I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 409: Energy Source

In the dead of night, when all was quiet, He Xiuyu finally talked to Qiao Qingyu about his abnormality. He pressed her red mole, and he too could enter the space, alone, but he was outside the Space Device, as the initial conjecture went. So Qiao Qingyu watched with her own eyes as He Xiuyu disappeared before her.

Her heart was not without shock.

A few minutes later, He Xiuyu emerged from within. The environment was still the same as he had seen. This time, he planned to take Qiao Qingyu inside with him. The operation was simple; he took Qiao Qingyu into the space.

Qiao Qingyu stood on the outskirts, looking up at the towering, sky-piercing glass wall that stood hundreds of meters high.

She hadn’t expected it to be the exterior of the Space Device. Then she saw He Xiuyu squatting on the ground, studying the strangely shaped stones under his feet. Some were gray, others black, but without exception, they all emitted a gleaming luster.

Qiao Qingyu squatted down too and looked, then asked He Xiuyu next to her, "Do you think these could be the energy source for the Space Device?"

He Xiuyu nodded gently, "That’s what I’m guessing, but we’ll need to test it to be sure."

"How will you test it, by taking these stones out?"

"Not taking them out. I’ll see if I can bring some experimental equipment here."

Qiao Qingyu looked around again. The distance was shrouded in fog. Could this be another planet?

She tentatively walked towards the distance but was held back by He Xiuyu.

For safety’s sake, now was not the time for them to explore.

The two of them returned to their bedroom. freēnovelkiss.com

Lying in bed, Qiao Qingyu had a wild thought, "If you figure out the energy thing, does that mean we’ll be stepping into the interstellar era?"

That was quite a daring thought.

He Xiuyu wrapped her in his arms and said softly, "It’s not that simple. Sleep, tomorrow I’ll take you to the unit."

Qiao Qingyu also felt she was thinking too boldly. These things couldn’t be accomplished by just one or two people; they involved many aspects.

But, one could always look forward to the progress of this world.

The exterior of the Space Device was not as strict as the interior. It was like a space where anything could be brought inside, including liquids.

But He Xiuyu was much more cautious. He only brought the necessary experimental equipment inside.

Then, during the day, they both got busy with their work, and at night He Xiuyu would enter the outer perimeter of the Space Device to study those oddly shaped stones.

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Although Qiao Qingyu hadn’t specifically inquired, she still learned about Chen Tianliang and Qian Xinghua from Fang Xiaomei’s mouth.

Qian Xinghua was Fang Xiaomei’s cousin.

From a young age, she was pretty, with fair and clear skin, not at all like a girl who had grown up in this barren land. She had a beautiful voice and sang very well.

Especially the folk songs of the Northwest, which sounded exceptionally clear when sung by her.

She also loved reading, but unfortunately, she was unable to finish her education, not because her family disallowed it, but because the school environment here had changed.

By the time it was possible to study again, she had already missed the optimal age. Mr. Qian, a man who cared about face, was unwilling to secure a job for her in the commune, and she missed the chance to become a privately hired teacher when she couldn’t read sheet music.

Later, she joined everyone in working the fields. Although she was young, she learned fast, worked quickly, and well, and at sixteen, she became the head of the Qiao Family Team’s propaganda team.

That year, many Sent-Down Youth came here, and she met Chen Tianliang. Then, unsurprisingly, the two of them somehow ended up together.

Mr. Qian didn’t agree at all. He was a discerning man, just slightly lacking in education, but his dedication alongside Qiao Qingyu until now showed he was not short-sighted. He knew these Sent-Down Youth would return to the city and to their own life. This barren and poor land couldn’t hold them.

Moreover, the families were too different in background, so Mr. Qian was strongly opposed to his daughter being with Chen Tianliang.

Perhaps that’s the nature of youth – the more they are opposed, the more they want to be together.

When Xinghua was nineteen, Chen Tianliang had a chance to go back to the city. They promised each other everything, but Chen Tianliang’s mother, upon learning the situation, firmly opposed them. Yet, to not offend her son, she chose to start from Qian’s side.

Her methods were blunt and simple; if Chen Tianliang had just verified things himself, even if he had called or written to Qian Xinghua, they wouldn’t have ended up as they did.

Qian Xinghua committed suicide because she was pregnant. To save her parents from shame and feeling that life had nothing left for her, in her naive mind, she saw it as a family of three being reunited in another world.

That was the whole story.

And Chen Tianliang indeed stayed as He Xiuyu had said. He stayed to set up an office here.

Naturally, the office wasn’t located at Xiaxi Commune, but in Yushu County.

He had limited contact with Xiaxi Commune and secretly how he helped, no one knew, but visibly Chen Tianliang had been to the Tenghai Research Base several times.

He also signed a contract with Tenghai Research Base for next year’s seed supplies.

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Qiao Mubao had finished his college entrance exams, and his results had come out. Nearly two years of hard work paid off; he truly lived up to expectations and became the science valedictorian of North City.

Certainly, the university he wanted to attend was no problem.

The original plan was for Wu Qianyun, Qiao Zhicai, and Wu Xiucai to come to Xichuan, to Qiao Qingyu’s place.

But as it happened, He Shan was coming here for an inspection. Qiao Qingyu didn’t mind, and Wu Xiucai was indifferent; Wu Qianyun looked to Qiao Zhi.

And Qiao Zhicai was somewhat resistant to He Shan.

He had been the most strongly opposed to this marriage in the beginning.

Now, however, those things couldn’t be said.

Yet, meeting face to face was inevitably awkward.

So Qiao Qingyu didn’t insist. After all, there would be plenty of opportunities to meet, and the awkwardness would naturally dissolve over a year or so.

Therefore, during the summer break, Wu Xiucai followed Qiao Zhicai and his wife to the Qiao Family Team. The reasons were that Qiao Mubao had entrance exams to sit, and the months of July and August at the Qiao Family Team were the best time of the year.

The fields were filled with ripe and delicious vegetables, watermelons, various kinds of fragrant melons, and farmhouse yard-grown hawthorns.

Moreover, there were homestead matters to deal with at the Qiao Family Team.

It wasn’t just about avoiding He Shan.