Chapter 163: Medicine Boy

Hua Changxi stayed at the Hua family for one night. On the morning of the 24th of the tenth month, she returned to the Shennong Pharmacy in Feng'an Ward and told Pucao that in the future, if the Hua family came to sell things useful to cultivators, as long as the quality was qualified, she should accept them all, and gave her a price list.

Pucao scanned the price list. She didn't know much about the market for spirit talismans and spirit weapons yet, but she was already very clear about the selling price of spirit pills. Seeing that the purchase price of pills on the list was significantly higher than the market price, she knew that Hua Changxi was secretly helping the Hua family.

After Hua Changxi left, Pucao also talked to Aniu about this.

Aniu knew: "Changxi has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She clearly did so much for the Hua family, but the Hua family doesn't know, and behind her back, they might still be complaining about her."

Pucao shook her head: "Changxi's way of doing things is the long-term way. Family, of course, cannot be ignored at all, but this management must have methods."

"If Changxi directly undertook the cultivation resources of the Hua family, in the long run, it would only make the Hua family develop the habit of only knowing how to take and not knowing how to give."

"Once this habit is formed, the Hua family will feel that Changxi's contribution is a matter of course. If Changxi cuts off the Hua family's cultivation resources later, they will definitely not be grateful for Changxi's previous contribution, but will instead give birth to greater resentment."

"Changxi's purchase of spirit pills and spirit talismans refined by the Hua family is to let the Hua family learn to be self-reliant. It might be a bit thankless at first, but as long as the Hua family grows up on their own, they will be grateful for Changxi's painstaking efforts in the future."

As she spoke, she paused.

"Of course, the Hua family might not all understand Changxi's painstaking efforts. As long as they are people, they all hope that their lives can be easier."

"The acquisition of cultivation resources is not easy, and not everyone has the courage to face the dangers on the path of cultivation. Some people will subconsciously transfer the pressure on themselves to their family. If the family is unwilling to bear it, they will give birth to resentment."

Aniu heard this: "The Hua family just doesn't want to acquire cultivation resources themselves, so they keep arguing with Changxi, right?"

Pucao: "It's not that all the Hua family are like this. Most importantly, Changxi is transparent enough and is unwilling and will not bear other people's responsibilities, even if it is family." As she spoke, she sighed.

"But she does this, in the eyes of the family, it is just caring about herself and not the family; in the eyes of outsiders, it is somewhat cold-hearted and heartless."

Aniu: "I think the Hua family is a bit ungrateful. If I had a family member like Changxi, I would laugh in my dreams."

Pucao smiled: "Not everyone is as easily satisfied as you. People's greed is endless." As she spoke, she patted Aniu on the shoulder.

"Although we are not Changxi's family, in Changxi's eyes, we are also her own people, so you don't need to envy the Hua family."

Aniu heard this, thinking that Hua Changxi didn't return to the Hua family but came to the pharmacy, and nodded with a smile.

After Hua Changxi left the Shennong Pharmacy, she returned directly to the Medicine Division. Only after she stepped into the Servant Hall did she realize she had gone the wrong way. She should go to the Apprentice Hall... behind Qihuang Pavilion No. 13.

From a servant in the Servant Hall to the Pavilion Master of Qihuang Pavilion No. 13, she could be considered to have been promoted.

Hua Changxi turned and left the Servant Hall, walked straight across the square, and entered the Apprentice Hall opposite.

The daily task of the servants in the Servant Hall was to clean and process medicinal materials, while the most important thing for apprentices in the Apprentice Hall was to learn. Physicians and pharmacists from the Nine Streets would take turns coming to the Apprentice Hall to give lectures to the apprentices.

Although the Servant Hall and the Apprentice Hall were separated by a square, the status and treatment of servants and apprentices were worlds apart. Apprentices could be considered reserve personnel for future physicians and pharmacists in the Medicine Division.

The size of the Apprentice Hall was similar to that of the Servant Hall. It gave Hua Changxi a feeling a bit like a school, while the Servant Hall was like a factory for processing medicinal materials.

Hua Changxi slowed down her pace, carefully observing everything in the Apprentice Hall. When passing by some courtyards, she could even hear the voices of physicians and pharmacists giving lectures inside.

Hua Changxi stopped to listen for a while and found that the content of the lecture was actually about spirit plants, which surprised her a bit but she didn't feel very surprised.

Even the servants in the Servant Hall had been replaced by people with spirit roots. The Apprentice Hall side would only be more so.

Just after she entered the Apprentice Hall, the apprentices she met on the road were all people with spirit roots.

Those who could enter the Medicine Division as apprentices now were probably not ordinary people.

Hua Changxi walked and stopped. By the time she reached Qihuang Pavilion No. 13, it was almost noon. As soon as she entered the Qihuang Pavilion, she saw eight people standing in the courtyard, some of whom she recognized.

"Greetings, Pavilion Master."

As soon as the eight people saw Hua Changxi, they immediately bowed to her.

Hua Changxi's gaze swept over the eight people.

Seeing Hua Shuran, Hua Wanyue, He Sirong, and He Siqi appear in the courtyard, she was not surprised. She just didn't expect the speed of the Count Dingyuan's Prefecture and the Marquis Wu Yi's Prefecture to be so fast.

Yesterday at her eldest brother's engagement banquet, Hua Wanyue was still asking for her opinion, saying she wanted to enter Qihuang Pavilion No. 13, but was rejected by her. Today, the Count's Prefecture sent people in directly; Master He San didn't even mention this matter yesterday and directly inserted people in.

Hua Changxi felt somewhat suffocated in her heart. Whether it was the Count Dingyuan's Prefecture or the Marquis Wu Yi's Prefecture, they actually didn't put her in their eyes, otherwise, they wouldn't have ignored her opinion like this.

However, the Count Dingyuan's Prefecture and the Marquis Wu Yi's Prefecture being able to insert people in was enough to show that the strength of these two families was still okay.

Hua Changxi swept her gaze from the four people and fell on Pharmacist Xu.

Seeing Pharmacist Xu in the courtyard, she was really surprised. First, she was surprised that Pharmacist Xu had become a cultivator; second, he actually came to be a medicine boy.

Hua Changxi couldn't figure out why Pharmacist Xu wanted to join in the fun, and looked at the other three, one of whom she had interacted with. When she was punished to go to the Three-Fork Medicine Manor, this person was the leader.

Zhu Yu!

Although he had shaved off his beard now, she recognized him at a glance.

Hua Changxi felt irritable in her heart. Among the eight medicine boys, six were people she knew. As for the remaining two, she didn't know which side's eyes they were.

Among the eight, Pharmacist Xu and Hua Changxi were the most familiar. Seeing Hua Changxi not speaking, he took the initiative to greet her with a smile: "Changxi, from now on, we eight are your medicine boys. If you have anything, just order us to do it."

The other seven immediately echoed.

For these medicine boys, Hua Changxi didn't intend to pay attention to them, letting them do whatever they wanted, and only called Pharmacist Xu into the room.

"Uncle Xu, when did you become a cultivator?" And a single wood spirit root one at that.

Hearing Hua Changxi's inquiry, a proud smile immediately appeared on Pharmacist Xu's face: "I can become a cultivator, all thanks to Lingling. I gave birth to a good daughter."

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered: "Lingling?"

Pharmacist Xu nodded: "Lingling was also lucky. She accidentally obtained two pills. After I took them, I had spirit roots." ===== CHAPTER 164 =====