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  This meal, although it came a bit late, has extraordinary significance for the two Zhao families, and its flavor is also exceptionally good. The wild boar brought back this time was quite large, and based on Zhao Da and Zhao Er's experience as hunters for so many years, it weighed around 300 catties or more, very plump and fat.

  Even if it was divided into small portions of fifty kilograms by the villagers, and later two pig trotters and ten kilograms of meat were sent to Zhao Qingshan as a special gift, the remaining amount was not small. Except for a large bowl of braised pork, the originally unpopular lower part of the pork belly was also made delicious by Li Anran, the only regret being that the spices were still incomplete.

  No matter whether it was braised pork or stewed pig's trotters, in Li Anran's opinion, the taste was far inferior to what he had eaten before. But for this era, it was already the most delicious. After enjoying this meal that came with birth, the two families of Zhao brothers didn't idle around either, some burned charcoal, some roasted stoves, and some made purchases.

  The little ones, including Dog Egg, had originally wanted to stay and help. However, they were all driven out by their parents to go play outside, not a single one stayed behind. The task of purchasing was handed over to Zhao Da, who used the excuse of going to Changchun Hall to fetch medicinal herbs, but instead went to the home of Clan Elder Zhao Qing Shan to borrow an ox cart, and then took away the savings accumulated by both families over many years.

  Zhao's wife was more timid, although the business looked good, but after all, she hadn't seen any returns yet, so she didn't dare to take out all her savings. Zhao's second wife was more generous and directly took out all the family's savings. Of course, this was also because they had previously received a crystal perfume gourd.

  Even if you don't know how much this thing is worth, but based on Zhao Er's experience of making some embroidery to supplement her family's income, it can be inferred that it will not be cheap. As for the issue of dividing the two families, it was not as Li Anran thought, with those who spent more money taking the lion's share. Although the Zhao family spent more money, they still got half of it.

  As for this, Li Anran privately asked Zhao Er about it. Only then did he learn that the other party had been supported by Zhao Da since childhood, and their feelings were quite deep. Seeing that things were already handled properly without his own intervention, Li Anran couldn't help but feel that he had been a bit too suspicious of others' intentions.

  While Zhao Da went to purchase goods, Li Anran took the opportunity to make some rock sugar. He wouldn't let it go to waste and called out to Zhao Er to get busy again. They were so busy that they worked until evening, by the time Zhao Da returned with a cow cart full of things, they had already made quite a few simple filters.

  However, Li Anran did not rush to make sugar. Instead, he checked the medicinal materials sent by Changchun Hall and picked out those that were used as spices. First, they were ground into powder using Zhao Erjia's stone mill, then sifted through a fine cloth bought together to become extremely fine spice powder, and finally mixed together in a certain proportion.

  That's right, Li Anran made the very famous thirteen fragrances that are well-known in later generations. Of course, this stuff is not just a matter of casually mixing together thirteen spices and calling it a day. The formula for thirteen fragrances actually has many variations, and apart from the so-called most authentic Wang Shouyi thirteen fragrances, the thirteen fragrances sold in different regions all have their differences, some more and some less.

  The thirteen fragrance formula in Li Anran's hand had collected as many as six kinds, and this time the worst one of the six formulas was used. This time it wasn't done to guard against the Zhao brothers' two families, but rather by drawing on the sales tactics of later generations - products need to be updated and replaced to maximize profits.

  Let's take mobile phones and computers as examples. Don't believe what manufacturers say about their latest technology being newly developed, that's all nonsense. The real latest technology can't be put on the market so quickly, but rather after those outdated technologies have made enough money, then new products will be released.

  It's not just the thirteen fragrances, Li Anran also left room for maneuver in the snow sugar. Apart from rock sugar, there are brown sugar, ice sugar, fruit sugar, and milk sugar, which can be made into many varieties. If it weren't for the lack of tools at present, and the business has just started. Just the sugar business alone, not to mention others, Li Anran can come up with at least a dozen varieties.

  After adjusting the thirteen fragrances, Li Anran then explained the procedures for selecting meat and marinating it in front of Zhao Dazhao's four family members. Except for the first plate of meat, which Li Anran personally demonstrated, the rest of the meat was prepared by Zhao Er and his family themselves, even if they didn't do a good job.

  Anyway, for the gourmet of this era, such cooking techniques accumulated from later generations for thousands of years are enough, even if it's a "castrated" version. Among Li Anran's several meat dishes, salted meat is the simplest, just apply a mixture of thirteen fragrances and salt. Cured meat and smoked meat come next, and the most difficult one is roasted dissection.

  In order to make a loud noise, after finishing dinner, Li Anran had to command the four members of the Zhao family to start digging out some soil and burning charcoal. In fact, the best way to burn charcoal is to build a kiln, but unfortunately, there was no time for that now. They could only burn some charcoal first and make do with it, and then deal with it later.

  The Zhao family's busy scene from the afternoon, combined with the constantly wafting enticing aroma, naturally caught the attention of the villagers led by Zhao Qing Shan. Unfortunately, Li An Ran's title as a pure Yang True Person might have limited effect in Chang'an City, but it had a pretty good deterrent effect in Zhaojia Village.

  The villagers also knew that Zhao Er had saved a real person in the mountain, and this real person still had some mysterious methods. So, although they were very curious about the movements of Zhao Er's family, no one dared to ask randomly.

  However, ordinary villagers dare not ask about it, but this does not mean others dare not either.

  After witnessing the mobile phone and lighter, Zhao Qing-shan immediately passed on the news to Li Zheng, who then relayed it to the county government of Lantian. The content of the message was as follows: a villager from Zhao's village, Zhao Er, went hunting in the mountains and rescued a person named Li Anran, also known as Dongxuan, with the Taoist name Chunyang Zhenren.

  Appearing young but with an extraordinary demeanor, the magnificent Taoist robe is not what you see every day. According to investigation, his martial arts skills are exceptional, and his swordsmanship is extremely impressive, not comparable to ordinary military prowess. He has a strange steed, mainly made of iron with some unknown auxiliary materials, which can move on its own without human or animal power, and occasionally emits thunderous sounds when in motion.

  He took out two treasures, one was a mobile phone that could ring and play music on its own. The other was a lighter that could produce fire out of thin air. Both were suspected to be made of silver and were very delicate. This person's medical skills were extraordinary, villager Zhao Erbao went into the mountain and was injured by a wild boar, bleeding profusely and nearly dying. But he was saved by this person who sewed up his wound with needle and thread and administered some kind of magical medicine.

  Another name is Rendan medicine formula, in cooperation with Sun Changgeng of Chunyutang, the effect is to clear heat and open orifices. It is used for symptoms such as nausea, chest tightness, dizziness, and motion sickness caused by summer heat. In addition to this, when this news was delivered to the hands of the county magistrate of Lantian County, a box of Rendan's finished product was also attached, along with a painting of someone and those objects.

  Even the types and quantities of Chinese medicine sent by Changchun Hall, as well as Zhao's purchase of a large amount of miscellaneous sugar after driving into the city, were all recorded inside. After reading the contents of the message, Gu Bangcai, as the county magistrate, hesitated for a while before wrapping up the papers, paintings and medicine boxes in front of him with fine cloth into a small package.

  Then he called over a normally oily constable and, without even closing the door, scolded him for not paying for his food at someone else's house the day before. After the constable left with his head hung low and a sullen face, amidst the teasing eyes of his colleagues, to deal with a case of stolen chickens, Gu Bang discovered that the package in front of him was gone.