I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 208: Mutated?

Chapter 208: Chapter 208: Mutated?

Qiao Qingyu pondered for a moment when she heard this. Wu Xiujie, what exactly does he intend to do?

There’s no doubt that his actions are supposed to be welcomed and respected on this land.

Hence, she couldn’t say anything.

However, Qiao Qingyu thought Lu Xiaopang’s reaction was a bit odd; logically, he should be happy.

"Why do you seem worried?" Qiao Qingyu asked, puzzled.

"Now is not the time to say, but I suspect some of these poplars are going to be planted on the Barley Grassland," he frowned, "if that happens, the hard-grown grass will have to be removed."

Removing grass—what kind of logic is that?

Planting grass and planting trees have nothing to do with each other.

"Are you worried that the trees won’t survive, and then the grass will also be removed, resulting in a loss greater than the gain?"

"Yes, I’m worried about that. The seeds of Barley Grass were hard to come by, and we have also invested a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources."

"Mr. Wu Xiujie really shows his devoted patriotic spirit," Qiao Qingyu said thoughtfully.

"Hopefully so, but I’ll try my best to keep them away from the Barley Grassland."

It’s uncertain whether the poplars brought from abroad can turn into a forest, and if all the hard-grown grassland is removed, that would be really irresponsible.

Moreover, he had also returned from abroad and was not as blind as others.

The large batch of poplars brought back from abroad, not to mention the long distance, whether they could adapt was another problem.

He couldn’t say that importing these saplings was a bad idea.

But he couldn’t allow anyone to touch the Barley Grass he had spearheaded planting, especially now that it’s almost the maturation period—removing it at this time would be madness.

Hiding his displeasure, he said softly, "Qiao Qingyu, there’s a meeting in the city that I need to attend. When you have time, could you help me contact someone about soybean seeds?"

Qiao Qingyu agreed; her thoughts were the same as Lu Ye’s.

"The Barley Grassland in Xichuan is sparse, only a thousandth of the desert, and the seed station in the Mobei Prairie has no inventory. Fortunately, the planted Barley Grass survived and now all we are waiting for is the seeds to mature next year for large-scale planting. So, we cannot afford to fail at this critical moment. Planting trees is fine too, barren desert lands in the northwest stretch endlessly, so there’s no need to compete with the Barley Grass for land..."

Lu Ye nodded since he and Qiao Qingyu had reached a consensus, he felt more confident.

He looked at Qiao Qingyu, his eyes smiling, "Qiao Qingyu, you’ve really grown up."

Speaking so logically and methodically.

This somewhat resembled the Qiao Qingyu he remembered yet somewhat different.

Before Qiao Qingyu could say anything, he abruptly continued, "Is your family really out of oil?"

Qiao Qingyu didn’t expect him to change the subject so suddenly and nodded, "There’s a little left. Why? Can you get more oil?"

Lu Ye glanced at Qiao Qingyu and his attitude suddenly turned cold, "I can get it."

Qiao Qingyu narrowed her eyes.

This guy’s mood had suddenly turned sour.

"But what does your family having no oil have to do with me? He Xiuyu is such a big leader, yet he lets his wife go around buying oil to eat. If he can’t provide for his family, he shouldn’t have gotten married."

"Lu Xiaopang, what are you ranting about?" Qiao Qingyu stamped her foot in anger.

Lu Ye seemed to realize that he had overreacted, and he chuckled, "Just joking with you, I can’t get soybean oil either, it’s tightly controlled now, but I can help you get some pork fat."

"No need for that, someone just brought in a load to sell, you go ahead, I’ll call you when I get the soybeans."

As she spoke, Qiao Qingyu waved her hand and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Lu Ye also turned and left, feeling annoyed.

He felt he had been too petty just now.

Fortunately, Qiao Qingyu didn’t take it to heart, otherwise it would have been really awkward.

Yet, Lu Ye’s steps were still heavy. Remembering the way his grandfather had scolded him, he felt baffled.

His grandfather had said, if he truly liked Qiao Qingyu, why didn’t he go to find her at the Qiao Family Team immediately after graduation?

Now that she was married, he felt uneasy. What had he been doing earlier?

So, thoughts that shouldn’t be had should never be entertained.

If he could handle the relationship normally, they could continue to associate, as they often needed to work together. If he couldn’t control his emotions, then he’d better leave early.

He shouldn’t bring any negative influence to He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu.

Though he didn’t want to admit it, Lu Ye thought his grandfather had a point, so he didn’t deserve to pine after Qiao Qingyu, let alone bother her.

Thinking this made him somewhat depressed. Qiao Qingyu, King Qiao, when would she ever worry about someone?

Never, she always did things her own way.

Lu Ye drove back to Xichuan in his jeep. As soon as he got out, his colleague Xiao Jin hurriedly walked up to him, pulled him to a secluded corner, and whispered, "There was a call from above, they said the saplings will arrive in half a month, and they’ve already found a spot to store them, in the newly established seed breeding center’s big warehouse..."

Lu Ye looked at Xiao Jin and said sternly, "Well, isn’t that good?"

"It is good, but I heard they plan to plant the saplings in the grassland. After all, grass has survived there, so the saplings should have a higher survival rate too."

Lu Ye felt a sinking feeling, he glanced around and asked, "Was there a meeting about this? Did they issue any documents?"

"No, but I heard that the people sent by Mr. Wu suggested this, saying that the poplar trees will have a higher economic value than barley grass and also are better for sand prevention and forest stability."

"Barley grass is also very important, haven’t you seen how deep its roots go?"

"But the agricultural scientists accompanying Mr. Wu said that having deep roots isn’t a good thing as it competes with us for underground water resources. Now is the best time to remove it; if it spreads, it could become an invasive species, and farmers’ fields would end up full of it..."

"Nonsense, its deep roots don’t draw from underground water resources but store surface and atmospheric moisture."

"You’re speaking to the wrong person here, Lu Ye. The successful planting of barley grass created a beautiful prairie, that’s an incredible achievement. If it all gets cleared away, you’ll be the joke."

Then added, "They still bully you because you’re too young!"

Lu Ye kept a calm expression on his face but internally wanted to curse. "You grow your trees, I’ll grow my grass, they are unrelated matters. To be honest, including the adjacent provinces, the area facing sand encroachment is nearly ten thousand li. Those saplings wouldn’t even be enough, why do they have to compete with me for the barley grassland?"

Thanking Xiao Jin calmly, Lu Ye walked slowly toward the meeting room.

Whether they said it was for Qiao Qingyu or for his own accomplishments, he wouldn’t allow them to get rid of the barley grass that had finally grown.

If push came to shove, he was ready to risk it all, even if it meant losing his job to ensure this matter was cleared up.

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