Spring marks the busiest time for everyone, as the year's harvest hinges on the hard work done in spring.
For a family, spring is also their busiest time, occupied with brigade tasks and collecting herbal medicines.
If last year only the children went to the mountains to collect herbs, this year, the whole family is involved.
As long as they can walk, whether they are elderly or children, everyone goes to the mountains to pick herbs. Then they send those needing processing to the medical station, paying a fee for the service.
If processing isn't required, they dry the herbs using methods to handle them accordingly.
In short, everyone is busy and bustling. While other villages finish spring plowing and are ready to rest, they find the Red Flag Brigade is overwhelmed with busy tasks.
This makes everyone curious, especially seeing even five- or six-year-old children getting busy—it truly seems unusual.
