Wow, the process is so complicated!
Someone in the comment section asked: [Can't we just dry them directly?]
[Yeah, it's not like it's herbal medicine, do we really need to do the "nine steamings and nine dryings"?]
It doesn't require nine steamings and nine dryings, but in Yang Zhengxi's understanding, one steaming and one drying is definitely necessary.
As for drying them directly, he's not sure about that.
But no rush, he just raised his voice to ask an aunt who was also fully equipped next to him:
"Auntie, if these yellow daylilies are dried directly, can they be eaten?"
The aunt laughed: "You all must be students doing part-time work nearby, you can't just randomly eat things. If you dry them directly, they'll turn black and won't sell; they might even be toxic—"
She paused, then emphasized once more: "You can't just eat them randomly."
After speaking, she noticed him holding up his phone and hurriedly asked:
