"From now on, this will be our summer home!" Meton said as he pointed at the swimming pool in high spirits.
At this time, there were no sewers. Meton turned the swimming pool into running water. The water from the well would continuously flow into the pool and the opposite bank would be a drain. Once the water level reached a certain level, it would overflow. This way, the water flow would be guaranteed and the water source would be clear.
"It's so beautiful!" Qin Huaiyu exclaimed.
In their impression, the most pleasant thing to do during summer was to bathe in the pool. However, the pool would be dirty and muddy. If they were unlucky, they might even be visited by leeches and other bloodsuckers. Meton's actions were simply magical.
"Beautiful?" Meton curled his lips. If they were to see a blue swimming pool with a beach in the future, they would be so shocked that their jaws would drop.
Suddenly, Meton's heart skipped a beat. The reason why the swimming pool in the future was blue was because of the addition of copper sulfate. Although there was no item called copper sulfate in the Tang dynasty, there was a medicine called gall alumina.
Gall alumina, also known as blue alumina, had vomit-inducing and antiseptic properties. It was a commonly used vomit-inducing agent in ancient times. This medicine might not be available in other places, but Mo Hospital definitely had it.
… … …
"Young master! Is there someone who has been poisoned and needs vomiting? " Mo Wu ran over while panting. He had received a message from Mo Si asking him to immediately bring the gall alumina over. This gave him a huge shock.
If it wasn't for Mo Si's request to keep a low profile, he might have already brought an ambulance over.
"Did you bring it?" Meton asked.
"It's all here!" Mo Si passed over a medicine box that was filled with gall alumina. He originally wanted to take a few sets, but he didn't expect the young master to request for as much as possible.
Left with no choice, Mo Wu could only leave some gall alumina in Mo Hospital as a backup and bring the rest over.
"Young master, why did you use so much gall alumina? Every medicine has a side effect. It's not good to use too much gall alumina." Mo Wu hurriedly advised. According to this amount, even a hundred people wouldn't be able to finish using it.
"Don't worry, it's not for humans!" Meton waved his hand.
Only then did Black Five realize that there was a crystal clear pond in the backyard. In the pond, Qin Huaiyu and the other two were leisurely soaking.
"Could it be …!" Black Five looked at the pool in front of him and had a bad premonition.
As expected, Meton called out and the three people in the pool jumped out. They picked up the iron pestle that they had prepared beforehand and opened the medicine box. They took out the crystal blue gall vitriol from the medicine box and placed it in a clay pot. Then, they picked up the iron pestle and crushed the gall vitriol.
Qin Huaiyu and the other two were very willing to participate in Meton's various experiments. They didn't complain at all. Instead, they were abnormally excited. The three of them had almost never done this kind of rough work before, but each of them was very diligent. Bit by bit, they developed the gall alum into powder.
"Will this work?" Yuchi Bao Lin put down his iron pestle and took his clay pot for Meton to take a look.
Meton stretched his head to take a look and saw that the gall vitriol in Yuchi Bao Lin's clay pot had already turned into powder. He nodded and said, "This will work. These gall vitriol can be dissolved. Just be careful not to have large pieces."
Very quickly, the three of them crushed the gall vitriol in their hands into powder. Afraid that it wasn't enough, they immediately crushed another clay pot.
Seeing the gall vitriol being crushed as if it didn't cost money, Black Five's heart felt like it was dripping blood. Not only did Black Five's medical skills improve greatly from Hua Lao's teachings, he even learned from Hua Lao's frugal habits. He couldn't bear to see any medicinal ingredients go to waste.
Meton saw that the nimble Yuchi Bao Lin wanted a third pot. He hurriedly stopped him and said, "That's enough. This should be enough."
The three of them gathered the crushed gall vitriol together and it actually filled a clay pot.
"Alright, it's time to witness a miracle!" Meton raised the clay pot and said loudly.
Everyone was filled with anticipation as they stretched their heads to look at Meton. Even Black Five, who was reluctant to waste medicinal ingredients, was curious.
With a tilt of his hand, the sparkling blue powder was scattered into the water.
In an instant, a thick blue color spread from Meton's eyes to the entire pool. The entire pool was incomparably blue, as if it was the reflection of the azure sky. Together with the weeping willows and flowers at the side, an absolutely beautiful scene appeared in front of everyone.
"This … this is …" Yuchi Bao Lin pointed at the blue pool and stammered.
"It's like the sea!" Qin Huaiyu said with infatuation.
"Yes! Yes! This is the color of the sea! " Yuchi Bao Lin said excitedly. He had once followed his father to the seaside and saw the real sea. It was this azure color.
"The sea?" Cheng Chumo's mouth was agape. At this time, due to the inconvenience of transportation, many people had never stepped out of a prefecture in their entire lives, not to mention the seaside. Furthermore, they were in a remote inland city like Chang 'an.
Other than Yuchi Bao Lin, no one else had seen the sea. Even Qin Huaiyu had only seen the color of the sea in books.
Although no one had seen the sea before, it did not mean that no one had fantasized about it. Who would have thought that the scene in their fantasies would suddenly appear in front of them? It was simply as beautiful as they imagined.
"Is this still a pool? I can't bear to enter it!" Qin Huaiyu looked at the blue pool and couldn't help but say in his heart.
Meton curled his lips and said, "This is nothing. It's just a pool of water."
At that moment, he took off his shirt and jumped into the pool. The cool water immediately washed away all the heat.
"Young Master, you can't! This Gall Alum is poisonous. "Mo Wu, who was by the shore, turned pale with fright.
Meton shook his head and said, "Don't worry, this is a pool of water. This little bit of bile isn't a problem at all. Do you think I don't know the effects of bile? Other than its beautiful color, its biggest effect is to kill the eggs and seaweed in the water, ensuring the cleanliness of the water."
After Meton's explanation, everyone was enlightened. Furthermore, Meton had already tested the poison on himself. Qin Huaiyu and the other two did not want to fall behind and immediately jumped into the pool.
"The weather is so hot. You guys have been running for half a day and are all sweaty. Come down too!" Meton called out to Mo Si and Mo Wu.
"Thank you, Young Master!" Mo Si's heart was already itching. When he heard Meton's instructions, he immediately took off his shirt and jumped into the pool.
Although Mo Wu had medical mysophobia, he could not resist the temptation and also jumped into the pool.
In the blue pool, everyone was lying under the shade of the weeping willow tree. As they looked at the blue pool, their thoughts flew to the sea thousands of miles away.
"It's the same feeling I had when I was at the seaside that year!" Yuchi Bao Lin said with a face full of lust. The few of them gritted their teeth in hatred.
"One day, I will definitely go to the seaside to take a look!" Cheng Chumo clenched his teeth and said.
"Legend has it that the sea is divided into the North, South, East and West Seas. They are respectively ruled by the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas. In the sea, there are Penglai, Yingzhou and three Immortal Islands. Every sea is boundless and you can never reach the end." Qin Huaiyu said in a fanciful manner.
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