Chapter 38: Medicated Baths
In the spring of the thirteenth year of Wenjing, Shen Zijue's wife gave birth to a baby boy, and the whole house rejoiced. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info An Ran's youngest brother Shen Zipei is also engaged, and the other party is also the daughter of the poetry and calligraphy eunuch's family, and the wedding date is scheduled for this year.
And Jiang Wen, who followed the He family firm to the sea, also returned.
On this day, he got the news safely, left the Shen Mansion, and met them in Ji Shuyi's dowry shop.
Jiang Wen said goodbye to his son. Jiang Wen entered the door, first respectfully greeted An Ran, and then said excitedly: "The little one lives up to the trust of the son, and he has gained a lot from going to sea this time." ”
"Okay, no need to be polite, just sit down and talk slowly. An Ran pointed to the chair below and ordered him to sit. Only then did he look him up and down, and saw that although Jiang Wen was thin, his spirit was excellent.
"This, yes, little thank you, Childe. Jiang Wen hesitated for a moment, and seeing that Gongzi's tone could not be refuted, he also sat down, sitting on the chair with only half of his body floating in vain. said carefully, "That day, the little one took the token given by the son, first contacted the fleet of the He family's trading house, and exchanged the silver given by the son for silk, porcelain, tea and other things. Only then did he go to sea with the He family's fleet, and there were places such as Europa, Indonesia and other places along the way. At the beginning, the small language was not understood, but thanks to the help of the He family's steward, he sold the commercial goods he brought with him, and exchanged them for a lot of local gems and Western goods. This time I went to sea, and the little one really gained a lot of knowledge. Childe, this is the money earned by going to sea this time, a total of 15,000 taels. ”
Jiang Wen stood up and respectfully handed over a wooden box with both hands.
An Ran was a little surprised when he heard Jiang Wenbao's figures, he didn't expect to make so much money, so he secretly calculated in his heart, excluding the capital of 3,000 taels, he actually made a net profit of more than 12,000 taels. An Ran nodded, took it, and opened the box to see that there was a stack of silver tickets inside. An Ran said with satisfaction, "Yes, it's hard for you." So be it, the two thousand taels of silver are yours. An Ran took out a silver ticket of two thousand taels and gave it directly to Jiang Wen.
"Childe, by all means. Jiang Wen refused.
"This is a prize for you, and you deserve it, just take it. An Ran said firmly.
Jiang Wen had no choice but to accept it, and secretly decided in his heart to make money for his son, and he would be more loyal in the future, "These two boxes are small and rare things collected for the son and the young lady, I hope the son and the young lady like it." Jiang Wen brought up two boxes of rare objects collected overseas.
An Ran looked at it, there were a lot of gems of various colors, medicinal materials that were not available in the Daqing Dynasty, and strange-shaped fruits.
An Ran looked at those medicinal herbs if they were treasured, and many of them were exactly what An Ran needed. In this way, coupled with the medicinal materials that An Ran has collected in the past six months, the medicinal materials needed to configure the medicinal bath for the first layer of the "Six Styles of Physical Training" are almost the same, and only a few precious ones are missing.
An Ran took out another 2,000 taels and asked them to continue to buy the medicinal materials they needed, 1,000 taels were given to Ji Shuyi, 2,000 taels were kept for backup, and the rest of the money was directly used as the capital for the next trip.
An Ran brought things back to the mansion, and within a day, everyone in the mansion knew that there were no secrets in the big family. An Ran only said that his friend helped buy it, and asked Ji Shuyi to pick up some gems and send them to the eldest lady and each room.
"Master, what is this, the smell is really big. Ji Shuyi sighed, frowned, covered her mouth and nose, and pointed to a round fruit with a rough appearance. "Can this thing really be eaten?" Ji Shuyi asked with some disbelieving.
"This is durian," An Ran smiled, seeing Ji Shuyi's disgusted face, he suddenly thought of whether it was the same for the first time he ate durian in his previous life, and said softly, "It is a fruit from overseas, the smell is very smelly, but the taste is delicate and sweet." It is said that durian is hot, can invigorate blood and dispel cold, relieve menstrual cramps, especially suitable for women, and can also improve the symptoms of cold abdomen and promote the rise of body temperature. Eating durian regularly can strengthen the body, strengthen the spleen and qi, nourish the kidneys and strengthen the yang, and warm the body. Come and have a taste. ”
An Ran said as he peeled off the durian, revealing the golden flesh, and handed it to Ji Shuyi.
Ji Shuyi looked at An Ran, took the durian, closed her eyes, pinched her nose with a handkerchief, and took a bite, but she didn't expect it to be sweet and delicious when she really ate it. Ji Shuyi was slightly surprised, "Well, it's really delicious." Since it is suitable for women, I will send some to my aunt later. Then he proposed.
"You eat first, I'll keep it for my aunt." An Ran handed Ji Shuyi another fruit, "Look, this is jackfruit." There was joy and relief in his eyes, seeing that Ji Shuyi could always think of Aunt Liu, An Ran was also very happy in his heart.
The two tasted some, and then saw a little of each and sent it to Aunt Liu.
After a few days, Jiang Wen and the others had collected all the remaining medicinal materials. An Ran found a time to prepare the medicinal materials into twenty portions of liquid medicine according to the requirements.
On this day, An Ran sent his subordinates to fetch some hot water. Pour the prepared liquid into a tub and add hot water. An Ran took off his clothes, sat cross-legged in the barrel, closed his eyes and slowly ran the mental mantra of the "Six Styles of Physical Training". A trace of energy that is invisible to the naked eye. Along the pores of Enron's body, it constantly penetrates into Enron's skin.
I saw that An Ran's whole body was red, like a boiled shrimp, and sweat flowed down his forehead. A trace of energy continued to infiltrate into An Ran's body, and the energy was running in the body, and the whole body was warm and fluttering.
Suddenly, a sharp pain came, as if there were thousands of ants constantly gnawing on the body, An Ran clenched his fists, trembled slightly, gritted his teeth, guarded his mind, and concentrated on running the mental mantra.
After a while, a trace of impurities was discharged from the skin, An Ran only felt that his whole body was relaxed, and before he could relax, the pain struck again, over and over again, over and over again, until all the impurities in the skin were discharged, and the energy in the medicinal bath was completely absorbed, and he successfully entered the first layer of skin refining.
At this time, An Ran opened his eyes, feeling a burst of refreshment all over his body, his body was full of strength, he was in a happy mood, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.
"I've been cultivating for more than half a year, but I've finally entered the first layer of skin refining period. I feel a lot more strength, and I don't know how many movements I can complete now. ”
Thinking like this, An Ran quickly washed his body and put on his clothes. This is the first action on the first floor in the room, unexpected, and reasonable, and the first action is done smoothly, and the action is like flowing water.
Then An Ran practiced the first movement many times until he became more and more proficient. Only then did I start practicing the second movement, and the second movement could barely be done completely, and when it came to the third movement, it could only be done halfway, and then it was not something that the body could bear.