Chapter 31: Friends

"Sister Changxi, here to collect medicinal herbs!"

Seeing Hua Changxi come to the warehouse to collect herbs, Li Meng greeted her enthusiastically.

Hua Changxi: "Brother Yu is awake, right?"

Li Meng nodded with a smile: "Awake, Brother Yu can get up by himself now." As he spoke, he walked close to Hua Changxi and lowered his voice.

"The palm print on Brother Yu's back has disappeared. Sister Changxi, your medical skills are this." He gave Hua Changxi a thumbs up.

Hua Changxi smiled: "It's good that he's awake. The medicine still needs to be continued. Brother Yu's internal injuries are a bit heavy, and he needs to drink it for at least five days." As she spoke, she was about to move the medicinal herbs.

Li Meng said quickly: "Sister Changxi, come here to get the medicine."

Hua Changxi glanced at the herbs Li Meng pointed to and shook her head: "I'll move these."

Li Meng was anxious and walked over to whisper: "The herbs you are moving are very difficult to clean......"

Hua Changxi smiled: "It's okay, I clean fast, and cleaning these herbs is not difficult for me."

Every day, watching the menial servants of the Sixth Bureau return to their rooms exhausted, watching their hard work, she sometimes thought that if she hadn't accidentally obtained the opportunity, she would be as difficult as them.

An ordinary menial servant, doing heavy work day after day, earning a little meager money.

Every time she thought about this, she felt lucky for herself and sympathetic to the menial servants.

Since cleaning herbs was not a big deal for her, what was wrong with cleaning more hard-to-clean herbs within her ability?

Li Meng saw that Hua Changxi insisted on collecting those hard-to-clean herbs and was a bit helpless. After the menial servants who came to collect herbs were almost gone and he had nothing to do, he went to find Yu Gui.

"Brother Yu, the injury medicine Sister Changxi made is really good. Only one night has passed, and your wounds have started to scab. I have to write down this prescription. Next time if we get bumped or bruised, we will use this medicine."

Wan Xiaozhou carefully put the medicine mud pounded by Hua Changxi into a porcelain jar.

Yu Gui was also surprised by Hua Changxi's medical skills. If it were before, being injured by a fourth-grade martial artist would have made him uncomfortable for at least half a month, but this time, he didn't suffer much.

Wan Xiaozhou: "Brother Yu, after your injury is healed, you must thank Sister Changxi properly. Not to mention that she carried you back, just for her treating you, we saved dozens of taels of silver."

Yu Gui's expression was a bit unnatural. He had sat idly by when the people in the warehouse targeted Sister Changxi. She must hate him to death.

Wan Xiaozhou noticed Yu Gui's expression and thought for a while: "Sister Changxi is a person of temperament. If Brother Yu and her have any misunderstandings, it's better to clear them up early."

At first, Brother Yu liked Sister Changxi very much, but later he didn't know what happened to Brother Yu, and he suddenly stopped ignoring her.

Yu Gui said "Mmm" in a low voice.

At this time, Li Meng entered the room, first asked about Yu Gui's injuries, and after knowing that he was not uncomfortable, he began to talk about Hua Changxi collecting herbs in the morning.

"Sister Changxi doesn't know what she's thinking. I asked her to collect those easy-to-clean herbs so she could be a bit more relaxed, but she insisted on collecting those hard-to-clean ones."

Wan Xiaozhou thought for a while and said: "Sister Changxi cleans herbs very fast, while other menial servants are busy until evening even with easy-to-clean herbs, let alone those hard-to-clean ones."

"Maybe, Sister Changxi wants to help others? She cleaned the hardest ones, so it's easier for others."

Li Meng looked suspicious: "Is it? In the past, we all encountered people who were lazy and slippery. Jumping out such a sister who does things regardless of common sense, I really can't believe it."

Wan Xiaozhou smiled: "There are still many kind people in this world. There are people like Sister Changxi who are cold on the outside and warm on the inside, and there are people like Brother Yu who help others."

"If it weren't for Brother Yu helping us, we would have been thrown into the Yong'an Ditch to feed the fish by the steward at the pier long ago."

Wan Xiaozhou and Li Meng were both country people from villages near the capital, struggling to make a living at the Yong'an Ditch pier at the South Gate. Just because they accidentally offended the steward, they were almost beaten to death by the steward's order.

For Yu Gui, who saved them and gave them a stable job, the two were truly grateful from the bottom of their hearts.

Yu Gui had to speak at this time: "Why mention this again? Everyone is a brother in trouble, and helping each other is what should be done."

Wan Xiaozhou smiled and said: "I just talked about this with Li Meng."

Yu Gui: "...... Sister Changxi liked to collect only a little bit of each herb before. When she comes to collect herbs, you mention it and let her continue to collect as before."

Wan Xiaozhou and Li Meng both agreed with a smile.

Yu Gui recuperated for seven days before he was completely healed, and then he came to the warehouse to supervise the distribution of herbs.

Hua Changxi came to collect herbs as usual and greeted him with a smile when she saw Yu Gui: "Brother Yu."

Yu Gui's expression was a bit awkward. He dawdled for a long time. After Hua Changxi had moved all the herbs she wanted to collect to the cart, he opened his mouth: "Sister Changxi, thank you for saving me."

