Chapter 173 Left Fan's Bold Speculation
Zuo Shan felt honored that Madam Gu had such a high opinion of Pan Duole.
My daughter is just beginning to grow up, or rather, she's not quite grown up yet, but she's already showing the first hint of a lotus flower.
"By the way, Grandpa Butler, all the seeds you gave me have sprouted. I transplanted them into different planting boxes yesterday. When do you have some free time..." Zuo Shan was interrupted by the old butler before she could finish speaking.
"I'm free right now! Little Fan, you're not trying to fool this old man, are you?" The old housekeeper and the old lady have now changed their way of addressing her, affectionately calling her "Little Fan".
"Why would I lie to you? I'm afraid I won't be able to take good care of them, so I'm hoping you'll bring them all back soon," Zuo Shan said with a smile.
"Arong, I need to ask for leave. I need to go with Xiaoshanzi to see if she's been lying to me." The old steward hurriedly said this to Madam Gu, and then urged Zuo Shan to leave.
"This old fellow is still so impatient. Little Fan, you'd better take him there quickly, or I'm afraid he'll get blisters on his lips from being so anxious!" Old Madam Gu said with a smile.
Zuo Shan led the old butler back home, pointed to the fifteen marked planting boxes and told him to look at them himself, and then went to check on Pandora's learning progress.
She leaned closer to take a look and was both surprised and delighted.
It turns out that Mao Li found a universal children's literacy software in his database and directly imported it into Lele's bracelet.
This software is essentially an offline mini-game; it can be used without an internet connection.
Once opened, it features a gentle robotic voice accompanied by pictures, text, and animations, making it vivid and interesting.
There are also various fairy tale picture books, idiom picture books, and so on.
In summary, this is an educational and entertaining literacy software.
Zuo Shan grew up in the countryside with her grandparents and never had the chance to use literacy game software like this. Now that she suddenly saw it, she couldn't help but itch to play it.
Fortunately, she was still rational, and there was an old housekeeper in the yard who had come to check on the little seedlings.
The old housekeeper was initially excited to see the seedlings transplanted into the empty boxes, but when he turned his head, he saw even more densely packed seedlings.
His expression had changed from initial excitement to seriousness: "Little Fan, tell me honestly, is there some special trick to your breeding method? Otherwise, it would be impossible to cultivate all the seeds."
"Hehe! Butler Grandpa, I heard my mother mention it when she was alive. Our family's ancestors were farmers and they also summarized some breeding tips."
"But later on, the family declined with each generation, and eventually they ended up in District 50, where these breeding tips became useless." Zuo Shan said, half-truthfully.
She had indeed seen some farming methods in the countryside. Later, after moving to the city, whenever she saw scenes of the countryside on television, she couldn't help but stare at them for a few more seconds. Over time, she memorized quite a bit of information.
But the seeds were able to germinate quickly thanks to the ears and the curves, but she naturally wouldn't tell the old housekeeper this secret.
"Hehe! Well, Little Fan, this old man doesn't need your breeding tips, I just want you to do me a favor. Could you please help me grow these seedlings a bit bigger before I take them home? Is that alright?" the old housekeeper said with a smile.
"What's wrong with that? We were planning to grow some wild vegetables anyway, it's just a pity that my yard is too small. I wonder if there's any land for rent in our 48th District?" Zuo Shan asked casually.
“There are plenty of open spaces, but the soil in District 48 is generally between medium radiation level 3 and high radiation level 1, which is not suitable for planting at all,” the old butler said.
"As far as I know, plants that can survive under strong radiation in the wild have strong radiation resistance and can also absorb radioactive substances in the soil."
Therefore, I speculate that by repeatedly planting several batches of mutant plants with shorter growth cycles, they will invisibly reduce the soil's radiation levels.
"With the soil improved by them, we should be able to grow edible plants," Zuo Shan said.
Although this was just her guess, it wasn't entirely unreasonable.
When she went to collect small moonflowers in District 46, she noticed that the soil radiation in District 46 was relatively low.
However, everyone attributes this to the legendary Master Fu Ming, who is said to possess the supernatural ability to reduce soil radiation.
But given the current level of solar radiation, even if Master Fu Ming reduced the soil radiation level in District 40, how long could this low radiation level be maintained?
Master Fu has been dead for a long time. After years of strong radiation, why is the soil in District 46 still able to maintain a very low level of radiation?
Therefore, Zuo Shan made a bold guess: the reason why the soil in District 46 can maintain a very low radiation level is simply because they have been planting crops continuously.
It is through this continuous planting that radioactive substances in the soil are absorbed by the plants, thus maintaining the soil's low radiation levels.
However, this secret may be unknown to others, or perhaps those who discovered it deliberately concealed it, which is why District 46 has been able to maintain its superior status and become the largest planting area on the entire planet.
Another point she noticed was that the soil in densely wooded areas had a relatively lower radiation level than the soil in her yard.
The radiation levels in residential areas should be lower than in the wild, but the facts show the opposite.
Taking all these factors into account, the left fan arrived at this conclusion.
"Little Fan, is your guess reliable? If it is, do you know what that means?" The old butler was so nervous that his body started to tremble.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
