Chapter 160, Value Exchange

After seeing off all the guests, Uncle Hua immediately grabbed Hua Liulang and entered the main hall, and the other members of the Hua family followed him in.

Hua Changxi guessed what they were going to say, turned around and went straight back to his room.

When Hua Dalang saw this, he wanted to pull her along, but when he thought that Hua Liulang was so generous in giving out spirit stones today because he had shown Jiu Niang the spirit mine, he hesitated and gave up the idea of calling Hua Changxi into the house.

"Give 50 spirit stones to each person. Liu Lang, you are so generous. In just a short while, you have given away thousands of spirit stones. Since you have so many spirit stones, wouldn't it be better to give them to your family members?"

Uncle Hua shouted very loudly. Since Hua Changxi stopped providing the family with medicinal materials for body refining, if they wanted to take a medicinal bath, they had to buy spiritual plants and medicines themselves.

Spiritual stones are needed to purchase spiritual plants and medicines, and the second and fourth rooms have no way to obtain spirit stones. The only way they can get spirit stones on a daily basis is thanks to the spirit stones distributed by the Bo's Mansion.

A magic cultivator gets one hundred spirit stones a month, while a physical cultivator only gets fifty spirit stones a month. One has to save up several months' monthly allowance to buy enough medicinal materials for a medicinal bath.

He wished he could break a spirit stone into two halves and spend them. How could he not feel pain when he saw Hua Liulang giving away thousands of spirit stones at once?

Hua Liulang didn't think he did anything wrong: "The Sheng family dared to openly release monsters to cause trouble in our house, which means they look down on our family. Of course I have to show off my family's strength."

Uncle Hua was too lazy to talk to Hua Liulang and looked at Grandpa Hua: "Father and mother, please say something."

Mr. Hua and Mrs. Hua both remained silent.

Jiu Niang cut off the family's supply of medicinal bath ingredients, but the old couple were not affected. Every time they took a medicinal bath, the eldest brother and his wife would prepare it for them in advance, and they were not in urgent need of spirit stones.

Although Liu Lang's act of giving away the spirit stones was indeed a bit pretentious, it was worth it because he could stand up straight in front of the Sheng family.

Seeing that the old couple didn't say anything, Uncle Hua got anxious: "Dad and Mom, do you really want to watch Liu Lang ruin the family like this?"

Hearing this, Hua Liulang was unhappy: "Second Uncle, how did I squander the money? I spent my own spiritual stones, not the family's."

Uncle Hua blurted out, "Yours belongs to the Hua family."

Hua Liulang's face darkened and his brows frowned. This time he finally understood why Jiu Niang had rebelled so fiercely against her family in the past.

He was also unwilling to have the things he had worked so hard to earn confiscated.

"Second brother, are you drunk again?"

When Old Lady Hua saw that everyone in the first house had changed their expressions, she immediately scolded Second Uncle Hua.

Uncle Hua received the old lady's warning look and looked at Hua Minghe and Hua Dalang: "Brother, Dalang, you know how much our family needs spiritual stones. Shouldn't family members help each other?"

"Liu Lang is so rich that he can give away thousands of spirit stones at a time, but we have to rack our brains to earn even one spirit stone. We are all family, isn't the gap too big?"

Hua Minghe and Hua Dalang both had a headache and both glared at Hua Liulang who caused the trouble.

Seeing that his father and elder brother were both dissatisfied, Hua Liulang felt very upset. He was the one who made the mistake by spending his own spiritual stones. "No wonder Jiu Niang didn't want to come back. If you guys are like this, I don't want to come back in the future."

After saying that, he strode out of the house.

When Second Uncle Hua saw this, he was so angry that he pointed at Hua Liulang's back and said, "Brother, look at Liulang's attitude?" As he said that, he looked at Fourth Uncle Hua angrily.

"Old Four, please say something. Am I the only bad guy here?"

Uncle Hua moved his lips, but finally said nothing.

Uncle Hua was so angry when he saw him like this.

"Father."

Just when Second Uncle Hua was about to reprimand Fourth Uncle Hua, Twelve Mother Hua suddenly stood up and said, "Father, it's useless for you to yell here, because you've picked the wrong person!"

After saying that, he strode out of the main room and went straight towards Hua Changxi's room.

