Cross-border surveillance

Listening to the old Chinese medicine doctor's scolding, Tao An could only smile awkwardly. It wasn't that he really thought he had been cheated by the other party, but he really didn't know much about the prices of Chinese medicinal materials.

I don’t know whether it was for the sake of his own reputation or to dispel Tao An’s doubts. The old Chinese medicine doctor continued to scold: "Young man, if you don’t talk about other things, take a look at what you bought. Take the red sandalwood among them. Although It's some leftovers, but you also know how valuable these things are, right? Is it too much for me to only charge you four hundred and one kilograms? You personally asked for three kilograms, and there are thunderbugs (centipedes). What you want is more than one foot long. Isn’t it too much for me to charge you five hundred pieces? It’s not easy to make a big one. You asked for two pieces. How much money does it cost just for these two pieces? Isn’t it too funny? Already..."

"Old man, I didn't mean anything else. Don't get me wrong. I haven't bought it before, so I was a little surprised." Tao An apologized.

Guessing that the other party was older and talked incessantly, Tao An couldn't bear it, so he quickly scanned the QR code to pay, and planned to leave with a convenient bag filled with medicine.

However, the old Chinese medicine doctor continued, saying: "You know how to tease me, but what are you going to do with your baby? You really don't drink wine, don't do it randomly."

"Don't worry if you really don't mess around." Tao An turned around and smiled before going out with the medicinal materials.

Not sure if it was because of the heat, he subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead while standing at the door.

In terms of materials, he bought them all at once, which saved him the trouble of buying them online. Thinking about it carefully, there are too many fakes online now, so he can feel more at ease if he can buy them all from the old Chinese medicine doctor.

Next came the various tools, such as the stone mortar and casserole. He really didn’t know where to buy it. It was convenient online, but how long did it take to get it?

The town and Tao An's memory had changed a lot, and he couldn't figure it out. He could only make inquiries and buy them. Asking the elderly about these unpopular things was definitely the right thing. He spent more than two hours after asking around. Just bought all the things I need.

Considering that some materials need to be heated, baked and calcined, Tao An also made a special inquiry and bought something like alcohol lamp smokeless carbon.

There were too many things to pick up after this pass, and the time came to the afternoon unknowingly. He still needed to buy other things, but the rest was convenient.

He found a place to store his things temporarily. Tao An took the medicinal materials with him to prevent accidents, and then ran around to make purchases.

After buying everything, he took a ride-hailing ride home from the place where his belongings were stored. He almost didn't pack it in. After all, he had large items such as sheets and quilts. Fortunately, they were for summer, so he could barely fit them into the car.

On the way back, Tao An looked at the expenditure information on his mobile phone and felt melancholy again. He didn't have much money. If this continued, without income, he didn't know how long he could hold on before he became completely destitute.

Considering that the old house did not require any major construction work, Tao An's parents gave him 30,000 yuan before coming here. In addition to the thousands of yuan he had saved through frugality in the past, he had almost spent 10,000 yuan in the past few days without realizing it.

Money is something that really doesn't cost much, and it's even harder to keep than a girlfriend who insists on breaking up.

It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon when he got home. Tao An put away his things and hurriedly cooked. After eating and stuffing himself, he started practicing. He had already tasted the benefits and could not stop practicing. He could put other things aside for the time being.

After two hours, although my whole body was sore, my heart was happy, which proved that the effect was good.

"Although this body-building exercise by taking food is a quick success method, and it is a basic foundation for beginners, Hall Master Du did not say how long it takes to practice. To what extent do you need to polish your body to be qualified?"

During the break, Tao An pondered this problem and couldn't think of a reason at all.

Do you have to be able to lift a thousand kilograms of weight with one hand to be qualified?

Thinking of this, Tao An really felt a little scary. Can the human body really reach that level? It was raised with one hand. The power was so terrifying. It had long exceeded the limit of the human body. If you hit someone with a random punch, even if it was a world punch Wang, Tao An felt like he had to kneel down and beg the other person not to die...

It's almost time to rest. The days are very long in summer and it's not dark yet after seven o'clock. Tao An doesn't plan to clean up. He won't be able to do it for a long time and will be covered in dust.

It was not yet dawn in the other world, and there was nothing worth paying attention to. After thinking about it, Tao An planned to try the materials for Ningshen Incense.

Although the things are bought back, they cannot be used directly. Secondary processing is not finishing in the sense of the word, but it is impossible to make the incense without special treatment.

He took the computer, opened the translated recipe for Ningshen Incense, and after careful consideration, Tao An planned to start making it from the red sandalwood he bought.

Because it was the first time to do this kind of thing, it would be a waste, so he planned to only take part of the operation.

Wood like red sandalwood is very dense. Although he bought a full three kilograms, it was actually not much. He bought about a kilogram.

"This thing is not directly used to make Ningshen Incense. Instead, it needs to be crushed into slag with a stone mortar, and then wrapped in gauze and boiled over low heat for one night. The boiling water is the key. The bit left after drying in the sun and underground Throwing powder is what Ningshen Incense needs to be used for.”

After some research, Tao An felt his head was spinning. It was too troublesome. This was just the processing of red sandalwood. There were even more troublesome mineral materials, such as cinnabar, which needed to be repeatedly ground, filtered with water, and the resulting powder had to be baked. Bake for an hour, then put it in a bamboo tube and bury it in a cool place out of the sun for one night. Only after going through these stages can the material be qualified.

"It's acceptable if the Ningshen Incense requires rosewood, but why is cinnabar used? This thing seems to be poisonous, as well as centipedes and scorpions. Does the final product really have the effect that Hall Master Du said and is not poisonous?"

I really can't figure it out, but that's what the secret recipe is. At this point, Tao An can only do it step by step.

"But then again, I have accurate weighing tools like electronic scales, and heating tools like induction cookers that don't require constant attention. The conditions are much better than Xiaohui in another world."

Thinking about it this way, Tao An felt a lot more balanced.

The crushing of red sandalwood is not a technical job. Put it in a stone mortar and use a hammer. After the crushing is completed, wrap it with gauze and cook it in an electric casserole. After setting the approximate time, Tao An can ignore it for the time being.

However, just processing such a piece of material took Tao An unknowingly two or three hours. When he was doing it, he didn't feel the passage of time at all. Only when he realized it was he realized that it was quite time-consuming.

"This is just the beginning, I will be very busy next."

He muttered, but Tao An didn't know much about it. After all, no one gave him any advice. He was just guessing based on the secret recipe. Moreover, there were differences between worlds. He didn't know if he could finally put Ning Shen together. Incense is made.

It was getting late, so he went to bed after washing up and looked at the other world surveillance. It was dawning on the other side. Early in the morning, Hall Master Du and Zhao Yang had breakfast brought by the girl named Xiaohui, and then gave Zhao Yang instructions on how to practice.

Tao An endured his sleepiness and paid attention to the whole process. It ended after an hour or two. Zhao Yang was brought by his senior brother Qin Jun to perform his duties as a disciple of the Yutai Sect, while Hall Master Du took a fishing rod and fish basket to swim leisurely. Zai went out.

After seeing nothing to see, Tao An slept in a lying position because it was daytime on the opposite side. He also set up a human capture alarm prompt on the monitoring software to prevent him from missing valuable things there while sleeping.

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