Chapter 143 This little sister-in-law is something else!

The girl was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with big, bright eyes that sparkled with a lively light. Her skin was a healthy wheat color, and when she smiled, she had two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth. She exuded a youthful and energetic vibe.

She grabbed Su Yue's arm, nuzzled her affectionately, and sweetly exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, I'm so glad to finally see you!"

Su Yue felt a warmth in her heart as she looked at the bright and lively Gu Nanxing.

"Nanxing, what brings you here?"

"Yes, I'm here!"

She was a student at Beijing Medical College, and when it was time for her internship, she specifically applied to intern at the Hainan Military Region Hospital.

“My brother praised you like a fairy descended from heaven in his letter! He said you saved people from a cliff, fought off enemy agents single-handedly, and built such a big factory all by yourself, supporting all the military wives in our compound!”

Gu Nanxing looked up at him with her little face upturned, her eyes sparkling with admiration.

"Sister-in-law, you're getting more and more amazing! You're my only idol now! Even more amazing than those movie stars!"

This undisguised praise made Su Yue a little embarrassed.

"Your brother is exaggerating."

"No way!"

Gu Nanxing shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum.

"I heard as soon as I arrived that you scared that scoundrel team leader surnamed Ma so badly he peed his pants with just one cup of tea! Sister-in-law, you're amazing! Tell me, how did you do that?"

She was full of curiosity about everything in the pharmaceutical factory, and kept asking Su Yue all sorts of questions.

Her eyes widened even more when she heard that the vibrant experimental field had once been a barren saline-alkali land that no one had ever considered.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, please take me to see! I really want to know how you made gold nuggets grow in saline soil!"

Seeing her sister-in-law's enthusiasm, Su Yue was also infected and nodded with a smile.

"Okay, let's go, I'll take you to see our 'treasure trove'."

The two were chatting and laughing as they walked toward the back of the mountain when they bumped into a figure running toward them in a panic.

It's Sister Li.

She was out of breath from running, her face full of anxiety.

"Factory manager! Something terrible has happened! You must...you must go to the experimental field right away!"

Su Yue's heart skipped a beat.

"What's wrong? Tell me slowly."

"It's those ginseng seedlings!" Sister Li was so anxious she was almost crying. "It rained heavily for several days in a row a few days ago. This morning, when Sister Sun went to check, all the leaves of those most precious seedlings were wilted, and the roots... the roots seemed to be rotten! Sister Sun was so anxious she was crying!"

Su Yue's expression changed, and she immediately quickened her pace.

Gu Nanxing also put away his smile and followed with a serious expression.

When they arrived at the experimental field, they indeed saw Sister Sun, who was in charge of guarding this area, squatting at the edge of the field, wiping away tears and pounding her legs.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault! The factory manager trusted me so much, entrusting me with such an important task, and I messed it up..."

Before her stood the ginseng seedlings that Su Yue had placed high hopes on and carefully nurtured with spiritual spring water, now drooping listlessly, with obvious dark brown water stains visible near the roots.

The entire field was filled with a foul odor, a mixture of soil and rotting plants.

Chief Engineer He was also alarmed. He was pacing back and forth along the edge of the field with his hands behind his back and his brows furrowed.

"What should we do? These seedlings are the treasures of our factory. If they all die, the loss will be huge!"

Su Yue squatted down and carefully dug away the soil next to a seedling.

Beneath the damp soil, the once white and tender roots had turned dark brown, breaking easily and becoming mushy and rotten.

Extensive root rot.

The situation is more serious than we imagined.

Just when everyone was at a loss and the atmosphere was heavy, a clear and firm voice suddenly rang out.

"Sister-in-law, crying won't help now, we need to think of a way to save her quickly!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Gu Nanxing, who had been squatting nearby, carefully observing the soil and rotten roots.

She stood up, patted the mud off her hands, and looked at Su Yue with an unusually serious expression.

"Root rot is a typical fungal infection. Excessive soil moisture leads to root hypoxia, allowing anaerobic bacteria to multiply rapidly in the moist and enclosed environment, which causes this phenomenon."

"Simply draining the water isn't enough; we must also sterilize it immediately!"

Her speech was clear and logical, using a series of technical terms, leaving the military wives present completely bewildered.

Even Chief Engineer He stopped and looked at the unknown young girl with surprise.

Su Yue was also a little surprised. She didn't expect that her seemingly lively and active sister-in-law would have such solid theoretical knowledge.

Gu Nanxing paid no attention to the gazes of the crowd. She walked to the center of the field, pointing out the landscape in a clear voice.

"The first step is to immediately dig deeper drainage ditches around the field, more than 30 centimeters deep, to ensure that all the water is drained!"

"The second step is to have everyone go to the stove in the canteen and collect the wood ash. Then mix it with a small amount of quicklime and sprinkle it evenly around the base of each ginseng seedling. Wood ash is rich in potassium ions, which can promote root growth, and quicklime can quickly change the soil's pH level and inhibit fungal growth!"

"The third step, and the most crucial one!" She looked at Su Yue, "Sister-in-law, do you have potassium permanganate in our pharmaceutical factory's pharmacy?"

Su Yue nodded: "Yes."

"Great!" Gu Nanxing's eyes lit up. "Get it right away, dilute it into a solution at a ratio of 1:800, and use it to disinfect all the plants that show signs of root rot! This must be done quickly and gently, without damaging the remaining healthy roots! Otherwise, once the mycelium has completely invaded the main root, even a miracle won't save it!"

She explained a complete three-step plan of "drainage, root strengthening, and sterilization" in an orderly manner.

The logic is clear and the points are interconnected.

Even the knowledge of plant pathology she mentioned was a field that Su Yue, a 22nd-century medical doctor, had never delved into.

Looking at her radiant sister-in-law, Su Yue felt both surprised and delighted.

This is hardly a medical student who only knows textbook knowledge.

This is clearly a genius who combines theory with practice!

She smiled.

"Did you all hear that?" Su Yue stood up, clapped her hands, and shouted to the still stunned military wives.

"Do as Nanxing says! Take action immediately!"

Then, she turned around, walked up to Gu Nanxing, and reached out to ruffle her hair.

"Nanxing, weren't you interested in this land?"

"From today onwards, this experimental field is entirely in your hands."

"You are the technical director here!"

Gu Nanxing was stunned. Pointing to herself, she asked incredulously, "Me? Sister-in-law, can I do it? I'm just all talk..."

"If I say you can do it, you can do it!" Su Yue looked into her eyes, her tone leaving no room for doubt. "Go for it! If anything goes wrong, I'll cover for you!"