Fairy cage

After staying in the alchemy secret room where Shouwu was enshrined for a while, Yu Lie and Miaomu walked out with their hair intact.

The shopkeeper on duty who was waiting outside the door saw the excitement on their faces and immediately knew that the purpose of their trip must have been achieved.

After Miaomu went out, he held his hands towards Yu Lie seriously and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Yu, for this negotiation!"

Yu Lie politely replied: "Where are you talking?"

Just when he asked Shouwu to provide earth fire, the other party also made a request, that is, the other party was short of a coolie in the alchemy recently and needed more than one person to help him.

The other party knew that Yu Lie was also an alchemy disciple in the Qianlin Chamber of Commerce, so he asked Yu Lie to come directly to help him.

Of course, there will definitely be no wages.

As for Miaomu, Shouwu Worshiper seemed to have sensed something from her body, and also asked Miaomu to come to the workshop to prepare some medicinal materials for her.

Taking care of medicinal materials is much easier than burning fire to refine elixirs, and Miaomu is not a practitioner of elixirs, and she doesn't know much about medicinal materials. This move can also add some knowledge to her, which is not a bad thing. .

In fact, the same was true for Yu Lie. Although he wanted to do hard labor for the Shouwu enshrinement, the other party was an old alchemy official, so being able to watch his alchemy process was also an opportunity for Yu Lie to learn, and he was very happy to do so.

"Without the relationship with Brother Yu, how could the Shouwu worshiper be so easy to talk to?" Miaomu said with a smile on his face.

As the two talked, except for the key content that was hidden, the rest was spoken directly, which allowed the shopkeeper on duty next to them to hear clearly.

When the shopkeeper saw that they not only got what they wanted in exchange, but also could work in the large pharmacy for a period of time, his eyes were slightly startled, showing a puzzling look.

The man thought to himself: "Let these two work in the big pharmacy..."

Is this act of enshrining Shouwu a form of compensation for them, or is it a deliberate attempt to compensate or honor them?

"When did the worshiper become so easy to talk to?" The person took a few glances at the faces of Yu Lie and Miaomu, and combined with the information he had inquired at the chamber of commerce yesterday, he immediately concluded:

"These two are so young and have good cultivation, so there is no doubt that they are the latter!"

Immediately, the smile on the shopkeeper's face became even brighter, and he happily sent the two of them to the door.

At the door of the pharmacy, Yu Lie did not return with Miaomu, but said again:

"Fellow Daoist Miao, please go back first. Pindao has some chores to do in the workshop."

Because he wanted to help Shouwu worship the alchemy, and the other party asked Yu Liebai to do the work. The other party might not provide some utensils and the like, and even if they did, he wouldn't take advantage of them, so Yu Lie had better buy them himself.

But Yu Lie didn't want to show off his wealth by spending more than a hundred spiritual stones on the alchemy furnace in his pocket. Similarly, he didn't want to spend the unjust money to buy a new one.

Fortunately, in the small pharmacy where he works, there are more than a few instruments that he is accustomed to using.

He just happened to go over and pick it up directly, and both pharmacies belonged to the Qianlin Chamber of Commerce and were in the same workshop, so they were not far away. There was also Shouwu enshrining this banner, and Yu Lieliang, Rosacea and others did not dare to disagree.

Miaomu saw Yu Lie saying this, and after pondering for a moment, he nodded in agreement: "Then I will go back first."

After saying that, she didn't delay any more, bowed to Yu Lie, and hurriedly left the door of the pharmacy to avoid violating the curfew.

At present, Yu Lie is still a member of the workshop, but Miao Mu is not. The former stayed late and can stay overnight in the workshop, while the latter is an outsider. If he stays overnight, it will be quite troublesome.

Watching Miaomu leave, Yu Lie turned back and nodded to the on-duty shopkeeper of the large pharmacy, and immediately walked to the small pharmacy.

But suddenly, the shopkeeper on duty took a step forward and said: "Wait a minute, Daoist Yu. Since you are going back to the inferior pharmacy to get some help, why don't I accompany you? I think I will give you some money over there." If the poor Taoist saves face, he will not upset the Taoist priest."

He smiled and had an extremely kind face, just like Yu Lie's uncles.

What the shopkeeper on duty said was reasonable, and the relationship between Yu Lie and the Taoist disciples of Rosacea was not good to begin with.

The words of the shopkeeper on duty played right into Yu Lie's heart. Yu Lie raised his eyelids slightly and was about to agree.

As a result, the shopkeeper on duty paused and said as if talking to himself:

"How about... let's do this. Since the Taoist priest wants to help with the Shouwu enshrinement, why not go over and discuss with the other side and directly transfer the Taoist priest's position to our store?"

