[Ancient Sword II] Morning Light Shadow

There was actually a little trouble with Lara's shroud.

Although the shrouds of the former pharaohs looked dirty and had hidden dust for many years, they were actually treated with special treatment, and some strengthening and antiseptic drugs were applied to show a dirty yellow color.According to Shen Xi's speculation, about [-]% of the composition of these medicines can be found in Shenzhou, and the rest of the ingredients are either from the unique animals, plants and minerals in the North African desert, or are processed by unknown secret methods, and the ingredients are difficult to distinguish.

You must know that mummies have a history of more than 1000 years. Even in the local area, some of the production techniques have been lost. According to Congyang’s experience in Egypt, the formula of antiseptic drugs happens to be among the lost techniques.

According to Shen Xi's impression of some relatively well-known archaeological events in later generations, the mummy's shroud should have been coated with asphalt.It is obviously whimsical to want to make asphalt now, and natural asphalt is a transformation product of petroleum, and generally coexists with oil and gas resources...

Throughout the history of Liuyue City, there has been no research on the science of prospecting at all. Minerals and other things have been dug along the root system of the wood, and there is no need to use any brains.Even in the lower realm, the use of oil and gas resources is very rare now, not to mention mineral reserves such as oil and gas, which are difficult to find in the Central Plains.

But according to Ms. Shen's second opinion, instead of trying to find oil everywhere, it's better to think about the available resources that can be obtained at hand-what a big copycat party!

"Then what should we do now?" Cong Yang has already developed the habit of tearing Shen Xi's braids whenever he has nothing to do, "How about I go to the Great Green Sea to dig a mummy and come back and peel off the shroud for Lala?"

Shen Xi rolled her eyes: "It's too troublesome. When you come back with the shroud on your back, Lala will have white hair on her body... The alternative method is actually nodding."

With regard to corpse embalming technology, the ancient Tu Dynasty can be said to have rich experience, not to mention the one buried in Mawangdui now is a typical representative.

Shen Xi thought about it again and again, but she still didn't lead the crowd to dig the grave. She didn't want to know what kind of mentality her little friend had when she dug out Lala from the pyramid and smuggled her back.What's more, we need to do more good deeds now to make up for the evils that will be done in the future, digging graves and cutting off children and grandchildren, like Congyang, it's okay to do it in foreign countries, but it's better not to do it in China.

"Can the method here be applied to Lala?" Congyang asked in surprise.

"Isn't there a big difference between one nose and two eyes? No matter how far apart the two sides are, don't there be emperors and commoners as well, and don't they all have to eat whole grains?"

In essence, the methods of preserving corpses are almost the same as the several types handed down from all over the world. The dry preservation method is one of them. It is found in the northwest of Shenzhou, and it is quite close to Liuyue City.

"...That's right...that's right..."

Although the cultural exchange between China and the West is still a vacuum in this area, Shen Xi firmly believes that the Chinese people's creativity and ability to master copycats are absolutely second to none in the world.

"Is that what you said?"

Seeing that Shen Xi sent a letter out, he asked Chu Qi to go to Longbingyu to find the sap of a tree, and when he came back, he passed by Changnan Town to get some white plaster, and then he went out to buy a few packs of medicinal materials , a bundle of charcoal and spices for bacon... Cong Yang could no longer understand his little friend's thinking.

"do not you know?"

Shen Xi blinked her eyes, and gently scratched Baba's belly with her fingers, the civet cat let out a sweet and sticky meow like sugar comfortably, rolling happily in Shen Xi's arms.

"They are all dehydrated and preserved with spices. The principle of making cured meat is actually the same as making mummy."

"..."

Cong Yang turned around and leaned against the wall to retch - she quite likes to eat bacon.

"...You want to rub the mummy on a spice rack and roast it over charcoal fire?" Li Bao'er couldn't believe his ears.

It's simply outrageous... How much hatred is this? !You are almost catching up with Zhu Jie!

Hearing this, Shen Xi retreated to Congyang in horror: "Do you think I'm as mad as you?"

"I... I think you are thinking too much!"

Li Gu'er thought that self-cultivation was the best among this group of people, but she was provoked by such a villain as Shen Xi to sue first, she still couldn't help but almost swear.

"It's not that I said I want to roast Lala to eat."

Shen Xi shook her head, but looking at her expression, she seemed to be very sorry that Lala couldn't roast.

"Stop chatting, and you'll feel at ease sooner if you finish it sooner, right?"

As she said that, she patted her little friend on the shoulder again, "Haven't you finished vomiting yet? Make your favorite pickled Duxian tomorrow, are you happy?... I'll go and figure out the recipe for Lala first, so I don't need to eat fruit in the afternoon." Call me!"

Cong Yang raised her head with difficulty, looked at Shen Xi's back slowly walking away, and suddenly remembered that one of the main ingredients of salted Duxian is ham, and ham is also cured meat... So she turned her head and continued to vomit.

In the evening, Chuqi came back a little later than usual.In addition to the raw rubber milk and white paste that Shen Xi asked for, he also brought a big hard coconut for the little girl.

Although I missed eating fruit in the afternoon, such a big coconut is also quite good.

