The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 41, Favor and Obligation
"Jiuniang!"

Knowing that Hua Changxi had a holiday today, Hua Liulang was waiting at the back door of the Medical Department early in the morning.

Even from several meters away, Hua Changxi could see that her sixth brother was in such a good mood that he couldn't hide it. When she got closer, she couldn't help but joked, "Sixth brother, you look so happy. Are you already a second-rank warrior now?"

Hua Liulang's smile disappeared and he asked in surprise, "How did you know that? I wanted to give you a surprise."

Seeing that he had truly become a second-rank warrior, Hua Changxi was delighted: "Your martial arts skills have improved. Congratulations, Sixth Brother."

Hua Liulang scratched his head and smiled: "I can become a second-grade warrior, thanks to you, Jiuniang." As he said this, he took the bag from Hua Changxi's shoulder.

Hua Changxi followed Hua Liulang out and said, "Sixth brother, this is just the beginning. I still have some bone-strengthening pills in my hand. I'll give them to you when we get back. Sixth brother, keep practicing martial arts. I'll buy all the pills you need."

Hua Liulang stopped and stared at Hua Changxi with wide eyes: "Jiu Niang, are you serious?"

Just because he used the Body Tempering Pills and Qi and Blood Pills that Jiu Niang gave him, he became a second-rank warrior in just over a month. If he really had an endless supply of pills, wouldn't he really have the day to become a master?
Hua Changxi directly took out a porcelain bottle from his bag and stuffed it into Hua Liulang's pocket: "There are 50 bone-forging pills in here. I don't know to what extent a warrior needs to forge his bones. Take these first, and tell me if they are not enough."

Hua Liulang was holding the porcelain bottle, a little scared. You know, one bone-strengthening pill in the pharmacy costs ten taels of silver, and fifty pills would cost five hundred taels of silver.

Last time, Jiu Niang gave him elixirs worth more than five hundred taels of silver. It hasn't been such a long time since then, and she gave him so much again. This made Hua Liulang very worried.

If being a handyman is so profitable, he thinks everyone would want to be one.

"Nine Lady, what on earth are you doing in the errand hall?"

Jiu Niang didn't explain it to him clearly last time, and he has been thinking about it all this time.

Seeing his sixth brother looking at him with a look that said "Don't go astray", Hua Changxi felt helpless and could only say, "I know how to make medicine. I am secretly helping a father-in-law make medicine. Giving you those pills is the reward I deserve."

Hearing this, Hua Liulang breathed a sigh of relief, but his worry was still there: "What if I'm discovered secretly refining the medicine?"

Hua Changxi didn't care: "If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. I am just a small servant who follows orders."

Hua Liulang was still worried: "You'd better be careful. Didn't Dad go out of the capital on business last time? He was away for more than a month and not only was he injured, but he also had to be punished when he came back."

Hua Changxi was shocked: "Is Dad seriously injured? How is he now? Sixth brother, why didn't you mention this when you came to see me before?"

Hua Liulang: "Don't worry, Daddy's injury is not serious, he is fine now. It was Daddy and Mommy who didn't let me tell you because they were afraid you would worry."

Hua Changxi looked at him seriously: "Sixth brother, you must tell me what happened at home when I was not at home."

"Especially when it comes to injuries and illnesses, I may not be able to help with other things, but I am definitely better than the average doctor at treating injuries and illnesses."

Hua Liulang nodded hurriedly: "Okay, I will tell you if there is anything happening at home in the future." He continued after Hua Changxi calmed down.

"Dad was punished not because he did anything wrong, but because he took the blame for his boss."

"Nine Mother, my father is an old man of the Six Gates. Even he cannot escape being pushed out to take the blame, let alone you."

"You just joined the Medical Department and you haven't figured out everything yet, but you're already working with others to make medicine. I'm afraid that if something goes wrong, you'll be pushed out by that eunuch to take the blame."

"Father once said that people in officialdom are best at shirking responsibility."

Hua Changxi knew that Sixth Brother was worried about him, so he didn't interrupt him. He listened to him patiently and then said, "Sixth Brother, don't worry, I will be careful."

Just as the brother and sister were about to walk out of the back street, a speeding carriage drove up behind them.

