Chapter 45, Separation of Topics

Chapter 45, Separation of Topics

Chapter 45, Separation of Topics

After his realm was elevated to the Qi Hai realm, Hua Changxi discovered that his cultivation speed had increased. It used to take two hours to absorb a low-grade Yuan Ling Dan, but now it only takes one hour.

She could absorb and refine a hundred low-grade Yuanling Pills in more than ten days.

Yu Hui had told her before that the servants of Sancha Medicine Valley were the ones who escorted the Yuanling grass to the Medical Bureau.

"Three-Chased Medicine Valley."

Hua Changxi wanted to know more about the Sancha Medicine Valley, so when Yu Hui sold her the money for the Body Tempering Pill, she took the opportunity to ask, "Brother Yu, every spring, are the servants in the Miscellaneous Hall sent to various medicine shops and medicine valleys to help pick and plant medicinal herbs?"

Yu Hui nodded, thinking that Hua Changxi was worried that she would be sent out, so she smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister, usually those sent out to help are male servants."

Hua Changxi asked tentatively, "You never sent a female servant?"

Yu Hui was silent for a moment. “Yes, if a female servant makes a mistake or offends the manager, she will be sent to work in a medicine store or medicine valley.”

Seeing Hua Changxi's excited expression, Yu Hui quickly said, "Sister, do you want to go to the Medicine Store and Medicine Valley?"

Hua Changxi smiled and said, "I have never seen medicinal herbs all over the mountains. I want to go and see them."

Yu Hui said anxiously: "Put this idea away quickly. What do you think the Medicine Store and Medicine Valley are? Let me tell you."

Seeing Yu Hui hesitating and looking like he couldn't speak, Hua Changxi became curious: "Brother Yu, go ahead and talk. I'm listening."

Yu Hui: "Medicine shops and medicine valleys are usually located in remote areas. The male servants who guard them can only go home a few times a year. What do you think they will do when they see the female servants?"

Hua Changxi blinked, as if he understood what Yu Hui meant.

Yu Hui looked at Hua Changxi and said, "Sister, don't think about going to the medicine store and medicine valley anymore. If the female servants go there, it will be useless even if they cry out to heaven and earth."

Then he lowered his voice and said, "Many of those women who were sent to work as servants in the medicine store hanged themselves after they came back from their work."

Hua Changxi didn't say anything. She had the ability to protect herself, so she was not afraid.

Yu Hui thought she had heard him, so he didn't continue the topic. Instead, he said, "Sister, my godfather will bring a batch of discarded medicinal materials to the No. 9 Qihuang Hall tomorrow. Remember to go there."

Hua Changxi said "hmm", and thought that there was still some time before sending the servants to the medicine shop and medicine valley to help, so he put the matter aside for the time being.

"Brother Yu, are the medicinal materials sent from all over the country delivered to the warehouse first?"

"Of course not. The medicinal materials used by warriors above the seventh rank are all sent directly to the various pharmacies on the second, third, fourth, and fifth streets."

“New medicinal materials discovered in various places are also sent directly to designated pharmacies.”

"Also, the pharmacists and doctors in the Ninth Street will be given the right to use some of the medicine fields according to their rank, and the output of those medicine fields will be directly delivered to the pharmacists and doctors."

Hua Changxi didn't expect that the pharmacists and doctors in the Medical Bureau would have such benefits. Aren't those medicine fields equivalent to the officials' salary fields? No wonder doctors from all over the country want to join the Medical Bureau.

"Brother Yu, which streets are the main locations for pharmacists who research new medicinal materials?"

"Most of them are on Second and Third Streets. There are also some on Fourth Street, but not many."

Hua Changxi rested his chin on his hand and thought, "It would be great if I could work in those pharmacies."

Hearing this, Yu Hui couldn't help laughing out loud. Seeing Hua Changxi looking over, he quickly stopped laughing and explained, "Sister, I know that with your ability, it is more than enough for you to become a registered disciple of the Ninth Street Pharmacist."

