Chapter 139: 139
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"It's better than nothing that I can get temporary relief . I also had a belly ache two days ago . It was very uncomfortable that I couldn't even sit still!" said Professor Lu with a smile .
"I see, I'll give you some herbs to try . How long are you going to stay here?" asked Wang Yao .
"Three days," said Professor Lu .
"I see . I'll think about it and will deliver the herbal decoction to you after I get it ready," said Wang Yao .
"You don't need to deliver it . Call me once the decoction is ready . I'll get someone to fetch it," said Tian Yuantu .
"Okay," said Wang Yao .
Tian Yuantu stopped Wang Yao when he was ready to leave .
"How about having lunch together here?" suggested Tian Yuantu .
"Thank you, but I've got errands to run . Shall we catch up on another day?" said Wang Yao .
"Okay, Professor Lu, could you please wait for me for a moment? I'm walking Yao out," said Tian Yuantu to Professor Lu .
Tian Yuantu walked Wang Yao downstairs .
"Professor Lu is from the University of Hu Cheng Tong Ji . He is an expert in civil engineering . Our organization hired him as a consultant . He came here to provide advice from time to time . I happen to have a very important project here, so I asked him to take a look," said Tian Yuantu while walking .
"I see, good for you . Well, I'm fine by myself, you can go back to Professor Lu," said Wang Yao .
Wang Yao drove to Li Maoshuang's place after leaving Tian Yuantu's .
"Hi Yao, what is it? Wow! Manually made tea leaves! This is precious!" said Li Maoshuang with a smile after taking the tea leaves from Wang Yao .
"Try it," said Wang Yao .
Wang Yao also didn't stay at Li Maoshuang's place for long . He deliberately left before lunch time and went home straight away .
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Tian Yuantu and Professor Lu were chatting happily inside Tian Yuantu's office at Jia Hui organization .
"Your friend is very nice," said Professor Lu .
"Yeah, he's also very capable . Let's try his tea," suggested Tian Yuantu .
"Sure!" said Professor Lu .
Tian Yuantu took out a tea set and opened the pack Wang Yao gave him . A lovely smell of tea leaves came out as soon as Tian Yuantu opened it .
He took out a small amount of tea leaves and put them inside the teapot . Then, he poured some hot water inside the teapot . The room was full of the nice smell of tea .
"Good tea! Good tea!" said Professor Lu . He was impressed by the smell, color, and taste of the tea .
"Indeed!" Tian Yuantu appraised the tea too . After all, he was an expert .
He took up the teacup and had a sip . The tea was fresh and sweet, and the taste lingered in his mouth for a long time .
"I haven't had such good tea in ages! It tastes even better than those well-known teas!" exclaimed Professor Lu .
"Would you like to have more tea? I'm just sharing the gifts that were first given to me . Would you like to have some?" said Tian Yuantu with a smile . Actually, Tian Yuantu didn't mind sharing the precious tea with Professor Lu . But he couldn't give it all to Professor Lu because it was a sign of Wang Yao being friendly to him .
"Thank you, but you should keep the tea . After all, it was from your friend . But you can ask if I can buy some tea from your friend . I don't mind the cost," said Professor Lu .
"Okay," said Tian Yuantu .
Wang Yao drove home to have lunch and returned to Nanshan hill afterwards . He documented Professor Lu's condition in a new notebook because Professor Lu was not seriously ill . His problem was not considered tricky because when he didn't have an episode, he could live like normal people . The treatment was not tricky, either . Wang Yao decided to use Stone flower to dissolve the stones inside Professor Lu's body and some other herbs to regulate his digestive system and settle the liver .
Wang Yao wrote down the herbal formula he prescribed for Professor Lu . Then, he started to prepare the herbs . The Stone flower was going to be the dominating herb in the formula . Wang Yao hadn't used all the Stone flowers he purchased from the system last time, and he had all the other herbs available as well . He planned to brew a decoction the next day .
Woof! Woof! Woof! San Xian barked again . Wang Yao went out to check what was going on and found several aphids on his herbs .
Again!
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Fortunately, there were not too many aphids . Wang Yao removed those aphids carefully and then touched San Xian's head gently .
"Well done, tell me once you find pests from now on," said Wang Yao .
Woof! Woof! San Xian nodded as if he could understand Wang Yao .
Wang Yao looked at those well-grown common herbs which didn't require special care like licorice roots . Those herbs grew very well with the nurturing of diluted ancient spring water .
Maybe I should start to reap the herbs .
The herbal plants started to get really crowded, which facilitated the spreading of pests .
Wang Yao had reaped some herbs to exchange for reward points previously . He still had quite a lot left . Some herbs could be used directly, while some had to be dried and processed first .
Wang Yao decided to keep some herbs for himself, use some to exchange for reward points, and keep the rest to get seeds .
