Hou Ji Sows the Grains
后稷（弃）教民稼穑，被尊为农神。与神农尝百草互补：一个偏「尝」，一个偏「播」。读作农业文明神话，而非科学史。
Hou Ji (Qi) teaches agriculture and is honored as god of grain—pairs with Shennong’s tasting: sowing vs testing. Agricultural civilization myth, not science history.
后稷播谷：文明的根基是耕种与节律——英雄也可以是教人吃饭的人。不是战场传奇，是把种子变成制度。农时比战功更接近「长久」。今日：创新若不能落地成可重复的「收成」，就还只是故事。
Houji sows grain: civilization roots in tilling and rhythm—a hero can be the one who teaches people to eat. Not battlefield glory; seeds become institutions. Today: innovation that never becomes repeatable harvest stays a tale.
After the moral, ask one question: if a similar choice showed up today, where does the story snag? Name that tension first—then take your own step. You need not copy the ancients, only borrow their clarity.