When Hua Liulang heard the sound of horse hooves, he quickly pulled Hua Changxi to the wall. Hua Changxi turned his head to look at the carriage, and when he saw it, he was immediately surprised.

"Sister Changxi!"

The people driving the carriage were Yu Hui, Wan Xiaozhou and Li Meng. The three were a little surprised to see Hua Changxi.

"Xu~"

Yu Hui stopped the carriage, jumped off, and walked to Hua Changxi with a smile: "Sister Changxi, the people from the Miscellaneous Hall left early. It's almost noon now. Why are you leaving now?"

Hua Changxi smiled and said, "Something delayed me. How about you? Why did you leave so late?"

Yu Hui touched his nose and looked around. Seeing that there was no one on the back street, he said to Wan Xiaozhou and Li Meng who were still sitting in the carriage, "Bring some New Year's goods down for Sister Changxi."

Hua Changxi took a look at the things on the carriage. Since the carriage had no compartments, everything on it could be seen.

The carriage was filled with all kinds of New Year goods.

Soon, Li Meng and Wan Xiaozhou each came over with a large bag of things.

Hua Changxi quickly postponed: "Brother Yu, I can't take your New Year's goods."

Yu Hui laughed: "This is not the New Year's gift I prepared, it is the New Year's gift sent by the Medical Department to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall."

Wan Xiaozhou also helped, "Sister Changxi, just take what Brother Yu gave you."

Hua Changxi looked at Yu Hui in confusion: "New Year's goods from the errand hall? We errand boys also get New Year's goods?"

When she went to the first office to collect the money, she saw the apprentices in the apprenticeship hall all carrying large and small bags, which they said were New Year's goods distributed by the apprenticeship hall. She was a little envious at the time.

Yu Hui was a little embarrassed and said vaguely: "The Miscellaneous Service Hall has never distributed New Year's goods."

The New Year's goods sent by the Medical Department to the Miscellaneous Services Hall had always been divided equally among several eunuchs. The reason why Yu Hui was able to get a cart was because of eunuch Yu.

Hua Liulang had been helping out at the Hua family's pharmacy for a few months and had developed some insight. He sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere and immediately said with a smile, "Nine Lady, who is this brother?"

Hua Changxi didn't continue to dwell on the matter of New Year's goods, and smiled and introduced Sixth Brother: "Sixth Brother, this is Brother Yu, he is the manager of the warehouse, and he usually takes good care of me."

"Brother Yu, this is my sixth brother Hua Hongming."

Yu Hui smiled and greeted Hua Liulang, then chatted for a while and then left.

Watching the carriage go away, Hua Liulang bent down and looked through the two large bags of things left by Yu Hui.

A ten-jin bag of white rice, a ten-jin bag of white flour, a bag of white sugar, a bag of salt, a bag of red dates, and a bag of tea.

"Nine Lady, there are really a lot of New Year's goods here. It seems that Yu Hui is really good to you."

Hua Changxi was in a bad mood: "But these things were originally supposed to be given to the servants as New Year gifts, but now they have become favors."

Hua Liulang was silent for a moment: "All government offices are like this."

Hua Changxi didn't want to continue this topic and affect his mood, so he picked up a bag of New Year's goods and said, "Sixth brother, let's go home."

Hua Liulang quickly picked up another bag and said with a smile, "It's time to go back. We have to walk faster. Dad and Mom are looking forward to your return."

"By the way, Jiu Niang, big brother is back."

"Really? When did he come back?"

"I got back the day before yesterday. I'm telling you, my eldest brother is now a sixth-rank warrior, even more powerful than my father. Grandpa and grandma are so happy."

"Then while Big Brother is here, you should ask him for advice."

"Yeah, that's what I thought. Whenever I have time, I will definitely ask Big Brother to teach me martial arts."

"hu~hu~"

Hua Liulang was slightly out of breath. Seeing that Hua Changxi was fine, he couldn't help but say, "Jiu Niang, I realized that not only are you much stronger, but you're also faster than me."

"Maybe it's because I've done more work in the errand hall, my hands and feet are more flexible than before. Sixth brother, you must work hard to practice martial arts, or you won't be able to beat me in the future."

"Impossible, how could I be inferior to you? It's absolutely impossible." The brother and sister chatted while competing with each other in speed. The journey that would normally take more than an hour was completed in less than half an hour.

Hua's yard.

