Got it!

w.a.n.g Yao thought about a licorice root called Kang wood, which could be used to get rid of the pests . It was a kind of wooden plant as well as licorice root . It grew extremely slowly and could distribute a special smell to drive the pests away . It also had other wonderful effects .

"What are you doing here?!" Someone broke w.a.n.g Yao's thoughts . It was w.a.n.g Ru, who had a knife one hand and a rooster in the other . It seemed that w.a.n.g Ru was going to kill the rooster .

"Sis, are you going to kill the rooster?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"Yeah, I tried to kill it twice now, but it is still alive! I can't find its artery . Since you're some sort of pharmacist, tell me where its artery is," said w.a.n.g Ru .

"You tried to kill it twice and couldn't find the artery?" w.a.n.g Yao took a look at the rooster . He seemed to be able to see the pain and despair in its eyes . This was torture, even worse than death .

"Sis, I'm a pharmacist, not a vet . You don't need to find its artery to kill it . You are simply torturing the rooster . How about getting Mom and Dad to deal with it?" suggested w.a.n.g Yao .

"No way, I don't have many chances to kill a rooster," said w.a.n.g Ru .

"You are just meddling with it," said w.a.n.g Yao .

Because w.a.n.g Ru couldn't kill the rooster, w.a.n.g Yao and his family had chicken soup at night instead of at noon .

w.a.n.g Yao stayed at home for a short while before leaving for Nanshan hill . As he was walking towards the hill, he saw the party secretary of the county with two men in suits . They were looking at something the party secretary was pointing at . It was the abandoned cottage of a previous village production team .

"Yes, this location is suitable," said a plump middle-aged man standing in the middle .

What are they doing here? w.a.n.g Yao didn't pay a lot of attention to them . He turned around instead and headed to Nanshan hill .

w.a.n.g Yao opened the system after he had returned to Nanshan hill . He found Kang wood in the medicine shop . One Kang wood cost 100 bonus points, and w.a.n.g Yao didn't have enough points at the moment . He had to find an alternative way to get Kang wood .

He had planted some mint and pungent plants, which could be used to get rid of pests . But those herbs wouldn't be able to remove all the pests completely . w.a.n.g Yao required other methods to stop the pests from breeding and spreading . For this purpose, w.a.n.g Yao read The Catalogue of Magic Herbs again to look for suitable licorice roots to kill pests . He finally found one .

Miasma gra.s.s: Removes miasma and kills poisonous insects .

According to The Catalogue of Magic Herbs, miasma gra.s.s initially grew in areas full of miasma and poisonous insects . But, there were no poisonous insects around it . The "killing poisonous insects" part meant it could kill parasites inside the human body as well .

w.a.n.g Yao could also purchase miasma gra.s.s from the medicine shop, which would cost him five herbal seeds and 50 bonus points . Those were all that w.a.n.g Yao had at the moment .

Still, w.a.n.g Yao didn't hesitate to use up all he had to buy the miasma gra.s.s . He then picked five different locations inside the herbal field to plant the miasma gra.s.s seeds and watered them with ancient spring water .

I hope this will work . The only thing is I don't have many bonus points left . I need to get some common herbs .

w.a.n.g Yao managed to gain some herbs in the afternoon, and he gave all these herbs to the medicine shop to exchange for rewarding points . He then started to brew a decoction for Zhou Xiong's son but found that he didn't have enough herbs . So, he called Li Maoshuang from the medicine shop in town to get some more . Fortunately, there were still some left in the stock .  

w.a.n.g Yao didn't delay . He drove to Lianshan town center straight away .

When w.a.n.g Yao met Li Maoshuang, he found Li Maoshuang looked much better than the last time he saw him . w.a.n.g Yao checked his pulse and found it much stronger . He presumed that Li Maoshuang had been having a much healthier lifestyle .

"Your health has improved," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"Really? I haven't smoked or drank alcohol since you saw me last time . I've been only drinking tea and bought a gym members.h.i.+p . Now, I feel energetic . Changing my lifestyle really worked!" said Li Maoshuang with a smile .

"It's good to work-out regularly . You'll become more and more fit if you can continue going to the gym," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"I will . I actually quite enjoy my current lifestyle now," said Li Maoshuang with a smile .

