Chapter 305: Recruitment

htly and said.Seeing Old Yue's expression, Xiao Yu became even more certain that there must be some connection between Old Yue and the Xiao Family."May I ask which branch you belong to" After hearing...Chapter 305: Hiring

After the sign was officially hung, Zhang Dahan and his companions rested for a while in Xiao Yu's Wan Sheng Hall before bidding farewell. Originally, Xiao Yu wanted to keep them for dinner, but since there were still many matters for Zhang Dahan’s unit, they only stayed briefly before leaving.

"Hongyang, do you think we need to hire a cashier and an accountant Shouldn't we also look for another apprentice to help with the prescriptions Otherwise, Erxi will probably be overwhelmed in the future!"

After Zhang Dahan left, Xiao Yu said this to Xiao Hongyang.

Although Xiao Yu's team had completed their diagnosis tasks, there were still a few elderly people waiting for their prescriptions. If things got busy even with just these conditions right after opening, then how would they manage in the long run

Moreover, Xiao Yu hadn't exchanged the check yet, and if he didn’t hire someone to help him, it would waste a lot of time on trivial matters.

"Yes, we should indeed look for someone. However, there’s no need to find another apprentice who helps with prescriptions; there was once a young man who had been following me all along. I left him in the capital city when I came over here, and I can call him to come here soon. He has already followed me for five or six years, and during free time he would help with prescriptions while serving as an assistant if I have to go out on a consultation."

After hearing Xiao Yu’s words, Xiao Hongyang nodded in agreement.

The Yues not only had a clinic in the capital city but also had shares in Renhetang. Currently, his brother Yue Hongbin managed their family's clinic while the shares of Renhetang were under his grandfather's name. Xiao Hongyang used to practice at Yue’s Clinic too.

Before coming here and unaware of the situation, Xiao Hongyang left a clerk who also served as an assistant with him at Yue’s Clinic.

This young man was named Yuan Chao. He had started following Xiao Hongyang since he turned eighteen years old and usually worked as an apprentice for prescription preparation at Yue's Clinic. When Xiao Hongyang went out to consult, Yuan Chao would assist him as a helper. He had been with him for five years already, but Xiao Hongyang planned to observe him further for another two years before taking him on as a disciple. However, he couldn’t do so now because Yuan Chao was still an apprentice and even if he took him on as a disciple in the future, he would have to get Xiao Yu’s approval.

"When you come back, post a job advertisement at the door for hiring one accountant and one cashier! Ask your assistant to rush over here!"

Xiao Yu instructed Xiao Hongyang when he saw that the latter agreed with his suggestion.

"By the way, how much did you pay this assistant while working together" asked Xiao Yu.

"Well, Yuan Chao was paid 3500 yuan per month," replied Xiao Hongyang upon hearing Xiao Yu ask about his salary.

"Oh... Then it will be four thousand per month from now on, and Erxi's salary will be raised to three thousand. Previously, since Erxi was an apprentice, he earned two thousand, but now that he can skillfully prepare his own herbs independently, a raise is due. When making house calls, either Erxi or Yuan Chao should accompany me based on who has free time. Of course, when Yuan Chao comes over, he will be provided with meals and accommodation; for accommodation, he can stay in the resting room, and for meals, he can buy them."

Xiao Yu thought for a moment before saying.

"Yes!" Xiao Hongyang nodded in agreement.

Yuan Chao has been doing this job for several years now, so it's reasonable that he earns more than Liu Erxi. Once Liu Erxi gains more experience, his salary will naturally increase accordingly.

"Take care of these things for the next two days! Tomorrow I'm going to Zhonghai on business," said Xiao Yu to Xiao Hongyang.

A few days ago, Lao Ma's family had called, agreeing that Xiao Yu could go to Zhonghai. Whether it was useful or not didn't matter; they would cover the travel and medical expenses because he had been busy with General Huang’s affairs at the hospital during those days.

Now that matters concerning Senior General Huang are more or less concluded, Xiao Yu won’t have anything to do tomorrow. Also, Young Master of the breakfast stall's stomach ailment can be treated with acupuncture first by Xiao Hongyang, so Xiao Yu decided to go to Zhonghai tomorrow.

"Understood,師父!"

Since there was no patient at Wansheng Hall now, Xiao Yu headed towards the resting room where he kept quite a few of his belongings. Since Yuan Chao would be staying here in the future, it wasn't appropriate for him to keep things here anymore. Plus, many of Xiao Yu's items were not to be touched by others.

Xiao Yu packed up all his things and placed them into the car; when Xiao Hongyang saw this, he hurried over to help.

There was a lot of stuff, so it took two people three trips to finish packing everything up neatly.

"What are you doing Put that down!"

After finishing the last round of packing and stepping out of Wansheng Hall, Xiao Yu found an elderly man in his seventies actually pulling out a Japanese sword he had picked from the cave from Xiao Yu's car and was about to unsheathe it.

Xiao Yu’s packed items were all stored in the trunk which wasn’t closed for convenience. He hadn't expected that the old man would touch his belongings.

After yelling at the elderly man, Xiao Yu quickly rushed over, put down what he was carrying and snatched back the Japanese sword from him.

