Once he reached Stone City, Li Long relaxed. He knew the rest of the route fairly well. Besides, after two fairly strict crackdowns this year, no one in this area dared openly block the road and rob people as they had last winter.
Old Street was not far south of the Wuyi Highway. When Li Long arrived, he drove straight in. After parking in the lot, he climbed off the tractor and went to Ke Youmu's milk tea shop.
There were no customers in the shop. Ke Youmu poured Li Long a bowl of milk tea, then sat opposite him and asked:
"Friend, what brings you here at this hour?"
"I went to Kuytun," Li Long said honestly. "I'm just on my way back. Thought I'd stop here for a rest."
"Kuytun, huh? I hear it's nice over there." Ke Youmu looked wistful. "I've never been."
"You've already done pretty well," Li Long said with a smile. "Some of my friends in the mountains have never left the mountains or Ma County in their whole lives. They've just lived that way."
"Haha, it's good to get out and see things." Ke Youmu nodded in understanding. "Some of my relatives are the same. They spend their whole lives in the mountains and don't know what's happening outside. Some even think the old Chairman is still alive. They asked me when I went back."
Li Long nodded. That was perfectly normal.
After finishing his milk tea, Li Long went to look in on Chen Xingbang's stall. Chen Xingbang had bought a pig that day and was selling pork. Several people were gesturing for him to cut them some pork belly. When he saw Li Long, he smiled and nodded, attending to his customers first.
Only after their meat had been weighed did