On August 20, the Dry Canal restoration project supervised by Zhao Shijie was completed.
Li Long had wanted to celebrate with him again and find somewhere to look around and have some fun. After all, apart from that frightening trip into the mountains, Zhao Shijie had spent the past half month working diligently and conscientiously at the construction site.
He had grown much darker in the sun.
Li Long wanted to buy him something as a memento, but he firmly refused that too.
Once the work was done, Zhao Shijie had only one thought: leave this place and get home as quickly as possible.
Although Team 4 was much safer than the mountains, the experience had left a shadow over him, and he felt home was better after all.
Considering how long Zhao Shijie had worked on his project, and now that he himself had time, Li Long planned to drive him to Wu City in the off-road vehicle. Zhao Shijie refused again.
With no other choice, Li Long went to the toll station, packed up some dried mushrooms, took two antelope horns, and bundled them together as a gift for Zhao Shijie.
Zhao Shijie did not refuse local specialties like these. He only said he would come back before winter at the end of the year to handle the land leveling.
After seeing Zhao Shijie to the bus station and watching the bus disappear into the distance, Li Long knew this stage of the work was over.
On August 21, Liu Gaolou called from inside Khorgos, saying the goods his second uncle had shipped over from the Kazakh Union Republic had reached the border gate.
The shipment included a somewhat larger set of oil refining equipment, and he wanted Li Long to prepare to receive it.
Li Long told