Xin Jun's return also signals that it's time to truly get busy.
The mugwort harvested during the Dragon Boat Festival is now dry and crispy after two days of sun-drying.
A third is set aside, hung upside down, and stored in the warehouse for three years. By then, when making Ai Rong, its effects will be mellow, gentle, and substantial.
The rest needs the leaves stripped off first.
A large sunshade net is set up in the courtyard of the factory, and employees, wearing thick safety gloves, grab the base of the mugwort plant and strip them swiftly in bundles.
If it weren't for repeating this action all the time, it could be quite stress-relieving.
Meanwhile, elderly folk sit in front of large sieves to sift through the stripped mugwort leaves and stems.
This is the detailed work that doesn't require a specific order.
Everyone chats while working, their hands constantly busy, earning a hundred and eighty yuan a day, feeling quite delightful inside.
