No.184 A bone-turning snake
The python was carried back to the hot spring fire by Zhang Shouzhong and others around a pole.
The giant python was a little longer than Zhang Shouyi said, reaching eight meters, and at its thickest point, it was more than twenty centimeters in diameter.
It has cloud-like markings on its body, a chloasma stripe on its back, and some yellow stripes on its sides.
In the sunlight, the scales of the python reflect the brilliant brilliance of the main color of gold, like a lot of treasures.
In fact, this giant python is a bunch of treasures for Zhang Shouzhong and others.
Snake molt, itself is a traditional Chinese medicine that can treat a variety of diseases.
Not to mention snakeskin, Wang Mingyuan knows that this thing can not only be used as medicine, but also is usually used to process and make various handicrafts or high-end bags, and has always been the darling of the fashion industry.
Of course, Zhang Shouzhong and the others don't know the so-called fashion, but they know that the fur buying station also accepts snake skins, and the price is not cheaper than the fur of other animals.
A python of this size can peel off a large piece of snake skin, and it will definitely sell for a good price.
The only pity is that this python finally moved the gun, and the snake skin on its head and seven inches was pierced by iron sand, which is considered a waste, and if it can be peeled off completely, the price will be higher.
The python was hung on a tree by several people and skinned, and then disemboweled.
As the python's belly was cut open, a long string of snake oil the size of a goose's egg was exposed, wrapped in a transparent film.
The snake oil was completely peeled off and piled up on the ground with wild plantain leaves, which seemed to be quite large, and the washbasin could fill a large basin by eyesight.
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Looking at these snake oils, the crowd around suddenly became more excited.
When Wang Mingyuan asked, he learned that snake oil can treat burns, and it has always been an undesirable thing.
Ordinary snakes are too small, there is not much snake oil in the body, and there are so many scraped out at one time like this, not to mention a few young people, even Zhang Shouzhong and Li Tong are also called the first time they have seen it.
What amazed everyone even more was that Zhang Shouzhong took off the snake gall bladder that was bigger than a fist, which he tied with a bile duct and hung directly on the tree.
It can be said that people who really know how to do it know that the most valuable thing about a snake is snake gall.
All snake gall can be used in medicine, and snake gall bladder like this is even rarer, I am afraid it has to be half a catty.
Snake molt, snake skin, snake oil and snake gall bladder...... Each of them can be exchanged for a lot of money.
Everyone was looking at the giant python with impatience in their eyes.
The python's intestines were completely removed, and Zhang Shouzhong pulled a few times with a machete to hook out a mess.
Wang Mingyuan took a closer look, that is, some bones, horns and fur, it has only been a night, and a sheep of more than thirty catties has only such a little thing left, terrifying!
The python meat was eventually cut into several pieces, and then each family divided a section for them to take home and eat.
They went to find plantain leaves, wrapped the snake meat and tied it, and then chopped the rest into small pieces and boiled them in a pot.
The man was found, but he was still hungry, and he had to eat enough to go back.
"Third uncle, just divide this snake meat, I'm afraid it's not good?" Wang Mingyuan was a little worried.
So a big python, with internal organs and skin, even meat and bones, and dozens of catties.
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Shouzhong asked puzzled.
"I'm afraid this meat is poisonous!"
Wang Mingyuan expressed his doubts, going into the mountains to find someone, it is a good thing that someone has found it, but don't eat a pot of snake meat and lie down on the board, it will really be a big deal for the sky to fall.
Regarding the poisoning of eating snake meat, Wang Mingyuan has heard about it somewhat.
There are many species of snakes, including spotted, cobra, cauliflower snake, water snake, bamboo leaf green...... There are still many Wang Mingyuan who can't be named at all.
Although he has not been in contact with it much, it does not prevent him from knowing that many snakes are strange beyond imagination, not just whether they will be poisoned after being bitten.
Don't think that you will only be poisoned if you are bitten by poisonous fangs, many snakes, even the secretions on their bodies, are also highly poisonous.
We all know that cobras are terrible, very poisonous, and once bitten, there is almost no help.
Some snake names, just to hear them, are intimidating.
What a five-step snake, three steps down, you can imagine how terrifying the poison of these snakes is.
This python, Wang Mingyuan didn't know the name at all, he didn't know anything about it, he ate it rashly, he was afraid that something would go wrong, so he had to guard against it!
