The nearby villages were incredibly envious, but they could only watch, as their village did not have Wang Yongzhu and Song Chongjin as their backers.
Neither did they have a great merchant like Ninth Master Lee, who would take everything and pay them every cent of the silver.
There were some shrewd ones who tried to negotiate with the Lizheng of Qilidun, since their villages were close to Qilidun, and each village also had hills like Qili Slope nearby.
These hills were usually idle, with villagers collecting mountain goods and firewood during their free time.
Since Qili Slope could grow tea, and they were nearby, shouldn't they be able to cultivate it too?
The thought intrigued them, and they also wanted to buy some tea trees from Qilidun to plant. Perhaps in the future, they could use Qilidun's network to sell their tea and increase everyone's income.
