Finally, Lin Fan got the female pharmacist's WeChat and learned her name. Her surname was Chu, and her given name was Lian, which sounded very nice.
Then, Lin Fan left with a large bag of medicinal herbs.
Chu Lian was very surprised when she saw this scene.
"Over a hundred kilograms of medicine, and he just carried it away so easily?!"
Yes, although the same volume of medicinal materials is not as heavy as soil, stone, etc., it still weighs more than 100 kilograms!!!
"Isn't this guy probably grown up eating the Ten-Herbs Tonic Pills?!"
Chu Lian muttered to herself, but at this moment, someone else came to get medicine, so she withdrew her attention.
But I still felt a little strange. Can a normal person take so many medicines? And they even said that this was just a small part
…
I wanted to take the bus back to save some money, right
But looking at the large bag of medicinal herbs behind him, Lin Fan had no choice but to take a taxi, and he almost filled the back seat to the brim.
Why not put it in the trunk
Sorry, can't let go...
After returning home, Lin Fan stretched his body lazily, but he was also a little worried: "So, my 75,000 has already bottomed out... I have to make money quickly."
"Let Qi Zixiao handle the arrest of wanted criminals. As for me, I will focus on refining medicine. I think the fat guy won't cheat me."
Moving bricks
It is obviously inappropriate now.
Apart from this, there are many ways to make money, but most of them can easily lead to "becoming famous". Being famous means being noticed by more people. The more people pay attention to you, the greater the possibility of being exposed.
This alone was enough for Lin Fan to rule it out.
…
"But then again, where can I get an alchemy furnace?"
In Dan Chengzi's "Alchemy Notes", various alchemy techniques were recorded at that time, and the preparation work, required instruments, etc. were naturally recorded clearly.
But here comes the problem.
In the world of cultivation, alchemy furnaces can be found everywhere. If you can't afford a good one, you can just buy an ordinary one. Especially if you just want to refine ordinary pills without spiritual energy, any alchemy furnace in the world of cultivation can do the job.
But the earth is not a world of cultivation, and there are no alchemy furnaces everywhere.
"There should be alchemy furnaces in Wudang Mountain, Longhu Mountain and so on. After all, these Taoist disciples have been refining elixirs throughout history, but it seems that they have never made any achievements, right?"
"Even if I go to these places and get an alchemy furnace, it may not be suitable."
"In fact, I guess those alchemy furnaces are now cultural relics or something, it's really hard to get them, so what should I do?"
To make elixirs, one must have a furnace, right
Looking for someone to do it
Even if it is really made, who would dare to use it
Who knows if it will explode
"Well, let's not think about this issue for now."
"Fortunately, this whitening ointment does not need to be made into a pill, so it does not necessarily require a pill furnace. As long as it is boiled to a certain degree, it will be fine. In this case, I can use a natural gas stove and a stew pot, and it should be possible, right?"
"Then let's get started!"
Lin Fan began to prepare.
The first thing is to buy a scale that is accurate to "grams". After all, the amount of medicinal materials cannot be placed randomly. The second thing is to wash the pots and pans inside and out with detergent several times to ensure that there are no stains and "grease".
Then, the journey of 'refining medicine' began.
Of course, it is more like boiling medicine rather than refining it.
"Dan Chengzi's method is to throw these medicinal materials into the alchemy furnace in different orders, and use powerful strange fires such as earth fire to refine them."
"I don't have any strange fire, nor do I have an alchemy furnace, but if the ingredients are the same, stewing them in a soup should be similar, right?"
"You just need to control your time and try to get it done within three days."
Lin Fan took a deep breath and prepared himself for a protracted battle.
After all, there is a difference between immortals and mortals.
According to Dan Chengzi's records, this whitening ointment, which contains many medicinal ingredients, only needs to be refined in the alchemy furnace for a few breaths. From start to finish, it takes no more than three minutes.
But Lin Fan had neither strange fire nor an alchemy furnace, so he could only put the herbs into the boiling water in order, and then when he estimated that it was almost done, he would add other herbs in order.
This process is very slow!
Lin Fan boiled each medicine for at least ten minutes. With more than thirty kinds of herbs, that was more than three hundred minutes, nearly six hours...
Fortunately, after so much time, there is not much water left in the pot.
After boiling the last herb for more than ten minutes, Lin Fan estimated that it should be almost done.
"Let's get the remaining medicinal soup out first, and then try to boil it into a 'paste'..."
Filter out the residue, keep only the soup, continue to boil, and wait for it to become a 'paste'.
But after another half an hour of simmering, although the soup had become much less, it still did not feel like a 'paste'. Instead, the bottom of the pot was almost burnt, leaving Lin Fan scratching his head.
"Why is this going to be a mess?"
"It's more than six hours. This is too time-consuming. If I just waste it like this..."
Although I was prepared for failure, I had been working hard for more than six hours and was already starving. I had also been staring at the picture with full concentration. Who would be happy if I failed like this
"No, I have to think of a way."
"It seems that there is a big difference between boiling with water and refining in an alchemy furnace. If I continue to boil it, it will definitely fail."
"So... is there any way to make it solidify into a paste quickly?"
This requires some "kitchen knowledge".
Fortunately, Lin Fan grew up in the countryside and had learned how to cook since he was very young. Therefore, he knew exactly what could speed up the coagulation of the soup and make it thicker.
"Starch, thicken the sauce!"
"It's going to fail anyway, so why not give it a try?"
Lin Fan found cornstarch in the kitchen, grabbed a handful and put it into the medicine soup, then began to stir it continuously.
What? Is this nonsense
cough…
The purpose of this is to transform the alchemy method of immortal cultivators into something that ordinary people can use. Isn't it normal to have some down-to-earth elements
Add some cornstarch, what's wrong? What's wrong? !
Lin Fan stared intently at the 1,500 ml medicinal soup in the pot. After adding the cornstarch, it quickly became viscous...
After just two minutes, it already felt a bit like 'lotus root starch'.
At this point, the layer at the bottom of the pot has become completely mushy, and if it is boiled any further it will all burn.
“That should be about right, right?”
Turning off the stove, Lin Fan blinked as he looked at the thick black paste in the pot, confused for a moment.
“So was this a success or a failure?”
The paste is made by boiling, and the medicinal materials are correct, but...
Ahem, ahem, if you say it was successful, Lin Fan himself would be the first one not to believe it.
After all, I have never heard of anyone adding cornstarch when refining elixirs or medicine. But if you say it failed... it doesn't seem to have failed