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Karen Carpenter, a famous U . S . singer died of anorexia . It was such a shame that she was only 32 years old when she died .
Wang Yao had read a similar case in the Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases . However, the case described in the book was not as serious as this one . The patient in the book was a man . He vomited every time he smelled fish . Gradually, he developed anorexia . The treatment method was to keep him away from fish and prescribe him herbs to improve digestion . He finally fully recovered . However, he couldn't eat fish often since his body was highly sensitive to seafood .
This patient didn't want to eat at all .
Maybe I should just keep all the food from him .
Wang Yao's eyes brightened . Sometimes people smelled the sea before eating .
"Sorry, I forgot to ask you if the smell of the food will make you uncomfortable or do you just dislike any food in general?" Wang Yao asked .
He thought about giving the patient some herbs to facilitate digestion . He thought hard and listed a few herbs, which could also be used as food . He wrote them down for the patient .
Wang Yao went home late in the afternoon . His parents had a guest . It was his youngest uncle from his mother's side .
"Hello, Uncle," Wang Yao said .
"Hello, Yao, finished working?" his uncle asked .
"Yes," Wang Yao said .
"Did you have a lot of patients today?" his uncle asked .
"Not really," Wang Yao said .
His uncle told Wang Yao and his parents the purpose of his visit during dinner after some casual chatting .
His uncle wanted to change houses . He wanted to buy a bigger house . Wang Yao was not sure how his uncle heard about the house swap business in the village or his relationship with Sun Yunsheng .
"The apartments are in a really good location and close to school," his uncle said . "Can you ask if I can get a discount?"
"OK, I'll ask for you," Wang Yao said .
This was not a big deal for Wang Yao . As long as he asked, Sun Yunsheng would give him a building for free .
"I'll call you," Wang Yao said .
"Great, thanks," his uncle said .
Wang Yao didn't stay long after dinner .
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"Drive safely!" Zhang Xiuying didn't forget to remind her brother before he left . She also gave him two boxes of gifts, which they had been given by Wang Yao's friends .
"OK . Don't worry about me," Zhang Xiuying's brother said . "I'll go to town tomorrow . "
"OK," Zhang Xiuying said .
Wang Yao didn't need to speak to Sun Yunsheng, who had arranged for his employees to stay in Lianshan town center and left Wang Yao a contact number .
Housing was a big thing anywhere in the world .
Wang Yao drove to Lianshan town center the next morning .
As expected, the construction of the apartments had finished . Some owners had started to decorate their new apartments . Wang Yao bumped into several people from his village .
"Hello, Yao . " One of them greeted Wang Yao .
"Hello, what are you doing here?" Wang Yao asked .
"I'm decorating the apartment," the middle-aged villager said .
"All the paperwork has been completed?" Wang Yao asked .
"Yeah, people in town are really efficient," the villager said with a smile .
"Oh, I see . I won't bother you then," Wang Yao said .
"That's fine . When I've finished decorating the apartment, I'll invite you and your parents here," the villager said .
"OK," Wang Yao said .
He bumped into a number of familiar faces .
The apartments were ready for people to move in . The footpath in the complex had also been built . The contractors were still planting trees, but it didn't affect people moving into the new apartments .
Wang Yao went to speak to Sun Yunsheng's assistant, whom he had met once .
"Hello, Mr . Wang . " The assistant remembered Wang Yao clearly . After all, Sun Yunsheng had asked him to satisfy all of Wang Yao's requests, even he wanted to have the whole building .
"Hello, sorry to bother you again," Wang Yao said .
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"No problem, please come in . " The assistant invited Wang Yao into his office . He made him a cup of tea with the best tea leaves he had, which he only used to serve the most distinguished clients .
"So, is that it?" the assistant asked with surprise after learning what Wang Yao wanted .
"Yes, can you help me?" Wang Yao asked .
"Oh, of course," the assistant immediately said .
It was easy . All Wang Yao had asked for was a discount on one apartment . It was piece of cake for him .
"Actually, you don't need to come here in person," the assistant said . "You can just give me a call . Here is my card . "
He handed a business card to Wang Yao although Wang Yao already had his number .
"OK, thank you," Wang Yao said .
"You are welcome," the assistant said .
He didn't expect Wang Yao to be so polite .
After the meeting with Sun Yunsheng's assistant, Wang Yao went to visit Wang Mingbao .
