The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Since I was already on the main street, I might as well go to the notice board and look for any temporary jobs. If I couldn't find any, I'd ask Sister Hu.

If all else fails, just stay at home and write storybooks.

With an idea in mind, Xiao Han went straight to the bulletin board where the tasks were posted.

On the long screen display, some of the tasks she had seen last time were still hanging there.

Even after he had almost finished looking through the tasks on the right, Xiao Han still hadn't found a job he could do.

Alas! Her cultivation is still too low.

Just when Xiao Han was feeling discouraged, a task piqued her interest.

This was a quest to purchase waterhemp, posted by a workshop. It stated that they were purchasing large quantities of waterhemp. All monks needed to do was deliver fresh waterhemp to the workshop. Monks who didn't recognize waterhemp could first visit the workshop to learn how to identify it.

When Xiao Han came to Fuyuan City, because the shoes worn by ordinary people were too heavy for her to wear during the journey, Jiang Yaohua gave her a pair of old monk shoes, using the five spirit stones given by the Lord of Lingyun City as a gift as a discount.

Later, when Xiao Han wore the shoes to work in the orchard, she chatted with Grandma Yuan and learned that the shoes were made of a blend of water hemp silk and spiritual silk. Water hemp silk is the fiber extracted from the water hemp plant.

Of course, this kind of water linen silk is a low-level spiritual grass that is moist and contains spiritual energy. Because it has the effect of repelling water, the fabric mixed with a certain amount of water linen silk also has the characteristic of being water-resistant.

In addition, its fibers are tough, strong, wear-resistant and durable, and are often mixed in to make the slopes of shoe soles.

Wearing shoes like this, you don’t have to worry about dew getting your shoes wet.

Xiao Han heard from Grandma Yuan that water hemp usually grows near lakes and ditches in the wild, and can be collected by oneself, but it takes time to search.

Xiao Han thought, since he couldn't do anything else, he could probably find water hemp.

After quickly browsing through the remaining tasks, she found no more suitable ones. Without further delay, she immediately ran to the workshop address listed above.

The houses behind the main street were mostly workshops of varying sizes. The workshop that bought water hemp was called Tianyifang. Xiao Han followed the address, asking around as he walked. After a long, winding path, he finally found the place.

In modern times, Xiao Han was just a working girl who had been operating a sewing machine for a few years. When she saw that it was an ancient factory that made clothes and shoes, she wanted to go in and take a look.

Unfortunately, the place where water hemp grass is purchased is a separate workshop. After all, the water hemp grass needs to be processed after it is purchased.

When Xiao Han walked over, he saw an old man sitting behind a table in front of a small house. On the table were pens, ink, paper and inkstone for taking notes, and a scale next to him.

Next to the table, there is a wooden sign that reads: Waterhemp weighing area.

Xiao Han sensed the old man's cultivation level and found that he was only at the third level of Qi training.

At such an old age, his cultivation has not yet broken through to the middle stage of Qi training. It is obvious that his aptitude is extremely poor.

Xiao Han couldn't address an old man this old as an equal, so he said, "Old man, I want to go pick some water hemp grass to sell, but I've never seen it before. Could you teach me how to identify it?"

In the world of immortal cultivation, cultivation is the ultimate strength; age is useless. Because of his poor aptitude, the old man, even at such an advanced age, was still only at the third level of Qi training. He had endured countless disdain and disdain. Seeing Xiao Han, a young girl, being so polite, he was immediately very pleased.

Although Xiao Han has only reached the first level of Qi training, she is still young.

"Little girl, come in with me. Here are some water hemp plants that we received yesterday."

The old man stood up and pushed open the half-closed door behind him, revealing several bundles of grass neatly arranged in the small warehouse that had not yet been sent for processing.

He pulled out one and asked Xiao Han to look at it carefully.

This water hemp grass looks very similar to the calamus in Xiao Han's memory.

The old man said, "Water hemp grass is not difficult to find. It grows beside lakes and swamps in the wild. You just need to focus your spiritual power on your eyes and distinguish those that contain spiritual energy. That's what we need."

Xiao Han followed his instructions and poured his spiritual power into his eyes. Sure enough, he discovered that these water hemp plants all had a faint spiritual light.

Now she finally understood why Tianyifang did not assign this task to mortals. It turned out that mortals could not distinguish which ones contained spiritual energy.

"Then what is the purchase price of this water hemp grass?" Xiao Han asked.

The old man said, "Forty spirit beads per pound. Although the price is not high, the fresh water hemp grass weighs the weight, so it is still worth making."

Xiao Han didn't know how many water hemp plants contained spiritual energy, or whether it was easy to find. He had to try to find out.

Because of his first good impression of Xiao Han, the old man gave him a few more pointers: "There aren't any powerful monsters near the wild lakes within Fuyuan City, but your cultivation is too low, so you should be careful. It's best to buy a small fishing net for self-defense. That way, no matter what low-level monsters you encounter near the water, you can use the net to stop them."

"Is there still danger?" Xiao Han suddenly became a little scared.

The old man waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Even if there are demon fish, demon frogs, and demon snakes, they are not yet powerful enough. Any that have some strength have long been captured by those monks who make a living by hunting."

Although the old man said this, Xiao Han was still very worried.

After leaving the workshop, she decided to go and discuss with Granny Yuan. If the task was doable, she could borrow a sickle from her.

He stretched his legs and rushed to Grandma Yuan's orchard.

After hearing her explanation of her purpose, Granny Yuan waved her hand dismissively. "What are you afraid of? Even though you're only at the first level of Qi training, you've learned the Entanglement Technique. What powerful monsters could there be in Fuyuan City? The Entanglement Technique is enough for you, so don't be afraid. Besides, even if you're only at the first level of Qi training, you can be considered a cultivator, but if you encounter a young and strong mortal man, won't you still be defeated? The same goes for those creatures by the water. Their attack power is too weak. Unless they're at the second or third level, they can't use their powerful innate magical powers."

Thinking of a famous quote from fantasy novels, "Fortune and honor are sought in danger," Xiao Han decided to give it a try. Cutting water hemp wouldn't make her rich, but it should be enough to earn her a living.

So Xiao Han borrowed a sickle from Grandma Yuan and returned to his cave.

When I left home in the morning, I took the manuscript to show Grandma Yuan.

After she finished reading it, she gave it to Qian Wanshan. Then she went to Sister Hu to repay her debt and learn magic. Then she looked for a job and returned to Grandma Yuan.

After a lot of hard work, which took almost a whole day, my stomach was already growling with hunger. It was too late to go looking for water hemp today, so I decided to go home, have some porridge, and do some more preparations.

After returning home, Xiao Han cooked some vegetable porridge to fill his stomach. Seeing that it was still early, he decided to go to the nearby market to buy some self-defense items.

The old man who collected water hemp asked her to buy a small fishing net for self-defense, and Xiao Han thought it made sense.

If you encounter monsters like snakes and frogs, a sickle may not be enough to deal with them, so a special fishing net with a larger area can better block them.