The beast's roar was low and weak, filled with an indescribable helplessness. Xu Qing listened through the dim light in the room and saw four large rusty iron rods stacked in this narrow space of five square meters.
Three of the cages were empty, and some animal fur could still be seen on the iron bars of the cages. The only cage that made any noise contained a thin tiger.
This is an adult Bengal tiger, or it can be said to be a real tiger. It is too old, and its mottled fur has long lost its luster. Most of its sharp teeth that could tear apart all kinds of animals have been lost, and only a few are left.
It has loose yellow teeth, and maybe a few of them will fall out when it shakes its head. No matter what, it is still a tiger after all.
Xu Qing saw that this tiger still had an old leather ring hanging around its neck. This tiger was probably retired from the circus. These animals are sad. In their prime, they were used as entertainment tools to make money.
When you get old, you have to be slaughtered and put on the dinner table. In the eyes of those greedy people, it is just money.
The waiter pointed at the tiger and said in a low voice: "I think this tiger's meat was accidentally eaten, but its whip is a good thing. Look at it, it's only half a foot long."
Xu Qing said to the tiger, "This tiger must have been retired from the circus. Just look at the leather band around its neck."
The waiter smiled disapprovingly and said: "These days, as long as you can sell things for money, you can't waste them. The most valuable thing about this tiger is its skin. It's a pity that this tiger got leprous from nowhere, and it was all blind."
It’s fur, but don’t worry, the leprosy on its body has been cured.”
Xu Qing frowned and said, "I'm not interested in this sick tiger anyway. Are there any other good ones?"
The waiter smiled and said: "There are also brown bears, pangolins, white-lipped deer, black swans, brown-eared pheasants, and Burmese pythons..."
"Burmese python?" Xu Qing heard an animal that made him panic in vain, and asked anxiously: "Where did the python come from?"
The waiter smiled and said: "Two authentic wild pythons have been ordered by customers yesterday, and one is so big that it will take several people to join forces to order it. Python meat is usually 581 kilograms, and it tastes quite good."
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The python is a relatively docile animal. Many people like to keep it as a pet. The meat of the python can be cured by cooking methods such as wind paralysis, paralysis, scabies, scabies, dispelling wind, and killing three insects. It can be said to be a popular food among diners.
A sought-after delicacy. Ordinary farmed python meat can be sold for 130 per kilogram. The price of wild pythons will naturally be doubled. 581 kilograms is not expensive.
Xu Qing immediately thought of the big python he rescued in Savage Mountain. Then he thought about it. Under the protection of the Sang family, it would be impossible for the big python to be caught here and put up for sale, right? If that were the case, why would Guo Sangkun be killed?
What a strange meal on a donkey day.
After the waiter introduced him, he saw that Xu Qing was quite interested. He rolled his eyes and said in a low voice: "If you want to eat python meat, I can ask the manager to give you a discount. You can get it for 510 kilograms. I guarantee it will be enough."
two."
Xu Qing said with a smile: "Okay, take me to see the big python first." The waiter showed a hint of joy on his face, quickly exited, closed the door, and led the young diner to the easternmost area.
In front of the door of the room, you can smell a strong fishy smell when you open the door.
Bang bang - Two muffled sounds of iron cages being hit were heard. Xu Qing looked into the room following the sound, and the expression on his face suddenly changed. There were also three large iron cages stacked in the room, and the two top ones were empty.
There was a big python in the cage at the bottom. What made his expression change drastically was that there was a ring mark on the neck of the python. He was sure that this was the greedy python rescued in Savage Mountain.
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The big python was clearly tortured. It weakly hit the iron cage with its big head again and again. The scales on its head cracked a few pieces and oozed out traces of blood. Are animals spiritual? It had already felt Xu Qing's feelings.
Although it has been a long time since we said goodbye to Savage Mountain, the memory of it buried deep in my mind has not faded with the passage of time.
Xu Qing pointed at the greedy snake in the cage and said, "How much does this python cost? I want to buy it alive." He was so excited that his voice trembled.
The waiter didn't recover for a while and whispered: "You mean you want to buy the whole live snake?"
Xu Qing nodded with a serious face and said: "Yes, buy it now and help me weigh the python. You can swipe your card now."
The waiter was a little confused. He had never seen such a customer who wanted to buy a live snake. He couldn't make the decision. He asked for permission. He smiled apologetically and said: "This python
The weight has been weighed, but we have never sold live snakes here, so I need to ask the manager for instructions. I think it should be no problem."
Xu Qing waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'll go with you and pay for the things you buy. Just pay the original price, and the extra money will be counted as your hard work." He had already made up his mind and must not look at this.
The greedy snake has been slaughtered and put on the table. No matter how much money is spent, it must be bought.
The waiter boy was very happy when he heard this. He knew that this big python weighed 65 kilograms. If it were based on the original price, it would be 37,770 yuan. He could get at least 600 yuan from this business.
Commission is also a good income.
"Okay, this matter is not difficult to handle. I will take you to find the manager now." The waiter nodded with a smile. The manager of Wanghailou is still his cousin, so this income is guaranteed. As for this rich man
The brother took the python back and cooked it and it had nothing to do with him. He paid and stared at each other without acknowledging it.
Xu Qing nodded, walked to the iron cage, bent down, and whispered to the greedy snake that was still banging its head against the cage: "Good friend, it seems that we are really destined, you stay in the cage obediently
Stay here, I will take you out after a while..."
Strangely enough, the big python calmed down as if it understood what he said, spit out a long letter and stretched it out from the gap in the iron cage. Xu Qing simply put his palm over and licked it, and whispered a few more times.
In other words, I remember that he was chatting with the greedy snake like this when he was in Savage Mountain. I didn't expect that one person and one snake would meet here today. This can be regarded as a fateful meeting after traveling thousands of miles.
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, as if a group of people were coming. One of the arrogant male voices said: "Boss Liao, if the big python you mentioned is not heavy enough, don't bring it out to show your shame. I am still counting on you."
The python has the guts to help the old man treat his illness, but the ugly news is ahead. If the snake is not brave enough, I will ask people to seal Wanghai Tower..."