Chapter 268 Brother-in-law, I have a friend
"It's probably not because the medicine is so potent, it's because your kidney energy is insufficient, so the effect is particularly obvious after taking it."
Du Ruo touched his chin and guessed that, just like him, after taking the medicine, the effect was minimal, it just made his essence more active, and it was immediately dissipated by the Hunyuan Qi.
"That's it..."
Xiang Yuanyuan imitated Du Ruo, touched her chin, and looked at the car driving away thoughtfully.
"But at least it can be proved that the pill recorded in the recipe is fine. After returning, I will refine other auxiliary pills. Then, when the time comes, I will combine them with the Shangqing Qi training method, and you should be able to complete the foundation building soon."
Seeing that the elixir was effective, Du Ruo picked up the ceramic bowl on the ground and said happily.
When Xiang Yuanyuan heard this, a light bulb went off in her mind, as if she had thought of something. But before she could grasp the idea, she was interrupted by Du Ruo.
"Go get two boxes to hold the medicine. I'll make more of this medicine. You'll need to take it long-term. I'll help you refine it. You don't need to worry about the side effects. Long-term use will have a youthful effect."
Du Ruo became more confident in refining the elixir. Since he had nothing to do today, he simply refined more.
"Can this keep you young? I'll go get the box now, honey, hurry up and make it."
When Xiang Yuanyuan heard that it could keep her youthful look, her eyes immediately lit up. She didn't care about what she had just thought of and ran to find the box of medicine. Nothing could be more attractive to a woman than keeping her youthful look.
Just like that, Du Ruo started to refine the elixir outside the yard as if no one was around.
Xiang Yuanyuan no longer felt bored and stayed by Du Ruo's side, occasionally helping to make medicine.
Refining medicine is still very troublesome, mainly because the processing of various medicinal materials is a bit troublesome. The Dragon and Phoenix Double Joy Pills are better, but it takes about an hour and a half to refine the whole set of pills.
The batch of pills that Du Ruo was refining had not yet been completed when the car that Xiang Wu had driven out came back slowly from outside.
The third sister-in-law got out of the car with a slightly flushed face, and went into the yard to continue chatting with those women.
After Xiang Wu got off the car, he saw Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan still by the stove, and immediately ran over excitedly.
"Hey, brother-in-law, awesome, awesome!!"
Xiangwu was not wearing a coat at this time, just a single piece of clothing. He squatted beside Du Ruo with a beer belly, and gave Du Ruo a thumbs up while smiling.
"Brother-in-law, well, I have a friend who is quite interested in your medicine. Hehe, I wonder if he can give me some."
Xiangwu focused Du Ruo's attention on the stove, rubbing his hands and talking to Du Ruo.
"Third brother, this is a Taoist elixir. First, your friend doesn't understand Taoist practice. Second, your friend doesn't have enough kidney energy. Taking this elixir will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Moreover, if you take too much, you will feel hot and your temper will become bad."
Du Ruo neither agreed nor refused, but just analyzed the situation of Xiangwu's "friend".
However, as he spoke, Du Ruo turned on the stove again and took out the ceramic bowl inside.
"It's okay, brother-in-law. I don't take it for a long time. Once a week is fine. As for the heat and irritability, it's okay. I usually prescribe some Chinese medicine to neutralize it."
Xiangwu stared at the elixir that had just come out of the oven with his eyes wide open. People are no longer in control of their bodies when they reach thirty, and they often feel powerless when they reach forty. He is in this state now. The medicine just now made him feel like he was regaining his youth. How could he let the opportunity before him slip away?
"Brother-in-law, don't worry. When we have a meeting tomorrow, our lineage will definitely support Third Grandpa. We are in charge of the medicinal materials, and our status is second only to Third Grandpa who is in charge of the formula. We will support them, and they won't be able to cause any trouble tomorrow."
When Xiangwu saw that Du Ruo didn't say anything, he immediately became anxious. After thinking about it, he made a promise.
Hearing this, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan looked at each other. They originally thought that tomorrow was just an ordinary annual meeting, but from the meaning of Xiang Wu's words, it seemed that Xiang Yuanzhang and his father and mother were under a lot of pressure, but they had never told them about it.
At this time, Xiang Yuanyuan nodded slightly to Du Ruo.
"Third brother, why are we still talking about this as a family? Since your friend needs it, I will give this furnace of pills to you. As for the side effects, I will make another furnace of qi-replenishing pills later. By then, it should be able to alleviate the symptoms of kidney qi deficiency."
When Du Ruo saw Xiang Yuanyuan nod, he took two of the freshly-made pills and put them in his mouth. After making sure that the pills were fine, he put the rest in a box and handed it to Xiang Wu.
In fact, the total weight of a furnace of pills is quite large. Each pill weighs only eight to ten grams. A furnace can produce more than thirty pills. A furnace of pills is enough for Xiangwu to eat for a long time.
"Okay, okay, let's go. It's almost time. Let's go in and eat. We have to have a nice drink later."
