Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Nirvana Pill
It was not yet the New Year, and naturally a long way from spring. Zhu Dan was worried that Zhang Liang would panic and be scared if he suddenly went blind, so he pulled him aside and talked about all sorts of things.
Until Yunqiu reminded her that the doctor was coming.
"Hurry up and let him show Zhang Liang what's going on." Zhu Dan said immediately.
I was so excited discussing future systems with Zhang Liang that I forgot about this matter.
It was also Zhang Liang's fault for acting too naturally. When he looked at her, there was no sign of blindness at all.
The doctor had been checking Zhang Liang and the king's pulse daily at Zhu Dan's request, so this time he was very skilled at taking their hands. However...
After pondering for a long time, he still couldn't explain it. He just said, "Judging from the pulse, it doesn't seem like he was hit somewhere and lost his sight. It's a bit strange..."
Zhu Dan stared at Zhang Liang for a few seconds before an idea suddenly flashed through his mind: "Let me show you."
She is not a doctor, and Zhu Dan has never considered herself a doctor, so much so that she has forgotten that there is a special group of people who can receive feedback when they are treated with spiritual power.
This type of people are those who possess special luck, and Zhang Liang is naturally among them.
Zhu Dan immediately reached out and placed his hand on Zhang Liang's shoulder.
The spiritual power circulated through his body, and Zhu Dan's face turned strange: "It turned out to be because of this reason."
The doctor looked at Zhu Dan curiously: "Does the Imperial Master know what happened?"
Although Zhu Dan is not a doctor, she can often provide them with a lot of novel ideas, and doctors like to get new knowledge from her.
Even though it was strange, even though it looked incredible, he vaguely felt that it was real.
It just belongs to another system of medicine.
Zhu Dan was at a loss for words. "That's what I was saying. Although I drew a lot of Qi this time, it wasn't as much as the previous few. How did you suddenly become blind? This doesn't fit the principle of Qi. So your sudden loss of sight wasn't due to external stimulation like bumping into something... No, this symptom could be considered an external stimulus."
"You've developed snow blindness from looking at the snow for too long. It's essentially caused by ultraviolet rays irritating your cornea..."
Zhu Dan's words were a bit vague, after all, she is not a professional doctor.
"Anyway, avoid going out during this period, and don't stare at the snow. It's best to cover your eyes with cloth to protect them. By the way, I'm using my spiritual power to help you repair it, let's see if it works."
Zhu Dan used his spiritual power to reach the position of Zhang Liang's eyes.
Gentle power surged into his eyes, and Zhang Liang felt the swelling and fatigue in his eyes gradually eased until they disappeared, as if someone had applied a hot compress to him.
Zhu Dan withdrew his hand and said to the doctor, "Remember to go back and do a health promotion campaign so that everyone can pay attention. If your eyes feel uncomfortable, remember to rest and avoid the light."
It is not easy for ordinary people to get snow blindness. Otherwise, the winter is so long, wouldn’t everyone suffer from snow blindness?
Zhang Liang's behavior was probably caused not only by his own reasons, but also by the fact that his luck was damaged.
Just like Fusu, if he was in a normal state, he would not have caught a cold if he had drunk ginger soup and taken good warming measures after falling into the water.
But he kept getting colds, which kept getting better and worse.
When the human body is in low luck, it is easy to be invaded by various visible and invisible viruses from the outside world.
The doctor quickly agreed: "Don't worry, Imperial Master, I will do a good job of publicity."
In the past, it would have been almost impossible for the palace people to get such a chance to rest.
If you are blind, you will be eliminated immediately and replaced by another palace maid, but since it was the imperial master who gave the order, then it’s okay.
Zhang Liang's eyes recovered after resting for a few days.
However, this experience made him take better care of his eyes. Only people who have been blind know how important it is to be able to see.
For this reason, he also asked Zhu Dan how to protect his eyes.
Zhu Dan searched through his memory and found the eye exercises. He even called Liu Bai over and asked him to draw pictures of the steps.
"Yunqiu, put this up on the palace walls. It would be best if every palace had one. Have the palace maids practice this when they have time to protect their eyes. Although we've made glass now, and we can find a way to get them glasses in the future, it's still better not to wear glasses if possible. Isn't it better to have a clear field of vision?"
