I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 362: The Ridiculously Priced Soothing Grass

Chapter 362: Chapter 362: The Ridiculously Priced Soothing Grass

As for why he had to get involved with these two people, he wasn’t very clear now; he was simply following his grandfather’s orders.

"Well then, I won’t bother you anymore. I just wanted to tell you, if it works out, wouldn’t traveling be more convenient?"

"If it does work out, I’ll truly have to thank you."

"I have my own selfish reasons; don’t mention thanks." He added gently, "Liu Ge will be coming over in a while. She wants to see the child."

"Of course, that’s no problem at all. Tell Liu Ge not to worry. Rongrong is her biological daughter. As her little uncle and aunt, as long as she doesn’t harm the child and as long as Rongrong is willing, we will absolutely not stop her."

"That won’t happen, won’t happen. She is her biological daughter; how could she possibly harm her?"

Qiao Qingyu actually believed this. "A tiger doesn’t eat its cubs," after all. She could harm someone else’s daughter, but it was absolutely impossible for her to harm her own.

At that moment, something flickered through Qiao Qingyu’s mind, but it was too quick and vanished just as fast; she didn’t have enough time to grasp it.

Before she could figure it out, Wu Hong expressed his wish to leave.

After Wu Hong left the school, Qiao Qingyu returned to her dormitory and tossed and turned over it for a while but couldn’t recall what that fleeting thought in her mind had been, so she gave up.

Instead, she started to consider the matter of taking leave from school.

She wasn’t worried about missing classes; even if she took a month off, she would catch up, and arranging her duties at school wouldn’t pose a problem.

What she was unsure about now was whether Tenghai Research Base would agree with Wu Hong’s suggestion; after all, while it might seem beneficial, it wasn’t necessarily so.

Because it was a main thoroughfare with only one major road; if they were to repair it, traffic would definitely be disrupted, and this would impact the base as well.

If they could overcome the difficulties and construct a cement road, it would certainly be a great benefit to both the nation and the people.

When Qiao Qingyu got back, He Xiuyu told her that they were about to start installing heating in the residential buildings and the dorms.

That was truly great news; having heating at home would make a big difference.

In winter, one would only need to cook and heat normally, and the rest of the time, the home would stay warm and cozy.

The residential area they were living in was divided into six sectors.

The two sectors closer to the poplar forest were inhabited by mid-to-high-level management of the base.

They each had separate standalone homes.

This area housed Old Wei, Old Xie, Director Lin, and a few workshop directors.

Plus, over a dozen older engineers and scientists who had made special contributions.

The remaining four sectors consisted of connected residential housing, allocated based on family size; for example, a family of eight would be assigned roughly eighty square meters, and a family of three would have a smaller space.

If central heating was installed throughout, that would be truly fantastic.

Qiao Qingyu asked excitedly, "When will it be installed?"

"We’ve contracted this heating project to our base’s engineering team. As long as we have the materials, it will just take a month or two."

Qiao Qingyu walked around the room. The floors were already cement. Excited, she said, "In a few days, when I go back to the Qiao Family Team, I’ll bring back some flooring material. Aside from the kitchen and bathroom, we’ll cover the rest of the floors."

Then she pointed to the place where the heating unit would be installed, "If the installation is successful, we won’t need stoves this winter. But we could get a small charcoal burner, bake sweet potatoes, potatoes, peanuts in the room. Oh, and roasting scallions is also really tasty."

He Xiuyu just smiled, "Let me handle the wood. Don’t trouble your uncle over it. Everything else, as you wish."

"After the installation is done, our house needs a new coat of paint."

"Sure, I’ll do the painting."

The house had been blackened by last winter.

Qingyu was planning to widen the window sill so she could place flower pots. She was currently growing Soothing Grass, which had already sprouted. Since Soothing Grass was so effective, it had to be a staple in the house.

"The plumbing will definitely require some changes in the house, including widening the window sill, so laying down marble flooring shouldn’t be a problem."

Qingyu was startled, "Where will you get the marble from?"

By then, tiles were already available, although they were hard to come by.

"There’s a marble factory near the Jiangbei Experimental Field. Professor Feng has secured some vegetable seeds suitable for Xichuan, so we can bring them back together."

This would make living in this home much more comfortable.

She started planning to change the curtains, bed sheets, and to buy a big sofa with sponge padding.

He Xiuyu liked how Qingyu cared for their little home.

At that moment, the phone in the study rang. He Xiuyu answered it, unexpectedly it was He Juanjuan looking for Qingyu.

Qingyu calculated the time, it must be about the Soothing Grass.

"Qingyu, I measured the Soothing Grass today, it’s reached the height of my palm, now almost twenty centimeters."

"Okay, that height is good."

"What should we do next to sell them?" She then added, "I thought it would be simple, but it’s quite tough. If we sold it for three or five yuan, it really wouldn’t be worth it."

During this period, she had been ordered around by her grandmother, and had not been spared any hard work. Do not underestimate nurturing the Soothing Grass; it took a lot of effort.

But, overall it was lush and green, giving a quite a sense of accomplishment. Despite her caution, her fingernails still ended up with dirt under them after each gardening effort.

Thus, He Juanjuan could no longer scoff at Old Lady He.

Yet, what worried her more was how to make money from the Soothing Grass.

Over the phone, Qingyu said, "Of course we can’t sell it just for three or five yuan; our Soothing Grass must be priced higher."

He Juanjuan hastily asked, "Then how much?"

Qingyu had already made up her mind and directly said, "Five thousand yuan per pot."

On the other end, He Juanjuan suddenly began to cough vigorously, clearly choked by her own saliva.

Once she finally calmed down, an incredulous hoarse voice said, "Qingyu, you’re not joking with me, are you? Did you add two extra zeros?

Five yuan can’t sell, fifty is already quite high.

Fifty yuan, that’s almost an average worker’s monthly salary in Beijing.

"I said five thousand and it will be five thousand, and we’ll increase the price as the standard of living rises, but we can’t just sell it to anyone."

"Not only can we not just sell it randomly, but you can’t set it that high! Who would buy it?"

"There will definitely be buyers. Let me ask you, are there many rich people in Beijing?"

This was something others might not know, but He Juanjuan had the most say in it since she was always mixing in such circles. This was also the main reason why Qingyu had entrusted this task to her.

The girl might have been a bit quirky, but she had many friends.