Shen Luo shook his head, put aside his random thoughts for the time being, got up and went to the door to ask for a meal.
After a while, the mistress came in holding a tray with a meal of two meat and two vegetables.
Shen Luo had been hungry for a long time, so he immediately ate and ate up the food quickly.
The mistress waited for Shen Luo to finish eating, put away the dishes, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Shen Luo:
"Wait a minute, little brother, you are a local in Songfan County. Are you familiar with the situation in the city?"
"I am from Xujiaji nearby, but I often go to the city to do shopping, so I am quite familiar with the situation in the city. Sir, do you have anything to say? "The third son asked respectfully.
"Then do you know where I can buy yellow talisman paper and cinnabar in the county?" Shen Luo asked.
"Yellow talisman paper and cinnabar? We have these two things in the store." The mistress thought for a while and said.
"These two items are not commonly used on weekdays. Do they really exist in the store?" Shen Luo asked with some disbelief.
"It's a coincidence that my shopkeeper invited a mage to come to the store last month to open an altar to pray for blessings and fortune. There are a lot of talismans and cinnabar left, which are piled in the backyard. If you need it, I'll go there Can I ask the shopkeeper for some?" Xiaosanzi said with a smile.
"I'm sorry to bother you." Shen Luo said, taking out a small piece of broken silver and giving it to the other party as a reward.
"Thank you, sir. In addition to talisman paper and cinnabar, do you need anything else? I will find it for you." The third son was overjoyed. This small piece of silver is worth two or three taels. He's been paid three or four months' wages.
"If you don't tell me, I almost forgot. Can you find me some fresh black dog blood, and a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Well, tung oil, get me some more tung oil." Shen Luowei After thinking for a while he said.
"There is a slaughterhouse in the town, and dog blood is very easy to obtain. Tung oil is sold in the nearby grocery store, and it is also available in the pen, ink, paper and inkstone shop. Please wait a moment, sir. I will get it for you right now. "The mistress said, and left in a hurry.
Half an hour later, he ran back, holding another tray with the sunken objects on it.
Shen Luo checked it and after confirming that it was correct, he dismissed the mistress and immediately began to try to draw the little thunder talisman with the "treasure hunting" power.
He picked up the pen and filled it with talisman ink, but he did not start drawing the talisman immediately, but looked thoughtful.
Although he has mastered the drawing method of the small thunder talisman, the original small thunder talisman where he found the jade pillow was made in a daze. Now he wants to make another one, but he can't. It's not easy.
He tried his best to recall the situation when he drew the little treasure-hunting thunder talisman, but many days had passed, and many things happened one after another during this period. He searched hard and could only barely recall three or four. become.
Shen Luo recalled the 30% to 40% of memories several times, and then started to try.
Except for the parts he remembered, he also tried his best to imitate his previous painting methods in other parts.
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NoAfter some time passed, a thick stack of "little thunder talismans" appeared on the table in front of Shen Luo.
"There are so many, it should be almost enough. One of them must be effective." Shen Luo murmured.
He then began to soak the treasure hunting talismans in tung oil, and the talismans were quickly soaked in tung oil.
Shen Luo took out the talismans one by one, wiped the oil stains on the surface, and carefully dried them with a lamp flame, making pieces of oil paper talismans.
He then put one of the oil talismans into a basin filled with clear water. The oil talisman did not get wet and softened, and the runes on it were still bright red as before.
Tomorrow I was going to hunt for treasure in the river. In order to prevent the talisman from being damaged by water, Shen Luo came up with this idea.
When he was at home, he saw his servants using tung oil to make waterproof oil paper, so he copied the gourd and painted the gourd. He did not expect that this method was really effective.
He took out the three small thunder talismans on his body and dealt with them in the same way.
After doing this, Shen Luo was extremely tired, so he fell down and fell asleep.
When I woke up, it was already bright outside, and the sunlight shone into the room through the window, as if golden lines had been cut out.
Shen Luo stood up and opened the window. The sky was blue and as quiet as a bright mirror, occasionally dotted with a few fine and white clouds. It was obvious that today would be a good day.
He quickly finished washing, but did not get on the road immediately. Instead, he took a pen and ink and wrote a letter at his desk.
A few days ago, he received a letter from home at Chunqiu Temple. However, recently, he has been troubled by various things and forgot to write a reply. He only remembered it when he met Liu Baichuan yesterday.
My father saw the letter as if he had met:
Everything is going well for the child in Spring and Autumn View, and his cultivation is going quite smoothly. His physical condition has improved greatly and he is no longer as weak as before.
I wonder how the situation at home is? How are the second mother, second brother, and little sister doing?
The last time his father’s letter mentioned the plague in Niuyue Town in the west of the city, it must be a lung fever disease. The boy has carefully considered it in the past few days, combined with the ancient Lotus Qingwen Decoction, and figured out a recipe. Use seven ingredients including lotus, ephedra, almond, patchouli, rhodiola, peppermint, and licorice as medicine. It should have a relieving effect. The specific dosage will be written at the end of the letter later.
Shen Luo then wrote some more things that he had experienced in Spring and Autumn, without mentioning his current condition at all, so as not to worry his family.
At this point, he stopped writing, wrote the recipe of "Lotus Qingwen Soup" in detail, dried the ink, and put the letter away.
Shen Luo was eager to hunt for treasure. After finishing this, he got up and went to the inn lobby.
"Mr. Shen, are you going to set off so early?" The shopkeeper surnamed Hou saw Shen Luo coming with a bag on his back and immediately greeted him enthusiastically.
"Shopkeeper Hou, this is yesterday's rent payment and Dr. Liu's consultation fee. I was in such a rush yesterday that I forgot about it and asked the shopkeeper to forward it to me." Shen Luo said, Take two pieces of broken silver and place them on the counter.
"Live in oneIt's just too late, how can I use so much. "The shopkeeper surnamed Hou waved his hands repeatedly.
"I fell ill yesterday. Thanks to the help of the shopkeeper, I was able to turn the corner in time. The extra money can be considered as a thank you gift. "Shen Luo cupped his hands, and without waiting for the shopkeeper surnamed Hou to say anything, he quickly walked outside.
The shopkeeper surnamed Hou raised his hand, as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw that Shen Luo was slightly confused With an anxious face, he swallowed his words again.
Outside the inn, the mistress had already brought the horse over, got on it and urged the horse to leave quickly.