Chapter 20: Where There

The next day, Hua Changxi got up late as usual and discovered that there were no steamed buns at the head of her bed, and her brows couldn't help but furrow.

Lu Qingluo stopped bringing her steamed buns. Was she scared by herself last night?

Soon, Hua Changxi discovered that she had been isolated by the others in the same room.

Before, when they met, everyone would at least say hello. Now, when they saw her, it was as if they didn't see her.

When pulling medicinal herbs back to the Sixth Bureau to clean, Hua Changxi saw Wang Yunchu squatting beside Du Ruo again, speaking with indignation, and from time to time, she would look at her when she returned.

Hua Changxi knew Wang Yunchu was complaining, but she wasn't worried at all.

Without affecting their own interests, would leaders care about the conflicts between their subordinates?

The answer is, of course not!

Just as she expected, until she finished her work in the afternoon, Du Ruo didn't have any intention of talking to her.

"Greetings, Aunts."

Hua Changxi was once again the first person to arrive at the canteen for a meal; the few women serving food in the canteen had almost all come to recognize her.

"Changxi, you work so nimbly."

"It's all because my parents gave birth to me well and gave me a good strength."

After getting the food, Hua Changxi didn't leave immediately but stood on the side and chatted with several women.

"Aunt Qin, has your hand been injured?"

The woman surnamed Qin was the manager of the kitchen. Hearing Hua Changxi say this, she was surprised: "How did you know my hand was injured?"

Hua Changxi smiled: "I noticed that when you serve food, your hand shakes."

Aunt Qin sighed: "A few years ago, I fell in the kitchen, and my wrist was injured then. It's been so many years, and it has never fully recovered. Now, as I get older, this hand shakes more and more."

Hua Changxi: "Aunt Qin, my family runs a pharmacy. I know massage. Let me massage it for you; it can alleviate the symptoms of your hand shaking."

Aunt Qin showed joy: "Really?"

Hua Changxi smiled, pulled Aunt Qin's right hand, and began to massage it, focusing on pressing several acupoints.

Before long, Aunt Qin showed amazement: "I feel my wrist is really not that stiff anymore." Saying this, she picked up the spoon, scooped a full spoonful of vegetables, and her hand didn't shake.

Hua Changxi: "Aunt, I will massage it for you a few more times in the future, and the effect will be even better."

Aunt Qin put down the spoon: "How can I be so embarrassed?"

Hua Changxi smiled: "Several aunts take such good care of me, and every time I come, you scoop full vegetables for me. Of course, I have to return the favor."

Saying this, she looked at the other women: "Several aunts, don't look at my young age. My medical skills are recognized by Apothecary Xu of the Jiujie. If there is any discomfort in your body in the future, feel free to ask me."

Hearing that Hua Changxi also knew the apothecary on the Jiujie, Aunt Qin and several other women were surprised.

Aunt Qin: "Changxi, you aren't allowed to lie to us."

Hua Changxi smiled: "Several aunts, what benefit would it be for me to lie to you?"

Aunt Qin and several women looked at each other. Soon, a woman in her thirties looked at Hua Changxi with embarrassment.

"Changxi, my body has always been somewhat unwell. Can you take a look for me?"

Hua Changxi looked, listened, asked, and felt her pulse, then said firmly: "Aunt has a gynecological disease. Is there ink and paper? I will write a prescription for Aunt."

Aunt Qin naturally knew the physical condition of her subordinates. Seeing Hua Changxi ask a few questions and grasp the condition, she was surprised: "Changxi, you are still a young girl, how come you know how to treat women's diseases?"

Hua Changxi chuckled: "Aunt, you shouldn't treat me as a young girl now; you should treat me as a physician. In front of a physician, there is no status, no age, only people."

Saying this, she looked at the woman who had the gynecological disease.

"Aunt, if you don't trust me, after I write the prescription, you can take the prescription and find a trustworthy physician to take a look. If they say there is no problem, then take the medicine. After three doses, you will know the efficacy."

Seeing her speak so confidently, Aunt Qin gave the woman a look, and the woman immediately went to get ink and paper.

After Hua Changxi finished writing the prescription, people arrived in the cafeteria one after another.

"Several aunts, you go ahead and get busy. I'm going to eat."

Hua Changxi picked up her rice bowl and was about to leave, but was pulled by Aunt Qin.

"Changxi, wait. I have something to ask you. Why have I never seen you come to eat breakfast in the morning?"

Hua Changxi was somewhat embarrassed: "I get up late in the morning, and when I come, there is no food to eat."

Aunt Qin immediately showed disapproval: "You young girl, now is the time when you are growing. How can you not eat breakfast? Like this, your breakfast will be left for you in the future. Come eat when you get up."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi instantly became a fan: "Aunt Qin, you are too kind. I really had great luck to meet noble people."

After finalizing breakfast, Hua Changxi happily went to eat dinner. After eating, she returned to the room to wash up and started to cultivate.

After Hua Changxi got up late the next day, she went to the cafeteria. The aunts in the cafeteria saw her and were quite enthusiastic, not only leaving her steamed buns and vegetable porridge but also pickles and kimchi.

