I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 364: The New Sense of Big Collective

Old Lady He patted the apron tied around her waist and hummed softly, "It’s all like taking care of my own children."

"Don’t worry, if this can be sold, I will get forty percent and you and Qiao Qingyu will each get thirty percent."

Old Lady He’s eyes moved around in satisfaction, but why did she really need the money? The house now had food and drink, and her son also gave her pocket money, but after all, it was essential to have some money on hand.

But she really didn’t know how much one pot could sell for, and when the price was mentioned, Old Lady He got scared.

"How can it sell for so much?" Old Lady He’s voice trembled as she spoke.

"It’s precious because it’s rare," Qiao Qingyu had said, "once these are sold, we won’t sell them again."

The key issue was that there were no seeds left.

So He Juanjuan hurriedly went to the greenhouse, where in her eyes each Soothing Grass now looked like a shiny golden baby.

She counted again, a total of one hundred and eighty plants.

He Juanjuan instructed Old Lady He, "We need to keep a close eye on this room, no rats, cats, or thieves can come in."

"That’s for sure. I need to tell your mom to hurry up and give that cat away."

If the cat scratched at them, they’d be gone in a flash.

Ordinary grass was one thing, but this was golden grass.

So Old Lady He and He Juanjuan went together to find Meng Siqi, united in their thought that Meng Siqi should get rid of her cat quickly.

Meng Siqi looked perplexed.

Since when were Old Lady He and Juanjuan on such good terms?

...

After that, Qiao Qingyu made a call to Wu Xiucai to talk about this matter, and Wu Xiucai was of course in agreement.

He had to give away some favors, but if he couldn’t make some money off such good things, he’d feel uncomfortable; businessmen are like that.

And he wouldn’t let down his son-in-law either.

...

Qiao Qingyu handed over all the work at her Agricultural Base to Wang Laogen and Fang Xiaomei, and took leave from school to go to Qiao Family Team.

The trip was smooth, but upon arriving at Qiao Family Team, Qiao Qingyu realized the situation was more serious than she had imagined.

It was already afternoon when she reached Qiao Family Team.

She hadn’t called in advance.

When she entered the village and met the people there, they were first shocked and then delighted. The aunts and grannies pulled her aside to ask her a barrage of questions, overwhelmingly enthusiastic.

Of course, Qiao Qingyu’s first stop had to be her own home; her elder brother and sister-in-law had already returned.

However, they were also hesitating, considering moving to Yun City, which was a completely unfamiliar land to them.

But if they considered the long term, not to mention other things, just the education of the children, it was a good place. The educational conditions in North City were relatively backward.

Luckily, there was still one semester left, so they would take time to discuss this issue gradually, even if they had to stay another year before making a decision.

Especially Qiao Genbao, living with his grandfather always seemed so uncomfortable.

How comfortable it was to be home, where he could go ten days without washing his feet, just lying on the kang and no one would mind.

Neither of the children had much reaction; after all, they would simply follow wherever their parents went.

It was just Niu Guili who suddenly felt somewhat uncomfortable with the way of using the bathroom upon returning.

But after a few days, she adjusted. Having grown up here, she couldn’t be in a bathroom with flush toilets for a few days and start feeling disdainful everywhere else.

But although returning to her hometown exuded a heartfelt warmth,

she had to admit that the Qiao Family Team was indeed poor and backward.

Yet in the Harvest Commune, the Qiao Family Team was the largest team, complete with its own distribution point and procurement station...

Here, it was quite convenient for the members to buy and sell things.

Along the way, the chatter of the aunties and grandmothers was filled with envy.

Then, one by one, they scattered, engaged in spring farming; spring was the busiest time, no household had idle hands, but this year was different from the past.

How should I put it, though the land was leased to individuals, it felt like a return to the communal dining era, yet it wasn’t the same.

This was a new form of collective.

The land that was distributed to individuals remained in their hands, but what to plant and how to plant it was under a complete plan by the team.

And this plan wasn’t made by the team alone.

It was said to be directly approved by the province.

My goodness, such a connection was extraordinary, a small Qiao Family Team linked up with the provincial level, which changed their spirit significantly.

However, this model had just started, and they still didn’t know what the future held, but everyone was still deeply grateful to Qingyu.

Wasn’t it this girl who constantly kept the Qiao Family Team in her thoughts? Without her, would they have seen these days?

Now, it was easy for the local girls and boys to talk about marriage; anyone from ten or eight villages away, as soon as they heard "Qiao Family Team," agreed without even meeting in person.

Why would they agree?

It was all because the Qiao Family Team had become a seed base.

Now, a household registration in the Qiao Family Team was valuable; previously people were reluctant to come, but now, you might not even qualify.

But there was no extra land to distribute to you.

Though the days hadn’t brightened yet, they were ultimately walking towards the light.

Most people in the Qiao Family Team understood this well; they all knew it was Qingyu who had fought for this.

But a few who had good relations with the Qiao Family quietly cautioned Qingyu, "Qingyu, now your second uncle has changed, if he makes any unreasonable demands, don’t agree and don’t indulge him..."

"In the village, some people’s intentions aren’t good, if you hear something unpleasant, don’t take it to heart, we all appreciate you..."

Another aunt also said, "Qingyu, not to be nosy, but let me tell you, that Wang Mei is no good; she just uses you, takes advantage of you, and then turns around and badmouths you to death..."

"Anyway, your grandparents are sick with stress..."

Qingyu was listening, then hesitated. Her grandparents were sick, so instead of going home, she went straight to the old family house.

There wasn’t much change at home.

But there were many red bricks and timber piled up by the wall, indicating plans for construction.

Aunt Wang Guihua was adding water for the chicks at the chicken coop.

Seeing Qingyu come in, she was truly stunned.

It took her a moment to react.

Once she did, she hurried over to take the bag from Qingyu’s hands, saying, "You child, when did you get off the bus? How did you get here? Why didn’t you call ahead? There’s always someone at the team office, or at the very least you could have called your elder cousin..."

From the room to the west, another figure emerged, Qiao Shengbao.

He was holding corn leaves in his hand.

Seeing Qingyu had returned, his face lit up with joy, and then from inside the house came the feeble coughing of the old lady, "Why does this voice sound so familiar? Qingyu, is it Qingyu who has come back?"