Although he had his doubts, Guan Tianya said no more.
Su Yang carried the medicine basket toward the pharmacy exit. "Let's go. Why are you still standing there? Time waits for no one."
"Are we going back now?" Zhuang Mengli asked.
"No need. We'll brew the medicine here at Elder Guan's place and take it back afterward."
"Okay."
The two followed Su Yang out of the medicinal-herb room and into the outer hall. Su Yang turned and looked around before asking, "Elder Guan, where do you usually brew medicine?"
"I usually use a machine nowadays," Guan Tianya said.
"What? You don't have any traditional tools?"
"I do, but wouldn't that be too slow?"
"Even if it's slow, it still has to be brewed by hand."
"All right, then. Follow me." Guan Tianya agreed and led Su Yang toward the back hall of the clinic.
After passing through a narrow corridor, the three arrived in a kitchen-like room.
There were many traditional earthenware medicine pots inside, but judging by their appearance, they had not been used in quite some time.
Su Yang looked around, then picked up a relatively large yellow-brown earthenware pot and went to the basin to wash the dust out of it.
He then filled the pot more than halfway with water and placed it on a small stove to his left.
"Can this stove still be used?" Su Yang asked, looking at Guan Tianya.
"Of course. I used to decoct medicine here."
"Then that's fine. If you have nothing else to do, go outside and wait. Brewing the medicine should take about two hours. You don't need to stay here and watch me the whole time."
"It's fine. I'll learn a little." Guan Tianya stroked his white beard and smiled.
"Elder Guan, you're a renowned doctor. What