South of the Qingshui River, north of Southern Mountain, lay a stretch of the Gobi Desert mixed with saline-alkali land. Red willow, saxaul, and white thorn grew there, with cynomorium growing beneath the white thorn roots.
Like most people in the Fourth Team, the locals knew little about this stuff, and nobody thought of digging it up to sell-mainly because they had no idea where to sell it.
They were like someone carrying a pig's head as an offering but unable to find a temple.
As Li Long chatted with Meng Hai, he thought that if the Purchasing Station closed next year, he could take over the business himself.
Ma County had vast stretches of land and few people. It seemed a shame not to make use of its many wild resources.
Take cynomorium, for example. It sprouted and grew every year, and if nobody dug it up, it would simply live and die there.
Digging it up to sell and improve the villagers' lives would be a good thing.
Naturally, he had no intention of staking everything on Jia Tianlong. If Jia Tianlong's actual offer really was what he claimed, selling to him would be fine.
Otherwise, Li Long had ways to transport what he bought to Stone City, Beiting, or even Wu City to sell.
As long as he maintained quality, he would definitely be able to find buyers for these things.
Qingshui River Village was close to Southern Mountain, making access to the mountains easy. Although the villagers were currently worse off than the Fourth Team, they could substantially improve their lives if they really set their minds to making money in the mountains.
Bolati and the others patrolled the forests, but their manpower was limited. The chances of slipping past them were quite good.
Right now,