These words made Yu Lie's eyes light up and his heart moved.

The treatment and rewards of working in a low-end small pharmacy are completely different from those of working in a high-end large pharmacy!

If Yu Lie had been admitted to the Dao Palace, maybe he wouldn't care about this difference, but hasn't he not even taken the exam yet? Let’s first implement a good alchemy plan!

Therefore, Yu Lie had a smile on his face, looked at the other party happily, and said: "This, this is really troublesome for the shopkeeper. Is this okay?"

When the shopkeeper on duty saw it, he understood that Yu Lie was moved. He immediately said, "This is no trouble. Taoist priest Yu is such a talented person that he can come to work in our shop, which is also a good thing for our shop."

The people in the sedan chair were carrying people, and Yu Lie immediately said: "The shopkeeper is still called 'Taoist Master'. You call me Brother Yu, just treat me as a junior."

"I don't dare, I don't dare." The shopkeeper on duty shook his head.

With the other party's proactive show of kindness, Yu Lie also expected to work in a large pharmacy in the future, and the relationship between the two suddenly became enthusiastic.

"This way please!", "This way please!"

The two of them walked all the way down to the pharmacy, continuing to chat along the way.

Among them, the shopkeeper on duty first confirmed Yu Lie's age and how long he had been in Daocheng, and then began to make insinuations, asking him about his relationship with Shouwu Enshrinement and how he got involved.

When Yu Lie heard this, he naturally wouldn't take it seriously, saying that he hadn't even figured out the relationship between his sister-in-law Luo Sen and Shouwu worship.

He cherished his words like gold, and only mentioned his sister-in-law, and also vaguely hinted at the Taoist palace examination and the Taoist palace recommendation letter.

When the shopkeeper on duty heard these words, his eyelids jumped. He suddenly felt enlightened and thought to himself:

"That's it! These two are young, have good cultivation, and are quite wealthy. The possibility of being admitted to the Taoist Palace is not very high!"

The smile on the face of the shopkeeper on duty was much brighter than before, and there was joy in his eyes. He was glad that he didn't let Yu Lie go directly just now, but took the initiative to show his goodwill.

After a while, the two of them arrived in front of the inferior pharmacy.

But when they saw the pharmacy, they were stunned.

Because they saw a Taoist boy who was unconscious, being dragged out of the pharmacy one after another, and then lying in the aisle like a dead fish, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

And from the doorway of the pharmacy, thick smoke was constantly leaking out. It looked like it was on fire, but it was still a fire!

The two walked over quickly and hurriedly looked for a few Taoist boys to ask questions. They found that there was not a fire in the workshop, but that they were just refining elixirs.

This statement made Yu Lie and the shopkeeper on duty feel puzzled, so they did not rush in, but stayed outside, grabbing a few Taoist boys and asking them carefully.

The Taoist boys shivered and did not dare to say too much, but when there were more people, they kept talking, especially when someone recognized Yu Lie and still made the reason clear.

It turned out that because the errands were too tight, too many and too heavy, and the superiors were urging the tasks to be urgent, Rosacea and the others did not dare to stop work, so they had to urge the pharmacy boys to refine the materials without stopping.

As a result, after many days, the entire pharmacy was filled with smoke and fire, and several alchemy furnaces were directly burnt and scrapped.

Such an environment made the already tired pharmacy boys even more uncomfortable.

Even though all of them have been trained and are physically stronger than ordinary beasts, the smoke coming out of the alchemy furnace is not the ordinary firewood smoke for cooking, but billowing thick smoke mixed with... Sulfur, cokestone, mercury vapor, plant toxins, etc. are strong and poisonous.

As a result, many Taoist boys, due to insufficient cultivation or lack of physical fitness, finally turned pale and fell into the billowing smoke and fishy smell after staying up for several days and nights.

Because the pharmacy was in full swing, these Taoist boys who fell to the ground were only discovered after several cups of tea. They suffered a lot of damage. Today, there is an unlucky guy who has completely lost his life.

After learning this, Yu Lie frowned slightly and guessed the deeper reason.

The shopkeeper on duty next to him also frowned. He was an experienced person and had vaguely guessed something.

So before Yu Lie could provoke him, the shopkeeper on duty narrowed his eyes and sneered:

"Hmph! The Chamber of Commerce hires Taoist boys, not just for them to ruin.

It seems that I am accompanying fellow Taoist Yu today just in time. The scene in front of me indicates that either the fellow Taoist assigning tasks in the meeting is not considerate of those below and assigns them randomly, or the Taoist disciples below have ulterior motives. Otherwise, it is just a normal refining of medicine. No matter how urgent the task is, how could it be possible for the Taoist boys in the meeting to be exhausted to death. "

There was no need to add anything to the story, and the man just said, "Let's go! Fellow Daoist Yu, you are familiar with this place, and you can just point it out to Pindao, so he can check the accounts with Pindao!"