Zhang Shouzhong waved his hand: "Don't worry, everyone knows that this snake is called crooked Wu (southern snake, Burmese rock python) in our place, and it is not poisonous, and almost all of us in the mountains have eaten it." That's it, it's just that it's very big, and nothing else makes a difference. ”
Wang Mingyuan glanced at a few people around him, and when he saw that they had said that they had eaten and that there was no problem, he was relieved.
Of course, Wang Mingyuan actually felt that his worries were a bit redundant, and with the experience of these people, they knew much more than him.
When they gathered around the pot and waited for the meat to be cooked, they talked about snake venom, which made several people hotly discussed, and they each talked about the past when they encountered various snakes when they went up the mountain to hunt.
Wang Mingyuan was on the side, but he also listened with relish.
"Speaking of snake venom, have you ever heard of the Bone Snake?"
When the discussion was about to be cold, Li Tong suddenly said this.
Bone snake?
Wang Mingyuan was stunned, he didn't have the slightest impression of this name, but he had heard it.
The others were the same, they hadn't heard of it at all, they all looked at Li Tong curiously, and began to ask what the Bone Snake looked like.
Li Tong smiled: "I don't know what this bone snake looks like, there may not be such a powerful thing at all, I also listened to others." If there is such a snake, then it must be the most venomous. ”
Hearing him say this, a few younger people suddenly became more interested.
"Tell us about it!" One by one, they urged.
"I went out the year before last to visit a comrade-in-arms, and when I came back, I heard in a small restaurant about three college students from different places who became roommates.
These three people go from strange to familiar, get along day and night, have similar temperaments and personalities, are very able to play together, and have a very good relationship.
At the beginning, the three of them have been living in the school cafeteria, and then they always feel that the food in the cafeteria is not delicious, and it is not affordable at all, besides, if you want to eat something delicious, there is no such condition, at least, the school can't prepare pots and pans and stoves in the dormitory.
So, one of them proposed to rent a house outside to cook by himself, not to mention the benefits, and the food he made by himself must be the right taste, and what else can he want to eat.
The other two hit it off.
The three of them quickly rented a house, bought pots and stoves, rice, grain, oil, salt, vegetables and vegetables, and prepared them all properly, and they showed their hands that night.
The three of them are people from three different provinces, and when their dishes are served, they all feel that the cow is broken, why, because they can eat three provinces in one meal, others don't have this kind of good opportunity.
The three of them got together, chatted while eating, and before they knew it, they were talking about game.
What pheasants, hares, etc., they themselves can talk about themselves to the point of drooling.
However, these things are not easy to find in the city, but they think of the snakes they encountered on the rockery when they went to the park.
A few people together, catch a snake, with a hen, stew a pot of dragon and phoenix soup, the taste must be comfortable.
The three of them immediately hit it off, and they agreed to go to the park on Sunday to catch the snake, and it was also their luck, the snake didn't have to be caught at all, and they were directly coiled in the grass to bask in the sun, they immediately found a stick, beat the snake to death in a few strokes, and put it in a bag and carried it back.
That night, the three of them skinned, cleaned, cut the snake, and simmered it with hen and various ingredients, which could not be cooked in a moment.
Two of them waited so drowsy that they couldn't wait any longer, so they simply went to bed and went to bed, and let the rest of the man call them when they were ready.
However, when the two men woke up, it was dark everywhere, and they did not know what time it was, and they estimated that it was late, and they wondered why the guy who had stayed behind to guard the stew had not asked them to eat, and their stomachs were rumbling with hunger.
However, when the two of them came to the living room with oil lamps, they didn't see the man.
There was no man in the kitchen, the briquette stove was very weak, it was almost extinguished, the soup in the pot was still bubbling slightly, and there was not much left, and the stewed old hen was gone, only snake meat remained.
The two of them were angry at the time, thinking that the person who looked at the stew was too uninteresting, so much chicken was eaten by him alone, why didn't he die of it.
But in fact, the two don't care too much about the hen.
Although hen meat is rare, they can still eat it several times a year, and they are more concerned about the legendary delicacy in the pot - snake meat is still there.
Angry is angry, didn't people leave all the snake meat behind?
The two of them each scooped up some snake meat, put it on the table, and prepared to eat, but they always vaguely felt that something was wrong.
The three of them have been together for a while, and according to their respective understandings, the person who stayed to stew meat would not do such a thing as eating alone, and it was impossible to leave no chicken or chicken bones at all.
Suddenly, they thought of a pair of shoes.
These shoes are what the man is wearing today, and those shoes are clearly placed in front of the bed, and the person must not have gone out, so it is impossible to run around outside barefoot.
Realizing that things were strange, the two of them carried the lamp and went to the man's bedside to check, which was a big deal......