I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 72 - He was very fortunate

Chapter 72: Chapter 72 He was very fortunate

Chapter 72 -72 He was very fortunate

Qiao Qingyu had already considered that even if there was a disaster, she could no longer take out any more seeds.

He Xiuyu spoke lightly, “On my way back, I passed by your barren land and got out of the car to check. The thousand silk hemp that sprouted was basically unaffected, and the losses for those that didn’t sprout were also small. The plant on the edge of the wasteland is Barley Grass, and it has already started to emerge…”

Qiao Qingyu stared at him in surprise, watching He Xiuyu intently.

He Xiuyu, on the other hand, was smiling at her.

Since returning from Shangpo Village, this was the first time the two had met, but Qiao Qingyu always felt that their relationship was no longer merely superficial.

There was a sense of reality.

Especially now.

She wasn’t foolish, she naturally knew that He Xiuyu had specifically gone to inspect the three thousand eight hundred acres of wasteland.

Because of such news, Qiao Qingyu was very happy all morning.

Then Qiao Qingyu remembered some clichés from TV dramas and reminded He Xiuyu.

“Gu Jianchuan mentioned Old Mountain Eagle might be the spy ring leader or a lesser figure, but it’s undeniable that this person is definitely within the base. There are three offices along your office corridor, and all the office workers are suspects, so during the interrogation, be careful not to let them commit suicide.”

By this time, they had finished breakfast, and He Xiuyu was helping to clear the dishes. Hearing her words, he looked towards Qiao Qingyu intently, noticing her equally serious expression. She wasn’t just speaking casually, and he had indeed considered it already.

There were three offices on the third floor; he occupied the innermost one, another was Shen Haoze’s office, and the last one was the archives room.

On the day of the incident, Shen Haoze’s office was locked, but at this time, due to the issue with the keys, it couldn’t be ruled out that someone had opened the door and hidden inside. There were three people in the archives room, now under guard and being interrogated. Director Lin was personally conducting the interrogation to prevent someone from committing suicide out of fear or being silenced, which could interrupt the trail of clues.

He nodded slowly, “You make sense.”

“Did you clear up the matter with the matches?”

“It’s been clarified. The two packs of matches look just like ordinary matches on the outside, but the match heads contain a chemical powder that ignites upon heavy impact, and the matchboxes are all coated with phosphorus…”

“Only those two packs?” Qiao Qingyu suddenly asked.

“Except for those used, all other distributed matches have been recalled, and those in storage have been collected; they’re being checked by a designated person. Only the two packs sent to our household had issues.”

“Who is in charge of distributing the matches?”

“Old Xie has already investigated; it was Xiao Wu from logistics.”

“Does he have any issues?”

“He’s currently under interrogation.”

“He certainly wouldn’t admit it,” He Xiuyu didn’t respond, signaling his agreement.

Qiao Qingyu recalled, “When the base logistics truck came to distribute necessities, it was done in sequence.

I personally collected the matches, along with a bar of soap and a pack of salt.

At that time, the person who gave me the matches was probably the Xiao Wu you mentioned.”

Pausing briefly, she continued, “Either he’s dead set against admitting it, or this is yet another coincidence.”

After saying this, she looked up at He Xiuyu, who also was looking at her, and Qiao Qingyu grinned, “There sure are many coincidences happening at the base, Comrade He Xiuyu, you need to stay alert. This just shows that your opponent is not so simple.”

He Xiuyu couldn’t help but smile.

He stared at her intently.

He felt relief, grateful that Qiao Qingyu hadn’t used matches at home, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.

He must investigate this matter thoroughly and give Qiao Qingyu an explanation.

At that moment, a strand of hair fell across Qiao Qingyu’s forehead, blocking the corner of her eye. He Xiuyu felt an itch in his fingers, wanting to tuck the strand behind her ear, but after a light cough, he ultimately resisted the urge.

Though they were husband and wife, and Qiao Qingyu was quite bold, the timing still wasn’t right, and he couldn’t be abrupt.

Just then, the sound of a jeep’s horn came from outside; it was Sun Dazhi coming to pick up He Xiuyu for work at the base.

He Xiuyu said, “I need to head to work. We can move into the new house in a week. Did you finish the list I asked you to make?”

Qiao Qingyu then remembered this task, luckily having written down the needed items on a paper when she got back that day, otherwise she would have forgotten.

Some items couldn’t be bought in the county town.

For instance, she wanted to buy linen floral fabric for curtains and some quality cotton fabric for bed sheets.

She also needed a kitchen knife, a rice basin, a frying spoon, a steaming pot, a kettle for boiling water, and other household items, though not many.

These were items that couldn’t be found at the county co-op, or at least not of good quality, since base logistics would go to Xichuan City to purchase.

He Xiuyu took the paper and glanced over it, noting the orderly handwriting.

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He remembered the phone call he had made to the Security Bureau.

Qiao Qingyu hadn’t finished elementary school, so naturally, she hadn’t taken the elementary graduation exams, and the county education bureau didn’t have her test papers. In past years, the education at Qiao Family Team’s elementary school was chaotic; the substitute teachers, being educated youths, varied greatly in their educational levels, so he couldn’t find any test papers from Qiao Qingyu’s elementary days.

But the documents mailed over by the Provincial Security Bureau showed no issues with Qiao Qingyu—her social background was simple, her roots were red; her ancestors for eight generations were poor farmers.

The investigation was just a formality, He Xiuyu knew Qiao Qingyu was still the same person he had taken from Qiao Family Team.

As for why there had been such a big change, the current He Xiuyu wasn’t ready to delve into that.

The future was still long, and perhaps one day, Qiao Qingyu would tell him herself the real reason behind her transformation.

So he wasn’t in a hurry at all, placing the paper in his briefcase.

He asked Qiao Qingyu, “If you want to have a look at the barren lands, I can drop you off first.”

Qiao Qingyu’s eyes lit up, the weather had cleared today, and she hadn’t planned on riding her bicycle, since the roads would surely be muddy, but hitching a ride seemed like a good idea. She nodded, “Okay, I’ll go with you.”

Then neither of them noticed, but upon hearing this, He Xuerong’s eyes shifted.

As He Xiuyu moved to pick her up, her small hands holding the wooden box gradually loosened.

He Xiuyu held Rongrong and went out first, letting Qiao Qingyu change her clothes in the house.

Holding Rongrong, he pushed open the main door, only to find Xiao Hu, who had returned from the base hospital, standing by the jeep with a tense expression, his small wooden gun slung over his shoulder.

Not far away were a few other children, always seen playing together.

They were also shouting for Xiao Hu.

As if he hadn’t heard them, upon seeing He Xiuyu holding Rongrong, Xiao Hu’s eyes brightened. He ran several steps forward, looked up pleadingly, and asked, “Uncle He, can you give me a chance to make amends?”