On the way here, Yu Lie specifically mentioned that he had not been in the workshop recently, either hanging out in the outer city, or in retreat in a quiet room, and had not received any salary at all.

Therefore, after hearing the shopkeeper's words, Yu Lie's face only showed surprise, without any panic at all.

With the other party here today, he could expose the plot of Rosacea and the others and get rid of the relationship completely.

But Yu Lie looked at the unconscious Taoist boys around him and sighed in his heart.

Then his heart suddenly moved, and he whispered a few words into the ear of the shopkeeper on duty.

The other party pondered, nodded in agreement, and then did not choose to go in with a big fanfare. Instead, he took out a charm from his sleeve, held it in his hand, and quietly walked into the pharmacy with Yu Lie.

………………

At this time, in this inferior drug workshop, the rosacea Taoist disciple and several colleagues were there, and they were also working overtime to cook the elixir.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The workshop was filled with bouts of coughing and wheezing, all over the place.

But when the three people with Rosacea heard it, they were all indifferent. They didn't feel any guilt in their hearts, they just felt that the Taoist boys were annoying.

When there was a slight commotion, the three of them discussed it and let Rosacea show up again to clean up the situation.

As a result, Rosacea was too lazy to take a few more steps out to see the Taoist boys. Instead, he stood in the room and shouted:

"Hurry up! Drag these useless snacks out. They are good enough to fall down, but they fall down at this time. They must delay the Taoist masters from completing their errands! The wages of these people these days will be halved first."

His few words were heard by the pharmacy boys, which made them all feel chilling and resentful:

"When they wake up, let them continue to work. If they don't come, forget about this month's wages! Ahem..."

After giving the order, Rosacea also started to cough. He choked on the thick smoke and tears and mucus came out of his nose.

But this guy wiped his nose and still cursed: "Hurry up and work for me! If I really miss the construction deadline, I will definitely skin you! If I don't ask you to compensate me then, it will be considered a good intention. "

After walking back to the place where he was staying, Rosacea quickly took out a Qing Qi Talisman and a Clothes Cleansing Talisman from his sleeves, and blessed himself with them to make himself feel better.

It's just that now the entire pharmacy is filled with smoke. Even if the place where the three of them are staying is better, it's not much better. They still have to endure the smoke and fire.

Moreover, when it comes to alchemy, the Taoist boys are just the assistants. The key alchemy process must be refined by several of their Taoist disciples themselves. The three of them cannot completely act as hands-off shopkeepers.

So he met the other two Taoist disciples again, and Rosacea immediately cursed:

"What bad luck! It delayed my business. Fortunately, one person died today."

The two Taoist disciples heard this, and no one thought that Rosacea's words were inappropriate. Someone just asked: "How did you die?"

"This guy was unlucky. He fell into the alchemy furnace wastewater and drowned."

The Taoist disciple who asked the question said thankfully: "No one did anything, just die by yourself. This matter will not implicate you or me, it will only be blamed on the Chamber of Commerce."

After talking for a moment, the Taoist disciple frowned again and said, "By the way, more and more work has been handed out recently. We must find a way to evade it."

But another person responded: "How to shirk it? A few days ago, I asked the supervisor above and learned that the tasks assigned to each room are based on headcount. The excess is a bit too much, but it does not exceed the standard. You The three of us are exhausted, but if it falls on four people, it will be okay, not like this."

These words made the three of them fall silent.

There was no other reason for the current situation. It was because the three of them secretly intercepted Yu Lie's letters, squandered benefits and salaries, and ate empty wages, which led the superiors to think that there were still four Taoist disciples in the room and there were too many tasks.

Feeling depressed, the rosacea Taoist disciple suddenly cursed:

"This guy named Yu deserves to die! If I had known this, I should have killed him directly and punished him for absconding and absenting himself from work."

However, the three of them have said these words no less than six times in the workshop, and recently they have been scolding them a few times every day, but it is useless.

After cursing secretly for a while, the three of them could only continue to sigh: "Let's go and order him again after this period of time has passed."

"Let's endure it for now, otherwise if he is exposed, his share will not fall into our hands, and then all these days' work will be in vain. By the way, those Taoist boys in the store need to be taken care of?"

Rosacea sneered: "Whatever we do, there are plenty of ways to deal with them. In this pharmacy, we are the gods!"

After saying these words, a sneer suddenly sounded in the smoke-filled workshop:

"Hey, for goodness sake!"