The breakfast she had at the Hua family was just like this.

Hua Changxi finished breakfast and just walked out of the cafeteria when she saw Lu Qingluo leading a young girl she hadn't seen before into their dormitory.

"Lu Qingluo knows people from the Apprentice Hall?"

That young girl was wearing the clothes of the Apprentice Hall.

Hua Changxi glanced at the two and withdrew her gaze, walking quickly to the warehouse to collect the medicinal herbs to be cleaned today.

"Why did Changxi go to the cafeteria at this time?"

Lu Qingluo also saw Hua Changxi.

Lu Qingling: "Going to the cafeteria is naturally to eat."

Lu Qingluo chuckled: "Sister, you don't look at what time it is. There is no food in the cafeteria."

Lu Qingling looked at her sister: "If you go, there isn't, but it might not be the case for others." She saw clearly that the young girl patted her stomach with satisfaction when she came out of the cafeteria.

Lu Qingluo gave an "Ah."

Lu Qingling: "If you can make friends with people in the cafeteria, you can also have food at any time." This kind of thing also happened on the Apprentice Hall side.

"Capable people, no matter where they go, are not short of food."

"Is she the Hua Changxi you said taught Wang Yunchu a lesson?"

Lu Qingluo nodded.

When Lu Qingling heard her sister tell the complete process of Hua Changxi teaching people a lesson, she felt that this person was not simple. Now that she saw the real person, this feeling became even more real.

"Have a temper, not afraid of things, and can still sleep as usual after hitting someone. This Hua Changxi is definitely a ruthless person. Stay away from her in the future."

Lu Qingluo showed confusion: "Sister, I thought you wanted me to make friends with her?"

Lu Qingling sighed: "Being by the side of capable people can get some convenience, but there is also great danger, and it is easy to become their stepping stone."

Hearing this, Lu Qingluo immediately showed a look of worry: "Sister, are you having a very difficult time on the Apprentice Hall side?"

Lu Qingling shook her head: "Don't worry, I can still handle it." Saying this, she frowned, her expression displeased: "The new apprentices recruited this time all have some background, making the Apprentice Hall even more chaotic."

"Those people don't have much ability, but their tempers are big. Clearly, the additional recruitment of apprentices is to cope with the increasingly heavy tasks, but now it's good—the burden on the Apprentice Hall has not only not been reduced, but it has also increased."

Seeing the worry on her sister's face becoming stronger, Lu Qingling stopped talking: "Alright, let's not talk about these unhappy things." After speaking, she took out a small notebook she had recorded.

"This is what the Apprentice Hall taught last month. Look at it well, and it's best to memorize everything inside."

Lu Qingluo took it solemnly: "Sister, don't worry, I will look at it well."

At the same time, Hua Changxi arrived at the warehouse side, but she didn't see Yu Gui, and other people guarding the door didn't see him either.

After waiting for a while, she saw Yu Gui walking out from inside the warehouse, sweating profusely and covered in mud.

"Brother Yu, what happened to you?"

Yu Gui was already very familiar with Hua Changxi and didn't hide it: "A batch of medicinal herbs arrived last night, and the people who escorted them placed them randomly, so we have to reorganize them."

Hua Changxi: "Then have you finished organizing?"

Yu Gui took a big drink of water and then said hatefully: "It's still early. If medicinal herbs are piled improperly, they will spoil, and then it will be the responsibility of our warehouse."

Hua Changxi: "Brother Yu, do you need help?"

Yu Gui waved his hand, just wanting to say no, but thought of Hua Changxi's strength. Thinking that having Changxi help would make him much more relaxed, he pretended to hesitate: "You still have work to do, how can you help me?"

Hua Changxi smiled: "I work very fast. Like this, I'll finish my work for today first, and then I'll come find you."

Yu Gui hesitated slightly and agreed: "Alright, Sister Changxi, we are already so familiar, so I won't be polite with you."

Hua Changxi smiled: "Brother Yu has helped me so much, I am happy to have this opportunity to repay you."

"By the way, Brother Yu, you are so tired, let me move the medicinal herbs myself today."

Yu Gui didn't refuse: "Alright, you move them yourself."

Hua Changxi took this opportunity to move medicinal herbs she hadn't come into contact with.

Yu Gui saw that Hua Changxi took a little bit of each kind of medicinal herb and didn't say anything.

Hua Changxi had wanted to go into the warehouse to take a look for a long time.

There were many types of medicinal herbs in the warehouse. As long as she could get in and taste every type of medicinal herb, she could inherit all the knowledge of the "Commentary on the Hundred Herbs" earlier.

The opportunity to enter the warehouse was rare. Hua Changxi didn't deliberately slow down her speed like before, pushed back her lunch time, and finished cleaning all 500 medicinal herbs.

By the time Lu Qingluo and others finished lunch and returned to continue working, Hua Changxi had already pulled the cleaned medicinal herbs to the Second Department to hand in her task. ===== CHAPTER 21 =====