I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 240 He Xiuyu Doesn’t Want to Live Off a Woman

Chapter 240: Chapter 240 He Xiuyu Doesn’t Want to Live Off a Woman

Qiao Genbao only stayed here for two days before he hurriedly left.

His sister’s life was better than he had imagined, so he felt relieved. Qiao Qingyu bought him quite a few things, and then he took away the vegetable seeds needed for the three greenhouses.

Qiao Qingyu divided the remaining seeds among Old Xie and Vice Director Qian.

Lu Ye also took away the soybean seeds, and Qiao Qingyu deducted the oil money.

Lu Ye didn’t say anything, but he agreed with Qiao Qingyu on two thousand jin of corn seeds.

However, Qiao Qingyu planned to give them to him next year.

Then, only ten thousand jin of corn was stored in Qiao Qingyu’s warehouse.

She planned to compare the seeds harvested with Professor Feng from the lab-cultivated seeds and the seeds harvested after the lab experiments once the barley grass seeds were harvested.

Qiao Qingyu was now more than just a "ten-thousand-yuan household."

She had savings of eighty thousand yuan and over five thousand in cash on hand.

He Xiuyu looked dejectedly at the four hundred eighty yuan in his hand, including his manuscript fee and bonus.

Truly, without comparison, there is no harm.

So, he had to work even harder.

Otherwise, he would end up living off a woman in the future.

...

Wang Laogen of Panquan Village made a great contribution.

He caught three people, although he almost had his leg broken.

Their village was the poorest among those in the Xiaxi Commune due to its geographical position, with a lot of barren land and few cultivable crops. They had always struggled even for food and clothing, but it was this village, due to surplus labor, that had participated from beginning to end in clearing the land and planting thousand silk hemp, so the villagers of Panquan Village all had money now.

The farmers were not foolish; they had their wisdom and valued the vast expanse of Barley Grass that had turned yellow to the east of their village.

The villagers loved to stroll there whenever they could.

After Wang Laogen had his dinner, his wife finished making his new shoes. He couldn’t bear not to wear them. He had worn a new pair of shoes the year he got married, and after that, it was a cycle of wearing new shoes for three years, old ones for another three, and patching them up for yet another three. His shoes were worn out, and he couldn’t afford new ones, so he shamelessly went to relatives in the city to beg for shoes they no longer wore.

So, even though it was dark, Wang Laogen decided to wear his new shoes for a walk, and he ended up at the Barley Grassland. There, he saw three people sneaking into the Barley Grassland and scattering something inside.

Then Wang Laogen, on an impulse, charged at them...

Wang Laogen was sent to the hospital, and the three men were caught. They had a new type of herbicide, which, after being researched by Professor Feng, was reported to Vice Director Qian of Xiaxi Commune. This herbicide had been used in developed countries but was banned from production three years ago.

These three men were villagers from another village, known to be idle. They claimed that a stranger from out of town gave each of them one hundred yuan to scatter the stuff in the Barley Grassland.

Similar incidents happened in several other places one after another.

The case had been registered, but it would take some time to investigate thoroughly, especially since there was no surveillance, making it more difficult.

Qiao Qingyu’s Barley Grassland was the earliest to harvest, so the barley grass seeds were all ripe. Vice Director Qian, with a big group of people, had collected all the barley grass seeds and delivered them to Qiao Qingyu.

But before Qiao Qingyu could haul the seeds back to the base, Professor Dong, along with a group of people in a big truck, rushed over.

He found Qiao Qingyu and introduced himself very politely. Then he said somewhat arrogantly, "Miss Qiao, I have some good news for you."

Qiao Qingyu took off her gloves and looked at Professor Dong, asking indifferently, "Professor Dong, what’s the good news?"

"I’ve decided to invest two hundred thousand yuan to buy all of the barley grass seeds."

The people around took in a breath of cold air, and Vice Director Qian’s mouth was so agape with surprise that he couldn’t close it.

Two hundred thousand yuan!

Of course, he had seen money before, but how could these barley grass seeds, all five thousand jin of them, sell for two hundred thousand yuan?

Qiao Qingyu suppressed her doubts and said with a smile, "I’m really sorry, but I plan to keep the Barley Grass Seeds for further planting. They’re not for sale."

"Two hundred thousand yuan, though. You could continue to buy other kinds of seeds. As far as I know, didn’t you also buy your seeds from the grasslands?"

"That’s true, but the seeds I’ve cultivated are different from those from the grasslands. Besides, Professor Dong, haven’t you studied them too? You said they are a mutant variety that needs to be eradicated, so why do you want to buy all of them now?"

Qiao Qingyu asked very seriously.

Professor Dong’s face remained unchanged as he said, "That’s exactly why I’ve decided to buy them all. I will further cultivate and study them. I know you are poor and backward right now and desperately need money, and Mr. Wu has ample funds. We’ve decided to help you out of poverty and lead a prosperous life..."

"Thank you for the thought, Professor Dong and Mr. Wu, but I really must apologize. I’m not going to sell the barley grass seeds," Qiao Qingyu refused flatly and decisively.

Professor Dong’s face darkened.

After arriving in China, he realized that on this land things were not so easy to accomplish. For instance, right now, if he were in the U.S., he would have negotiated directly with the farm owner, without all these troubles.

But here, it is different. There are village communes, county towns, then provincial cities; they are all interrelated like one big family. This made what he wanted to do extremely difficult.

He wasn’t holding out much hope, and he asked, "Then, could you sell me half?"

"Professor Dong, barley grass seeds are hard to come by, and right now, not even a single seed is for sale..." Then Qiao Qingyu looked into the distance for a moment before smiling brightly at Professor Dong, "Sorry, our base’s truck has arrived."

True enough, the roar of a big truck could be heard in the distance.

Professor Dong’s face darkened as he stepped aside, watching helplessly as Qiao Qingyu drove away on the tractor from the Barley Grassland and as the base’s three trucks hauled away the five thousand jin of barley grass seeds.

If the seeds were still in Xiaxi Commune it would be one thing, but once they reached the research base, it would be tough for him to get his hands on them.

Professor Dong quickly calmed his expression and drove back to Xichuan.

Lu Ye was also at the scene but had remained silent the whole time. After watching Qiao Qingyu refuse Professor Dong with a smile, he became somewhat worried. Once back in Xichuan, he went to see the old leader and candidly shared his suspicions.

The old leader frowned deeply and said, "Lu Ye, I’ve considered what you’re saying, but what good does it do for them?"

"Yes, according to normal reasoning, there’s no benefit for them, it’s not necessary, and it’s even quite childish..." Lu Ye seemed to be talking to himself, but then he said, "But, old leader, there are a small number of people in this world who just can’t stand to see others doing well."

The old leader fell silent.

But some things didn’t need to be said out loud for now. He said, "Alright, go about your business. I’ve got this in mind."

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