A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 199: Old Accounts
“People who like hats are good people.”

Upon hearing this, Hat Mouse took off his hat and saluted towards Leon.

"Okay, time to go." Leon waved his hand. He couldn't get anything interesting from Hat Mouse today, so he didn't plan to stay any longer. After all, it was getting dark.

"Wait, if you still have money, I think you should buy this hat."

But just as Leon turned around, the mouse in the hat called him.

Leon turned around and saw that the Hat Mouse was holding a soft and dirty top hat in his hand. There was a hole in the brim of the hat, and a yellowed piece of paper could be vaguely seen in the hole.

If Leon guessed correctly, this hat was the old friend hat among the three hats he had seen.

Lyon had been interested in this hat before. After all, he was a very curious person. However, because he wanted to spend every penny he had on the right place, Lyon suppressed his curiosity about the hat.

Now that Hat Mouse specifically reminded him to buy this hat, Leon felt that this hat must have some interesting secrets.

This is the benefit of following what others say. As long as you provide the right emotional value, it will be easy to bring both parties closer and get some small help.

"Give me a reason."

However, Lyon was still a little hesitant about buying this hat. After all, 1000G is really not a small amount of money.

"My intuition tells me that you can find the secret of this hat." The hat mouse's answer was a bit like a charlatan, but Leon just fell for it.

"Good reason, convincing."

As he said that, Leon took out another 1000G and handed it to Hat Mouse, then took the hat.

"Don't focus on the note. Remember, the hat is the most important thing."

The mouse in the hat who took the money watched Leon pull out the note from the hole in his old friend's hat and reminded him casually.

"Understood." Leon nodded, put the old man's hat into his backpack, and held the note in his hand.

Seeing this, the mouse in the hat didn't say anything. He glanced at the sky outside and began to close his window which served as the front desk, blocking Leon's sight.

I don’t know if it was because it was closing time or because he didn’t want Lyon to ask him about the specific details of this old friend’s hat anymore.

In fact, Leon had no intention of continuing to disturb Hat Mouse. After all, he had already said goodbye to Hat Mouse before he was stopped.

But seeing that the mouse in the hat had taken the initiative and had closed the door to visitors, Leon was still speechless.

If the hat in Hat Mouse's hand was not an absolutely good thing for Leon, and he did not want to cause bad relations between the two, Leon could have considered where to find a ferocious big cat to add some fun to Hat Mouse's life.

Lyon returned to the farm along the new path he had opened up while cutting wood and mowing grass that afternoon. After putting the wood fiber, hay and other resources in his backpack into the treasure chest, he took the note from Old Buddy's hat in his hand.

"Sea Feast - 40G, Fish Roll - 25G, Beer*5 - 20G, total consumption 85G.

——Stardrop Bar"

That was all the information on the note. The key words were food, drinks, and the dining location. Judging from the contents of the note, it should be the bill for the Star Fruit. However, this bill was completely different from the one Leon had seen at the Star Fruit. It should be an old bill. Apart from that, Leon could not find any other information. Leon also took out the old friend hat and examined it. It was just an ordinary hat, nothing special. Not even the system gave any hint. Obviously, in the eyes of the system, this hat was nothing special.

But after all, it was bought for 1000G, so Leon did not throw it away in frustration. He still remembered what Hat Mouse said, that the hat was the most important thing.

"Take this bill to the Stardrop Salon tomorrow and ask for it."

He glanced at his watch and saw that it was already past six in the evening. Although the Stardrop Bar was definitely the busiest time at this time, considering that the matter might be a bit complicated, Leon did not choose this time when there were so many people around to go to Guts to get information.

Lyon cooked, ate, took a bath, washed clothes, and watched TV. His biological clock, which was accustomed to going to bed early, allowed him to fall asleep early. When the morning sun shone into the cabin the next day, Lyon immediately opened his eyes.

After the usual routine of washing, eating, and watering the plants, it was already 9:15. At this moment, the land in front of Lyon's cabin was basically covered with vibrant crops.

Based on the principle of planting seeds as soon as they are available, the scope of farmland that Lyon needs to manage now is quite large.

Four pots of water were used just for watering with a watering can, and these were watering cans provided by the system. You can imagine the current scale of Lyon's planting.

It is because the system tools are easy to use and Lyon himself is in good health, so he can still have energy to do other things after watering. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably be unable to straighten his back after watering such a large area.

After sweeping the fields and finding that there was no area missing and the soil under every crop was moist, Leon took out his bicycle and rode to Pelican Town.

And at the door of Pierre's seed shop, he met his target of this trip, Guts, the owner of the Stardrop Bar who had just finished purchasing ingredients.

"Hi, Leon, good morning."

Looking at Leon who parked the car in front of him, Gus greeted Leon enthusiastically.

"Good morning, Gus. I have something I want to ask you."

Leon responded to Gus's greeting, then took out the old bill he had prepared long ago from his pocket and handed it to Gus.

"Hmm, what a nostalgic font! This was the note used in the bar six years ago, before the Stardrop was refurbished. Where did you get this bill?"

After taking a look at the content above, Guts asked Leon in confusion.

"I found it inside an old item." Leon explained.

"So, you gave me this bill. Do you have any questions?" Gus asked.

"I want to ask if you know who is the owner of this debt." Lyon replied.

"If you don't have a name, it will be a bit troublesome. After all, it's been so long. But don't worry, I have an old account book. Maybe I can help you find it. Let's go together."

Guts did not give Leon a perfunctory response, but instead invited Leon enthusiastically.

Leon thanked Guts, and then went to the Star Fruit with Guts. Under Guts's guidance, Leon entered the living area behind the Star Fruit bar hall for the first time.

(End of this chapter)