The most secure job in Dajin

Chapter 86, Live Your Own Life
The holiday started on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and many people went home on the 28th. When Hua Changxi returned to her residence, she was surprised to see Du Ruo waiting for her.

"Manager Du, what's the matter?"

Du Ruo looked at her and said, "After the monthly allowance is issued, the stewards will go to see Steward Leng together. The other stewards are waiting for you."

After Hua Changxi understood what was going on, he shook his head and said, "Our group will not pay the tribute fee."

Du Ruo's expression changed when he heard this: "Hua Changxi, don't mess around. This has been the rule of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall for many years. Those who break the rules will not have a good end."

Hua Changxi was unmoved, but still expressed his gratitude: "Manager Du, thank you for your reminder. I did not accept the filial piety fee and will not accept it. If Manager Leng blames me, I will just quit being the third manager."

Seeing this, Du Ruo had a headache. She couldn't understand why Hua Changxi was so eccentric. She said patiently, "Some rules are unreasonable, but the fact that they exist shows that they make sense."

"If you don't accept the tribute, it's a noble act, but how will the other managers deal with it? How will they face the people under them?"

"If you do this, you will not only offend Steward Leng and Eunuch Lu, but also the other stewards."

Hua Changxi knew that Du Ruo had good intentions, but he did not agree with her words. He looked at her and said, "When Manager Du first entered the errand hall, he was just an errand boy, right? When you knew that you had to hand over nearly half of your monthly salary after working so hard for a month, do you remember how you felt?"

Du Ruo was stunned by the question and remained silent.

Hua Changxi: "Manager Du, thank you for your kind reminder, but I have my own principles in doing things."

Du Ruo looked at her: "Hua Changxi, I know you are different from others, but I still want to remind you that offending too many people is not a good thing."

Hua Changxi: "I haven't offended many people. Steward Leng, Eunuch Lu, plus the nine third stewards, there are only about ten people. And the nine third stewards may not necessarily blame me, so how can I offend many people?"

Du Ruo choked up and said helplessly: "You broke the rules. It's not just the sixth game that is involved, but the entire Miscellaneous Affairs Hall."

Hua Changxi smiled and said, "Manager Du, you think too much, it's not that serious." Then, he stopped smiling and said, "Don't say anything. If I can really break the cannibalistic rules of the Miscellaneous Service Hall, it will not be in vain for me to come to the Miscellaneous Service Hall."

Du Ruo looked at Hua Changxi, who seemed proud instead of afraid, and really didn't know what to say.

"Are you really determined to do this?"

Hua Changxi felt helpless when he saw that she was still trying to persuade him. It was really a headache for him not to get angry and chase her away when she was trying to persuade him in the name of doing good for him.

"Manager Du, what kind of person do you think I am?"

Du Ruo didn't give Hua Changxi face and said directly: "Unruly and lawless."

Hua Changxi burst out laughing: "I didn't expect that I am so powerful in your heart."

Du Ruo was speechless when she saw that she was being praised. Was she praising him? How come she couldn't understand what she said?
Hua Changxi put away his smile and looked at her seriously: "When I do something, I either don't do it or do it to the end. Once I make a decision, I am ready to pay any price."

"I'm not afraid of offending people, I'm afraid of living like someone else."

Du Ruo frowned: "No one asked you to be someone else."

Hua Changxi looked at Du Ruo sharply: "But your 'kind advice' just now is to make me live like you. You want me to become the third manager like you."

Du Ruo's lips trembled slightly. She wanted to refute, but she didn't know how.

Hua Changxi: "Manager Du, you are a good person. You care about other people's opinions, take this into consideration, and try to be thoughtful in everything. However, not everyone wants to be a 'good person' like you."

"You don't like conflicts. In order to avoid trouble, you are willing to endure, compromise and give in, but these are things I don't want to do."

For some reason, Du Ruo didn't dare to look Hua Changxi in the eye. He hurriedly said, "I was just being too sentimental," and left quickly.

