In early October, snow had already begun falling in the Inner Mountain. On the way into the mountains, they could still see from higher ground that some peaks over there were wearing white caps.
Although the great stretches of pine forest were still green, more of the mountains had taken on the colors of late autumn, their vitality gone.
Li Long drove Zhao Chengfeng into the mountains in the Jeep.
Meng Hai and the others had already gone in. Not only that, but he had also driven the tractor over a day early, hauling the cement and other supplies there.
Zhao Chengfeng gazed curiously out the window.
Since joining the Construction and Installation Company, he had mostly stayed in town. Kuytun might not be large, but it was still a city, with scenery completely different from these mountains.
As they drove farther into the mountains, Zhao Chengfeng felt the bumps all the way and asked:
"Boss Li, did you build this whole road?"
"Yes, I organized the people to build it."
"Building this road must have cost quite a bit, right?" Zhao Chengfeng already knew who Li Long was, and Li Anguo had told him that Li Long was paying for the road himself.
"It wasn't too bad. Actually, most of the money for the road came from the pastoralists themselves. They bring specialty products out of the mountains, and I sell them, then use the proceeds to build the road. If it's not enough, I put in a little extra. That more or less covers it."
"What specialty products do the mountains have?" Zhao Chengfeng grew interested. Since he had made the trip, he thought it would be nice to take some local specialties home.
"Hides, deer antlers, snow lotuses. If you're lucky, you might find jade," Li Long