The two young people dressed in fine clothes attracted some curious glances from the villagers.
When they reached the hillside, Lola began to pant while the man seemed to be not tired at all.
"I'll carry you!" The man walked to her and crouched down. Lola patted him on the back and shook her head.
After they continued for a while, they could see the panoramic view of Echo Bay Village from the height.
There were rising smoke, towering mountains, and flowing rivers and waterfalls -- what a pleasant scenery! If you took a picture and add retro effects, it would become a landscape painting.
There was no one else around them, as all the villagers had probably gone downhill. The man walked into the grass and spotted a plant in the weeds. He drew near and sniffed it.
"Look! Wild codonopsis! There are... Panax pseudoginseng and Fallopia multiflora!" Harry walked further and discovered a lot of Chinese medicinal herbs.
"You know medicinal herbs?" As the man mentioned a few Chinese medicinal herbs, Lola stared at him in admiration.
"Well, I have learned a little from Chuck's grandmother before." Chuck's grandmother was a doctor who studied Chinese medicine every day. When Harry was a kid, Chuck's grandmother taught Chuck and Harry to recognize Chinese medicinal herbs.
After he graduated from university three years ago, he got busy and had no time to learn from her.
Harry looked around and noticed that many common medicinal herbs, such as Angelica dahurica, Coptis chinensis, and honeysuckle, had been taken away.
Maybe the medical skill in the village was limited, so other rare medicinal herbs hadn't been found yet. There were plenty of herbs on the market, but wild ones like these were rarely seen and thus expensive!
After the tour in the mountain, Harry had a lot of discoveries. He had been talking on the phone when he returned.
After lunch, Lola and Nicole were playing with the children and adults in the village.
Harry asked a young man to take him to the village head's house.
At dusk, Harry came back.
In the early morning of the third day in the village.
Many villagers came to the house of Lola's grandparents, some with freshly made local specialities, some with pickled wild boar meat, and some with dried fruit.
Upon seeing Lola come out, they crowded around her with broad smiles on their faces, which startled her.
Mrs. Zhang said, "Lola, here's a little gift for you. Please accept it!"
Mrs. Li said, "Yeah, you have made such a big contribution to the village and let us see hope in our children. Thank you so much!"
"You're really the fairy coming down from the heaven! This is the pastry I just made. Have a taste!"
...
Well... What was going on here?
She looked at Harry, who just smiled and accepted all the specialities from the villagers.
These natural food would be good for Lola and Nicole!
Lola smiled and thanked the villagers politely. At this time, Carl came over. She quickly pulled him and whispered, "Father! What's going on here?"
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