I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 393: Want to Go Solo

Whether it was Xichuan or North City, the spring planting had already finished completely.

This time, Qiao Qingyu invested quite a bit, and she was also preparing to provide a complete demonstration for Yushu County.

It turned out that the benefits derived from unified contract farming were somewhat higher than those of individual farming.

The ultimate beneficiaries were the members of the Xiaxi Commune.

Qiao Qingyu’s initial purpose was to prevent and control desertification, and then to enable the members here to lead prosperous lives.

If she could succeed again this year, then this path would prove to be feasible. She had already communicated with Mr. Qian from Xiaxi Commune beforehand, so this year the government was putting everything into supporting Qiao Qingyu. Otherwise, with Qiao Qingyu’s hands-off approach, she simply couldn’t manage so much land on her own.

And Mr. Qian had found several helpers for Wang Laogen.

Meanwhile, in the financial department, He Xiuyu had sent over a cashier, as having only Fang Xiaomei in finance was not in accordance with regulations.

Now that it was already called an Agricultural Base and had signed a joint planting agreement with Qiao Family Team, everything had to be formalized.

However, He Xiuyu still needed to communicate with Qiao Qingyu because deep down, he hoped Qiao Qingyu would incorporate this Agricultural Base into the Tenghai Research Base. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

But clearly, his wife still seemed interested in making money independently.

His research base was burning through money, and many projects were stalled due to financial issues, though solutions were being sought but to little avail.

However, he would respect all of Qiao Qingyu’s choices.

So, these were not urgent.

Once decided, a report could be immediately filed, and the approval for his report was also very fast.

Of course, the steps He Xiuyu intended to take had not yet been communicated with Qiao Qingyu, and she was unaware.

At this moment, Qiao Qingyu was somewhat troubled as she faced Sun Xiuyuan blocking her path.

She didn’t understand, a girl who seemed so clever, why did she always do foolish things?

Could it be that she was carrying a system that forcibly reduced intelligence?

Then, Sun Xiuyuan spoke harshly, "Qiao Qingyu, I’ll give you one hundred yuan to add my name to the list."

Qiao Qingyu rubbed her forehead, truly somewhat troubled.

She said, "Then you might as well hire someone directly with one hundred yuan to plant grass and trees for you, wouldn’t that be better?"

But unexpectedly, Sun Xiuyuan suddenly curled her lips, "I was just saying it casually, did you really believe me?"

Qiao Qingyu, "..."

"I didn’t believe it. You were able to get into college, received so much education, naturally you wouldn’t be foolish enough to make such a statement."

Sun Xiuyuan’s face changed repeatedly, but how could she tell Qiao Qingyu that her statement was half true, half false?

She felt a stifled sensation in her chest, unable to breathe in or out.

Going to plant trees wasn’t really a big deal; even if she had never done labor before, she knew it wouldn’t kill her, and there were classmates who would willingly volunteer to help her.

However, she dared not.

Her father and elder brother had sternly warned her, not to engage in deception anymore or let others help, as the Sun family couldn’t afford to lose face.

In everyone’s eyes, this was just a minor matter.

"Even if you were a princess, you could still manage to plant trees and grass while bending over."

But Sun Xiuyuan didn’t quite see it that way; she felt that if she were to plant trees, it would mean bowing down to Qiao Qingyu. Could she ever hold her head up high in front of her after that?

She bit her lip, reluctant, and said, "Qiao Qingyu, when are you organizing the students to replant?"

Qiao Qingyu looked at her in surprise. "Do you want to hire someone in advance?"

Sun Xiuyuan, "..."

...

Qiao Family Team, Qiao Genbao’s house.

The Soothing Grass had sprouted and was now over ten centimeters tall.

He moved the seedlings of Soothing Grass into two pots, then carried them to the old house.

His grandparents were both at home. He placed the pots on the windowsill and repeated to them alone what Qiao Qingyu and he had discussed.

He also told them that these plants were good for the elderly but insisted Old Qiao and Granny Qiao keep it a secret; otherwise, if everyone came asking for them, there wouldn’t be enough to go around and it might offend people.

Old Qiao and Granny Qiao were sharp and immediately grasped the intent conveyed by Qiao Qingyu.

This was valuable stuff, but Qiao Qingyu was only providing it for their own family.

There were many people in the family, so they couldn’t leak any information.

Thus, there were two pots of grass on the windowsill of their bedroom that nobody really paid attention to, and when others asked, he would say they were flowers Genbao had picked from the road in Southern China.

And so, no one asked any further.

At that time, the main concern was having enough food and warm clothes and some spare cash in hand, as for plants, no one would bother with that.

However, though the grandparents were frail, they did not suffer from insomnia; they mainly needed better nutrition due to the hardships during their younger days to slowly improve their health.

Therefore, the effects of the Soothing Grass weren’t particularly notable for them.

But that didn’t stop them from treasuring these two pots of health grass as if they were precious jewels.

Genbao also brought two pots to his father-in-law because the latter had always been good to them.

Having something so beneficial, of course, he thought of them too.

Of course, he used the same explanation, otherwise, it could lead to big trouble. In the countryside, to be frank, many secrets are not really secrets.

In truth, almost everyone within ten miles had some sort of familial ties.

Genbao didn’t tell the truth; he didn’t want to cause trouble for his sister, even though his father-in-law was good to their family, there were still children and grandchildren to consider. It was different from his own grandparents. He told them it was a flower species he had picked from the roadside in Yun City, capable of absorbing smoke and toxins in the house, beneficial for health, a rare find, and he asked them not to give it to anyone else, leaving it at that.

His father-in-law privately asked Niu Guili, who didn’t know much either, but she trusted her husband and told them just to keep it in their house, it would definitely be beneficial.

Therefore, these two pots of Soothing Grass sat securely in Niu Guili’s parents’ bedroom.

The value of these two pots was about ten thousand yuan, and in certain circles in Beijing, they were extremely sought after.

Genbao was unaware; if he knew, he wouldn’t dare take them out, even if threatened.

...

Qiao Qingyu had finally completed all the academic subjects, and then, using the time on Sunday, she took some of the students to replant trees. However, the saplings were gone, only alfalfa was left. Sun Xiuyuan ultimately didn’t hire anyone to do the work but joined everyone to replant together. Her name finally made the list, albeit towards the end. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be helped; it’s not like they could tear it up and rewrite it.

The students had also prepared for the drilling of a well, preliminarily estimating the groundwater to be around twenty-one meters from the surface. This was the closest distance calculated after research by the Geological Survey, the Xichuan drilling team, and the school. They decided to drill near a depression that could serve as a reservoir.

However, this location was not the center of the green belt but was very close to the nearby farmlands.