Chapter 8 (2/2)

As she had expected, there were other condiments, but she was left speechless by the quantity.

There was garlic, Sichuan pepper, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, fennel, and even red capsicum. There were perhaps many more condiments, it was just that she didn’t know what they were.

Bai Qingqing chuckled to herself, thinking that this was great—she was just fretting over having to eat tasteless food here. Thus, with these condiments, it would help the taste of the food greatly.

“Err… Harvey, where can we find these medicinal herbs?” Bai Qingqing asked with a pleasing smile on her face. The mud on her face had mostly peeled off and, even though a thin layer of marl had still remained, her delicate features could be vaguely seen by now.

Harvey appeared overwhelmed with honor at the question, his face flushing in an instant. Without hesitation, he stammered, “If you want… you can take it.”

Bai Qingqing’s eyes lit up as she said in a delighted voice, “Really? Would it be very troublesome to get these? Why don’t I help you the next time you go to pick the herbs?”

“No need, no need.” Harvey waved both hands.

Standing between the two of them, Parker fiercely glared at Bai Qingqing, then snapped at Harvey. “My female doesn’t want anything from you. I will pay you with food. Also, she has said that she only wants me as a partner!”

Harvey’s expression dimmed, a hint of jealousy in his sour voice. “Is it…”

It was only then that Bai Qingqing realized this Harvey had taken a fancy to her. She was surprised at the simple and brutal approach the males took towards relationships in this world!

Although she had a pretty good impression of Harvey, she didn’t want to accept a man’s confession so casually like that. Thus, she didn’t rebut Parker’s words. After selecting the condiments she wanted, she told Harvey, “I want these.”

Harvey immediately snapped out of his gloomy state and quickly brought over a stack of dried tree leaves to wrap the medicinal herbs up in. Although the tree leaves were wind-dried, as they had been subjected to special treatment, they were softer. And even if one folded them, they wouldn’t break.

“The other medicinal herbs aren’t dangerous, but you need to take special care with that red one called oleander. Never touch it with your hands, much less get it into your eyes. It will hurt a lot,” Harvey said while holding a dried Heaven Chile, a worried look in his eyes as he gazed at Bai Qingqing.

“I know,” Bai Qingqing replied with a smile, then took from the pack of ingredients from Harvey. She thanked him sincerely before being carried away horizontally by Parker, whose jealousy was triggered.