Harimu simply did not translate what Li Long had said.
To them, catching a fawn was nothing particularly difficult. The main reason they did not go out of their way to do it was that there was little point. It was only the equivalent of having another sheep, except it was harder to raise and often died. Once dead, it did not even yield as much meat as a sheep.
How much was a sheep worth? A dozen yuan or so. A deer only became valuable once it grew up, but raising a deer to adulthood was nowhere near as simple as raising a sheep.
Most of the remaining young men wanted to trade hides, jade, or other things for radios, flashlights, or daily necessities such as grain, sugar, salt, and liquor.
Li Long finally tallied everything up. Altogether, they needed six radios, a hundred and fifty kilograms of flour, twenty bricks of tea, thirty-three packets of sugar cubes, thirty bags of salt, and other items.
By his calculations, the things laid out here would naturally be more than enough.
The occasional bleats of young deer from behind the cabin reminded him that there were also two living creatures among the items to be traded.
Although both Harimu's people and the villagers shared the same view in those days-no matter how wealthy you were, anything that breathed, or had fur, did not count as assets-deer probably did not fall into that category.
Li Long was a little worried as he considered how to get so many things back.
Once everyone had finished speaking, Li Long said:
"I'll take these things back now, then bring what you want in batches. Some of the things may need to be bought in Wu City or Stone City, so it might take a little