Since he was warned by w.a.n.g Yao last time, he went to do a full body check-up and realized that if he didn't do anything about his health, there would be severe consequences . His point of view towards life had changed significantly . Previously, he existed only to make money . But now he was living, not just existing . He had turned down a number of dinner parties and no longer hung out with flaky friends . He spent more time with his family . So after a while, both his physical and mental health had improved . He hadn't felt so good in a long time .

Sometimes, being ill was not completely bad . It was a warning sign from your body reminding you to treat your body well . If some bad habits were stopped due to an illness, it would be a blessing in disguise .

"Don't worry about going home tonight; stay with me for dinner here," suggested Li Maoshuang .

"Thank you, but I've got an arrangement . Shall we catch up another day?" said w.a.n.g Yao . w.a.n.g Yao's mother asked him to go home for dinner as she was going to cook chicken soup . For w.a.n.g Yao, nothing was more important than having a nice meal with his family .

"Okay, let's catch up another day," agreed Li Maoshuang .

w.a.n.g Yao didn't linger in Lianshan town after leaving Li Maoshuang's place . He went home straight away . He could smell the delicious chicken soup as soon as he walked through the door .

"Smells nice!" said w.a.n.g Yao .

"You are back; wash your hands, dinner is ready," said Zhang Xiuying .

"Okay," said w.a.n.g Yao .

w.a.n.g Yao had a bowl of warm chicken soup, which was made from the rooster his family raised . No chemical was added to the rooster's diet, so the taste was very natural . What a nice treat!

"Mom, your soup is amazing!" said w.a.n.g Ru after finis.h.i.+ng two bowls of soup .

"Mom could have had the soup ready by lunchtime," said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile .

"What do you mean?" w.a.n.g Ru rolled her eyes .

"Nothing, I just thought about that poor rooster," said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile . He was thinking of w.a.n.g Ru holding the rooster in one hand and a knife in the other .

Crunch! w.a.n.g Ru was grinding her teeth towards w.a.n.g Yao .

w.a.n.g Yao and his family watched TV and chatted for a while after dinner . He left home after 9 pm .

The sky was high, and the stars were bright .

w.a.n.g Yao walked alone in the dark in a strange way . He didn't walk straight ahead . He was practicing his Tai Chi steps . He practiced Tai Chi steps whenever he had a chance .

Martial arts had different meanings, similar to the scriptures he read .

There were rules between static and motion . Tai Chi was a combination of Yin and Yang .

After practicing the Tai Chi steps, w.a.n.g Yao's blood was pumping fast . He then used the induction method he had learned from the scriptures to inhale and exhale for a number of times . Finally, he calmed down . He looked at the sky for a while before returning to his cottage to read scriptures . He went to bed at around 10 pm .

w.a.n.g Yao repeated this routine day after day .

In the morning, warm suns.h.i.+ne was nurturing the land, suggesting a new day had begun .

w.a.n.g Yao had already prepared the herbs for the herbal formula and started to brew a decoction in his cottage . He put the herbs into the multifunctional pot one-by-one and waited for the ancient spring water to boil . The effect of the herbs slowly mingled into the water .

w.a.n.g Yao kept an eye on the pot and added firewood from time to time . He was very concentrated . An herbal formula required high-quality herbs, water, and his heart and soul to make .

The cottage was full of the smell of herbs .

Woof! Woof! Woof! w.a.n.g Yao heard San Xian barking . He knew he had a visitor .

"Hi, brewing decoction again?" It was w.a.n.g Mingbao . w.a.n.g Yao recognized Mingbao's voice before he saw him . w.a.n.g Mingbao was stopped by San Xian before he tried to enter the cottage .

"San Xian, let him in," said w.a.n.g Yao .

San Xiao moved aside .

"What's wrong with your dog!" asked w.a.n.g Mingbao as he entered the cottage .

"Make yourself a cup of tea . I still need some time to finish this," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"Sure, don't worry about me . " w.a.n.g Mingbao found some tea leaves and made himself a cup of tea . He took his cup and walked into w.a.n.g Yao's room .

"What decoction are you brewing?" asked w.a.n.g Mingbao .

