Chapter 52: Shennong Planting Technique
Chapter 52: Shennong Planting Technique
The accommodation conditions at the medicine shop are naturally not very good. They are all large bunk beds. It is easy to arrange for male servants, but when it comes to Hua Changxi's turn, Mao Yong is in a dilemma.
He wanted to embarrass Hua Changxi, but when he thought that this girl was someone even the one-armed man Guo Yu was afraid of, he did not dare to act recklessly.
There has to be a reason to punish Hua Changxi, otherwise the master cannot be invited.
Mao Yong thought about it for a while, and finally brought Hua Changxi to the livestock yard. He pointed to the thatched cottage next to the gate and said, "You can live in this room!"
Sancha Medicine Store manages several thousand acres of medicinal fields, as well as the medicinal valley at the foot of the mountain. It is difficult to manage so many fields with manpower alone, so they raise dozens of cows and more than ten hunting dogs.
In addition, the medicine shop had to frequently escort medicinal materials to the Medical Bureau, which required horses, so dozens of horses were raised.
Not only is the smell of cow dung and horse dung everywhere in the livestock yard, but one also has to be careful not to be bitten by hunting dogs. Mao Yong was very proud to have arranged for Hua Changxi to live here.
Seeing Hua Changxi looking around the animal yard without saying anything, Mao Yong smiled and said, "Why, you don't want to live here? If you really don't want to live here, I won't force you. You can live in the dormitory if you dare."
Hua Changxi glanced at him and said, "It's a private house, I'm very satisfied with it, thank you very much, Manager Mao."
When Mao Yong heard this, the smile on his face disappeared: "As long as you are satisfied." After saying that, he waved his hand and left.
The smell in the yard was too strong. Hua Changxi waited until Mao Yong left before he raised his hand to cover his nose and walked into the thatched hut.
The inside of the house was even worse than the outside, dirty and messy. Most of the space was used to store miscellaneous items. Only in the corner, there was a bed made of several wooden boards.
The bed was covered with thatched straw, and on top of the straw was a dirty, torn quilt that was so dirty that you couldn't tell its original color.
Hua Changxi looked at the house where he had no place to step into, walked out, walked around the yard, and when he saw that there was no one there, he closed the gate.
Before returning to the hut, Hua Changxi stood by the window and used a disintegration technique to turn the thatch and tattered bedding on the wooden bed into powder.
Then, he used the Immaculate Technique, and instantly, a whirlwind blew in the room.
Dust was flying at the door of the house, and soon it was blown away far away.
When Hua Changxi stepped into the hut again, although it was still very messy inside, it was finally clean and there was no peculiar smell.
After tidying up the clutter and clearing out some space, Hua Changxi sat on the wooden bed, took out the steamed buns and pickles from the package, and slowly began to eat.
After eating, I leaned over, closed my eyes, and practiced the bird breathing method.
Soon, Hua Changxi opened his eyes in surprise.
The spiritual energy at the pharmacy is even richer than that at the Medical Bureau.
Yes, this is the place where Yuanling grass grows. Without enough spiritual energy, how could Yuanling grass appear?
She had to hurry up and find out the situation here, find the Yuanling grass as soon as possible, and then refine the Yuanling Pill. Only in this way could she quickly improve her realm.
Devoting yourself to cultivation can restore your physical strength and energy faster and better than sleeping.
After traveling for a day and a night, Hua Changxi was not very tired, but she had consumed a lot of physical strength. After a while, she was immersed in cultivation.
"Bang bang bang~"
"Open the door, open the door quickly."
"Wow~"
Hua Changxi was so immersed in her cultivation that she could not sense the passage of time. When she was awakened by a knock on the door, she opened her eyes and found that it was already dark.
"Is the person inside dead? Someone, break the door open for me!"
Mao Wei was just shouting for someone to knock on the door when it creaked open.
Mao Wei was stunned when he saw Hua Changxi coming out. He took a few steps back in fear and pointed at her: "Why are you here?"
Hua Changxi glanced at Mao Wei, then looked at the dozen or so people behind him.
Each of them held a majestic hunting dog in his hand.
"I'm here to help pick some herbs."
The female servant came to the pharmacy mostly to be punished. Even though Mao Wei knew this, he didn't dare to say anything at this time. He had no choice but to signal his men to quickly lead the hunting dog into the yard since he couldn't beat her.
"Wow~"
When the hunting dogs saw the newcomers, they started barking wildly.
Most young ladies would be scared when seeing so many hunting dogs. Mao Wei looked at Hua Changxi, whose expression did not change at all, and complained in his heart that she was not a woman.
Noticing that his men were staring at Hua Changxi with shining eyes, he did not say a word to remind them. After leading the hunting dog back to the kennel, he left quickly.
The others were also in a hurry to eat, but they just looked at Hua Changxi meaningfully for a while and followed him away.
