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Chapter 10, Being a Concubine

The Hua family in Xiu Zheng Fang.

As evening approached, the three Hua Minghe brothers returned home from work, and the Hua family's yard immediately became lively.

Listening to the noise outside, Hua Changxi opened his eyes from his cultivation in the ear room.

[Realm: Qi Training Realm 35/1000]
Hua Changxi was happy to see that his realm point had been raised a little bit.

But she had new doubts.

What is the use of this realm point increase?

She could feel a power building up in her body, but how could she use it?

Outside the yard, the voice of Old Lady Hua calling everyone to eat was heard. Hua Changxi suppressed the doubts in his heart, walked to the door, and lay down through the crack to watch the situation in the yard.

A Niang and two aunts carried the food into the main room. The people playing in the yard followed them. Soon, there was no one in the yard.

Hua Changxi rubbed her shriveled belly, feeling sad and angry. Every time she did something that went against the old man and the old lady's wishes, she would be put in solitary confinement and punished by not being allowed to eat.

I wonder how long she will be hungry this time?

But don’t delay her from registering with the Medical Department!
Hua Changxi pulled the bolt and opened and closed it several times, but failed to break open the iron lock outside.

She could feel her strength growing, but her realm points of 35 were probably too low to break the iron lock.

Hua Changxi looked at the closed ear room, especially when he saw the windows sealed with mud and stones, the corners of his mouth twitched. The old man really had good intentions in punishing them.

Fortunately, she has an adult soul and is not afraid of the dark or being alone.

If it were a real child, after being locked up here once or twice, he would probably have been scared out of his wits and would have believed whatever the adults said and behaved as they were told.

The sky gradually darkened and the moonlight sprinkled on the earth.

Hua Changxi saw the moonlight shining in through the crack in the door, and hurriedly took the futon to the door, then sat against the door, letting as much moonlight as possible fall on himself.

"Whoo~"

Hua Changxi closed her eyes again and began to practice again under the moonlight. She could clearly feel the warm current flowing in her body becoming stronger and faster.

During this time, the courtyard became lively again for a while.

It should be after dinner, everyone went to the yard to enjoy the cool air and chat.

Gradually, the courtyard became quiet again, and the entire flower house slowly fell into silence.

"Nine Lady~"

In the dead of night, the slightest noise is enough to wake people up.

Hua Changxi opened his eyes suddenly, looked out the crack in the door, and saw Hua Liulang peeking around furtively.

"Brother Six."

Hua Changxi's expression brightened, and he quickly asked, "Sixth brother, have you gone to the Medical Department to see Pharmacist Xu?"

Today, she was taken to the hometown of a wealthy family and was unable to register at the Medical Bureau. Hua Changxi asked Hua Liulang to help her make the trip and asked him to explain to Pharmacist Xu why she could not go.

Hua Liulang nodded: "Yes, Pharmacist Xu asked me to tell you that if you want to apply for the Medical Department, you should register as soon as possible. He said that the increase in recruitment this time is a bit strange, and he is afraid that you may not be able to register if you go too late."

Hua Changxi's expression tensed: "Why can't I sign up?"

Hua Liulang: "Because there are too many people applying, I saw a lot of people when I went to the Medical Department today, all of whom were applying for the Medical Department apprenticeship."

After a pause, he continued, "You are locked up now, don't worry about registration for now. Come, eat something first."

As he spoke, Hua Liulang took a white steamed bun and stuffed it into the crack of the door.

At this moment, a dark shadow loomed over Hana Rokuro's head.

"Ah~"

Hua Liulang was so frightened that he fell to the ground with a thump, and the steamed bun in his hand also fell to the ground.

Hua Changxi was also startled. When she saw the shadow clearly, she was speechless and annoyed: "Grandma, do you know that scaring others can kill them?"

Old Lady Hua snorted, bent down to pick up the steamed bun on the ground, and said to Hua Liulang: "Your grandfather and I punished Jiu Niang to correct her temper. It's for her own good."

