I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 284: Bolt from the Blue

Chapter 284: Chapter 284: Bolt from the Blue

"So, one doesn’t feel the pain unless the knife is stabbed into oneself," she hurriedly said, "Don’t worry, I will ensure this task is handled perfectly. When are we going? Right now?"

"You don’t need to rush. I’ll go back and talk to He Xiuyu from my family, and once everything is arranged, Director Lin will come to find you."

After completing the task, when they got home, Qiao Qingyu told He Xiuyu that Zhu Guizhi had agreed. He Xiuyu then went to see Director Lin, and the two discussed the specific timing just as the sky had turned dark.

He Xuerong, sweaty from playing, cleaned up and immediately fell asleep after lying down.

He Xiuyu recorded a few minor issues with the tape recorders before returning to the bedroom.

Qiao Qingyu was doing her homework with her hair down.

He Xiuyu sat beside her, watching her.

As he watched, he became increasingly restless and approached to embrace her, mumbling, "We can do the homework tomorrow morning..."

Qiao Qingyu didn’t get a chance to argue, as her mouth was quickly silenced.

With such beauty before him, she couldn’t remain indifferent, missing him dearly even though it had only been a few days.

Her hands mischievously began to knead on his waist, igniting a fire in He Xiuyu’s heart. He reached out and took a condom from the small cabinet beside them.

The light went out, and moonlight streamed through the cracks of the curtains. Although the temperature outside was low, the room was bursting with the warmth of spring.

...

They didn’t wake up particularly early, but He Xiuyu had already made breakfast and gone to work. With no real Sundays for him, Rongrong had also gone out to play. Qingyu quickly ate a bite and hurried off on her tractor to her fields.

Corn, wheat, and millet were nearly ready to be harvested.

Due to the soil quality, the yield couldn’t compare with that of the Qiao Family Team, but it was still twice as much as the local yield.

That meant her three thousand mu of crops matched the output of six thousand mu of land in Xiaxi Commune.

This was when a substantial amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources were needed.

Especially during the autumn harvest when every household was busy, and spare labor was scarce, since everyone harvested around the same time.

Fortunately, Qiao Qingyu had prepared in advance and, after all, she had money. It wasn’t necessary to rely on workers from Xiaxi Commune alone; other communes could also contribute. Although there was no place for cooking at work, lunch money was provided at one yuan per meal.

Don’t underestimate one yuan, back in ’81, steamed dumplings sold for just five cents each at the grain store.

And a steamed bun cost only ten cents each.

Price hikes were still a decade or so away.

These favorable conditions attracted many members from other communes.

Wang Laogen was a competent man who knew how to seize opportunities. He didn’t believe that being an honest farmer was his only path, so when Qiao Qingyu extended an olive branch, he firmly grasped it. He had many relatives and friends, but he wouldn’t allow any random people to follow him. He was familiar with the farmwork, and with Fang Xiaomei and Mr. Qian helping, even in Qiao Qingyu’s absence, the autumn harvest proceeded smoothly.

Including her own piece of Barley Grassland, it had produced quite a lot of grass seeds this year.

By the way, the word "Vice" had already been removed from Vice Director Qian’s title. The old director had retired early due to illness, and he had become the director.

This year, Xiaxi Commune was doing better than last year. Though it could not be described as perfect weather, there were no disasters either.

With the household contract responsibility system, everyone was motivated, and part of the seeds came from the Space Laboratory, naturally resulting in high yields. Then, Mr. Qian encouraged everyone to plant cabbages, radishes, and pumpkins in their own vegetable gardens and promised to help sell them if they couldn’t consume all.

The commune had a pig farm and also raised more than a hundred sheep. The Barley Grass on the wasteland was still collective property, not to be disturbed by the members. After all, ecological greening was just beginning, and it would be a waste to destroy it now.

Even the number of sheep raised by the commune was according to the Tenghai Research Base’s recommendations.

However, the members were hardworking. The cabbage and radish seeds were provided by the Xichuan Seed Breeding Center, so the yield was high and resistant to diseases and cold.

Except for the lazy ones, almost every household had enough vegetables to eat. Those that were surplus could be taken to the commune, and if the quality met standards, they were immediately paid in cash according to the purchase price. Some diligent families had even cleared a lot of wasteland in their backyards and made over fifty dollars from selling the vegetables they grew.

Such earnings were once unimaginable.

Qiao Qingyu was busy for a while, then picked up a notebook and wrote down quite a few things. She told Wang Laogen to seek Mr. Qian if he encountered any unsolvable problems, and Wang Laogen readily agreed before going back to his tasks. The weather was good these days, so it was crucial to expedite the harvest.

Everywhere was bustling with activity. Seeing that it was getting late, Qiao Qingyu quickly drove the tractor back to the base.

At the same time, Zhu Guizhi went to the place where Yu Jing was guarded, holding a letter from Xiao Xiao to Yu Jing. She used that as a pretext to see Yu Jing.

Zhu Guizhi herself was fond of gossiping; otherwise, she wouldn’t have disclosed those private matters of patients in the past, and it was only after learning her lesson that she had somewhat curtailed her talkativeness.

But she was especially skilled in the art of gossip, knowing how to switch topics and effortlessly start gossip with others without arousing suspicion.

Thus, Yu Jing unsuspectingly heard the shocking news. She looked incredulously at Zhu Guizhi, who sat opposite her, looking both guilty and filled with righteous indignation.

Yu Jing’s breathing became unsteady. "Zhu Guizhi, did you really see it with your own eyes?"

"Why would I lie to you? I don’t know what exactly you’re involved in. I don’t care about this Old Mountain Eagle either; I’m just a regular official. But I’m also a mother, and a few days ago, I saw Tian Li talking to your in-laws. Those old people favor boys over girls, and if the child in her womb is a boy, your Xiao Xiao will suffer in the future. I think that belly is definitely carrying a boy."

Tears streamed down Yu Jing’s face, and she never imagined that her husband, whom she still felt guilty about, had already betrayed her without her knowledge.

Her hands, which were handcuffed, clenched tightly. Yu Jing felt she couldn’t breathe properly, but having worked in intelligence for many years and undergone special training, she soon calmed down, her eyes narrowing slightly.

Tian Li was her superior contact, codenamed Huang Sha, under whom she operated. Tian Li had been at the base for quite some time, so she had kept an eye on herself for a while. Could it be that her husband had also been involved in something?

"...Yu Jing, I’m not just making small talk. I didn’t know how to tell you while it was happening. If that child really turns out to be your Wang Feng’s, what will happen to your two families? It might be better to just let Old Zhao be the father!"

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