Hua Changxi frowned, closed the gate, returned to the hut, closed his eyes and continued to practice. The spiritual energy had just circulated for a few circles when the gate was knocked again.
This time, the people who came were all leading cows. Dozens of cows were led into the yard, and the smell in the air instantly became suffocating.
Like the man who was leading the hunting dog, this time the man also looked at Hua Changxi with strange eyes for a while.
Hua Changxi had a gloomy face and waited patiently for these people to leave. After they had left and he was about to close the gate, a young man as thin as a stick walked out from the gate.
"Are you alright?"
The boy pointed to the hut and said, "I want to take my bedding."
Hua Changxi was stunned: "You lived here before?"
The young man nodded.
Hua Changxi thought of the torn quilt that she had torn apart, and felt very sorry: "Well, I'm sorry, I was cleaning the house earlier and burned your quilt."
The young man looked anxious and wanted to say something, but finally lowered his head, turned around dejectedly, and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute."
Hua Changxi called the boy and quickly ran back to the hut. He took out a piece of silver from the package and handed it to the boy. "I'm really sorry. I thought no one lived in this house."
"Is there any place to buy and sell things near the medicine store? Take the silver and go buy a new quilt."
The young man looked at the silver in Hua Changxi's hand and shook his head: "My bedding is worthless."
Seeing this, Hua Changxi stuffed the silver directly into the boy's hand and said, "I burned your bedding without your consent, so I should compensate you. I also troubled you to spend time buying a quilt, which delayed you again. Please take the silver, or I will feel bad."
The young man looked at Hua Changxi and felt a little embarrassed holding the silver.
Hua Changxi was silent for a moment: "Do you have anything else to do? I'm very tired. If you're okay, I'm going to rest."
The boy shook his head: "I'm fine."
Hua Changxi: "Then I'll close the door."
Looking at the closed door, the young man clenched the silver in his hand, stood for a moment, and turned to leave. Hearing the sound of footsteps going away, Hua Changxi breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw the messy yard, he frowned again.
"Wow~"
"Moo~"
"Sigh~"
In the livestock yard, there is a stable on the north, a cowshed on the east, and a dog house on the west. The sounds of dogs barking, cows mooing, and horses neighing constantly float over the yard.
The thatched cottage is located in the south, next to the door, and the person living here is like a gatekeeper.
Hua Changxi really couldn't stand the stench in the yard, so she waved her hand and a gust of wind blew by, making the air suddenly fresher. Then she turned around and went back to the hut to continue practicing.
When Hua Changxi practiced the Bird Breathing Method, the hunting dogs, horses, and cows that had been barking in the yard all became quiet at the same time. If you look closely, you will find that the postures of the cows, horses, and hunting dogs are exactly the same, all kneeling on the ground.
"Brother, did you know that Hua Changxi came to the medicine shop?"
Mao Yong looked at his brother who rushed into the house yelling and felt a headache: "How could I not know who I'm going to pick up?"
Mao Wei rubbed his cheeks. Because he had no molars, his face looked smaller. "Brother, Hua Changxi has come to our territory. You must help me vent my anger."
Mao Yong glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, I won't let her have an easy time. But remember, you are not allowed to provoke her."
Mao Wei thought of Hua Changxi's martial arts ability and decided not to seek trouble: "Brother, how do you want to deal with Hua Changxi?"
Mao Yong smiled faintly: "A woman has come to the medicine farm. She is pretty good-looking. Do you think the male servants in the farm can still sit still?"
"I have already given the task of feeding the animals to someone else. We just need to sit back and watch the show. If Hua Changxi dares to hurt anyone, I will ask Master You to take charge."
Mao Wei's face lit up: "Brother, you still have a way."
Mao Yong looked at his brother and said, "Bullying a young lady is unmanly. Fortunately, we didn't do anything to Hua Changxi. We used an open strategy on her. It depends on whether she will accept it or not."
The next day, Hua Changxi opened his eyes at dawn. There was a well in the yard. After fetching water and washing, he prepared to have breakfast. As soon as he opened the gate, he saw two male servants with fat faces walking towards him.
"Hey, sister, you got up so early. We said we would come over to wake you up."
"Did you sleep well last night? The weather is still a bit cold now. Would you feel cold sleeping alone? Do you want us to come and keep you company tonight?"
Seeing two people walking towards him, Hua Changxi took a few quick steps, avoided them, put some distance between them, and walked away quickly without saying anything.
When the two male servants saw this, they couldn't openly chase her, so they could only go into the yard to feed the animals while cursing at her.
After seeing the two people enter the yard, Hua Changxi turned around and went back, stood at the gate, waved out a spiritual power, and then quickly walked away again.
The next moment, there were barking sounds in the yard, and soon after, screams were heard.
