When the man and the monkey returned to the Wen family courtyard, an unexpected guest came.
"Expert Zhao, how come you have time to come to Lijiawan? Aren't you busy with cassava in the south?" Expert Zhao is the agricultural expert in charge of all matters related to cassava planting.
Expert Zhao laughed heartily. "When a man has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes. Xiao Wen is truly a young talent!"
"Expert Zhao would just make fun of me. I'd be showing off my skills in front of you."
Expert Zhao shook his head. "I think you deserve this title. I admire you very much."
He Hongchi looked at the two of them and felt a toothache: "I say you two should just give up. It's not like you don't know each other, yet you're still doing this."
Expert Zhao laughed again.
Wenwen took the backpack to the kitchen, where she saw Gu Xingyu and Chen Yuelian busy at work. "Mom, there are so many people at home now, it's too tiring for you to cook by yourself. Find an aunt in the village to help."
Since Chen Yuelian came, she has taken over the kitchen work and let the young people take care of other things. Now the weather is hot, and it is very tiring to take care of so many people's meals three times a day.
"It's okay. It's not that tiring. I can handle it." Chen Yuelian still disagreed.
Wenwen said no more. She wanted to find an aunt with a good temper to help her.
"Expert Zhao, come and try the fruits from our mountains." Wenwen put the small basket of fruits on the table. The bright red fruits with the water droplets from fresh washing made them even more mouth-watering.
"Lijiawan is truly a beautiful place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Look at the apples and peaches growing exceptionally well," praised expert Zhao.
"There are many good things in this mountain."
"Comrade Xiaowen, I heard that you are an assistant to the president of the General Pharmacy Hospital!" Expert Zhao said with a smile.
Wenwen glanced at her master and said, "My master is old, and as his apprentice, I should share the burden." Besides, it was she who caused this.
"Then do you mind accepting another master? No, I want to recognize another master." Expert Zhao looked at her expectantly.
Wenwen couldn't help but hold her forehead. She wondered how Expert Zhao, who was so busy, would have time to come to Lijiawan. So this was his plan.
"Expert Zhao, it's not that I don't want to, but I really don't understand agriculture and I don't know how to farm." She really couldn't do farming.
"You don't have to farm, just teach me how to grow it. Wouldn't cassava be great? And that method you mentioned of growing cups with stems is really good. My colleague uses it to grow watermelons and it works very well."
Wenwen spread her hands and said, "No! I only know how to grow cassava. I've already told you all about it. I don't know anything else."
"You didn't know medicine before, but after studying medicine, you've developed so many new drugs, even penicillin pills. You've even eradicated a serious infectious disease like inflammatory membrane disease. How amazing! After you become my apprentice, maybe you can also develop high-yield crops."
Perhaps the little girl was a lucky person, and anyone who came into contact with her would have good luck. Thinking of this, Expert Zhao's eyes became even more eager.
Wenwen felt even more overwhelmed. "Developing a new drug isn't something I can do alone. My master is a miracle doctor, and I'm just a supporting role. Besides, penicillin has been around in Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 2,000 years. I'm just copying what others have said. It's just a coincidence."
He Hongchi felt very proud when he heard his apprentice praising him, but when he thought of the person who was openly trying to snatch his apprentice from him, he became more and more angry.
"I can testify that it's aged mustard pickle. It talks about using moldy pickled mustard juice to treat illnesses. I've seen this in ancient books."
Expert Zhao wasn't one to be fooled: "You've seen it before, so why didn't I see you making penicillin before?"
Hey, is this charcoal-headed guy trying to disrespect his previous medical skills? After all, he was also a miracle doctor: "You charcoal-headed guy, you came to me to rob someone. I'm lucky I didn't kick you out."
People who work in agriculture have to observe the growth of crops in the fields every day and are exposed to the sun every day. Over the years, Expert Zhao's skin has become dark. He doesn't care about his appearance, but he also doesn't like people calling him "Black Charcoal Head".
"Those who are capable should do more work. Comrade Xiaowen is not from your family."
He Hongchi didn't expect that the honest man who stayed in the fields every day would be so shameless: "You...you are shameless."
If the little girl is willing to accept him as her teacher, what does face matter? Expert Zhao thought.
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Wenwen quickly spoke up, "Expert Zhao, how about this? From now on, whenever I think of a good idea, I'll tell you right away, okay?"
Expert Zhao shook his head: "I must be your master, otherwise I won't leave." Even the old gentleman above supported him to do this. At most, he would stay here for a while. He hadn't rested for a long time because of the cassava matter.
He wouldn't say it was the old man who reminded him. The old man said, "This girl has a lot of clever ideas and is smart. Plus, she might be born lucky. Look at that old man He. Ever since he took that little girl in as his apprentice, hasn't everything he does been going smoothly?"
"It's not like you can only have one master. A talented person can be unique in everything he does."
Expert Zhao felt that the old man was right, so he decided to make this disciple.
Wenwen…
Are all researchers so stubborn?
Hao Wenwen didn't know that the old man was the one behind this, otherwise she would be so angry that she would die. When she saw the wild ginseng in the valley today, the first thing she wanted to do was pick it and give it to him for his health.
Wenwen looked at He Hongchi: What should we do?
He Hongchi: Don’t ask about my teacher.
"Expert Zhao, are you making things difficult for me?" Wenwen said helplessly.
"I just think you will be a lucky star in agriculture. Look at cassava, it's the best proof. It was originally a poisonous thing that grew in the mountains and was inedible, but you turned it into food that can fill the stomach. In this era of food shortage, it is a life-saving food.
But that's not enough. I want to develop more high-yield crops so that the people can finally escape poverty and have enough to eat. "You don't see the outside world in Lijiawan, and seeing those children starving is heartbreaking." Expert Zhao was feeling down, blaming himself for his inability to develop high-yield crops.
When Master Wenwen and his disciple saw him like this, they were silent.
Wenwen recalled what she had seen on her way to the countryside: people were thin and had pale faces that showed signs of malnutrition; children generally had big heads and thin bodies, which was caused by years of malnutrition.
"But I really can't spare the time to study crops." The most important thing is that she doesn't want to be exposed to the sun every day, otherwise she will get as tanned as Expert Zhao.
Expert Zhao sat there pitifully...
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