When Hua Changxi and Hua Liulang came back, the men of the Hua family were sitting in the living room chatting, while the women of the Hua family were either busy in the kitchen or pasting couplets, New Year pictures, and window decorations.

"Jiuniang is back."

Hua Qinnan was the first to see Hua Changxi and Hua Liulang, and she immediately shouted loudly towards the main room.

"Sixth brother, what did you bring back?"

Hua Balang ran out of the main room and saw Hua Liulang holding something in his hand, so he immediately ran over.

Hua Liulang smiled and said, "This is the New Year's gift that Jiu Niang brought back."

At this time, Mrs. Yao also came out from the kitchen and looked at her daughter in surprise: "Isn't the errand hall busy? How do you still have time to prepare New Year's goods?" As she spoke, she looked through the things in the bag.

Hua Changxi: "It's New Year's gifts distributed by the Miscellaneous Affairs Office."

Aunt Hua also came out and asked in surprise, "As a handyman, I can get New Year's goods?" She also followed Yao to look through the things in the bag.

After watching it, I was amazed.

"No wonder they all want to work in the government. Even a small clerk in the Medical Department can bring back so many New Year's gifts."

Old Madam Hua walked out of the main hall and saw the people gathered in the yard. She said unhappily, "What are you all doing together? Don't you see what time it is? Is the New Year's Eve dinner ready?"

Yao smiled and said, "It will be ready soon, mother. Jiu Niang brought back some New Year gifts to honor you. Come and have a look."

Old Mrs. Hua glanced at the two large bags that everyone was surrounding and said, "What's so good about them?" Then she turned and walked into the main room.

Seeing this, the smile on Yao's face froze. Just as she was about to say something to Hua Changxi, she heard the voice of her eldest son.

"Nine Mother, why don't you go into the house and pay your respects to your grandparents."

Hua Changxi looked at Hua Dalang who was standing at the door of the main room. Seeing him looking at her seriously, she felt a little uncomfortable.

This eldest brother really cares for his younger siblings, and he will be the first to rush forward when something happens, but he is a little too old-fashioned and sticks to rules.

Hua Changxi asked Hua Liulang to help him take the bag back to his room, and walked over unhappily: "Brother."

Hua Dalang looked at his sister, feeling a little headache and dissatisfied: "Jiu Niang, you are not a child anymore, you should understand some rules. When you return home from outside, you should greet your grandparents first. Why are you making a fuss in the yard?"

Hua Changxi looked at the serious Hua Dalang, gave up the idea of ​​arguing with him, and walked directly into the main hall: "Grandfather and grandmother, I'm back."

Seeing that she did not kneel down, Old Lady Hua said in a veiled tone, "Oh, I was wondering who it was. It turns out that it is the servant of my Hua family who has returned."

Hua Changxi looked at her and said, "Grandma, don't look down on me as a choress. Maybe I will become the most successful person in our family in the future."

Old Mrs. Hua wanted to say a few more sarcastic words to her, but Old Man Hua next to her said, "Let's talk about business." As he said that, he looked at Hua Minghe who was sitting next to her.

Hua Minghe coughed lightly and said, "Jiu Niang, was it really you who made the Guben Pill that Liu Lang gave me?"

When Hua Changxi saw his father asking this question in front of everyone in the Hua family, he knew that his alchemy skills were no longer a secret in the Hua family.

Just at this moment Hua Liulang walked in, and Hua Changxi immediately looked at him angrily.

Hua Liulang said quickly: "I didn't want to say it, but my father was worried about you and said he would go to the errand hall to ask you clearly, so I told him that you can make medicine."

Hua Minghe looked at Hua Changxi and said, "Don't blame your sixth brother. If you asked him to give me the Guben Pill, I would definitely ask where it came from."

Uncle Hua followed up and said, "That's right, there's nothing that can't be said among family members."

Hua Changxi had never thought of hiding the fact that she could make medicine from her family, so she did not hide it and briefly talked about her cooperation with Eunuch Yu: "I made those pills. I provided the technology and he provided the medicinal materials. After the pills were made, we split the profits 40% to 60%. "

Mr. Hua asked anxiously, "Nineth Lady, can you refine the Shackle-Breaking Pill? Your eldest brother is now a sixth-rank warrior. As long as he breaks the twenty-four shackles in his body, he can become a seventh-rank warrior."

