Chapter 18: A Good Start

The warehouse of the Menial Hall was very large. Hua Changxi estimated that it was at least the size of a stadium in her past life, and there was more than one such warehouse.

Carts of medicinal herbs were pulled into the warehouse without stopping, and then the medicinal herbs inside were pulled cart by cart to each bureau of the Menial Hall for processing.

Hua Changxi walked into the warehouse, looking at the wide variety of medicinal herbs inside, and her eyes shone directly.

The person guarding the warehouse saw Hua Changxi staring at the medicinal herbs in a daze, looking shocked, and thought she was ignorant, so he sneered: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? How many medicinal herbs do you want to collect?"

Hua Changxi wanted to inquire about the news in the warehouse, so she immediately looked at the young man guarding the warehouse with a smile: "Big brother, hello. My name is Hua Changxi. I am a newcomer. I have never seen such a large warehouse before. Big brother, don't blame me for being ignorant."

The young man saw that Hua Changxi was cute and spoke nicely, so his attitude improved a lot: "Hey, what does this count as? If you had been to the medicine farm, you would know that the warehouse there is truly large."

Hua Changxi showed amazement: "So many medicinal herbs are still not all of the Medical Department's?"

The young man looked proud: "Of course not. We are only a very small part here."

Hua Changxi widened her eyes: "The medicinal herbs here are top-tier good medicines that I have never seen outside, and yet they are not all of them."

The young man smiled, mocking Hua Changxi for making a fuss: "What kind of good medicine does this count as? The real good medicines are sent directly to the clinics on the Ninth Street. What we store here are all ordinary medicinal herbs."

Hua Changxi was surprised: "There are even better medicinal herbs than these?"

Seeing Hua Changxi's eyes shining, looking at him with full admiration, the young man was very satisfied and said a lot more: "Of course."

"Let me tell you, in the past two years, local government offices and martial arts halls everywhere have discovered many new medicines. Many of those medicinal herbs have magical effects. Those are the real treasure medicines."

Hua Changxi showed yearning: "I really want to see what the treasure medicines you mentioned look like."

Hearing this, the young man showed a sarcastic smile: "Go, go, go. You are just a tiny menial. Stop having such thoughts."

Hua Changxi's face stiffened, somewhat awkward and embarrassed: "It was my ignorance."

Seeing a little girl like this, the young man felt that what he said seemed a bit too much, and his tone softened: "How many medicinal herbs do you want to collect? I'll help you move them."

Seeing that the young man didn't want to say more, Hua Changxi didn't continue to ask. Seeing that there was only an hour left until lunch, she decided to only collect two hundred medicinal herbs.

"Big brother, I want to collect two hundred medicinal herbs."

The young man sized up Hua Changxi's small frame: "You all have to process five hundred medicinal herbs every day now. Can you finish cleaning them?"

In the workplace, one must show one's value at the right time. Hua Changxi immediately smiled confidently: "Big brother, don't look at my young age, but I have plenty of strength."

The young man chuckled, obviously not taking this to heart: "I'll find you some easy-to-clean medicinal herbs."

"Don't look at it as just cleaning medicinal herbs; there are tricks to it. Some medicinal herbs are easy to clean, and some are difficult."

"You just happened to meet me. Otherwise, if you came so late, what you would collect would definitely be those difficult-to-process medicinal herbs."

Hua Changxi nodded repeatedly with a smile: "I know. I am lucky today to have met a noble person like big brother."

"Big brother, give me a little bit of each kind of medicinal herb. I am still a newcomer, and the manager is not so strict with me yet. I have to take advantage of this time to grasp and familiarize myself with the cleaning methods of various medicinal herbs."

This didn't count as anything, so the young man didn't refuse. He took several dozen types for the two hundred medicinal herbs.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi smiled until her eyes narrowed: "Big brother, you are really kind. Can I continue to find you next time I come to collect medicine?"

Seeing the young girl like him so much, the young man pretended to be not very patient: "Alright, seeing that you are so young, you can come find me. I'll cover for you in the future."

Hua Changxi looked incredibly happy: "Thank you, big brother. Big brother, I still don't know your name?"

The young man helped move the medicinal herbs to the pushcart: "My name is Yu Gui. You can call me Brother Yu in the future."

This time, the two hundred medicinal herbs were of many types, but their volume was not large, so one cart could pull them away.

