Next, Lin Fengjin went to the largest drugstore in Xunzhou and spent some money to inquire about the medicinal materials for making snake wine. Because the most rare thing about Xunzhou snake wine is the raw materials, not the formula, there is no
The pharmacies in other places have such a strong sense of confidentiality. The most critical point of this cooked snake wine is to ferment and brew the snake with the distiller's lees, distiller's yeast, and medicinal materials at the same time. In this case, the brewed medicinal wine will be the best.
So after Lin Fengjin gave fifty taels of silver, he found out the recipe for soaking the snake wine, and then naturally followed the diagram to purchase these medicinal materials one by one, and even prepared three
A big wine jar, and then start pouring the prepared Daqu wine grains into it. They are all made of good sorghum. The fragrance fills your nose when you smell it. As for medicinal materials, I only buy them with good quality and good medicinal effects.
Yes, no matter the price.
Then everything is ready except for the east wind. When you encounter a suitable fattened snake, which will make it strong and poisonous, you will throw it in according to the method mentioned above, seal the altar with yellow mud, and then you can drink it after it is fully fermented.
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Of course, it is best not to drink this puree directly, but to try drinking it by mixing it with sorghum wine. If it is a common rheumatism disease, then one cup of puree can be mixed with ten cups. For eyesight, one cup of puree with five cups is the best.
In serious cases, one cup is worth three cups.
However, this extreme therapy can only last for three days. After drinking it for three days, you must stop taking it for three days before taking it again. Otherwise, it will be extremely easy to be poisoned.
Lin Fengjin kept these precautions in his mind. When he went back to the inn, Ao Xi had not come back yet. Lin Fengjin didn't take it seriously. The next morning, around dawn, he heard that Ao Xi
Knocking gently on the door outside. Lin Fengjin got up, washed up, and wanted to have breakfast before leaving. However, Ao Xi also seemed to be in a hurry, stuffed a pill in his hand, and rushed on his way.
Lin Fengjin saw that the elixir looked like a lotus seed. There was a faint fragrance inside, and there was a sense of déjà vu. He suddenly thought of the black lotus pond outside Teng Sheze Longyu, but he did not say anything about the elixir.
After eating it, I immediately felt refreshed and energetic.
When Ao Xi saw Lin Fengjin taking the elixir, he smiled proudly and said:
"Sir, have I made any progress in my alchemy skills? Mr. Fu should still be at home now, and he should be considered an expert in tasting. How about you comment?"
Lin Fengjin would never take elixirs unless he had something to do. Because he knew some principles about elixirs----------This elixir seemed to be very effective, but in fact it was related to excitement.
It is estimated that the side effects will be smaller if it is something like a pill. For example, if you take one pill when you are tired, you will seem to be refreshed, but in fact, doesn’t your body’s fatigue disappear? Doesn’t the wound bleed?
It's just that your nerves have been deceived, making you temporarily unable to feel these things...
So when faced with Ao Xi's inquiry, Lin Fengjin could only laugh and say:
"This bastard doesn't do anything after taking money every day. He is either drinking or playing with girls. He has never made any elixirs. But Brother Ao's elixir has such immediate effects after taking it. It must be an excellent thing."
Ao Xi's face immediately showed a proud smile and said:
"Where. Where, this Huangya Dan is also based on some refining methods found in ancient books. I have deleted some of them myself and it seems to be quite effective."
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As they talked, the two of them had already left the city of Xunzhou and set foot on the road heading north. Although Xunzhou is surrounded by mountains, it is also an important transportation place. It can be said to connect the north and the south.
It can be said that there are people coming and going on the official road, and there is a lot of traffic. Some people are pouring water and sweeping the official road. If they see a horse or a cow, they will scold them and see if there is a dung bag hanging on the back of the animal. Otherwise, if you don't
, so I have to collect five coins.
This is because cows and horses have to poop everywhere. There are many people on the official road, so these things must be cleaned in time. Otherwise, people trampling on horses is not only unclean but also unsightly. Lin Fengjin saw people from the middle Tang Dynasty
However, he was very satisfied with these things he had created and thought they could be promoted in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Lu Yu was now ambitious and wanted to unify the five kingdoms, so he must be very fond of doing something like this new dynasty and new atmosphere.
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The two walked along the official road for five miles, and then they saw the road ahead circling, indicating that they had already started to enter the mountain. Because of the existence of Taoism in this world, it is also used in many aspects, so in the process of breaking mountains and cracking rocks,
In terms of road construction, it can be said that he is very skilled, far surpassing the ancient times of the earth.
