Chapter 14: A Man of Righteousness
Shi Feizhe roughly understood that only when the four aspects of blood, qi, essence, and spirit were complete would there be that very subjective feeling.
Next, Hua Xiaomei answered Shi Feizhe’s other questions, comparable to the most attentive teacher, which moved Shi Feizhe greatly.
Who said that the Jianghu is all about deception and treachery? There are still righteous people like Hua Xiaomei.
“Thank you, Brother Hua! If Shi Feizhe achieves something in the future, he will definitely repay Brother Hua’s kindness for his guidance!” Shi Feizhe bowed very solemnly to Hua Xiaomei and said.
At this time, Hua Xiaomei remembered that this little brother’s surname was Shi.
“You’re welcome. In the Jianghu, everyone is just passing by. To meet again is fate! Help if you can!” Hua Xiaomei added, “I see Brother Shi is dressed plainly. If you don’t mind, I can introduce you to work at the Three Talents Manor. Although it’s hard work, it’s a long-term solution!”
It’s better to let the people of the Three Talents Manor keep an eye on the Grand Medicine I’ve planted!
“Really?” Shi Feizhe was overjoyed. He really had no means of livelihood right now. It was like someone handing him a pillow when he was sleepy. He said, “Thank you so much, Brother Hua!”
“It’s just a small effort, no need to be so polite! I’ll take you to the Three Talents Manor later and have a word with Zhan Ming. I’m sure he won’t refuse me!” Hua Xiaomei said, waving his fan.
Zhan Ming was the person who shouted for people to register in front of the Three Talents Manor every day. He was the steward in charge of the gate of the Three Talents Manor. Today, he had just finished maintaining order and registering at the gate. When he turned back to the East Manor, he saw Hua Xiaomei walking towards him with a person.
“Greetings, Young Master Hua!” He bowed respectfully to Hua Xiaomei. As the steward of the Three Talents Manor, he only knew that even the Manor Lord was very polite when he saw Hua Xiaomei. As a servant, he naturally had to be respectful!
“Greetings, Steward Zhan!” Hua Xiaomei was like this, polite to everyone. He returned Zhan Ming’s greeting and said, “This is a little brother I met by chance on the road. I wonder if your esteemed Manor has any vacant positions so that he can stay in the Manor and make a living.”
Zhan Ming was also a shrewd person. He knew that he couldn’t make a decision on this matter and needed the approval of the head steward or the Manor Lord. However, he didn’t say it directly for fear of hurting Young Master Hua’s face. So he said, “This matter is easy! But I need to ask the head steward and check the register to see where we need people!”
“Go ahead! You should also inform Manor Lord Zhan.” Hua Xiaomei nodded and said, turning to Shi Feizhe, “Little brother, let’s go in and have some tea and snacks.”
“This… wouldn’t it be too much trouble for you, Brother Hua?” Shi Feizhe said, looking at Zhan Ming’s tall figure.
“It’s a small matter, what trouble is there?” Hua Xiaomei opened his fan with a “swoosh” and led Shi Feizhe through several gates to a side courtyard.
The Three Talents Manor was a typical northern courtyard style, with all the courtyards being square and surrounded by high walls. Three side rooms in the courtyard formed a quadrangle, with only the south side having no rooms. The small courtyard was paved with floor tiles, making it quite neat and spacious. The side rooms all had black tile roofs and wooden doors and windows, giving a clean and tidy appearance.
A cluster of green bamboo was planted in the courtyard, with a stone table and four stone stools beside it. Hua Xiaomei sat down at the stone table and said to Shi Feizhe, “Sit down, don’t be polite.”
Shi Feizhe looked around and felt that it was just average, not as luxurious as some of the sales offices in his previous life. He was not restrained, so he sat down at the stone table.
As soon as he sat down on the stone stool, two girls in green clothes, about fourteen or fifteen years old, came out of the side room in the courtyard, carrying a pot of hot tea and four plates of snacks.