Hua Changxi entered the dining yard, ignored the stares of the people around him, went to the kitchen to get the food, and when he saw that there were people sitting at the tables in the yard, he sat down on the stone steps under the eaves and started eating.
Seeing her like this, Zhu Yu raised his eyebrows, Mao Yong and Mao Wei looked at each other silently, and the others were talking.
Just then, someone rushed into the yard.
"Boss Mao, something bad has happened. The hunting dogs in the barn have gone crazy, chasing Guang and Bing and biting them non-stop."
Hearing this, Mao Yong and Mao Wei all looked towards Hua Changxi, and even Zhu Yu looked over.
Hua Changxi remained unmoved and continued eating his meal.
Mao Yong glanced at Hua Changxi, and took Mao Wei and others to the livestock yard.
When they learned that two of their servants were bitten by hunting dogs and it was uncertain whether they would be useful in the future, Mao Yong and Mao Wei squeezed their legs together.
Mao Yong questioned the two people, but could not find any evidence that Hua Changxi was responsible for the hound going crazy, so he could only treat this as an accident.
After breakfast, it was time to assign tasks.
Hua Changxi was assigned to the medicinal fields near the foot of the mountain. The medicinal fields in these places were relatively dry and hard, making it difficult to grow medicinal herbs. It also took a long way to water and fertilize them. These were the fields that the people in the medicine shop least wanted to take care of.
Knowing that Mao Yong was deliberately making things difficult for him, Hua Changxi didn't say anything. He took the farm tools and seedlings and went to work.
[Shennong Planting Technique (Introduction): Planting Common Plants 1/10]
When Hua Changxi planted a medicinal seedling in the medicine field, the familiar data appeared in his sight again.
After planting ten plants, my mind will be filled with all kinds of knowledge about growing ordinary plants. These ordinary plants include not only medicinal herbs, but also grains and other foods.
"This"
Hua Changxi felt relieved when he thought that Shennong was both the ancestor of medicine and agriculture.
Originally, he came here just to look for Yuanling Grass, but he didn't expect to get extra gains. This made Hua Changxi very happy. In order to upgrade the data, he worked extra hard.
Mao Wei was patrolling the medicinal fields with his hunting dog. He originally wanted to see if Hua Changxi was slacking off. Unexpectedly, when they reached the foot of the mountain, he discovered that Hua Changxi was the one who worked the most efficiently.
You want to criticize her for not working seriously? The medicinal seedlings she grows are completely in line with the standards and are better than those grown by many old people in the herbal medicine store.
Unable to find any fault, Mao Wei could only leave angrily.
[Shennong Planting Technique (Minor Achievement): Planting 100/100 of All Plants]
When the number of planted medicinal seedlings reached 100, Hua Changxi received all kinds of knowledge and related techniques on how to pick and plant spiritual plants and spiritual grains.
The techniques include: soil turning, insect removal, insect repelling, fertilizing, spiritual rain, temperature and humidity control, and how to arrange spirit gathering arrays and spiritual energy shields.
Hua Changxi was really happy to have learned so many magic spells.
[Shennong Planting Technique (Great): Planting 1000/1000 of all plants]
The number of medicinal seedlings planted reached one thousand, and Hua Changxi received knowledge on how to grow the sacred plants.
Although she wanted to quickly learn all of Shennong's planting techniques, Hua Changxi still deliberately slowed down her pace. She did not forget that she came to Sancha Medicine Store to find Yuanling Grass, and she did not want to finish the work so early and be sent back to the menial service hall.
Knowing that she would be closely watched by Mao Yong and Mao Wei in the next few days, Hua Changxi had to make sure that they could not find any mistakes and did not give them the opportunity to look for the Grandmaster.
She didn't want to make enemies with the Grandmaster unless she had to.
Even if she is not afraid of the Grandmaster, it would not be easy for her to find the Yuanling Grass if she is noticed by a Grandmaster.
Based on this principle, Hua Changxi endured all kinds of harassment from the male servants and only fought back quietly in secret.
A female servant came to the pharmacy, and the male servants all wanted to take advantage of her.
But there is something weird about this female servant.
The day after she arrived, two male servants took advantage of the situation by feeding the livestock and the younger brother was bitten by a hunting dog.
On the third day after she came, two male servants tried to take advantage of the situation by feeding the animals, but they accidentally fell into the steaming cow dung and swallowed a large mouthful of it.
On the fourth day after she arrived, four male servants went to the barn at the same time, but they encountered a herd of mad horses and all of them had their legs trampled and broken.
On the fifth day after she arrived, the male servants did not dare to go to the Shen livestock yard, so they wanted to block Hua Changxi at the foot of the mountain and drag her into the forest. However, they encountered a wild boar in the forest and fell into a trap for hunting wild animals while escaping. Two people died on the spot.
After this, even the most lustful person would not dare to approach Hua Changxi.