Chapter 259 Alchemy Furnace
During this period of time, he has been thinking about these three bird-related boxing styles, but has made no progress.
He had seen golden eagles swooping down for food, kestrel soaring into the sky, and he had seen countless other common wild birds, but he always felt that something was missing, which resulted in him always being one step short of understanding the perfect form of birds.
"Honey, we are not in a hurry. Why don't we go to Qinghai after we return to my home? I heard that there are the most birds there. Maybe there are fewer birds there now because of the season, but there should still be a lot."
After Xiang Yuanyuan showed concern for Li Qiyao, she noticed that Du Ruo's eyes were still following the direction where the wild bird flew away. She immediately understood the reason, so she walked over to Du Ruo and whispered to him.
"It's okay, I just took a few more glances. Let's go, be careful not to sprain your ankle."
Du Ruo smiled at Xiang Yuanyuan and no longer looked at the wild bird that had flown away.
Li Qiyao, who was walking in front, also heard what Xiang Yuanyuan said, but she didn't understand what Xiang Yuanyuan meant. She didn't understand why Du Ruo was interested in wild birds, nor did she know why they wanted to go to Qinghai.
But she understood one thing, which was why Du Ruo no longer looked at her after he and Xiang Yuanyuan established a relationship.
It’s not that she is not beautiful, but that she has never really understood Du Ruo.
Thinking of this, Li Qiyao bit her lip. Women and men are actually the same. The more they can't get, the more they want it. They will also use their imagination to magnify the other person's advantages and ignore their shortcomings, and they will become more and more paranoid.
No one thinks that they are worse than others. If Xiang Yuanyuan can do it, Li Qiyao can definitely do it too.
The three of them walked slowly down the mountain. They didn't say much about Zhang Aimin and his daughter, but instead chatted about some trivial matters in life.
"Aqi, what are you doing recently? Have you traveled?"
Xiang Yuanyuan walked side by side with Li Qiyao again, and curiously asked Li Qiyao about her recent life updates.
"What else can I do? I paint with the kids in the studio every day, and occasionally go to recruit students. In my free time, I accompany my cousin and take her out for walks."
At this time, Li Qiyao had suppressed what she had just thought in her heart and answered Xiang Yuanyuan's questions casually.
She has few friends in these years and does very little every day. Without going out, her daily life is simple and monotonous.
But she is already very satisfied with this. At least compared to the seemingly endless troubles in the past, the simple life at this moment seems more precious.
"Hey, how's your cousin doing? How's it feeling having a baby?"
When talking about her cousin, Xiang Yuanyuan's eyes immediately lit up. She has always longed to have a baby, but for some reason, there has been no movement in her belly, so she became so interested when talking about her cousin.
"Her taste has become strange. She often wants to eat this or that for no apparent reason, but she will feel like vomiting if she eats too much. Everything else is the same as before. As for the feeling of being pregnant..."
After Li Qiyao finished speaking, she looked at Xiang Yuanyuan, her eyes seemed to say: You are making things difficult for Fat Tiger.
"Hehe, it's great to have a baby. I wonder if my cousin will suddenly want to drink?"
Xiang Yuanyuan ignored Li Qiyao's eyes after listening to her. She was thinking about some strange things in her mind. In fact, she was imagining what it would be like if she was pregnant.
"Let's go back and have a meal with my cousin later. It's been such a long time, and I really want to see her."
"Let's do it at noon. It just so happens that my cousin also sincerely wants to treat Boss Du to a meal. She asked about it yesterday. I'll send her a message later."
"Yeah, okay, then we'll go over there later. Hehe, by the way, we can also meet what her husband is like."
……
The two women were whispering to each other, and Du Ruo just followed behind without much interest in joining in.
They came down the mountain much faster. The three of them came to the car and did not stay for too long. Li Qiyao drove the two of them to Chen's blacksmith shop. Of course, the conversation between the two women did not stop on the way.
But he slowly talked about the little baby, then the children taught in Li Qiyao's studio, and Du Ruo's nephew Yaya, as if there were endless topics to talk about.
Their conversation ended only when the vehicle arrived at the door of Chen's blacksmith shop.
"Master Du, long time no see. Master Du looks even more stunning than before."
Chen Yanting was still standing at the door to greet people as usual, with the same young man following behind him. When he saw Du Ruo get out of the car, he was the first to greet him with a bow.
"Master Chen, long time no see."
Du Ruo got out of the car and bowed politely.
"Hello, Grandpa Chen~Hello, Grandpa~"
Xiang Yuanyuan and Li Qiyao also greeted them in the same way.
"Okay, okay, come in quickly, it's windy outside."
Probably because of the drop in temperature, Chen Yanting wore thicker clothes to cover up his muscles. Now he looked not much different from an ordinary old man.
