Chapter 246
Ashamed, Winston hung his head. “I’m sorry, Madelyn. Betty suddenly retched, and the was here. In a fit of desperation, Het her trem Betty
Aria helped Betty lie down, tucked her in, and then turned to Winston. “Not your fault, Winston. I know that you tried to help Bety
“I need to collect some herbs,” Aria added. Her gaze shifted to Owen. “Do you have time? Can you! look after Befty for me?”
“I can,” Aaron said. “Mr. Shaw, go help Ms. Saxon collect the herbs. Many hands make light work.”
Owen looked at Aria with an inquiring gaze. “What do you think?” he asked.
“Okay. Thank you, guys,” Aria replied.
Aria turned to Winston. “Winston, you had better keep an eye on Hannah in case the misuse of the medicine happens again.
“Our priority is to identify the virus. After that, the medical team can find a solution. As for the source of the virus, I think that the virus came from animals.
“With the pets included, gather all the livestock into one place. Then, disinfect each house in this village. The disinfectant will be delivered today. Put on protective clothes before disinfection. Eradicate all rats.”
Winston quickly nodded though he was surprised. “Got you. Madelyn… thank you.”
Because of what Hannah had done, Winston began to doubt the expertise of the medical team from Heffner Hospital.
He trusted Aria much more than the medical team. He left for his duties, and Aaron stayed with Betty.
Aria picked up the tools to get some herbs from the mountains. Before she shouldered them, Owen took them away and said, “Leave them to me. Your job is to find the herbs.”
His mellow voice soothed Aria. Aria let go of the tools as her knitted brows relaxed slightly. “Alright.”
On the way up the mountains, Aria glanced at Owen and said, “You and Aaron should leave here.”
As long as Owen and Aaron didn’t get infected with the virus, the lockdown couldn’t prevent them from leaving this district.
Owen showed a faint smile. “Aaron and I want to help the villagers here.”
Aria fell silent. Thanks to her good memory, she reached the riverbank, found the herbs she needed, and began to dig them out.
Owen crouched beside Aria and asked softly, “Did you come up here to gather herbs?”
-Aría responded, “Yeah. There was an old herbalist in the village.” That herbalist was Aria’s first mentor in medicine.
He wasn’t a local. His past was a mystery, and nobody knew his name. He was addressed as the doctor by the villagers.
In Jamelan, Aria had to fend for herself. At first, she tried to earn her living by collecting bottles, but her plan failed because of the elderly who were agile.
By chance, she saw someone delivering herbs to the herbalist. Then, another plan was formed in her mind.
To gather the correct herbs, she needed to distinguish one herb from another. To distinguish the herbs, she needed to read.
She taught herself to read, helped the herbalist to dry the herbs, and read medical books.
Gradually, she knew a lot about herbs. Then, she went to the mountains and collected herbs for the herbalist.
She was smart, so the herbalist began to teach her medicine. Timid, she practiced her medical skills on animals.
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When Aria was nine, the herbalist disappeared without a warning. Later, Arla left Jamelan.
Two reflections were on the surface of the water. During his stay in Jamelan, Owen had heard quite a lot about Aria who had suffered a lot in her
childhood.
Owen tilted his head and looked at Aria as a wave of sympathy came over him. “She’s tough,” he thought.
Aria was unaware of Owen’s emotions. She put the herbs into the basket and rose to her feet… Suddenly, her hand was grabbed by Owen
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