Chapter 37, saving people

Chapter 37, saving people

Chapter 37, saving people

After obtaining the Yuanling Pill, Hua Changxi devoted most of her energy to improving her realm. In the eyes of other people in the dormitory, except for spending an hour washing medicinal materials in the morning, she almost spent the rest of the time resting.

Time flies, seven days have passed.

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Hua Changxi handed in the cleaned medicinal materials to the second office as usual, and then prepared to return to his room to practice.

But when passing the ditch, I saw that the servants of the Sixth Bureau had put down their work and were standing around their respective three managers, who seemed to be assigning some tasks.

Hua Changxi saw that Du Ruo was also talking to Lu Qingluo and others, thought about it, and walked over quickly.

Du Ruo saw Hua Changxi coming over, but he didn't say anything. He continued, "The First Department has a batch of medicinal materials that need to be prepared before the New Year. Now they are short of manpower, so they need to dispatch some servants from our side to help. Who of you is willing to go?"

When Hua Changxi heard about this, he immediately raised his hand and said, "Manager Du, I'm willing to go!"

Wang Yunchu snorted, "Who wouldn't want to go for this kind of thing? You can learn the techniques of preparing medicinal materials and earn extra income."

By December, the amount of medicinal herbs escorted to the Medical Department was more than half less than in previous months, and they only had to clean 200 herbs every day.

Although the work has become easier, the monthly salary will also decrease.

Going to the First Office to help is not in vain. At the end of each year, the First and Second Offices will ask the handymen of the Third Office for help, and the handymen who go to help will receive a subsidy.

Everyone would be excited about such a good thing.

Mrs. Shi also said, "Yes, I am willing to go too."

Aunt Lin and Aunt Zhao immediately followed: "We are willing to go too."

Others echoed.

Du Ruo: "Each group only has two spots."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately started talking.

Wang Yunchu spoke first: "Manager Du, Qingluo's sister is an apprentice in the Apprentice Hall. She taught Qingluo a lot of pharmacology. There will be no problem for her to prepare medicinal materials."

Du Ruo agreed: "Qingluo is a steady person, so she will be the one to help in the first office. Who will go with the other one?"

Hua Changxi spoke again: "Manager Du, I also understand pharmacology and can prepare medicinal materials."

Du Ruo heard this but didn't react. Instead, he continued to look at other people.

Wang Yunchu and the others looked at each other, and finally Sister Lin smiled and said, "Let Yunchu go. Although Yunchu is a bit harsh, she has stood up for us a lot and is smart. Together with Qingluo, she will definitely not bring shame to our group."

Du Ruo glanced at Hua Changxi and nodded in agreement: "Okay, our group will be Qingluo and Yunchu." After saying that, he turned around and left.

As soon as the steward left, everyone else went to wash the herbs, leaving Hua Changxi standing there alone.

"Whoo~"

Hua Changxi stood for a while, exhaled, and turned back to the dormitory.

Seeing her go away, Wang Yunchu immediately winked at Lu Qingluo and said, "Sister Qingling is right. Someone like Hua Changxi can't survive in the Medical Department."

"I admit that she is very powerful. Nowadays, no one in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall dares to mess with her, but at the same time, no one dares to get close to her."

Lu Qingluo nodded: "Changxi's personality is too independent." Fighting alone will not work no matter where you are.

After returning to the dormitory, Hua Changxi tried hard not to think about the scene of being excluded just now, and forced himself to calm down and start practicing, but the circulation of spiritual energy was still not smooth.

Hua Changxi had to stop practicing, as she would still be influenced by others.

She asked herself, she hadn't done anything excessive, so why were outsiders so hostile to her?
"Did I do something wrong?"

At home, except for her sixth brother, she did not have a very harmonious relationship with her other brothers and sisters. Now that she was in the menial service hall, she was also unwelcome.

There are many brothers and sisters in the family, so conflicts are inevitable, so let’s not talk about that for now.

Hua Changxi carefully recalled her experience after entering the Menial Services Hall.

She didn't help Wang Yunchu wash the herbs, and she didn't take a day off with Mrs. Shi. She was just guarding her own boundaries. Even if she was capable, there was no reason for her to allow others to exploit her.

is it wrong?
Of course she was right. It would be a big mistake for her not to do so.

As for taking the initiative to make friends with Yu Hui and cooperating with Eunuch Yu to make medicine, that was even more correct.

"I am right!"

She shouldn't doubt herself. Isn't it just that she is not liked by others?

Her purpose of entering the Menial Services Hall was to upgrade her data, obtain inheritance, and improve her cultivation.

Now these goals are being gradually achieved. As for expanding your network, it's good to have it, but there's no need to force it if you don't have it.

Hua Changxi comforted himself and felt much better. He was able to calm down and practice again.

Lu Qingluo and Wang Yunchu went to the First Office to help the next day. When they came back in the evening, they both happily talked about what they had seen and heard in the First Office.