"Master Du, I just happened to have some good tea here. Why don't we go upstairs and have a cup of tea to warm ourselves up." Chen Yanting led his men into the building and invited the three to go upstairs.
"No need, Master Chen. I'm only here to take a look at the furnace and then I'll leave. I won't stay any longer."
Du Ruo didn't have much desire to drink tea, and he didn't come here to chat much this time. He just wanted to see if the things were to his liking. If he found that they were not suitable, he could make some changes while he was here.
"Okay, the things have been cast and are ready for Master Du to come and take a look at them. They are in the sword testing hall, and we can go there now."
Since Du Ruo said so, Chen Yanting didn't force it. He turned around and took Du Ruo to the sword-testing hall at the back.
When we arrived at the sword-testing hall, the human-shaped molds and wooden stakes that were originally placed in the hall had been moved aside.
There was only a golden furnace in the middle and some utensils lined up in a row.
"This is a pure copper furnace body made according to Master Du's requirements, and the inside is made of pottery. The traditional Dingsheng should be made of "Liuyi clay", but unfortunately that formula has been lost, so we can only use pottery instead."
Chen Yanting pointed at the golden copper furnace and introduced it.
The alchemy furnace is actually very particular, especially the metal and stone alchemy technique has very high requirements for the furnace. The furnace built by Chen Yanting is not the kind of furnace built with mud like Wang Ping's.
The copper furnace body is used directly in contact with open flames, while the tripod body is placed in the copper furnace, generally isolated from smoke and fire, so it is made of ceramics to hold medicinal materials.
"That's good enough."
Du Ruo didn't care much about this, largely because of the influence of Wang Ping. After all, Wang Ping was a man who could make pills and cook at the same time. His main point was casualness, which made Du Ruo no longer keep a mysterious attitude towards alchemy.
"The ones here are all based on the records, mortars, pestles, sieves, separators, etc...."
Chen Yanting introduced them to Du Ruo one by one.
Although he didn't understand Du Ruo's intention in making these things, after all, if you talked about alchemy these days, few people would believe it, but he still did his best to make them all according to Du Ruo's requirements.
“Have you tried all of these?”
Du Ruo nodded continuously while listening to Chen Yanting's introduction. These instruments were already very complete, but in Du Ruo's eyes, they were just like that. He had seen Wang Ping making elixirs, and that was so simple. In comparison, his seemed much more luxurious.
Of course, he had also seen Junior Sister Wang Ping's alchemy room. The instruments in there were truly luxurious, and they were all antiques. The grinding instruments alone were innumerable.
Fortunately, the Virgin Sect is a typical herbal alchemy sect, and the tools Chen Yanting provided are fully sufficient.
"We have tried it, but we don't know what Master Du requires. Does Master Du need to try it himself?"
Chen Yanting was not surprised by what Du Ruo proposed. It was useless to just look at something that was made. It would be useless to say more without trying it. He was just a little curious about how Du Ruo wanted to test this alchemy furnace.
"Then let's give it a try. Can we build a fire here?"
Du Ruo nodded directly. As he said, no matter how beautiful it looks, it is better to light it and give it a try.
"What kind of herbs does Master Du want? I'll have someone go get them right away."
Chen Yanting waved to his grandson behind him, and the young man behind him immediately took out his mobile phone and looked at Du Ruo, ready to record at any time.
"Hey, there's no need for medicinal herbs. They're quite troublesome to prepare. Do you have sweet potatoes or potatoes here?"
Du Ruo thought of Wang Ping at this time and couldn't help but smile. It would be very troublesome to buy the medicinal materials needed for alchemy on the spot, and he didn't plan to use his not-so-proficient alchemy skills here, so he simply asked for some ingredients directly.
According to Wang Ping, the requirements of the Herbal Alchemy School for the alchemy furnace are not that complicated. Generally speaking, a good alchemy furnace is one that can cook food within the specified time.
If you can't even cook a sweet potato, it's better to just build a furnace out of mud.
"what?"
Chen Yanting was stunned. He thought he would be amazed, knowing that Du Ruo was definitely a master. He also thought he would be able to witness the legendary alchemy skills, but it turned out that Du Ruo just wanted to use it to make cooking utensils.
"If all else fails, just find a fresh egg and wrap it in wet newspaper."
Seeing Chen Yanting's expression, Du Ruo thought that there was nothing and immediately brought up other things.
"These should all be available in the kitchen. Go get some according to Master Du's request."
Chen Yanting reacted and told his grandson to get it.
At the same time, he also added some charcoal into the copper furnace.
The copper furnace in front of him is gourd-shaped, about half a person's height. There is a small space in the upper belly, which is used to place the ceramic tripod body for refining pills, while the big belly below is used to add charcoal for heating.
(End of this chapter)
