Soon, all three of them finished their porridge.

Pan Hui goes home.

Shen Qingyi went out to punish evildoers.

Chen An returned to his original place and sat down, waiting for the people from the Treasure Pavilion to come and check the accounts.

More than half an hour later.

A fat man with a wealthy look walked in from outside.

When the shopkeeper Liu inside saw it, he immediately opened the cabinet in front of him and took out a rosewood box.

He walked quickly towards the man, handed him the rosewood box with a flattering look on his face, and said, "Manager Li, long time no see. This is a small gift from me."

"Manager Liu is too polite."

Manager Li took the rosewood box with a smile, and when he opened it, his smile widened.

Shopkeeper Liu was delighted when he saw this, and asked in a humble tone, "Manager Li, how about checking the bill this time..."

"I have checked it and there is no problem. Manager Liu is an honest person. I will report the truth after I return. I will never treat anyone who is loyal and dedicated to his duties unfairly."

Manager Li patted his chest and made the promise.

This concludes the audit.

Shopkeeper Liu chatted with Manager Li for a few more words.

Then he looked towards Chen An and motioned him to come over.

Chen An got up and went over.

After seeing him coming, Manager Liu immediately introduced him to Manager Li and said, "Manager Li, my friend is called Chen An. He is a newly promoted second-level alchemist. He wants to apply to join the Treasure Pavilion. I wonder if there are any vacancies left this year?"

There are only a few vacancies for alchemists in the Treasure Pavilion every year, and many second-level alchemists may not be able to get in even if they try their best.

Sometimes relationships are more important than strength.

The reason why Manager Liu was willing to help Chen An was entirely out of the desire to make friends.

Once Chen An successfully joins the Treasure Pavilion, and he is the one who helps Chen An a lot, his days in the Treasure Pavilion will be even more comfortable in the future.

Maybe I will be able to leave this desolate place called Bamboo Forest soon and go to work in the Treasure Pavilion.

Manager Li looked at Chen An for a few times, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, Master Chen has already reached the second level of alchemy before his temples turn gray. This talent for alchemy really amazes me."

"Manager Li, thank you for the compliment."

Chen An replied with a polite smile.

Manager Li continued, "Master Chen, if you want to join the Treasure Pavilion, it is not enough to just break through to the second level of the alchemy realm. You must also meet other requirements."

Chen An: "Please let Manager Li speak clearly."

Manager Li smiled and said, "Master Chen, the alchemy realm is just a level. In many cases, it cannot fully reflect the strength of an alchemist, such as the success rate of alchemy, the efficiency of alchemy, the endurance of alchemy, etc."

"Therefore, if you want to apply to join the Treasure Pavilion, you must demonstrate your abilities in these three areas, so that I can recommend you."

Then he added: "How about this, I will provide you with the materials for refining Qi Condensation Pills. If you can refine 2,000 Qi Condensation Pills within half a month, it means that your comprehensive abilities in these three aspects are qualified."

"2000 pills in half a month?"

Chen An thought he had heard it wrong.

Qi Condensing Pill is a first-level pill with high demand and cheap raw materials. It is the first choice for many low-level alchemists to make money.

Before the recipe for the Love Breaking Pill was awarded by the system, he basically made a living by refining Qi Condensing Pills.

Therefore, he knew very well how difficult it was to refine 2,000 Qi Condensation Pills in half a month, which meant an average of more than 133 pills per day.

Moreover, we are in a special period now, and we also have to provide medicinal pills to the logistics department of the Bamboo Leaf Gang. The difficulty of this combination is simply hellish.

Seeing Chen An's difficulty, Manager Li said with a smile: "Master Chen, it's not that easy to enter the Treasure Pavilion. If you can't do it, then I can only express my regret."

"Manager Li, I am confident that I can complete this test."

Chen An smiled and said, thinking that since the other party was providing the alchemy materials, he would not lose anything, at most he would lose time, so why not take the next test? Manager Li smiled and said that the test would start tomorrow, and he would provide the refining materials, and Manager Liu would provide the alchemy room and supervise.

