After a simple meal, everyone sat in the main hall to rest and wait for Shopkeeper Ding's return. Of course, it was to hear the news that Shaoyu and Tianming had been properly arranged. After the two boys were properly arranged, everyone would go to the stronghold outside the city.
Thief Zhi was also a person who couldn't sit still. He said that he would go out to take a look at the situation and ran away. Fu Chen sat in a daze for a while and decided to make alcohol. The alcohol that he drank these days didn't have much alcohol content. The alcohol content was too low, and the disinfection effect wasn't good. Since he had promised Duanmu Rong, he would do it.
It was not too troublesome. He just needed to steam the existing wine and purify the alcohol. It was a very simple method.
He called out to Shi Lan, and the quiet manservant appeared. He told Shi Lan that he needed a big pot, a high-necked wine jar, a thin bamboo tube, and a small wine jar.
Shi Lan didn't speak much, but her movements were very fast. In a short while, she had prepared the things that Fu Chen wanted. Everyone also looked at Fu Chen, waiting to see how he was going to put on a monkey show.
Fu Chen held the high-necked wine jar and was worried. He didn't have any tools now. How could he make a hole in the pottery?
Master Ban couldn't help but ask Fu Chen what he wanted to do after seeing him in a dilemma. After asking him, he looked at Fu Chen with disdain and snatched the wine jar. He used a bronze diamond to casually open a small hole.
Fu Chen happily took the wine jar with a hole and inserted the bamboo tube.| He put it into the small hole and sealed it with a cloth. Then, he took it to the kitchen. He added water to the pot and started to heat it up.
He filled half of the wine jar with the thin bamboo tube, sealed the mouth of the jar, and fixed it in boiling water. The other end of the bamboo tube was placed in the empty jar.
After thinking about it, he felt that there was something wrong with Leng Ning. He ran over to ask Master Ban how he could seal the jar with a bronze bowl so that the running water could pass through and not enter the jar.
Master Ban thought for a moment and found a bronze bowl. He punched two holes in it and connected one end to a bamboo tube before throwing it to Floating Dawn.
Even if this was resolved, he was indeed someone who specialized in mechanism techniques. Fu Chen didn't care about Old Man Ban's bad expression. Anyway, it was fine as long as he got the thing.
After changing the seal, he began to steam the wine. As the water in the pot continued to boil, drops of alcohol flowed out of the bamboo tube. Fu Chen dipped his finger in it and tasted it. The purity was very high.
He didn't drip much. When he felt that the alcohol content had decreased, he changed to an empty jar. After changing four jars in a row, Fu Chen steamed the remaining liquid in the jars.| He poured out all the wine and poured some wine in.
Shi Lan stood in the corner of the kitchen and watched Fu Chen busy himself. When she smelled the mellow smell of alcohol, a surprised expression appeared on her expressionless face.
Duanmu Rong and the snow maidens were the same. However, they stood at the kitchen door and didn't rest. They just watched Fu Chen fiddle around.
After steaming eight jars of wine with low purity, he finally got one jar of high purity alcohol. The remaining three jars were all wine with different degrees of alcohol. Of course, they were much more mellow and fragrant than the original wine.
"Is that enough?" Duanmu Rong saw that the Floating Dawn Fire had been extinguished. She pasted the four jars that had been steamed onto the paper that she had brought with her and wrote a few unfamiliar symbols before asking.
" It's almost done, but it's still not too pure," Fu Chen said as he raised the smallest jar."This is alcohol. It's especially good for disinfection. When you suture a wound, apply a little of it, and then use this every day when you clean it. The wound won't be easily infected and festered. Of course, it can also lower the temperature of people with a fever.”
"That good?" "The wine in that small jar smells the best," the snow maiden said suspiciously.”
" Of course," Fu Chen laughed loudly and said,""Because the purity is the highest in the small jar, you can try a little.”
Fu Chen handed the small jar to the snow maidens, indicating for Duanmu Rong and her to try a little.
The snow maidens didn't hesitate, because they saw Fu Chen dip his finger into the wine. He picked up a small bowl, poured some into it, and took a sip. Her eyes immediately lit up. It was too delicious, and it was especially mellow. When the wine entered her throat, it burned.| It was spicy, but after it entered his stomach, a warm current surged up.
Duanmu Rong also took a sip. She didn't like to drink, but she felt that it was stronger than the usual wine. She frowned and asked Fu Chen,"It's not good."
" If you don't like to drink, you must think it's not good. I'll make you some fruit juice," Fu Chen said with a smile. He actually didn't like to drink either.
" Alright." Duanmu Rong handed the wine jar to Fu Chen and smiled in response in front of outsiders, which was rare.
"What about the other three jars?" The snow maiden glanced at the smiling Duanmu Rong, then at the other three jars.
" The wine for the few of you outside tastes much better than the wine we have now." Fu Chen asked Duanmu Rong and the snow maidens to help each carry a jar before walking into the hall.
"Shi Lan, thank you. I'll have to trouble you to help me tidy up. Don't throw it away. Just put it aside.”Fu Chen turned around and said to Shi Lan.
