The old farmer raised his head in shock, looking toward Zu An. âThis one is?â
Jiang Luofu helped introduce Zu An. âHe is my friend, Zu An.â
âOh, so it was eighth sisterâs friend. Itâs nice to meet you.â The old farmer smiled sincerely.
Judging from his reaction, it didnât seem as if he had ever heard Zu Anâs name before. Not only did Zu An not feel a trace of dissatisfaction, he instead respected the man even more. After all, it was because the farmer was completely devoted to helping the common people that he paid no attention to outside matters and didnât know about the disturbances in the court.
âAh Zu, this is my seventh brother, Wang Shuyang.â Jiang Luofu told Zu An in secret, âHeâs a virtuous and prestigious elder. You absolutely canât trick him like you did Yin Shi.â She was worried that Zu An might do something similar to the previous incident and gave him a warning ahead of time.
Zu An couldnât help but laugh inwardly as he asked, âAm I that type of person to you?â At the same time, he replied to the old farmer, âSo it was Senior Wang. Itâs an honor.â
Wang Shuyang smiled, clearly not caring much about Zu Anâs flattery. He asked, âWhat did this little friend mean when you suggested a hybridized paddy field?â
Zu An said, âElder Wang, you mentioned that rice paddies had two major issues. The first is the output ceiling, while the second is the lack of resistance toward plant diseases.â
âYouâre right. This is actually a problem that has troubled me for many years. No matter which choice I make, I can only improve things slightly. I canât make any substantial improvements.â
Zu An said, âTo be honest, solving this problem can be challenging if you think itâs challenging, but it can also be quite easy if you change your perspective.â
âOh? Then may I ask what this little friend has in mind?â Even though Wang Shuyangâs words sounded polite, he couldnât help but frown inwardly when he saw Zu Anâs age, as well as his clean fingernails. This youngster had clearly never lived the life of a farmer. There were some calluses, but that was clearly from training with the sword. No matter how he looked at it, this shouldnât be someone who knew anything about farming.
âAh Zu!â Jiang Luofu gave Zu An a look. She didnât believe that he knew about such things either.
Zu An said with a smile, âElder Wang must have traveled extensively over the years in search of seeds. Have you ever found any wild crops?â
âI have indeed.â Wang Shuyang had almost thought that Zu An had some enlightening remarks. Yet when he heard him say this, he couldnât help but feel a bit disappointed. âBut those wild crops are dry and shriveled; they canât be treated as foodstuffs or planted.â
Zu An countered, âThe disadvantage to wild crops is a lack of flesh, and so they canât be used as food. However, they have an advantage, which is that by growing in the wild, their vitality is extremely strong. They have powerful resistances against various illnesses, and they have higher tolerance against temperatures than paddy crops.â
âHmâ¦?â Wang Shuyang was moved. He felt as if a spark had gone off in his head, yet he couldnât fully grasp it yet.
Zu An continued, âThe advantages of wild crops are precisely the weaknesses of grown crops. Meanwhile, their disadvantages just happen to be the advantages of the other. If we could hybridize these two types of crops, then wouldnât they balance each other out perfectly?â
Wang Shuyangâs eyes immediately widened. He was extremely excited as he exclaimed, âWonderful, wonderful! Why have I never thought of this before? Why havenât I?! Hahaha! The people are saved, theyâre savedâ¦â
Jiang Luofu jumped in fright when she saw her usually quiet and gloomy seventh brother suddenly becoming lively like a child. She quickly asked Zu An, âWhatâs wrong with him?â
Zu An said with a smile, âI think heâs just excited.â
Hybridized rice fields had only been made possible through generations of scientific research in Zu Anâs old world. All of that knowledge had only provided results because of Mr. Yuan Longpingâs consolidation. As someone who devoted himself to farming, how could Wang Shuyang not see the value in it?
If it were someone else, Zu An might have held back a bit and used that as a scheme, but even in his few minutes of interaction with Wang Shuyang, he already understood that this person truly lived for the people. Handing such new technology to people like him was the best choice for the people of the world.