Yun Qiu wrote it down.
She liked this point about Zhu Sheng very much. No matter what he thought of, his first reaction was to benefit ordinary people as well, rather than just thinking about the nobles.
After overcoming the pain of blindness, Zhang Liang's luck gradually recovered.
This can be seen from the color of the bracelet Zhu Dan put on him, which made Zhu Dan feel a lot more at ease.
During this period, she observed Brother Zheng many times, and found out with a smile that Brother Zheng was indeed the biggest boss, and the luck he drew was extremely low.
His bad luck was that the food was too salty, he forgot one of the memorials when reviewing it, and was a little confused when asked questions in the court.
When he discovered this, Zhu Dan wanted to roar.
Is this bad luck for Zheng Ge or for the people around him?
As a superior, and a superior in a feudal dynasty, it is very likely that he killed people because he was unhappy. Otherwise, how could there be the saying that when the emperor is angry, millions of people will die?
Fortunately, Brother Zheng doesn’t do that anymore, and he can still share these with Zhu Dan with a smile.
Even Wang Changshi, who was serving beside him, was trembling with fear, with cold sweat on his forehead, and almost kneeling down.
Although Zhu Dan also knew that this might not be Zheng Ge's nature, he was not so tolerant.
He did this simply because he valued human life.
But how should I put it? As a fan, I'm even happier.
Because of the person I love, you also learn to love and to restrain yourself.
Ahhh, these crazy fans can’t handle it anymore.
There happened to be nothing else to do in Xianyang, so Zhu Dan decisively went to Lantian County.
Taking advantage of the time when the snow stopped, Erlin quickly built kangs in all the rooms where people lived in Liuye.
When Zhu Dan arrived, Xiaohua was talking about holding a pig-killing banquet.
Upon learning that the notification had already been sent out and the number of attendees had been decided, Zhu Dan put her hands on her hips and said, "If that's the case, why didn't anyone tell me?"
Xiaohua was stunned: "Mr. Zhu, are you planning to attend the banquet too?"
Of course she thought of notifying Mr. Zhu, but this kind of notification was similar to a subordinate reporting the results to his superior after completing something.
But Zhu Dan specifically mentioned that Xiaohua is not stupid either.
Zhu Dan said confidently, "Of course I have to participate. These pigs were raised under my guidance. This will be the first pig-killing banquet in Daqin. The meaning and taste will be unique. How can I miss it?"
And, to be honest, the mutton and venison that were considered exclusive to the nobility in this era didn't actually taste that good.
Needless to say, mutton has never been castrated or domesticated. It is not that there is no fresh mutton with a fishy smell on the grasslands in later generations.
As for venison, it is said to be a priceless game, but if you eat too much, it will be just like that.
Zhu Dan really missed the taste of pork.
Of course, it is braised pork made from the best pork belly from a fat pig that has been carefully raised after being castrated.
Hahaha, she is really looking forward to it.
How could it be possible to suddenly tell her at such a long-awaited moment that she had no part in the pig-killing banquet? Zhu Dan absolutely could not tolerate it.
"I want to eat braised pork, pork stewed with sauerkraut, stewed vermicelli, and braised pork intestines and braised pig's trotters..." Zhu Dan thought of all the delicious pig-related foods he could think of.
The taste she described made Xiaohua, who had been eating and drinking well in the past six months, couldn't help swallowing.
What she admired most about Zhu Sheng was that she was such a good eater.
I have obviously eaten pork, and now that I have enough meat to eat, I prefer vegetables stewed with meat to pork, but I am still itching to have a pig-killing banquet and want to hold it right now.
Zhu Dan's arrival greatly advanced the progress of the pig-killing banquet.
It’s not because of her identity or her prestige, but because her description is so alluring.
Everyone was already looking forward to this pig-killing banquet, and motivated by the delicious food, they all sped up the process.
When Zhu Dan and Xiaohua went to the pigpen to pick pigs, technician Da Niu was also there. Looking at the pigs grunting as they ate their food, his eyes were unusually soft and loving.
Zhu Dan got goosebumps: "That's a bit exaggerated. If he does that, will he really have the heart to eat pork?"
Zhu Dan recalled some stories.
