Chapter 55: Secret Recipe

Wang Feiyin immediately changed the class schedule and started teaching them Qinggong the next day.

When Tao Ji and Tao Yanbai returned to the mountain, they saw Pan Yun and Miao Zhen practicing the Seven Star Steps in front of the mountain gate, bumping into each other from time to time;
Miaohe, who was standing next to him, had sandbags tied to his calves. He was running from one end of the alchemy room to the other, and then he ran back again.

Oh, the alchemy room in Sanqing Mountain is some distance away from the mountain gate, separated by a bamboo forest. They are about five or six hundred meters apart, one at one end of the flat land on the top of the mountain, and the other at the other end.

It’s not that there is no open space here at the mountain gate. After all, there is a large open space at the mountain gate where they are now, but this is a place for practicing.

More importantly, when refining alchemy, there will always be some accidents. In order to prevent the alchemy room from affecting the Taoist temple here, it was built far away.

So they chose to build three rooms on the other side of the mountain, near the Danjing. Wang Feiyin and Tao Ji each occupied one room, and there was another room, in the very corner, which was used for other disciples to study and practice.

Miaohe is now responsible for picking up the dried and prepared medicine bags, running to the alchemy room to put them down, and then running back, repeating this process over and over again.

You can practice martial arts and do things that are convenient for you.

Wang Feiyin, who was sitting on a rock and swaying with a small bamboo stick in his hand, was very satisfied with the three children's hard work. When he saw his junior brother coming back, he raised the bamboo stick in his hand and said, "The third brother is back?"

Tao Ji watched his apprentice run away from him in a flash, and was speechless for a long time, "Big Brother, what kind of Kung Fu is Miaohe practicing?"

Wang Feiyin took out the martial arts technique that Pan Yun had memorized last night and showed it to him, "Fifth Junior Sister found her a light martial arts technique that is especially suitable for her, the Shadow Step. Take a look."

Tao Ji glanced over the pages, but before he could comment, Miao He came running back, stopped beside him, and said happily, "Master, I've finished running fifty laps."

Wang Feiyin nodded with a smile, "Okay, okay, then go stretch your legs and take a rest. Your master is back, so go and learn medical skills from him."

Tao Ji took Miaohe away.

Miaohe actually didn’t want to leave. She wanted to stay with her junior uncle Miaozhen and the others.

Pan Yun and Miao Zhen were so immersed in the mysterious changes of the Seven Star Steps that they forgot about everyone else until their stomachs started to growl.

The two men came back to their senses from their immersive practice and went to the backyard to see Tao Ji pouring herbs. They were surprised and asked, "Third Brother, when did you return to the mountain?"

Tao Ji looked at them silently for a while and then nodded, "Not bad, I can see that you are very serious. Keep up the good work next time."

Tao Yanbai: "Little Master, not only did we walk past you, we also stood beside you and talked to Master for a long time, and you didn't even know about it?"

Pan Yun followed Miao Zhen and shook his head, "I don't know."

Tao Ji: "Okay, Yanbai has cooked noodles. Let's eat first. In the afternoon, you and I will learn how to prepare medicinal herbs."

As a disciple of Sanqing Temple, no matter what you choose to specialize in, you must understand the collection and preparation of herbs, basic acupuncture, and the prescriptions for various common diseases.

Of course, this is not their expertise, it is their common sense.

After eating the noodles, Tao Ji took them to the open space in front of the alchemy room to collect the medicinal herbs they had collected yesterday.

Move out two large wooden tubs.

Danjing was right next to them. When Tao Yanbai went to fetch water, Tao Ji took three children to clean the bark of Magnolia officinalis, cut it into shreds, and put it in a huge bamboo basket. After the water was drained, they put it little by little in the small baskets on the medicine drying rack.

The preparation method of Zhishi is almost the same.

After seven and a half of the ten medicine drying racks in front of the alchemy room were used, all the herbs they had collected yesterday were finally processed.

The three of them read over and over again the prescriptions and pulse records of various cases that they had memorized yesterday.

If anyone made a mistake in writing a word, Tao Ji would slap them on the head and be very strict with them.

Pan Yun felt that she would never forget Magnolia officinalis and Citrus aurantium, nor would she forget the prescriptions and elixir recipes related to them.

But this is not the end, but the beginning. Every time they go out to collect herbs, they must recite the medicinal properties of the collected herbs, the preparation methods, as well as the prescriptions and pills containing them, the diseases that can be cured, etc.

Recently, it was the time to peel Magnolia officinalis and pick Citrus aurantium. In their alchemy room, there were four sacks filled with processed Magnolia officinalis and Citrus aurantium alone.

Not to mention the medicinal herbs they collected, such as deer tongue grass, peucedanum chinense, eucommia bark, glossy privet fruit and cloud mist grass, which filled up half the room.

Pan Yun now feels that he is incredibly strong. Not only can he recognize so many medicinal herbs and pick them, and know their preferred growing environment, he can also prepare them, and knows the prescriptions and corresponding diseases.

Now if we give her a machine to examine the human body, she can become a doctor and prescribe medicine for patients.

Oh, there is no such machine in this world. We can only diagnose the condition through observation, smell, questioning and palpation.

It doesn't matter. She feels that with her current learning speed, these are not a problem. Taking the pulse and observing the complexion are things that she can learn in minutes.

She can even make talismans, so what else can’t she do?