The tea was green tea, with a refreshing fragrance that filled his mouth. It was really good. The snacks were pine goose oil rolls, creamy pine rolls, seven-color powder cake, and tuckahoe cake. They were all exquisitely made, which made Shi Feizhe, who often skipped dinner, have a big appetite.
He was not polite and ate one pine goose oil roll after another, along with the green tea. In a short while, he had swept away all the snacks.
Hua Xiaomei watched Shi Feizhe gobble down the food with a smile. He came from the Hua Family of the Demon Sect. Although his life since childhood had been quite restrained, his clothing, food, housing, and transportation were all exquisite. The snacks of the Three Talents Manor were just some common goods in the Jianghu and really couldn’t arouse his desire to taste them.
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But seeing things he didn’t care about, such as women, food, or martial arts manuals, being treated as treasures or valued by others, would give him a strange sense of satisfaction and make him very happy.
Moreover, Shi Feizhe was the Grand Medicine he had planted. The better Shi Feizhe ate, the better this medicine would grow!
People who have planted something will also have a sense of satisfaction when they see the crops in their fields growing strong.
Now these two kinds of satisfaction overlapped, making Hua Xiaomei feel very happy. He looked at Shi Feizhe, who was wolfing down his food, and said, “Eat slowly, there’s more if it’s not enough!”
“Then let’s have another serving of these two!” Shi Feizhe knew that Hua Xiaomei didn’t care about these snacks at all, so he was not polite and pointed to the pine goose oil rolls and creamy pine rolls, saying.
Hua Xiaomei clapped his hands lightly, and the girl in green clothes came out of the side room and bowed to Hua Xiaomei.
“Two more servings of each of these!” Hua Xiaomei pointed to the two empty plates.
The girl in green bowed again and returned to the side room. Soon, she brought four plates of snacks.
“Another pot of this tea, please! Thank you!” Shi Feizhe said to the girl in green.
The girl in green glanced at Hua Xiaomei and saw that he didn’t say anything, so she nodded slightly to Shi Feizhe.
After the tea arrived, Zhan Ming also bowed to Hua Xiaomei from afar at the entrance of the courtyard and said, “Young Master Hua, I have checked the register. The Manor still needs a lot of manpower. I wonder what this little brother is good at?”
He didn’t really check the register, but asked the Manor Lord for instructions. As soon as the Manor Lord heard that Hua Xiaomei was recommending someone, he told Zhan Ming that Young Master Hua’s request must be met!
Zhan Ming, as a servant, immediately understood and knew that Hua Xiaomei was a truly distinguished guest, the kind that even the Manor Lord didn’t dare to offend!
“That’s right, I wonder what you are good at, little brother?” Hua Xiaomei turned to Shi Feizhe and said.
“Me?” Shi Feizhe swallowed the snack and said, “I’m proficient in arithmetic. I have no problem with accounting and bookkeeping.”
These snacks were full of oil and sugar. In his previous life, he, as a social animal, wouldn’t even glance at them, afraid of gaining weight. But now, for someone like him who often ate coarse grains and couldn’t even eat enough, they were a great tonic!
“Arithmetic? Bookkeeping?” Zhan Ming was taken aback. He glanced at Shi Feizhe, a little skeptical.
There were many people who knew martial arts these days, but not many who knew arithmetic!
“Indeed! Why don’t you ask someone to give me a test? Wouldn’t you know then?” Shi Feizhe said while eating. He had also figured it out. He was a social animal for many years and had always done brain work. He couldn’t do things like blacksmithing, chopping wood, or fishing!
He had studied for more than ten years in his previous life, didn’t he?
He had only become a handyman at the medical clinic before because he had to learn the knowledge of the medical clinic. Now that someone was recommending him, he could directly start as an accountant!
Who the hell would want to do manual labor when they could do brain work!
If I came to another world just to do manual labor, wouldn’t all the knowledge I learned be for nothing?
