Then, at a quarter past 5 a.m., the Longkui Flower opened, followed by the Peony around 5:45 a.m., the Dandelion, and after 7:30 a.m., the sleeping lotus that could bloom on the small lake. She even spotted hops in the garden, which doesn't even grow in the Bashe Forest. Though the name sounds strange, Huaxia people would know it well, as it has another name: "Hops," an essential ingredient for giving beer its refreshing bitterness and fragrant aroma.
She inquired about it with Xiang Fen and learned that within a thousand square miles, hops only grow near Xinyu City, and people only use it as an ornamental flower, so only large households have some planted in their gardens. Xiang Fen, shrewd as she is, noticed her interest in hops and promptly ordered someone to bring some seeds over.
