I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 19 Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea Successfully Refined!

Chen Lin was surprised. He tried to cut the meat as usual, but he couldn't cut through it.

"Xiao Han, what's wrong with this meat?" Chen Lin asked in surprise, using more force to cut the skin open.

"The meat used for medicinal cuisine is definitely not ordinary; it must come from a secret channel," Chen Han explained ambiguously, without giving a direct answer.

If you really want to investigate, it's inexplicable.

Chen Lin wasn't one to pry, so he nodded and focused on processing the meat, becoming more and more surprised as he worked.

This meat is so tough, I've never seen anything like it before. It'll be really difficult to handle.

Chen Han then uploaded the video he had just filmed, which reignited the infighting among the dog demons, to Douyin.

As the number of views began to increase, comments criticizing him inevitably appeared again.

Chen Han didn't care about these complaints. The game system notification that he had gained 1 point of reputation was the best news for him.

As long as someone pays attention, that's enough.

With his uncle handling the dog demon meat, he took some time to browse through a few videos. Suddenly, he saw his junior sister's newly uploaded sword dance video, and his eyes lit up. His junior sister looked beautiful in her Hanfu last night, and her sword dance was truly impressive.

In short: My junior sister is so beautiful!
Chen Lin quickly finished processing the dog demon meat. After all, he was a strong middle-aged man, so he didn't get out of breath or need to rest several times in a row.

After the porridge was cooked and the two finished eating, Chen Lin said, "Xiao Han, I'm going to check on the stove that was built yesterday."

He took this matter very seriously and left in a hurry.

He also wanted to fulfill his elder brother and sister-in-law's last wish and help his nephew promote the Chen family's ancient architectural complex as a tourist destination.

He could sense that the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea his nephew was researching was very important.

After Chen Han finished eating, he took out two stewing pots and began to prepare the medicinal cuisine. He put the dog demon meat and the medicinal herbs from his uncle's cabinet into the pots, and then added water. Just then, Uncle Big Dog and Uncle Shuisheng hurriedly came in.

"Xiao Han, can we get the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea ready today?" Chen Dagou asked as soon as he came in.

"Yes, when can we get it done?" Chen Shuisheng nodded quickly.

The two looked eager about this matter.

If successful, they will not only have a stable job and salary, but they will also create several jobs for the clan.

Seeing their eagerness, Chen Han instructed, "Uncle Da Gou, Uncle Shui Sheng, move those bamboo leaves and bamboo leaf cores to the stove built by my uncle."

"Okay!" Chen Dagou excitedly agreed and immediately went to the yard with Chen Shuisheng to get started.

Chen Han also lit a fire in the two stewing pots to simmer the medicinal food, and then added water two hours later.

He set an alarm and went out with Uncle Big Dog and Uncle Shuisheng to the stove.

The stove built by my uncle had a total of three burners. Two of the burners held two large pots, and one of the burners held a grinding trough.

The large wok is used for blanching, while the grinding trough is used for kneading.

Chen Lin was inspecting the furnace when he saw Chen Han arrive. He said with a look of surprise, "Xiao Han, it's unbelievable. The furnace was only built last night, but when I came to check it just now, the cement was completely hardened, as if it had been air-dried for several days."

Chen Han naturally knew the reason; it was all because of the game system. He had already received a notification last night that the furnace could be used.

But this kind of thing can't be said to outsiders. Instead, he said, "Uncle, you built this furnace, doesn't that mean your building skills are very good?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Lin couldn't help but curl up his lips: "Xiao Han, that goes without saying. You know, your uncle has been involved in these things since he was a child. Who in the clan doesn't know my skills?"

After praising his uncle to the point of a smile, Chen Han instructed with a smile, "Uncle, please set the fire. Let's try roasting some Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea today."

"Okay." Chen Lin's smile remained unchanged as he immediately put the prepared firewood into the stove to start a fire.

Chen Han then checked the heat.

The first step, "killing green," involves using temperature to destroy and deactivate oxidases and other substances in the bamboo leaves, thus inhibiting enzymatic oxidation.

The process of refining Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea can be explained as follows: "The goal is to completely remove the residual Yin Thunder Water from the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea leaves, while retaining the spiritual energy within the leaves."

Therefore, the final step of filming should be done with high heat.

Put water in an iron pot, place a water-straining rack on top, and put bamboo leaves on it.

Under his orders, Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng also sprang into action.

Of course, he also took out the Spirit Image Mirror and began to take pictures. At the same time, he said, "After a night, the patriarch has initially used the spiritual artifact to remove the Yin Thunder Water from the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Leaf. Now we will use the specially built furnace to refine the remaining Yin Thunder Water in the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Leaf."

