Recaps

Li Long expanded his mountain trading and winter-camp renovation work, buying herbs and supplies while helping catch wanted criminals and earning the trust of local communities. After selling more than a tonne of fritillaria and completing the Taibazi collections, he received a prefectural honor and prepared for a trip to Beiting City.

• Li Long reopened his Purchasing Station, hunted wild boars with Sun Jiaqiang, and traded supplies for goods from Bolati’s Forest Rangers.
• Li Long organized crews to renovate winter camps, hunting deer, goats, and other game to feed the workers as they repaired the buildings.
• Li Long captured Nie Chengwei’s herb-gathering group after they refused to leave Bek’s winter camp, and the Forestry Team later identified two captives as wanted criminals.
• Li Long bought large stocks of fritillaria and other goods from the Forestry Team, then sold Jia Tianlong 1,072 kilograms of dried fritillaria for 69,680 yuan.
• Li Long and the cooperative completed and paid for the Taibazi collections, while he encouraged Xu Haijun and Liang Wenyu to pursue other steady work.
• Li Long took Professor Luo’s students to the county town, supported local planting efforts, and learned he would receive a prefectural Ethnic Unity Advanced Individual honor.
• Li Long prepared to travel to Beiting City for the commendation meeting and bought another 580 kilograms of fritillaria from Aili, bringing his stock to more than a tonne.

Li Long built his Purchasing Station into the region’s leading buyer of fritillaria while Jiang Chunlin’s rival business collapsed. After the season ended, Li Long expanded his trade contacts, rewarded the people who helped him, and planned new farming and machinery ventures with his family.

• Li Long bought fritillaria and hides at higher prices than rival stations, drawing sellers from across the region while Gu Boyuan helped run the busy Purchasing Station.
• After thieves broke into the station, Gu Boyuan caught them with his shotgun, and Li Long continued buying goods as his stock and profits grew.
• Li Xiangqian, Director Qian, and Director Wei helped thwart Jiang Chunlin’s efforts to undermine Li Long, while officials cut off Jiang Chunlin’s access to local goods and his Happiness Purchasing Station shut down.
• Li Long brought Sun Jiaqiang down from the mountains to work at the station, and he and Jia Tianlong sold the remaining fritillaria for a large sum as the season ended.
• Li Long refused Jiang Chunlin’s proposal to use his inland sales channels, then asked Jia Tianlong to find buyers for local specialties and divided the season’s earnings with Gu Boyuan.
• Li Long thanked Chen Hongjun with a referral fee, helping him buy a courtyard house, while Chen and Qi Zhiguo began looking for buyers for Li Long’s goods.
• Li Long gave gifts to Gu Xiaoxia, Gu Boyuan, and his family, then bought a washing machine for Liang Yuemei and discussed expanding sugar beet farming with Li Jianguo.
• Li Long planned to buy a Dongfanghong 75 tractor and implements for Li Jianguo to operate, and agreed to lend Xu Haijun money for farm machinery.

Li Long expanded his Purchasing Station, bought a tractor for his family, uncovered a hidden cache of treasure, and secured his election as a County Representative. He then organized villagers to flatten ten tons of watermelon seeds and sold the batch to an Inland China buyer, while the buyer later struggled to find comparable stock.

• Li Long took his family on an outing to Wu City, then Li Jianguo bought a Dongfanghong 75 tractor and began reclaiming land for the family and its neighbors.
• Li Long sold hides and dried mushrooms through the Purchasing Station, built a lasting relationship with Huang Lei, and paid Chen Hongjun and Qi Zhiguo for their referrals.
• After Xu Haijun reported a break-in at Li Long’s mountain cabin, Li Long caught Xie Youcai, discovered a cave full of hidden weapons and treasure, and led county officials to recover the cache.
• Li Xiangqian told Li Long that Xie Youcai had been killed before his handover, and Li Long learned that his County Representative appointment had been approved.
• Jia Tianlong introduced a buyer for watermelon seeds, and Director Qian let Li Long buy ten tons of old seed stock at the Cooperative’s purchase price.
• Li Long and Li Jianguo distributed the seeds among trusted Fourth Team households to flatten, then collected the finished batch and hosted Jia Tianlong, Dong Zhichao, and Ye Lanlan.
• Li Long negotiated a sale of the ten-tonne batch to Dong Zhichao for 2.75 yuan per kilo, and Dong later searched other regions without finding comparable seeds.

Li Long expanded his trade in flattened watermelon seeds, mountain goods, tractors, and a large broom order while helping villagers earn money. The arc ended with Bai Xiuming reserving the coming seed supply and Dong Zhichao trying to secure whatever remained.

• Li Long arranged a large Watermelon Seeds sale to Bai Xiuming, paid local households to flatten seeds, and worked with Factory Director Du to develop a seed-flattening machine.
• Li Long sold the remaining seeds to Bai Xiuming, leaving Dong Zhichao unable to find a comparable supply for the Roasted Goods Factory.
• Li Long traded with Jade Mountain River and Talihaal for tractors and harvesters, then joined the herders in mowing pasture and gathering mushrooms.
• Li Long exposed Wang Shuigeng’s fake treasure scheme and helped the police uncover his false identity and history of fraud.
• Li Xiangqian gave Li Long an order for thirty thousand Big Brooms, and Li Long organized production across several villages and Wang Mingjun’s company.
• Li Long delivered the broom order, tightened quality checks, and earned more than thirty thousand yuan in net profit.
• Li Long advised Sun Jiaqiang about Tie Lanhua’s complicated family situation before Bai Xiuming called about the next Watermelon Seeds supply.
• Dong Zhichao and Ye Lanlan failed to secure flattened seeds elsewhere, then asked Li Long to sell them fifty tonnes despite Bai Xiuming’s prior reservation.