Chapter 7 Youyuanzhai

There is a plaque hanging in front of the store, with the words "Youyuanzhai" written on it.

The interior is not big and a bit shabby, with formations of different patterns hanging around. Some of the formations must have been hung for a long time, and the ink has faded a little.

The counter is high, and a middle-aged, fat monk is sitting on the counter. He has a white face and no beard. He looks like the manager of the store.

There is a bell hanging on the eaves of the door. When Mo Hua entered the door, the bell made a crisp sound.

The fat manager was dozing off with his eyes half open and half closed. Hearing the bell, he looked up and looked around. He didn't see anyone and was about to get angry. When he lowered his head, he found a small head sticking out from the counter.

The fat steward was stunned for a moment, and then he said, "Little brother, where are your parents?"

Mo Hua shook his head, "If my parents don't look for you, I will look for you."

The fat steward was stunned again, "You look for me? What do you want to ask me for?"

"Do you need someone to help you draw the formation?"

The fat steward found it interesting and joked, "Why? You, a little kid, can draw the formation?"

Mo Hua said modestly, "I know a little."

The fat steward smiled and said, "It's not enough to know a little. You must be at least the sixth level of Qi Refining, have the sect's academic jade slips, be a formation apprentice, have a formation master as a teacher, and pay a deposit before you can draw the formation for us."

Mo Hua was shocked. He didn't know there were so many requirements before, and he couldn't seem to meet any of these conditions.

Mo Hua suddenly had an idea and said, "Okay, I lied. I'm not very good at it, I took it for my brother."

The fat steward didn't care and asked, "What does your brother do?"

"My brother is an apprentice of formations. He follows a formation master to learn formations. He also helps the business to draw some basic formations to earn some money. He is too busy learning formations and has no time, so I help him run errands."

Mo Hua simply changed the identity of the distant uncle of the Meng family and used it.

The fat steward touched his chin, thought for a moment and refused: "No, words are not enough. If your brother wants to draw the formation for our company, he has to do it himself."

Mo Hua's eyes turned, and he said: "Do you still need a deposit?"

The fat steward nodded, "Yes."

"Does the deposit include the formation diagram and the pen, ink and paper used to draw the formation? In this case, I gave you the deposit, even if it was a lie, it is just equivalent to you selling a formation and materials at a fair price. Although I don't make a profit, I don't lose money."

In fact, I still made a little profit. The deposit is higher than the materials for drawing the formation. As for the formation diagram, they are all the simplest and common goods on the street, and they don't need many spirit stones at all.

Thinking of this, the fat steward was a little hesitant.

"Is your store not doing well?" Mo Hua asked again.

It's really not good. There are only a few customers a day. Without customers, the formations are sold less, and there are few formation masters willing to draw formations for them, even apprentices, otherwise the store would not be so deserted.

However, the fat steward would not admit it in his heart, and still raised his head high, but he was a little guilty.

Seeing this, Mo Hua took the opportunity to say: "My brother is very good at drawing formations. Others say that he will definitely become a formation master in a few years. After he becomes a formation master, he will study for another ten or twenty years and pass the qualification. Maybe he can even become a first-class formation master. At that time, he will naturally help you draw some more advanced formations, wouldn't you make a profit?"

Qualification? How can it be that easy.

The fat steward snorted in his heart, but as the saying goes, don't despise the poor young, no one can predict what will happen in the future. If you can become a first-class formation master, you really need to make a good relationship, so that you can ask for help in the future.

Rules are actually for outsiders to see. As long as you can draw a formation, it doesn't matter.

"What you said makes sense," said the fat steward, "but you said your brother's formations are good, but it's just empty talk and can't be taken seriously. You're a kid and don't understand formations, so how can you tell whether they're good or bad? Let me see a formation your brother has drawn. If it's really good, I'll agree to do this business with you."

Mo Hua doesn't have a brother, so where can he find the formations his brother has drawn.

There are no formations of his brother, but there are his own.

Mo Hua's storage bag contains several formations he has drawn, but those are all homework for the sect, which are the basic formation patterns that have been disassembled, or the combination of formation patterns, which are a little different from the complete formation.

A discerning person can see it at a glance, and it will be exposed if it is given out.

Mo Hua thought for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he said, "I didn't bring the formation my brother drew, but he taught me a little bit. I'll draw it for you, and you'll know whether my brother's formation is good or not."

"You can also draw formations?"

The manager was stunned, thought about it, and said, "Okay."