The same thing happened on the second and third days, but on the fourth day, Hua Changxi had just returned from handing the cleaned herbs to the second office when he saw the two men coming back.

Not only them, but all the twenty female servants who went to help in the Sixth Bureau returned.

Everyone looked pale and forbearing.

Hua Changxi glanced at their expressions and guessed without even asking that there must have been a problem in the preparation of the medicinal materials.

They were just like the servants she met on the day she applied to be an apprentice who were cleaning the fire crystal grass that was contaminated with fire poison.

Seeing that Du Ruo and the other three stewards invited Steward Leng over, Hua Changxi didn't look at him any more. She thought that with the relationship between Steward Leng and Eunuch Lu, it shouldn't be a big problem to treat Lu Qingluo and others.

Manager Leng did not ignore Lu Qingluo and the others. He went to ask Eunuch Lu for help, and brought back a bottle of pills, which he gave to the twenty female servants who went to help Lu Qingluo.

Afterwards, Lu Qingluo and Wang Yunchu went back to their room to rest.

Everyone thought that after taking the pills given by Eunuch Lu, Lu Qingluo and others would be cured. However, in the middle of the night, the painful groans of Lu Qingluo and Wang Yunchu were heard in the dormitory.

"Qingluo!"

"Yun Chu!"

"What happen to you guys?"

Mrs. Shi and others lit the oil lamps, and were shocked to see Lu Qingluo and Wang Yunchu sweating in pain.

"Why are they so cold?"

"Look, they are still shaking."

"There's something wrong with Qingluo and Yunchu. We need to tell Manager Du."

Soon, people in the dormitory came to find Du Ruo.

Du Ruo looked at the situation of Lu Qingluo and Wang Yunchu, and ran to find Manager Leng without saying a word.

"Butler Leng has a bad temper. I wonder if she will be unhappy if I disturb her so late at night?"

"How can we care about this now? Qingluo and Yunchu's situation shows that we can't delay any longer."

"I hope Steward Du can come back soon."

About half an hour later, Du Ruo came back with two packets of medicine in her hand: "Go and boil the medicine quickly, and then give it to Qingluo and Yunchu."

After taking the medicine, Lu Qingluo and Wang Yunchu's conditions improved and they became calmer.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. However, the next morning, the two began to sweat and shiver again.

"Why aren't you well yet?"

Mrs. Shi and others called Du Ruo again. Seeing that Lu Qingluo and Wang Yunchu's illnesses had recurred, Du Ruo had no choice but to bite the bullet and go find Manager Leng again.

When Du Ruo arrived, several third stewards had already gathered in Steward Leng's room, all of them asking for medicine.

Steward Leng didn't sleep well last night, and his face looked a little bad: "Don't worry, I asked Eunuch Lu, and he said that those female servants are fine, but they will suffer a little in the next few days, and it will pass if they endure it."

Du Ruo asked anxiously, "But they are shaking, is this really okay?"

Steward Leng glanced at Du Ruo and said, "If Eunuch Lu said it's okay, then it's okay. If there is something wrong, it's their own health problem."

Du Ruo was silent for a while, then mustered up the courage to say, "Manager Leng, the medicine you gave me last night was very effective. Can you give me more?"

Steward Leng interrupted Du Ruo and said, "No more. You know, I had to talk to Eunuch Lu to get those medicines. One dose cost several taels of silver. I think I have done my best to repay those servants."

"Okay, I'm dizzy, you all go back."

"Those female servants who can bear it should be allowed to rest in the dormitory. Those who can't bear it should be allowed to go home and come back when they feel better."

Du Ruo and the other three managers looked at each other and left with helplessness on their faces.

The problems between Lu Qingluo and Wang Yunchu were not a big deal in Hua Changxi's opinion. After finishing his practice in the morning, he saw Du Ruo going to find Manager Leng again, so he went to have breakfast.

After breakfast, when Hua Changxi walked out of the cafeteria, he saw Shi Sao calling Lu Qingluo's sister Lu Qingling.

"Qingluo!"

Lu Qingling's face was full of anxiety, but she did not lose her composure because of her impatience. She immediately began to check Lu Qingluo's condition. After the check, she asked Shi Sao and others to help look after Lu Qingluo, and then quickly left the sixth game.

Hua Changxi looked at her and thought she should have gone back to the apprentice hall to ask for medicine.

Without paying any further attention, Hua Changxi went to the warehouse to get the medicinal materials.

"Sister Changxi."

As soon as Hua Changxi arrived at the warehouse, Yu Hui waved at her.

"Sister Changxi, my godfather has stored some discarded medicinal materials at the Qihuang Hall. Remember to go there after you finish your work today."

Hua Changxi said "hmm" and pushed the herbs back to wash them. After washing, he went directly to the Qihuang Hall.

