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

Chapter 197 Shooting Down a Bear and Obtaining Its Gallbladder

Li Ju'an aimed for the bear's head and fired ten shots in a row. The bear's skull was really hard; all the bullets hit its forehead, but the big brown bear still angrily kept firing at him despite the bullets.

Lu Zhiqiang shouted, "Get out of the way, Li Ju'an!"

He switched to the Type 54 pistol. The Type 54 bullets modified by the Lu family patriarch were practically invincible in close combat. They were powerful and accurate. One shot to the bear's head would make the bear howl, but it could still keep lunging forward.

Song Desheng's eyes burned with desire. He raised his pump-action shotgun, held it to his face, and fired a medium-caliber slug. Sparks flew. Without even looking at the result, he aimed at the bear's head and fired.

At this moment, Li Ju'an quickly bent the gun handle downwards with his right hand, pinched the empty bullet casings with his thumb and forefinger, pulled them out, and then stuffed the handful of bullets in his palm into the chamber, aiming at the bear again. This time, he aimed at the bear's heart and lungs.

The heart and lung area is easier to penetrate.

Bang bang bang!

The three men charged forward with a barrage of fire, their guns flashing and the barrels getting scorching hot from the continuous firing.

Lu Zhiqiang cursed, changed to a new magazine, clicked shut, and continued firing. The three took turns bending the butts of their rifles to ensure they had enough firepower to stop the bear.

Li Ju'an's tenth shot hit the brown bear's nose. As the bear raised its head in pain, Song Desheng seized the opportunity and shot the exposed back of its neck.

Another burst of bullets pierced the bear, leaving it riddled with bullet holes from its heart and lungs to its throat and forehead. Blood gushed from the small holes, but none of the shots brought the bear down.

Lu Zhiqiang cursed, "You bastard, this animal is really tough."

Seeing that it worked, Li Ju'an fired several more shots at the bear's nose.

The soft tip of his nose was smashed to pieces, a bloody mess. The bear, in pain, became even more agitated, tilting its head back and swaying left and right, growling angrily as it charged straight at his face.

Lu Zhiqiang shouted, "Run!"

He and Song Desheng were so nervous that their scalps tingled and their bodies were soaked in cold sweat, but they didn't feel cold at all.

The brown bear ran so fast that it leaped nearly ten meters in one bound. The distance between them was already more than 50 meters, but these two leaps brought them within arm's reach, leaving the hunting dogs far behind.

Lu Zhiqiang and Song Desheng inwardly cried out in alarm. They were so close; it was too late to run now.

The sound of a bear's paw striking the ground is deafening; a single blow can tear open a person's scalp and shatter their skull. If a large brown bear grabs you, its bite force can instantly crack open your skull and crush your spine.

Li Ju'an had already lit the fuse and shouted, "Get out of the way!"

Lu Zhiqiang and Song Desheng, who were already about to run, lunged to the side. Li Ju'an suppressed his fear, his violent aura surging, his eyes bloodshot, and threw two detonators onto the snow where the brown bear had landed after its leap.

He cut the fuse very short, almost to the point of exploding in a second.

boom!

Both detonators exploded simultaneously.

The deafening roar shook the entire forest violently, causing snow to flutter down from the branches. The resulting shockwave lifted the three of them, sending them crashing heavily onto the snow-covered ground.

Song Desheng plunged headfirst into the snow, leaving only his feet sticking out.

Li Ju'an wiped the blood from his forehead, looked at his palm, and realized it wasn't his blood. He looked up at the big brown bear again, and his pupils trembled.

The moment the brown bear landed on its legs, the detonator exploded instantly, severing its two sturdy legs at the root. Blood gushed out, staining the snow with crimson blood, turning the white snow into a patchwork of blood.

The intense pain caused the brown bear to throw its head back and let out a fierce and shrill roar.

The brown bear with its leg blown off is essentially trapped, only able to painfully wave its paws, unable to move forward even half a step.

Lu Zhiqiang and Li Ju'an exchanged a glance, their mouths curving into wide grins that stretched almost to their ears.

"What a load of crap!"

"Finally, we've got this beast in place! Hahaha!"