Reaping herbs required care and attention . Wang Yao knew he shouldn't rush and needed to plan carefully . He listed all the herbs he had planted, and by the time he had finished, it was close to dusk .
Time passed so quickly! Wang Yao noticed it was already dark outside . He packed away everything, locked the door of the cottage and said goodbye to San Xian before going home for dinner .
Wang Yao was surprised to find his family had a visitor when he arrived at home . It was someone he knew well .
"Hi, Uncle Wang," greeted Wang Yao .
"Hi, Yao!" It was Wang Fengming who Wang Yao visited and saw the other day .
Wang Yao thought Wang Fengming came to look for his father, but he actually came to thank Wang Yao .
"Have you taken all the herbs I gave you?" asked Wang Yao . He found Wang Fengming looked better, and his eyes were brighter .
"Yeah, it worked really well!" said Wang Fengming with a smile .
Wang Fengming doubted the effect of the herbal decoction in the evening when Wang Yao delivered the decoction to him, so he only took a little . He felt slightly better before he went to bed, so he took a little more the next morning . Wang Fengming felt much better in the afternoon . His body was lighter, and he was less tired . Therefore, he continued to take Wang Yao's decoction and asked his wife to take some as well . After another night's rest, Wang Fengming no longer felt tired, and his stomach ache had reduced too . His wife also felt better . They were surprised that Wang Yao's decoction was so wonderful .
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He decided to visit Wang Yao to express his gratitude .
"You are always welcome here, but please don't worry about bringing anything next time," said Wang Yao while he was looking at the fruits brought by Wang Fengming .
Wang Yao knew Wang Fengming and his family well . Unlike Wang Yide, Wang Fengming was a nice and honest person, so he was willing to help him .
"Okay," said Wang Fengming .
"I'll give you two more doses of herbal formula tomorrow . Let me know if it works well . By the way, please don't share the dose with your wife . Your wife is much healthier than you," said Wang Yao .
"Sure, I'll remember it . " Wang Fengming nodded .
"Uncle Wang, please don't tell anyone about the herbs I gave you," said Wang Yao .
"Sure . " Wang Fengming didn't know why but he didn't ask .
"Uncle Wang, I'm like Mr . Li, the barefoot doctor living at the other side of the village . I don't have any medical qualifications . I trust you and your wife, but not some people . They will use it to attack me . " Wang Yao didn't mind explaining to Wang Fengming why he had to keep his medical skills in secret .
"Don't worry, my wife and I won't tell anyone," promised Wang Fengming .
Wang Fengming turned down the invitation for dinner from Wang Yao's parents . He said he already had dinner and left after a short while .
"What's wrong with Fengming?" asked Zhang Xiuying after Wang Fengming had left .
"He was too exhausted, depressed and furious . His emotions disturbed his meridians and damaged his internal organs . He was seriously ill," said Wang Yao .
"That bad?!" Wang Yao's parents' faces stiffened .
"Fengming and his wife are good people," said Wang Fenghua after some silence .
"I know . What should I do, Dad?" asked Wang Yao .
Wang Yao was eating slowly and silently . His parents didn't talk much either .
Ding! The sound of a phone notification broke the silence . Wang Yao took out his phone and found that it was Tong Wei . He glanced at his parents, then walked away into his own room .
"Hello, Tong Wei?" said Wang Yao .
"Hello, how are you?" Tong Wei sounded very nice on the phone . Her voice was like the running spring in the hill, and the birds' singing .
"I'm good; I'm having dinner with my family at the moment . How about you?" asked Wang Yao .
"I just came home," said Tong Wei .
"Back to Lianshan?" asked Wang Yao .
"Yes, when are you available?" said Tong Wei .
"The day after tomorrow," said Wang Yao . He was going to brew decoctions the next day .
"Okay, shall we catch up the day after tomorrow?" asked Tong Wei .
"Sure," said Wang Yao .
After Wang Yao had hung up the phone, he found his mother was looking at him strangely .
"Why are you looking at me like this, Mom?" asked Wang Yao .
"Who did you talk to on the phone? Why don't you want me to hear your conversation?" said Zhang Xiuying .
"I was talking to my old schoolmate," said Wang Yao .
"Which schoolmate? Male for female?" asked Zhang Xiuying . Wang Yao found his mother became very alarmed every time he mentioned the word "schoolmate . "
"I was talking to Tong Wei . I was just asking her if she was available to come here the next few days . Don't you want to meet her?" said Wang Yao . He also wanted to try dating Tong Wei .
"Great!" said Zhang Xiuying excitedly .
The phone call made the whole family happy . Wang Yao went back to Nanshan hill straight after dinner . His mother was still talking about Tong Wei when he said goodbye to his parents .
Wang Yao went back to his cottage to prepare the herbs for the decoctions he was going to brew the next day . He needed to brew decoctions for Master Xu, Professor Lu, and Wang Fengming . He estimated that it would take him half a day to complete brewing all the decoctions .