Chapter 6, Feudal Patriarch

Chapter 6, Feudal Patriarch

Chapter 6, Feudal Patriarch
[Realm: Qi Training Realm 1/1000]
[Commentary on the Classic of Materia Medica (Dacheng): Tasting Hundreds of Herbs 365/1000]
Hua Changxi is unable to obtain other medicinal materials for the time being, and the next chapter of "Commentary on the Classic of Materia Medica" can only be opened after he is admitted to the Medical Bureau.

She is looking forward to what will come after mortal plants and spiritual plants?
As for cultivation
Hua Changxi's mind flashed with the scene in which he turned into a bird and breathed like a bird in his dream.

She knew that her practice should be done through breathing.

Thinking of this, Hua Changxi hurriedly tried to see if he could practice during the day. He originally wanted to sit cross-legged in meditation, but when he remembered that the bird was lying prone, he also lay on the bed.

Unfortunately, Hua Changxi couldn't calm down at all. Although he imagined the scene of a bird breathing, his mind was full of thoughts and his breathing frequency was disordered, let alone attracting the surrounding air to flow into his body.

Hua Changxi spent the entire afternoon on experiments, but still failed until dinner time.

In the evening, the Hua family's yard became lively.

Yao and her two sisters-in-law were busy in the kitchen. It was not an easy task to cook for more than 20 people in the Hua family.

Old Mrs. Hua took her granddaughters to spin yarn and do needlework under the eaves outside the main hall.

Old Man Hua and the three Hua Minghe brothers who had just returned from business were sitting in the main room smoking pipes. Hua Sanlang and several of his grandchildren were sitting beside them, gossiping about what was happening outside.

As soon as Hua Changxi came out of the room, he attracted everyone's attention.

Old Madam Hua continued spinning the thread. She raised her eyelids and looked at Hua Changxi: "Are you feeling better?"

Hua Changxi smiled and replied: "Grandma, I'm fine now."

Old Mrs. Hua was always serious in front of her granddaughters. She said "hmm" lightly and then began to lecture: "After this lesson, let's see if you dare to run around again in the future."

"Among the young ladies in the family, you are the most disobedient."

"I just don't understand. They are all young ladies from the Hua family. Wu Niang and the others can stay at home quietly embroidering and weaving, so why do you have to run out?"

Hua Changxi had long been accustomed to Old Lady Hua's nagging. He kept an unchanged expression and let it go in one ear and out the other.

"Nine Lady, come in and serve the dishes."

Yao's voice came from the kitchen, saving Hua Changxi from the nagging of Old Lady Hua.

There were more than 20 people in the Hua family, and they ate at two tables, one for adults and one for children.

Before dinner, Mr. Hua suddenly waved and called Hua Changxi to his side, and asked in a rather kind manner, "Did you go to the pharmacy this afternoon?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi immediately looked at Hua Sanlang and Hua Silang.

Hua Sanlang looked a little surprised, while Hua Silang didn't dare to look at Hua Changxi.

Hua Changxi immediately understood why Grandpa Hua knew that she went to the pharmacy: "Well, I went to the pharmacy and got some blood-replenishing medicine."

Mrs. Hua's face suddenly became long: "You were just kidnapped yesterday, and you dared to sneak out again today. You really don't have a long memory."

"Hua Jiuniang, just do it. If you ruin your reputation, how will you get married in the future?"

Mr. Hua let Mrs. Hua lecture him for a while before continuing, "Nineth Lady, you are already thirteen years old, a grown-up girl. It's not appropriate for you to continue to show up in public."

"From now on, don't go to help out at the pharmacy."

"Your sixth and eighth brothers are no longer in school. It's time for them to go to the medicine shop to gain some experience. You can stay at home and embroider and weave with your sisters."

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone in the Hua family were a little shaken.

The second and fourth rooms were actually somewhat dissatisfied with Hua Changxi's ability to help out in the pharmacy.

Firstly, they are all young ladies of the Hua family. Hua Changxi can go to the pharmacy to learn medicine, while other young ladies have to learn needlework and weaving at home. Naturally, people from the second and fourth rooms will feel unfair.

Furthermore, Hua Changxi's talent in medicine made the second and fourth wives somewhat wary, fearing that she would seize resources from their own sons.

Mr. Hua's words were spoken calmly and gently, but they were unquestionable.

Hua Minghe seemed to be hesitant to speak, but seeing that his second brother and his wife and his fourth brother and his wife all seemed to agree, he did not speak for his daughter in the end.

The eldest room takes up the most resources in the house.

Dalang entered the martial arts academy, which cost him a lot of money every month.

Sanlang started to study medicine in a pharmacy at the age of eight and was in charge of the purchasing affairs of the pharmacy.

