Chapter 153
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Very quickly, another post appeared, this post followed closely the post that had slandered Wang Yao . The content of the post was about someone who had discovered that a certain factory had discharged contaminated water but was threatened by a factory worker and was forced to retaliate out of self-defense . In the end, the person who had discovered the factory's wrong-doings was slandered .
This post was monitored closely and furthermore, it had a photo . It was more believable compared to the other post that described using words only . Additionally, people were more concerned about protecting the environment, and hence, they re-posted the subsequent post more .
The relevant authorities acted even more swiftly, not only because of the post but because there was an actual tip by a person . That person was Wang Yao .
At the same time that Wang Yao returned home, the county environment protection bureau's car had entered the village and had proceeded with investigations on the processing factory .
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In a certain hotel in the county .
"You have to help me . "
"You have the audacity to ask? Currently, everyone is focused on environmental protection, and your machine processing factory could still discharge contaminated water?!"
"That is used water . "
"That's rubbish . I have already seen the environment protection bureau report . What used water? The heavy metal ion and COD indicators are off the charts; what exactly is your factory doing?!"
"I'm doing other stuff . "
"You, you…!"
"Don't be angry . What do I do now?"
"Your factory cannot continue manufacturing . It will be sealed, and the operations suspended in order to restructure it . "
"Ah, I just started operations a few days ago and invested so much money into it . " The boss was frantic with anxiety .
"It's not like you lack this bit of money . Also, keep an eye on your people . Don't let them post willful news and rumors . And also, get that Li Dong to behave!"
"Yes, yes!"
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With that, under the villagers' heated discussion, the factory that had started operation a few days ago had shut down due to its failure to comply with environmental standards . Its operations were suspended and would be restructured . The re-opening date was not within the foreseeable future .
The village resumed its peace and quiet life .
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In the village, a village council was held .
"This young man is impressive!"
"Exactly . He beat up a man to the point of him being hospitalized and caused a factory to shut down . And he suffered no consequences . "
"In my opinion, it's better that this factory shuts down . It's noisy all day and at night, it secretly discharges contaminated water into the river . Dead fish had begun to appear in the dam below . "
"Yeah . " Wang Jianli smoked his cigarette; he spoke the least .
"This young man has so many tricks up his sleeves; we should get him to help our village . "
"How can he help? Our village doesn't have anything!"
"We have to ponder over this matter," Wang Jianli put out his cigarettes and said .
Due to the matters that cropped up the last few days, Wang Yao did not do much stuff . The shrubs he had bought were not yet completely planted . He intended to calm his mind and use two days to plant the remaining plants .
After the trees were planted, a sudden gust of wind appeared, blowing from the North to the South, routing through the opening in the hill . The trees shook . The wind was quite cold . The entire duration of the blowing wind took less than a minute
Woof, woof, woof! The dog seemed to detect something and barked a few times . It galloped around the hill frantically and appeared excited .
"San Xian, what's wrong? Why are you so excited?"
Woof, woof, woof! The dog demonstrated its agitation and elation through its actions .
At the point when the wind blew, the array seemed to be activated!
On that day, Wang Yao received Pan Jun's call . A patient had come in the afternoon and wanted Wang Yao to see him .
In the afternoon, when he arrived at the clinic, Pan Jun and the patient were waiting for him .
"Pan, the doctor that you were telling me about is him?!" Although he had heard it already, the elderly patient was still shocked upon seeing Wang Yao for himself .
"Yes, Uncle . Doctor Wang may be young, but his medical skills are exceptional," Pan Jun smiled and replied .
"Doctor Wang, lately my uncle has been feeling exhausted and has no energy . He's gone to the county hospital already, but they didn't detect anything wrong with him . So, he's here to see you . "
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"Sure," Wang Yao smiled and said .
He took the elderly man's pulse and asked a few questions .
This elderly man's body did not have many problems . He lacked energy because he had caught a chill which had accumulated in his body and had not surfaced any symptoms . The chill was a little strange .
"Sir, your illness hasn't exceeded ten days?"
"Yes, it started last week . "
"Did you go to a special place recently?"
"I went to the ancestral tomb last Wednesday . The wind was not too strong that day . I didn't go anywhere else . "
"You are retired?"
"Yes, I did not want to idle at home, so I found a job recently," the old man said buoyantly .
"Where is the location of your job?"
"The martyrs' memorial park, as a guard," the old man smiled and said .
"What?!" Pan Jun was stunned . "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"You didn't ask!"
"Sir, your illnesses are likely caused by your job . My advice to you is to change jobs . "
"Why? I think it's pretty good . Just keeping watch . I also plant some vegetables . My son took some effort to find me this job . "
The martyrs' memorial park was shaded by pine and cypress trees . Even at the height of summer, the place was very cool . This was a place that buried martyrs . In a burial ground, in the perspective of metaphysics, such a place had an extreme amount of Yin energy . In the medical perspective, an elderly man should move about more and be exposed to more sunshine to obtain more yang energy .
