Chapter 1917 - 1917: Expanding the Farm


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    “I don’t believe it! Your bag is bulging with stuff! How can there be nothing? I can tell the difference in weight when I carry it up. It’s much heavier than when you left!” Xia He said as she pointed at the bag.


    Qiao Mei gestured with her chin for Xia He to open the bag. Xia He unzipped the bag excitedly and the pile of money inside dropped out. The floor was covered with money and Xia He was instantly petrified.


    “Hey! Our farm makes about the same amount of money. Why are you suddenly so stunned?” Qiao Mei asked with a smile.


    “What… What have you been doing during this period of time? Don’t tell me you robbed a bank? Where did you get so much money?” Xia He looked at Qiao Mei and said with an awkward smile.


    Country M was not a safe ce. There were squabbles and gang fights everywhere on the streets. The reason why this town was rtively peaceful was because there was John and his gang around. No one dared to attack this ce.<div>


    It made Xia He feel that even bank robberies were something quite normal here. For this reason, she even specially bought more weapons and equipment. At the moment, the storeroom in the house was filled with ammunition. She had even bought a machine gun and set it up in the room on the first floor. Even if someone came to harass them, they need not be afraid at all.


    “Of course not! I went to the casino and someone kept wanting to give me money. How can I reject such a good thing? These are all my winnings,” Qiao Mei said.


    She could not mention anything about Xia Zhe, not even to Xia He. She wondered how Xia Zhe was doing in Sky City. She decided to think of a way to sneak out and look for Xia Zhe after this semester ended.


    Qiao Mei did not ask anyone to cash the check in her possession. The money she had was enough for them to spend for a long time. Moreover, the farm was doing quite well now and there was no need to put so much money in the bank ount. It would be difficult for her to exin herself if someoneunched an investigation.


    Moreover, the procedures for withdrawing and depositing money were reallyplicated now. It was better to keep the money at home so that they could use it at any time.


    “How are we going to spend so much money? Should we use the money to buy another house? Didn’t John say that money works wonders in this country?” Xia He said.


    “Even if we buy a house, we won’t be staying here for long. The house is of no value to us if we have to leave it here, so we might as well use this money to expand the farm,” Qiao Mei said.


    “You’re right! I realize that there’s a lot ofnd on the farm that hasn’t been cultivated and there are also tworge abandoned fish ponds. I’ve already gotten the local people to clean up all these spots, but I don’t know what to nt on thend. I’m thinking about discussing it with you when youe back,” Xia He said.


    “Let’s find an area on the farm to build a house that’s bigger than the vi we’re living in now. Look at how small our living room is. It’s not even big enough for the three children to run around and y. These are all things that we have to do as soon as possible. Let’s grow some cabbages and potatoes in the emptynd. These are things which everyone eats often. We should also grow more tomatoes,” Qiao Mei instructed.


    There was still a week to go before school started. Qiao Mei busied herself at the farm, nning the future operations and how to use the various plots in the farm. Her n to expand the farm progressed steadily. Xia He also found builders to construct the house on the farm. She believed that their n could see fruition in less than two months.


    This time round, Qiao Mei did not ask for any special treatment at school. She turned up at Country Mt s agricultural university when school started. There were not many subjects and most were practical lessons. This was not a problem for Qiao Mei at all.


    It was just that there were many male students in the ss who kept hitting on Qiao Mei. She rejected them by saying that she did not speak theirnguage. As time passed, everyone knew Qiao Mei as the “mute beauty”.


    Which man would want to be with a woman who could notmunicate with him? They lost interest in getting to know her, but they did not stop admiring her figure.


    Qiao Mei and Xia He used the two fish ponds at the farm to raise shrimp and fish. It was Qiao Mei’s first time and she did not know if she was doing it right. The only thing she could do was to maintain the cleanliness of the water so that it was suitable for the shrimp and fish to grow.


    The elders in the town said that the shrimp and fish would be ready for sale after about two months and that the market price was high. Qiao Mei could earn about 150,000 dors just by relying on two fish ponds..