Li Long sat on the horse cart, lost in thought, letting Number Seventy-Six Red Horse follow the main road toward County Town.
A shrill horn ahead brought him back to his senses. Only then did he realize he had reached Wuyi Highway and was less than a kilometer from County Town.
A Dongfeng truck was coming toward him. After sounding his horn, the driver slowed as he passed the horse cart. The snow kicked into the air settled, barely affecting Li Long.
He had been thinking about how to help Harimu, Jade Mountain River, and the others out of their difficulties, but he still had no ideas.
After the truck passed, Li Long jumped off the cart, moved his nearly frozen feet around, and led the horse and cart toward town.
As he passed the Black Market, Li Long was surprised to find that the trampled area had grown considerably. Some rubbish had yet to be cleared away, and he spotted onion skins, rotten potatoes, and fish scales.
Clearly, although he had not come by lately, business here was still brisk. Even the number of sellers and the variety of goods had increased considerably.
Li Long even wondered whether he could skip the trip to Stone City and sell any fish he caught right here.
Could Harimu and Jade Mountain River sell their sheep here too?
But after thinking it over, he dismissed the idea. Not many people in County Town could afford mutton, and most of those people would not come to the Black Market. It would not solve the larger problem at all.
If he really wanted to solve their problem, he still had to go to Stone City.
Li Long led the horse to the purchasing station.
To his surprise, Chen Hongjun was behind the counter, with