I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 75 - A Startled Hare and a Frightened Bird

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: A Startled Hare and a Frightened Bird

Chapter 75 -75: A Startled Hare and a Frightened Bird

Qiao Qingyu was shocked after looking through the materials.

The thousand silk hemp and the experimental Barley Grass were even better than she had imagined.

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When Mr. Qian, smiling, asked her if she still had any seeds of thousand silk hemp and Barley Grass Seeds, she decisively shook her head, “Vice Director Qian, I don’t have any of those seeds at the moment.”

Mr. Qian was very disappointed, “Xiaxi Commune is one of the most disaster-stricken communes in Yushu County. Most of the crops need to be replanted, and the county is currently adjusting plans. But it’s already a month late, and the risk is too great.”

He looked at Qiao Qingyu with hopeful eyes, “Qingyu, I remember you told me that your uncle and his family planted that high-yield corn. I don’t know if they still have any corn seeds now. If they do, we would like to purchase them at a high price…”

Qiao Qingyu pondered for a moment, but still shook her head, “Vice Director Qian, my uncle’s family was just in a trial phase, having seeds for only five hundred acres, and they’ve been planted for over a month now.”

Mr. Qian heaved a long sigh, his face filled with disappointment.

Qiao Qingyu bit her lip, also feeling conflicted.

But lately she had been a bit too arrogant, and if she wasn’t careful, things could really go wrong, especially now that the base was clamping down on spies and special agents. Moreover, just now, the accountant in the main finance office had committed suicide.

Why commit suicide on a good day?

Either they had committed an unforgivable sin,

Or they were nothing more than a scapegoat.

In any case, the situation was tense, and at this critical point, she dared not court disaster.

Especially since her Breeding Laboratory’s funds had been approved, but the experimental equipment was still en route, so there was no condition for breeding.

Seeing Qiao Qingyu’s troubled expression, Mr. Qian comforted her, “Qingyu, it’s okay, you’ve already done well enough. We all appreciate you. If the three thousand eight hundred acres of thousand silk hemp can grow successfully until harvest this autumn, that will be a substantial income. By then, we’ll have the money to provide subsidies to the poverty-stricken members affected by the disaster.”

He then pointed ahead, “Come on, let’s go check out the Willow Wood area next.”

Willow Wood is a species of tree; its seedlings come out rather late, and it’s best to cultivate them before transplanting. However, without the conditions to do so, they were sown directly.

Fortunately, that area was not damaged. Willow Wood would not show results within one or two years, but if it could survive and grow, it might block some of the sand coming from the north in about ten years.

Qiao Qingyu had originally told Rongrong and Xiao Hu to stay at the edge of the field, but the two kids still quietly followed along, especially He Xuerong, who looked up at Qiao Qingyu and then secretly grabbed the hem of her clothes.

For some reason, she felt particularly reassured holding onto her like that.

Qiao Qingyu stopped walking, a bit stern, “You two listen up, if you follow me, don’t complain about being tired. I won’t carry either of you.”

“Aunt Qiao, I’m already a big kid. I won’t trouble you. If Rongrong gets tired, I’ll carry her.”

Qiao Qingyu smirked, “With your tiny body, you think you can carry Rongrong?” Then she patted his little head, “Since you’re a big kid now, then help me take extra care of Rongrong.”

Xiao Hu beamed with a smile, “Aunt Qiao, Li Mingguang promises to complete the task!”

Mr. Qian looked at Qiao Qingyu and the two kids with a smile, but then he thought of Shangpo Village and gritted his teeth secretly, Gu Jianchuan that bastard sure could put on an act. Thinking his family was poor, he even gave him a jacket that was eighty percent new.

The bastard turned out to be a spy!

He really was blind.

…

Lanterns were just lighting up, and the streets and alleys of Xichuan were illuminated, converging into a sea of lights.

Although it was not the provincial capital, Xichuan was the largest city in Northwest Province.

The lights at the Xichuan Guest House were bright at this time as well.

Mr. Xu and the president of Wulong Group were sitting in the living room chatting.

Wu Tai signaled to the secretary beside him, who, understanding the hint, approached with the briefcase, opened it, and handed an envelope to Wu Tai, then stepped back to the side. Mr. Xu didn’t know what Wu Tai was about to do, but with a smile on his face, today could be considered a delightful meeting of host and guest.

Even though they had only visited one place, it had already been preliminarily decided that the inspection team, especially the president of Wulong Group, was ready to build a large factory here.

To utilize the local resources and abundant labor force.

If they could secure this investment, it would be an auspicious start for the development and construction of Xichuan.

With the investment from the M country’s Wulong Group, others who were still watching would probably be tempted.

This was an opportunity he had fought hard to secure. Be aware that in terms of investment environment, Xichuan was really far behind other regions, especially the coastal areas in the South, which were simply incomparable. Hence, if this factory could be built, it would truly be a historic achievement.

Furthermore, various tasks in Xichuan would become easier to carry out in the future.

These thoughts were fleeting, and then Mr. Xu saw Wu Tai open the envelope and pull out a photograph, which made him look somewhat puzzled.

Wu Tai placed the photo on the coffee table and said in a low voice, “Mr. Xu, this is my cousin. She got lost more than forty years ago on her way from our Wu Family in Hua Country to M country. She’s the only daughter of my younger uncle, and we’ve been looking for her for decades…”

Mr. Xu took the photograph, which showed a little girl about four or five years old.

Dressed in a Chinese robe with a patterned lapel from the Republic era, although the photo was in black and white, the little girl’s facial features were delicate, sitting in an ornately carved chair wearing an embroidered dress, with a vase on the table next to her—an obvious heirloom.

From the young girl and her background, it wasn’t hard to see that she came from a well-to-do family in a good environment.

Before the reception, Mr. Xu had also thoroughly researched the Wulong Group; indeed, they had moved their entire family from Huaxia to M country over forty years ago.

Before leaving Huaxia, the Wu Family was one of the top distinguished families in Yun City.

It wasn’t the eldest but the youngest son of the Wu Family who became the patriarch, as he was the most talented, so the old man handed over the Wu Family to him.

His name was Wu Xiucai, and now, he was in M country.

Over the decades, he had founded Wulong Group himself and also served as its chairman.

The present Wu Tai was the youngest son of the eldest of the Wu Family.

Currently serving as the president of Wulong Group.

Highly esteemed by Wu Xiucai, he was also the only person in the family who could get close to Wu Xiucai.

However, Mr. Xu didn’t have much information about Wu Xiucai, the chairman of Wulong Group.

“…My cousin was only four years old when she got lost. She was born in 1929, and she would be exactly fifty-one this year.”

“So there’s been no news at all,” Mr. Xu said with understanding.

“Yes, at first, it was because of the chaos of war. After Huaxia was established, they searched for more than a decade. The search was interrupted for another decade, and my younger uncle never gave up hope. If not for his poor health, he would have come to Huaxia himself long ago…”