Seeing that Du Ruo was finally sent away, Hua Changxi breathed a sigh of relief and began to pack his things. Looking at the few dozen taels of silver, he felt a little distressed.

So many days have passed, and I wonder how Pu Cao and Aniu have managed the shop?

One hundred taels of silver was definitely not enough for the decoration, she had to find a way to get more silver.

There are a lot of elixirs accumulated in the Shennong Ding, but she has no way to sell them.

Hua Changxi discovered that she had too few channels to cash in. There was only one Yu Hui who could help her sell warrior pills. There were too few choices.

Ultimately, it’s because her circle of contacts is too narrow.

Hua Changxi took out some of the warrior pills he had made before and went to the warehouse to find Yu Hui again.

Yu Hui was overjoyed when he saw the pills: "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely sell these pills as soon as possible."

Hua Changxi looked at him and said, "Brother Yu, I want to cooperate with you in a different way."

Yu Hui was stunned: "What method?"

Hua Changxi: "I opened a medicine shop. I can provide you with a batch of pills every month. I will give you 80% of the market price. You can decide how to sell the pills. How do you do that?"

She had no one on her side and needed to spend most of her time practicing, so the best way to sell was to find wholesalers.

Yu Hui was surprised and asked, "Sister, have you opened a medicine shop? Have you solved the problem of the supply of medicinal materials?"

Hua Changxi smiled and nodded.

Yu Hui's face showed enlightenment. No wonder Hua Changxi was unwilling to continue cooperating with his godfather. It turned out that there was a supply of medicinal materials.

Yu Hui thought carefully about Hua Changxi's proposal.

Twenty percent profit is not a small amount, and he doesn't have to pay anything. He just needs to sell the pills. It can be said to be a no-cost business.

"Thank you for taking care of me, sister. I'll follow you."

Hua Changxi smiled and said, "My medicine shop is still under renovation. When it's finished, I'll take Brother Yu over to show him the way. We'll need to sign an agreement then."

Yu Hui agreed readily: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Afterwards, Yu Hui counted the pills that Hua Changxi brought over this time, a total of three thousand taels of silver: "Sister, I don't have that much silver now, I'll give you five hundred taels first, and I'll give you the rest after I sell the pills."

Hua Changxi: "Okay, but this is just for once. When my medicine shop officially opens, I will give you as many pills as you give me, Brother Yu."

Yu Hui paused and said, "Just our relationship."

Hua Changxi interrupted him: "I did this because I cherish my relationship with you, Brother Yu. Brother Yu, you are more knowledgeable than me. You should know that if money is involved, brothers can become enemies if things go wrong."

"We are doing things according to the contract. This is the least likely to hurt feelings. What do you think?"

Yu Hui couldn't refute it, so he smiled awkwardly: "Sister, you are right."

After Hua Changxi received the silver note, he talked with Yu Hui for a while, then went back to the dormitory to pick up the package and went directly to Feng'anfang Pharmacy.

Pu Cao and A Niu were both diligent and capable. In just a few days, they had cleaned up the three shops and the rooms in the backyard.

All the necessary things for the backyard have been purchased, but the decoration style of the three shops has not been decided yet. However, Pu Cao and A Niu have already visited all the medicine shops in the East Market and West Market, and even drew a few simple decoration drawings, and are just waiting to ask Hua Changxi for instructions.

After Hua Changxi came over, he looked around the front and back yards with a look of satisfaction on his face. When he saw the decoration drawings that Pu Cao brought, he was a little surprised.

After looking through Pu Cao's account book, in which every expense was clearly remembered, Hua Changxi looked at Pu Cao and asked, "Have you ever been to school?"

Pu Cao shook his head, a look of reminiscence on his face, and said in a low voice: "My Liu Lang went to school for a few years, and he taught me."

Hua Changxi: ".My condolences."

Pu Cao smiled and said, "Liu Lang just wants me to be well. Now that I am living such a good life, he must be happy watching me from heaven. I am not sad."