Now Liu Lang is also going to help out in the pharmacy. If Jiu Niang is allowed to continue staying in the pharmacy, the second and fourth brothers will definitely be unhappy.

Yao wanted to fight for her daughter, but her father-in-law had spoken, and as a daughter-in-law, she had no right to refute.

The couple could only look at their daughter with guilt.

Hua Changxi has already decided to apply for the Medical Department, so he naturally won't hold on to the Hua family's pharmacy. However, he is still very dissatisfied with the fact that his family is devoting all resources to a man.

"Grandfather, I have been helping out in the pharmacy for three years. My brothers have all been paid, but I have never received any. Now that I am not going to work anymore, should I be paid?"

Mr. Hua raised his eyes and looked at Hua Changxi, his expression indifferent: "Where do you get your food and clothes from?"

Old Madam Hua also interrupted and said unhappily, "I haven't asked you for the tuition for medical studies yet, but you're asking for wages now."

Knowing that the old couple did not value their granddaughter, Hua Changxi never expected that they would deny her own value so much. She was so angry that she wanted to argue, but was held back by Yao.

Yao has already discovered that her father-in-law is angry, and if he is angry, he will really punish his daughter.

Seeing Hua Changxi's sour face, Hua Liulang couldn't help but said to Old Man Hua: "Grandfather, I don't like to go to the pharmacy to help, so let Jiu Niang go instead of me."

Grandpa Hua was not so kind to his grandson. He slammed his hand on the table beside him and said sternly: "If you don't go to the pharmacy to learn a skill, what do you want to do?"

"You are fifteen this year, and you will be getting married in two years. You have no education and no skills. Which good girl do you think will marry you?"

Hua Liulang shrank back, but still mustered up the courage to say: "Grandfather, I don't want to study medicine, I want to practice martial arts."

First, the ninth granddaughter asked the family for wages at an inappropriate time, and now the sixth grandson refuted and contradicted her. Grandpa Hua's face immediately darkened.

"This is outrageous. How about you take over this family?"

"I have lived my entire life and I can't do whatever I want. How can a little brat like you have the right to choose?"

Seeing that the old man was angry, Hua Sanlang quickly stood up and stood in front of Hua Liulang: "Grandfather, Liulang knows his mistake. I will take good care of him in the medicine shop."

Mr. Hua glanced at the family members in the room who all had different expressions, then looked at Hua Changxi who looked dissatisfied, and finally said to Hua Liulang: "Go kneel in the yard for an hour and reflect on yourself."

When Hua Changxi saw Old Man Hua punishing Hua Liulang, he wanted to say something, but was pulled out of the door by Hua Sanlang.

Hua Changxi did not go to dinner afterwards. Looking at Hua Liulang kneeling in the yard, he felt a little irritated: "Sixth Brother, take a break. Everyone is eating and no one is watching you."

Hua Liulang shook his head: "Grandfather is angry. I shouldn't have contradicted him. If he knew that I didn't reflect on it, he would punish me more." Hua Changxi: "How could it be considered as contradicting just now? We were just expressing our demands reasonably. It's grandfather who is not broad-minded enough."

Seeing that his sister's voice was a little loud, Hua Liulang quickly pulled her back and said, "Keep your voice down. If grandfather hears you, he might punish you too."

"Okay, it's just one hour of kneeling. I did make my grandfather angry just now. Don't worry about me. Go and eat."

The authority of Old Master Hua was like a tight hoop around the heads of the Hua family members. No one dared to challenge him. The family members almost carried out his punishment meticulously. Hua Changxi felt helpless about it and could only return to his room in depression.

After returning to the room, Hua Changxi was still feeling uneasy, so he simply lay down on the bed and once again simulated the scene of the bird breathing in his dream, trying to calm down.

Slowly, the noise in the yard became quieter, and Hua Changxi unknowingly entered a state where she was the only one left in the world.

"Whoo~"

As the hot breath came out of his nose, Hua Changxi felt like he had turned into a bird. With each breath, his body began to warm up.

When Yao finished cleaning the kitchen and came over to comfort Hua Changxi, she found that her daughter had fallen asleep, and she couldn't help but laugh.

I thought this girl would be sulking, but she just fell asleep.

The next day, as the dawn broke, Hua Changxi opened his eyes, feeling relaxed.

[Realm: Qi Training Realm 2/1000]
Seeing the words in his sight, Hua Changxi smiled with satisfaction. At the same time, he was certain that as long as he could immerse himself in the breathing that was in sync with the bird, he would be able to practice.

Seeing that some filth was flowing out of his body again, Hua Changxi did not disturb his family this time. He went to the yard to fetch water and went back to his room to take a bath.

After one night, the injuries had healed a lot and many of them began to scab over.

No wonder everyone wants to cultivate immortality. Putting aside other benefits, it really can strengthen the body.

