A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 249 'Cheap' Gratitude
"Is Pelican Town's finances so difficult?" Lyon sighed when he heard this.

"Yes, in addition to maintaining community facilities and roads, Lewis also has to pay for community children's education, pensions for the elderly, community medical assistance, and other projects. He has complained more than once that there is not enough money."

Robin introduced to Leon.

"I can understand educational funding, but what about pensions for the elderly in the community, and what about medical assistance?"

Leon was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then asked curiously.

"Not all elderly people live in large villas like George Evelyn. The elderly living in the nursing home east of Pelican Town are basically the families of the victims of the Northern Foothills mining disaster. Pelican Town owes them a great deal, so in order to let these elderly people enjoy their later years, the community pension program was established."

Robin continued, "Medicaid is also a preferential policy introduced by Lewis for the health of the town's residents. After all, the high cost of medical services and treatment, as well as the high prices of drugs driven up by pharmaceutical capital, are very expensive, making many people afraid to see a doctor. With this subsidy from Lewis, at least everyone can afford to see a doctor when they are sick."

"Harvey is the person in charge of Medicaid. He's the doctor Lewis spent a lot of effort to recruit. And Harvey himself is a good person. So Harvey tries to make the medical services in town as cheap as possible. He doesn't care whether he makes money or not."

"I see." After hearing this, Leon finally understood how Pelican Town's financial revenue could be used, and he could also understand why Lewis had no money to repair the tour bus.

"Actually, I'm very grateful to you, Leon. The repair of the bus means more tourists and opportunities. This is also good news for us locals in Pelican Town. You did a great job." Robin couldn't help but give Leon a thumbs up and praised him.

"Don't just say thank you verbally, show it with actions." Lyon said jokingly with a smile.

"Oh? Really?" Robin raised his eyebrows, a dangerous smile on his lips, and asked Leon in a charming tone: "Then our dear farmer, Mr. Leon, what practical actions do you want me to take to express my gratitude?"

"Give me a discount when you install the phone?" Leon didn't care about Robin's teasing at all. After all, he was a pure love person.

He also knew that Robin, the old driver, was just teasing him and didn't really have that idea, so Leon would never let her succeed.

"Tsk tsk tsk, alright, then I'll give you a 800% discount. How about 100G for the installation fee? Excluding the materials, I'll only make a profit of G, which is my biggest concession." Seeing that Leon was not fooled, Robin stopped pretending and spoke to Leon with a serious look again.

"This gratitude is only worth 200G?" Leon looked at Robin speechlessly and complained.

"What else can I do? After all, I'm a carpenter, not a restaurant owner. Tourists can only order some wooden furniture from me at most, but they don't need carpentry services." Robin retorted unhappily.

"Okay, two hundred is two hundred. Let's go check out the chicken coop." Lyon didn't bargain anymore and immediately changed the subject, emphasizing the idea of ​​stopping while you're ahead.

Then, under Robin's guidance, Leon came to the chicken coop and looked around the layout inside the chicken coop. It was similar to the one in the game, except that there was an excretion area at the edge of the chicken coop, but it was a dry toilet.

"The poultry excrement in the chicken coop is also a good fertilizer for your farm. It is a waste of resources to drain it through the sewage pipe." Faced with Leon's questioning eyes, Robin hurriedly explained.

"But it will take a long time for the soil to absorb all this feces. If it piles up, won't the chicken coop stink?" Lyon asked.

"How much do you underestimate the land of Stardew Valley? I didn't build a toilet for you, but have you ever seen the excrement you produce daily left for more than a day?" Robin asked Leon directly, speaking in an extremely explicit manner.

This also reminded Leon that his excretion basically took place in the corner of the farm, and he indeed had not seen any residue. Before, Leon thought that it was taken away by some wild animal, but it turned out that it was absorbed by the soil on the farm.

Stardew Valley is truly full of hidden talents. Even the land is so wild and wild. I love it. "How is this basic chicken coop? Are you satisfied?" Robin asked directly, seeing Leon's thoughtful expression.

"There's no problem for now, but is there any warranty service?" Leon came back to his senses and asked Robin.

"If it's a natural disaster, I can help you repair it for free, but you are responsible for the repair materials. If it's man-made damage, you have to pay for it yourself." Robin replied.

"That's no problem." Leon immediately pushed Robin out of the chicken coop after hearing this: "Okay, Ms. Robin, your work for today is done. It's time to go back and prepare for the installation of the landline. See you tomorrow."

"Aren't you going to keep me for dinner? After all, I've been busy for you for so long." Robin complained.

"I'm not eating dinner. I'm losing weight." Lyon lied without blushing or beating his heart.

"Tsk, you stingy guy." Robin rolled his eyes at Zhongang, and then he didn't stay in the farm anymore, and strode out of the Red Star Farm.

After Robin left, Leon planted the acorns Linus gave him on the farm, exactly thirty acorns.

Looking at the wild tree plantation in front of him, which Lyon defined as a grove, Lyon smiled with satisfaction.

As long as these oak trees grow, I will have a stable supply of oak resin in the future. Once I improve my farming skills and unlock the barrels, I can start my winemaking business before summer comes.

After planting the trees, Leon returned to the cabin and threw all the mineral monster loot he brought back from the mine into the box.

The profits from this mining trip were pretty good, 220 pieces of copper ore, 400 pieces of stone, 63 pieces of coal, 2 citrine crystals, and 4 amethyst crystals. Originally there were five, but I gave that one to Abigail.

There are 16 crystal balls, some dug out from mining and some dropped by stone demons, three earth crystals and quartz each, 8 bat wings, and 6 iron ores dropped by stone demons. This is all the proceeds from this trip to the mine.

After packing his backpack, Lyon took the copper ore and coal to find a furnace to smelt copper ingots. If he wanted to mass-produce small barrels in the future, Lyon would be in urgent need of a large number of copper ingots to make resin collectors. There would definitely be no harm in smelting more copper ingots.

When the furnace started burning, Leon quickly left the hot area and went to receive the glass containers on the carts.

Lyon counted them and found that there were exactly one hundred of them, which was exactly the number he had ordered.

These containers resembled milk bottles, with corks at the tops. I tapped them with my knuckles twice, and the sound was dull. The glass seemed thick, so they should be quite sturdy.

Fortunately, these containers can be put into the backpack and can be stacked, which makes Leon feel relieved.

If they cannot be stacked, then where to place these glass containers will become a big problem.

After the container was filled with the backpack, Lyon looked at the empty cart, a little unsure whether it was a gift or forgotten.

However, since it was not needed for the time being, Lyon pushed it into a corner in the kitchen and put it aside. Perhaps the Far Travel Chamber of Commerce would come to ask for it when they remembered it. If the Far Travel Chamber of Commerce did not mention this matter, then this cart would be named after Lyon in the future.

(End of this chapter)