"Fifteen damaged pelts. Eight have only one or two bullet holes and are fairly good, so thirty each makes two hundred forty. Seven have more than three bullet holes, plus cuts from skinning. Twenty each makes one hundred forty. For the remaining two Full Hides, I'll offer a little more, fifty each. That comes to four hundred eighty. I'll round it up to five hundred. How's that?"
Since Xu Haijun had also brought two dressed Mongolian gazelles, Li Long simply gave a little ground and added twenty yuan.
"Sure, absolutely." Xu Haijun smiled. "You were the one who gave us the idea in the first place. Making this much in two days is already very good. Don't you think, Dejun?"
"Exactly. We got meat to eat and money to earn, all in just two days, and we got to hunt too. Where else could we find something this good?" Xu Dejun, standing nearby, was very satisfied with the price too.
"All right. You salted all these pelts, right?"
"Yes, yes. We learned from watching you handle pelts in the mountains last year."
"Good. Come on, help me carry these into the East Side Room, right over there. Then we'll go inside, wash our hands, and have some water. I'll get your money."
"Okay." Xu Haijun and Xu Dejun followed Li Long, carried the pelts into the side room, and laid them out before going into the main house to wash their hands.
Sister Yang and Han Fang were watching the children. Hearing the noise, they came out of the inner room. When they saw Li Long bringing people in, both greeted them, and Han Fang immediately poured water.
"This is Sister Yang and Xiao Fang. They help Xiaoxia and me look after the children. Sister Yang, Xiao Fang, these two