The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 21, First Extra Income

"Brother Yu, here I come!"

Yu Hui had just finished lunch and was resting in a rocking chair behind the warehouse door. When he saw Hua Changxi coming over at this time, he was surprised: "Sister Changxi, why are you here at this time?"

Hua Changxi smiled and said, "I was afraid of delaying Brother Yu's business, so I came here as soon as I finished my work."

Yu Hui glared: "Have you finished your job?" Cleaning 500 medicinal herbs is not an easy task.

Hua Changxi nodded: "Well, it's done."

Yu Hui was somewhat amazed at Hua Changxi's ability. He looked at the sky and asked, "Have you had lunch yet?"

Hua Changxi smiled shyly and said nothing.

Seeing her like this, Yu Hui sighed, but considering her young age, he got up and went to the next room. Soon, he came out with a paper bag: "Take it and eat it."

Hua Changxi took the paper package: "What's this?" The paper package opened, revealing a roasted chicken leg.

Yu Hui: "I'm saving this for dinner, so it's for you, my sister. I won't give it to anyone else."

Hua Changxi swallowed his saliva, rewrapped the chicken leg, and returned it to Yu Hui: "I can't eat Brother Yu's dinner. Brother Yu, don't worry about me. I can bear the hunger."

Yu Hui's face turned serious and he pushed the paper bag back: "Just eat it if I give it to you. Do you, Brother Yu, need this little chicken leg to eat?"

Seeing him like this, Hua Changxi stopped being polite and opened the paper package with a smile and started eating.

The meals in the servants' hall were large in quantity and filling, but there wasn't much meat. They only ate meat once every ten days. Needless to say, she really craved meat.

Hua Changxi ate while looking at the other people working in the warehouse: "Brother Yu, everyone else is busy, won't they have any objections if you take a rest here?"

Yu Hui smiled proudly: "Sister, your brother Yu is different from those people."

Hua Changxi asked curiously: "Why is it different?"

Yu Hui showed a proud look on his face: "Eunuch Yu, the warehouse manager, is your elder brother Yu's father."

Hua Changxi had never expected this, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Yu Hui's eyes were particularly serious at this time, and he did not miss any changes in Hua Changxi's expression. After seeing that she was only surprised and did not show any contempt, he continued:

"Brother Yu, I am an orphan. Before I entered the Servants' Hall, I was a beggar in the capital. Anyone could bully me."

"I knew from a young age that children without parents to take care of them are the lowest class, so I found a father for myself."

"With my father, I have a backer. With a backer, I can finally have a foothold in this warehouse."

Yu Hui smiled at Hua Changxi and said, "Sister, you can freely choose herbs in the warehouse because I, your elder brother Yu, recognize you as my father. Without this relationship, you have to deal with whatever herbs are assigned to you in the warehouse. You have no right to be picky."

Hua Changxi didn't expect Yu Hui to have such a background. After thinking for a while, he said, "Brother Yu, you are amazing."

Yu Hui laughed: "Don't you think it's shameless to recognize a eunuch as your father?"

Hua Changxi knew that most of the time only eunuchs would recognize an older eunuch as their father. Yu Hui probably had some grudges about this, so he immediately said, "Why do you say that? Eunuchs are also human beings, and as human beings they have the right to be fathers."

This perspective on the issue was something Yu Hui had never thought of before.

Even though no one dared to mess with him in the warehouse, he knew that everyone looked down on him and would avoid him if anything happened.

Even he himself felt a little disgusted with himself.

In the past, he always comforted himself with the various benefits he had gained from relying on his father-in-law. Today, Sister Changxi's words made him feel suddenly enlightened.

Yes, what's wrong with eunuchs? Eunuchs are just flawed men. As a man, he has the right to be a father. He doesn't lose points by being Eunuch Yu's son.

Yu Hui's eyes softened when he looked at Hua Changxi. Just based on what she had just said, all the care he had given her during this period was worth it.

"Sister Changxi, if I hadn't told you that you are worthy of my attention, today I would like to pass on some life experience to you."

"In the errand hall, face is the least important thing. When it's time to give it up, don't hesitate for a moment."

"It's better to save face than to suffer in life. This is the lesson learned from the bloody experience of countless menial workers. I tell you, the one who loses face but gains benefits is the winner."

Hua Changxi was silent for a moment: "Can I have both face and benefits?"

Living is important.

Living with dignity is also important.

Yu Hui glared: "Sister, you are a little greedy."

Hua Changxi chuckled and said nothing more.

Seeing that Hua Changxi had almost finished eating, Yu Hui stood up and took her into the warehouse.

There are hundreds of carts of medicinal materials that need to be reclassified and rearranged. At this moment, more than a dozen servants are busy working in the warehouse, sweating profusely.

Seeing Yu Hui leading a young lady in, several male servants burst into laughter. Their laughter immediately attracted the attention of others.

"Go away, this is my sister, why are you laughing? Get back to work."

"Brother Yu has a girlfriend too. When are we going to find one too?"

Hua Changxi could clearly feel that everyone in the warehouse was looking at her with ambiguous eyes. For the sake of "Bai Cao Jing Zhu", she could only suppress the discomfort in her heart and tell herself over and over again that she just had to bear with it.

Yu Hui didn't really care about the male servant's teasing. On the contrary, he felt very honored that a young lady came to help him wholeheartedly.

Therefore, Yu Hui only laughed and scolded a few times, and did not stop him severely, but he was also secretly observing Hua Changxi's expression. He became Yu Gonggong's son only two years ago. In the past two years, his life in the warehouse has indeed been much better, but no young lady has taken the initiative to approach him.