"This furnace was personally set up by the clan's crafts elders and experts. It is inscribed with many refining runes and has a remarkable effect on refining Yin Thunder Water."

Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng were used to this.

Chen Lin felt ashamed, but also inexplicably eager to try it out, thinking his nephew's filming was quite amusing.

As the bamboo leaves and bamboo leaf cores were processed, the entire stove began to fill with steam.

This process takes half an hour. When the time is up, he also asks Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng to take out the bamboo leaves and bamboo leaf cores, and then put them into the grinding trough and knead them using a special twisting stick.

This process takes some time and is quite laborious.

This task was naturally left to Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng.

Chen Han continued to take out his phone to film the process of making Lei Zhu Ling Tea, and of course, the video steps needed to be clear.

Mr. Zhao walked over: "Patriarch Chen, are you starting to make the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea?"

He was drawn to the Leizhu Spirit Tea yesterday and came over early this morning to check it out, only to find that it had already started production.

"Yes, Mr. Zhao." Chen Han nodded with a smile.

After about an hour, Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng took turns kneading the bamboo leaves and bamboo leaf cores.

At that moment, the alarm clock on Chen Han's phone went off.

He immediately instructed his uncle, "Uncle, the medicinal food needs some water added. Go and take care of it, and remember to add boiling water."

"Okay!" Chen Lin nodded and went back to his own courtyard.

This caught Zhao Kang's attention, and he was filled with anticipation. Both the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea and the medicinal cuisine piqued his curiosity.

Just then, Xiaoyu's voice rang out. She was leading Lin Nan and his group to tour the ancient architectural complex. As they passed by, they were accompanied by five middle-aged women dressed in Hanfu.

Yesterday, five families in the clan received their spots. Those who stayed behind were all middle-aged or elderly. Since the job of a waiter is not suitable for middle-aged men, their wives had to take on the role.

At this stage, the older age of the service staff at the Chen Family Ancient Building Complex doesn't really matter.

Xiaoyu is now leading Lin Nan and her group to play while also taking care of them.

The idea of ​​wearing uniform Hanfu for work was Xiaoyu's idea some time ago. The uniforms were ordered beforehand and will be standardized later. Some people might say that we should wear Taoist robes, but that's not the case. The Chen family belongs to the Zhengyi sect, and Taoist priests in their sect can practice at home and wear ordinary clothes. Under normal circumstances, non-direct descendants of the Chen family are no different from ordinary people. Except for special days, no one wears Taoist robes.

Even by his generation, Chen was no longer registered as a member of the main family and had no right to wear Taoist robes. This was mainly to avoid affecting the image of Taoism through words and deeds. At most, he could wear the Taoist blue robe on special holidays, but anything more than the blue robe would be considered disrespectful to Taoism.

The group naturally noticed Chen Han and his companions' actions.

Lin Nan, seeing Zhao Kang, curiously went up to ask, "Uncle Zhao, what are Patriarch Chen and the others doing?"

Zhao Kang explained, "The Chen family head and the others are making a kind of Chen family-inherited Leizhu Spirit Tea."

Lin Nan didn't know what Lei Zhu Ling Tea was, but he had eaten the Chen family's traditional medicinal cuisine and knew how magical it was.

This Leizhu Lingcha tea is also a Chen family heirloom, so it must be quite extraordinary, right?

For a moment, the group gathered around the stove and stopped in their hurry to tour the Chen family's ancient architectural complex.

At this moment, Chen Han had already started to reignite the fire in the two large pots. The next step was the final step in making Lei Zhu Ling Tea: stir-frying until dry and releasing its flavor.

The game steps for using Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea are described as follows: "The thunder pattern defense on the surface of the Thunder Bamboo leaves and leaf cores has been broken, allowing spiritual energy to be released. Refining it in a furnace will release this spiritual energy, which will then adhere to the surface. When using it, you can soak in this spiritual energy."

In scientific terms, "After the previous processes, the bamboo leaves and bamboo cores are dried, the moisture evaporates, the cell walls are broken by kneading, and then they are dried by stir-frying. The beneficial substances in the cell walls will flow out and solidify on the surface. When soaked in water, they will dissolve and have special effects."

This step isn't something you can just do casually. The heat needs to be between a gentle and a strong heat, so that when the pot is hot enough, a drop of water falling into it will create a misty white steam, but the water won't evaporate too quickly.

Too much, and the bamboo leaves will burn; too little, and the desired rapid solidification will not be achieved.

During this process, a unique fragrance of bamboo leaves will gradually spread, just like the aroma of tea leaves.

Moreover, Leizhu Lingcha tea has the property of being fragrant, which is definitely not comparable to the fragrance of ordinary tea.