"Good!" Shi Lan nodded and replied.
The three of them returned to the hall and placed the wine jar on the low table. Fu Chen smiled and said,"Today, I steamed some wine. Please have a taste.”
"Did you go and make some alcohol to save people?”Master Ban looked at the jars on the table and asked.
" The alcohol is done. What's left is the wine. It's stronger than ordinary wine. Everyone can try it." Fu Chen opened a jar of wine as he spoke. The fragrance of the wine spread. Everyone was a wealthy guest of the wine country. When they smelled the fragrance of the wine, they all looked intoxicated.
" I'll try it first." Big Hammer poured a bowl and drank it in one gulp. His face was flushed red from holding it in, and then he let out a series of heart-wrenching coughs. It took him a long time to calm himself down before he shouted," Good wine!"”
Everyone poured wine into their bowls and drank happily. Xiang Liang stroked his chest and sighed,"Compared to this wine, the wine I've drunk over the years is simply water soup.”
The snow maidens had also drunk quite a bit, and their faces were flushed with joy. Seeing Fu Chen looking at her, she seemed a little embarrassed.
Even Ge Nia and Xiao Gao, who were usually calm, drank several bowls.
The three jars of wine with a low alcohol content were finished by the group of people in a short while.
"Brat, why didn't you give us the jar in your hand to drink?”Master Ban was already a little drunk. He pointed at the jar in Fu Chen's hand and asked.
" This isn't for you to drink. It's alcohol. It's for healing." Fu Chen hid the jar behind him.
" You're so stingy. Why don't you just go steam it again? Kid, bring it over." Master Ban was really drunk and started snatching.
Fu Chen couldn't fight with the old man, so he could only give the jar to him helplessly.
" Brat, why must I do it myself?" Master Ban muttered as he took the jar, poured a big bowl, and drank it all in one gulp.
After a long silence, everyone thought that something had happened to him. Then, he fell to the ground and was completely drunk.
A small jar of wine was emptied. Big Iron Hammer burped and lay on the ground to catch his breath. It was obvious that he had drunk too much. Teacher Xu didn't drink much, and his old face was glowing red.
" Looks like we can't leave today," Xiao Gao sighed and said,""Rest for the night and leave the city tomorrow.”
"Good!" Master Xu nodded.
He called the waiter over and helped the drunk Master Ban and Big Hammer back to the guest room. Then, he asked the waiter to arrange guest rooms for everyone. Everyone went back to their rooms to rest first and waited for Shopkeeper Ding to return before making plans.
"You want to go out?" Duanmu Rong asked when she saw Fu Chen preparing to leave.
" I went out for a walk. I've never seen such a big ancient city," Fu Chen replied.
"Ancient city? This city is not old!" Duanmu Rong did not think too much about it and said,""Be careful and come back early!" She went upstairs to her room to rest.
Streets crisscrossed, eaves looked at each other, merchants gathered together, restaurants stood in great numbers, and on both sides of the road, willows were like clouds, paulownia flowers were blooming, apricot trees were burning, and peach trees were embroidered in the wild. There are many shops, Yu Ge flying gold, ten miles of gallery, carved beams and painted buildings stretch away, the river beside the corridor is quiet green, green willow long embankment.
The long alley paved with bluestone was filled with the faint smoke and fire of the ancient city. Occasionally, pedestrians would pass by leisurely, leaving their absent-minded memories behind in time. Fu Chen walked on the bustling street and suddenly lost his mind. Was he in a dream, or was he someone else's dream?
The clamor around him gradually dissipated. Zhuang Zhou was dreaming of a butterfly. He actually had such a feeling. How lucky was he? His body was completely relaxed. When he closed his eyes, everything around him seemed to become clearer. This was a state of emptiness. If Sakyamuni was here, he would definitely say that the Floating Dawn had entered a state of meditation.
Suddenly, a group of soldiers guarding four carriages slowly came from the end of the street. The pedestrians all gave way. Fu Chen felt a young and evil aura in one of the carriages. The person in the carriage seemed to have sensed the probing and lifted the curtain of the window.
Fu Chen instantly woke up and returned to normal from that ethereal state. He hid in the crowd and looked over. A youth in purple clothes and a golden crown was looking in his direction.
Floating Dawn lowered his head and slowly moved in the crowd. He felt threatened. When the young man's gaze swept past him just now, he felt a prickling sensation on his back.
As the convoy passed by, the streets became noisy again.
Fu Chen lost the mood to continue strolling. He walked back, bypassed a few alleys, and returned to the inn.
When they entered the hall, they found that other than the two drunk people, everyone was there. Thief Zhi was dancing and telling everyone something. From time to time, there would be gasps and laughter.
He didn't disturb them and found a corner to sit down, listening to Thief Zhi continue.
After listening for a while, she realized that Li Si had brought three people to the Small Sage Manor to cause trouble. A fat woman named Gongsun Linglong had defeated many of the Mo disciples in the debate process. In the end, she went on stage at dawn and pestered them, settling the famous fallacy of " a white horse is not a horse."