"But you have to know that this is the Medical Bureau, which is a government office. When working in a government office, ability is important, but more importantly, you need someone behind you."

"Don't say you're just a errand boy. Even if you're a candidate for the Disciple Hall and want to enter a certain pharmacy on Ninth Street, you'll have to do everything you can to fight for a spot if you don't have any connections."

Hua Changxi frowned: "Can't we compete fairly?"

Yu Hui: “It’s not that there isn’t one.”

"Every three years, the Medical Department will hold a medicine refining competition. The top three can directly become pharmacist disciples, and others who perform well in the competition will also be noticed by some pharmacists and doctors and accepted as registered disciples."

Seeing Hua Changxi's eyes shining, Yu Hui sighed: "It's a pity that the errand boy can't participate."

Hua Changxi's face froze, but soon calmed down again.

The Medical Department recruits apprentices every year. If the Jiujie Pharmacy is really collecting spiritual plants, she can just quit her job as a handyman and apply for the apprentice hall again. After becoming an apprentice, she can participate in the alchemy competition.

"Brother Yu, when was the last alchemy competition held?"

Yu Hui: "It was July last year. The next medicine refining competition will have to wait until the year after next."

Hua Changxi said "Oh", kept it in mind, didn't ask any more questions, chatted with Yu Hui about some other things, and then returned to the sixth game.

When he returned to the dormitory, it was lunch time. Wang Yunchu and others were there. As soon as Hua Changxi entered, he saw a strange young lady.

Thinking it was another roommate's sister, Hua Changxi didn't care. She was about to go to bed to practice, but she saw the young lady walking towards her bed with a smile.

"You must be Chang Xi, right? My name is Su Ruoli, and I'm a new handyman. I heard from Sister Yunchu and the others that you are very good at cleaning medicinal herbs. If I don't understand something, can I ask you for help?"

Hua Changxi glanced at the new lady and did not respond. Instead, he turned to look at Wang Yunchu, Lu Qingluo and others: "Can't a dormitory only accommodate ten people?" Their group was just full.

Wang Yunchu looked at Su Ruoli and said, "Sister Shi, don't transfer to another group."

Hearing this, Su Ruoli immediately said with a bewildered look on his face: "I don't know about this. It was Steward Leng who asked me to follow Steward Du."

Hua Changxi didn't say anything. He just lay down on the bed and closed his eyes to practice.

When Su Ruoli saw this, she wanted to say something but was pulled away by Wang Yunchu.

"Changxi is going to sleep, don't disturb her."

Su Ruoli looked surprised: "If you sleep at noon, can you still sleep at night?"

Thinking of Hua Changxi's good sleep, everyone else in the dormitory looked strange. Wang Yunchu said vaguely: "Changxi likes to sleep."

Seeing that the others didn't want to say more, Su Ruoli didn't ask. After everyone had rested, she followed them to work.

At four quarters past the hour of You, Hua Changxi finished her practice and went to the cafeteria to eat. Not long after she sat down, someone came to the seat opposite her.

"Changxi, what a coincidence."

After Su Ruoli sat down, she waved to Wang Yunchu and Lu Qingluo who were standing beside her: "Sister Yunchu, Qingluo, there is still room for Changxi."

Wang Yunchu and Lu Qingluo looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then walked over with their bowls of rice.

After Su Ruoli saw the two of them sitting down, she happily started to eat: "The food in the errand hall is really good."

Wang Yunchu: "There's nothing good about it, even if it's not meat."

Su Ruoli looked bitter: "It's already good for me. I have never had enough to eat at home since I was a child." Then he smiled and said, "Now I can eat enough, I am very satisfied."

Seeing her like this, Wang Yunchu and Lu Qingluo both showed sympathy.

Wang Yunchu: "The food in the cafeteria is unlimited. You can eat as much as you want, but don't fill your stomach."

