bookrebus Chapter 362: Immortality Pill
Chapter 362: Immortality Pill
"There are also some skills when boiling. After the water boils for half an hour, most of the charcoal in the charcoal stove should be removed, leaving only a little to boil in the pottery pot for two hours before adding other herbs."
"Jintang, you must keep an eye on the amount of charcoal I left. When you make medicine yourself in the future, it's better to use less rather than more. If the medicine in the pottery jar is boiled dry early, you won't be able to put in the medicine later."
"Let me watch the fire."
Ye Jintang took the initiative to step forward. He said that making medicine was something that could not be learned by just watching, and he had to try it himself.
Master Mu and Ye Jintang stayed in the pharmacy for a whole day. During this time, several people came to her to ask about some government affairs.
Master Mu, who had been watching the charcoal fire, saw Ye Jintang so busy. She sighed imperceptibly. She was really worried that Ye Jintang would always be so busy and would never be able to calm down and study medicine.
She had finally managed to recruit a talented apprentice, and she didn't want her to give up halfway.
Boiling medicine, watching the heat, and observing the state of the medicine juice in the pottery jar are all technical jobs. Although Ye Jintang was a little busy, he still managed to remember everything that Master Mu said in his heart.
From day to night, the medicinal juice in the pottery jar gradually became thicker. Master Mu added a little medicinal oil into it and stirred it slowly with chopsticks. After a while, all the medicinal juice gathered into a ball and was taken out of the pottery jar by her.
From a distance, those who didn't know would think she took out a ball of sesame paste.
While the medicine was still warm, she deftly made all the medicine into pigeon egg-sized pills.
After working for half a day, a total of 10 pills were made, nine of which were sealed in beeswax on the spot, leaving only one for the experiment.
There is an unwritten rule in the Valley of Divine Doctors that no matter who makes an unfamiliar pill for the first time, it must be tested on mice before it can be given to humans.
Ye Jintang picked up the pill and sniffed it, and couldn't help saying, "It's worthy of being called the Longevity Pill. Just smelling it makes me feel relaxed and refreshed, and it seems that all the fatigue of the day has disappeared."
"There are so many precious medicinal materials in the Changsheng Pill, so it is naturally unusual."
Master Mu asked Liuli to bring 10 little white mice, and divided the longevity pills into rice-sized pills and fed them to the little white mice.
The longevity pill was still soft when it was sealed in the wax ball, but in just a short while, the pill became hard. Liuli took a dagger and cut the longevity pill into the size of rice grains.
"The longevity pills are sealed in wax pills and can be stored for hundreds of years without spoiling. The hardened longevity pills will melt when they come into contact with water, so they are very convenient to take."
Master Mu picked up a small longevity pill and put it into the teacup. The small black pill dissolved instantly and within a few breaths it was completely absorbed into the water.
"The Changsheng Pill is so magical."
Ye Jintang couldn't help but sigh. The pill was obviously black, but it turned transparent after coming into contact with water.
After taking the elixir of life, each of the mice was full of life and there were no strange changes.
"Jintang, you should go and have a rest first. We will check on the condition of the mice tomorrow. If they are not dead within three days, we can give the remaining longevity pills to those who need them."
"There is no rush for this matter. I have so many medicines in my hand, it is easy to make more longevity pills. It is better to take out more for experiments. After confirming that they are truly harmless to the human body, it will not be too late for me to give them to the prince."
"Each pill of longevity is extremely precious, so don't waste it."
"I see."
Ye Jintang naturally knew how expensive the elixir of life pill was, but she couldn't feel at ease giving it to Xiao Mo after only using it as an experiment on mice.
The next day, the first thing Ye Jintang did after getting up was to go to see the little white mice. Seeing that all the little white mice were alive and kicking, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Two days later, the mice were still alive and each of them was in good spirits. She asked someone to post a notice outside, looking for ten people to test the drugs.
Every drug tester is required to be over 50 years old, and it doesn’t matter whether they are in good health or not, as long as they can breathe.
Each person who participated in the drug trial was given fifty taels of silver as compensation.
Less than half an hour after the notice was posted, many people came forward to sign up to be drug testers.
Although it clearly stated that the drug testers were required to be over 50 years old, there were many young people and even children who signed up.
"Do you think 50 taels of silver is so easy to get? This is a drug test, a test of drugs that have never been given to humans. If you are not careful, you will die. This 50 taels of silver is to buy your life."
Liuli stood in front of the notice and looked at the people who came to register. She felt very complicated. How could she not know why so many young people came? It was because their families really could not make ends meet. 50 taels of silver might be enough for a family to spend for half a lifetime.
"Girl, please accept me. My family is starving to death. If I can exchange my life for theirs, I will be willing to do so."
A middle-aged woman came forward and spoke to Liuli, somewhat embarrassedly.
"Aunt, as long as you are alive, there is hope. If you are dead, you have nothing."
Liuli wanted to persuade the middle-aged woman, but she knelt on the ground with a plop. She cried, "Girl, please be kind and choose me. I can exchange my life for the lives of my whole family. I am very willing."
Before Liuli could speak, another man knelt down and asked for only 30 taels of silver to try the medicine.
Soon after, many people gathered around, and the compensation for drug testing was lowered again and again. Some people even wanted to try the drug for only one or two taels of silver.
Ye Jintang, who was sitting in a carriage in the distance, looked at these ordinary people who could not survive kneeling down to beg for a place in the drug trial. She felt mixed emotions and was very uncomfortable.
This is the real Ningchuan City. The people here are living in hell. They don’t know what tomorrow will be like after surviving today.
I don't know when the tiny snowflakes started floating in the sky again. It has been cloudy for two consecutive days and it finally snowed again.
In the end, the test subjects chosen by Ye Jintang were all elderly people over 50 years old, and more than half of them were old beggars living on the streets.
The main function of Changsheng Pills is to improve people's physical condition and prolong their life.
These elderly people who are old and weak are the most suitable.
As for those young people, they are physically strong and even if they take the elixir of life pills, the effects would not be seen for a while.
All the test subjects were prepared. Ye Jintang was afraid that they were too weak, so he only gave each of them half a pill of longevity pill. After they took the pills, each of them was accompanied by a maid and a servant. The maid was responsible for recording all the physical changes of the test subjects after taking the medicine.
"My lady, this is indeed the Longevity Pill. The effect is simply amazing."
An hour later, Liuli came running over in a hurry. Her face was full of joy. She quickly reported to Ye Jintang about the physical changes of the test subjects after they took the longevity pill.
"There was an old man who had severe tuberculosis. He was only breathing his last breath when he was brought here. He had only taken the longevity pill for an hour, but he actually sat up and said he was hungry and wanted to drink porridge."