I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 384 The Outside World is Truly Wonderful

Da Niu could see that when her auntie spoke, those people were sincerely listening with looks of admiration on their faces.

How old was her auntie this year?

Her auntie was only three years older than herself. She had just turned nineteen this fall.

In the past, when she heard her grandparents and eldest uncle praise Qiao Qingyu, she didn’t believe it, since she rarely saw her auntie’s demeanor outside, but this time, Da Niu finally truly realized that her auntie was indeed remarkable.

Following by her auntie’s side, those people also beamed cheerily at her.

Time was still too short. She really wished she could stay by her auntie’s side forever, even if it meant just doing her laundry and cooking in the future, as long as she could follow her.

But her auntie wouldn’t even take her to Xichuan.

She wasn’t afraid of hardship or toil; she would be happy to go there and farm.

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Qiao Qingyu had already bought her train ticket; she would leave tomorrow.

She and Da Niu were walking back from Ning’an County together, Da Niu leaning against the wall, her hands twisted together, looking at Qiao Qingyu with unsaid words on her lips.

Of course, Qiao Qingyu knew what Da Niu wanted to do, Da Niu wanted to go back to Xichuan City with her, but she truly couldn’t take her back. No matter the future developments in Xichuan, the current Xichuan and Qiao Family Team were no different, and Da Niu didn’t need to develop there either.

Qiao Qingyu said softly, "Da Niu, your auntie is going to Beijing tomorrow, and your auntie hopes you can stay and help build our new rural village with your eldest uncle and the others..."

Although these words sounded very inspiring, tears poured out of Da Niu’s eyes instantly, "Auntie, I’m not afraid of the hardships or the toil. I just don’t want to stay here."

Qiao Qingyu thought for a moment, "You don’t want to stay at the Qiao Family Team; you don’t want to stay at your home!"

Da Niu, hit right where it hurt, hung her head silently as tears streamed down ceaselessly.

Qiao Qingyu remained unmoved but still softened her voice, "Da Niu, your auntie knows what’s on your mind, but sometimes there are some people and things you just can’t run from. You can ignore your grandparents, but what about your parents, your two younger sisters?"

Da Niu looked up at Qiao Qingyu sitting across from her and wiped her tears, "Auntie, I just don’t want to see you go. Don’t worry, I won’t leave, if I left, there’d be even less care for my two sisters."

Qiao Qingyu’s gaze became even more gentle; Da Niu hadn’t followed her for these few days in vain.

"It’s really unfair to you, but there’s no helping it. Your parents are just too honest. Being the oldest in the family, you have to shoulder more responsibility."

Da Niu had learned what responsibility meant these past few days. She pondered upon it, calming her emotions, before she bashfully smiled at Qiao Qingyu and then nodded, "Don’t worry, auntie, I know what to do."

Qiao Qingyu held her hand and patted it, "Da Niu, you can’t bear everything alone. You have to learn to utilize the strength of others, like your great-grandparents. Most importantly, your grand uncle."

Da Niu’s grand uncle was naturally Qiao Zhiyuan. It was inevitable; the Qiao Family had many members, even Qiao Qingyu herself would sometimes get them mixed up.

Like so many of her male cousins, their wives, and their children.

When the whole family gathered, it made her dizzy.

Da Niu nodded vigorously, "When my grandma bullies me, I’ll go to them for help."

"Exactly, as long as you’re right, they will stand by your side." Then, glancing around, Qiao Qingyu whispered to Da Niu how to deal with Wang Mei.

Wang Mei was easy to handle, but it still required some thought.

Especially since Wang Mei’s character was truly awful; her actions often knew no bounds.

Her grandma said that when her second uncle was young, he had faced setbacks and never recovered, becoming reticent and uninterested in marriage. But back then, though the Qiao Family weren’t landlords, they got by well, and her uncles, especially her second uncle, were quite handsome, making him the most attractive, so there was no shortage of marriage proposals coming to their door.

Matchmakers had found several suitable girls for him, and he picked haphazardly; Wang Mei ended up as his wife.

So it had been for several decades.

It remained to be seen if Da Niu could grasp her meaning.

But the work here had basically ended.

Li Tie and his second uncle, along with their construction crew, joined Captain Liang’s team with great enthusiasm and were already measuring out the roads.

Wu Hong’s cement factory was taking over a state-owned cement factory in Xichuan that was on the verge of bankruptcy.

All it lacked was capital and raw materials.

As for personnel, there was not only no shortage, but an excess.

In order to establish a good reputation, Wu Hong had also agreed with the local government to take over the factory and retain all the elderly staff members, vowing not to downsize a single one.

Thus, naturally, the factory had to expand.

Once the necessary materials and equipment arrived, cement production was already underway.

Frankly speaking, the cement factory was also a business that was about to boom.

Wu Hong had great foresight in this aspect.

He had already arranged for a train carload of cement, which would soon arrive in Ning’an County.

And here in Ning’an County, a cement branch factory would be opened.

So, as long as the construction could proceed, the Qiao Family Team’s cement roads would immediately begin to be built.

This time, it wasn’t just building a cement road within the village; the road would lead from the village to Harvest Commune, and then from Harvest Commune to the county town, adding more than twenty miles of road length.

This road was contracted by the county.

Wu Hong was generous, pledging that he would provide half of the cement for free.

Furthermore, families in the village who had originally planned to build houses had all paused their plans.

From now on, the household registration management of the Qiao Family Team would become strict.

The cadres of the team were currently going door to door to verify the population, register it formally, and then record the area of the homesteads and houses each family owned.

Spring plowing was still underway, and every family was working from dawn till dusk.

Truth be told, the members had never worked so hard in all these years.

Nor had they ever felt such a surge of excitement, feeling as if they had boundless energy.

Because how this year turned out would represent whether the Qiao Family Team could truly become a well-off model village according to the plan.

So, everyone was putting their full effort into it.

Last year, a pig farm had been built at the edge of the village. It was now managed scientifically and with strict standards, to the point where the elderly commented enviously that the pigs lived in cleaner conditions than their own homes.

This year, a total of five hundred pigs were being raised.

With unified management and cultivation.

The pig farm also paid monthly salaries, employing people from the village as well as technicians from the commune.

The manure from the pig farm was also processed in a unified manner; at the foot of the mountain near the village, there were two large manure fermentation pools.

In the Southern region, chemical fertilizers were already being produced, but they were used very sparingly here. The base fertilizer was all organic fertilizer produced by the team itself.

The pesticides used were also carefully selected.

The team had already set clear guidelines for these last year.

To build a regular and qualified seed breeding base required the construction of laboratories, seedling nurseries, and some advanced equipment.

These pieces of equipment were provided by Tenghai Research.