Yu Gui wanted to let Hua Changxi pull two more trips, but was politely declined by Hua Changxi: "Brother Yu, don't worry about me. I can pull it."

"I have to hurry back to work. Otherwise, I won't have lunch. Brother Yu, see you this afternoon."

Watching Hua Changxi really pull a full cart of medicinal herbs away, Yu Gui's mouth opened wide in surprise: "Sister Changxi really has strength. Hmm, she is a good material for being a menial."

The people under each manager would huddle together, and when cleaning medicinal herbs, they would generally be together.

Hua Changxi returned to the Sixth Bureau, pulled the medicinal herbs to the side of the group under Du Ruo, found a slightly distant empty space, moved the medicine to the ground, rolled up her sleeves, and started working.

Soaking the medicinal herbs in the canal, Hua Changxi put her hands into the water and used the water control technique from the Purification Technique.

The next moment, the water soaking the medicinal herbs began to shake. For a time, the medicinal herbs felt as if they had been put into a flushing machine.

Cleaning like this, cleaning the medicinal herbs was simply not too simple.

Hua Changxi carefully controlled the movement of the water, not letting others notice the strangeness on her side.

By lunch time, 【Commentary on the Hundred Herbs (Advanced): Tasting Hundred Herbs 612/1000】, 【Purification Technique (Advanced): Cleaning Medicinal Herbs 650/1000】

Hua Changxi not only cleaned two hundred medicinal herbs but also secretly tasted each type.

Watching the changing data, Hua Changxi felt very happy in her heart.

After lunch, Hua Changxi pulled the cleaned medicinal herbs to the Second Department to hand in her task, and after signing her name, she went to the warehouse to collect three hundred medicinal herbs.

She still found Yu Gui. This time, Hua Changxi brought back several dozen types of medicinal herbs again.

After cleaning all three hundred medicinal herbs, the data changed again.

【Commentary on the Hundred Herbs (Advanced): Tasting Hundred Herbs 692/1000】

【Purification Technique (Advanced): Cleaning Medicinal Herbs 950/1000】

Seeing that the Purification Technique only needed to clean fifty more medicinal herbs to upgrade, Hua Changxi looked around at the people in the same group.

"Careful!"

Seeing the young girl who reminded her to eat yesterday almost slip while moving medicinal herbs, Hua Changxi supported her with quick eyes and fast hands.

"My name is Hua Changxi. Thank you for reminding me to eat yesterday."

Lu Qingluo shook her head: "You're welcome. We are all people under Manager Du, so we should help each other."

Hua Changxi asked with a smile: "How should I address you?"

Lu Qingluo's attitude was not very enthusiastic but not distant: "My name is Lu Qingluo."

Hua Changxi saw that she was two or three years older than herself, so she called her "Sister Qingluo": "By the way, Sister Qingluo, the steamed buns at the head of my bed were also put there by you, right?"

Lu Qingluo gave an "Hmm" and hugged new medicinal herbs down into the canal again.

Hua Changxi walked to her side and said while helping her clean the medicinal herbs: "Thank you so much. Otherwise, I would have been hungry this morning."

Lu Qingluo saw her like this and hurriedly said: "Bringing you steamed buns was just a small effort. You don't need to help me clean medicinal herbs."

Hua Changxi's hands didn't stop: "Sister Qingluo, my work is already finished. It doesn't matter if I help you clean a little."

Lu Qingluo straightened up and looked at Hua Changxi's pushcart on the shore. All the medicinal herbs were cleaned, and she was surprised: "How do you clean medicinal herbs so fast?"

Hua Changxi smiled: "I helped in my family's pharmacy since I was young. Don't look at my young age; I am an old hand at processing medicinal herbs, and my strength is also big."

Even without using the water control technique, Hua Changxi was very fast at cleaning medicinal herbs.

Lu Qingluo watched her hands constantly flipping in the water, and one medicinal herb after another was quickly cleaned, feeling very impressed in her heart.

Not far away, Du Ruo watched this scene.

She had originally thought that since Hua Changxi got up late today, she would definitely have to work until the evening, but now she discovered that she not only finished her own work but also had the energy to help Lu Qingluo.

It seems that Manager Leng really gave her an excellent menial.

