Chapter 105 105: Let me give elixir a try
In August, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the bright moon is in the sky.
In Dustpan Alley, Banyue Lake, someone was fishing at night under a willow tree.
Taoist Master Song, who was wearing a Taoist robe, left Chen Shizhen's house angrily. When he got outside, his expression quickly returned to normal, and his eyes were bright and reserved, hiding deeply.
He strolled to the lake and hid his figure under the willow tree.
The fisherman wore a bamboo hat to hide his face and asked, "Taoist priest, you came out so soon?"
Taoist Song snorted: "I was a little late because I had something to do. When I went to the third master's house, I only saw a mess on the table."
The fisherman said "Oh" and was surprised: "This is not like the attitude of the third brother. He has always been respectful to the Taoist priest and did not dare to show any slightness. Could it be that something has changed?"
Taoist priest Song's eyes flashed: "There is a visitor at his house. It is said that he is a Kaozi from the county below, with the same surname of Chen. Tonight's meal is meant to help this son clean up his dust."
"That's strange. As far as I know, there is no such distant nephew in the third family."
"Who knew? Look at this kid, it's not that simple."
The fisherman laughed and said: "The third child invited you to a banquet. The banquet was opened before you arrived. That just shows that this guy has an unusual background."
Taoist priest Song asked: "Aren't you worried?"
"What's there to worry about? He's just a country scholar. Besides, this is the only house left in the third child's family."
"You said that the house is the foundation."
The fisherman nodded slightly: "Yes. But at this point, do you think he can still hold on?"
Taoist priest Song said calmly: "You guys really have a deep love for each other as brothers."
The fisherman sighed: "Taoist Master, you are an outsider and do not understand the hard work of maintaining a large family. The third child in my family has a weak temperament, soft ears, and no children. Sooner or later, his family fortune will be If you can't keep it, you can't take advantage of others because your daughter marries outside. The meat must rot in the pot."
Taoist Song was too lazy to listen to such high-sounding words: "In short, Pindao has done what he should do, and now it's your turn to fulfill your promise."
The fisherman smiled and said: "Don't worry, Taoist Master, I will only give you a lot more."
Taoist Master Song stroked his beard with satisfaction and suddenly said: "One more thing, I don't like this exam candidate who has taken refuge in the third master's house. I don't want to see him pass the exam. Presumably, you don't either. I would like to see something like this happen, and there will be changes.”
The fisherman echoed: "It's a very simple matter. As long as he can't enter the examination room, it will be solved."
“Very good.”
The two looked at each other and smiled.
At this moment, the buoy on the water surface moved suddenly, and a fish took the bait.
……
The next morning, Chen Jin got up and washed up. The boy Awu brought breakfast to the other courtyard, which was millet porridge and two kinds of pickles.
The portion size is a bit small.
Not only Chen Jin, but now Ye Yanke is also a foodie. As a warrior, sword practice also consumes a lot of energy.
After they finished eating, Awu packed up the dishes and went out. When he got outside, the eldest lady Chen Jin was waiting there, asking about the situation.
Awu told the truth, saying that both of them ate very quickly and finished them in three to five times.
Chen Jin Bingxue was smart. When she heard this, she knew that this breakfast was not enough, and she felt sad in her heart.
It is not the way to treat guests when guests are staying at home and not even having enough food to eat.
What's more important is that this guest has a special origin. He originally had a large amount of money to stay, so he was very entertained.
Now that the money has been misappropriated and people's trust has been broken, once this happens, where will the face be left?
With no other choice, the girl had to take out some more gold and silver jewelry and ask the old housekeeper to sell them for money. No matter what, every meal must include fish and meat, at least decent enough.
Anyway, it only lasts for a few days.
After a while, Chen Jin came out of the other courtyard and found Chen Jin: "Miss, how is your father?"