Yes, Pan Yun was recently forced to learn a craft, making talisman paper!
There was not enough talisman paper on the mountain, and Tao Ji had no patients recently and basically did not go down the mountain, so Xuanmiao came out to lead them in making talisman paper.

Collect materials, boil, pound, soak, pound again, soak again...

Until the paper is sifted, aired, and the product is unqualified, then continue...

By the time Pan Yun and her friends were able to make qualified talisman paper independently, the pile of yellow paper in the alchemy room had filled up one corner.

Pan Yun not only learned how to make talisman paper, but also made waterproof soft paper that was more suitable for toilet use from a number of failed products.

Wang Feiyin, who had been waiting for them to make suitable writing paper, looked away in disappointment, "I thought the mountain could bring in some income."

Pan Yun wrote down the derived recipe, and after blowing the ink dry, he said, "Who said this toilet paper can't bring in revenue?"

Wang Feiyin: "Because there are no toilet paper, there are other alternatives. People are willing to put up with their butts, but they won't put up with their children's studies. They are willing to spend 20 cents to buy a piece of writing paper, and 80 cents to buy a piece of coarse rice paper, but who is willing to spend 20 cents to buy your piece of paper for wiping their butts?" Pan Yun: ...

Pan Yun was not convinced and said, "My paper is cheap. If you don't want 20 cents, how about 5 cents?"

Wang Feiyin stared, "You charge five cents for a knife?"

Pan Yun: "I charge five cents per pound!"

Who sells paper by the pound?

That’s Pan Yun.

She weighed out a pound of paper, did some calculations, and found that it was quite profitable, so she said, "I will take this pound of paper down the mountain to sell it later."

Wang Feiyin: "You want to sell your son?"

Pan Yun: "If we don't sell our son, who will do this business?"

Wang Feiyin thought so too. Who in the mountain has the time to do this?

Everyone needs to practice and learn.

When Wang Feiyin heard that he didn't have to do this business himself, he stopped worrying and asked excitedly, "How much do you plan to sell it for?"

Pan Yun discussed with him, "Big Brother, how much do you think it can be sold for?"

Wang Feiyin looked distressed, "I don't know the price."

The two brothers and sisters discussed for a long time. Pan Yun offered "five hundred taels" based on his limited knowledge. Wang Feiyin thought it was too expensive. "The price is too high. What should we do if they don't even want to bargain? Why not offer three hundred taels and let them bargain down to two hundred taels?"

"Two hundred taels?" Pan Yun said unconvincedly, "Does this prescription of mine only have two hundred taels in the eyes of Senior Brother?"

Wang Feiyin: "About the same. How much money can you make from a prescription for going to the toilet?"

Pan Yun snorted and said, "Wait for me to come down the mountain and sell it to you."

Wang Feiyin shouted, "Go ahead, go tomorrow. If you can sell more than 200 taels, I won't take a penny of the extra money. I'll give it all to you."

Wang Feiyin asked Tao Ji and Xuan Miao to take them down the mountain to Yushan County tomorrow.

Miaohe, who was practicing martial arts, rolled on the ground with joy when she heard this. It didn’t matter to her whether she made money or not, she still had a lot of money, enough for her to eat a lot of food. The important thing was that she could go to Yushan County.

Pan Yun asked Wang Feiyin, "Big Brother, aren't you going?"

"I'm going to stay and look after the house."

The next day, there were six people and one cat in the Taoist temple. Everyone was carrying a lot of things on their backs. Pan Xiaohei had to walk down the mountain by himself. No one had the strength or space to carry him.

Pan Yun was carrying two sacks, followed by Miao and Miao Zhen, and in front was Tao Yanbai. The four of them were all carrying two sacks.

Tao Ji and Xuan Miao each carried six sacks, which blocked their view and they couldn't even raise their heads.

During the break, Pan Yun asked Tao Ji, "Brother, you wouldn't not go down the mountain just because you have to carry the bag, right?"

Tao Ji was indeed quick-witted and said, "No, Senior Brother can't go down the mountain easily."

Pan Yun: “Why?”

Tao Ji realized that he had said too much and immediately shut up.

Xuan Miao interrupted her inquiry and said, "I'll tell you when you grow up a little bit."

With this sentence blocking his way, Pan Jun had no choice but to stop asking questions.

It was fine once we got to the foot of the mountain. The mules from Sanqing Temple were still kept in the village, and the cars were also there.

Tao Ji went to the fields and brought the mule back from the Wang family. He touched its fat belly and said, "They take really good care of this mule."

He harnessed the car with satisfaction, put all the medicinal herbs they brought down into the car, and then drove them to Yushan County.

Tao Ji felt sorry for the mule. There were already so many things on the cart, so he naturally didn't want to let anyone sit on it, so he didn't allow anyone to sit on it.

The children didn't mind, they were happy as long as they could get down the mountain.

Tao Yanbai was familiar with Yushan County, so he walked in front to lead the way and introduced them to the villages and roads along the way.

This was Pan Yun’s first trip to Yushan County, and he was in a good mood.

Her good mood lasted until she and Tao Ji came out of the bookstore.

The secret recipe in her arms had been sold for five small silver notes.

Miao and Miaozhen were waiting outside. As soon as they saw her, they rushed over and asked eagerly, "How much did you sell it for?"

Pan Jun stretched out five fingers.

Miao He's eyes widened and he said excitedly, "Five hundred taels! It really sold for five hundred taels."

Pan Yun: "Fifty taels."

　The lucky number is the number ending in 8, as shown in the screenshot
　　
　
(End of this chapter)