Su Ruoli smiled with emotion: "Sister Yun Chu, you are so nice. I will pay attention to it." As she said that, she quickly glanced at Hua Changxi who didn't react.

Hua Changxi felt that the new female servant was weird. Although she showed an attitude of wanting to quickly integrate into the group, she was too enthusiastic.

She has always been somewhat resistant to people who are too enthusiastic.

Hua Changxi had no interest in the gossip that Wang Yunchu and the other two were talking about, so he quickly finished his meal: "I'm done, you guys take your time." After saying that, he got up and left.

Su Ruoli saw her leave and looked at Wang Yunchu and Lu Qingluo: "Did Changxi go back to sleep again?"

Lu Qingluo said "hmm".

Su Ruoli looked worried: "Changxi sleeps so much in a day, is it really okay?"

Wang Yunchu: "Of course it's no problem, Changxi is a doctor himself."

Su Ruoli was surprised: "Changxi is a doctor, so why is she doing odd jobs?"

Wang Yunchu looked at Su Ruoli and said, "You seem to be particularly interested in Changxi?"

Su Ruoli did not deny: "Aren't you interested in someone like Chang Xi?"

Wang Yunchu stopped talking.

Lu Qingluo: "Hurry up and eat."

On the other side, after Hua Changxi returned to his room, he washed up and continued to practice in bed. The next day, he woke up at the end of the Mao hour as usual. As soon as he woke up, he saw the steamed buns placed on the bedside.

Looking at the steamed buns, Hua Changxi was a little surprised. Seeing that Wang Yunchu and the others had not left yet, he immediately asked, "Who brought me the steamed buns?"

Su Ruoli smiled and said, "It's me. I heard from Sister Yunchu and the others that you got up late, so I brought you some steamed buns when I had breakfast."

Hua Changxi couldn't say anything else, but just said, "Don't bring me steamed buns anymore in the future."

Su Ruoli smiled without changing: "Changxi, you don't have to be polite, it's just something that happens easily. We are roommates, so we should help each other."

Hua Changxi hated people who didn't understand what others were saying and looked at her: "Do you think I'm being polite?"

Su Ruoli's smile froze and she felt a little helpless.

Seeing this, Lu Qingluo quickly stepped forward and said, “Changxi, Ruoli has good intentions.”

Hua Changxi: "But I don't need such kindness. Although I got up later than you, I didn't get up so late that I couldn't have breakfast in the cafeteria." Then he looked at Su Ruoli and said, "I will go to the cafeteria to eat breakfast by myself. Don't bring it to me next time."

Su Ruoli quickly apologized: "Okay, I get it, I was wrong today."

Seeing her like this, many people in the dormitory felt that Hua Changxi was a little aggressive.

Hua Changxi didn't say anything more, picked up the basin and went out.

As soon as she left, Su Ruoli heaved a sigh of relief and patted his chest: "I was scared to death."

Wang Yunchu frowned and looked at her: "When you brought the steamed buns this morning, I reminded you that Changxi didn't need them, but you still brought them. You deserve to be criticized."

After hearing this, Lu Qingluo quickly pulled Wang Yunchu's sleeve.

Sister Lin and the others looked at Wang Yunchu disapprovingly: "Yunchu, don't blame Ruoli. Changxi is a little unkind. Others kindly brought her food, but she didn't even appreciate it."

Wang Yunchu snorted and said sarcastically, "Can kindness that is not needed by others be considered kindness?"

Su Ruoli's eyes sparkled with tears: "Sister Yunchu, I was wrong. I shouldn't have disobeyed you."

Sister Lin couldn't bear to watch, and looked at Wang Yunchu: "Yunchu, you were the one who was most dissatisfied with Hua Changxi at the beginning, why are you helping her speak up everywhere now?"

Wang Yunchu: "I didn't understand Chang Xi before, but now I know what kind of person she is. Of course I won't misunderstand her anymore."