" It seems like my guess is correct," Fu Chen thought to himself. Zhang Liang had indeed placed the two brats in the Small Sage Manor, using the identity of a scholarly disciple to hide his identity.
"Did you find anything fun?" The snow maidens had already noticed Fu Chen, and they whispered to him.
" No, but I found a very powerful person." Floating Dawn thought for a while and continued,""Sang Hai isn't peaceful.”
"Are you scared?" the snow maiden asked, blinking her large eyes.
"No, I'm a little excited!”Fu Chen raised his head and looked at this woman who was acting like a daughter.
" Brat, go get some wine. I want to try it too," Thief Zhi said after he finished talking about what he had seen and heard. He then saw Fu Chen and the snow maidens whispering to each other.
He didn't see Big Hammer or Master Ban when he returned. He asked around and found out that the kid had made something good in the afternoon. Unfortunately, he wasn't around and didn't get to taste it. Seeing that the kid had returned, he immediately requested.
"Why?" Fu Chen wasn't happy. I'm not your buddy.
" I want some too," the snow maiden said faintly.
"Can you make fruit juice?" Duanmu Rong also made a rare request.
"Alright, alright, I'll do it!" There was nothing to say. Let's do it.
Steaming wine was an easy task. However, Fatty Ding was standing beside him. He was learning very seriously, muttering a few words from time to time. After steaming about a jar, Fatty Ding steamed the rest.
After asking Fatty Ding, Fatty Ding said that there were peaches and pears. Alright, let's make peach juice, pear juice, and mixed juice.
Shi Lan followed Fu Chen's request and brought over peaches and pears, as well as some clean linen. Fu Chen let Shi Lan learn from him. It was too slow for one person to do it.
First, he washed the fruit, then removed the core and cut it into pieces. Because the hole in the burlap cloth was relatively large, he used three layers of burlap cloth to wrap the cut pieces. He placed it in a bronze basin and added a little bit of cool white water. He crushed it with a small stone hammer, picked it up, and squeezed it hard.| The juice flowed out.
He made a bronze basin of apple juice and a basin of pear juice in a row, wasting a bunch of fruits. Fatty's eyes twitched.
He took another basin and poured some of the two juices into it. He mixed them and tasted them with a spoon. The taste was not bad, but it was not sweet enough.
He asked Shi Lan to bring some honey and added some to each of them. He tasted it again and still felt that something was missing. Looking at the wine jar in Fatty Ding's hand, he remembered that he just needed to add some high-concentration wine.
Sure enough, after adding the first steamed wine and stirring it evenly, the taste was much better.
What about the instruments that didn't contain the liquid? He could only take the bamboo tube. He had three bamboo tubes filled with peach branches, three bamboo tubes filled with pear juice, and four bamboo tubes filled with mixed juice. This was enough. After thinking about it, he made ten thin bamboo tubes as a habit.
He looked at Shi Lan, who was silently helping him, and gave her a tube of mixed juice. He didn't know what was going on with this girl. She was very quiet and did whatever she was told to do without asking why. Fu Chen liked this kind of personality. People like Tianming, who did one thing with a hundred thousand whys, Fu Chen had long wanted to kick them away.
Shi Lan didn't thank him. She silently took the bamboo tube and looked at Fu Chen in confusion. Fu Chen motioned for her to insert the bamboo tube.| He put it into the bamboo tube and took a sip.
Shi Lan took a sip of the fruit juice, and her eyes instantly lit up. It tasted great.
Fu Chen smiled at Shi Lan, who was looking at him. He proudly looked at Fatty who was still steaming wine and carried a plate of bamboo tubes to the hall.
"Done?" The snow maidens asked with a smile when they saw Fu Chen enter.
" Of course." Fu Chen placed the plate on the low table and introduced,""This is peach juice, this is pear juice, and this is mixed juice. Everyone could get whatever flavor they liked.”
" I like both peaches and pears, so I'll take the mixed one." The snow maiden didn't stand on ceremony and picked up a bamboo tube of mixed juice.
Everyone didn't stand on ceremony and each took their own. Because two drunk people didn't come down, there was still a can of peach juice and a can of pear juice left. The pear juice was left for Fatty, and Fu Chen took a can of peach juice.
Seeing that no one was drinking and looking at him, Fu Chen remembered that there was still a bamboo tube on the plate. They were waiting for his next explanation.
" Put the bamboo tube into the bamboo tube. Just suck it and drink." Floating Dawn said as he picked up a bamboo tube and inserted it into it.| He started drinking the moment he entered.
Everyone followed suit and took a careful puff. Other than the snow maidens and Duanmu Rong, the others all frowned, clearly not feeling too good.
" The taste is not bad, but it's not as good as wine," Xiang Liang said. He looked at the few men who nodded. It seemed that almost all the men had the same idea.
" It's very delicious. Thank you," Duanmu Rong said to Fu Chen with a hint of innocence on her old-fashioned face. The snow maidens beside her were all stunned. This woman's appearance was too seductive.| He was gone.
As expected, when he turned around, he saw Fu Chen's intoxicated expression.
For some reason, she felt a little uncomfortable. Just as she was about to tease him, she heard Fatty Ding's voice.”
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