Xiang Wu carefully put away the medicine box, then happily invited Du Ruo into the yard.
Du Ruo looked at the time, put out the fire under the stove, and followed him into the yard.
At this time, the yard has completely changed its appearance, with lights and decorations, and it is arranged just like the New Year.
At this time, there were awnings above the yard, and long rows of tables below. There was also a simple kitchen in the corner, and even a stage in a corner of the yard.
At noon, everyone just had a simple meal, but Xiangwu brought his wife and insisted on sitting at the same table with Du Ruo to eat.
At the same time, he carefully introduced to Du Ruo the industries of each branch of the Xiang family. He obviously knew more details than Xiang Yuanyuan. In addition to the main business, he could also talk about what other investments each branch had.
Du Ruo just listened and didn't comment. He just didn't bother to care about Xiang's family affairs. As long as Xiang Yuanyuan's family was not threatened, he would let them solve everything themselves.
Otherwise, with his hearing, he could hear clearly what everyone was whispering, and would definitely hear a lot of secrets.
In the afternoon, a truck brought a lot of supplies, including food, supplies, and fireworks.
After the yard was arranged and the things were moved down, these people began to leave one after another.
At this time, Xiang Yuanyuan asked Du Ruo to make medicine by herself or go to the wine cellar to drink, while she went to find Xiang's mother.
It seems that she did take what Xiangwu said today to heart, but there was just no suitable opportunity at that time.
Du Ruo didn't know what was said specifically, but Xiang Yuanyuan soon came out with ease and started to accompany Du Ruo to the wine cellar to drink.
It started to drizzle at night and the temperature dropped a few degrees, but no one paid attention to the rain and everyone fell asleep in their rooms.
The next morning, Xiang's yard became even more lively.
It's not just lively, it's even a bit noisy.
People came to the yard one after another. This time, there were not just forty or fifty people like yesterday, but hundreds of people.
Especially there are many children running in the yard.
Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan stood behind Xiang Yuanzhang and went to meet some uncles and great-uncle.
Fortunately, these elders were far less numerous than the cousins from yesterday, and after Xiang Yuanzhang introduced Du Ruo, these people just looked at him a few more times, said a few words of greeting, and didn't say anything more.
At about half past eight, Xiang Yuanzhang brought these uncles, aunts and uncles into the hall. Then the door was closed and the business began. Of course, Xiang's father was among them. As for the third generation, only four cousins entered. The others were very well-behaved and no one approached the hall.
Even the children who were running around were asked by their parents to lower their voices.
It was not until 11:30 in the morning that the door to the hall opened, and then everyone sat down and started lunch.
After lunch, a troupe of actors arrived and started performing in the corner.
The door of the hall was closed again, and it was obvious that the second half of the meeting had officially begun. This time, many of Xiang Yuanyuan's cousins went in to listen, but Xiang Yuanyuan still did not go.
At this time, Xiang Yuanyuan took Du Ruo to see a play and eat snacks, and occasionally played with some children for a while, and she didn't care about the meeting at all.
Du Ruo refined a batch of pills in the morning, but did not plan to do so in the afternoon. There were people coming and going, especially the children who were very curious, so it was not convenient to refine pills.
Time passed quickly, it was already evening, and lights began to light up under the awning.
"The banquet has begun!!!"
The wooden door of the hall opened, Xiang Yuanzhang walked out first, followed by a powerful voice.
"Crackling~~"
Outside the yard, firecrackers and fireworks began to be set off, followed by various wines and dishes being served.
Du Ruo was pulled into the hall by Xiang Yuanyuan.
"Ninth sister, brother-in-law, come and sit over here~"
As soon as they entered the hall, Xiang Wu took the lead in inviting Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan to sit over.
Du Ruo took a look and saw that at the top of the hall were the older generation of uncles, then the uncles and aunts were sitting at several tables, and then it was their table, which was occupied by some of Yuanyuan's cousins.
The other cousins, or sister-in-law's family members, nephews, etc. were sitting outside in the yard to eat.
Du Ruo had a sharp eye. As he and Xiang Yuanyuan sat down, he could feel many people looking at him intentionally or unintentionally, and the eyes of these people did not seem as friendly as when they first met.
"Brother-in-law, how much liquor can you drink? At today's annual meeting, those who wanted to change the formula failed. They will probably come to force you to drink later."
As soon as Du Ruo sat down, Xiang Wu leaned over to Du Ruo's ear and whispered something in a low voice, so soft that only Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan could hear it.
Xiang Yuanyuan just laughed after hearing this, while Du Ruo raised a finger, looked at Xiang Wu and then uttered three words: "Keep drinking."
"Uh, I'm sorry for talking too much. Please do as you please."
After listening to this, Xiangwu wiped the sweat from his forehead, remembered the rumors that Du Ruo was a martial artist, as well as his performance of taking out a ceramic bowl from the fire with bare hands today, and the elixir with amazing effects. He immediately shut up and prepared to watch Du Ruo's performance.
(End of this chapter)
