I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 447: Winter Departs, Summer Arrives

Chapter 447: Chapter 447: Winter Departs, Summer Arrives

The bridal room had already been tidied up in advance, with bright red bed sheets and quilt covers, and big red "happiness" characters plastered on the walls and windows.

The family had left, and after the two of them had washed up, supposedly even with a marriage certificate back at the base, Shen Haoze still stayed in his dormitory, and Su Yunyao in her female dorm.

It was indeed the first time alone in such a joyous room, constantly reminding the two that they were husband and wife.

Su Yunyao had no intention of playing the saint, and quite swiftly pounced on Shen Haoze.

Then the two stared at each other, wide-eyed; after a while, Shen Haoze blushed, his ears burning hot, with hands and feet unsure of where to place them, Su Yunyao felt as if she was bullying a big child.

Indeed, in terms of psychological age, Su Yunyao was much older than Shen Haoze.

Any slight discontent about the marriage was wiped away by a touch of guilt.

She leaned in and kissed him.

During these days, whenever Shen Haoze closed his eyes, he would reminisce about Su Yunyao’s warm lips which seemed to carry a hint of sweetness and her fragrant body.

So even though he had no experience right now, in some aspects men are self-taught, and he flipped over pinning Su Yunyao underneath him.

But then he unfortunately blurted out, "Yunyao, is this considered robbing the cradle?"

Su Yunyao’s face instantly flushed red, she leaned in and bit down on Shen Haoze’s shoulder, Shen Haoze unguarded, let out a scream because the bite was too forceful.

The Shen family lived in a three-story western-style building, and they were in one of the third-floor rooms. Among the brothers, he was the second one to get married, and after the wedding festivities, everyone had cleared out, but there were still some mischief-makers squatting on the stairs, who then heard Shen Haoze’s scream, resulting in laughter that had everyone bending over backwards.

Indeed, Su Yunyao was still that same Su Yunyao!

But no matter what, these two, with bites and kisses, finally consummated their marriage.

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As the cold departed and the heat arrived, the withered Barley Grass stretched into a green prairie, the ivy climbed from the base of walls and blossomed into clusters of pink or purple trumpet flowers.

Poplars and Willows grew lush with green leaves, and a gentle breeze carried a light fragrance of flowers.

Qiao Qingyu left school a week ahead of schedule, first sent Rongrong to Beijing, then she headed to North City.

Since the onset of summer, Jiangnan and Jiangbei had been deluged with heavy rains, turning many low-lying areas into small ponds.

Here in the Northwest, due to perennial droughts, the situation wasn’t as severe, but thanks to good ecological management, the green area had expanded by another 20% this year. Hence, altered climate also brought more rainfall than in previous years.

By the family quarters of the base, next to the Poplar Forest, there was a dried-up dirt trench that had also turned into a pond.

In April, Qiao Qingyu had thrown in many small fish fry and some aquatic plants into the pond, which could be fished out for food in autumn if it didn’t dry up.

Even though Qiao Family Team here had already made many preparations, after all, it was a natural disaster and with little time, it was not possible to be fully prepared.

But fortunately, since last year, Qiao Family Team had hired several people to work on water conservancy projects. Located by the mountains and water, there was a large pig farm, later a chicken farm was established on a barren hill, and also a seed breeding base; thus, water projects were also pivotal. Besides, with medicinal herbs planted on the back mountain, when the heavy rain continued incessantly, the rising river water was promptly diverted into a reservoir and several fish ponds in a hollow forest nearby.

The reservoir, too, was recently constructed, quite crudely.

However, they could only overcome the immediate crises this year.

But inevitably, this year’s grain output would definitely be affected.

When they needed sunlight, there was no sun, and when they didn’t need rain, it poured heavily. Relying on the whims of nature was their livelihood, so this year was particularly challenging for Qiao Qingyu.

Yet, no matter how difficult the road ahead was, they had to keep going. That was just the nature of agriculture. Qiao Qingyu carried a briefcase as he entered the village.

The weather was overcast, and the air was somewhat humid. At the river between Qiao Family Team and Hejia Village, although the water had risen quite a bit, the river had been widened due to bridge construction. Additionally, with the transformation of the midstream lowlands into a temporary reservoir, aside from the excessive rainfall, there weren’t many changes, although it was still less than expected.

That must be what they meant by the saying, "Heaven doesn’t favor us."

But the village was not as muddy as before since they now had cement roads.

Qiao Qingyu followed Qiao Zhiyuan to inspect the dozen or so fishponds dug in the village during spring.

They had discussed it in spring, and Qiao Qingyu had also brought many materials. The commune had held meetings, then decided to plant rice along both sides of the river in slightly lower areas. In even lower areas, the ponds were scattered like stars in the sky, so they simply expanded them and raised fish.

The fish fry were uniformly purchased. Frankly speaking, artificial fish farming was new in the north, but the climate this year turned out to be quite suitable for it.

Unless the entire North City flooded, causing the fish to be swept away by the waters, the fishponds would yield a good harvest this fall. The Qiao Family Team hadn’t assigned the fishponds to individuals; they were collectively owned, with collective investments, then hired members of the commune and some technicians. Now, Qiao Zhiyuan was showing Qiao Qingyu the largest reservoir.

He Xiuyu analyzed that if there were floods, it would only be within this half month, as it was the flood season, and naturally, the water would recede once it ended.

Under Uncle Sun’s leadership, the Harvest Commune was indeed prepared.

High-yielding rice should have been widely promoted this year, so it was just going with the flow.

They planted corn and potatoes in other higher regions.

As they spoke, they reached the edge of the reservoir.

There was a cement factory in the county, which was the one invested in by Wu Hong.

In some dangerous areas, dams were constructed with stones and cement.

At that moment, the reservoir gleamed brilliantly. Seeing Qiao Qingyu, a member of the commune observing the water happily said, "Qingyu is back, and for some reason, there are many Mai Suiyu fish in the reservoir now. I’ll catch a net full later and clean them up for you to take home. Fried or used as a dipping sauce, they’re delicious."

"Thank you, Uncle Liang."

Qiao Qingyu gratefully responded with a smile.

Uncle Liang cheerfully went to the watchman’s shack to get the fishing net.

The water was too deep; they only looked from the edge, not knowing what exactly was inside, but Beidahuang, to be honest, was originally a land of rich waters and fertile fields. Back when the land was first broken, it was common to beat hares with sticks and scoop fish and wild chickens into cooking pots.

One could imagine how abundant the natural resources were.

Now, such a layout was also a kind of indirect resource protection.

Riding on this momentum, the survival rate of the fish in these ponds and reservoirs was very high.

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