Xiaohua also thought Daniu was exaggerating, but she had a different opinion: "Mr. Zhu, look at those marked with blue paint. I heard them muttering that they probably weighed a hundred kilograms."
The meaning is self-evident. You are not looking at the pets you raised, but at gold ingots.
You know, although their monthly salary is not low, who would complain about having too little money?
Zhu Dan gave an OK sign and said, "What I said at the beginning was that we would hold a pig slaughtering banquet at the end of the year when we weighed the pigs. If you can raise a pig that weighs 100 kilograms, there will be a reward. This promise is of course valid."
"It's only a few days until the end of the year, Xiaohua, remember to prepare your bonus."
"In addition to this one gold reward, I also plan to give year-end bonuses to all my subordinates. I will discuss the specific reward content with you later."
Xiaohua's eyes suddenly lit up. Year-end bonus? That sounds pretty good.
At this time, Da Niu finally saw Zhu Dan walking towards him. An excited expression appeared on his face, and he quickly and awkwardly saluted: "Young lady, you haven't been here for a long time..."
Zhu Dan smiled brightly. "I've been busy lately and neglected it, but I still remember the pig-killing banquet. I came here today to pick out the New Year pigs. Can you take a look at which pigs you think are suitable?"
Da Niu was shocked. Are they going to slaughter the pig so soon?
He felt a sense of reluctance in his heart.
To exaggerate a little, he has really treated these pigs like his ancestors for the past six months.
In the first few days, the piglets died one after another, which made him feel heartbroken, but he just felt sorry for the money he spent on buying the piglets.
But later the piglet adapted and survived tenaciously. Every day, it would grunt and grab food, growing up little by little. It was as if he was watching his own cub grow up.
Because so much effort has been put into it, the relationship is naturally different from before.
Even though he knew that pigs would be eaten when they grew up, he remained silent, and the attentive smile on his face faded.
Zhu Dan sighed in her heart, she knew this would happen.
This is the first batch and we don’t have much experience, so we just need to raise them more later.
But he acted as if he hadn't noticed anything and continued, "On New Year's Eve, I will definitely go back to Xianyang. I want to spend the New Year with Brother Zheng, and you should also spend the New Year with your families."
"So I've calculated that we'll have a pig-killing banquet on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month. After the pig-killing banquet, you'll have your day off."
"We'll have a pig-killing banquet on the 25th, so we have to prepare some dishes in advance. So, we have to kill the pigs on the 23rd. I plan to kill ten. Then, each household in my team will get some, and the rest will be made into bacon and sausages and distributed."
Daniel knew this was inevitable.
The piglets were bought by the young lady, and it was also the young lady who hired them to raise pigs. All methods were carried out under the guidance of the young lady.
She said she wanted to kill the pig, who has the right to stop her?
The big bull cheered up: "There are thirty-two pigs still alive."
Zhu Dan bought a total of fifty boar piglets, and thirty-two of them survived. This success rate is quite high at the moment.
After all, Zhu Dan has performed surgery on pigs.
"Well, minus ten from thirty-two, there are still twenty-two left. I'll kill them all when the time comes and bring them back to Xianyang as New Year's gifts for Brother Zheng."
Of course, Da Niu didn't know that Zheng Ge was the king of their Great Qin, and he just thought of him as a good friend of the young lady.
The big bull, who originally thought that only ten pigs would be killed and the remaining pigs could live for a while, became even more silent.
Zhu Dan patted his arm comfortingly: "Don't worry, you guys are raising pigs very well this year. I'm thinking of hiring you guys to continue raising them next year."
"Next year, we won't be so stingy. We'll open a pig farm directly. You'll also have to train more apprentices. In the future, we'll open pig farms not only in Lantian County, but also in other places, so that all the people of Daqin can eat pork."
Da Niu looked at Zhu Dan in disbelief.
He would not have thought so much before, but Zhu Dan sent a literate person to them to keep a work log every day and teach them to learn simplified Chinese characters.
After learning so much, my previously muddled mind seemed to have finally opened up. I was no longer in a daze, only thinking about what to eat today, what to eat tomorrow, and whether my family had enough clothes to wear...
But let all the people of Daqin eat pork?
After a moment of shock and confusion, Da Niu's expression became firm.
Since this was said by the young lady, she can definitely do it.