After entering the mountain, the sun began to rise gradually, but it was as red and lovely as an egg yolk. Ao Xi said at this time:
"The reason why you urged me so urgently just now is because, sir, you are interested in looking for snakes. This snake is a composite of snakes and earthworms (earthworms). It has a strong Yin energy, so it likes to bask in the sun.
However, the strong sun will cause the skin on the body to become chapped and the vitality will be greatly damaged. Therefore, it is best to look for snakes at the end of the twelfth hour after sunrise (dawn to 10 noon).
1 o'clock) this time."
While talking, Ao Xi took Lin Fengjin from the official road to another mountain road. There was a sign next to this mountain road, which read "To the Turtle and Snake Temple" as if it were a road sign.
Character.
There were no people on this mountain road, so both Ao Xi and Lin Fengjin began to speed up. In less than an hour, they would have run at least fifty or sixty miles and were already deep into the mountain.
About halfway up the mountain, he heard the sound of a gurgling stream. Although there was no road, Ao Xi still pointed at the place where the sound of the stream came from and strode over. Lin Fengjin saw where Ao Xi passed by.
, many poisonous insects, mountain mosquitoes, and the like also seemed to have seen ghosts. They crawled out from the vines and grass and fled in all directions. They had obviously released a trace of their own aura, so the snakes and insects avoided them.
When walking in the mountains, poisonous mosquitoes, locusts and other insects are not the most dangerous, but they are the most annoying. If you take protective measures, they are airtight and so hot that you feel like you were fished out of the water.
It seems that if you don't take protective measures, you will be punished. Therefore, the mountain people who come to catch snakes are really hardworking and risk their lives. No wonder they are sold at such a high price.
I continued to follow Ao Xi, but I walked along the stream down the mountain. It was a bit strange to say that I just saw that there was no road ahead, but after walking along the mountain stream with Ao Xi for a while, I saw a faint road.
The trail appeared next to the creek. This is the so-called "animal trail" which was trampled by wild animals drinking water. When we reached the middle of the ravine, I didn't know why, although the sun was shining brightly, I suddenly felt cold.
In some cases, the temperature actually dropped by more than two or three degrees.
"In terms of Feng Shui, this place is a yin vein in the earth, so it is very attractive for snakes, and the rocks in this mountain stream are a good place for them to bask in the sun. If you want to catch snakes, here
It may happen. I still have some medical skills, and I feel that although the poisonous snakes near the venom veins are more toxic, the medicinal properties of the medicinal wine you prepare may not be able to suppress it. So you can just catch some ordinary snakes and make them into wine.
alright.
Lin Fengjin secretly thought that Aoxi was so awesome. He even knew that it was better not to eat genetically modified organisms, and even claimed that they were. Aoxi slowed down when he got here, pointing to the middle of the mountain stream:
"The sun is warm at this time. This is what snakes like most. They lie on the rocks in the mountain stream to bask in their bellies. In addition, there are no natural enemies in the mountains, so they are very lazy. And there is no vigilance. You go
When catching, remember to move quickly. If you don't want to catch him alive, just hit the back of the head with a wooden stick. If you want to catch him alive, use a set of linen bags to catch him. If you want to catch him with your hands, pinch the head and cheek area.
, otherwise, if you pinch it in other places, the snake will suddenly break and bite back. Of course, only you and I dare to do this. If the mountain people directly scratch the head like this, they are seeking death."
Lin Fengjin's eyesight was extraordinary, and he soon saw a snake coiled on a bluestone in the stream, lazily basking in the sun. When this thing was in the wild and when it was caught, it could be said that it was
The spirit, energy and spirit are completely different. Its appearance is completely similar to that of a Bungara snake, except that it does not have scales.
However, Lin Fengjin also inquired carefully and found that the snakes were identified based on the three characteristics of roundness, purple and stripes. That is, those with a round body, purple color all over the body, and clear stripes all over the body are the best ones. As for the length, it is
Secondly, I remember that the shopkeeper of the drugstore joked that the length here does not mean that the medicine is effective, just like the beauty we think is not judged by height first, so Lin Fengjin remembered it very deeply.
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Although the snake that appeared in front of Lin Fengjin at this time was two or three feet long, it was covered in gray with almost no texture. Its body was shriveled, and it did not match any of the three characteristics.
, so I used branches to pull at it a few times, and after testing the speed and habits of the snake, I let the guy live. However, I was a little surprised when I saw the snake swimming quietly into the water.
Because this looking snake was so skinny that its strength and agility were beyond Lin Fengjin's previous imagination.
The two continued to walk along the mountain stream. It had rained heavily a few days ago, and the traces of the flash floods had not disappeared. When Lin Fengjin was looking for snakes, he suddenly saw a man lying next to the stone in front of him.
