Wen Qingcheng slowed down the horse when he entered the village. He saw that there was a light on in the direction of his home, which was like a lonely star in the inky darkness, flickering with a faint light. It was that warm yellow light that made Wen Qingcheng feel at ease and warm.

As soon as Wen Qingcheng opened the door, Ye Xiuying heard it, and then Ye Xiuying, Zicheng, and Xiao Hei, who was released, came forward and surrounded Wen Qingcheng.

"Sister, you're finally back." Zicheng raised his little face and looked at Wen Qingcheng with a distressed look.

Wen Qingcheng touched Zicheng, and then touched Xiaohei who was jumping towards her.

"Why did you come back so late today? If you don't come back soon, I will go looking for you." Ye Xiuying said worriedly.

"Mom, please don't go out to look for me. How are you going to go? Are you going to walk? If I don't come back, I'll just stay there. You don't have to wait for me. You can eat when it's time to eat and sleep when it's time to sleep."

"Why are you working later and later? Are you that busy?"

Wen Qingcheng sighed, hesitated for a while, and still didn't tell Ye Xiuying, fearing that she would worry. "Nothing, just busy."

Ye Xiuying didn't ask any further, "Have you eaten?"

"not yet."

"It's so late, why don't you provide food? Wangji is such a big place, how can this be done?"

"Wangji only provides lunch at noon. Mom, is there any more food?"

"I left it for you. It should still be warm now. I've heated it up for you three times." Ye Xiuying said as she went to get some water for Wen Qingcheng to wash her hands.

Wen Qingcheng was covered in dust and medicine powder, so she simply took off her outer clothes, put on a bathrobe and went to the bathroom.

"Qingcheng, let's eat first and then take a shower."

Wen Qingcheng had already entered the bathroom. She was no longer hungry. She didn't feel hungry, but she felt sticky and her ears and nose were full of dust.

"I'll just rush, quickly."

Ye Xiuying came out of the main room and had just filled the kettle with water to boil some water when Wen Qingcheng came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe.

"You took a shower with cold water? It's cold at night, how can you take a shower with cold water?"

"It's okay, I'll just take a shower." In fact, Wen Qingcheng often took cold showers in her previous life. She was used to it and didn't feel cold at all.

Ye Xiuying looked at Wen Qingcheng with a frown, "You may not feel it now because you are young, but you will know it when you are old. Don't use cold water even if it is hot."

Wen Qingcheng finished her meal and returned to her room. She felt a burning sensation on her shoulders. She took off her clothes and looked in the mirror. Her skin was broken and bleeding. She looked horrible. She and Qi Zhen were really capable. They carried five large vats of water and could not remember how many times they had carried them back and forth.

Wen Qingcheng stood up in front of the mirror and found that her shoulders were a little uneven. She habitually carried the pole on her right side. She took out a disinfectant cotton ball from the space and disinfected the wound. She couldn't carry water tomorrow. She couldn't carry water for at least a week because of this injury.

I will have a good talk with Manager Pang tomorrow. In the herbal medicine store, other pharmacists have their own tasks. Some are responsible for picking, some are responsible for cleaning, and some are responsible for carefully moistening and cutting the medicine. She also wants to seize the time to practice cutting medicine, as the junior pharmacist practical assessment is required.

When Wen Qingcheng woke up early the next morning, her arms were in so much pain that she couldn't lift them, and her fingers felt swollen.

When they arrived at the herbal medicine store, Wen Qingcheng and Qi Zhen were cleaning the pharmacy as usual, and Tong the pharmacist who was in charge of cutting the medicine came over.

"Sister Tong." Qi Zhen saw Pharmacist Tong looking around, as if she had something to say.

Pharmacist Tong leaned close to Wen Qingcheng's ear and said, "Xiao Wen, you have to be careful today. Manager Pang might find fault with you."

"Why? I never offended him. Why are you picking on me?"

"You left first last night, and Manager Pang found out. I heard from others that he might punish you, so you'd better be prepared." After saying this, Pharmacist Tong quietly returned to his post.

"Qi Zhen, when did Manager Pang come back yesterday?"

"He came back less than half an hour after you left. He asked everyone to pack up the bags of medicine and didn't say anything else."

Wen Qingcheng nodded, but since Tong Yaogong said so, whether it was true or not, she should be careful.

At this time, Manager Pang came out, stood in front of everyone, clapped his hands, and said with a serious expression: "Everyone, stop what you are doing."

Everyone put down their work, gathered around, and stood in two rows to look at him.

"Last night, our Wang's Medicinal Materials Store was faced with an urgent order from Kyoto, but someone left first. Now I will severely punish the person who left first!" Manager Pang's eyes swept across everyone and finally fell on Wen Qingcheng.

Wen Qingcheng couldn't help but frown slightly. Was he trying to use her as an example to scare the monkeys?

Manager Pang continued, "Pharmacist Liu? Who left yesterday?"

Liu Yishou stammered, "They are all here, but..." Liu Yishou glanced at Wen Qingcheng, "Wen Qingcheng's home is far away, so she left a little earlier."

"Wen Qingcheng, when I came back yesterday, you were indeed not there. Where did you go?"

Wen Qingcheng hurriedly explained, "I went home. I had already finished my work. I couldn't just stay here all the time. My home is far away, and I was afraid that my mother would be worried if she saw me not coming back, so I left first."

"Is your home the only one far away? Others' homes are not far away. What do you mean by wasting time? There are so many jobs to do, why don't you take the initiative to find work? Others have not left, but you left. Are you, Wen Qingcheng, special?"

Wen Qingcheng took a deep breath, adjusted her mood, and patiently explained, "Manager Pang, when you left, you said that we could leave after we finished the work. And I carried five large vats of water yesterday, my shoulders were worn out, and I didn't eat, so I couldn't take it. I didn't know when you would come back, so I left."

"You are just doing this, what do you mean by hard work? Are you the hardest working person here? Forget about how much water you carried yesterday. I just want to ask you why you left without my permission?"

Wen Qingcheng sneered and was almost speechless. She had never heard such a funny question before. "You can leave when it's time to get off work. Why do you have to report?"

Manager Pang curled his lips, nodded, and said with a straight face: "Okay, I'll make it clear today. You must come to me to report after work in the future. You can only leave after you finish the work in your hands!"

Wen Qingcheng said nothing. She was still hoping to sign up for the junior pharmacist position at Wangji. When you have a higher mountain to climb, you won't care about the quagmire under your feet. When people are frustrated and humiliated, they must grit their teeth and encourage themselves, accumulate their energy and grow their wisdom.

Wen Qingcheng was even more motivated and determined to work hard to pass the junior pharmacist exam in one go and leave this place as soon as possible.

Wen Qingcheng gritted her teeth, stood there with a stiff face, but in the eyes of Manager Pang, her expression looked like... dissatisfaction.

"Since Wen Qingcheng did not follow the rules of the herbal medicine store yesterday and left early, we will fine Wen Qingcheng 500 coins according to the rules. Pay the fine before leaving work today."

As soon as these words were spoken, the pharmacists all looked at Wen Qingcheng with sympathy. 500 coins was half a month's salary for Wen Qingcheng, which was equivalent to working for half a month for free.

Wen Qingcheng shuddered slightly, thinking to herself, if you want to achieve great things, you must first endure humiliation... She suppressed her anger and said crisply, "Didn't this system of reporting before leaving work just start today? Why are you punishing me?"

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