Unable to help out in the pharmacy anymore, Hua Changxi stayed in his room for the next half month to "recuperate", using all his time to practice how to quickly immerse himself in the state of bird breathing.

After half a month of practice, Hua Changxi really found a way. Now, she can practice anytime and anywhere, as long as she can calm down, whether sitting, standing, or lying down.

Of course, the fastest way to practice is to lie down.

She also discovered that her cultivation speed would be accelerated when bathed in moonlight and morning light.

[Realm: Qi Training Realm 33/1000]
In the past half month, she spent all her time on cultivation, and only improved to level 33.

"I wonder if there are other ways to increase the speed of cultivation?"

Although she was lucky enough to get the opportunity to cultivate immortality, she knew nothing about it.

Fortunately, the news that the Medical Bureau is recruiting more apprentices has been posted.

As long as she could be admitted into the Medical Department and upgrade her medical skills, she would be able to gradually open the curtain of the world of immortal cultivators.

The examination for recruiting additional apprentices for the Medical Bureau is scheduled for September 20th. Those who want to take the exam must register with the Medical Bureau before the 15th.

Two days ago, Pharmacist Xu went to the Hua family pharmacy to look for Hua Changxi, but didn't see him, so he asked Hua Liulang to bring back a message.

Pharmacist Xu asked Hua Changxi to go to the Medical Department to see him on September 7th, saying that he would personally take her to register and also tell her what to pay attention to in the exam.

Today is the sixth day of September, and tomorrow is the seventh day of September.

Hua Changxi has had a headache these past two days because she knows that her father does not support her applying for the Medical Department. If he disagrees, her mother probably will not give her the household certificate.

Just when Hua Changxi was thinking about what reason to use to convince his parents, an uninvited guest came to the door.

"What, we are going to the old house of the big clan tomorrow?"

A member of the Hua clan came to the house. As soon as he left, Old Mrs. Hua called several granddaughters to the main room and told them to get up early the next morning and go out with her to visit guests.

Hua Wuniang and the others were happy to go out and visit relatives, but Hua Changxi didn't want to go because he was thinking about registering for the Medical Bureau: "Grandma, I won't go."

Old Madam Hua glanced at me and said, "On weekdays, you love to go out no matter what. Now that I asked you to go out, you refused. Tell me, are you full of rebelliousness?"

At this time, Mr. Hua spoke up and made the final decision: "We all have to go. The elder of the clan came to us because he thinks highly of our family. We can't embarrass him."

Having said that, he left the main room with his hands behind his back and a sullen face.

Having lived in the Hua family for thirteen years, Hua Changxi's resistance to the fact that no one could refute what Grandpa Hua said only increased.

What is a feudal patriarch?
This is it, the Hua family is ruled by Grandpa Hua.

As long as Mr. Hua opens his mouth, no matter whether others have other things to say or not, they have to focus on what he says.

Seeing her daughter's displeasure, Yao quickly pulled her out of the hall and said, "We are just visiting the elders of our clan. Why are you so unhappy?"

Hua Changxi said with a stern face: "I have something to do tomorrow."

Yao laughed: "What can you do?"

Hua Changxi didn't bother to find excuses and said directly: "Mother, I want to go to the Medical Department to register."

Yao was stunned, then fell silent. After a while, she said, "We need to discuss this with your father first."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi looked directly at Yao and said seriously, "Mother, this is my business, I can make the decision myself."

Yao said unhappily, "Why are you so opinionated, little girl? Your grandfather has already said that you must go to the clan elders' home tomorrow."

Seeing that Hua Changxi was still about to retort, he added: "Don't make yourself uncomfortable. If your grandfather gets angry, he will punish you, and your father's plea will be useless."

Hua Changxi thought about the times when he had contradicted Grandpa Hua several times and was punished by not being allowed to eat, and he felt a little annoyed: "Mother, if it keeps on like this, I'll be so frustrated that I'll die."

Yao's expression was indifferent: "Frustrated? That's nothing. You are in your own home now. Even if the elders are a little strict, they won't really do anything to you."

"When you get married and face your sisters-in-law and parents-in-law, you will know what it means to be truly aggrieved."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi stopped talking.

The Hua family has a large population, so conflicts are inevitable.

Although her mother was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Hua family, she was not liked by the old lady. The old lady liked her second aunt the most, who was her niece from her mother's side.

On weekdays, Second Aunt often competed with her mother. Sometimes, even after the quarrel, Old Lady Hua always sided with Second Aunt, and her mother suffered a lot.

Her mother had used her embarrassing situation to persuade herself, so Hua Changxi didn't want to continue arguing with her.

Seeing her daughter hanging her head, Yao couldn't help but say, "Okay, go back to your room and figure out what to wear tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)