He just needs to follow the young lady slowly.
Zhu Dan originally chose to castrate all boars and kept the sows. Because he took good care of them, the sows are doing well, so when he opens a pig farm next year, he will be able to save a lot of piglets.
However, this amount was far from enough, so Zhu Dan asked Da Niu to go to the surrounding areas to buy piglets.
Liu Da's expression immediately became serious, and he took note of it carefully. The rare feeling of sadness caused by slaughtering the pig quickly disappeared.
Zhu Dan took good care of them. The pigs were not killed by these technicians, but by a more famous pig butcher in Lantian County.
The action was indeed quick and efficient, the white knife went in and the red knife came out, but even so, the pig screamed miserably and struggled violently.
Fortunately, Zhu Dan had anticipated this and specially asked several people to hold him down.
Xiaohua looked at Zhu Dan with admiration. She had seen people slaughtering pigs, and she knew that only one butcher was enough.
Although the pigs they raised were relatively large, they looked fat and not very flexible.
She had thought that only one or two people would be enough to hold her down, but the young lady called several people in a row. She was a little confused, but she didn't expect...
The young lady was indeed foresighted. Although this pig is fat, it is very strong.
Xiaohua didn't know that there is a saying that it is harder to press than the pig to be slaughtered during the Chinese New Year.
The chef who was trained by Zhu Dan at the Meng family's villa has arrived, and the housekeeper is also instructing the servants to clean the pork that the kitchen helpers have cut up, especially the pig offal that Zhu Dan emphasized, which must be cleaned according to the method she said.
"Don't think these are bad. Wash them clean and cook them well. They will taste great. Maybe you will fall in love with them after today."
The housekeeper had already gotten used to Zhu Dan's straightforward style of painting and had witnessed many miracles created by Zhu Dan. Hearing this, he felt a bit of anticipation.
As the imperial teacher said, this castrated pig does not have such a strong fishy smell, but the offal still smells so bad. Will it really taste good?
Zhu Dan ran to the braising pot again, smiled mysteriously at Xiaohua who was adding spices into the pot, and handed him a big bag of chili peppers.
That's right, when staying in Xianyang to observe Zheng Ge and Zhang Liang, Zhu Dan took the time to satisfy Li Si and refined the Nirvana Pills he had been longing for, and there were actually four of them.
Although the quantity was sufficient, Zhu Dan did not rush to use it. Instead, he tested it in the simulation room first.
She discovered that Nirvana Pills could indeed change plant varieties and still retain the activity of the seeds.
Unlike the Transformation Pill, the fake one is fake and will return to its original nature after a certain period of time.
Nirvana Pill is a complete change.
When the dogwood turns into a chili pepper, it is just a chili pepper. After planting the seeds for a period of time, you will harvest chili peppers, and the seeds of these chili peppers can be saved for further planting.
However, Zhu Dan also discovered that this was indeed a pill made with Li Si's luck, and it also foreshadowed Li Si's fate to a certain extent.
After three generations, the peppers are still peppers, but their original excellent traits will degenerate and various problems will arise.
Either the pepper seedlings that grow cannot bloom and bear fruit, or the peppers that grow taste strange.
Zhu Dan was originally wondering whether a new flavor could be developed, but after trying it, she immediately calmed down.
It does have a spicy taste, but it's also mixed with sourness, astringency, and bitterness. In short, it's like a pot of Chinese medicine stew.
It takes a lot of courage to use it as a seasoning.
Of course, some people may say that spices were also strange Chinese medicines before their functions were discovered, and perhaps they can achieve good results when combined with each other.
However, the simulation room is not a gourmet institution, so further attempts cannot be made. We can only wait and see in the future, but one thing is certain -
Even if the chili peppers can be used as spices for braised dishes and can be used to clean pig offal and remove unpleasant odors after three generations, this trait is still unstable and cannot be passed on.
The seeds of this generation grow into completely different new things, and after five or six generations, they degenerate into weeds and stop blooming, and some may even fail to germinate.
When Zhu Dan thought about Li Si's three clans being exterminated by Hu Hai, he almost immediately wanted to rush into Hu Hai's palace and beat him up.
You said that if you were polite to Li Sike, allowing him to enjoy wealth and prosperity forever, and the Li family continued to be prosperous, healthy and long-lived, wouldn't that mean that the excellent pepper genes he created could be passed down forever?
