Chapter 816 Dan Cheng

After all the employees in the medicinal material base had eaten and left, Li Yong asked Huzi to close the windows, draw up all the curtains, lock the door, and guard the door to prevent anyone from entering.

Next, Li Yong started the preparations before alchemy. After thinking about it, he took out all the medicinal materials at once, and washed them one by one in the sink. Because there were dust and pesticide residues on them, they had to be washed.

In ancient times, there was very little dust, and there were no pesticides. At that time, they were all pure natural medicinal materials, which could be directly used for alchemy.

Now the air pollution is serious, and in order to prevent insects and increase production, various pesticides are sprinkled. This has virtually affected the quality of the medicinal materials, and if they are not cleaned up, the elixir produced may not have much effect.

After cleaning all the medicinal materials carefully and carefully, Li Yong divided these medicinal materials into different types and put them in four pots, either on low heat, or on high fire, or boiled, steamed, stewed, or roasted. .

Only the longevity grass and longevity fruit have not been processed.

Because the Longevity Grass and the Longevity Fruit were planted by him himself, they had never been sprayed with pesticides or chemical fertilizers, and the degree of pollution was relatively low. Moreover, this was the main medicine, so there was no need for preliminary preparations.

Next, Li Yong kept looking through the different medicinal materials in the four pots, carefully checking their changes; and verified them one by one with the alchemy experience deep in his memory; he found that the current pressure cooker also has the corresponding alchemy furnace Effect.

It's just that the effect is not too obvious, and some places can't meet the professional requirements of the pill furnace.

However, without the pill furnace, Li Yong couldn't care so much anymore.

He could only find another way and find out an alternative way of alchemy.

Otherwise, you can only watch the longevity grass wither and the longevity fruit lose all vitality.

Rather than wasting it, of course it is better to take a risk. If it succeeds, it is also a great harvest.

After half an hour, seeing that it was almost done, Li Yong turned off the fire.

At this time, although the kitchen was full of water vapor, there was no scent of medicine at all.

This first procedure only removes the dross in the herb and does not produce the medicinal smell.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Li Yong lifted the lid of the pot, took out the water vapor in the first pot, the boiled water in the second pot, the roasted oil in the third pot, and the stewed medicine in the fourth pot juice. Then pour all these into the pressure cooker, and finally put in the longevity fruit and longevity grass, and start to burn.

This is the second procedure of alchemy, the essence is fused to generate medicinal power.

And the leftovers, although they had some medicinal power, were useless for refining longevity pills; Li Yong had no plans to refine other pills, so he had to pour them into the sewer and discard them.

Not long after, with the puffing sound of the pressure cooker, the large kitchen gradually filled with the smell of medicine, and, as time went on, the smell of medicine became stronger and stronger.

Sniffing the scent of this medicine carefully, Li Yong vaguely felt that it was very similar to the taste of the Longevity Pill in his memory, but there were still very slight differences; he didn't know if it was because of the medicinal materials or because of the refining process. The reasons for the different objects. Li Yong had no choice but to pray secretly, hoping that the efficacy of the medicine would not be affected.

He hastily opened his perspective eyes, looked into the pressure cooker, and saw that the essence of more than a dozen medicinal materials had been fused together, only the Longevity Fruit and the Longevity Grass were not completely fused. It seems to be repelling the heat of the essence of medicinal materials, still intact.

This situation is very strange, and it has never happened in his memory.

Is it because of this reason that there is a slight difference in the taste of the medicine?

Li Yong thought about it, but there was no good solution, so he had to continue to increase the firepower, not believing that the stew would not be bad.

After more than 30 minutes, the longevity grass and longevity fruit finally changed. As the water in the pressure cooker became less and less and the temperature was higher and higher, they finally split into many small pieces and finally merged with the essence of the medicinal materials. . Only then did Li Yong suddenly realize that the temperature of the pressure cooker is not as high as that of the ancient Dan furnace.

Because the temperature is not enough,

That's why they didn't stew the longevity grass and longevity fruit quickly.

This also affects the taste of the medicine, but I don't know if it will affect the effect of the pill.

Seeing that the concoction had been brewed successfully, Li Yong turned off the fire and waited patiently.

At this time, the smell of medicine in the kitchen was strong, and it wafted out from the cracks in the door and window. After taking a few deep breaths, Huzi felt refreshed, very energetic, and full of vitality. This is a kind of youthful Feel.

The medicinal fragrance continued to waft into the distance, and even Han Xifeng, who was walking in the medicinal field, felt refreshed, as if he had taken a great tonic. He couldn't help but look towards the kitchen, and walked over.

When he came to a window, Han Xifeng found that the scent of the medicine was stronger. He took a deep breath, and he also felt a youthful feeling, which made him very excited, almost jumping up like a child.

He craned his neck to look in, but saw nothing. Then, he came to the door of the kitchen and asked Huzi, "What are you doing standing here?"

