Wanted: Medicine Man (Silverpines Book 5) by Christine Sterling

Author:Christine Sterling [Sterling, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Christine Sterling
Published: 2018-05-08T05:00:00+00:00

Robert had experienced market day in Boston, when the merchants would bring out their goods and sell them on the street. This was a much smaller version of that. The boat tilted at the dock and was held in place with large mooring cords to prevent it from slipping into the sea. There was a large hole in the side of the boat where it had knocked against one of the pilings and a crack appeared about half way down the side of the ship.

Men in black and white outfits were frantically moving wheelbarrows up and down ramps, removing items from the ship and placing them on the dock where other workers would line them up for sale. Robert had never seen anything like it. They ran empty wheelbarrows up the ramp at the front of the ship, disappearing from sight. They would soon reappear at the rear of the ship and head down the ramp with their wheelbarrow overflowing with goods.

“Oh, good. The crowds haven't gathered yet,” Hattie said, answering Robert's unspoken question. So there would be more people arriving. “Marty, do you want to take the list and start seeing what is available after you take care of the horses? We can meet at the livery in just over two hours?”

“Yes ma'am, Miss Hattie.”

Hattie, Robert and Tess climbed out of the wagon and Hattie retrieved her box before Marty headed down the road to the local stables.

“Dr. Hattie! Dr. Hattie!” a voice called from behind one of the displays.

Robert strained his neck to see a small man, dressed in the same black and white clothing as the others, wave Hattie over. She beamed a huge smile and his heart just stopped, she was more breathtaking than before as she made her way over to her friend. He felt a tug on his arm and looked down at Tess, who was eyeing him quizzically.

“I don't think you heard a word I said.”

“You are correct, I didn't.”

“I said, the view is quite magnificent.”

“Yes, it is.”

Tess laughed. “Come on, let's catch up.”

Hattie introduced them to the Chinese man. Lee Sing, she called him. He had baskets of herbs and spices laid out and Hattie stopped to go through each one. There was ginseng, anise, cinnamon, sandalwood, nutmeg, and some items Hattie had never heard of. Lee Sing took his time describing each one and what it did. Hattie took notes on what he said and Robert, although trying to pay attention, didn't hear a word. All of his attention was focused on Hattie.

Hattie quickly made her purchases, deciding on some herbs and a few oils before placing them in her chest. She pulled out several wax paper bags and placed them into Lee Sing's hands along with a few coins. The man bobbed up and down. “Good trade, Dr. Hattie. Good trade. We see you soon.”

“Before the snow flies,” Hattie agreed and picked up her wooden chest. She made her way down the market and stopped at several merchants to examine their merchandise and haggle over prices.

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