A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 227: Potatoes! Potatoes! Potatoes!

If everything goes as Lyon suspects, cauliflower will become a thing of the past, strawberries will fade into obscurity, and potatoes will finally be crowned king.

Although the unit price of potatoes may not be as high as that of strawberries and cauliflowers, the probability of producing high-quality potatoes from high-quality potato seeds is very high.

The price of a high-quality parsnip is two hundred times the value of the seed, which shows how exaggerated the market value of high-quality crops is.
Lyon doesn't think that a large amount of high-quality potatoes can't beat strawberries and cauliflower in terms of price, especially since potatoes have doubled their yield due to the special effect of enjoying the shade under the grass. Regardless of quantity and quality, they are enough to crush strawberries and cauliflower.

With this idea in mind, Lyon started to plow the soil after harvesting the mature crops and planted all the high-quality potato seeds.

As for whether we can witness the comeback of potatoes in the future, it depends on the actual situation when the potatoes are harvested next time.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Everything is still theoretically possible, but Lyon is still quite confident.

Because he felt that his speculation was very reasonable, and as long as the snowball started rolling, Lyon felt that he could turn the Red Star Farm into a Siberian devil's paradise.

However, the number of 41 high-quality potato seeds was still too few to fill all the vacant land after today's harvest. In order to avoid leaving the land empty, Lyon had to go to Pierre to buy seeds.

He did it right away. When passing by the receiving box, Lyon threw all the cabbages into the shipping box without leaving a single one.

As for potatoes, Lyon kept five ordinary quality ones and one gold star quality one, and threw the rest into the shipping box.

The five ordinary-quality potatoes reserved are used as side dishes, and the beef in the treasure chest in the house is the best partner for these potatoes.

Lyon intended to taste the high-quality potato. After all, he was a farmer who could grow high-quality crops.

He always hears people talk about the benefits of high-quality crops, so as a producer, he can't help but try them. This way, when others ask about Lyon in the future, he can describe the experience of eating high-quality crops.

After all, it would be too tragic if the person dressed in silk and satin turned out to be someone other than a silkworm farmer.

After emptying his backpack, Leon rode his bicycle leisurely (a serious idiom, not a typo) towards the town. There was no point in hurrying, as it would still be a while before Pierre's Grocery Store opened.

When he arrived in Pelican Town, Leon first looked at Pierre's Grocery Store, but it was closed.

So he turned the car around and headed towards Grandma Evelyn's house. When he arrived at the door, he took out the reserved high-quality tulip and hid it behind his back.

"Leon? So early." Alex opened the door for Leon and was quite surprised to see that it was Leon who was knocking on the door.

"Well, I'm here to see Grandma Evelyn. Is that convenient?" Leon asked.

"Grandma is in the kitchen, please come in first." Alex stepped aside and motioned Leon to come in.

Leon walked sideways past Alex, leaving Alex with a puzzled look.

He didn't know that Leon was guarding against him.

After all, it was definitely not a wise move for Leon to expose his back in front of Alex when he knew that Alex was bisexual.

If Alex discovered that Leon had a butt that was no less captivating than Captain America's, Leon couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't find a dark and windy opportunity to bury Alex. He could guarantee that no one would find Alex's body. After bypassing Alex, Leon came to the kitchen and saw Evelyn busying herself in front of the oven. He immediately went over to her and asked, "Grandma, what are you cooking?"

"Haha, Leon, you're here at the right time. Just wait a moment and the cookies I baked will be ready." Evelyn smiled happily when she saw Leon appear.

"This is for you." Seeing this, Leon took the tulip hidden behind his back and handed it to Evelyn.

"The seeds you gave me last time have blossomed, and I picked the best one to bring to you."

"Oh, what a beautiful tulip! The appearance is excellent, and the plant as a whole is healthy, fresh and full of vitality. This must be a high-quality tulip." Grandma Evelyn has been growing flowers all her life, so she could tell at a glance that this tulip was precious.

"It's a bit of a waste to give it to an old woman like me. Keep it for yourself, Leon. Give it to the girl you like. Maybe this can be the first step in your beautiful relationship."

Listening to Evelin’s words, Leon felt a little embarrassed, and quickly explained: “I prepared other tulips, and this one was specially picked out for you, so you can accept it.”

"Are these tulips of this quality?" Evelyn asked.

"Yes." Leon answered without blushing or beating his heart.

After all, it's a white lie, so there's no guilt in telling it.

"Okay, okay, it seems that you have a great talent in gardening. It is indeed the best choice for your grandfather to entrust the farm to you. Then I will accept this precious tulip. It is really a happy gift." Evelyn felt that Leon would not lie to her, so she accepted the tulip.

After receiving it, Evelyn immediately found an empty vase to put the tulip in, and used water and nutrient solution to provide a better environment for the tulip to ensure that it could bloom longer.

During this period, Evelyn also shared with Leon some tips on flower planting, preservation, and even flower arrangement, which made Leon nod repeatedly.

Although he was not very interested in flowers, he was always open to knowledge.

"Would you like to have lunch together?" After finishing the tulip, Evelyn invited Leon again.

"No, grandma, thank you for your kindness, but I came to town to buy seeds, and I still have a lot of work to do on the farm, so I can only refuse." Leon explained, and this time he did not lie.

Because there are really a lot of things left to do on the farm, including the daily watering, because he plans to plant seeds in all the vacant land and then water them uniformly.

"Okay, but while you're busy with farm work, don't forget to socialize. Life is not just about work." Evelynton said to Leon with regret, then took out the baked cookies from the oven, put them in a small cloth bag, and handed it to Leon.

"Take it with you on the road."

"Okay, thank you grandma." Leon took the bag of cookies, said goodbye to Evelyn, and left the villa.

He met Alex again on the way, and Leon still walked past him sideways, which made Alex even more confused.

Although he didn't know what Leon meant by walking like this, he could feel that this action was full of defense against him.

(End of this chapter)