"Brother Yong asked me to stand here and not allow anyone to go in casually." Huzi answered truthfully.

"Oh, what is Xiaoyong doing in there? It smells delicious!" Han Xifeng suddenly became interested: "Is he cooking dinner for us? This kid doesn't cook at home, so how could he come here to cook?" ?”

"I don't know either." Hu Zi replied.

"Let me go in and have a look." Han Xifeng ordered.

"No, brother Yong has explained, no one can go in." Huzi blocked.

"I'm his grandfather." Han Xifeng said that he was old-fashioned.

"No one can do it, including grandpa." Huzi said helplessly.

Han Xifeng had no choice but to give up. Since Li Yong refused to let him in, he reckoned that even if he went in, it might make Li Yong unhappy. However, he didn't leave, because this special fragrance made him feel so comfortable, as if taking one more breath would make him look younger. So he gathered around the kitchen door and waited.

Not long after, Han Dongtao and Sun Xiaomei also ran over, and they also wanted to go in.

This time, there was no need for Huzi to stop him, Han Xifeng had already said, "If you can't even get in, don't even think about it."

So, they waited outside together, waiting for the moment when Li Yong opened the door on his own initiative.

Let's see what Li Yong is doing.

There are also some employees of the medicinal material base, who also gathered around, greedily inhaling the medicinal fragrance in the air.

In the kitchen, Li Yong waited until the pressure of the pressure cooker dissipated, then opened the lid and poured out the medicinal juice inside.

The whole half pot of water was boiled for more than two hours, and only half a bowl was left.

Moreover, the color is still dark, like a heavily polluted river, which looks extremely unclean. If it wasn't for the refreshing medicinal fragrance that exudes all the time, it would almost be given to others to drink, and no one else would drink it.

Moreover, the amount is still very small. If Li Yong drinks it, he can drink it cleanly after three sips at most; but even half of the essence of the medicinal materials in these three sips are impurities.

Although the temperature of a modern pressure cooker is close to the height of torch alchemy, it cannot automatically remove impurities like a professional alchemy furnace, let alone automatically form pills like a professional alchemy furnace.

This is also a helpless choice. If there is a Dan stove, who would use a half-baked product like a pressure cooker to replace it?

Next, in order to condense the essence of the medicinal liquid into pills, Li Yong had to go through the third procedure, manually removing the residue, and the fourth procedure, manually congealing the pill. manual? That's right, manually.

Let me talk about manual slag removal first. This is a very old method, and it is almost impossible.

Just stand there straight, pinch the eaves of the bowl with your fingers, and keep shaking back and forth at an even speed and in the same direction. The purpose is to allow the impurities to sink down, and also to allow the essence liquid to float.

For example, just like frying sesame oil, the freshly fried sesame oil and sesame residue are mixed together. You have to put it in a large pot and shake it back and forth to let the sesame residue sink, then you can take out the sesame oil.

Li Yong stood there shaking for more than half an hour, and finally sank the medicine dregs.

Seeing that there was only a sip of medicinal liquid essence left on it, Li Yong sighed and shook his head slightly.

After working for so long and being so tired, I really don't know if I can condense it into one hand.

Gently put the bowl on the dining table, Li Yong used the small spoon he usually used to drink soup, and it was the smallest spoon, and gently scooped out the essence of the medicinal liquid on it, spoon by spoon. Fortunately, he has a pair of doctors' hands. He has specialized in acupuncture and moxibustion for more than a year, and what he does is meticulous work.

Now, it is quite handy to do this kind of job of scooping out the essence of the medicinal liquid.

Not long after, he scooped all the essence of the medicinal liquid into another small bowl, which was only as much as a sip of water.

After the liquid medicine essence and impurities are separated, the impurities are black and have no much value; the medicine liquid essence is slightly yellowish in color, looking like thick old rice wine, which makes people appetite.

After waiting for another ten minutes, seeing the essence of the medicinal liquid gradually cooling down and solidifying together like lard, Li Yong then started the fourth procedure, manually congealing the pill. He picked out a small piece from the bowl and put it into a ball in his hand, like a ball of mud, and a yellow and round pill was formed like this.

There are also his fine palm prints on it, which looks like Yuanwen, full of mystery.

I squeezed my fingers and looked at it for a while, and it was only half the size of a fingernail. However, Li Yong shook his head, and said to himself: "It's too big." So, he divided the pill into two and formed two.

Originally, one pill could prolong life by about five years, but the effect of splitting it in two has been reduced by half, and it can only prolong life by more than two years.

Seeing that the pill in his hand was only as big as a soybean, Li Yong nodded in satisfaction.

Put the pills into the white medicine bottle that has already been prepared. Then, he made the rest of the solidified liquid essence into pills one by one, and finally got six pills.

"It's so few! After working for a long time, there are only six pills." Li Yong sighed with emotion.

Then, he comforted himself: "However, if it is divided into two, it will be twelve pills."