He quickly bent down, picked up a stone, and smashed one of the murex directly.
In the moment of life and death, the murex sprays white mucus from near the mouth of the snail.
The whitish mucus turns smelly instantly.
Lan Chen knew that this was self-protection, and the snail was trying to scare away predators with these smelly mucus.
Although it stinked terribly, he still stared at the white mucus intently, and saw that it gradually turned yellow, then blue, and finally turned into purple mucus.
In his original world, under the background of the industrial age, it was completely possible to produce colorful dyes using 'chemistry'.
But in ancient times, without the help of industry, we could only rely on smart brains, hard-working hands, and tens of thousands of practices.
And 'murex' was discovered by the ancients and can replace 'comfrey', or even be far better than its raw material.
At present, it seems that no one in this world has discovered the value of ‘murex’.
The next thing to do is to collect enough ‘murex’.
Half a day.
He collected several large sacks.
Panting, he pushed open the door of 'Yanfang' and said, "Old Zhang! I'm back!"
"Master! Are you back? What is this? Oh, there are a lot of bags. Why didn't you ask me to help?"
"It's okay, come on, I've found raw materials that can replace 'comfrey'."
"This is?" Lao Zhang opened the bag, frowned, and retched repeatedly. "This is...murex?"
"Master, this snail is inedible. The shell is hard and the meat is rancid. I don't know what this cheap thing can do."
"Dye it."
"Dyeing? Dyeing it white?"
"Don't worry, look."
After saying that, Lan Chen directly picked up the brick, smashed a snail, threw the snail meat aside, and picked up the small gland.
He crushed it directly, and the stench came back again. At the same time, purple mucus instantly enveloped Lan Chen's hand.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Production" is okay.
And Lao Zhang was even more stunned, looking at the noble and somewhat mysterious 'purple', as if he was looking at the lover in his dreams!
"Young... Young Master, this is..."
"The murex is also the secret to revitalizing Yanfang!"
"This is unheard of." Lao Zhang was still a little worried.
Lan Chen saw his confusion and immediately explained, "I also asked the fishermen. They said it was very unpalatable, but when they are hungry, they will catch snails and cook them in one pot. But they are all boiled."
Once it’s cooked, no matter how much you break the outer shell, there won’t be any purple mucus.”
When he discovered the existence of murex, he was confused as to why no one had discovered such a 'treasure'. It was just a coincidence.
"Can you make a finished product in one day?" Lan Chen smiled.
"able!"
"Hahaha! Okay, come on, let's revive Yanfang!"
Lao Zhang was stunned for a moment and asked hesitantly, "Master, do you also want to do it together?"
"Otherwise? Can you do it alone? I can't help you?"
"That's...ok! Hahaha, if the master... doesn't say anything anymore, it will be hard for the young master!"
"We first break the shell and take out the raw liquid glands. Be careful not to break it, otherwise it will be wasted."
"Then..." In order to avoid Lao Zhang's suspicion, Lan Chen deliberately spoke a little vaguely, "I have seen it in an ancient book before. It seems to say that you add a little salt and soak it for a while.
If you want to cook it at low temperature, it must be at low temperature. It will be bad if it is cooked."
"You also need to scrape off the scum on top during this period. After cooling, let it sit for a while and it will be fine."
"It's useless to talk, let's try it."
After staying up all night, it was time the next day.
Finally got the finished product.
A small jar of 'purple dye'.
Lao Zhang was very excited, "Purple, purple! Hahaha! It's really purple!"
Looking at the purple color that symbolizes mystery and nobility, he burst into tears and held Lan Chen in his hands tremblingly, "Master...Master! I, Lao Zhang, will die without regrets!"
"What?" Lan Chen smiled and said, "Death? It would be such a pity. You haven't shown this purple color to the world yet."
"Yes. This murex is dyed bright enough, a bit better than Lithospermum! Alas, it's a pity that we don't have enough manpower to increase production. Otherwise, let's sell these to the clothing store first."
"Be patient." Lan Chen smiled evilly, "We have to collect all the snails on the coast and make enough purple dye, but manpower is indeed a problem. As for the aftermath, hey. All things, so
Rare is precious.”
A business plan suddenly appeared in Lan Chen's mind.
"Then... Young Master, I have also heard about the situation in the house. I also have a family heirloom jade pendant here. You can pawn it. It will take a lot of money to revive Yanfang."
Lao Zhang handed over the jade pendant, his expression extremely determined, and he was completely willing to risk his old bones.
Lan Chen was stunned at first, and then smiled helplessly, "This is not appropriate, Lao Zhang. How can it be polite to spread the word? I'll give you some reward money first, and I'll just go get it for emergencies, plus the dividends from the library's story books."
, it’s enough to last for a while.”
"You have this heart, that's enough."
"By the way, where is our boss? I remember his name is Lao Chen?"
"He... "Oh, don't tell me, don't tell me! Seeing that Yanfang was a little tired, he treacherously found his next family and took away a few good players, otherwise Yanfang wouldn't be able to survive.
Get down!"
"I'm sorry, Lao Zhang, for mentioning the dog at an inappropriate time." Lan Chen said with a stern look on his face.
He will never stop you from pursuing a better tomorrow, but adding fuel to the fire? Don’t blame him for being ruthless!
"Old Zhang, in that case, you are the head of Yanfang, and you have the final say here. As for Old Chen, after three years in Hedong and three years in Hexi, he will understand what mistakes he made in the first place."
"Master..."
Lao Zhang swallowed more, and in his blurry eyes he seemed to see the 'Yanfang' who would be reborn in nirvana in the future.
"Okay, you have a good rest, I'll go to the receptionist's office to get some money."
Having said that, taking advantage of the overwhelming passion in his heart to overcome his tiredness, Lan Chen left Yanfang and walked towards Xianfeng's house.
First, let me show you how lively it is compared to what you imagined.
The solemn pillars, gold-inlaid eaves, and two stone lions at the gate are even more majestic.
Subconsciously, Lan Chen felt very reserved. Although he was not sorry, he felt uncomfortable.
At the counter, the waiter asked expressionlessly, "Name."
"Lan Chen."
"What are you doing here? Wait a minute? It's you, young sir." The waiter stopped his brush and joked, "Did you do something bad and turn yourself in? You've just been released from prison a few days ago, haven't you?"
The ground was thundering, attracting a lot of discussion from the surrounding area.
Talk about his dandy, talk about his storytelling, talk about his resurrection from the dead.
Lan Chen didn't pay attention to the passing words. He asked expressionlessly, "Liang Ziwen, commander of the A branch, didn't he explain?"
"Lord Liang?" The waiter was stunned, and quickly opened the book, and after comparing them one by one, he looked surprised. "The young master is here to collect the bounty? There are two yellow-level bounty prisoners, and one Xuan-level bounty prisoner!"
"Otherwise?" Lan Chen subconsciously raised his voice. "I never thought that doing harm to the people would be ridiculed by you. Is this how you greet people? Haha, it's extremely ridiculous!"
The waiter's face was red with shame, and he was so embarrassed that he couldn't even lift his head.
Two figures greeted the door, shattering the weird atmosphere that was gradually spreading.