Juhua asked in surprise, "It's already deep into autumn, and you're still going into the mountains to gather herbs? Didn't you open an apothecary? Why go gather them yourselves? Isn't that a waste of your time?"
Yun Ying glanced at her. "The apothecary can only stock common herbs. Some ingredients aren't things you can just find anywhere. You won't discover the best herbs unless you spend time searching in the mountains and wilds. Plus, the more we gather, compound, and prepare them, the more we learn about their medicinal properties. My senior brother isn't satisfied with your and Aunt Liu's C-sections. He's determined to make a breakthrough, so he's been agonizing over the problem."
Juhua was even more surprised. "But Aunt Liu and I are both perfectly fine. Why aren't you satisfied?"
