I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 571 - 565: Planting Red Sage

In March that year, Qiao Qingyu was unexpectedly selected as a national "March 8th Red Banner Bearer".

She had to go to Beijing for a meeting.

This honor was truly rare for Qiao Qingyu, so everyone from top to bottom took it very seriously. He Xiuyu made time specifically to accompany Qiao Qingyu to Beijing and brought along Chaoxuan.

When Meng Siqi saw Qiao Qingyu again, her face was all smiles.

She let Qingyu’s two children stay at home without having to worry about them anymore.

As one gets older, they begin to really enjoy being around young children.

But to tell the truth, Meng Siqi was now quite afraid of facing Rongrong.

Previously, she never felt there was anything wrong with her actions; in fact, many times she thought she had done quite well. Not throwing the child out was her mercy. But after so many things had happened, Meng Siqi absolutely couldn’t think like that anymore.

Her reluctance to meet Rongrong was also because she felt guilty towards her own elder son.

Thus, she was particularly nice to Chaoxuan.

This time He Xiuyu came to Beijing, firstly to accompany his wife to the meeting, and secondly to attend the opening ceremony of the Huaxia Fifth Pharmaceutical Factory.

After years of experiments and clinical trials, the juice extracted from the Soothing Grass to make the Anxin Yangshen Pill had been officially approved for production.

There were those who were skeptical of this new medicine and those who were eager to get it in their hands, with the skeptical ones being the manufacturers of Western medicines, some of whom also produced in joint ventures with foreign companies.

The eager ones were several Chinese medicine factories, as the Anxin Yangshen Pills were Chinese proprietary medicines.

Eventually, the Fifth Pharmaceutical Factory won the contract.

The Fifth Pharmaceutical Factory in Yanjing was an established factory, founded along with the nation, producing many urgently needed medicines during difficult times by the workers working overtime.

After the economic reform, some pharmaceutical factories closed while others took the opportunity to rise.

The Fifth Pharmaceutical Factory, not having brought in foreign medicines or wanted a joint venture, was now facing some difficulties.

It originated as a maker of Chinese proprietary medicines, with many experienced craftspeople in the factory, most of whom were succeeded by their children after retirement.

This kind of succession led to some issues in skills transmission; some didn’t learn any of their parents’ techniques and had to take other jobs, yet still occupied positions.

Also, due to various factors, the factory was divided into two factions, one preparing to bring in new types of medicines and purchase production lines for Western medicines, while the other faction didn’t want to abandon the existing equipment and techniques, planning to continue processing Chinese medicines.

But it’s unavoidable after the economic reforms, with many foreign products impacting the domestic market, although pharmaceuticals hadn’t yet, but Western medicine now dominates nearly 80% of the medical field.

Fortunately, the old leaders of the factory stood firm against the pressure, bringing back the retired craftspeople, planning to continue producing Chinese medicines and seeking to enhance them. Thus, at such a time, they acquired the Anxin Yangsheng Pills.

The country, of course, would invest, as everyone knew this was a veritable golden goose.

He Xiuyu naturally wanted to witness such a moment, so he came to Beijing with Qiao Qingyu.

Their itinerary for the next few days was packed.

Qiao Qingyu first went to register, then visited the Agricultural Research Institute, and afterward the Agricultural University; they said they were bringing the kids to Beijing, and only after the meetings ended did the couple finally find some time.

With the kids, they visited a few places he had wanted to go before.

When they returned to Xichuan, the whole Agricultural Group began to get busy again. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

While Qiao Qingyu went to an area called Pingliang Dam in the northwest of Xichuan.

This region was the last to achieve greening but was now gradually entering the profit-making phase.

This time, Qiao Qingyu’s laboratory and seed cultivation room provided Pingliang Dam with 50,000 kilograms of red sage seeds.

These were seeds harvested after successful cultivation at the experimental base.

They had already developed mature cultivation management experiences, and this herb was also one of the ingredients in the Anxin Yangsheng Pills.

Thus, as long as it was planted and harvested, Yanjing Fifth Pharmaceutical Factory would take as much as was grown.

It was now the planting season, belonging to seed propagation, but it was necessary that a thin plastic film be used, and Wulong Chemical Factory was now producing this kind of ground film and plastic film for greenhouses in large quantities.

Qiao Qingyu also brought several technicians, and this time she had to stay here for at least half a month.

She again left everything at home to her own mother.

The area suitable for planting red sage was located in the western part of the Pingliang Dam, where the terrain was somewhat complex, but the soil was indeed suitable for planting red sage.

This time it was planting as planned, following the Agricultural Group’s operational model, led by the local government, employing farmers from surrounding areas.

Actually, at the beginning, they wanted to distribute these seeds for the farmers to plant themselves, the local even offered interest-free loans, but after more than a month of mobilization, only a few households agreed.

Everyone simply did not believe planting this could make money; as far as they were concerned, it was already good if the land could grow grass, better if it could grow crops, then they would have food to eat, but growing ginseng here, are you kidding? Ginseng couldn’t just be planted, it was said to be found deep in the forests and needed a red string to be dug up.

Nobody knew how these rumors had spread.

Although there were leaders, the few numbers did not form a scale and were still dispersed; then He Xiuyu helped the local leader reach a preliminary procurement agreement with the Fifth Pharmaceutical Factory.

This settled their minds, securing the fund smoothly.

As long as it grew and sold, and money was seen, the subsequent work would be easier to carry out. As long as they didn’t encounter a major natural disaster, a year later, this vast expanse of land would create unimaginable economic value for them.

Who said that red sage had to be dug up in deep forests with a red string? If so, none of the pharmaceutical factories would want to deal with Chinese medicine.

And the Fifth Pharmaceutical Factory needed much more than just one type of medicinal material.

Hence, the existing operating model was simply adapted from the Agricultural Group.

To be cautious, they still invited Qiao Qingyu over.

Unexpectedly, here Qiao Qingyu saw Sun Xiuyuan, whom she had not seen for a long time.

After graduation, Sun Xiuyuan went directly to the city’s Youth League.

This time she came here following the city’s poverty alleviation office; the main content of this work was organized jointly by the Youth League and the poverty alleviation office.

This was still about organizing the young and able-bodied labor to get rid of poverty and enrich their cultural knowledge.

Also, there were still quite a few remote villages where the selling of women was a severe issue.

Of course, there was also child trafficking.

Relying on the remoteness from the Emperor’s reach, some small villages, even if aware of such phenomena, couldn’t really proceed with their work or stop it because many villages were clannish and especially united.

This time, taking advantage of the widespread cultivation of red sage in the region, Sun Xiuyuan brought her work team along with the poverty alleviation office.