【Purification Technique (Perfection): Cleaning Medicinal Herbs 1069/】

After the Purification Technique upgraded to perfection, Hua Changxi felt that her ability to control water and wind had improved by a large margin.

Just as there were water droplets on her fingers, Hua Changxi flicked her fingers lightly, and the water droplets instantly turned into sharp weapons, shooting toward the edge of the canal.

"Boom~"

The place hit by the water droplets collapsed, leaving a pit with a diameter of more than one meter.

The people around were startled by the sudden collapse, but Hua Changxi's heart was incomparably spirited.

"I'll go fill in that pit."

Since it was something she caused, Hua Changxi walked over quickly to dig soil and fill the pit.

With Hua Changxi's help, Lu Qingluo's work for today was finished, and she also came to help her.

The two soon filled the pit.

"Let's go, let's go to the Second Department to hand in our task."

Hua Changxi pulled two trips and handed all her medicinal herbs to the Second Department. At this time, Lu Qingluo was still pulling, but Hua Changxi didn't continue to help her, but ran to help Du Ruo pull medicinal herbs.

After washing medicinal herbs for a day, Du Ruo was also very tired, so she didn't refuse Hua Changxi's flattery.

By the time they went to eat dinner, Hua Changxi was eating with Du Ruo and Lu Qingluo.

In the cafeteria, Hua Changxi looked at Du Ruo and then at Lu Qingluo, the corners of her mouth rising all the time.

Just after entering the Menial Hall, she had made friends with the leading manager and colleagues, and even Yu Gui, who looked after the warehouse, smiled at her when they met. Her workplace path could be considered a good start.

After eating dinner, Lu Qingluo suddenly called Hua Changxi: "Changxi, can you help with something?"

Hua Changxi: "Tell me."

Lu Qingluo: "The cafeteria doesn't allow people to bring too many steamed buns. One person can take at most five. Several people in our dormitory room don't have dinner every day, so I want to..."

Hua Changxi understood what she meant: "No problem, I'll also go take five steamed buns."

Seeing Hua Changxi come back with steamed buns, Lu Qingluo showed a smile, and then the two returned to the dormitory together.

After returning to the room, Hua Changxi went to wash up, and as soon as she finished washing, she climbed onto the bed: "Sister Qingluo, I'm going to sleep." After speaking, she lay prone on the bed and closed her eyes.

Thirteen years after crossing over to the Great Jin Dynasty, today was the day she worked the most. Even though cultivation had strengthened her physique, she was still exhausted.

Seeing that Hua Changxi fell asleep in no time, Lu Qingluo was somewhat tongue-tied: "Changxi falls asleep too fast."

The sky darkened, and people returned one after another.

"Qingluo, why did you take so many steamed buns?"

"It wasn't just me taking them; Changxi also took them."

"Why is she asleep again?"

"Changxi just turned thirteen not long ago. Now is the time when she is growing, so she definitely needs more sleep than us."

Because she helped bring steamed buns, the attitude of the people in the same room toward Hua Changxi improved quite a bit.

The next day, when everyone went out, Hua Changxi was still asleep. Lu Qingluo hesitated whether to wake her up, but thinking that Hua Changxi didn't tell her to wake her up when she slept last night, plus Hua Changxi's speed at cleaning medicinal herbs was fast, she didn't make a sound.

Hua Changxi still got up at the Si hour, ate the steamed buns Lu Qingluo left for her, and still went to the warehouse to find Yu Gui to collect medicinal herbs.

At the end of the Shen hour (17:00), Hua Changxi had cleaned the 500 medicinal herbs for the day. After handing the cleaned medicinal herbs to the Second Department, Hua Changxi didn't return directly to the Sixth Bureau but took a detour to the front of the Medical Department's main gate.

Today was the day the apprentice hiring list was announced. Even though she had already entered the Menial Hall, Hua Changxi still wanted to go and see the hiring list.

The Medical Department recruited 200 apprentices this time. Hua Changxi read the names on the list one by one, and until the end, she didn't see her name.

Although she had known the result for a long time, she still felt somewhat stifled in her heart.

Standing at the main gate of the Medical Department for a while, Hua Changxi waited until her mood calmed down before turning to return to the Menial Hall. ===== CHAPTER 19 =====

After standing at the main gate of the Medical Department for a while, Hua Changxi waited until her mood had calmed down before turning around to return to the Menial Hall.