Chapter 1656 Test Site for Crops

Chapter 1656 Test Site for Crops

Qiao Mei felt a little embarrassed. Xia Wen was so busy with work, but he still had to help her deal with the aftermath of this matter. She already did not know how much she owed Xia Wen. She did not know how to repay this kindness, so she decided to let Xia Fan and Xia Xing pay the price for her by letting them play with Xia Wen more often.

"I haven't thought about it yet, but I definitely can't let those people from the Zhao family off too easily. I want to make them pay a thousand times the price for what they did to my mother!" Qiao Mei said fiercely.

This matter was more difficult to handle. If this was in her other life, she could let the Zhao family members go to jail in a matter of minutes. She could get them convicted of dozens of crimes under the law.

However, in this era, she and the Zhao family had both secretly gone into business. If the news got out, the Zhao family could close the issue simply by confessing to their crimes. They had nothing to begin with and just needed to accept their punishment. However, Qiao Mei was different. Qiao Mei still needed to support a factory full of staff. If she was caught, the hundreds of workers in her factory would lose their jobs. She had to consider all her decisions carefully now.

"I know what you're worried about. Recently, the supply and marketing cooperative is undergoing some reforms. They intend to look for a few villages to use as test sites for planting crops. In the past, they used to buy produce from farmers. The quality of the produce differs greatly and the prices are also different. They want to try renting the land directly and then harvest crops at fixed timings. That would save them a lot of money," Xia Wen said.

"That's not a bad idea! The Zhao Family Village can be part of the trial!" Qiao Mei said with a laugh.

Along the way, Mo Chou had a worried expression on his face, as if he was about to be sent to the execution grounds. It was only when he arrived at the Xia family gate and saw the spirited faces of the Xia family members that his expression softened by a lot.

"Welcome to the Xia family residence. Come in and take a seat," Xu Lan said with a smile.

"There's no need to stand on such ceremony. Let's be more relaxed. We're all friends," Liu Shu said as she walked in.

Mo Zhu secretly came to Xia He's side. She did not want to sit with Mo Chou. It was supposed to be a happy day today, but Mo Chou insisted on making it look like there was a huge grudge involved. Anyone who did not know better would think that the Xia family had offended him in some way!

"Was it a tiring journey? This tea is made from tea leaves which my daughter-in-law planted herself. Try it and see if it suits your taste," Xu Lan said.

"I only drink Longjing tea," Mo Chou said disdainfully.

"Um... our family's old man has a weird temper. I'm so sorry! Just give him some water!" Liu Shu said awkwardly.

Qiao Mei had already expected such a situation. She immediately asked Wan Wen to serve Longjing tea and said, "I don't know what kind of tea Uncle likes, so I bought some of every kind. If Uncle is still not satisfied with this tea, we still have other types."