Chapter 879

Nina sighed. "It's all the weather's fault! Not only is it not raining, but the sun is too hot! When I came down the mountain, I was so worried I might get a heatstroke and collapse." Hearing Nina's complaint, Sherry seized Ryan's arm, her grip firm and possessive. "Ryan, you promised me first!" Determined not to be outdone, Nina grabbed his other arm. The tension between them was palpable, as they seemed poised for a standoff. "Ryan, this isn't about who got here first. It's about what's most important. If the vegetables die, we still have peanuts, corn, and sweet potatoes. But if the herbs die, can we survive on just vegetables?" Although Ryan didn't want to upset Sherry, what Nina said did make sense. When he was about to say that he would irrigate the peanut farm first, Sherry said, "The herbs can be used to cure us when we get sick. Can the peanuts, corn, and sweet potatoes do that?" He thought about it and figured he couldn't give up on the herb as well. After all, herbs lik