I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 37 - Cooperation

Chapter 37: Chapter 37 Cooperation

Chapter 37 -37 Cooperation

Vice Director Qian’s old face turned red, “Xiao Mei, what kind of person do you think your uncle is?”

Before coming here, he had not known that Qiao Qingyu’s barren land had not been contracted.

Since it had not been contracted, the two thousand yuan for the seeds had to be returned to Qiao Qingyu, but they had no money now.

The over four thousand yuan raised by everyone had dwindled to just hundreds of yuan, and everyone was on edge after planting the thousand silk hemp.

If this endeavor failed, he, Vice Director Qian, would be the culprit responsible in the commune, as there were already people privately complaining and calling him a fool behind his back.

As the old saying goes, there’s no turning back once the bow is drawn; having taken this step, he could only continue. Moreover, inexplicably, he felt a trust in Qiao Qingyu, believing that this girl would certainly not let him down.

Plus, as soon as he entered the room and saw the greasy little bok choy, little bok choy, and scallions as long as chopsticks in the wooden box,

with his decades of experience as an old farmer, he knew these seeds were of the finest quality, which boosted his confidence even more.

Thus, Vice Director Qian had just been considering whether to write an IOU for Qiao Qingyu’s two thousand yuan or, perhaps, to simply let Qiao Qingyu contract the barren land in their commune.

Xiaxi Commune has dozens of teams; some barren lands had been uncultivated for years, and in the past, grass grew there, but due to grazing cattle and sheep, the sparse grass was grazed away, and combined with strong winds, the land became increasingly barren and unsuitable for cultivation.

The same was true for the land around the family compound.

Although Xichuan had not yet specifically implemented the joint production contracting system, it was scheduled for implementation next year at the latest.

After all, the official documents had already been issued, and the decision was final.

But thinking of how strenuous farming was, Mr. Qian worried that Qiao Qingyu couldn’t handle it. After all, once the land was contracted, individuals were responsible for managing their own, and the commune would not divert manpower or materials to contracted lands.

Otherwise, what would contracting mean?

Mr. Qian hesitated only for a moment, then candidly shared his thoughts with Qiao Qingyu and even promised that the contract terms, including the minimum price and duration, were up to Qiao Qingyu.

The commune still owed her money, which could be counterbalanced with this arrangement.

However, it was still barren land, even if under the commune’s jurisdiction, it was not land suitable for cultivation or allocation, totaling about three thousand acres…

Qiao Qingyu had long had her own plan.

She was currently working alone, and farming was different from business.

For instance, when she and Sister-in-law Li made bags, she could go to sell them alone; this task could be completed by one or two individuals.

But to cultivate three thousand acres without powerful machinery and labor was simply a fantasy!

She already had a plan in mind when she decided to help Mr. Qian.

“Vice Director Qian, I am very interested in the three thousand acres of barren land, but I plan to change the contracting method,” Qiao Qingyu said with a smile in her voice.

Seeing Qiao Qingyu’s expression, Mr. Qian’s worried mood lightened immediately; it seemed that this girl knew what she was doing.

He asked curiously, “Qingyu, what do you mean by changing the contracting method?”

“We collaborate, I provide the seeds and some of the machinery, you provide the manpower and resources. If there arises an issue, I will take responsibility, ensuring you bear no loss. After subtracting all costs from the harvest, we’ll split the profits fifty-fifty. The right to use the barren land remains yours, but I hold the priority right to contract it after one year…”

Mr. Qian’s eyes lit up immediately; this method was excellent, truly excellent.

However, he had a new concern and also felt embarrassed. “Qingyu, it’s not right for you to bear such a huge loss alone if anything goes wrong. If we really go through with this, we need to modify this clause.”

Qiao Qingyu smiled, “Vice Director Qian, this is your first time encountering such a partnership model, isn’t it?”

“Yes, this is the first time I’ve heard of it.”

“So if the loss made you all bear it together, there would definitely be significant resistance.”

Currently, the eight hundred mu of thousand silk hemp seeds haven’t shown any results yet. If another three thousand mu were added, presumably no one would dare to follow through.

Even if Mr. Qian is the Vice Director, he couldn’t possibly take full responsibility.

Her seeds cost nothing, the only expense was hiring the machinery.

And in her view, labor was very precious at the moment.

One shouldn’t take other people’s efforts for granted.

So she wouldn’t let the community members bear the loss together.

Seeing Qiao Qingyu’s confident demeanor, Mr. Qian recalled the eight hundred mu of planted thousand silk hemp and suddenly felt more confident, so he didn’t insist that Xiaxi Commune share the losses with Qiao Qingyu.

Besides, if that were the case, the people of the commune definitely wouldn’t agree, and they might even report him to the county.

He would just have to bear it alone if it came to that.

So, he no longer insisted, and instead discussed the details with Qiao Qingyu, of course, including the two thousand yuan the commune owed her.

Mr. Qian was anxious to return to attend a meeting about this matter.

He agreed with Qiao Qingyu that if the talk was successful, the commune’s tractor would come to pick her up tomorrow.

If not, he would have Fang Xiaomei come and inform her.

Qiao Qingyu had already eaten the cabbages in the wooden box twice, and had also given some to Sister-in-law Li and Shen Fen.

There were still over thirty left.

Qiao Qingyu generously pulled up ten cabbages to give to them, which also served as a form of publicity.

The cabbages now had eight to nine leaves each.

And these were the old type of cabbages, with very little water content. When Qiao Qingyu ate them herself, adding one cabbage to a soup made with eggs, the cabbage took up more than half of it.

Mr. Qian and Fang Xiaomei left happily.

Qiao Qingyu then replanted cabbages in the vacated soil.

These grew quickly, were convenient to eat, and high in vitamins.

Qiao Qingyu had long since put all the empty bottles back in their original places.

These bottles were made of glass, with plastic caps, though the inside of the caps was embedded with a soft cork, carefully perforated with tiny, dense holes.

Qiao Qingyu stood in front of a row of shelves, where some soybeans her uncle had brought over days ago which she had selected and placed directly into the bottles.

It was just for experimentation, after all, she hadn’t figured out if the sprouted seeds had sprouted inside the bottles by themselves or were sprouted elsewhere and then placed into the bottles.

But now, the soybeans were still just soybeans, showing no signs of sprouting at all, suggesting that the bottles did not have the function to sprout seeds.

Qiao Qingyu took a piece of paper and a pen nearby and recorded the recent usage of the seeds, including the types, dates, and times.

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If the three thousand mu of barren land was contracted, she planned to plant two thousand mu of thousand silk hemp and the rest with Barley Grass.

The Barley Grass from the laboratory and that of this era differed in that it had fewer environmental requirements.

Like the thousand silk hemp, the roots of Barley Grass were very deep, and the robust root system could store water. Its leaves could also be made into a type of tea that not only boosted immunity but also helped with weight loss.