviously an expert. He knew that wild wolves are social animals, and there must be more than one with so many people here.
"Shopkeeper Li, my name is Zhao Guocheng. These two cars are full of wolves, with a total of more than sixty wolves." Shopkeeper Li was surprised as soon as Zhao Guocheng finished speaking.
"What? More than sixty horses?" Shopkeeper Li was shocked.
"Yes, these wolves attacked our village last night, causing heavy casualties. It would be unreasonable for us not to sell them for money to compensate the villagers. That's why Manager Wang introduced us here," said Zhao Guocheng.
"I see. It's really hateful. Don't worry, I want all these wolves. How do you want to sell them? You should also leave some for Manager Wang. I'll pay you the same price as he sells them there, is that ok?" Manager Li was also a straightforward person.
"Of course, thank you, Manager Li." After saying this, Zhao Guocheng clasped his hands together to express his gratitude.
"Thank you for your courtesy. We are more than familiar with each other. Next time when you have such delicious game, don't be partial. If you give some to Lao Wang, you must leave some for me." said the shopkeeper Li.
"Of course I won't forget you." Zhao Guocheng nodded.
"Okay, let's weigh it." After saying this, Shopkeeper Li called his waiter to help.
Zhao Guocheng did not spare his strength and called on a few uninjured people to help lift the scale.
After weighing, he also helped carry the animals into the game restaurant.
After a lot of trouble, I finally weighed all the wolves in the two carts.
The total weight was 3,985 kilograms. Everyone exclaimed that this cow was so capable.
Each truck can carry more than a thousand kilograms, so we have to reward ourselves well when we get home. These cows are so powerful.
Shopkeeper Li didn't waste any time and settled the bill in one go, a total of two hundred and nineteen taels and one hundred and seventy-five coins.
Now everyone was dumbfounded.
It was more than one hundred taels before, and now it is more than two hundred taels. The three carts of wolf carcasses were sold for a total of three hundred and twenty-seven taels and one hundred and seventy-five coins.
Because they would have to divide the money and buy a coffin, Zhao Guocheng directly asked for three taels of silver, and the maximum amount was ten taels.
Soon, several people said goodbye and left. They went directly to buy a coffin, and two of them went to buy paper money, incense, candles, firecrackers and other things needed for the funeral.
Three carts could not carry all the coffins, because so many were bought, the store also sent an ox cart to deliver them. Each ox cart carried two coffins, and they prepared to return to Guxian Village in a grand manner.
This spectacular scene stunned the people in the county.
After all, no one would buy so many coffins, considering how many people died.
When the group returned to Guxian Village, the village chief had already invited a funeral director and divided the remaining wolves. Each family received more than ten pounds of wolf meat, and the rest was kept for the funeral. If there was not enough, they had to buy some pork.
This busy work lasted for six days, and the eight people were buried in the ancestral tomb one after another.
The seriously injured people cried and accompanied us up the mountain. Although they did not walk but were carried up the mountain by the villagers, it was a helpless act in order to see their loved ones for the last time.
After this incident, the village was silent for several days without any ripples.
It was not until the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month that the village chief struck the gong, and everyone except the seriously injured gathered at the threshing ground.
Wang Ronghua also came with Zhao Shiying in her arms.
After all, today is the day to distribute money. Although some people in the village have lost their lives because of this, those of us who are still alive still have to live.
It’s okay to cry, make a fuss, and be sad. You still have to look forward.
After all, this winter is hard to endure.
Don't rush to the next funeral right after one.
"Everyone be quiet." Village chief Zhao looked around and saw that representatives from every family had arrived. Now that everyone was together, it was natural to talk about business.
"The New Year is coming soon, so I won't say anything about condolences. Let's all look forward and let those who are alive now live a good life. That's what it means to live a good life and to be worthy of our deceased relatives. The previous accounts were settled yesterday. Today I will read out the numbers to everyone so that we can divide the accounts." After saying this, Village Chief Zhao began to reconcile the accounts.
How much money was earned from selling the wolf, how much money was spent on the funeral in total, including the details of each item of money, and how much money was left was also reported.
"What we can divide now is these two hundred and seventy-eight taels of silver," said Village Chief Zhao.