When the people in the main room saw this, they all stretched their heads to look. Yao was worried that Hua Shier Niang would quarrel with Hua Changxi, so she wanted to go over to dissuade them, but was stopped by Hua Dalang.

"Mother, let's see what Twelve has to say first."

Hua Twelve Niang came to the outside of Hua Changxi's room, stopped and took a deep breath, then raised her hand and knocked on the door: "Ninth Sister, I'm Twelve, I have something to tell you."

"Creaky~" the door opened automatically.

Hua Shi'er Niang saw Hua Changxi sitting by the window drinking tea, so she calmed herself down and walked into the room.

Hua Changxi first took a look at Hua Shier Niang. Since they started practicing, the appearance of everyone in the Hua family has improved. She felt a little impressed when she saw that Hua Shier Niang, who was a year younger than her, had grown into a graceful young lady.

"Don't you have something to say to me? Go ahead."

Hua Twelve Niang: "Ninth sister, you are biased!"

Hua Changxi raised his eyebrows and motioned Hua Shier Niang to continue.

Hua Twelve Niang: "Sixth Brother is your elder brother, and we are also your brothers and sisters, but you only help Sixth Brother. This is naked partiality on your part."

Hua Changxi smiled and said, "Everyone has their own closeness and distance. Sixth Brother and I have been close since childhood. Isn't it reasonable for me to help him a little?"

Hua Twelve Niang choked: "But...but we are also your brothers and sisters, we also need your help."

Hua Changxi looked at her and said, "There are too many people in this world who need help. If I help everyone who needs my help, won't I be exhausted to death?"

Hua Twelve Niang: "We are not others, we are your brothers and sisters."

Hua Changxi: "So, just for this reason, I should help you for free?"

Hua Shi'er Niang really wanted to say yes, but looking at Hua Changxi's expression, she knew that if she answered like that she would definitely get no good results, so she remained silent.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi said calmly: "You have been practicing for a while now, and you should have some understanding of the world of cultivators."

"You should have some idea of how rare the skills are, and how expensive the spiritual medicines and plants are."

"I used to provide these for free."

"But what did I get in return for all this?"

"It's your insatiable desire."

"Twelve, I don't owe you anything, do you understand?"

After hearing these words, Hua Twelve Niang felt a little ashamed, but she still felt that Hua Jiu Niang should help her brothers and sisters: "But you are the most capable in the family, we can only ask you for help."

Hua Changxi: "If you go to ask for help from others, will you be as confident as you are now? Will you think that others should help you as a matter of course?"

Hua Shier Niang was silent for a moment. She knew that she had to be polite when asking others for help.

Hua Changxi looked at him and said, "If people want to keep going together, they have to take what they need from each other. If you want me to help you, what can you do for me?"

Hua Shier Niang moved her lips, but in the end she could not say anything.

Hua Changxi: "Nothing comes easy with me. Everything I have didn't come by wind." He paused, "If you really want to earn spirit stones, I have a way."

"Aren't you learning to make elixirs and talismans? In the future, you can take the elixirs, talismans, and spiritual tools you make to the Shennong Herb Shop in Feng'anfang to sell. As long as the quality is up to standard, I will buy them."

In the main room, everyone in the Hua family was listening with their ears pricked up. Seeing that Hua Changxi didn't really ignore his family, Uncle Hua immediately walked out.

"Jiu Niang, the spiritual mine must be short of people. How can Liu Lang handle it all by himself? Why don't you ask your fourth brother and eighth brother to help him?"

Hua Changxi looked at him and said, "Second Uncle, Fourth Brother and Eighth Brother are real men. They should be allowed to fight for what they want."

Uncle Hua: "They will definitely fight for it themselves in the future, but now they still need your help."

Hua Changxi: "Second uncle, you are joking. I can't pull anyone."

Uncle Hua snorted, "I think you just think Silang and Balang are not your real brothers, so you don't help them like you help Liulang."

Hua Changxi: "I help Sixth Brother because he is worthy of my trust. For me, everything is a value exchange. Fourth Brother and Eighth Brother cannot provide the value I want. Isn't it normal for me not to help them?"

Seeing that Second Uncle Hua wanted to say something, Hua Changxi raised his hand to interrupt him: "Okay, Second Uncle, don't mention some things anymore. I won't agree to them even if you do."

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