"I'm brewing Regather soup; it consolidates the corporeity . By the way, why are you here today? Shouldn't you be very busy during the weekends?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"I have staff in the store . I came back to see my grandparents and wanted to visit you since I was back," said w.a.n.g Mingbao .

"I see . It's almost done," said w.a.n.g Yao . He had a look at the decoction and stopped adding firewood . He let the residual heat keep the decoction simmering .

w.a.n.g Yao filtered the dregs after he had finished brewing decoction . He then poured the decoction into a porcelain bottle .

w.a.n.g Yao took a gla.s.s of water from w.a.n.g Mingbao after he had washed his face .

"How are your parents?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"They are fine," said w.a.n.g Mingbao .

"How about your business?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"It's been good, and I had a big order recently," replied w.a.n.g Mingbao with a smile .

"Really? Good for you!" said w.a.n.g Yao happily .

"The order is from Jia Hui Group," said w.a.n.g Mingbao .

"Jia Hui? Tian Yuantu?" asked w.a.n.g Yao .

"Yes," replied w.a.n.g Mingbao .

Real estate was Jia Hui Group's main business . Jia Hui had projects in Lianshan county, Haiqu, and Dao City . Internal decoration was a very important component of real estate, even basic decoration . Getting involved in a small proportion of Jia Hui Group's business could be a big deal for w.a.n.g Mingbao .

If w.a.n.g Yao didn't organize a get-together last time, he wouldn't have known Tian Yuantu and wouldn't have had a chance to work with the Jia Hui Group . He knew Tian Yuantu gave him work because of w.a.n.g Yao .

"I need to thank you," said w.a.n.g Mingbao .

"You are like my brother, so no need to thank me," said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile .

"How about asking Tian Yuantu to have dinner with us one day?" suggested w.a.n.g Mingbao .

"Probably not now," said w.a.n.g Yao after thinking for a while .

w.a.n.g Mingbao thought he really should do something to thank Tian Yuantu, but for Tian Yuantu it was nothing big . He could give the business to any traders which made no difference to him . He did the same thing for w.a.n.g Yao's youngest uncle .

"I'll let you know the best time to catch up," said w.a.n.g Yao .

"Okay!" said w.a.n.g Mingbao .

