Chapter 158 - New Ingredient: Spinach (2/2)

Parker walked out of the bedroom and saw Bai Qingqing beaming at him. “Why did you also stick some flowers into it?” She removed one of the flowers as she spoke, cocking her head and asking with uncertainty, “Is this also edible?”

“No idea. I wasn’t the one who plucked it,” Parker said with a sullen face.

Cortis and Bai Qingqing looked towards Parker unanimously.

“Then who plucked it?” Bai Qingqing realized that this was a gift to her from another male. Suddenly, she felt like the flower she was holding was scalding hot. She quickly stuck the flower back into the spinach.

Parker said, “It’s from Hugh.”

“Ssss—” Cortis cast a warning, sideways glance at Parker. Parker instantly assumed a subdued manner. He walked to the bamboo basket, crouched down, and took out the bird’s eggs.

Bai Qingqing set the vegetables aside and ran into the bedroom barefooted. She plucked some grass from their grass nest and walked to Parker. “Put it on the grass.”

“Okay.” Parker did as he was told.

Bai Qingqing had said she wanted to eat birds earlier. Now that Parker had returned, Cortis got up. “I’ll go and kill the birds.”

“Mm.” Bai Qingqing nodded happily. After taking the bird’s eggs out with Parker, she asked Parker to pour out the mushrooms from the bamboo basket.

The fungus was still fresh and succulent. However, the pearl oyster mushrooms underneath had blackened and rotted. Only the ones on top were still fresh.

Parker said right away, “I said it’s poisonous, didn’t I? Look, it’s turned black.”

Bai Qingqing tossed the rotten pearl oyster mushrooms aside without hesitation, then plucked a few fresh ones into the stone pot of steamed rice. She closed the lid and let it cook. When she felt it was cooked, she scooped those mushrooms out into a bowl.

“Parker, feed these to a short-winged bird to test if it’s fine.” Bai Qingqing handed Parker the bowl.