Hua Changxi did not continue the topic, picked up the decoration drawing and looked at it, and made some changes. During this time, Pu Cao went to the kitchen to cook, and A Niu helped to fetch water and chop wood.

Both of them are very satisfied with their current life. Pu Cao is no longer frightened by the harassment from men and looks radiant. Aniu's worried face also relaxes now that he has enough food and warm clothes.

Hua Changxi finished the decoration plan, and Pu Cao and Aniu also prepared the meal.

Seeing Pu Cao was about to go back to the kitchen after bringing the food to the table, Hua Changxi stopped her and said, "Let's eat together. Call Ah Niu over as well."

Pu Cao, who had been planning to eat with Ah Niu in the kitchen, smiled when he heard this: "Okay, I'll go call Ah Niu."

Aniu came over with the bowl of rice, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Hua Changxi didn't say anything deliberately. After dinner, he handed the five hundred taels of silver note for selling elixirs to Pu Cao and said, "After the Chinese New Year, the three medicine shops must be renovated as soon as possible."

Pu Cao took the banknote and said, "Don't worry, Chang Xi. I'll keep this in mind. Ah Niu and I have already met with several craftsmen. They will also take jobs during the New Year."

Hua Changxi nodded and said to the two of them, "When you are free, you can read more medical books. The pharmacy will be handed over to you in the future, so you must understand pharmacology."

Pu Cao and Aniu nodded in agreement.

Hua Changxi did not leave that night, but stayed here directly.

There are three rooms in the backyard. The west room is the alchemy room, the middle room is the living room, the east room is Hua Changxi's residence, and the two side rooms are used to store medicinal materials in the future.

There were two rooms in the east wing, with Pu Cao and Aniu living in one each. Aniu did not mind the Green Bull Demon and let him live in the same room with him.

The west wing has two rooms, one is the kitchen and the other is used to process medicinal materials.

The room in the backyard is just enough.

That night, Pu Cao, A Niu and the Green Bull Demon all smelled the fragrance of the elixir. They knew that Hua Changxi was making the elixir. When they woke up the next day, they found that the west wing and the two side rooms were filled with various medicinal materials.

"After I leave, go buy some New Year's goods and have a good New Year. I'm going home."

After leaving the pharmacy, Hua Changxi went straight back to the Hua family and bought some New Year's goods on the way.

As soon as Hua Changxi entered Xiu Zhengfang, someone recognized her.

"Nine Lady is back, go home quickly, your family has a distinguished guest."

Hua Changxi was a little surprised. What distinguished guest did the Hua family have?
With doubts, Hua Changxi walked quickly towards the Hua family and saw two magnificent carriages from afar.

There really are guests!

The gate of the Hua family's courtyard was wide open. Before I walked in, I heard lively laughter coming from inside. As soon as I entered, I saw several people dressed as servants sitting in the yard. Hua Sanlang and Hua Liulang were receiving them.

Hua Liulang had sharp eyes and was the first to notice Hua Changxi: "Jiu Niang, you're back." As he said that, he quickly walked over and took the package on her shoulder and the New Year's goods in her hand.

"I wanted to pick you up at the Medical Department, but someone came to my house and I couldn't leave."

Hua Changxi: "Who's coming?"

Hua Liulang: "Steward Kong from Wuyihou Mansion, as well as Grandpa Hua Taibo and Uncle Mingzhe."

Hua Changxi looked surprised: "What are they doing here?"

Hana Rokuro: "New Year greetings and gifts."

Hua Changxi's eyes sparkled: "Last year, the Marquis' Mansion and the great clan's old home did not send New Year gifts to our family. This year, it's unusual that they actually came to our house in person."

Hanarokuro agreed, "I find it strange, too."

Hua Changxi looked around the main hall and found Hua Silang, Hua Shiyilang, Hua Qi Niang, and Hua Shier Niang were all sitting inside. He immediately looked at Hua Sanlang, who was receiving the servants, and frowned, "Sixth brother, why didn't you and Third brother go in to keep them company?"