. . . . Got it! w.a.n.g Yao thought about a licorice root called Kang wood, which could be used to get rid of the pests . It was a kind of wooden plant as well as licorice root . It grew extremely slowly and could distribute a special smell to drive the pests away . It also had other wonderful effects . What are you doing here?! Someone broke w.a.n.g Yaos thoughts . It was w.a.n.g Ru, who had a knife one hand and a rooster in the other . It seemed that w.a.n.g Ru was going to kill the rooster . Sis, are you going to kill the rooster? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Yeah, I tried to kill it twice now, but it is still alive! I cant find its artery . Since youre some sort of pharmacist, tell me where its artery is, said w.a.n.g Ru . You tried to kill it twice and couldnt find the artery? w.a.n.g Yao took a look at the rooster . He seemed to be able to see the pain and despair in its eyes . This was torture, even worse than death . Sis, Im a pharmacist, not a vet . You dont need to find its artery to kill it . You are simply torturing the rooster . How about getting Mom and Dad to deal with it? suggested w.a.n.g Yao . No way, I dont have many chances to kill a rooster, said w.a.n.g Ru . You are just meddling with it, said w.a.n.g Yao . Because w.a.n.g Ru couldnt kill the rooster, w.a.n.g Yao and his family had chicken soup at night instead of at noon . w.a.n.g Yao stayed at home for a short while before leaving for Nanshan hill . As he was walking towards the hill, he saw the party secretary of the county with two men in suits . They were looking at something the party secretary was pointing at . It was the abandoned cottage of a previous village production team . Yes, this location is suitable, said a plump middle-aged man standing in the middle . What are they doing here? w.a.n.g Yao didnt pay a lot of attention to them . He turned around instead and headed to Nanshan hill . w.a.n.g Yao opened the system after he had returned to Nanshan hill . He found Kang wood in the medicine shop . One Kang wood cost 100 bonus points, and w.a.n.g Yao didnt have enough points at the moment . He had to find an alternative way to get Kang wood . He had planted some mint and pungent plants, which could be used to get rid of pests . But those herbs wouldnt be able to remove all the pests completely . w.a.n.g Yao required other methods to stop the pests from breeding and spreading . For this purpose, w.a.n.g Yao read The Catalogue of Magic Herbs again to look for suitable licorice roots to kill pests . He finally found one . Miasma gra.s.s: Removes miasma and kills poisonous insects . . . According to The Catalogue of Magic Herbs, miasma gra.s.s initially grew in areas full of miasma and poisonous insects . But, there were no poisonous insects around it . The killing poisonous insects part meant it could kill parasites inside the human body as well . w.a.n.g Yao could also purchase miasma gra.s.s from the medicine shop, which would cost him five herbal seeds and 50 bonus points . Those were all that w.a.n.g Yao had at the moment . Still, w.a.n.g Yao didnt hesitate to use up all he had to buy the miasma gra.s.s . He then picked five different locations inside the herbal field to plant the miasma gra.s.s seeds and watered them with ancient spring water . I hope this will work . The only thing is I dont have many bonus points left . I need to get some common herbs . w.a.n.g Yao managed to gain some herbs in the afternoon, and he gave all these herbs to the medicine shop to exchange for rewarding points . He then started to brew a decoction for Zhou Xiongs son but found that he didnt have enough herbs . So, he called Li Maoshuang from the medicine shop in town to get some more . Fortunately, there were still some left in the stock .   w.a.n.g Yao didnt delay . He drove to Lianshan town center straight away . When w.a.n.g Yao met Li Maoshuang, he found Li Maoshuang looked much better than the last time he saw him . w.a.n.g Yao checked his pulse and found it much stronger . He presumed that Li Maoshuang had been having a much healthier lifestyle . Your health has improved, said w.a.n.g Yao . Really? I havent smoked or drank alcohol since you saw me last time . Ive been only drinking tea and bought a gym members.h.i.+p . Now, I feel energetic . Changing my lifestyle really worked! said Li Maoshuang with a smile . Its good to work-out regularly . Youll become more and more fit if you can continue going to the gym, said w.a.n.g Yao . I will . I actually quite enjoy my current lifestyle now, said Li Maoshuang with a smile . Since he was warned by w.a.n.g Yao last time, he went to do a full body check-up and realized that if he didnt do anything about his health, there would be severe consequences . His point of view towards life had changed significantly . Previously, he existed only to make money . But now he was living, not just existing . He had turned down a number of dinner parties and no longer hung out with flaky friends . He spent more time with his family . So after a while, both his physical and mental health had improved . He hadnt felt so good in a long time . Sometimes, being ill was not completely bad . It was a warning sign from your body reminding you to treat your body well . If some bad habits were stopped due to an illness, it would be a blessing in disguise . Dont worry about going home tonight; stay with me for dinner here, suggested Li Maoshuang . Thank you, but Ive got an arrangement . Shall we catch up another day? said w.a.n.g Yao . w.a.n.g Yaos mother asked him to go home for dinner as she was going to cook chicken soup . For w.a.n.g Yao, nothing was more important than having a nice meal with his family . Okay, lets catch up another day, agreed Li Maoshuang . w.a.n.g Yao didnt linger in Lianshan town after leaving Li Maoshuangs place . He went home straight away . He could smell the delicious chicken soup as soon as he walked through the door . . . Smells nice! said w.a.n.g Yao . You are back; wash your hands, dinner is ready, said Zhang Xiuying . Okay, said w.a.n.g Yao . w.a.n.g Yao had a bowl of warm chicken soup, which was made from the rooster his family raised . No chemical was added to the roosters diet, so the taste was very natural . What a nice treat! Mom, your soup is amazing! said w.a.n.g Ru after finis.h.i.