So, when Hua Changxi appeared in front of him and tried to please him by calling him "big brother" all the time, he felt happy even though he knew her intentions were not pure.

He quite liked Changxi's personality, but she was too young.

Yu Hui looked at Hua Changxi again. The girl was pretty and could get along well with him. How about he wait for her for a few years?
While daydreaming, Yu Hui brought Hua Changxi to a pile of medicinal herbs.

After the chores in the warehouse laughed, Yu Hui felt the need to show off his masculine strength in front of Hua Changxi, so he said, "Sister, why don't you stop working? I, your big brother Yu, have plenty of strength."

Hua Changxi looked at the bundles of herbs and said with a smile, "I'm here to help Big Brother Yu. If I don't work, it would be a waste of my time."

After saying this, without waiting for Hui's response, he began to move the herbs according to their categories.

A bundle of medicinal materials weighed at least hundreds of pounds. Hua Changxi picked up a bundle in each hand with ease, and then carried it to the designated location at great speed.

Seeing this scene, the laughter in the warehouse gradually disappeared.

Having grown up as a beggar, Yu Hui is very sensitive to people's emotional changes. Looking at Hua Changxi who was working hard, he keenly realized that the laughter just now made her angry.

Why is she angry?
Does Sister Changxi look down on me?
Thinking of this possibility, Yu Hui felt a little angry. He was silent for a while, but in the end he didn't say anything and joined in the work.

After all the eyes on him had moved away, Hua Changxi began to move the herbs while secretly tasting any he could get his hands on.

[Commentary on the Hundred Herbs (Perfect): Tasting Hundred Herbs 1221/10000]
[Commentary on the Hundred Herbs (Perfect): Tasting Hundred Herbs 1222/10000]
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As he watched the data constantly change, Hua Changxi's mood gradually turned from gloomy to cloudy.

Just as everyone was carrying the herbs, another servant came in carrying some herbs into the warehouse.

Yu Hui and the male janitor in the warehouse had to go to receive the goods. As the workload had increased, everyone was not very happy and kept cursing.

"Sister Changxi, take a break first, and continue when we come back."

As soon as they left, Hua Changxi quickly shuttled around the warehouse, tasting all the medicinal herbs he had never touched before as quickly as possible.

"what?"

Hua Changxi found a pile of dried medicinal herbs at the end of the warehouse. When she walked closer and took a look, her pupils vibrated.

Among that pile of withered medicinal herbs, there was actually Yuanling grass!
Yuanling grass is a spiritual plant, and it is not an ordinary spiritual plant.

Yuanling grass has no attributes and can be used by all cultivators. It is the main medicine for refining Yuanling Pills. Depending on the year, Yuanling grass can have different grades, up to a fourth-grade spiritual plant.

However, if the Yuanling Grass is not preserved properly, once it is out of the soil, its spiritual energy will quickly dissipate and eventually turn into dead grass.

Hua Changxi picked up a Yuanling grass. Although it was withered, he still felt sad when he saw the people in the warehouse piled it up like miscellaneous items.

At this time, Hua Changxi saw Yu Hui and his group returning to the warehouse, so he quickly returned to his original position and continued to move the medicinal materials.

With Hua Changxi's help, Yu Hui, who would have worked all night, finished the task shortly after dark.

Yu Hui felt a little embarrassed when he saw Hua Changxi sweating profusely from exhaustion, but he felt uncomfortable when he thought about the fact that she looked down on him.

"Sister Changxi, thank you for your help. Tell me, how do you want me to thank you?"

Yu Hui showed no emotion on his face and was still smiling.

Hua Changxi smiled and said, "I'm very happy to be able to help Brother Yu."

Yu Hui did not comment on this, and asked again with a smile: "You really don't want anything? If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again."

Hua Changxi hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke: "Brother Yu, I saw a lot of withered herbs piled up in the corner of the warehouse. Are you going to discard them?"

A trace of disappointment flashed across Yu Hui's eyes. "Those herbs were discarded due to improper storage. There will be special people coming to take them away regularly."

Hua Changxi: "Brother Yu, I have never seen those herbs before. Can I take some back to study them?"

Yu Hui suddenly laughed: "Sister Changxi, you came to help me, aren't you here for the medicinal herbs in the warehouse?"

Hua Changxi's face changed and he said angrily: "Brother Yu, why do you think of me like this? If I really came here for the medicinal herbs, why wouldn't I want some good ones? What's the point of taking some withered ones back?"

Yu Hui thought about it and agreed, but he still judged Hua Changxi in his heart, thinking that she was approaching him with ulterior motives.

"Go ahead and choose. Consider it your reward for helping me today."

"By the way, don't blame me for not reminding you, servants are not allowed to take any medicinal herbs out of the Medical Department, even if they are withered."

After Yu Hui finished speaking, he strode away.

Watching him walk away, Hua Changxi frowned. She didn't know how she had offended him. They were fine before.

Too lazy to think too much, Hua Changxi quickly went to the corner of the warehouse and picked out all the Yuanling grass. There were more than twenty plants in total. Although they were all withered, there should still be some spiritual energy left in them.

Hua Changxi took the Yuanling grass and left the warehouse, but did not see Yu Hui when he left.

"Brother Yu is really something. Sister Changxi left without even saying goodbye." The people in the warehouse watched Hua Changxi leave alone with a smile.

Hua Changxi took the Yuanling grass and looked at the data again [Commentary on the Classic of Materia Medica (Perfect): Tasted 2524 Herbs 10000/].

Today’s help was not in vain, she gained a lot.

(End of this chapter)