Shen Xi held the coconut in his arms and drilled holes, inserted a straw and sucked the coconut juice in a small mouth, Xinghe squinted happily, looking more like a child than usual.

"Why, do you already have an eye?"

I haven't seen my little friend all afternoon, and seeing her smiling face now, Cong Yang can only think that it's because things are going well.

"Sixty percent."

Said, Shen Xi took out a slap-sized wawon, which was filled with powder exuding the aroma of prickly ash, and then made a gesture. In the language system of Liuyue City, this gesture represents the number six.

"The formula is almost finalized, and the next step is to test."

"..."

Thinking of the group of discarded experimental products that his master played to death, Cong Yang decided to keep silent for the time being, and it would be better not to provoke Lala - he had to give someone a good meal before beheading.

"Then why did you ask Chu Qi to find this sap? The smell is too strange."

She turned her gaze and landed on the jar of white viscous liquid.

"That one is waterproof. After Lala puts on the new clothes, I can apply the tree sap extract on the surface. If it goes well, it will be fine for diving in the future."

Cong Yang reached out his hand curiously to dip a little bit of the white tree sap, and when he twisted his fingers, he found that the liquid was much more viscous than he imagined.

"The flexibility and ductility are good, and it won't feel inconvenient to move when it's stuck on Lala's body?"

"That's natural."

In fact, in Shen Xi's mind, the most suitable waterproof coating for the mummy's shroud should be a breathable and impermeable aunt's towel, but the current chemistry is still at the alchemy stage, so she can only settle for the next best thing and get some rubber Fudge with raw milk.

"Actually, I originally considered using raw lacquer or tung oil, but too much raw lacquer is prone to skin ulceration. Even if Lala is not afraid, it is not good for us, and the tung oil coating is thinner..."

While talking, the smile on the little girl's face suddenly faltered, and she rushed towards the jar containing raw rubber milk.

"Don't touch that one! Hey, you can't lick it!!!"

However, Shen Xi was still a step too late. When she mentioned Ba Ba, Lihuamao's mouth was covered with rubber...

But it's not completely mushy, Baba can also make a weak meowing sound, but don't even think about eating fish, you can only eat some liquid food.

If it's just the mouth part, it's actually easier to deal with, just cut the rubber off, but Baba seems to be unlucky today, even the hair and beard around the mouth are stuck.Cihuamao loves beauty and refuses to cut its fur. It can only wait for Shen Xi to extract the rubber tomorrow, and then use the remaining ingredients to dissolve the raw rubber milk that sticks to its mouth.

While Chu Qi was very relieved, he also felt a little regretful about it. He was really willing to help Baba cut his hair.Of course, he can't guarantee that if he shakes his hands and accidentally cuts some other parts of the hair.

Feeling the inexplicable chill in his sleep, the Samoyed couldn't help but sneezed.

So for dinner this day, everyone eats, Baba drinks porridge, everyone eats fish, and Baba drinks soup.

Seeing that the big carp that should belong to him was eaten by Shen Xi, Chu Qi and Cong Yang, he meowed pitifully, lowered his head in disappointment, and buried his nose in the fish soup.The water level in the cat food bowl dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye but very slowly, gradually revealing a kitten's face that was wet and stained with green onion and oil stars, looking very sad.

After eating, Shen Xi put down her chopsticks, took out a handkerchief and wiped Baba's face.

"Now you really have a cat face... Would you like some porridge?"

Cihuamao shook his head vigorously, looking sadly at the carp bones on the dining table.In the cat's wide-open eyes, the uneaten piece of fish in Chu Qi's bowl exudes an unprecedented attraction.

Chu Qi pretended not to see the raccoon cat's self-confident eyes, very calmly divided the fish into small pieces with chopsticks, dipped it in the soup and put it in his mouth.In order not to wash the dishes, Second Miss Shen had long ago announced the rule of washing the dishes after eating, and in order to avoid the situation where Shen Xi was washing the dishes with her sleeves rolled up, Chu Qi would always be the last one to finish the meal.

As if eating too carelessly, Chu Qi's chopsticks poked out of the bowl, but from an angle that Shen Xi didn't see, what the bamboo chopsticks caught was actually a fluffy kitten's paw.

"Is it meaningful to do it knowing that it can't be done?" He looked at Baba with an inscrutable expression, and said interrogative sentences in an affirmative tone.

Baba immediately let out a sharp meowing sound, and hurriedly called for help before Shen Xi left the dining room.

But Baba forgot, Chu Qi has known Shen Xi for a long time, and as for the villain suing first...

"Miss Xi, this cat wants to steal fish." Chu Qi said decisively and honestly.

"Didn't you say that you can only eat liquid food before you get rid of the glue?"

This time, Shen Xi finally resisted Fluffy's temptation, grabbed the back of Baba's neck righteously, and lifted up the raccoon cat who was baring its teeth and claws to scratch Hua Chuqi's face.

"Let you greedily eat and lick the rubber tree sap, if you don't die, you won't die. Baba, are you not good?"

Chu Qi quickly turned his face to the side, so as not to be caught by Miss Shen Er, who was so embarrassed that he was almost beyond words.