The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 39: I am such a woman

The first day that Hua Changxi went to help in the First Office was spent preparing Tiemugen and explaining the preparation steps to the apprentices in the apprentice hall.

She prepared the medicinal materials quickly and was forthright in her explanations, which pleased Eunuch Bao very much. At 18:00, when she asked to go back to the Sixth Bureau to eat and rest, Eunuch Bao did not stop her and let her go.

The other chores in the First Office and the apprentices from the Apprentice Hall who came to help were busy until midnight.

Hua Changxi returned to the dormitory after dinner, took a medium-grade Yuanling Pill, and began to practice.

Three hours later, she opened her eyes in surprise.

Before, it took her four hours to absorb and refine a medium-grade Yuanling Pill, but now it only takes three hours.

"The speed of cultivation has become faster!"

Hua Changxi was a little confused. The factors that affect the speed of cultivation are nothing more than the technique, the concentration of spiritual energy, and the state of mind.

She didn't change any of these factors, so how did her cultivation speed become faster?
Hua Changxi felt helpless. She had no one to guide her and had not systematically learned any knowledge about cultivation. When she encountered problems she couldn't understand, she could only make blind guesses.

Fortunately, faster cultivation speed was a good thing, so she didn't dwell on it too much. She just kept the problem in mind and waited to solve it in the future.

After taking another medium-grade Yuanling Pill, Hua Changxi continued his practice.

The next day, Hua Changxi finished her practice at 6:00 a.m., and by the time she had breakfast and went to the first office, it was almost 7:00 a.m.

At this time, the servants and apprentices who had left later than her last night had already arrived and had started preparing the medicinal materials.

Hua Changxi originally wanted to continue using the boiler from yesterday, but found out that it had been used by someone else. He could only choose the only remaining boiler that had not been ignited to prepare Tiemugen.

Just as the fire was lit, Steward Qin came over and said, "Changxi, Eunuch Bao said that you are capable. You must make more ironwood today. We were busy until midnight last night. Please help us today."

"Our task today is to prepare all the ironwood roots in the yard. When we finish the work, we can go back and rest."

Hua Changxi followed Manager Qin's gaze and looked towards the yard. Several groups and more than twenty baskets of ironwood roots were piled up in the yard.

She also said that everyone worked until midnight last night and must finish the work tonight before going back to rest. Does this mean she has an objection to her returning to the sixth game early yesterday?
The others combined can only make seven or eight frames of Tiemugen at most, and the rest will be up to her.

This is to maximize her surplus value.

Hua Changxi doesn't like this kind of group task. It seems that those with strong abilities should do more. If she didn't want to quickly upgrade the "Artillery Code" to perfection, she would have wanted to slack off.

Not wanting to go back too late at night and delay his cultivation, Hua Changxi simply let go and sped up the process of preparing Tiemu root.

The apprentice in the apprenticeship hall who was preparing Tiemugen with Hua Changxi turned green in the face when he learned that he had to prepare more than twenty baskets of Tiemugen today.

They knew that they were assigned such a heavy task because of Hua Changxi, and they were very resentful towards her in their hearts. Several apprentices who could not control their emotions looked at Hua Changxi with resentment.

But soon, the apprentices in the Apprentice Hall didn't know what mood they should have when facing Hua Changxi.

Hua Changxi prepared the ironwood roots in the yard at a very fast speed. They thought they might have to prepare the ironwood roots all night long. However, before the hour of You (17:00), more than baskets of ironwood roots had been prepared.

Just as dumbfounded as the apprentices in the Apprentice Hall was Manager Qin. When Hua Changxi told him that the mission was completed and she was going back to the Sixth Bureau to eat and rest, he could only nod in agreement dully.

Thanks to Hua Changxi, the apprentices in the Apprentice Hall spent a more relaxing day in the First Department than studying in the Apprentice Hall.

"Sister, didn't you go to the First Office to help? How do you have time to come and see me?"

Lu Qingluo looked at Lu Qingling who came to find her in surprise. She had also been to the First Office to help, and she knew too well how heavy the workload was in the First Office during this period.

Lu Qingling's expression was complicated: "Qingluo, I now know why the people in the Sixth Bureau don't like Hua Changxi." Lu Qingluo looked surprised: "Sister, did you meet Changxi in the First Bureau?"

Lu Qingling: "She and I are in the same group, and we are both responsible for preparing Tiemugen."

Lu Qingluo was anxious: "Sister, did you have a conflict with Changxi?" Hua Changxi was not easy to mess with, and she was worried that her sister would be bullied.

Lu Qingling shook her head: "How could I conflict with her? However, even if there is no conflict, Hua Changxi is still not a likable person."

Lu Qingluo was puzzled: "But what did Changxi do to disgust you?"

Lu Qingling shook her head again: "No, Hua Changxi just followed instructions. It's just that her ability is too strong, so strong that everyone feels frustrated and feels incompetent."

As he said this, he looked at Lu Qingluo.

"No one wants to be incompetent. If you stay with someone like Hua Changxi, you will always be reminded that you are inferior to others. How can such a person be liked?"

Lu Qingluo was silent. She had experienced the same mentality as her sister described before.

Lu Qingling smiled and continued, "Hua Changxi leaves early and comes in late every day, while others have to work till midnight. Seeing how leisurely she is and how hard it is for themselves, it would be strange if the people in the Sixth Bureau liked Hua Changxi."

"Even if she went to help in the First Department, she was still unpopular."

"The apprentices in the Apprentice Hall have always boasted that they are superior to the servants in the Servant Hall. Now that they are outshined by Hua Changxi, a servant, they will not think that Hua Changxi is great, but will only feel ashamed that they are inferior to her. They will not make friends with her, but will distance themselves from her and reject her."

Lu Qingluo didn't quite understand what her sister meant, so she asked, "Sister, what do you want to say?"

Lu Qingling put away the smile on her face and said seriously, "Hua Changxi is too aggressive. The people above her won't want to see her climb over their heads, and the people below her won't want to see her stand out either."

"The rumors about her are spreading all over the errand hall. Why do you think that is? Too many people don't want to see her."

"Qingluo, remember, you must not be too ostentatious. You must learn to hide your shortcomings."

Lu Qingluo nodded: "Sister, I will."

At the corner of the backyard wall, Hua Changxi listened to everything Lu Qingluo and her sister said. He waited until the two sisters walked away before he walked out and returned to the dormitory.

Is she too sharp?
Hua Changxi didn't think so. She just showed her value at the right time, and when she was bullied, she appropriately showed that she was not easy to mess with.

Only after he showed his value did he make friends with Yu Hui and collaborate with Eunuch Yu to refine medicine.

Let people know that you are not easy to mess with, so that others will not dare to jump around in front of you.

If these are what being ostentatious means, then she is being ostentatious.

She always felt that if a person wanted to gain a foothold in the world, he must have his own value and an untouchable bottom line.

You can hide some troubles by hiding your shortcomings, but you will also live a miserable life.

If you encounter an opportunity but don't dare to fight for it, you will probably live a mediocre life.

God gave her the opportunity to practice, and her ability to protect herself is stronger than many people in the world. In this situation, if she cannot live for herself or vent her anger, she will be struck by lightning.

Not liked by others, huh, was she born to please others?

If she wants to be someone, she wants to be the kind of person that others would compete to please!
(End of this chapter)