Liu Qingshan and his group drove two off-road jeeps, boarded National Highway 110, and headed west.

In addition to Zhang Pengfei and Wei Bing who were sleeping together, there were also brothers Li Tie and Li Tieniu, as well as Gao Feng and Xiao Liuzi, which included Liu Qingshan a total of seven people.

Gao Feng mainly contacted medicinal materials, so Xiao Liuzi naturally also used the same banner.

However, in Liu Qingshan's opinion, the little guy still ran away and wanted to go for a walk.

This also made the fourth brother envious: I don’t want to go to school either!

But everyone takes a different path, so it is better not to envy each other.

In front of the jeep are several large trucks.

This is Li Likun's motorcade, which is specifically responsible for pulling jade from the northwest border.

Every summer, I have to run two round trips.

The jade mining there is mainly in summer, and the old man Alimu is responsible for leading people to purchase jade there.

In addition to Hetian white jade, such as the black jade and the golden silk jade produced by KLMY, are also within the scope of acquisition.

In the past two years, Shanhaizhai has been stocking up a large amount of raw materials, including gold and white jade, jadeite raw stones, etc.

This is the main reason why Liu Qingshan has never withdrawn funds from Shanhaizhai.

In addition, the construction of branches also consumed a lot of money.

Under Liu Qingshan's insistence, no matter which big city you open a branch, you will buy shops directly in the most prosperous commercial street.

Although the land prices are relatively cheap now, they are relatively common. After all, jewelry stores are open in prosperous areas, so the land prices are definitely the highest.

Li Likun sat in Liu Qingshan's off-road vehicle and chatted all the way.

He has now settled in the capital and bought a building in Fangzhuang Community. Last year, his wife just gave birth to a fat son for him and lived a good life.

"Boss, when will you go to the border to see it? Old Man Alimu and others are always talking about you."

Li Likun is very satisfied with his current life. He knew that all this was because of joining Longteng Company and becoming a relationship with this boss, which completely changed his life.

Otherwise, he would never dare to dream of settling down in the capital.

"Look, if you have time, this trip will come and take a look." Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

In the past two years, he also wanted to see if he could contract a jade mine.

They came out early, and by noon, they had already arrived in Zhangjiakou and were having dinner here.

Each person had a large bowl of buckwheat noodles, accompanied by fresh mutton and mushrooms, which made several people sweat profusely.

Several drivers led by Li Likun were regular customers here, and they chatted with the owner while eating.

It seems like chatting, but it is actually a good process of communication and understanding information. Especially for long-distance drivers, they should pay attention to collecting the situation on the road at any time.

"There is a bit of a drought this year, and the buckwheat noodles on the dam have reduced a lot, and the mushrooms are less than in previous years." The owner took a cigarette handed over by Li Likun and chatted about family matters.

Liu Qingshan and the others were going to the northwest border, so they were about to enter Inner Mongolia, then enter Gansu, and cross the Hexi Corridor.

This journey is not close. If you really want to go to the frontier, it will be almost 20,000 miles.

Li Likun asked the shop owner: "Brother, is it still safe on the road?"

The owner nodded: "It's been much better in the past two years. Besides, who is not open to the eyes and dares to stop your military vehicle?"

Li Likun yelled twice, and there were real guys in their car.

The climate in the northwest is harsh, so the customs of the people are also relatively tough.

While eating, Liu Qingshan listened quietly. The northwest side is inland, unlike the coastal side, which has many development advantages.

After dinner, after resting for half an hour, the convoy set off again and ran until after three o'clock in the afternoon. The surrounding scenery changed and they had already entered the grassland area.

The vision also widened, and this season, the meadows had already appeared withered and yellow.

"The sky is vast and the wilderness is vast. The wind blows the grass and sees cattle and sheep."

Xiao Liuzi muttered that although she had never been to school, from the perspective of traditional Chinese studies alone, she had long surpassed her peers.

In the evening, the convoy stopped in front of several yurts, which was also a fixed stop for Li Likun and his friends to this route.

When the herdsmen saw Li Likun, they greeted him enthusiastically.

During dinner, everyone also ate the tender hand-catcher meat.

The herdsmen are hospitalized and pour everyone a milk wine.

After running the car for a day, the drivers would drink a bowl and sleep peacefully. When they woke up the next day, they would become energetic again.

They are all acquaintances and know that the drivers will drive tomorrow, so the herdsmen don’t persuade them to drink much.

Otherwise, how can the guests entering the yurt not drink?