A seventh-rank warrior is considered to have entered the ranks of masters. As long as Dalang becomes a seventh-rank warrior, it will not only be beneficial to his future, but also a guarantee for the entire Hua family.

The other descendants of the Hua family will also be able to have better development in the capital because they have a seventh-grade warrior standing behind them.

Hua Changxi glanced at Hua Dalang, who was pretending to be calm but still had nervousness in his eyes, and nodded: "If I have the herbs, I can make it."

Hua Dalang couldn't help but ask: "Do you know the recipe for the Breaking Pill?"

Hua Changxi didn't know the formula of the Shackle-Breaking Pill sold in the market, but she could make one herself: "I know."

Hua Dalang was silent for a moment: "What herbs do you need?"

Hua Changxi listed twenty-four kinds of medicinal herbs in one breath, each of which was very expensive. Among them, there were a few herbs that Hua Dalang had never heard of.

The other members of the Hua family became a little anxious when they saw Hua Dalang remaining silent.

Mr. Hua was most concerned about his eldest grandson's future, and asked anxiously, "Da Lang, how about it, can you get those medicines that Jiu Niang mentioned?"

After a pause, he said, "Don't worry about not having enough money. Your grandmother and I still have some coffin money. As long as we can help you become a seventh-rank warrior, our whole family will support you."

Of course, Hua Dalang would not ask for the coffin money of Grandpa Hua and Old Lady Hua. He smiled and said, "Grandfather, I will find a way to deal with the medicinal materials myself. I have also met some people in the martial arts academy over the years. I will visit them one by one during the New Year holidays."

Hua Minghe glanced at his eldest son, then looked at Liu Lang and Jiu Niang who were winking at each other, and stood up and said, "Father, today is New Year's Eve, a day for the whole family to reunite. Let's talk about Da Lang's matter later."

Mr. Hua glanced at Hua Minghe and said unhappily, "Da Lang's matter is the biggest matter in our family."

As he said this, he looked at Hua Changxi.

"Nine Lady, you have to help with your elder brother's affairs. You have to know that having a brother who is a seventh-rank warrior will make you feel more confident when you go out."

Hua Changxi: "Grandfather, I will help. As long as my elder brother has collected all the herbs, I will definitely help him make the medicine."

Mr. Hua was silent for a while, but for the sake of the entire Hua family, he finally spoke: "Jiu Niang, you cooperated with others to refine medicine. Apart from the pills you gave to Liu Lang, you still have a lot left, right?"

Hua Changxi instantly understood what Grandpa Hua meant and immediately laughed: "Grandfather, do you know how much silver it would cost to find a pharmacist who can refine the Shackle Breaking Pill?"

After hearing this, Hua Dalang looked at Hua Changxi and frowned, "Nine Lady, what do you mean by that? Do we still need to be so clear about the distinction between brother and sister?"

Hua Changxi looked at him and said, "Brother, let's not talk about you, but my father and mother are here with me. Some things should be sorted out clearly."

"I'm helping you refine the Shackle-Breaking Pill because of the brotherly love between you and me, but you have to know that this is not my obligation."

Hua Dalang frowned and said, "Jiu Niang, how could you have such an outrageous idea? You are the daughter of the Hua family, and everything you have was given by the Hua family."

Hua Changxi's face suddenly turned cold: "Brother, I admit that some things were given to me by my father and mother, but if you say that everything I have was given by the Hua family, I will never admit it."

Hua Dalang stood up suddenly and said angrily: "You have only been in the Medical Department for a few months, how come you have become so ignorant of the world!"

Hua Changxi sneered: "Do I not know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is, or do you want to take advantage of me and reap the benefits?"

When Hua Liulang saw that his elder brother and Jiu Niang were arguing, he suddenly didn't know what to do and quickly looked at Hua Minghe for help.

Hua Minghe was very upset about his eldest son and daughter quarreling on New Year's Eve. He said to Hua Liulang, "Liulang, take Jiu Niang back to her room."

Hua Changxi glanced around at the Hua family members in the main room, then turned and left.

Seeing her attitude, Hua Dalang looked at Hua Minghe in confusion: "Father, how could Jiu Niang become so rude? You and Mother really shouldn't have let her go to the Medical Department."

(End of this chapter)