At the same time, Chen An was required to record the entire process of refining the elixir with a recording stone to prevent cheating.

Chen An had no objection. When Manager Li was leaving, he stuffed some spirit stones into his pocket as a token of his appreciation.

After Manager Li left, Manager Liu looked at Chen An with a smile on his face and said, "Master Chen, you must pass the test. I still want to rely on you to take care of me in the future."

“I’ll do my best.”

After that, Chen An asked again: "Manager Liu, how much do you sell the photo stones for?"

"Friendly price, 1 low-grade spirit stone."

"Please give me three photo stones."

“…”

After coming out of the treasure house.

Then, he went to the cake shop and bought a box of magic cake made from a mixture of magic rice and magic fruit, and took it back to his daughter Chen Yue to satisfy her craving.

Carrying a cloth bag containing three bellybands.

Then I thought about the three photo stones in my arms.

Chen An couldn't help but quicken his pace as he walked home.

…

Green Willow Lane, at home.

As soon as Chen An pushed open the gate of the courtyard, his wife and daughter came out to greet him upon hearing the sound.

Among them, daughter Chen Yuejian ran all the way here.

She ran to Chen An, raised her chubby little face, opened her two short arms, and said with twinkling eyes: "Daddy, hug me!"

"Okay, Daddy will hug Xiaoyuejian."

As Chen An spoke, he handed the box of spirit cakes to Chen Yuejian, then held her in his arms with one hand.

Chen Yue smelled the fragrance coming from the box and couldn't wait to open it. When she saw the colorful cakes inside, she was so greedy that she reached out to pick them up and eat them.

Song Huaying, who had just walked over, took one look and immediately reached out to hit her, scolding her: "You girl, you just played with flowers and plants in the backyard for a whole day, and you dare to eat directly without washing your hands. Do you want to have diarrhea?"

“Daddy——”

Chen Yuejian looked at Chen An with a face full of grievance, and the last word "dad" was drawn out.

Chen An said in a gentle voice: "Xiaoyue, be good and listen to your mother. Go into the house and wash your hands before eating."

[You have protected your wife Song Huaying's dignity in front of their daughter, and your relationship with your wife has increased by +1.]

"Husband, what do you want to eat later? I'll make it for you now."

Gu Xinyue walked up and said.

Chen An looked at her fair and cool face and said teasingly, "I want to eat Yue'er later."

Gu Xinyue's face turned red immediately.

Wen Zhiyun, who was standing by, couldn't stand it anymore, so she reached out and hit Chen An, staring at him and said, "How can you be a father if you say such things in front of your daughter?"

"It's because my husband didn't think carefully enough."

Chen An was deeply aware that he lacked experience in taking care of his daughter, and thought of letting Wen Zhiyun pretend to be his daughter tonight so that she could learn how to be a father.

…

The daytime hours pass by in a flash.

After my daughter fell asleep.

Chen An called his three wives and concubines into the room and gave them the bellybands he bought today.

The Songhuaying is pink.

Gu Xinyue is blue.

Wen Zhiyun is red.

Song Huaying liked this gift very much and thought her husband was very interesting.

Gu Xinyue's face turned a little red.

Wen Zhiyun rolled her eyes out of habit.

"Okay, it's getting late. Go take a shower and go back to your room to rest. I will go to your room one by one and give you a full body massage to reward you for your hard work."

"Thank you, husband. Ying'er loves you!"

"Thank you, husband."

"Haha, you must have bad intentions again. I've already showered and I'm going to sleep. Don't disturb me while I sleep early to take care of the baby."

“…”

After all the wives and concubines left.

Chen An took out the three photo stones he bought at the treasure shop today, and hesitated about which beautiful wife's room to visit first so that they could appreciate his charming words and smiles.

While living, we must learn to leave ourselves some memories of our youth and record every beautiful moment of our youth.

In this way, when he is old and useless, he can appreciate each other's beauty in youth with his wives and concubines, instead of just having vague memories.

…

PS: Putting out the bowl, asking for monthly votes and recommendation votes!

(End of this chapter)