Zuan looked annoyed. What does this have to do with me?
Wait, that "Brother Xiu" sounds so familiar... Could it be...?
Just as the two swords were about to pierce him, a hoe suddenly appeared beside him. With a casual touch, it sent the two women flying.
At that moment, a man who looked like an old farmer from the Loess Plateau blocked the two women's path: "Nonsense!"
"Mr. Seven... Mr. Seven." The two girls fell silent upon seeing him.
Chu Chuyan's eyes lit up. Seventh Master?
That must be Wang Shuyang, the seventh disciple of the chief priest. My father used to admire him greatly when he talked about him, because he was a person who truly cared for the common people.
Chu Chuyan had heard too many legends about him and had a heartfelt admiration for this person of noble character.
However, to my surprise, Mr. Qi looked like an old farmer, showing no signs of being a master at all.
But she immediately realized that this was the most suitable image for him.
Wang Shuyang gave the two girls a few earnest words of advice, but he didn't make things difficult for them and let them go without a word.
Zu An bowed to him in thanks and then introduced Chu Chuyan to him.
Wang Shuyang smiled simply: "Miss Chu is indeed beautiful."
Of course, although he said that, his eyes were very calm, as if the attraction of a stunning beauty was not as great as the rice stalk in his hand.
"Seventh Master, what exactly are they fighting over?" Chu Chuyan asked curiously after returning the greeting. Thinking back to her earlier suspicion that they were fighting over Zu'an, she couldn't help but smile.
"It seems there's a student in the college who's quite popular, but I don't know the specifics. I've never paid attention to these things," Wang Shuyang replied casually, then enthusiastically pulled Zu An aside. "Mr. Zu, the concept of hybrid rice you mentioned last time was truly enlightening. I've managed to find the male-sterile plants you described all over the country and successfully produced hybrid rice, but the offspring of those hybrid rice plants quickly turned into normal rice, making mass production impossible..."
Seeing him respectfully seeking advice from Zu An, Chu Chuyan's eyes widened. In her impression, Wang Shuyang should be the top figure in the agricultural field, and even the chief priest might not know as much as him in this area.
Such a person actually needs to consult Zu'an.
Wait, does Zaun even know this?
She considered herself to know Zu An quite well, and had never heard of his talent before. She worried that his eccentric personality might have intimidated Wang Shuyang by boasting in front of him.
He thought to himself that he should have a good talk with Ah Zu later, because Wang Shuyang was a person whose well-being was related to the people of the world, and he was of noble character. He should not be deceived.
At the same time, they are worried that Zuan will not be able to answer Wang Shuyang's questions and will expose his secret. If this gets out, it will be a big blow to Zuan's reputation.
Who knew that Zuan would say so seriously: "That's simple. There's a method called the 'three-line matching method.' You find a male sterile plant as the female parent, and then find two other partners for it, one called the maintainer line and the other called the restorer line."
"The first object looks very much like the mother plant, but has healthy pollen and a well-developed stigma. After pollinating the mother plant with its pollen, it produces a daughter. She looks exactly like her mother, and is also a mother plant with small and degenerated stamens, shriveled and deformed anthers, and no fertility."
"The other parent has a completely different appearance from the parent parent. It is generally taller and has healthy pollen and a well-developed stigma. When the parent parent is pollinated with its pollen, the offspring is a son, which is stronger than both the father and the mother."
"Then separate a breeding field and a seed production field, with the breeding field planted with sterile lines and maintainer lines..."
As Zu An explained the details, Chu Chuyan was completely bewildered. She considered herself quite intelligent, but although she recognized every single word Zu An said, she couldn't understand what it meant when put together.
Could it be that he was trying to fool Wang Shuyang?
However, after noticing the shock, joy, and admiration on Wang Shuyang's face, she felt uneasy. Had she opened up the world in the wrong way today? Did Azu really understand these things?
How could it earn the heartfelt respect of Wang Shuyang, the world's greatest farmer?
At this moment, Wang Shuyang grabbed Zu An's hand and said excitedly, "Mr. Zu is truly a great talent. What I have learned over the past decades is far inferior to these two sentences of your guidance."
Zuan said somewhat embarrassedly, "Mr. Wang is the real expert. I am just standing on the shoulders of giants, talking on paper."
He was telling the truth. These were just some superficial things he had learned from watching documentaries in his previous life. He could give a general overview, but if you asked him to actually do it, he would be completely clueless.
Wang Shuyang, of course, was unaware: "Sir, you are indeed modest. If the students in the academy could have even one percent, no, one ten-thousandth of your knowledge and character, it would be a blessing for the academy."
Hearing Wang Shuyang's sincere praise, even the usually composed Chu Chuyan was shocked.
After Wang Shuyang excitedly left to test Zu An's method, Chu Chuyan was still in a daze, her eyes constantly glancing at Zu An.
Zuan couldn't help but touch his face: "What, is there something on my face?"
Chu Chuyan sighed: "I've realized that I don't actually understand you."
"Haha, there's a lot you don't know. Your man is a thick book that you need to study slowly," Zu'an said smugly.
Seeing that familiar personality, Chu Chuyan smiled with a hint of relief: "Pah, shameless."
The two walked up the mountain like this, and Zu'an pointed out which teacher's territory each place belonged to. He had been here several times and knew the way well.
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