Li Tie didn't drink alcohol, and Liu Qingshan also tried it casually, but only Li Tieniu and several herdsmen were drinking there.

At the beginning, several herders didn't care much. As they were drinking, they felt that Li Tieniu seemed to be good at alcohol. They immediately became energetic and started drinking one bowl after another.

Li Tieniu became more and more sober as he drank, but the eyes of the herdsmen gradually became a little confused, but they all held on. After all, these men were still very proud in their hearts, especially in terms of alcohol tolerance.

But it didn't last long, and they all lay flat.

Li Tieniu patted his belly and muttered: "When will I experience the feeling of drinking too much?"

Xiao Liuzi laughed: "Brother Tieniu, no one can help him realize your wish."

The next morning, Liu Qingshan got up early. At this moment, the morning sun was born and the grassland was quiet.

In the fresh grassy aura, I ran for a while with Li Tie and Li Tieniu, then started standing in a stance, and then practiced boxing with Li Tieniu, and Gao Feng and Xiao Liuzi also joined in.

Although Gao Feng did not practice martial arts, he always insisted on standing in a stance. After standing in a stance, he went to the meadow with Xiao Liuzi, and a lot of herbs were produced on the grassland.

However, when Xiao Liuzi came back, there were a lot of big mushrooms in her clothes.

After a while, Li Likun led the car soldiers and started to have morning exercises. They kept sticking to this habit.

Liu Qingshan thinks it’s very good. He drives during the day and sits all day long. It’s still very necessary to exercise properly.

Only Boss Zhang and Wei Bing were lazy people, who were still sleeping soundly in their bags.

Herders are equally diligent. Morning is their busiest time, milking, grazing, cleaning sheep pens, and having endless work to do.

Yesterday, when several men saw Li Tieniu, they all stroked their hands in front of their chests and bowed to salute.

They respect heroes the most, and the heroes at the wine table are also heroes.

However, after seeing Li Tieniu being thrown around by Liu Qingshan, the herdsmen looked at Liu Qingshan with respect.

With Li Tieniu's big body, he was stronger than the fighter who participated in Nadamu, but he couldn't beat Liu Qingshan.

After the morning exercise, Liu Qingshan also sweated all over. When he returned to the yurt, he found that the owner had prepared the water.

Li Likun and the others all drank it in one gulp.

Liu Qingshan also took a sip, "What a cool guy, it's so cold."

Just as he was about to put down the thick bowl, Li Likun whispered to him: "This is the rule of herders and must be drunk."

Liu Qingshan blinked and didn't understand. He heard that the herdsmen were hospitalized and had to drink alcohol, but he didn't hear that they had to drink cold water.

Li Likun will tell him: resting in a yurt at night, men and women lying together.

What if an outsider is not honest, has a bad intention and sleeps with a woman?

When you wake up in the morning, you will have a bowl of cold water. If you really do that, you will be able to get sick. It is hard to say whether the thing can be used in the future.

So in pastoral areas, this tradition of hospitality is left behind.

Liu Qingshan finally understood and drank a bowl of cold water with a smile.

After breakfast and saying goodbye to the herdsmen, they had to bring a lot of dairy products and jerky.

A man, Li Tieniu, also carried two sheepskin bags on his body, which contained the best horse milk wine.

These items were given away for free, which made Liu Qingshan feel a little disgusted and asked Li Tie to move two boxes of instant noodles and canned fruits from the car as a gift.

In fact, these herdsmen are easy to get along with, provided that you can win their respect.

I ran for another day and happened to be HHHT in the evening, so I rested here.

Gao Feng went to the local medicinal materials company to contact the business.

The main thing is to sign some acquisition contracts. The amount he needs is relatively large. Some types of herbs are not collected much and not so much inventory.

I stayed here for a whole morning the next day, and had to sign a contract and pay a deposit or something.

When I move northwest further, it becomes more and more desolate. I often run dozens of miles and cannot see people.

A few days later, they finally entered the boundary of Gansu Province, and more and more Gobi deserts appeared along the way.

"Boss, I will definitely camp in the wild tonight." Li Likun saw the night gradually falling, and there was no village or shop in front of the village or behind, so he could only camp.

They had a long-distance trip to this route, but in the afternoon, there was a section of road construction that delayed several hours.

Fortunately, the truck was well prepared, and the cooking utensils and food were sufficient.

So I drove all the vehicles off the main road and prepared dinner just under a deserted slope.
To be continued...