A man, who looked like he was a local mountaineer, was face down and motionless, with no breathing or heartbeat, and he seemed to have expired.
When I took a closer look, I realized that the body was stiff but not rancid yet. It must have been due to poisoning. It looked like the man was about forty years old. For some reason, his lips and tongue were purple-black, so his appearance looked...
They were all very terrifying. In the shaded area about ten steps away, there was a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old lying on the ground with his eyes wide open, his face full of blackness, and his body was rigor mortis.
Ao Xi was well-informed and said at a glance:
"This was probably a father and son who came to catch snakes. The son had no experience, but was bitten by a snake. He was about to die. The father couldn't bear his son's tragic death, so he cut open the wound and sucked the poisonous fluid with his mouth------Snake
This thing is something created by adhering to the hostility between heaven and earth. How can the toxicity be resolved by ordinary methods. As a result, the son died, and the father could not escape the fate."
Lin Fengjin was silent for a while, then sighed and said:
"They met by chance. This father and son are also pitiful. I should bury them."
As he spoke, he threw out a vermilion pill, which suddenly exploded into a large cloud of white mist. A big man emerged from the mist, wearing the clothes of a servant, with a yellow scarf tied around his waist.
, except that his movements are slightly stiff, he is not much different from a stranger.
This was a defective puppet that Lin Fengjin made after practicing the magic puppet technique. At first, Lin Fengjin thought it was a bit tasteless, as if it was tasteless and a pity to abandon it. But then he thought about it, although this guy is on the battlefield.
It's not very useful, but at least it's equivalent to the strength of two or three strong men. It's enough for doing rough work, guarding, setting up camps, etc.
Moreover, this defective puppet is tireless. It does not need to fight at ordinary times, and it also has basic intelligence, which is equivalent to the intelligence of a five or six-year-old child. Therefore, it can really be regarded as turning waste into treasure, but some last for a long time.
Some of them lasted only a short time. Lin Fengjin called out the yellow scarf warrior and asked him to dig a hole and bury the two father and son in front of him together.
However, when the yellow scarf warrior picked up the body, a bamboo tube suddenly fell out from the father's waist. Lin Fengjin opened it out of curiosity, only to see a ten cent picture painted on it.
A simple topographic map. It can be vaguely recognized. The first thing drawn on this topographic map is a mountain stream. Judging from the winding width, the words "Turtle and Snake View" are written above the mountain stream. It should be
He was referring to the creek where Lin Fengjin and the others were standing at this time.
In the middle of the mountain stream, there was a sharp bend. Lin Fengjin asked Ao Xi and confirmed that there was indeed such a sudden turn in front of him. Just after the sharp bend, a sharp bend was drawn on the map.
An ink circle, with a few words scrawled next to it: Giant Tree. Apart from that, there is nothing else on the picture.
It seems that this picture is a piece of news recorded. There should be a valuable snake living in this giant tree, so someone simply used this news to sell it for money and let these mountain people capture it. As a result, this pair of mountain people
The father and son were attacked by a snake on the road.
However, looking at this picture, Lin Fengjin's attention was not on the picture, but on the words on it.
There are five words in this picture: Turtle and Snake Temple, Giant Tree.
Although Lin Fengjin didn't study very hard, he absorbed some memories of Zhang Jinghong, the former Hanlin bachelor. Not everyone can be a Hanlin bachelor. He has to be rich in knowledge and talented. It's like being a graduate of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Dean, if you don’t win a Nobel Prize, how can you control the situation below?
Therefore, Lin Fengjin recognized it at a glance. Although the person who wrote these five characters wrote it casually, he had at least thirty or forty years of writing skills. Not only that, the person who wrote these characters must have an excellent family background.
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It seems a bit arbitrary when it comes to this. As the saying goes, the poor in literature and the rich in martial arts. Many great calligraphers of a generation are impoverished at home, but they still have glory for the ages. Just because the threshold for practicing calligraphy is too low, their parents can't even work for a day.
You also have the money to buy a copybook for meals, not to mention if you really don’t have paper and pen, you can use willow branches instead of pens, river sand instead of paper, or even a brush dipped in water to write on a dry slate.
However, there is always a reason for everything. Others may think these five words are good-looking, but if you want to say specifically what makes them good-looking, a layman cannot tell.
Just like the last time I saw a long-legged beauty on the street, she was also indescribably beautiful. So I took a second look, and my wife sneered:
"Doesn't it look good?"
I wiped my sweat and said:
"Average, average."