"Hey, you don't need to stay at your clinic today?" Wang Mingbao slyly asked .
"I came here for some small business . Then, I thought about you," Wang Yao said with a smile .
"Have some tea," Wang Mingbao said .
"Thank you," Wang Yao said .
"I just got back from Sun Yunsheng's apartments and bumped into a lot of people from our village," Wang Yao said .
"I'm not surprised . A lot of them came to buy decorative materials here," said Wang Mingbao, who ran a decoration store . "They were too scared to continue to stay in the village . "
Those who came to buy materials in Wang Mingbao's store often had a chat with him . A number of villagers had expressed their concerns or complained about the life in the village to Wang Mingbao . Some of them wished they could exchange their old house for two apartments . There always were greedy people around .
"How about you? Have you asked for one apartment?" Wang Mingbao asked .
The villagers could swap their old houses for new apartments, as well as purchase a new apartment with a discounted price . Considering Wang Yao's close relationship with Sun Zhengrong and Sun Yunsheng, it would be easy for him to get whatever he wanted .
"No, I don't want to live there," Wang Yao said .
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He had bought an apartment in Lianshan town center some time ago and never lived inside it .
"Do you need to go back for lunch?" Wang Mingbao asked .
"No," Wang Yao said .
"Would you like to have lunch together?" Wang Mingbao asked .
"Sure," Wang Yao said .
Wang Mingbao also invited a few other friends to lunch . Everyone asked Wang Yao about what had happened in his village .
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In a Beijing laboratory, several people were focusing on something .
"What do you think?" Professor Wu asked .
"These insects did carry the vital bacteria," a laboratory specialist in his 50s said . He was wearing glasses and was slightly overweight .
"Really?" Professor Wu was surprised .
"Where did you find these insects?" the laboratory specialist asked .
"Why do you ask?" Professor Wu asked .
"These are a different form of mole cricket . So far, I don't have any record of these kind of insects," the laboratory specialist said .
"And, you've never seen this before?" Professor Wu asked .
"Maybe you can find it somewhere else, but definitely not in the records . Where did you find them?" the laboratory specialist asked again .
"I didn't find them . A friend of mine did . He found them in a big rock," Professor Wu said .
"In a rock?" the laboratory specialist asked .
"Yes, the insects lived in a large rock . They emptied the whole rock, which looked like a honeycomb," Professor Wu said .
"Gee!" The laboratory specialist frowned . "Mole crickets live in soil . I know they can dig holes in soil, but I never heard about them digging holes in a rock . This is unbelievable . Did he find anything else apart from these insects?"
"A mouse . You know mice and insects are often together," Professor Wu said .
"That is strange . Mice eat mole crickets, so they wouldn't live together . I can't explain this," the laboratory specialist said .
"You can look into that later . First, tell me how these insects got the bacteria in them?" Professor Wu asked .
"It's hard to explain . It might be due to metamorphosis," the laboratory specialist said .
"By the way, does mole cricket eat meat?" Professor Wu asked .
"No, they only eat plants," the laboratory specialist said .
"These insects eat meat," Professor Wu said .
"Really?" the laboratory specialist asked with shock . "Fetch me some meat!"
One of the other assistants quickly brought in a small piece meat . The laboratory specialist put the meat into the glass jar . The insect jumped on the meat and started to eat .
"They do eat meat," the laboratory specialist said with surprise .
"Are you sure they are a type of mole cricket?" Professor Wu asked .
"You don't believe me?" the laboratory specialist asked .
"Professor Lin, someone is on the phone for you," one of the assistants said .
"Wait here . Don't leave . Let's have lunch together . " Professor Lin went out to take the phone call, leaving Professor Wu alone in the laboratory staring at the insects chewing on the piece of pork . It was like they hadn't eaten for days .
"Mole cricket?" Professor Wu murmured .
Both the insects and the mouse carried bacteria . This was a serious issue .
Professor Lin came back a moment later . "Let's go to my office . "
"OK," Professor Wu agreed .
The two went to Professor Lin's office and shut the door .
"The government officers are impressed by the way you handled the outbreak of that contagious disease in Lianshan," Professor Lin said .
"I don't need to impress them," Professor Wu said .
"You haven't changed, have you?" Professor Lin knew his old friend well . "Would you like to do something really significant this year?"
"What do you mean really significant? I just want to know why those so-called mole cricket had metamorphosis and find out where the bacteria is from," Professor Wu said .