Sister Lin sneered: "Hua Changxi doesn't interact with you much on weekdays, how do you know her so well?"

When Lu Qingluo saw Wang Yunchu and Sister Lin arguing, she could only step forward to try to stop them.

Su Ruoli also kept saying that she was wrong.

When Wang Yunchu saw that everyone was on Su Ruoli's side, he snorted and left the dormitory.

Seeing Su Ruoli crying anxiously, Lu Qingluo could only comfort her: "You just arrived and don't know everyone yet, you will get used to it over time. Changxi and Yunchu are both people with sharp tongues but kind hearts, they are actually very nice people."

Su Ruoli wiped her tears and said, "I know, you are all good people."

Hua Changxi had no idea what happened in the dormitory. After breakfast, she went directly to the warehouse to get the medicinal herbs. When she was pulling the herbs to the edge of the ditch with a cart, Su Ruoli appeared again.

"Changxi, let me help you."

Su Ruoli took the herbs from the car while speaking: "I was wrong this morning, don't be angry with me, I won't bring you steamed buns in the future."

Hua Changxi looked at her with a frown on her face. She really didn't like people who were so familiar with others.

But since the other party wanted to help, there was no reason for her to refuse. She just crossed her arms and watched Su Ruoli move the herbs.

Su Ruoli moved for a while and saw that Hua Changxi didn't respond, and looked a little embarrassed.

Hua Changxi: "Aren't you going to help me? Go on, don't stop."

Su Ruoli asked anxiously, "Changxi, did I make you angry again?"

Hua Changxi smiled and said, "What do you think?"

"I"

Su Ruoli was about to say something when Du Ruo came over.

Seeing Du Ruoli, Su Ruoli seemed to have seen a savior, and said quickly: "Manager Du, I want to help Changxi, but I seem to have made things worse."

Du Ruo thought about Manager Leng's special request for her to take care of Su Ruoli, and she sighed in her heart and said to Su Ruoli, "Changxi doesn't need your help here, just go and do your own thing."

Su Ruoli looked as if she had done something wrong. She looked at Du Ruo, then at Hua Changxi, and left hesitantly.

As soon as she left, Hua Changxi began to move the medicinal herbs on the cart, and put them into the ditch in a few seconds.

"Did you see that?"

A few meters away, Wang Yunchu suddenly spoke to Su Ruoli.

Su Ruoli was stunned for a moment: "What did you see?"

Wang Yunchu nodded his chin in the direction of Hua Changxi: "You see how strong Changxi is, do you think she needs your help?"

"Your little strength is not only unable to help Changxi, but also slows him down. I really don't know what you are thinking. Why do you have to go to help Changxi?"

Seeing that Su Ruoli was about to cry again, Lu Qingluo quickly stopped Wang Yunchu: "Yunchu, please stop talking."

Su Ruoli quickly said, "I was rash." Then, she buried her head and began to wash the herbs, wiping her tears from time to time while washing.

The people in the same group looked at this scene and looked at Wang Yunchu with disapproval.

Wang Yunchu was furious at being looked at. She had only said a few truthful words and had not done anything to Su Ruoli, so she yelled in a bad tone, "Why are you crying?"

Su Ruoli was startled, and then her tears fell even harder.

"Yun Chu, what's wrong with you?"

"That's right, Ruoli didn't provoke you, why are you being so mean to her?"

"If you're angry, don't take it out on others!"

Hua Changxi had already noticed the commotion here. He glanced at Wang Yunchu who was being condemned by everyone, said nothing, did nothing, quickly finished his task, and then went to the Qihuang Hall to make medicine.

Time flies and it is the last day of the first lunar month.

"sister."

When Lu Qingluo came back with her monthly salary, she saw Lu Qingling waiting outside the sixth inning.

Lu Qingling glanced at Su Ruoli who was beside Lu Qingluo and asked in surprise: "Where's Yun Chu? She's not with you?"