By the time she returned from Qihuangguan, it was already dark.

As soon as the sixth inning began, I heard pleading cries coming from the backyard.

"Manager Ling, please don't chase me away. I can't do without this job."

"No one wants to drive you away. They just want you to go home and recuperate. When you are well, they will let you return to the errand hall."

"I'm not going back. I'm staying in the sixth inning."

"Don't you know your own body? You groan at the slightest injury or pain. Others need to rest at night. You will affect them. Listen to me, go home and heal yourself before coming back."

"But if I go back, my family won't hire a doctor for me. Manager Ling, I will endure it and make sure I don't make any noise at night and won't affect others."

When Hua Changxi walked into the backyard, she saw a female servant kneeling in front of Manager Ling Xiao, enduring the pain, holding her legs and begging bitterly.

Similar situations were also occurring in several dormitories further away.

And there was also someone crying in the dormitory where she lived.

"Qingluo, why don't you go find your sister and see if she can help Yunchu? You know the situation at Yunchu's home. If she comes home sick, her stepmother will definitely torture her."

Although Lu Qingluo was still very weak at this time, she was no longer sweating and her complexion looked much better.

Apparently, Lu Qingling got medicine from the apprentice hall in the morning, which relieved Lu Qingluo's pain.

Lu Qingluo looked embarrassed: "Manager Du, my sister knows Yun Chu. If she can help, she will definitely not ignore her."

Du Ruo sighed and looked at the others in the room: "You guys should be more patient tonight. If Yun Chu doesn't want to go home, don't force her."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yunchu's crying became louder, with a suppressed sound of pain in it.

Hua Changxi frowned and sent the injured female servants back home. Did the servants' hall not intend to treat them?
Hua Changxi was about to enter the house when suddenly a scream came from the next room.

"Sister Zhuang!"

"Someone come quickly, Sister Zhuang can't breathe."

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi immediately turned around and ran towards the next room.

"Step aside!"

Hua Changxi ran into the room and saw that Sister Zhuang's face was blue and purple due to suffocation. He jumped directly onto the bed and began to beg for mercy.

The people in the room were already panicking, and when they saw Hua Changxi suddenly appear, they did not try to stop her. They only came back to their senses after Sister Zhuang let out an "ah" and took a deep breath.

Upon seeing this, they discovered that the person who saved people was actually the rumor-ridden Hua Changxi, and everyone's expressions became complicated.

After Sister Zhuang was able to breathe again, Hua Changxi checked her body again. After determining the cause of her illness, he got out of bed, left the room, and returned to his bedroom.

In the room, Du Ruo, Shi Sao and others looked a little unnatural when they saw Hua Changxi.

Just now, Hua Changxi rescued Sister Zhuang, and they also saw it outside the house.

Hua Changxi didn't care what they thought, and looked at Du Ruo: "Manager Du, Lu Qingluo and the others were poisoned because they helped the First Department prepare the herbs. The First Department should be held responsible."

Du Ruo disliked Hua Changxi because she was involved with Eunuch Yu from the warehouse, but when she saw how anxious she was to save people just now, the dislike in her heart lessened a little.

"The pills that Qingluo and the others took last night were given to them by the First Department. The people in the First Department said that their servants often encounter this kind of situation, and they all get better after taking these pills."

"It's useless for our people to eat it. It has nothing to do with them. It's their own body's fault."

Hua Changxi thought for a moment, took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone from his cabinet, quickly wrote down three kinds of herbs, and handed them to Du Ruo: "Tell Manager Leng that these three herbs can cure the poison in the female servants. One dose will cure the disease."

Du Ruo took the prescription and hesitated.

Hua Changxi: "Manager Du, if the First Department really encounters this kind of thing frequently, you just need to give the prescription to Manager Leng."

Du Ruo looked at Hua Changxi, then took the prescription and left the house.

"The medicine cured the disease?"

After hearing what Du Ruo said, Manager Leng's eyes flickered and his expression changed from impatience to curiosity.

Du Ruo nodded: "That's what Hua Changxi said."

Manager Leng paused and said, "I remember now. It seems that this Hua Changxi was recruited into the Miscellaneous Services Hall by Eunuch Jia himself." Then he stood up.

"I am the manager of the Sixth Bureau after all. I don't want to see my subordinates suffer. I will make another trip for them."

Du Ruo felt relieved when she saw that Steward Leng really went directly to find Eunuch Lu. She was happy that Wang Yunchu and others might be saved, but she also felt a little complicated because the prescription was taken out by Hua Changxi.

Du Ruo originally wanted to wait for Manager Leng to come back and get the exact result before going back, but after waiting for more than half an hour, Manager Leng still didn't come back, so he had to go back to the sixth game first.

As soon as he returned to the Sixth Bureau, he saw Eunuch Lu and Steward Leng directing people to boil medicine, and Du Ruo was dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)