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Chapter 223 Exchanging Intelligence

If he couldn't deliver it to the young lady, then he would be breaking the rules. Fang Cheng thought to himself, took two deep breaths, and then began to ponder some strange points in the rules—for example, there was no mention of brewing tea for the second young lady. So why did the rules specifically state that the second young lady liked to drink white tea?

This means that there may be new rules later, and these new rules will specify under what circumstances white tea should be brewed for the second young lady.

I wonder when these new rules will be released... Oh right! I'll ask those two little golden finger figures. Fang Cheng thought, after Gu Huayang led her to the servants' room and Gu Huayang had walked away, Fang Cheng took out the two little figures, poked them, and asked, "Do you know what other rules there will be?"

"Yes, new rules will indeed be added later," said System WQBYRZM.

“Yes.” Lu Renkui nodded.

"Don't worry, it's just an expanded version of the rules you're currently seeing. Just remember them," said the system WQBYRZM.

“That’s right, that’s right.” Lu Renkui nodded.

Sure enough, there are new rules. (Equation)

"Oh, right, do you want to take a look inside the room? I remember there are rules inside the room too," Lu Renkui said, holding up one index finger.

Upon hearing this, Fang Cheng quickly stuffed the two little figures back into his pocket and began looking for the housing rules.

The accommodation is very basic: a bed, a quilt, a window, and a cabinet. There are only two baskets on the cabinet, and another basket is in the kitchen, so I'll have to go to the kitchen to get it later.

The housing rules weren't hard to find; they were posted on the wall.

The paper stuck on the wall reads:

Welcome to Tianhe Tea House. The following are the rules for accommodation. Please abide by them.

Please return to your accommodation before dark.

If you are unable to return to your accommodation before dark due to work, please remove the small light from the room. It will automatically turn on at night to guide you back.

There are small animals around the tea garden, so there may be occasional noises outside. Please don't worry or get up to check.

The tea house provides three meals a day. Someone will remind you to arrive on time for meals. You will be responsible for any consequences if you are late.

Everyone works very hard, so please go to bed early.

The second young lady enjoys taking walks at night; please do not disturb her enjoyment.

The young lady is a light sleeper, please do not disturb her sleep.

Besides these rules, Fang Cheng noticed several scratches on the paper of the housing rules, and she felt that the scratches on the housing rules seemed to connect to form some words.

Fang Cheng felt that this must be a clue left by someone before, so he looked around the room for something that could be applied. After searching for a long time, he found a piece of charcoal under the pillow, which must have been left by someone before.

Fang Cheng picked up the charcoal and gently rubbed it on the scratched area of ​​the paper, revealing the words written in the scratches.

The characters formed by the scratches are "awake".

"Awake, dead..." What exactly do these words mean? Fang Cheng was puzzled. He could understand "awake," but what about "dead"...?

Fang Cheng still couldn't figure out what this "death" meant in this teahouse, which was currently quite harmonious.

Hmm, maybe someone will leave clues and find it later, then I'll understand why this person died. Let's find the little lamp first. Fang Cheng thought to himself, searching every item in the room, and finally found a small lamp on a hook outside the window.

He picked up the small lamp, blew on it, and wiped it. Fang Cheng realized that it was a kerosene lamp.

The kerosene lamp had a small hook on it, and Fangcheng hung it on his belt; it was the perfect size.

Fang Cheng then thought about the rules she was supposed to follow as a tea-picking girl.

The rules stated that he had to pick three baskets of tea leaves, but Fang Cheng's hand speed was already faster than ever before. He kept picking, his hands never stopped, and in half an hour he had only picked less than one basket.

I still have two more baskets to fill in the next two hours. I don't know if I can finish. Those two little figures should be able to help me, right? Fang Cheng sighed. Just then, he heard the sound of a clock outside. It was the Western clock, and it struck five times.

Then they heard someone banging a gong and shouting, "Time to eat! Time to eat!"

Remembering what was written in the housing rules, Fang Cheng hurriedly went to find a place for the players to eat.

Guided by the two little golden-finger figures, Fang Cheng found the place to eat. Upon entering, he found the room already more than half full.

"Sorry I'm late." Fang Cheng had just pulled out a chair and was about to sit down when Gu Huayang grabbed him by the back of his neck and pulled him to another chair.

Gu Huayang said, "Your seat is here. If you sit in the wrong seat, I will be punished, and you will also receive a warning."

"Is that so? I'm sorry!" Fang Cheng apologized hastily. He already felt bad about making others get punished, and besides, he didn't know if receiving too many warnings would have any negative consequences.

“It’s alright, you don’t know the rules here either.” Gu Huayang sighed. “I didn’t expect to pick the most troublesome one by random.”

"Is everyone here?" Li Hongying looked around.

“There are two more,” Bai Xingyi replied, “Fu Qu and Chen Yi’an haven’t arrived yet.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Qu and Chen Yi'an walked in one after the other from the doorway.

"Sorry I'm late," Fu Quxian said.

“It’s alright, your seat is here, and his seat is over there,” Gu Huayang said, leading the two to their seats.

After they sat down, they found that each of them had a meal in front of them—a bowl of soup and a steamed bun.

"Is this all the food you're offered?" Wang Jianhua sighed. "That's incredibly stingy."

"It's already quite good; they didn't make us eat their leftovers," Li Hongying said. "Let's eat first, and then everyone can discuss which of the rules we received seemed a bit strange."

"I'm in charge of laundry, and I'm required to wash at least five basins of clothes a day. If I don't finish, I have to drink a cup of completely cooled green tea."

“When I cook, at least one of my three meals a day must contain tea,” Bai Xingyi said.

“I’m in charge of selecting the goods, and I’m required to make at least three round trips a day to deliver tea,” Wang Jianhua said, taking a bite of his steamed bun. “No matter how much of the tea is in the package, as long as there’s one packet of tea, then it counts as one tea delivery.”

"I... I'm a tea picker, and I'm required to pick three baskets of tea a day." As Fang Cheng spoke, she remembered something else and asked Bai Xingyi, "Sister, is my basket still in the kitchen?"

"The basket? The basket... The basket! It's still here! The basket is still here!" Bai Xingyi shouted, hurriedly putting down the bowl and running to the kitchen. He returned with the basket in no time. "Thanks for reminding me, otherwise I would have forgotten about it and almost broke the rules."

"Hmm, it's alright, I'll need it this afternoon anyway." Fang Cheng took his basket and began to think about how he would carry three baskets to pick tea leaves that afternoon.

“I’m a water carrier,” Chen Yi’an said. “There are no special rules, I’m just required to carry the water within a specified time.”

“I’m a teacher,” Fu Qu replied. “But when I went to teach, I only saw a few puppet children. It was easy though; I just had to read the textbook they gave me.”