I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 225: Donkey Meat Dumplings

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: Donkey Meat Dumplings

"Alright, get some rest early, Mom is also tired..." Han Xianglan felt truly exhausted after all the ordeal of the past week.

Qiao Qingyu turned off the light, and the gentle moonlight poured in like water, making the atmosphere warm and exceptionally comforting.

...

Qiao Qingyu didn’t immediately start dealing with the Han Family; she had no complete plan yet.

Han Xianglan was right, one shouldn’t provoke them easily without a concrete reason, especially since there was no evidence of a crime or anyone’s life at stake.

Neither was there any connection with more controversial matters.

The next morning, while Han Xianglan rested at home, Qiao Qingyu accompanied her eldest uncle to the 500-acre experimental field.

The severe storm of the previous days had some impact on the experimental field, but the damage was not significant.

Recently, Qiao Qingyu had learned a lot, especially since the establishment of the breeding and propagation center at the base. Whenever she had time, she went to learn from Professor Feng.

The benefits were indeed substantial.

Qiao Qingyu checked the overall growth of the corn, examined the stems, peeled back the husk, and gently pressed a corn kernel with her fingertips.

Although they couldn’t reach a yield of three thousand catties per mu, as long as there were no major natural disasters in the next half a month, a yield of over two thousand catties per mu was completely feasible.

Captain Sun, standing beside her, looked at Qiao Qingyu and smiled warmly, "Qingyu, you’re getting more and more skilled now."

"Our base has become a breeding and propagation center, and over a dozen experts, professors, and technicians have come from Beijing. I’ve been learning a lot from them recently," Qiao Qingyu explained factually.

"That’s really great, Qingyu. Teach us too when you have time," Captain Sun casually said.

"Not now, I barely understand the basics myself, it’s all about learning the operations step by step." She couldn’t just boast without real knowledge.

Then Qiao Qingyu smiled and asked, "So, what are your plans for these corn crops?"

"Next year we’ll start linked production contracting. The land will be allocated to individuals. Apart from the 20,000 catties reserved for you from the 500-acre experimental field, the rest will be kept by the county as seeds for large-scale planting."

"Will it be planted uniformly or distributed to the members for planting?"

"There’s no specific decision yet; we have to wait until after the corn harvest is completed."

Qiao Qingyu nodded silently, finding the arrangement quite reasonable.

Regarding the 20,000 catties dedicated to her, it was promised by Harvest Commune and Captain Sun during her last visit to Qiao Family Team.

Although Qiao Qingyu didn’t initially ask for money, they had to acknowledge the connection to Tenghai; the cooperation had to be beneficial in the long run.

Thus, seeing the promising growth of corn, they changed the initial allocation from two thousand to twenty thousand catties.

Qiao Qingyu didn’t decline and accepted it openly.

At that moment, Qiao Qingyu remembered Lu Ye’s advice, but she didn’t think planting soybeans was a good idea.

Part of Yushu County’s land was suitable for corn, which really yielded well, especially wheat.

So, she needed to make an early reservation for seeds of these crops at the seed station.

Even if there were superior soybean seeds, priority should be given to planting them in North City.

Xichuan was suitable for developing corn, wheat, and other crops.

Thinking so, she realized there were numerous tasks to handle. Right, she still needed to go to the team headquarters to call He Xiuyu.

After her mother’s crisis was resolved, she had to inform He Xiuyu; otherwise, he would be worried. To say they had feelings was an overstatement; He Xiuyu was concerned mainly because of her.

But for that alone, He Xiuyu was a person of excellent character.

Just then, someone called her name from a distance, "Qingyu."

Qiao Qingyu craned her neck and saw it was Brother Shengbao, the youngest son of her great-uncle’s family and the cousin known for his poor sense of direction, who had gone to the Southern region to find Mu Bao.

The Qiao Family indeed had many members.

The eldest uncle’s family had four sons, just in grandchildren he had nine.

The second uncle’s family had three sons, with a total of six grandchildren.

Their own father was the youngest in the family and also had two sons; now his grandchildren were the fewest, only two.

The eldest son of the eldest uncle was Qiao Tianbao, who married a girl from the city. Both had jobs and lived in the county town; they had three children.

The second son, Qiao Shuibao, had joined the army, and after demobilization, was assigned a job in a neighboring county town’s sugar plant security department; his family also had three children.

The third son, Qiao Jinbao, was not well educated, but he was loyal and honest; he farmed at home, his family consisted of two sons and a daughter.

The youngest was Qiao Shengbao, who had just run over to her side. He was nineteen this year, had stopped schooling after elementary, and now worked in the fields with his third brother.

The Qiao Family had actually split up.

However, the second uncle did not want to leave his parents and continued to live with his wife and the eldest uncle’s family in the old mansion with Mr. Qiao.

The old mansion’s homestead was quite large, with the main house being a five-and-a-half-room structure made of mud and brick.

There were three mud-brick rooms on each the east and west.

The eldest uncle and Mr. Qiao’s family lived in the main house, while the second uncle’s family lived in the east wing.

Qiao Jinbao lived in the west wing.

However, those who got married later had moved out, otherwise, there wouldn’t have been enough space in the house.

Among the second uncle’s three sons, one lived in the commune, another lived close by in the same village, and the youngest son was in high school with Qiao Mubao.

It was true what they said about a flourishing family.

If everyone gathered together, including the eldest aunt’s family, it truly made up several dozen people.

But their financial foundation was weak, and living day to day was a struggle.

At this time, Qiao Shengbao had already run up to her, sweating profusely. Qiao Qingyu felt it wasn’t easy for him to find this place.

"Brother Shengbao, what are you looking for me for?"

"We’re making dumplings at noon, grandma asked me to call you back to the old house to eat dumplings."

Qiao Qingyu casually asked, "What filling?"

"Green onion and donkey meat filling."

That was good, there’s a saying, "Dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground." She had eaten donkey meat-filled dumplings once, and they said when boiling them, the tips of the dumplings would all point upwards, just like donkey ears.

When she actually saw the donkey meat dumplings, Qiao Qingyu realized she had been tricked; they were no different from the pork-filled dumplings made during New Year’s, but they were far more fragrant than those with pork.

She then talked to Captain Sun and the eldest uncle about the soybean seeds. Captain Sun promised Qiao Qingyu that he would look into the commune’s planting plan for the next year to see if they could spare a few thousand pounds.

Afterwards, Qiao Qingyu followed Qiao Shengbao to the main road. Qiao Shengbao parked his bicycle at the roadside; once Qiao Qingyu had gotten on, he pedaled forward briskly.

Qiao Qingyu didn’t mind, as she was contemplating what she had to do next.

She planned to make a phone call at the village headquarters, and also ask He Xiuyu about the plastic film matter. Since she was already here, she thought of getting it arranged in advance.

But as they walked, she felt something was off upfront; she remembered that past the cornfield was supposed to be a sorghum field, but now it had turned into a potato field?

That’s when she remembered who was riding the bicycle.

She stretched out her hand and tapped Qiao Shengbao’s back, her voice crisp, "Brother Shengbao."

"Qingyu, what’s up?"

"Slow down, I want to get off."

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