Chapter 21 (1/2)

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“Yes, boil!”

Bai Qingqing then picked up two stones nearby and built a simple stove over the fire.

Parker frowned while standing at the side. Seeing that Bai Qingqing wasn’t going to give up, he said hesitantly, “Qingqing, medicinal herbs can be eaten as food, but you can’t boil food like you do with medicinal herbs!”

To the beastmen, the only things they boiled were herbal soups, and they didn’t taste all that good.

“Just wait for the meal,” Bai Qingqing said confidently. As a Chinese, could she not be confident in making hotpot?

Bai Qingqing bent down on one knee and neatly scraped off the fish scales with the stone dagger. Then, she took out the fish gills and placed them in the stone basin. Next, she gathered fifteen dried chilies that were half the length of her palm, some garlic, fresh ginger, pepper, cinnamon, and a willow branch that was as thick as the rim of a bowl. She then handed these ingredients to Parker for him to wash them.

The washed ingredients were placed on a clean leaf. Luckily for them, most of the trees planted in the village were banana trees. Even a meter-long fish could fit on those large banana leaves.

After they had finished preparing the ingredients, the stone basin was placed on the stove.

Bai Qingqing passed the willow branch that Parker had washed and asked him, “Parker, can you break this for me?”

“No problem.” Parker took the willow branch and was about to break it when Bai Qingqing quickly moved his hand above the stone basin. “Break it here.”

The willow branch was very tough. It wasn’t fully broken even after Parker bent it at a 90-degree angle. The moment he exerted all his strength, the willow branch was broken in half with a crack. A stream of oil dripped into the stone pot, causing the heated stone surface to sizzle.

Bai Qingqing exclaimed in surprise, “So you can squeeze out oil from the willow branch.”