He is happiest muddying his boots on thousands of one-acre farms, marching up hillsides to inspect irrigation tanks, or loitering in a market, measuring the shelf-space that stallholders devote to different vegetables.

• 他最快乐的时候，便是穿着长筒靴，走在广袤农田泥泞的田埂上，到山坡上去查看灌溉渠，或是到集市上四处闲逛，量一量摊贩在货架上都用多少空间来摆放各种蔬菜。