My wife continued to sneer:
"I am hanging a limited-edition Hermès bag, wearing a classic houndstooth dress from Chanel, spraying Dior's dreamy perfume, wearing a Cartier brooch, and wearing Prada's fiocchetto shoes. If you give me
If you do this, I guarantee that the rate of return will be higher than hers."
Ahem, I am speechless and can only run away with my head in my hands.
Turning the topic back again, the same is true for the five words on this picture. A layman can only think it looks good, but an expert will know what makes it good-looking. The reason is that the words that flow out smoothly among these five words
It has a majestic, ancient, ancient and desolate meaning. Only by long-term copying of the "bone deeds" excavated from the ground in ancient times can the charm of this spirit be cultivated.
What is a bone deed? It is the carrier of oracle bone inscriptions excavated from the ground. In ancient times, humans or monsters carved the original characters on turtle shells or cow shoulder blades. They were first used by ordinary people to make them.
All kinds of medicines, it was only after the great scholar discovered these bone deeds that he realized that they had a unique ancient humanistic atmosphere. When copying them, you can be subtly affected by them, revealing the taste of returning to nature in ancient times.
However, if the bone deed has been unearthed for too long, or if it has been copied for too long, or soaked in the turbidity of the world too much, then it will be terrible, and the ancient humanistic atmosphere on it will disappear without a trace, so it is said that a piece of
Bone deeds can often only be used by one person to copy them.
This was not a big deal at first, but since three hundred years ago, scholar-officials began to popularize "Luoyang Zhengyin", and after speaking with a Luoyang accent became fashionable (similar to the Oxford accent in English), this "Luoyang Zhengyin" began to become popular.
"Bone deeds in ancient style", those who can possess an "antique" calligraphy are worthy of being called everyone. Therefore, the price of bone deeds was once skyrocketed. At the most expensive time, a bone deed that could be used for copying could even be exchanged for another
Zhuangzi! Take the current values as an example, you can just change a building! It can be seen that it is expensive.
Although hundreds of years have passed at this time, and the troubled times of the last dynasty have passed, so impractical things like "bone deeds" cannot be sold so exaggeratedly, but if it is cheap, it is definitely not cheap.
Go, not to mention poor scholars, even well-off families with hundreds of acres of paddy fields at home are inaccessible.
The most important thing is that those from big families, or those whose masters are particularly knowledgeable, have never heard of this anecdote! Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that Lin Fengjin saw this word and then judged the identity of the writer.
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However, the most puzzling thing is here. How could a person who can write such a good calligraphy have received a higher education and is not financially embarrassed, and be reduced to painting such simple words for the mountain people?
What is the state of the picture? Some people say that it may be because the family has fallen into decline, and the down-and-out phoenix is not as good as a chicken, but this is only a small probability event.
What's more, if you can write like this, then it's basically not a big problem to be elected as a candidate. Once you are successful, you can see that there are people who criticize poor scholars, but there is no such thing as poor candidates, because the privilege of being a candidate is to protect people from taxes and exemptions.
Corvee, even if you are a pauper, someone will naturally give you land and a house to take refuge in your name, because you can protect him from taxation and avoidance of corvee.
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Lin Fengjin suppressed the doubts in his heart and continued to walk forward with Ao Xi. The distance drawn on the map could be said to be only a few centimeters away from the giant tree, but Lin Fengjin walked until close to noon.
I haven't seen any giant trees yet, and I also found two snakes basking in the sun along the road. However, Lin Fengjin was not satisfied. It looked like he was either malnourished or simple-minded and well-developed.
Released.
Seeing that the sun was starting to heat up, Lin Fengjin was sweating. Although there was a gurgling river next to him, which looked very cool, Lin Fengjin thought about the underground poisonous veins Ao Xi said and the snakes here.
The psychological shadow became serious as I settled down. I originally wanted to go down and wipe my face, but the gods and humans fought for a long time and rejected it with gritted teeth.
Seeing that if the sun was hotter, Xunshe would definitely have had enough sunbathing and went back to his nest to sleep. Lin Fengjin couldn't help but said with regret:
"Why am I so unlucky that I can't even catch a good one?"
Ao Xi was still walking leisurely beside her, and laughed after listening to Lin Fengjin's words:
"Do you think top-grade snakes are so easy to catch? If I hadn't brought you here, I'm sure you wouldn't have seen a snake! Did you know? It would take an ordinary mountain man ten days and a half to catch a snake.
It’s already asking God to worship Buddha and respect ancestors.”
Lin Fengjin was surprised after hearing this:
"Then how come there are so many live snakes for sale in the market in Xunzhou City?" (To be continued...)