I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 176: The Feeling of Heartache

Chapter 176: Chapter 176: The Feeling of Heartache

He Xiuyu fell silent for a moment before taking Qiao Qingyu to the study.

He seriously asked, "Do you have a clear goal?"

"Of course, I made contact with the person in charge at Nangang Seed Breeding Base yesterday. This time, I am mainly preparing to introduce a batch of early-maturing seeds suitable for sandy soils."

He Xiuyu then asked, "How will they be transported?"

"Mr. Zhou said we could contact a transport company’s fleet or even use railway transport," she replied.

"Isn’t it already past the prime planting season for vegetables?"

"But I’ve heard there’s a type of early-maturing hybrid honey pumpkin in the south that matures in eighty-five days, which is suitable for planting in Xichuan."

Qiao Qingyu added, "Of course, this was just verbally agreed upon; we’ll have to see the seeds before we can finalize anything."

"Regarding the seeds, you could actually afford to wait a bit more," He Xiuyu calmly suggested.

"But I also want to see the current state of development in Nangang City. If possible, I’d like to procure some goods from there and then make a profit from the price difference," Qiao Qingyu didn’t hide anything and chose to speak frankly.

He Xiuyu looked at Qiao Qingyu with a heavy gaze, sighed, and then started writing a letter.

His handwriting was beautiful, strong and forceful, with a distinctive character.

Soon, he finished a letter and put it into an envelope, "I have a classmate in Nangang City. His department is similar to Lu Ye’s. You can start with him."

Qiao Qingyu had no qualms about accepting the letter, and as she stood beside the writing desk, she hesitated as if she wanted to say more.

He Xiuyu put down his fountain pen, looked up at Qiao Qingyu with a hint of a smile in his voice, "Is there something you want to tell me?"

After thinking it over, Qiao Qingyu decided not to hesitate any longer and told He Xiuyu about the conversation she had overheard from Wei Xiao after treating the children with fried potato sticks. After she finished, she added, "Maybe I’m overthinking it—it was just a few words. But I felt it was necessary to tell you."

He Xiuyu’s eyebrows were tightly knit.

He was very surprised.

Although the words could be interpreted in many ways,

coming from Sister Yu, they demanded deeper thought.

He kept this matter in the back of his mind.

He looked at Qiao Qingyu, leaned back slightly, and said with a half-smile, "When I first brought you to Xichuan, I was thinking I should find you something to do. Staying at home every day is not only boring but also leads to wild thoughts..."

"Right, you should have found me a job a long time ago," Qiao Qingyu said nonchalantly.

Unexpectedly, He Xiuyu changed the subject, "But seeing you so busy every day, I now think my initial idea might not have been reasonable." He then laughed and said, "Comrade Xiao Qiao, why do you think people are always so contradictory?"

"How else could they be called human?" Qiao Qingyu replied with a smile in her eyes.

He Xiuyu watched Qiao Qingyu intently for a while and then broke into a smile as well.

...

This trip went very smoothly.

Qiao Qingyu first visited Mr. Zhou at the Nangang Seed Breeding Base, armed with an introduction letter and work badge, and from him, she purchased five thousand jin of hybrid honey pumpkin seeds.

Of course, Mr. Zhou was familiar with Tenghai Research Base.

So he took the initiative and reduced the price by fifty cents per jin.

It cost a total of seven thousand yuan.

She also spent three thousand yuan to buy lettuce, celtuce, and autumn-and-winter-suitable cucumber and tomato seeds.

These were for her elder brother’s preparation.

After storing these seeds at the breeding base, Qiao Qingyu spent one day doing a whirlwind tour of the base’s laboratories and experimental fields.

She also took quite a few notes.

These were all experiences.

Afterward, Qiao Qingyu took Fang Xiaomei with the letter He Xiuyu had written and went to find his classmate.

Naturally, they were warmly welcomed.

He Xiuyu’s classmate had an interesting name. His surname was Sui, and his given name was Sui Jun.

It was said that his father was a military man. When he was born, his father’s application for military service was approved, so that’s why they named him that.

When he heard what Qiao Qingyu had come for, Sui Jun didn’t hesitate and immediately took them both to the newly established first wholesale market in Nangang City.

Qiao Qingyu remained calm and collected, but Fang Xiaomei was truly amazed.

She tugged at Qiao Qingyu, "Qiao Qingyu, just look at those scarves, how pretty are they? And look over there, so many beautiful dresses, my goodness, can these perfume sachets really be sold so freely?"

And so on and so forth...

Qiao Qingyu first went to contact the transportation company but then gave up on the idea when she found out that the transportation cost was too expensive due to the long distance.

When Sui Jun learned of this, he took the initiative to arrange a train car for them.

They mainly had several thousand pounds of seeds to transport.

This was a matter of livelihood for the Northwest Base, so it was natural for him to help.

After the transportation was arranged, Qiao Qingyu felt relieved and began wholesale purchasing in large quantities at the first wholesale market.

The variety of goods she bought wasn’t mixed. The main items were sandals, various colors of cloth, dresses, hair clips, and headbands. The rest were all soaps and towels.

Retail price for soap was thirty-five cents each, while wholesale price was twenty-two cents.

So, the more than twenty thousand yuan that Qiao Qingyu carried was certainly a fortune.

Fang Xiaomei was shocked; she had never expected that Qiao Qingyu would carry so much money on her trip, and to just casually keep it in a canvas travel bag. Had she known, she would have been frightened.

Fortunately, all the money was exchanged for goods and then transported to the train station and loaded into a train car.

It was a perfect fit for one train car.

The train was supposed to depart that afternoon, but for some unknown reason, the station suddenly went into lockdown.

By the time the train was allowed to leave, it was already ten o’clock at night.

After the train car had been sent off, Qiao Qingyu also breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day, Qiao Qingyu called Sui Jun to thank him for his enthusiastic help and also phoned Mr. Zhou at the Seed Breeding Base. Mr. Zhou was very warm-hearted and promised that as long as Qiao Qingyu called him, he would mail her the seeds she needed.

She wouldn’t need to run all over the place anymore.

Qiao Qingyu thanked him with a smile and promised Mr. Zhou that she would keep some barley grass seeds and thousand silk hemp for him after the autumn harvest.

...

No need to mention how arduous the trip was. Once back home, Qiao Qingyu slept for a whole day and night.

For the first time, He Xiuyu felt a sense of heartache.

He really wanted to tell Qiao Qingyu to stop doing anything and just stay at home like before. He could afford to provide for her...

But those words ultimately remained unspoken.

No matter how long they had been together, he knew her personality well.

The seeds Qiao Qingyu purchased had also arrived, and the base had dispatched a vehicle to haul them to Zone 5’s laboratory.

They were all neatly arranged in the large warehouse.

This time, Fang Xiaomei brought one thousand yuan, which was the amount of funds she was able to move, and also purchased some goods.

However, this trip was a business trip for her, so she didn’t make any profit from it.

But Fang Xiaomei was shrewd, and Qiao Qingyu had reminded her beforehand, so she managed to borrow 500 yuan from her parents before leaving.

Then all of it was spent on Qiao Qingyu’s goods.