"Liu Lang, do you know that you are harming Jiu Niang by doing this? If Jiu Niang doesn't change her temper, she will bring trouble to the family. By then, not only will it affect the family, but she will also be in trouble."

Hua Liulang lowered his head: "I'm just worried that Jiu Niang is hungry."

Old Lady Hua: "We won't let her starve to death. Go back to your room and go to sleep. You are not allowed to eat tomorrow."

Hua Liulang glanced at Hua Jiuniang through the crack in the door, gave her a helpless look, and then walked away dejectedly.

As soon as Hua Liulang left, Old Lady Hua looked at Hua Changxi again: "Aren't you very capable? You even dare to offend the old lady of a big family. How can you eat?" After saying that, she took the steamed bun and left.

The next moment, the voice of Old Lady Hua was heard in the yard.

"Boss, Jiu Niang's temper must be tempered. If you don't have the heart to discipline her, let your father and I be the bad guys."

"If you want her to become a lawless troublemaker and bring disaster to the family, then you can hinder her from doing so."

Hua Changxi was so angry when he heard this.

She just wanted to maintain some dignity as a human being, so why did she bring trouble to her family?
In the landlord's second room, Hua Minghe and Yao were not sleeping.

After hearing what Old Lady Hua said, Hua Minghe said to Yao: "Let's not worry about the punishment of Jiu Niang this time."

Yao's eyebrows were knotted. "But Jiu Niang's personality makes her not willing to bow her head. Are we going to see her faint from hunger again?"

Hua Minghe was also scratching his head in pain: "Let's take it one step at a time. If it doesn't work, I'll go to my parents to ask for mercy."

After a night, the Hua family yard became lively again.

During breakfast, Mr. Hua said to everyone, "I will go to the old house of the big family later. Jiu Niang has offended Aunt Yu'e, and I will go there to apologize."

Hua Mingang, the second eldest son of the Hua family, immediately said, "How can we let Dad make amends for the trouble that Jiu Niang caused?"

Hua Minghe frowned slightly and looked at Mr. Hua disapprovingly: "Dad, aren't you making a fuss out of nothing?"

"Nineth Lady did contradict Aunt Yu'e, but she didn't make a big fuss and gave a suitable reason. Now that we are rushing to apologize, it seems like we have done something wrong."

Mr. Hua threw the pipe in his hand onto the table with a 'pop' sound: "What do you mean by not making too much trouble? What kind of trouble do you want Jiu Niang to make in other people's homes?"

Hua Mingang quickly handed over some tea: "Dad, calm down. You're angry so early in the morning. You should take care of your body."

Mr. Hua didn't drink his tea. He was silent for a moment and then spoke again: "Da Lang will graduate from the martial arts academy next year. What is his future? Do you have any idea about his marriage?"

"And Sanlang and Silang are also old enough to start a family and a career."

"Without the support of the tribe, we can only rely on ourselves. Ask yourselves, how many children can you pave the way for?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Hua Minghe, Hua Mingang and Hua Mingcheng all lowered their heads.

Although they all work in the yamen, not only they want jobs in the yamen, but others also want them. To arrange for their family members to work there, in addition to spending a lot of money to arrange it, they also need strong connections.

Not to mention that the Hua family couldn't come up with much money, even the connections they had accumulated in the government office were not enough to just plug people in.

Old Mrs. Hua stepped forward to smooth things over: "Well, it's getting late, let's eat quickly."

Hua Minghe thought for a moment and looked at Grandpa Hua: "Dad, I'll ask the chief constable for leave later. When I come back, I'll go to the old family home with you in the afternoon."

The clan members also flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. The old man is old, and he must be humble when he comes to apologize. As a son, how can he watch his father bow down to others?

After all, he is a fifth-rank warrior, and the clan will give him some face.

When Mr. Hua saw that Hua Minghe was going to accompany him to the big family’s hometown, he looked obviously happy.