Unfortunately, history is never determined by human will.
Just like the chaotic genes of the pepper after being transformed by the elixir, it is impossible to tell what flavor it will mutate into.
Zhu Dan decided to take a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, he cultivated the peppers made by Nirvana Dan, whether by hybridization or grafting, in order to preserve the spicy gene as much as possible.
On the other hand, we still go overseas to find the ancestor of chili pepper.
This can not only satisfy your own needs and allow you to taste the spiciness in advance, but also allow you to find the peppers in the future and compare the advantages and disadvantages of the two species, and then collide and integrate them.
Maybe more varieties of peppers can be developed.
Even if they all have the same spicy flavor, there can be chili peppers, screw peppers, Wuhu green peppers... As an adult, I want them all.
Of course, the test of the efficacy of the Nirvana Pill also made Zhu Dan completely give up the idea of being lazy.
I still have to go overseas.
It's not just for the peppers, sweet potatoes and potatoes she has been longing for, there are indeed many new species overseas. Only by bringing them back can our China truly be called a country with vast land and abundant resources.
Moreover, the collision and fusion of species are also conducive to the cultivation of more excellent crop genes.
Although making your own elixir can be a shortcut, it is not a long-term solution.
It takes generations of effort to make a species truly belong to this land.
Because peppers only need seeds to be grown, Zhu Dan kept a small number of intact peppers, and peeled out the seeds of the rest and carefully preserved them.
The peeled chili skin was divided into two halves, one half was given to Xiaohua to add to the braised food, and the other half was prepared to make a batch of spicy sausages.
There is no way. The power of Nirvana Pill is limited, and it is impossible to produce large quantities of chili peppers, so I can only taste it.
Xiaohua is very sensitive to spices. After she accidentally created the taste of braised food, she became more and more proficient in this area.
Following Zhu Dan's suggestion, they continued to add various spices and tried different things. The braised food they made now cannot be said to be a royal banquet, but it has about 50% to 60% of the flavor of later chain braised food restaurants.
At least every time braised food is made, everyone in Liuye looks forward to it very much.
Occasionally, the aroma of braised food wafts out, attracting the people from Qian who come to sell goods and the neighbors on both sides to inquire about it, and they are willing to pay a high price to buy it, which is enough to show Xiaohua's ability.
So when she smelled the chili pepper, she keenly realized that this aroma was not simple and would bring a subversive change to the braised food.
Unable to hold back, she asked Zhu Dan, "Mr. Zhu, do you still have this new seasoning? Can we also sell it in the braised food shop we're opening in Xianyang next year?"
"You have good taste." Zhu Dan gave her a thumbs up.
The spicy taste is quite enduring.
Compared with expensive spices such as pepper, it is not very picky about the environment and can be grown all over the country, so the price can be very low.
It can be said to be a very common seasoning.
Chili peppers can cover up the smell of spoiled food, which was very important before refrigerators were invented. They can also play a similar role to ginger. Some people feel that they are about to catch a cold, so they eat some chili peppers to sweat and clear their noses.
"I plan to plant this next year, but it's not yet a food that ordinary people in Guizhou can eat."
As long as the problem that the characteristics of peppers will mutate after three generations cannot be solved, peppers will not be able to be cultivated on a large scale like in later generations.
"So its price won't be cheap for at least five years. As for five years from now, I can't see that far ahead."
If there were no Transformation Pill, Zhu Dan would not have thought about building a ship and going out to sea for at least twenty or thirty years.
However, there is the Transformation Pill that can create a ready-made ship. Once you have the answer, it will be much easier to reverse-deduce the solution.
Of course, shipbuilding is still a rather complicated project.
Not to mention anything else, if you want to make high-quality wood that can be soaked in water for a long time without rotting, you need several years of shade drying and painting processes, or improve iron smelting technology to build that kind of steel ship that runs on steam power?
Five years, it can only be said that this is a very beautiful vision, and it is the result that Zhu Dan can make a more appropriate elixir - either solve the problem of the third generation of Chili's mutation, or let Daqin go, and she herself has accumulated enough spiritual energy to swim overseas in a simple canoe.
The former is difficult, but the latter is very feasible.
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