Professor Yang and his group arrived at the county bus station after twelve. There had been a misunderstanding when the two sides communicated: Li Long had assumed they would drive over and had not asked further. Professor Yang had not wanted to trouble Li Long, so he had told him to wait at his own Purchasing Station.
So when Li Long saw Professor Yang approaching with four students carrying suitcases, he hurried out of the Purchasing Station to meet them and said with some self-reproach:
"Professor Yang, this was my mistake. I thought your college would send a car... If I'd known, I should have picked you up at the bus station."
"Haha, no need, no need." Professor Yang laughed heartily. "It's only a few steps! Your Purchasing Station is quite well known. We asked as soon as we left the bus station and found it right away. It wasn't far, anyway."
Li Long hurriedly ushered them into the reception room at the back. Liang Shuangcheng had already come over to pour tea.
The people selling things at the Purchasing Station all looked curiously at Professor Yang's group, which made the students accompanying him somewhat uncomfortable.
Only after entering the reception room in the back courtyard did they relax and look around curiously.
"Business at your Purchasing Station looks good," Professor Yang said with a smile.
"Not bad. It's peak fritillaria season right now. In summer, I mainly buy fritillaria and dried wild mushrooms here, so there are more people around at this time." Li Long explained, then asked, "Professor Yang, where are you staying? If you haven't found somewhere yet, I'll arrange it."
"No need, no need." Professor Yang waved his hand. "You know Yang Guoqiang, the principal of your township's Agricultural Technical Extension School, right? We know each