He, the eldest son, also has a stubborn temper. He had a disagreement with the clan because of marriage, and he has had no contact with the clan in recent years.

Now that his eldest son is willing to interact with the clan, he is truly happy. After all, the family will still have to rely on his eldest son to support it in the future.

Mr. Hua smiled and said, "Okay, let's go meet the clan elder together this afternoon."

Unfortunately, plans are not as fast as changes.

Not long after the three Hua Minghe brothers left, the manager of the big family's hometown came and invited both Grandpa Hua and Grandma Hua over.

In the side room, because she could practice, Hua Changxi felt that this time being locked up was not as hard as before. However, because of what happened last night, Old Lady Hua said it was for her own good, and she guessed that her parents would not take care of her secretly like before.

Hua Changxi was not too worried about being hungry, because her family wouldn't let her starve to death anyway.

What worries her now is the matter of apprenticeship application in the Medical Bureau.

"Aniang~"

"Aniang~"

After Hua Changxi knew that Mr. Hua and Mrs. Hua had gone out, he banged on the door and called out loudly to Mrs. Yao.

Yao had no choice but to go outside the ear room.

Hua Changxi: "Mother, please let me out. I want to go to the Medical Department to register. I promise to go and come back quickly, and I will be home before my grandparents come back."

Yao stood still and said, "I told your father about applying for the Medical Department, but he disagreed."

Hua Changxi was anxious: "Why doesn't my father agree? Besides, this is my business, it's useless even if he disagrees."

Yao frowned: "He is your father, of course he has the right to disagree. Well, be quiet, I will go get you some food."

Hua Changxi quickly stopped them: "Mother, you can't do this. If I miss the chance to apply for the Medical Department, I will hate you."

Hearing this, Yao stopped and turned to look at Hua Changxi with a shocked expression: "If I don't allow you to apply for the Medical Department, you will hate me and your father?"

As soon as he said this, Hua Changxi regretted it.

Her parents in this life were very good to her.

With modern values, no matter how she pretended, her words and deeds were somewhat out of tune with the ladies of that era. But her parents tolerated all of this and did not put much effort into restraining her.

She felt fortunate and grateful for this.

However, applying for the Medical Department is related to her cultivation, so she must fight to the end.

Seeing her daughter hanging her head and not speaking, Yao remained silent for a while before speaking: "Your grandmother always says that you have a bad temper and always disobey your elders. I don't take it to heart because I think you know your limits."

"But now, just because something is not going your way, you hate your parents. Jiu Niang, you really make me sad. You really should change your temper."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Hua Changxi shouted: "It's not a small matter, it's a big matter, it's very important."

Afterwards, Hua Changxi called out to Yao for a while, but was unable to call her over.

“Why is it so difficult to do something on my own?”

At 14:00, Mr. Hua and Mrs. Hua came back.

"Dad, Mom, you're back. I'll go serve you food."

Seeing the old couple coming back, Aunt Hua immediately went forward to greet them enthusiastically.

Old Mrs. Hua shook her head: "No, we've eaten at the old house of the big family."

Upon hearing this, the three sisters-in-law of the Yao family couldn't help but look delighted.

Aunt Hua smiled and said, "The big family left a meal for us. I guess they are no longer angry with us, right?"

Old Mrs. Hua didn't reply to Second Aunt Hua. Instead, she looked up at Fourth Aunt Hua and said nothing.

Aunt Hua Si felt something was wrong and couldn't help asking, "Mother, what's the matter?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Grandpa Hua stood up and said, "You talk to the kids, I'm going out for a walk." After that, he strode out of the main room.

In the ear room, Hua Changxi heard that Old Man Hua and Old Lady Hua had returned, so he leaned over to look out through the crack in the door.

"Hey, why did you go out again just after coming back?"

Hua Changxi was a little surprised to see Old Man Hua walking out of the door with his hands behind his back. The next moment, he heard Aunt Hua's angry scream.

"No~"

"I disagree!"

