Gu Boyuan did not go straight to the Fourth Team when he returned. He went to the Purchasing Station first.
Li Long was at the Purchasing Station with his dad, Li Qingxia, wrapping up the last few days of work.
They had originally planned to close on Little New Year and reopen on the Fifteenth Day of the First Lunar Month, but so many people had come to sell things and buy agricultural supplies over the past two days that they could not wrap things up just yet.
Gu Boyuan's arrival brought plenty of cheerful voices to the Purchasing Station. Some of the longtime traders still recognized him. Seeing the former proprietor drive into the Purchasing Station, they all came forward to greet him and wish him a happy New Year.
Only after everyone dispersed did Gu Boyuan step behind the counter and exchange a few words with Li Qingxia. Then Li Long invited him into the reception room and poured him some tea.
"Uncle Gu, you must be worn out from the trip."
"Heh, I drove for two days," Gu Boyuan said with a smile. "Not really tired, though. My backside just hurts from sitting behind the wheel."
Gu Boyuan had set off early yesterday morning and driven all the way to Jinghe to rest. He had left Jinghe early this morning, and by the time he arrived here, it was late afternoon and the sun was almost down.
"Have you had lunch?"
"Yes, yes, at the Military Station in Kuytun," Gu Boyuan said. "Are Mingming and Haohao here or back with the Team?"
"With the Team," Li Long said. "They've been having so much fun with Qiangqiang that they don't want to come back."
"That's good. There aren't many children they can play with in the County Seat,