Following Quan into the courtyard, Yang PeiMin covertly observed and was astonished to find that the courtyard resembled a vegetable garden, divided into plots, each brimming with lush green plants.
Upon closer inspection, she finally understood where Quan's herbal supplies originated.
Indeed, these were not ordinary plants.
Atractylodes, white peony, Poria, Panax notoginseng... the area was a swath of traditional Chinese herbs.
Quan noticed her expression and asked, "Do you see?"
Yang PeiMin exclaimed, "Each of these herbs has its own temperament and growth environment. How did you manage this?" However, she quickly reconsidered; the world was full of skilled people, and she was perhaps overreacting, though she gained more respect for Quan.
Quan invited her to sit by a stone table in the corner of the courtyard and said lightly, "When it's necessary to make a living, you can make anything happen."