+ng two bowls of soup . Mom could have had the soup ready by lunchtime, said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile . What do you mean? w.a.n.g Ru rolled her eyes . Nothing, I just thought about that poor rooster, said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile . He was thinking of w.a.n.g Ru holding the rooster in one hand and a knife in the other . Crunch! w.a.n.g Ru was grinding her teeth towards w.a.n.g Yao . w.a.n.g Yao and his family watched TV and chatted for a while after dinner . He left home after 9 pm . The sky was high, and the stars were bright . w.a.n.g Yao walked alone in the dark in a strange way . He didnt walk straight ahead . He was practicing his Tai Chi steps . He practiced Tai Chi steps whenever he had a chance . Martial arts had different meanings, similar to the scriptures he read . There were rules between static and motion . Tai Chi was a combination of Yin and Yang . After practicing the Tai Chi steps, w.a.n.g Yaos blood was pumping fast . He then used the induction method he had learned from the scriptures to inhale and exhale for a number of times . Finally, he calmed down . He looked at the sky for a while before returning to his cottage to read scriptures . He went to bed at around 10 pm . w.a.n.g Yao repeated this routine day after day . In the morning, warm suns.h.i.+ne was nurturing the land, suggesting a new day had begun . w.a.n.g Yao had already prepared the herbs for the herbal formula and started to brew a decoction in his cottage . He put the herbs into the multifunctional pot one-by-one and waited for the ancient spring water to boil . The effect of the herbs slowly mingled into the water . w.a.n.g Yao kept an eye on the pot and added firewood from time to time . He was very concentrated . An herbal formula required high-quality herbs, water, and his heart and soul to make . The cottage was full of the smell of herbs . Woof! Woof! Woof! w.a.n.g Yao heard San Xian barking . He knew he had a visitor . Hi, brewing decoction again? It was w.a.n.g Mingbao . w.a.n.g Yao recognized Mingbaos voice before he saw him . w.a.n.g Mingbao was stopped by San Xian before he tried to enter the cottage . San Xian, let him in, said w.a.n.g Yao . San Xiao moved aside . Whats wrong with your dog! asked w.a.n.g Mingbao as he entered the cottage . Make yourself a cup of tea . I still need some time to finish this, said w.a.n.g Yao . Sure, dont worry about me . w.a.n.g Mingbao found some tea leaves and made himself a cup of tea . He took his cup and walked into w.a.n.g Yaos room . What decoction are you brewing? asked w.a.n.g Mingbao . Im brewing Regather soup; it consolidates the corporeity . By the way, why are you here today? Shouldnt you be very busy during the weekends? asked w.a.n.g Yao . I have staff in the store . I came back to see my grandparents and wanted to visit you since I was back, said w.a.n.g Mingbao . I see . Its almost done, said w.a.n.g Yao . He had a look at the decoction and stopped adding firewood . He let the residual heat keep the decoction simmering . w.a.n.g Yao filtered the dregs after he had finished brewing decoction . He then poured the decoction into a porcelain bottle . w.a.n.g Yao took a gla.s.s of water from w.a.n.g Mingbao after he had washed his face . How are your parents? asked w.a.n.g Yao . They are fine, said w.a.n.g Mingbao . How about your business? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Its been good, and I had a big order recently, replied w.a.n.g Mingbao with a smile . Really? Good for you! said w.a.n.g Yao happily . The order is from Jia Hui Group, said w.a.n.g Mingbao . Jia Hui? Tian Yuantu? asked w.a.n.g Yao . Yes, replied w.a.n.g Mingbao . Real estate was Jia Hui Groups main business . Jia Hui had projects in Lianshan county, Haiqu, and Dao City . Internal decoration was a very important component of real estate, even basic decoration . Getting involved in a small proportion of Jia Hui Groups business could be a big deal for w.a.n.g Mingbao . If w.a.n.g Yao didnt organize a get-together last time, he wouldnt have known Tian Yuantu and wouldnt have had a chance to work with the Jia Hui Group . He knew Tian Yuantu gave him work because of w.a.n.g Yao . I need to thank you, said w.a.n.g Mingbao . You are like my brother, so no need to thank me, said w.a.n.g Yao with a smile . How about asking Tian Yuantu to have dinner with us one day? suggested w.a.n.g Mingbao . Probably not now, said w.a.n.g Yao after thinking for a while . w.a.n.g Mingbao thought he really should do something to thank Tian Yuantu, but for Tian Yuantu it was nothing big . He could give the business to any traders which made no difference to him . He did the same thing for w.a.n.g Yaos youngest uncle . Ill let you know the best time to catch up, said w.a.n.g Yao . Okay! said w.a.n.g Mingbao .