The Chu family's mansion is very big, but the place where Chu Xiu, the concubine who is usually ignored, lives is not very big. It is just an ordinary small courtyard, smaller than the other three brothers.
The memories of two lives were merged. Except for some important things, Chu Xiu was still a little confused about the rest. After leaving the meeting hall, he thought for a while and then remembered where he lived.
Pushing open the door of his courtyard, Gao Bei was waiting inside. When he saw Chu Xiu coming back, Gao Bei went up to him and said, "Master, the discussion is over? Do you want to eat? I will prepare it for you."
Chu Xiu shook his head and said: "Don't worry, where is the pharmacy where the family receives training resources? I haven't received any training resources this year, so I should have accumulated a lot, right?"
Gao Bei's mouth moved. He wanted to say something, but he held it back.
Chu Xiu said lightly: "I know what you want to say. Are you trying to say that I was not qualified to receive it before, but now I may not be willing to give it to others, right?"
Gao Bei smiled awkwardly and did not dare to answer. In fact, Chu Xiu also knew what was going on.
As a concubine, Chu Xiu had not been taken seriously since he was a child. When it was time to practice, he had no family elders to teach him. When he had missed the best period of practice, the Chu family randomly sent a guard to teach him martial arts.
And every direct bloodline of the Chu family is eligible to receive a training resource every month, but these things have not fallen into the hands of Chu Xiu since he was a child, and have been taken away by others. That person is Chu Xiu.
Chu Kai, the eldest son of the family.
Chu Xiu himself did not dare to complain to Chu Zongguang about this kind of thing, and the people in the pharmacy were even less talkative, so they tacitly gave the cultivation resources that should be given to Chu Xiu to Chu Kai.
Therefore, Chu Kai's strength is now a level higher than that of Chu Xiu and others, and there is a lot of credit for this from 'Chu Xiu' in the past.
Chu Xiu looked directly at Gao Bei and said, "Remember, those were the rules before. Now, some rules need to be changed."
Gao Bei was a little frightened by Chu Xiu's gaze, and he nodded quickly.
"Lead the way."
The Chu family's pharmacy is very lively, and there is a separate area dedicated to the pharmacy.
In fact, although the pharmacy is called a pharmacy, it produces two types of medicines.
One is Jinchuang Medicine, which is sold to Jianghu people. After being made by the pharmacy, it is sold in the Chu family's shop in Tongzhou Prefecture.
There are also elixirs such as Qi Bu Powder and Blood Coagulation Pill that can assist warriors in their cultivation.
The materials for this kind of elixir are very precious, and some materials are not available in Tongzhou Prefecture. They need to be purchased from outside through caravans. The failure rate of refining is also very high, so this type of elixir is basically not sold and is only given to Chu.
For internal use.
At this time, Gao Bei brought Chu Xiu to the pharmacy. Some of the servants and stewards in the pharmacy looked at Chu Xiu with a strange look in their eyes. After all, they had never seen this second young master in this place. He
What are you doing at the pharmacy today?
Chu Xiu opened the door of a room, and inside sat a forty-year-old pharmacy manager wearing brocade.
There are several stewards in the pharmacy. The person in front of me is only responsible for distributing cultivation resources to Chu family disciples, and is not the general steward.
At this time, when he saw someone suddenly pushing the door open, he sat up straighter subconsciously. However, when he saw that the person was Chu Xiu, he immediately leaned on the chair again and asked casually: "So it's the second young master.
, I wonder why the second young master came to my pharmacy?"
At this time, Gao Bei, who was following Chu Xiu, said with a smile: "Manager Zhou, it's like this. The young master is here to receive his cultivation resources for this year."
When the manager heard that, he was stunned for a moment, then sneered and said: "Second Young Master, are you taking advantage of me? Your cultivation resources have always been received by the First Young Master, what do you care about what I want?"
Chu Xiu said calmly: "Then why did you give my cultivation resources to the eldest son? Did I repay my father's words after I spoke?"
Manager Zhou was stunned when he heard this, who should speak for such a thing? When the eldest son took your cultivation resources, you didn't even dare to fart, so of course they wouldn't talk too much.
Now Chu Xiu actually came to question him, which made Manager Zhou feel that Chu Xiu was here to cause trouble, but he had never cared about this second young master who had never been taken seriously in the family.
Manager Zhou snorted coldly and said: "If the Second Young Master is dissatisfied that the First Young Master has taken away your cultivation resources, you can go directly to the First Young Master to ask for it. If you want to vent your anger on me, Second Young Master, you may be thinking too much!"
There was a hint of danger in Chu Xiu's eyes, but at this moment, a man suddenly ran in, slapped the steward Zhou to the ground, and cursed: "How brave! How dare you talk to the second young master?"
By speaking like this, is there any sense of superiority or inferiority?"
Steward Zhou covered his face and looked at the man in front of him in disbelief: "Chief Steward, why did you..."
"Shut up! You have no place to speak here!"
The chief manager of the pharmacy immediately gave a sharp shout and interrupted him.
