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At this point, Tang Yue perked up, "The people here all suffer from a strange illness; they faint from time to time. It's mostly women and girls. Men do it occasionally too."
My initial diagnosis is hypoglycemia. I've already cured one of your more severely affected girls today. Their county magistrate begged me to give him more of the Elixir of Life, but I said I didn't have any.
So, I'm going to perform a religious ceremony for them tomorrow.
Tang Yue tapped her face with her finger, "Let's call it Divine Water. Tomorrow I'm planning to make them some glucose water. Hey, do you think it'll be too sweet? Should we add something else?"
Sun Jinan...
Zhang Dabing...
The two men exchanged a glance, and Sun Jinan asked, "Company Commander, do you have any glucose?" Tang Yue casually pulled out a glass bottle. "Isn't this just this?"
The two men exchanged a glance, and Sun Jinan looked distressed. "Company Commander, this can be injected, right? This stuff is so precious, it's such a waste to just give it to them to drink."
Tang Yue...
"Then? There are other kinds?"
Sun Jinan nodded, "Yes! There's a powder form. You can just mix it with water and drink it. It's more cost-effective than the injection kind, and the concentration can be adjusted."
Tang Yue pointed the glass bottle at herself, feeling annoyed. She had given that little girl half a bottle; was it too sweet?
Powdered glucose? Tang Yue thought to herself as a large plastic bag filled with white powder appeared in her hand.
Is this it?
Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing were no longer so surprised that their company commander could conjure something out of thin air. "Yes, this is it, company commander. We can dilute it with water and then distribute it to those people to drink."
Tang Yue thought this was a good idea, but she wondered how many people would be there tomorrow. Sun Jinan knew about the problem of low blood sugar, "Company Commander, we should add some salt to it, so that the holy water won't taste entirely sweet."
Tang Yue...
"Will it work?" To be honest, she knew far too little about medicine. Sigh, looks like she needs to read more books. Just thinking about the sweet and salty taste... Tsk tsk, Tang Yue didn't want to think about it too much.
"Company commander, do you have a bucket? We can melt this sugar first, then we can use it directly later."
Tang Yue brought out two large buckets, and Sun Jinan and Tang Yue each took one to the river to fetch two buckets of water. After fussing around for a while, they put the water on the fire to boil. They would still drink hot water whenever possible.
It was already past five o'clock when everything was settled. "I'm going back first. You guys can go to the river later. It shouldn't be too late."
When Tang Yue returned to the county town, there was no one outside her door, but there was already activity in the other houses. She could hear cooking coming from the house next door.
Tang Yue had barely settled into bed when she heard commotion in the courtyard.
The county magistrate and his men had already lined up outside, waiting quietly for Tang Yue to get up. Ah Zhen and another girl were waiting to the side, carrying basins and other items.
Tang Yue knew they had prepared all this and felt bad keeping them waiting any longer. As soon as she heard movement from inside, the county magistrate immediately stood at the door. "Goddess, you're up? Breakfast is ready."
"Come in!" Ah Zhen and a girl came in first, put their things down, and were about to help the goddess wash up. Tang Yue waved her hand, "Go outside and wait."
The two immediately left. Tang Yue finished washing up and said, "Come in."
After the two finished packing, the person carrying breakfast came in. Today's breakfast was even more lavish, with not only plain porridge but also some porridge with something mixed in, which Tang Yue didn't understand and naturally didn't touch.
The other side dishes were also quite palatable, along with a small dish of salted meat. Tang Yue ate a small piece, and well, the taste wasn't great.
Tang Yue was eating, while the others stood to the side, heads bowed, waiting. Tang Yue ate as if no one else was there.
The sky outside was overcast today. The county magistrate and the others were still worried about the goddess's ritual. What if it rained later? How could they continue the ritual?
Seeing that the county magistrate hesitated several times before speaking, Tang Yue said, "Today is an auspicious day. This goddess will perform a ritual to bring down divine water."
The county magistrate and several elders' eyes lit up upon hearing this. The county magistrate immediately asked, "Goddess, is this divine water the same as yesterday's spiritual dew?"
Tang Yue's expression remained unchanged. "The divine water is sufficient to treat this mere lesion."
Everyone was overjoyed; whether it was divine water or spiritual dew, as long as it could cure the illnesses of their people, that was enough. "Goddess, when will it begin?"
The county magistrate hadn't forgotten the goddess's words about seeking her two protectors. "Your two protectors?"
Tang Yue casually made a few calculations with her fingers, "There is a river to the west of the county town. My two protectors are there right now. Just send someone to pick them up immediately."
The county magistrate immediately nodded in agreement. Tang Yue continued, "The spiritual power of this guardian deity in the mortal realm is limited, and they cannot be tainted by worldly karma. Therefore, both of them practice silent meditation. You only need to bring them here."
"Yes, Goddess! Your servant will make the arrangements immediately."
When the county magistrate returned, he was covered in raindrops.
"It receives the pure dew of the Great Void, and has not fallen into the turbid earth. Its nature is light and buoyant, which can guide the medicine upward; its substance is clear and bright, which can cleanse the stagnation of the internal organs."
Tang Yue said something that left the county magistrate and the others bewildered, none of them understanding. Tang Yue sighed softly, and everyone felt ashamed.
Tang Yue explained, "I will be drawing divine water down to the mortal realm later, and I will need to rely on water without roots."
The county magistrate's eyes lit up. "Immediately arrange for someone to pick him up."
The Third Elder was equally excited, "Goddess, what else do you need? Your servants can arrange it right now."
"No! We'll just wait for my protectors to arrive!"
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