Hua Changxi smiled: "You're welcome. When I first entered the Menial Hall, Brother Yu, you really took care of me. I remember it in my heart."

Yu Gui was a bit embarrassed. While helping Hua Changxi move the herbs, he wanted to say something but stopped.

Hua Changxi looked at him: "Brother Yu, do you have anything else?"

Yu Gui shook his head quickly: "No, I have nothing."

Hua Changxi set up all the herbs. Seeing Yu Gui still following her step by step, she thought for a while and asked: "Brother Yu, can you tell me, did I offend you anywhere before?"

Yu Gui paused, then scratched the back of his head awkwardly: "That...... I thought you looked down on me."

Hua Changxi looked surprised: "Why would you think so?"

Yu Gui was even more embarrassed. He hesitated and said: "People in the warehouse made fun of you and me. If you didn't look down on me, why would you be angry?"

Hearing this, Hua Changxi laughed out of anger and looked at Yu Gui: "You think I shouldn't be angry?"

Yu Gui: "It's just a joke......"

Hua Changxi's expression was serious: "I don't like being a joke in other people's mouths, and I am not other people's joke."

Yu Gui saw that she was so serious and didn't know what to say.

Hua Changxi hugged her arms: "Brother Yu, if I threw you into a male brothel, let people have fun with you, and then tell you it's just a joke, are you happy?"

Yu Gui's eyes widened: "You...... Sister Changxi, you are a young lady, how can you talk about male brothels?"

Hua Changxi hummed: "Why can't I say it? You men can talk about brothels, so of course I can talk about male brothels."

Yu Gui looked left and right, anxious: "Don't say it anymore. If someone hears it, it's not good for your reputation."

Hua Changxi hummed and turned her head to one side.

Yu Gui saw this and had to soften his tone first: "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this."

Hua Changxi looked over: "Why not talk about it? Since the problem has appeared, we must solve the problem thoroughly, otherwise you and I will have knots in our hearts."

Yu Gui was really caught in a dilemma: "Not to that extent, not to that extent......"

"I am to that extent."

Hua Changxi looked at Yu Gui seriously: "Brother Yu, I am very serious about choosing friends. Do you know you are wrong?"

Yu Gui's brain wasn't enough. Wasn't it talking about Sister Changxi offending him? How did it become his fault now?

Hua Changxi raised her right hand and raised her index finger: "Your first mistake is that you think I shouldn't be angry."

Yu Gui thought of Hua Changxi's male brothel metaphor and felt guilty, nodding: "Yes, yes, I was wrong."

Hua Changxi raised her middle finger again: "Your second mistake is that you have no communication with me. I don't even know what you are angry about, so how can we resolve the misunderstanding?"

Yu Gui continued to nod: "Yes, I was wrong."

Seeing him admit his mistake, Hua Changxi said generously: "Alright, seeing that your attitude of admitting your mistake is okay, I forgive you."

Seeing her like this, Yu Gui muttered: "I was wrong, didn't you have any?"

Hua Changxi stared: "What mistake do I have?"

Yu Gui: "Your temper is so big. If Mao Wei finds trouble with you, if you ask me, can I not help you? Taking advantage of this, we can also naturally make up."

Hua Changxi: "When encountering things, compared to asking for help, I prefer to solve them myself. And, Brother Yu, I want to ask you a question."

Yu Gui: "You ask."

Hua Changxi: "Do you want to be friends with me?"

Yu Gui nodded: "Of course."

Hua Changxi smiled: "Since we are friends, where does the asking come from? Shouldn't we help each other?" As she spoke, she looked at him very seriously.

"Brother Yu, when I first got along with you, I had the idea of wanting to establish a foothold in the Menial Hall quickly. I was a bit anxious and a bit utilitarian."

"You have been in the Menial Hall longer than me and are in charge of the warehouse. Your status is higher than many menial servants. In choosing who to associate with, your choice is higher than mine."

"You might have sensed my utilitarian mind and saw that I was a young lady, so you took care of me a bit."

"However, in your heart, you didn't treat me as a friend, but just treated me as someone who relied on you."

"So, when people in the warehouse made fun of me, because you felt it was nothing, I shouldn't be angry."

"And after you stopped ignoring me, I should have gone to beg you."

"Brother Yu, do you think this is how friends are?"

Yu Gui looked at Hua Changxi and didn't speak.

Hua Changxi continued to smile: "Brother Yu, there is a premise for being friends with me, and that is that we are equal."

"If you hold the mentality that I want to rely on you, then I tell you, we will never be friends."

After speaking, she smiled and pushed the medicinal herbs away.

Yu Gui stood there blankly, thinking about what Hua Changxi said.

Wan Xiaozhou walked over: "Brother Yu, you didn't clear up the misunderstanding with Sister Changxi?"

Yu Gui shook his head: "No." As he spoke, he sighed, "I can only be friends and buddies with Sister Changxi in this life."

He understood Sister Changxi's words, and it was because he understood that he realized what a proud person Sister Changxi was.

Such a person is not someone he can subdue.

Wan Xiaozhou was confused: "Is it not good to be friends?"

Yu Gui looked at him and didn't speak.

This was the first young lady who smiled brightly at him and called him big brother! ===== CHAPTER 32 =====