Hua Changxi thought something must have happened, and he leaned over to the crack in the door and tried to hear the conversation in the main room clearly. Unfortunately, the sound was suppressed by Old Madam Hua.

However, not long after, someone came to help Hua Changxi solve his puzzles.

"Nineth Sister, the big family's old family really has bad intentions. They want Fifth Sister to be a concubine to an old man in his thirties."

Hua Qinniang rushed out of the ear room angrily, her eyes red and her voice filled with tears.

Hua Changxi was silent after hearing this.

The previous speculation came true!

"Don't worry. As long as grandparents and fourth uncle and fourth aunt disagree, the clan won't dare to force fifth sister to become a concubine."

Hua Qiniang's eyes became redder and redder: "But, grandparents agreed."

Hua Changxi showed surprise. Although Mr. Hua and Mrs. Hua favored boys over girls, she didn't believe that they were the kind of people who sold their daughters for fame and fortune.

"But did the clan threaten grandpa and grandma?"

Hua Qiniang shook her head: "I don't know, but the clan promised me a place in the martial arts academy, and all the training resources for the first three years were covered."

"Grandmother said that as long as Fifth Sister agrees to be a concubine, the spot will be given to Eleventh Lang."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi didn't know what to say. The conditions offered by the clan would probably tempt even Grandpa Hua and Old Lady Hua, even his fourth uncle and fourth aunt would be tempted.

The fourth room has five children, from oldest to youngest they are Hua Wu Niang, Hua Qin Niang, Hua Shiyi Lang, Hua Shisan Lang, and Hua Shisin Niang.

Shiyilang is the eldest son of the fourth wife. As the family resources have been almost taken up by the first and second wives, he has no choice but to find another way out.

Entering the martial arts academy, with all training resources covered for the first three years, is undoubtedly a very good way out for Shiyilang.

"What did Fourth Aunt say?"

Hua Qinniang cried even harder: "My mother didn't agree at first, but after being persuaded by my grandmother, she hesitated and said she would wait until my father came back before discussing it."

Hua Changxi sighed. She had already foreseen the fate Hua Wuniang was about to face: "You go and accompany Fifth Sister."

Hua Qinniang couldn't hold back any longer and squatted down and started crying.

After a while, Hua Twelve Niang was called over by Old Lady Hua, who asked her to take Hua Seven Niang back to her room.

Hua Changxi felt a little sad for Hua Wuniang. This was a girl who depended on her family. If the family wanted to take her out for a trade, she would have no power to resist.

The main room was never quiet that day. When the second uncle and fourth uncle returned from work, a fierce quarrel broke out. It was not until after the hour of Hai that the yard gradually quieted down.

After being hungry for two days, Hua Changxi no longer had the energy to find out what was going on in the main hall. He could only sit by the door and practice in the moonlight.

The sun shines on the earth again and a new day begins.

It was already noon when Hua Changxi woke up from his practice. He turned his head and saw a paper bag at the crack of the door. His expression immediately lit up and he quickly picked up the bag.

Looking at the pieces of mung bean cakes in the paper bag, Hua Changxi smiled with joy.

She knew that her parents and her third and sixth brothers would not ignore her.

After Hua Changxi finished eating the mung bean cake, she stood up and started knocking on the door again, preparing to call her mother over. Unexpectedly, as soon as she pulled the bolt, the door opened.

"Ok?"

Hua Changxi looked at the open door, was stunned for half a second, then he was ecstatic and quickly walked out of the ear room.

The yard was quiet and no one was there.

Hua Changxi looked up at the sun in the sky. It was so comfortable to practice in the morning light that she was so immersed in it that she didn't even notice when her family left the house.

Not wanting to care where her family had gone, Hua Changxi quickly went to her father and mother's room. She had to take her household certificate to the Medical Bureau to register.

Yao almost never packed her things without telling Hua Changxi, so Hua Changxi quickly found the household certificate in the closet.

After getting the household certificate, Hua Changxi went back to his room, changed into clean clothes, and went straight to the Medical Bureau to register.