A look of embarrassment flashed across Lu Qingluo's face. She let Su Ruoli go back first, and then she told Lu Qingling what had happened during this period.

"Ruoli wanted to have a good relationship with everyone. She saw that Changxi had a misunderstanding about her, so she often went to Changxi to explain. It was inevitable that she acted a little hastily. Yunchu couldn't stand it and always clashed with her."

After hearing this, Lu Qingling asked in surprise: "Doesn't Yun Chu dislike Hua Changxi?"

Lu Qingluo lowered her voice and said, "Sister, have you forgotten that the last time we went to the First Office to help, it was Changxi who gave us the prescription that helped everyone get rid of the poison. Because of this, Yunchu was very grateful to Changxi."

"Later, during the Chinese New Year, Yunchu gave Changxi some of the Ruyi knots that he made himself, and Changxi gave Yunchu two body-strengthening pills in return. They were the same pills that I gave you last time and that you agreed to give me."

"Yun Chu's brother has been weak and sickly since he was a child. After taking the strengthening pill, his health has improved a lot. Yun Chu is even more grateful to Chang Xi."

"Ruoli always pesters Changxi, so Yunchu wants to stand up for Changxi."

Lu Qingling asked: "What was Hua Changxi's reaction?"

Lu Qingluo: "Changxi's words are quite hurtful, and Ruoli always feels embarrassed."

Lu Qingling shook her head: "I mean, how does Hua Changxi treat Yun Chu?"

Lu Qingluo was stunned: "Changxi's attitude towards Yunchu is still the same as before, nothing has changed."

Lu Qingling immediately snorted and laughed: "I knew that it would be hard to impress someone like Hua Changxi. Even if Yun Chu offended everyone in the dormitory for her, she probably wouldn't take it to heart."

Seeing her sister's puzzled look, she explained.

"Yun Chu should really want to be friends with Hua Changxi, but she has nothing to show for it, so she can only play the villain and help drive away the flies that are circling around Hua Changxi."

"You must not learn from Yun Chu. I admit that Hua Changxi is capable. People with abilities always make people want to get close to them. But look at Yun Chu now. She is also a lesson for us."

"Yun Chu used to be the boss of your dormitory, but because she spoke up for Hua Changxi, everyone is now dissatisfied with her."

"I've said it before, there's no benefit in getting close to someone like Hua Changxi. Even if there are benefits, they're not easy to take. If you're not careful, you could easily get yourself into trouble and become someone else's stepping stone."

"By the way, stay away from Su Ruoli. It's not easy for this person to make you alienate Yun Chu and get close to her."

"Sister, are you overthinking?"

Hua Changxi told Du Ruo in advance that he would take a day off at the end of the month. After receiving his monthly salary, he prepared to go back to his room to get the silver notes for selling elixirs and go house hunting. Who would have thought that he would run into the Lu Qingluo sisters again, with whom he could talk in private.

She didn't mean to eavesdrop, it was just that her hearing was so strong now that as long as she concentrated, she could hear what others said even from dozens of meters away.

Of course she knew about the conflict between Wang Yunchu and Su Ruoli.

Regardless of whether Wang Yunchu spoke up for her out of gratitude or simply disliked Su Ruoli, their disagreement was entirely their own business, and she didn't think it had anything to do with her.

But from what sister Lu Qingluo said, it seemed that she should be responsible for Wang Yunchu.

She didn't ask Wang Yunchu to do anything. All his actions were spontaneous, so Wang Yunchu should bear all the consequences himself.

She didn't get involved because she knew it was not her fault, and she would not impose other people's affairs on herself. It would be foolish to get involved.

Besides, Su Ruoli could handle it herself, so Wang Yunchu didn’t need to do anything. Everything Wang Yunchu did was because she wanted to do it.

Does she have to pay for what others do just because the reason for their actions involves her?

What a twisted logic!

(End of this chapter)