After several attempts, Chen Han finally adjusted the heat and then instructed Uncle Big Dog to stir-fry it. He was strong and powerful, and this job required a lot of physical strength.

Chen Han also took out his phone again to record a video: "Now the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea has reached the final step of refining. The Thunder Pattern Defense on the surface of the Thunder Bamboo leaves and leaf cores has been broken, and there is a place for spiritual energy to be released. By continuing to refine it in the furnace, the spiritual energy can be released and adhere to the surface."

"This process requires precise control of the temperature of the refining fire and demands a great deal of strength. Therefore, it is being personally refined by Chen Dagou, a master of the family."

These words instantly drew the attention of Zhao Kang, Lin Nan, and the others.

In today's short video era, it's common to create and shoot short videos, especially for things that preserve or pass on culture. These videos can be used to promote these traditions and let more people know about them.

But something was off about what the Chen family head was saying. It didn't sound like he was promoting cultural heritage at all; it sounded more like he was listening to a fantasy novel.

This……

Xiaoyu felt embarrassed for her senior brother after hearing all this.

She had actually seen the video of the dog demon that her senior brother had filmed, but she was too embarrassed to say anything to him.

Just then, she received a phone call. After answering, she said into the phone, "Okay, Mr. Sun, there is a parking lot in front of the Chen's building. I'll come out to meet you."

Several people who had booked tickets online arrived, and she went out to greet them after hanging up the phone.

In Shangyuan Village, two taxis slowly drove into the village. Sun Xin hung up the phone and said to his girlfriend Liu Yuanyuan, "Honey, the Chen Family Ancient Building Complex is in this village."

I was initially drawn to the ancient architecture by photos taken by "Xiao Yuza," and since my girlfriend is a photographer who loves taking pictures of ancient architecture, I immediately invited a few friends and booked tickets for the Chen Family Ancient Architecture Complex together.

Liu Yuanyuan nodded and said, "I hope so. Nowadays, all the promotional materials for ancient buildings are filtered and have special effects. It's all a scam."

As they were talking, the car entered Shangyuan Village. When the car stopped in front of a cluster of ancient buildings, her eyes were immediately drawn to it.

The ancient architectural complex before me was just as rustic and beautiful as the one in the video.

She quickly got out of the car, took out her phone and took pictures of the ancient buildings in front of her. In the photos, the antique charm and the beauty of the buildings were still there; they were simply natural works of art.

Several of their companions looked on incredulously after getting off the bus.

"This ancient building is really beautiful."

"Indeed, the Chen family is a Taoist family, right? But their ancient charm is even stronger than that of places like Wudang."

"Indeed, none of the ancient buildings in Wudang have this kind of attractive antique charm."

"..."

Xiaoyu had been waiting for a while, and seeing Sun Xin and the others, she hurriedly stepped forward to greet them: "Everyone, welcome to the Chen Family Ancient Building Complex. Please come with me to complete the formalities and arrange for some of you to check in."

Sun Xin and his group naturally recognized Xiao Yu, the internet celebrity, since they had come because of her account "Xiao Yu Za". So, they followed Xiao Yu inside.

Before long, Sun Xin and his group smelled a very rich and refreshing fragrance, which was so captivating that it was intoxicating.

"What does this taste like?" Liu Yuanyuan asked curiously.

Others were just as curious:
"It smells so good!"

"Yes, it has a light, plant-like scent, which smells very nice."

"..."

Xiaoyu explained with a smile, "Everyone, this is our Chen family's traditional Leizhu Ling Tea being prepared!"

“???” Sun Xin and his group were clearly taken aback.

Everyone knows about tea, after all, everyone has drunk tea.

They weren't sure if Ke Lei Zhu Ling Tea was actually tea, and besides, its pleasant fragrance was clearly not the aroma of tea.

The key is still the name "Lei Zhu Ling Tea".

What kind of tea has such an unconventional name?

Filled with doubt, Sun Xin and his companions hadn't walked far when they saw a large crowd gathered in an open space, where the fragrance seemed to be wafting from.

This piqued their curiosity, and they walked over there to see what was going on.

Upon closer inspection, a handsome young man was seen taking pictures of the large pot on the stove with his phone, saying, "Our patriarch, along with the clan's experts, went through countless hardships to harvest Leizhu bamboo leaves and leaf cores from the Leizhu Forest, and finally succeeded in refining Leizhu Spirit Tea."

"When the spiritual tea was successfully refined, spiritual energy filled the air and its fragrance permeated the surroundings, leaving everyone astonished."

Sun Xin and Liu Yuanyuan were completely dumbfounded.

Are they making mindless and embarrassing short films?

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