"Haha, listen to me, take a week of sick leave and try it out . And decoct some ginseng soup to replenish your energy," Wang Yao laughed and said .
"So simple?" The elderly man's face showed disbelief .
"Yes . " Wang Yao nodded .
"Okay, I shall try . " When the old man left, Pan Jun gave him some ginseng slices for him to make a decoction at home to drink .
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"Doctor Wang, is his illness really related to the job?" Pan Jun asked . Earlier he was shocked, not because of the job, but because it was a bit inauspicious .
"Yes, it's related . The shade of the pine and cypress trees has created a place strong in yin energy . When one is old, the yang energy in the body lessens, so the elderly are not suitable to take on such a job . "
"Hmmm, I see quite a number of old people becoming guards at such places?"
"We haven't seen their check-up reports or taken their pulse to check their bodies . Furthermore, for an individual cemetery, the location and structure are different . Some places are widely spaced with good sunlight; no problems with such places . I don't know if you've seen our county's cemetery? The place is small . Apart from a few buildings, the rest of the land is occupied by pines and cypresses . It feels cool even in the summer . This old man is your relative?"
"Yes, he's my senior . "
"Ask him to change his job, okay?"
"Okay, I will call his son in a bit . "
This illness did not seem to require medicine to treat .
Pan Jun passed Wang Yao an envelope as payment for his consultation and visitation service . It was not much and not too little—500 yuan .
"Thank you . " Wang Yao thanked him not because of this bit of money, but because Pan Jun had provided him with a rare opportunity .
"You're welcome . "
The next day, Wang Yao was at Nanshan hill pondering over the final steps of the spirit gathering battle array . It was regarding how to divert a stream of spiritual water into the array . Suddenly, he heard the dog's barks . Someone had come up the hill .
It was Li Maoshuang . He was carrying something and was panting with exhaustion .
"Whew, I am so tired . "
"What are you carrying?" Wang Yao made him tea while asking .
"The things you wanted . " From his backpack, Li Maoshuang took out a few items—stone rollers, stone mortars and sieves . They looked to be quite old and of substantial age .
"Take a look; are these what you want?"
"Yes, indeed . " Wang Yao took up the items and inspected them . His face was beaming .
"Mr . Li, you have such ways to get them!"
"I asked a friend to help . "
"How much?"
"Don't worry about it," Li Maoshuang said with a wave of his hand .
"Are you rich?" Wang Yao asked . Although these were small goods, they were, after all, antiques . He estimated that the cost was way above 10,000 yuan .
"Hey, don't say that . Ever since my health improved, my business improved as well . It's strange, so I looked for a master to take a look . He said I had found a benefactor!" Li Maoshuang appeared to be very confident when he said that .
"Haha, you believe in that?"
"When you do business, you'll tend to believe . Asia's richest men also tend to believe in this . I think my benefactor is you!"
"Me?"
"Ah, see, after taking your advice, my body got better, and my business did as well . The last few days, I went with my wife to the doctor for a check-up . She has gotten pregnant! This is a series of good news . Hahaha," Li Maoshuang happily said and then laughed .
"Congratulations!"
"Eh…when you're free, can you take a look at my wife?"
"For this, you just need to go to a proper hospital for a check-up . This is not my forte!" Wang Yao laughed and waved his hands .
The two of them chatted for a while and then Li Maoshuang departed, not wanting to stay for a meal .
"This is not right!" Wang Yao lowered his head to look at the items that Li Maoshuang brought .
"I wonder what Li likes?"
Wang Yao pondered over how to return his favor by giving a present he liked . There should be give and take in a friendship . If one only took and didn't give, wouldn't that be unfair?
"Next time, I'll treat all my friends to a meal . "
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Just past noontime, the sun was bright and radiant . Wang Yao was in his cottage decocting .
This decoction was for the elderly Mrs . Guo . This time he did not use a licorice root as the main ingredient . He tweaked the formula . Without the licorice root, the Monarch herb was missing, and the medicine property and curative effect would be affected .
If he were to determine how much to charge for the formula, he had thought it over . He estimated it to be double the price of the market price of the herbs . This was already a reasonable price as the herbs he used were all wild herbs . Apart from those he planted himself, the rest were bought from Li Maoshuang . They would not be comparable to the herbs obtained from ordinary clinics . Other clinics' formula would require multiple decoctions . However, his required only one decoction .
The ordinary person should be able to accept the price . The efficacy would be far better than usual since people had no access to the ancient spring water and multifunctional pot .