"Young man, you've misunderstood! I'm not stealing anything; I just wanted to take a look!"

The old man, seeing Xiao Yu's angry expression, hurriedly explained to him.

"Whether it’s looking or something else, did you ask for the owner’s permission"

Xiao Yu said to the old man. Before he figured out how this dagger ended up in the hands of the decomposing corpse in the cave, he didn't want anyone to know that he possessed it. Although he wasn’t knowledgeable about antiques, he was aware of the reputation of this blade in Japan.

"This... I didn’t mean any harm!" The old man's face turned slightly red as he said awkwardly upon hearing Xiao Yu’s words.

"Speaking of which, are you selling this knife" After a moment, the embarrassment on his face faded, and he asked if Xiao Yu was willing to sell the dagger.

"Sorry, not for sale!" Upon hearing what the old man said, Xiao Yu answered straightforwardly. He then put the knife and other items in the car, closed the trunk door, and returned to the clinic.

The old man looked at Xiao Yu's clinic, lowered his head with a thoughtful expression, and left, heading toward the antique market.

This old man was a wealthy collector from Hong Kong named Lian Zhen. He had come to inspect his company in Shenzhen. With no activities scheduled for today morning, he came alone to the antique market to see if there were any items worth purchasing. To his surprise, just as he parked his car and intended to walk into the antique market, he spotted Xiao Yu’s Japanese sword on top of his vehicle.

Lian Zhen was fond of collecting ancient swords and knives. Although this blade didn’t seem like it originated from China but rather resembled a Japanese sword, it still caught his attention.

Since the blade was inside its sheath, he hadn't paid much attention initially. However, when he passed by Xiao Yu’s car, he noticed the hilt of the sword. The hilt appeared very ancient and gave him an unusual sensation; instinctively, he believed this sword wasn’t ordinary, which led him to pick it up for a closer look.

However, just as he was about to draw out the blade, Xiao Yu interrupted him.

While walking, Lian Zhen kept thinking about that knife. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this sword wasn’t ordinary; it seemed similar to a Japanese sword whose hilt he had seen somewhere before.

But for now, he couldn't recall where exactly he saw it, so with a helpless shake of his head, he entered the antique market.

Xiao Yu finished tidying up and said goodbye to Xiao Hongyang before driving away from Wansheng Hall.

Xiao Yu drove the car at high speed and arrived at Dongyuan Villa. As soon as his car reached the entrance of the residential area, the gate slowly opened. The security guards had already memorized Xiao Yu's car and license plate number.

So when Xiao Yu’s car approached the main gate of the villa community, it was immediately noticed by these security guards who quickly opened the gate for him. When his car passed by the guardhouse, he rolled down the window to greet the on-duty security guard before speeding away.

Xiao Yu drove straight to his own doorstep and used a remote control to open the main door. He then drove in and parked his car in the garage, starting to move things into the house.

Xiao Yu's room was the master bedroom on the second floor. Since Xiao Jianying and Yun Xi had already bought everything needed when they left, Xiao Yu could directly move in after arriving.

After settling all his belongings, he took the Japanese sword to the basement. Because Xiao Yu wasn’t often at home, and this sword couldn't be carried around like that dagger was, he decided to store it in the basement, which was the safest place.

Upon arriving at the basement, Xiao Yu climbed down a ladder to reach the entrance surrounded by cabinets.

Although there was a Yin Absorbing Umbrella inside the basement absorbing and converting Yin energy, the atmosphere was still very dense with it. Standing in the basement, Xiao Yu felt the surging Yin energy; his ghostly spirit instantly floated out of his body.

Xiao Yu's ghostly head gradually inflated until, at a certain point, he opened his giant mouth and gently sucked in all the Yin煞qi (evil Yin energy) filling the basement, which was like a torrent being drawn into Xiao Yu’s ghostly mouth.

After Xiao Yu’s ghost had completely absorbed this Yin煞qi (evil Yin energy), his head slowly returned to its original size. At that moment, Xiao Yu's ghost let out a huge belch and then flew back above his body, gradually merging with him again.

At the instant when Xiao Yu's ghost re-entered his physical body, he stood there and slowly opened his eyes. The moment he did so, Tu Gui (Earth Ghost) and Shui Gui (Water Ghost), who were standing in front of him, came into view.

It turned out that while the earth ghost and water ghost were cultivating and recovering inside the Yin Absorbing Umbrella, they suddenly sensed changes occurring in the basement. So both rushed out from within the umbrella.

Afraid to be sucked into Xiao Yu’s mouth along with all the Yin煞qi (evil Yin energy), Tu Gui and Shui Gui had grabbed onto their companions. If not for them, these ghost soldiers and generals would have been dragged toward Xiao Yu's giant mouth by a huge suction force.

Seeing Xiao Yu's enormous mouth, fear arose in their hearts, an instinctive fear making them feel as though they might instantly scatter into nothingness.ell heavily onto the bed and didn't move anymore."Master, Master, what's wrong with you" Bai Qiyue saw the old man like this and her face changed dramatically; she cried out in alarm, breaking free fr...