Hua Liulang curled his lips and said, "They just don't like it. Fourth brother and his friends were personally called in by Grandpa Hua Taibo."

At this time, there was a noise coming from the main room. Manager Kong and Hua Tai and his son were about to leave. Old Man Hua, Hua Minghe and others smiled and saw them off.

As soon as everyone came out of the house, they saw Hua Changxi standing in the yard.

Manager Kong and Hua Tai still remembered Hua Changxi very clearly, and they looked at her leisurely.

When Mr. Hua saw that Hua Changxi did not take the initiative to greet the guests, he was a little unhappy: "Nineth Lady, why don't you come over and greet the elders."

Hua Changxi walked over and bowed to Hua Tai and his eldest son Hua Mingzhe, and just nodded slightly to Manager Kong.

Seeing this, Hua Tai raised his eyebrows, Hua Mingzhe was a little surprised, but as for Manager Kong, he kept smiling and looked like he didn't care.

Mr. Hua felt that her attitude was not respectful enough and was about to reprimand her, but Hua Tai spoke first: "Nineth Lady, how are you doing in the Miscellaneous Works Hall of the Medical Department?"

Hua Changxi: "Very good."

Hua Tai smiled and said, "The Fifth Lady of the Bo Mansion and your sister Wanyue have also entered the Disciple Hall of the Medical Department. If you encounter any problems, you can go to them."

A look of surprise flashed across Hua Changxi's eyes. Yu Hui said that in the past two months, the powerful people had placed many people in the Medical Bureau, but he didn't expect that Hua Bo's Mansion was also involved.

Seeing that Hua Changxi did not respond, Hua Tai was a little annoyed. Thinking that she had not participated in the spirit testing yet, he wanted to give her a chance, but seeing that she was so arrogant, he gave up the idea.

Hua Tai no longer paid attention to Hua Changxi. He made a gesture of invitation to Manager Kong, and the two of them walked out while talking.

Old Master Hua glared at Hua Changxi and hurriedly followed to see him off.

"Nineth Sister, Manager Kong just said that Fifth Sister is pregnant."

Hua Qiniang happily stepped forward to share the good news with Hua Jiuniang: "Originally, Fifth Sister was going to come back in person, but she was not feeling well. Manager Kong said that when Fifth Sister gives birth, we can ask our family members to accompany her."

Seeing that everyone in the fourth room was very happy, Hua Changxi smiled and said, "That's great."

Hua Qiniang clasped her hands together and prayed, "Thank God, with the child, Fifth Sister can finally stand up straight in the Marquis' Mansion."

At this time, Hua Twelve Niang came over, raised her chin and said proudly: "Nine Niang, after the New Year, my fourth brother, seventh sister and I will go to the Bo's Mansion."

Hua Changxi was puzzled: "What are you doing at the Bo's Mansion?"

Hua Twelve Niang: "Grandpa Hua Taibo said that the uncle's mansion has invited monks to guide the cultivation of the clan members who have detected their spiritual veins, and they will also give us spiritual stones every month."

"Do you know what a spirit stone is?"

“Hey, this is it.”

When Hua Changxi saw it, he wanted to reach out and take it to have a look, but Hua Twelve Niang took her hand back and said, "You are not a cultivator, so don't look at it."

Hua Qinniang glared at Hua Shierniang and handed her spirit stone to Hua Changxi.

Hua Changxi took it and saw that it was a low-grade spirit stone: "Did the Bo family give it to you?"

Hua Qiniang nodded: "My fourth brother and I, as we have already drawn Qi into our bodies, each of us has been given 100 spirit stones."

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered. The Bo Mansion was really capable. They distributed spirit stones to the cultivators in the clan, which meant that the Bo Mansion must have spirit mines.

As expected, powerful people know more information than ordinary people and can seize various resources first.

If she hadn't gotten the news from Mr. You and his gang about the fight for the Five Finger Mountain, she wouldn't even have had the chance to participate.

(End of this chapter)