I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 57 - Big White Building (Third Update)

Chapter 57 -57: Big White Building (Third Update)

Chapter 57 -57: Big White Building (Third Update)

Actually, Qiao Qingyu had wanted to make a phone call, but the telephones these days were not secure at all, and the source of the seeds had yet to be settled. She did not want any unexpected complications to arise.

If Uncle became excited on the other end of the phone and let slip about the seeds, that would be a disaster.

Even in the letter, she didn’t mention it, she just inquired about her parents and whether her little brother had returned home…

The plowing machines had been fully used, and that afternoon she led four tractor operators, driving five tractors, to the County Machinery Factory.

At the County Machinery Factory, several people from different communes were already waiting for the return of the five tractor plows, and Yu Factory Director was surrounded by these people, shining brightly like the moon amongst stars.

So, seeing Qiao Qingyu’s return made Yu Factory Director’s eyes crinkle into two fine lines with his smile.

Yu Factory Director had a strong addiction to smoking, always with a cigarette in hand. However, the cigarettes he smoked were coarse roll-your-owns, which had a very pungent taste.

Standing a few steps away, Qiao Qingyu also beamed with laughter, her voice crisply ringing out, “Yu Factory Director, now let’s check them over, and if there’s no problem, these plowing machines can be returned in full glory.”

Yu Factory Director didn’t hesitate, “There will certainly be no issue, I trust this young comrade of ours.”

It wasn’t just politeness; he really did trust this young comrade, but even more so, he trusted the Tenghai Research Base behind her. What’s there to fear if something breaks? Those two engineers are extremely capable. The whole machinery plant put together couldn’t match up to one of them, so why worry? If something breaks, just fix it again.

Therefore, Yu Factory Director’s attitude was especially agreeable, and with that, the subsequent negotiations went smoothly.

“Yu Factory Director, I wanted to ask if our machinery plant has any sowing machines?”

“We do, we actually have one that was just returned by Xiangyang Red Commune. Why, do you need to use it?”

Qiao Qingyu nodded eagerly, “Yes, the sowing machine is much faster than manual labor. What’s the procedure if I want to rent it?”

Meanwhile, the heads of the other communes crowded around, all clamoring to have the plowing machines lent to them first and promising better and better conditions.

Yu Factory Director glanced at Qiao Qingyu, who stood smiling outside the throng of people, and decided to be generous. After all, who knew if he might need Qiao Qingyu’s help in the future?

The Tenghai Research Base was growing larger and larger. If he could take this opportunity to establish a relationship with them, it would be a great thing.

“Comrade Qiao Qingyu, the rental price for the tractor plows you’re using is the highest, and as you’re developing wasteland, this time I won’t charge for the sowing machine. Of course, if it breaks down, you’ll be responsible for the repairs.”

“So it’s in working order now, right?”

“Definitely works well, it just came back.” He then had his assistant lead Qiao Qingyu to the warehouse to check the sowing machine.

The tractor operators from Xiaxi Commune had never seen a sowing machine, but the head of Xiangyang Red Commune came over voluntarily and patiently explained that the sowing machine had just returned, was topped up with oil, and serviced, and the oil tank was full – use it, it’s really fast.

This sowing machine was a new model, of course, relative to that era.

But for the three thousand mu of wasteland, it was incredibly useful.

Qiao Qingyu drove a sowing machine back from the County Machinery Factory, and Mr. Qian, upon hearing the news, joyfully ran from the commune to the wasteland. The wasteland was bustling now, with many people gathered around the sowing machine out of curiosity.

Then they looked at Qiao Qingyu, who sat atop the sowing machine, with eyes full of envy. This young lady was Qiao Qingyu, who was developing the wasteland together with the commune.

It was said that she was a family member of a high-ranking official from Tenghai Research Base, in possession of thousand silk hemp seeds, and was thinking of helping the farmers nearby the base improve their lives, grow wealthy, and even turn this land into fertile fields.

They hadn’t believed it at first, but now they did.

Especially those who had personally planted Heavenly Silk Hemp and witnessed the seedlings sprout.

The thousand silk hemp seeds weren’t much different from castor seeds; when they planted them, the seeds had already sprouted small buds.

In their view, this was not acceptable.

Despite their cautious behavior, it was inevitable that they damaged quite a few of the sprouts.

They had also raised seedlings before, such as with potatoes, which are planted in the ground only after sprouting.

But to see sprouts emerging even before being planted was a first for them,, and they felt it was unreliable, yet who would have thought they would really sprout?

It seemed that the quality of the seeds was indeed critical.

Qiao Qingyu didn’t use someone else this time; she waved at Mr. Qian and drove the seed drill along the furrows prepared by the members, heading forward.

The members of Xiaxi Commune were seeing a seed drill for the first time, and their eyes widened in amazement, fixed on the machine.

Especially some of the veteran farmers, who were particularly astounded.

They followed behind, some admiring and others shaking their heads.

The machine’s speed was impressive, vanishing in no time, but it had its drawbacks, such as being unable to create its own furrows. If the furrows weren’t straight, the seeds would end up outside the furrows.

Fortunately, Mr. Qian paid well for good work, so there were few seeds scattered in the wrong places, and he had a number of people specifically assigned to this task.

Qiao Qingyu wasn’t familiar with machinery, but she had seen colleagues play farming games. Large, advanced seed drills seemed to be able to make rows without prior preparation, crushing the wheat straw in the soil and performing nearly all processes in one go.

Yet for now, it was already quite impressive.

But Qiao Qingyu had a new idea.

She didn’t wait for He Xiuyu at home and went directly to the base.

If it had been in the past, Qiao Qingyu might not have been able to see He Xiuyu, but now she was well acquainted with the guards at the door. While walking, she also encountered several logistic employees who enthusiastically greeted her.

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She had just encountered Director Lin who personally escorted her to He Xiuyu’s office.

Qiao Qingyu thanked Director Lin before heading straight down to the end of the corridor.

The Tenghai Research Base office building was three stories tall,, with a considerable footprint,, and was painted white on the outside. Instead of ‘office building,’ people preferred to call it the Big White Building.

In the eyes of the locals, this Big White Building was steeped in mystery.

Surely, it was also the power center of Tenghai Research Base.

The door was a thick, solid wooden door, marked only with ‘003’. This had to be He Xiuyu’s office.

Qiao Qingyu organized her thoughts, intending to knock on the door, but to her surprise, it opened from the inside.

A woman was stepping out.

Well, well, an acquaintance—it was Su Yunyao.

Their eyes met, and a flicker of disbelief was clearly visible in Su Yunyao’s eyes.

Qiao Qingyu didn’t seem to mind, but unexpectedly, Su Yunyao reacted quickly, swooshing the office door shut.

In fact, at the moment the door opened, Su Yunyao’s complexion was not good, but Qiao Qingyu hadn’t noticed. Su Yunyao had disguised it very well, so now her reddened face appeared to be out of coyness.

In reality, just a moment before, she had been discussing her ideas with He Xiuyu while holding some blueprints…