A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 154 Family Farm

"Huh?" Emily was really shocked when she heard the news. Then she remembered that Haley went to the bathroom to take a shower as soon as she came back, and immediately complained: "No wonder she went to take a shower as soon as she came back."

"I said almost. She didn't fall, but her clothes got wet by the rain." Leon hurriedly explained.

After all, Emily is the older sister. If she really misunderstood that Haley fell into the river, she would probably scold Haley after returning. If Haley got angry and confronted Emily, and then revealed some things that were not suitable for a third party to know, Leon would be in trouble.

"I'm sorry, I was just worried about Haley when I heard the news. I'm glad she didn't fall, but I remember she held an umbrella before going out." Emily said, recalling the scene in the morning when she was reading a book on the sofa while Haley went out.

"You were taking pictures so you didn't pay attention to open an umbrella to avoid the rain." Leon naturally didn't dare to tell Emily that Haley was soaked by the rain on his raincoat because she was in his arms. Although this matter was also out of the desire to save people and he didn't have any messy thoughts, it was still a bit abrupt.

"That's right. Besides following the fashion world, Hailey also likes photography as a hobby. Leon, you may not know that Hailey is also quite famous in the photography world. Unlike my work here at Gus, Hailey's job is to take photos for magazines on a regular basis. Many magazines like to work with her. She's quite amazing, isn't she?"

When Emily heard Leon mention Haley's photography, she couldn't help but show off Haley's work results to Leon. Obviously, she was still proud of her sister Haley, even though Haley didn't show on the surface that she liked her sister very much.

"What about you? Have you ever considered changing jobs?" Leon thought of Clinton's words and began to test Emily's attitude.

After all, he will probably go to the mine often in the future, so the number of gems obtained from the mine should not be too small. If he can cooperate with Emily in the jewelry industry, maybe he can create a new jewelry brand.

"No, actually, if I wanted to, I could rely on my parents' connections to become a jewelry designer in a big city. I'm also good at hand-weaving, so being a fashion designer wouldn't be a problem. But I don't want to leave Pelican Town," Emily replied.

"Why?" Leon asked curiously.

"Because Hailey is a child who lives a life. If I'm not around, she might get overwhelmed by the trivialities of daily life." Emily replied with a smile, "I only have this one sister, and my parents don't come home often. If I don't take care of her, who will?"

"You are such a good sister." Leon sighed. He is an only child and has never experienced having real brothers and sisters. This has always been a regret for him.

"We're family after all." Emily's expression was very gentle at the moment: "I just hope that Hailey can find a suitable boy and start a family. Only then can I feel at ease."

"So what are your plans after Hailey gets married?" Since it was just a casual chat, Leon naturally said whatever he wanted to say.

Emily thought for a moment before answering, "Maybe I'll go travel for a while, then make some money and find a piece of land with abundant grass and water in Stardew Valley, build my own farm, and raise a lot of sheep or something like that."

"No need to look for it, my farm welcomes you to invest at any time." Lyon immediately suggested after hearing this.

But Emily was stunned when she heard this. Then her face turned red and she lowered her head and stammered, "What are you talking about!"

"Ah? Is there a problem?" Leon looked at Emily in confusion, not understanding why she had such a big reaction.

"Of course there is a problem. Don't say such things casually in the future." When Emily heard Leon's question, she immediately realized that she had misunderstood and immediately explained it to Leon.

“No matter which farm it is in the world, it is basically a family business that will be passed down from generation to generation. Generally, when a farm owner invites others to join his farm, it means that he wants to become a family. Even if they are not blood relatives, they are family members of the opposite sex with whom he has a very good relationship. Usually this kind of joining is completed through adoption, marriage, and recognition of relatives. Now you want me, an outsider, to invest in your farm. Are you hinting that you want to marry me?” “Oh, I see. This is the first time I know this.” Leon suddenly realized it after hearing this, and also understood why Emily reacted so strongly.

At the same time, I also understood why my grandfather's farm was abandoned until my arrival. After all, a farm is a family business and can only be inherited by family members.

Although he wanted to continue teasing Emily, but considering that this did not fit in with his current arrangements and fearing that Emily would take it seriously, Leon said: “Sorry, I really didn’t know about this situation. I was abrupt.”

Emily waved her hands to show that she didn't care, with an inexplicably lost expression on her face.

Leon pretended not to see it, picked up the hot water Emily had handed him and took a sip, and neither he nor Emily spoke again.

But soon, Lyon was the first to break this tranquility.

Because he remembered that he came to the Star Fruit not only to eat, but also wanted to ask Emily to help him estimate the value of citrine and amethyst.

So Leon took out two crystals and placed them on the bar: “Emily, can you help me check the quality of these two crystals?”

"no problem."

Emily nodded when she heard that, and at the same time, she picked up one of the yellow crystals, held it close to her eyes, observed it for a moment, and put it down. She then picked up the amethyst, looked at it for a while, and then put it down.

"The quality is very good. If I were to bid, I could get 220 for citrine and around 330 for amethyst."

Listening to Emily's valuation, Leon compared it with Clint's offer in his mind and found that there was not much difference, except that Emily's valuation of citrine was higher, and the amethyst was basically the same.

The similar prices given by both people prove that the market value of citrine and amethyst is probably about this.

After the two pieces of yellow amethyst that were thrown into the shipping box as test products were sold, Lyon also planned to take a look at the bill that was returned.

By determining the price of gems sold in the shipping box, you should be able to decide how to sell the gems in the future.

If the price of gems in the shipping box sales channel is lower than the price quoted by the two people, then all of Lyon's gems will be sold to Clint in the future. If the difference is not much, then the shipping box will still be Lyon's first choice.

After all, it takes a long time to walk to Clint's place. Just taking out the shipping box and leaving can save a lot of time, and it can also let Lewis know that he has not been lazy after inheriting the farm.

This did not reassure Lewis that Lyon was truly creating economic value for Pelican Town, lest Lewis feel that the farm support funds he provided to Lyon were wasted.

(End of this chapter)