Furthermore, he only knew a bit about the concept. As for how it could truly be put into practice⦠um⦠If he really were that awesome, then he wouldnât have wasted his time every day arguing with strangers online.
Wang Shuyang finally snapped out of his daze. He grabbed Zu Anâs hands excitedly. âLittle friend Zu, um⦠no, Sir Zu! Please receive three kowtows from me.â
Zu An jumped in fright. âSenior, you mustnât!â
Jiang Luofu was also stunned. What was up with her fellow disciples these days? Why were all of them bowing to Zu An all of a sudden? It was one thing with Yin Shi, as that fellow was a bit weird. But what was happening to her seventh brother? He had always been upright. He would never willfully produce nonsense like Yin Shi.
Wang Shuyang said seriously, âThereâs nothing improper about this. The first kowtow is for the common people of the world. Once the hybridized rice field concept bears fruit, then you will be the savior of millions and millions of lives! Forget about three kowtows, even if it were three hundred, three thousand, thirty thousand⦠It would still be worth it.â
Jiang Luofu was stunned. She hadnât really felt anything after hearing about Zu Anâs plan. What he had said was actually that important?
After Wang Shuyang completed his bows, he gestured toward her. âEighth sister, you should come and kowtow to him too. Thank this hero for saving the lives of millions and millions.â
Jiang Luofu was speechless. Seeing her in a daze, Wang Shuyang didnât explain further and tugged on her sleeves to make her kneel down.
Jiang Luofu remembered that this senior brother had taken good care of her when she was little, and she had always admired his character, so she couldnât really be disrespectful right now. She could only pout while kowtowing to Zu An.
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Zu An broke out into a sweat. He quickly helped Jiang Luofu back up and said, âBig sis, you donât need to do this.â
Unfortunately, Jiang Luofu was quite upset. If you donât want me to do it, then Iâm going to freaking do it! Weâll see how youâll pay for this later.
Zu An began to panic when he saw the resentment in her eyes. He quickly said, âStop already, stop! Iâll return the favor!â He kowtowed as he spoke.
His actions drew the attention of the surrounding farmers. Rather than farmers, they were all Wang Shuyangâs students. They couldnât help but whisper among each other when they saw what was happening here.
âHuh? Donât those two look like theyâre bowing to each other in marriage?â
âIs Mr. Wang the wedding witness?â
âWait, isnât that Ms. Jiang? Who is that pretty boy sheâs kowtowing to?â
Jiang Luofuâs long legs drew a lot of attention to begin with; anyone would recognize her from a single glance. When those students recognized her, their expressions were filled with jealousy as they looked at Zu An.
Teacher Jiang was incredibly beautiful, her gorgeous legs deeply engraved in the mind of every single student. Together with her cold demeanor, there were just too many students who dreamed about herâ¦
She had always treated other men coldly, and there had never been any rumors of her being affectionate with another man, so everyone was still equal in this regard. However, they had discovered that the woman of their dreams was kowtowing with another man! How could they not become depressed?
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Zu An jumped in fright and turned around. He saw a group of male students staring daggers at him.
Jiang Luofu immediately jumped to her feet as if she had touched something hot. She was quite hard pressed here as well, and hadnât expected the students to misunderstand like this. To be honest, they really did look like they were kowtowing to each other in marriage. Sigh, what the hell was I thinking?
âNonsense! Hurry and bow to Sir Zu.â Wang Shuyang had clearly heard the whispers as well. He gave his disciples a fierce look.
âSir Zu?â The studentsâ reactions were identical to those of Yin Shiâs disciples.
âHis knowledge is enough for him to be the master of you all! Why is it hard for you good-for-nothings to call him sir? Hurry and kowtow already!â Wang Shuyangâs personality had been quite old-fashioned to begin with. Now that he was glaring at them like this, the students didnât dare to retort.
One after another, all of them greeted Zu An unwillingly. âWe greet Sir Zu!â
What was the most painful thing in the world? It was seeing the woman of their dreams enter the arms of another man. What was even more painful than that was that they had to bow to that man in respect!
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