He was also curious about how the child in front of him drew, so he casually pulled out a formation diagram from under the counter, and took out a pen, ink, and paper and handed it to Mo Hua.

The three words "Bright Fire Formation" were written on the diagram. It was something that the sect's teachers had never taught. A complete formation, including three formation patterns, looked very difficult.

Mo Hua definitely couldn't draw a complete formation. Although the formation taught by the sect was called a formation, it only contained one, at most two basic formation patterns. This was an entry-level formation and was not worthy of being called a formation outside.

A real formation must contain at least three formation patterns, with interrelated formation patterns, such as the "Bright Fire Formation" in front of him.

Mo Hua glanced at the manager and said confidently, "This is too difficult. If I knew how to draw, I would help you draw the formation and earn spirit stones. What else do you need my brother for?"

The manager patted his head, thinking that he had forgotten that a child in his teens could not draw a complete formation. This was too difficult. He had never dealt with children in the business before, so he neglected it.

The manager pointed to the upper left corner of the formation and said, "If you can draw this small part of the formation pattern, I will promise you that I will ask your brother to draw the formation."

Mo Hua looked at the formation pattern in the upper left corner and breathed a sigh of relief. It was a basic fire formation pattern that he had learned in the sect, but it only added some details and connections, which was still within his control.

Mo Hua took the pen and dipped it in ink, sketching the formation pattern on the paper. After a while, the formation pattern was finished.

The fat manager nodded slightly when Mo Hua was writing. Mo Hua's writing technique was very skillful, and his writing was natural and smooth, without any tension. Obviously, his foundation was not bad. The formation pattern he drew also met the specifications, without any mistakes. If it was not a family learning, it must be that his brother taught him well.

The fat steward was more inclined to the latter, because looking at Mo Hua's clothes, although they were clean and tidy, they were too simple, and it was obvious that they were not from a wealthy family. A cultivator who had learned the formation would definitely not be so tight-fisted.

The fat steward took another look at the formation pattern drawn by Mo Hua, and was quite satisfied, so he said: "Deposit ten spirit stones, and I will give you the formation diagrams and materials you need."

"Ten!"

Mo Hua was stunned.

He only had three spirit stones on him. He had earned twelve spirit stones by helping his fellow disciples copy the formation homework before, spent ten on the fire-proof hairpin, and saved one by saving money, and then... nothing else, this was all Mo Hua's assets.

He had to wait until the formation course assessment one day, when he drew the formation for his fellow disciples, to earn so many spirit stones.

I don't know how long it will take!

The steward saw Mo Hua's expression and realized that Mo Hua had no spirit stones, but he didn't say anything. It was normal for a child not to have so many spirit stones.

The life of a cultivator is not easy. Managers like them have times when they are short of money, not to mention the casual cultivators with poor family conditions.

The manager just kindly reminded: "You can't take this job without a deposit of spirit stones."

Seeing that Mo Hua seemed a little listless, he couldn't help but add: "I'll keep this order for your brother. When you have spirit stones, come and take it."

Mo Hua nodded immediately and said: "Yeah, wait until I go back and collect... ask my brother for spirit stones, then come and take this order!"

The fat manager waved his hand, "Go play first, it's still early, I'll close my eyes and rest for a while..." After that, he slowly squinted his eyes and dozed off.

Mo Hua left the business, squatted on the steps, and held his chin with a bit of a dilemma.

"Seven spirit stones..."

Mo Hua wanted to earn spirit stones by drawing formations, but to earn spirit stones by drawing formations, he had to have spirit stones first. Without spirit stones, he couldn't draw formations to earn spirit stones...

Mo Hua felt dizzy.

Ask my parents for it?

Mo Hua shook his head. Spiritual stones are needed for food, clothing and daily expenses at home. In the morning, I heard my parents talking about Uncle Chu from the Monster Hunting Team who broke his arm and wanted to borrow spiritual stones to heal his wounds. In addition, Mo Hua has to pay for the sect's training next semester. There shouldn't be any extra spiritual stones at home.

Ask someone to borrow?

Mo Hua's friends are poorer than Mo Hua. Where can they lend spiritual stones to Mo Hua?

Mo Hua was thinking hard when he suddenly heard someone yelling:

"Mo Hua, you are here!"

Mo Hua looked up and saw a fat boy in gorgeous clothes surrounded by servants, looking at him angrily.

Thanks to fellow Taoist Gui Youbai for the reward~