I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 38 - Hes Back

Chapter 38: Chapter 38 He’s Back

Chapter 38 -38 He’s Back

Of course, regarding weight loss, that’s something you wouldn’t even think about now, as everyone is generally thin and it’s rare to see anyone chubby.

As for improving the immune system, people of this era don’t really have a concept of it, so we’ll have to capitalize on its most common effect, which is to serve as pasture for cattle, sheep and horses, while also improving the soil and changing the environment.

Now, whether it succeeds or not depends on how determined Mr. Qian is.

So, she still had to come up with a backup plan.

…

It must be said, Mr. Qian’s determination was truly great; he was ready to follow Qiao Qingyu all the way. The next afternoon, he sent a tractor to pick her up.

After that, everything went smoothly.

The profits would be split evenly among everyone, and if there were losses, Qiao Qingyu would bear them alone. Only a fool would be unmoved by such terms.

Qiao Qingyu certainly wasn’t going to be an unsung hero; she passionately shared her thoughts about helping the community members become wealthy at the meeting. Declaring her intentions, she stated that, for this goal and for the fraternal bond with Xiaxi Commune, she was willing to take the risk of ruin to partner with Xiaxi Commune.

Her hope was to recreate an oasis on these thousands of acres of barren land.

Several elderly comrades were moved to tears.

They repeatedly praised Qiao Qingyu as a good comrade, even wanting to send banners of honor and letters of thanks to the base, but Qiao Qingyu politely declined.

After signing the agreement, Qiao Qingyu and Vice Director Qian pressed their fingerprints and then stamped the official seal, finally making it official.

In recent weeks, the director of Xiaxi Commune had health issues and went to Beijing for treatment.

Now, Vice Director Qian was fully in charge, so he took Qiao Qingyu to see the three thousand acres of barren land. After getting off the tractor, the scene was just as desolate as around the compound of the base, if not more so, not a single green weed in sight.

Now that it was nearly mid-April, some wild greens should have sprouted, but there was nothing here.

“Vice Director Qian, this place is really desolate.”

Vice Director Qian explained somewhat embarrassedly, “Qingyu, decades ago this was all grassland. But with the increasing sandstorms, and perhaps because we had too many cattle and sheep, and our grazing methods weren’t reasonable, this land turned into what it is now.”

Qiao Qingyu glanced around, her brow slightly furrowed. There hadn’t been a drop of rain this year, and the sky had been somewhat hazy lately.

She asked Vice Director Qian, “Does your commune have any statistical reports on sandstorms and dusty weather for the past decade?”

“Of course, we compile those statistics every year. Are you worried about recent dust weather, Qingyu?”

“Yes, I am a bit concerned.”

Vice Director Qian then fell silent, later sighing and saying, “Even if there is dusty weather, we still have to do what we must. Otherwise, the countless people living on this land will starve to death. Sometimes, we are just fighting with nature for our food.”

Qiao Qingyu turned to look at Mr. Qian, who always seemed easygoing and affable, but he truly had no personal agenda; all his thoughts and considerations were for the welfare of the dozens of brigades and thousands of members of Xiaxi Commune.

But with three thousand acres of barren land, the investment would be significant, so she needed to formulate a detailed plan.

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After that, Qiao Qingyu was incredibly busy; she and Sister-in-law Li went to Yushu County and spent three days selling two hundred and sixty shoulder bags.

Along with the shoulder bags, over two hundred small wallets were also sold.

A bag for six yuan, non-negotiable. She had only intended to sell a small portion to Sister-in-law Li for household use, for two reasons: first, because Sister-in-law Li had been busy with her for such a long time, and second, because Sister-in-law Li seemed to be out of money and was anxiously waiting to get paid.

However, she had underestimated the purchasing power of the female comrades in the county town.

Some of the female comrades came to buy in the morning and returned in the afternoon with their friends to choose more. Although the styles were the same, there was a variety of colors available. For example, with the same rainbow crossbody bags, some girls would be dazzled by the choices and unsure which color combination to pick.

Moreover, with more than two hundred bags hanging on two rows of wooden shelves, from a distance, the entire Xiji of Yushu County was adorned with such intense colors.

Therefore, naturally, they sold quickly.

Moreover, with over a dozen factories in the county town and thousands of female workers, she believed even another two hundred could be sold.

Qingyu kept the remaining dozen or so bags, planning to give them away as gifts later.

After deducting costs, she had earned a net profit of fifteen hundred yuan.

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After finishing their class at the study group, the two of them started to divide the money. Sister-in-law Li’s hands trembled as she accepted a large stack of cash; to be honest, she had never seen so much money in her thirty years of life.

When Mr. Li married her, he had given her a dowry of fifty yuan, which was already considered high in the area.

“Qingyu, it’s too much, I can’t take this. This is your fabric, your design, and you’ve put so much effort into it. I’d be laughing in my sleep if I could get one hundred yuan,” she said.

“Sister-in-law, we agreed from the start, this is after the deduction of one hundred yuan for costs. I provided the sewing machine and you brought the thread, but let’s not account for that, and as we agreed before, a six-four split is just right, isn’t it?” Qingyu replied.

Indeed, it was as she said, and Sister-in-law Li knew she had received a lot of money, but she had no idea that the costs were only one hundred yuan.

Moreover, she had never thought about doing a sixty-forty split with Qingyu.

Sister-in-law Li stared at Qingyu, her eyes welling up. With a choked voice, she said, “Qingyu, I know you could have done this work yourself. You just wanted me to earn some money. How can I ever thank you…”

“Sister-in-law, you also put in hard work. This is what you deserve. Plus, as long as there’s a way to get rich in the future, we’ll keep working together,” Qingyu reassured her.

Sister-in-law Li hurriedly nodded, clutching the crossbody bag containing six hundred yuan, joyously yet sneakily heading home as if she was a thief.

Qingyu smiled. This was her way of repaying Sister-in-law Li for the favor of saving her life.

…

Now Qingyu had over four thousand yuan in her hands, which was a considerable sum of money in those days.

She rode her bicycle to the Commune but did not go to see Vice Director Qian.

The Vice Director was very busy these days, having personally led hundreds of people to cultivate the barren land just a few days earlier.

Qingyu stopped at the entrance of the Commune, spending one yuan to catch a horse-drawn carriage to Yushu County,

As per the agreement, she needed to get some tractors and ploughing machines to start plowing the fields.

Once in the county town, Qingyu headed directly to the First Machinery Factory of Yushu County with a letter of introduction and a family certificate in hand.

Meanwhile, a jeep slowly approached from afar and pulled up in front of Qiao Qingyu’s house.

A tall and graceful man stepped out of the vehicle, wearing a beige trench coat, and lifted a little girl, about four or five years old, from the car.

He held the little girl’s hand and stood in front of the gate, which was locked with an iron padlock.