Both sides couldn't help but burst into laughter, seeing the joy of impending victory in each other's eyes.

Song Desheng was still kicking his legs in the snowdrift, unable to pull himself out. Li Ju'an grabbed him by the back, pulled him out, took the pump-action shotgun that Song Desheng had flung off the ground, held it to his face, aimed it at the center of the brown bear's head, and decisively pulled the trigger.

boom!

With a crisp sound, it struck the brown bear right between the eyebrows.

The medium-caliber slug has extremely strong penetrating power, and with its reinforced warhead, it can penetrate the bear's forehead at close range, causing blood to spray out from the back of its head.

The bear fell hard to the ground with a loud thud.

The three of them cheered together.

In the distance, Old Qin let out a long sigh of relief, lay down by the campfire, his body limp, and buried his face in his hands.

Li Ju'an and the two men began to finish off the bear with their guns.

This thing is incredibly cunning. If it pretends to be dead and suddenly jumps up, even if it's not quite dead yet, a single slap can slap half of their face off or tear their chest apart.

After a few more shots, blood mist erupted; he was definitely dead now.

The group quickly checked the bear's forehead after peeling off the skin to see what had happened to the bullet. While peeling off the skin, they discovered that the small-caliber bullet was still stuck to the bear's skull, and that area of ​​bone that had been hit by the small-caliber bullet was completely undamaged.

The three of them lifted the bear's head together, looked at each other, and burst into laughter: "It's really hard! This head must weigh over two hundred pounds."

A bear weighing over a thousand pounds is definitely a great catch.

The forestry bureau requires bear specimens, including not only bear gallbladders but also bear paws, heads, and teeth. They buy these at market price. While the price isn't higher than selling to southern merchants like Pang Duolai, the advantage is that they buy the entire bear, including any bits and pieces of bear meat.

"Hurry up and cut it open, let's see what kind of gallbladder it is."

The color of bear bile varies depending on the type. Genuine bear bile is typically brownish-yellow or golden-yellow, with a natural color and a certain luster. Specifically, the color of bear bile can be divided into the following categories:

Bear bile is also a traditional Chinese medicine ingredient. The three men gutted the bear, first rubbing its intestines in the snow to drain the blood, then leaving them aside instead of hanging them on a tree. This was a specimen required by the forest farm, and it had to be taken back intact.

Li Ju'an bowed to the mountain god in the sky, muttering, "I'll make sure to eat a few more pieces of intestines later as an offering to the mountain god."

After he finished reading, Song Desheng looked at him and laughed, saying, "This stuff is so fishy, ​​it makes me want to vomit if you open it. Even if you're disrespectful, the mountain god won't blame you."

The three men chatted as they pulled a yellowish-green cauliflower gall bladder from its internal organs.

Yellowish-green bear bile, generally not shiny, and rather brittle, is called "cauliflower bile." It is also a very good find.

Lu Zhiqiang's eyes widened and gleamed as he chuckled, "Last time we got an iron gallstone, this time it's a cauliflower, next time let's get a copper gallstone too, then we'll finally have all the colors."

Bear bile comes in three colors, including golden yellow. This type of bear bile is transparent and shiny like amber, with a brittle texture and a bitter taste followed by a sweet aftertaste; it is commonly known as "golden bile" or "copper bile".

Black bear bile, which is dark in color, hard and brittle in texture, or has a thick paste-like consistency, is commonly known as "ink bile" or "iron bile".

Then there's the yellowish-green cauliflower heart. These three kinds, depending on their price, can fetch a considerable sum of money when delivered to a herbal medicine shop, making them very attractive.

Li Ju'an removed the gallbladder, tied the opening tightly, removed the grease, and carefully wrapped it in a cloth bag. He waited to hang it in a well-ventilated place to dry in the shade, and then on the last day to submit the specimen, he could take it to the forestry station to exchange for money.

If you don't want to air-dry it, you can use a splint to flatten the gallbladder and then air-dry it or place it in a lime container to dry it.

At this moment, Lao Qin limped toward the three of them, and Sun Weimin, who had fainted on the rocky cliff, opened his dazed eyes.