That thing was so eye-catching that Chu Ze couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.
He squatted lower, opened the leaves, and carefully observed the things on the leaves.
"Is this... a worm?"
It's an insect...
Chu Ze looked at the patches of green on the leaves that were so small that they could hardly be seen clearly with the naked eye, and felt that he must have seen it right.
This is clearly an insect.
Mr. Zhang felt embarrassed when he heard Chu Ze's words.
He raised his hand, scratched his head, and reluctantly admitted: "The dean's eyes are really sharp, and there are indeed worms."
"But I have already thought of a way. Don't worry, Dean, I will protect the watermelon seedlings well and let them grow strong."
This is something that the dean personally handed over to him, and he will definitely do his best.
If you don't think about anything else but your own future, you have to do well.
Chu Ze said "Yeah" but didn't say anything else.
Insects, that’s normal.
It would be nice to get rid of it.
Chu Ze believed they had a solution.
When he saw this thing, Chu Ze was thinking about other things.
Locust plague.
Since ancient times, locust plagues have been the enemy of farmers.
It is also something that has caused headaches for all dynasties.
Locust plagues have occurred in every dynasty, and every time they occur, there will be heavy losses.
Mainly because there is no reliable and effective way to kill locusts.
At that time, the most common method was to capture or kill the locusts as much as possible after discovering traces of them.
However, there are always officials who are negligent, which eventually leads to locust disasters.
How about getting a pesticide?
Chu Ze let go of the watermelon seedlings and said casually: "Pour it with rice water and vinegar."
"What?" Mr. Zhang was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing. He excitedly grabbed Chu Ze's hand and said, "What the dean means is that using these two things can kill insects?"
Chu Ze was not sure whether these two things could kill these insects, but he knew that this method was indeed feasible.
He nodded and said, "Try it."
The dean said, you must try!
"Okay, okay, I'll match it now. By the way, Dean, what's the ratio between the two?"
"Whatever, just have more rice water."
Mr. Zhang immediately nodded, turned around and ran away, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch the rice water from him.
Seeing that Chu Ze was free, everyone immediately gathered around and talked to him about their research.
The progress in agriculture is relatively slow. If the things they plant can survive, grow seedlings, and the grafted ones can survive, it is considered a great progress.
Chu Ze followed them and slowly looked over.
As a major agricultural country, agriculture is its main pillar.
Developing agriculture is a top priority.
In this regard, Chu Ze also invested a lot of energy.
Of course, what he did most was to use his words and draw two strokes at most.
When he actually took action, it was very rare.
After Chu Ze took a look around, he made some comments.
He didn't leave the testing site until late in the evening.
But before he reached the palace gate, he was blocked by a small figure.
"Sir, you haven't come to teach us for a long time. You must have forgotten Xiongying, right?" Zhu Xiongying stood in the middle of the road and looked at Chu Ze angrily.
He knew that Chu Ze had entered the palace and that Chu Ze was with his father and the emperor's grandfather, so he stayed in the school honestly and waited for his arrival.
As a result, I waited all afternoon.
He originally wanted to go directly to Chu Ze, but other gentlemen told him that Mr. Chu Ze was busy with business and asked him not to disturb him.
Otherwise, why would he be waiting for him here aggrievedly.
Seeing this man entering the palace without even thinking of what he meant, Zhu Xiongying was so aggrieved that his eyes almost popped out.
Chu Ze was also a little surprised to see Zhu Xiongying.
To be honest, he had indeed forgotten about this kid.
At this moment, facing Zhu Xiongying's accusing eyes, Chu Ze suddenly felt a strong sense of guilt in his heart.
"How could I forget our lovely hero?" Chu Ze stepped forward and touched Zhu Xiongying's head soothingly, resolutely denying the fact that he had indeed forgotten him, "I haven't gone to class these days. , what did you gentlemen teach?”
Chu Ze took Zhu Xiongying and found a corner to sit down.
When Zhu Xiongying saw that Chu Ze not only didn't leave, but also pulled him to sit down, his little face, which had been so aggrieved just now, suddenly became excited, and even his eyes gleamed.
He immediately said: "I taught a lot, including The Analects of Confucius, Ancient and Modern Sages, etc., but they all made me memorize by rote, which was not as interesting as what my husband taught me." In the end, the child was still aggrieved. .
Chu Ze also went to school, so he naturally knew how painful it was to memorize all day long.
But you still have to memorize it.
After Chu Ze gloated in his heart, he told Zhu Xiongying with a serious face: "You must learn what the gentlemen teach. These are the most basic things."
"But I like the teacher's teaching better. When will the teacher come back to continue teaching us?" Zhu Xiongying looked at Chu Ze expectantly.
Chu Ze thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow."
There hasn't been much going on these past few days, so I just wanted to take a look at what these little guys have learned during this time.
After hearing the exact answer, Zhu Xiongying turned around happily.
Then he threw himself into Chu Ze's arms and said, "That gentleman must come tomorrow."
"Well, come on."
"By the way, sir, let me show you something small." Zhu Xiongying stood up, touched in his arms, took out a small wooden gadget, handed it to Chu Ze like a treasure, and said excitedly, "Sir, hurry up Look, I did this!" There was pride in his tone.
Chu Ze took it and looked at it carefully.
I discovered that this was a small person the size of a palm.
The material is very ordinary wood, with some iron parts on it.
These are not the important points. The important point is that this kid actually installed a mechanism on this little wooden man.
Zhu Xiongying sat next to Chu Ze and demonstrated to Chu Ze excitedly: "Sir, look, I thought of what your husband mentioned before, I took out a space in this person's stomach and put a mechanism in it. , tie a thread to the mechanism, and as long as you turn the mechanism here, you can make people move."
He demonstrated while talking, and the wooden man really moved as he said.
And he's very discerning.
A trace of surprise flashed in Chu Ze's eyes.
"Not bad. I just mentioned casually before that these dolls can also move, and you actually figured it out on your own?" This kid's brain is really flexible.
It is worthy of being loved by Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.
Zhu Xiongying was so excited that he turned red in the face, and he did not forget to take credit from his friends.
"I didn't do this alone. I also had Xiao Linzi to help me. How to install this line, he helped me." The Xiao Linzi in Zhu Xiongying's mouth was a little eunuch beside him.
(End of chapter)