Chen Jin hurriedly said: "I asked the doctor to come and see me last night. As the young master said, my father took pills indiscriminately and accumulated poison in his body. He needed to stay in bed for recuperation and take medicine to detoxify. Fortunately, he was discovered early and was saved. ”
Having said this, he bowed and bowed: "Little girl, I would like to thank you for your help. Not only did you wake up my father, but you also saved his life."
Chen Jin said: "You're welcome. I was staying at the house and encountered such a situation. I should do something... By the way, can you take me to the place where your father made alchemy?"
Chen Jin hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement. I happened to be taking advantage of my father's bed recuperation to clean up all the messy things and throw them away, thus completely cutting off my father's delusions.
The place where Chen Shizhen made alchemy was the courtyard that collapsed yesterday.
What collapsed was the furnace room, as well as the alchemy room, material room, etc., which were arranged in an orderly manner.
It can be seen from this that Chen Shizhen put a lot of thought and effort into refining the "Elixir of Immortality".
The doors are all locked.
Chen Jin originally planned to go to his father to ask for the key, but he saw Chen Jin holding a sword. The sword flashed and the copper lock was broken open, which was very rough.
The girl was surprised, as she felt that Mr. Chen was here to rob.
But I saw that there were many jars and jars stored in the room, and notes were carefully pasted on the jars, indicating the names of the materials, which were mainly divided into two categories: herbs and ores, such as gold, silver, copper, lead, lime, charcoal, cinnabar, mica, etc.
Chen Jin was mainly interested in herbal medicines. He identified them one by one and felt happy.
It has to be said that Chen Shizhen lost all his money and the quality of the mineral herbs he bought was acceptable.
After all, if Taoist Master Song wants to play tricks in this area, it will easily expose his flaws.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
After all, Chen Shizhen is also a knowledgeable scholar.
Of course, the price can be falsified or even significantly overpriced, which makes it difficult to judge.
Seeing so many things in the house, Chen Jin couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Prior to this, this side courtyard was classified as a restricted area, and no one could enter without Chen Shizhen's permission.
Chen Jin stretched out his hand and pointed at the jar in the corner: "Miss, that contains gold and silver. You can ask someone to move it out."
Chen Jin hurried over and opened it. Sure enough, it was white silver and yellow gold. There was quite a lot. He asked, "Gold and silver are also used to make elixirs?"
Chen Jin explained: "The auxiliary ingredients of Waidan are needed in the formula."
Chen Jin turned around and saw a bottle not far away, with a note on it and the word "arsenic" written in handwriting. She couldn't help but blush: "Isn't this poison?"
No wonder there was poison in my father's body. If he ate these things, he would be lucky if he didn't get poisoned.
Fortunately, he failed many times in refining alchemy, so he ate less.
The girl began to carry the jars containing gold and silver. These belongings were an unexpected blessing, and they could make up for the family's shortfall a little, and they could live a stable life.
Chen Jin selectively held various aged herbs: Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, cordyceps...
As soon as Chen Jin struggled to move the gold and silver into the yard, he heard a rush of footsteps, and it was Chen Shizhen running over.
Running so fast.
Behind him, the old butler Chen Uncle was panting and couldn't keep up with his master's footsteps.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
Chen Jin quickly stopped him.
Chen Shizhen was sweating so much that he didn't bother to wipe it off, and said nonchalantly: "Let me take a look."
"You've said that you won't make elixirs anymore, so what else is there to see? The doctor said last night that you need to rest your body and not run around."
"But what should I do with the pill materials that are all over the house? I searched and purchased them with great difficulty."
Chen Jin said crisply: "Use what you can use, sell what you can sell, and throw away what you should throw away."
Hearing this, Chen Shizhen sighed and felt pity.
Then Chen Jin came out with a big bag in his hand: "Master Chen San, I can lend you the alchemy furnace."
Chen Shizhen was startled: "What are you going to do?"
Chen Jin smiled: "I'll give it a try."
Chen Shizhen: "..."
Old housekeeper: "..."
Chen Jin: "..."
(End of chapter)