The chief manager of the pharmacy was a little fat. He turned around to face Chu Xiu, and his face immediately changed from the fierce look just now to one that was extremely warm.
"My subordinates are ignorant. Second Young Master, please forgive me. I have stored all your cultivation resources for you in our pharmacy. There will be no shortage of them. Also, the alchemist recently refined a batch of excellent blood coagulation pills."
, I also gave you a bottle, I will pack it for you."
After saying that, the chief manager of the pharmacy immediately ordered people to pack the things, handed them to Chu Xiu respectfully, and personally sent them out.
Turning around and closing the door, the chief manager looked at Manager Zhou who was still covering his face with a dull expression, and sighed: "I slapped you just now for your own good. If I didn't slap you, you would be in trouble today."
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There were so many stewards in the pharmacy, and Steward Zhou was his confidant, so it was a little disbelieving that Steward Zhou slapped the chief steward without saying a word just now.
Of course, Manager Zhou didn't dare to complain now. He just asked curiously: "Chief Manager, why were you so polite to that Chu...Second Young Master just now?"
In fact, Steward Zhou wanted to say that he should keep his head down, but the way Steward looked just now could be called groveling.
The chief steward shook his head and said: "Remember, I will be more polite to the second young master from now on, even more polite than to the other three young masters. This second young master is not the second young master before."
With that said, the chief steward told him what happened in the Chu family's meeting hall.
The chief steward is in charge of the pharmacy and can be regarded as one of the most powerful figures among the stewards of the Chu family. He was standing in the meeting hall just now and witnessed everything.
Chu Xiu acted so crazy before that he almost beat Butler Liu to death in front of everyone. Seeing that attitude made him feel cold all over.
As for Manager Zhou over there, he was trembling all over after hearing this.
There are also high and low levels among stewards and butlers. He is the lowest-ranking one, while Butler Liu, as the chief steward of the Chu family, is the highest-ranking one. He usually bows his head and salutes when he sees Butler Liu.
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As a result, even Butler Liu was almost defeated on the spot by the second young master. He had dared to be so rude to him just now. Manager Zhou felt that he was just seeking death.
Steward Zhou quickly expressed his gratitude to the big steward and said, "If it weren't for you, big steward, this time, I would have been in bad luck."
The chief steward sighed and said: "Remember, although we are all stewards of the Chu family, our servants are still servants. If you forget your identity, the consequences will be very serious.
Just like the Liu Guan family, they forgot their identity, and as a result, not only do they have to lose face, but they also have to lie in bed for several months."
On the way back to his courtyard, Gao Bei couldn't help but said to Chu Xiu: "Sir, you were really majestic just now. Even the chief manager of the pharmacy is so polite to you."
"Polite?" Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "That's not polite, that's reverent. Good and evil are on both sides. If you can't be good enough to make everyone respect you, then you can only be evil enough to make everyone fear you.
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Gao Bei shook his head in confusion and said, "I don't understand."
Chu Xiu pushed open the courtyard door: "Of course you don't understand. If you did, you wouldn't have been working as a steward for so many years."
Looking at the slightly empty courtyard, Chu Xiu said to Gao Bei: "Go find some wooden stakes and set them up in the courtyard."
"Why do you want a wooden stake?"
Chu Xiu's eyes revealed a glimmer of light and said: "Practice your sword!"
If you want to advance in martial arts, all you need is talent, perseverance, opportunity, and understanding. There is no distinction between before and after, but if you want to reach the top, all of them are indispensable.
For the current Chu Xiu, his talent can only be said to be that of a middle-aged man, and his understanding is not yet known. Chu Xiu does know a lot about opportunities, but he has no strength and cannot grab it.
So now Chu Xiu can only work hard on perseverance.
Gao Bei went to prepare the wooden stakes, and when he saw that it was getting dark, he asked someone to bring dinner over.
Although his high preparation ability is average, he is conscientious and careful in his work.
Back in his house, Chu Xiu took out all the pills he had received from the pharmacy, including two packs of Buqi Powder a month, which should be 24 packs a year, but the chief steward of the pharmacy gave him thirty packs.
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There are also blood coagulation pills, three pills a year, but Chu Xiu’s bottle contains ten pills, and they are all of high quality.
The preparation of this Buqi Powder is relatively simple. Just grind some herbs into powder according to a certain ratio and mix them together. It can replenish Qi, strengthen the body, and assist in cultivation. However, some of the medicines are relatively precious. You can buy them in Tongzhou Prefecture.
Can't buy it.
As for the blood coagulation pill, as the name suggests, it is used to help warriors condense the qi and blood in their bodies and attack the blood coagulation realm. It requires a specialized alchemist to refine it. The process is complicated and there is a chance of failure. Even the Chu family only dares to refine it every month.
Make a furnace.
He took out a packet of Buqi Powder, mixed it with water and swallowed it. After a while, Chu Xiu felt a heat rising from his body. He quickly started to use his innate skills to refine the power of the medicine.