A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 287 Gus's Values
Leon had no idea what to talk about with Haley and Emily, so he decided to leave the festival temporarily and go back to plant the strawberry seeds he had just bought.

After all, Leon is very ambitious. When two people get together, many things are not so easy to control. Unless they are alone, Leon really doesn't dare to go up to them.

After returning to the farm, Lyon began to cultivate new land under the existing fields.

Lyon, who had taken out the hoe after a long time, bent over and turned the originally flat land into loose soil pits step by step. Then he sprinkled a seed in each pit. He dug two hundred pits in this way and buried two hundred strawberry seeds.

Lyon then sent the water pump into the pond beside the farmland area and watered the newly planted strawberry seeds one by one to provide them with a better growing environment. He then returned to the wooden house and rebuilt four scarecrows and planted them in the strawberry field.

"It's been a while since I've opened a new area. I'm quite tired."

After finishing everything, Leon wiped the sweat from his forehead, rubbed his sore back, sat on the steps of the wooden house, drank water and sighed.

Fortunately, we now have water pumps that can quickly complete the watering task, otherwise Lyon would not believe how long it would take to water the crops in the morning with the current scale of planting. It is true that technology changes lives.

I looked at the time and it was already around four in the afternoon. Time always flies when you are busy.

But the result is good. Two hundred strawberry seeds mean two hundred strawberry plants. I just don't know whether these strawberries will only produce one strawberry at a time when they mature, just like in the game, or whether they can produce multiple strawberries.

Can it also trigger the characteristic of taking shelter under the rice plants, and double the output, etc.

These are all unknowns for now, but fortunately, Lyon should be able to get the answers in 24 days.

After a short rest, Leon got up, took out his bicycle, and returned to Pelican Town. He found that the number of tourists in the Pelican Town Square had dropped sharply, and the rows of stalls he saw in the morning had also shrunk a lot. Only Pierre's stall and Joja's stall were still there.

Retail shops like Elliot's and Leah's have all moved out, so the square now seems a lot quieter.

Lyon was not surprised by this. After all, when he came here, he saw many tourists rushing towards the bus station in groups, obviously preparing to go home.

Seeing that Gut's buffet table was still open, Lyon went over and grabbed an omelet to soothe his empty stomach. Lyon asked Guts.

"Gus, what time are you planning to open?"

"Around six o'clock, when all the tourists have left, we have to pack up and go back." Gus was still smiling, and there was no sign of fatigue on his face.

"What should we do with the remaining food?" Lyon continued to ask, looking at the large amount of egg dishes still on the table.

"Haha, of course we should gather everyone together to eat. If there's still some leftovers, we'll have someone pack them up and send them to the miners in the eastern mining area. After all, they're still working during this celebratory holiday, and their work is quite hard," Gus explained.

"Whose project is that in the Eastern Mining Area? Why are we not allowed to take holidays?" Lyon was curious when he heard this. After all, he had heard about the Eastern Mining Area several times, but he had never really understood it.

"Who else could it be? The Joja family," Gus replied, glancing at Morris in the nearby Joja shop. "As long as they're not dead, they'll work themselves to death. The Joja family continues to exploit their labor in ways that deserve to be hanged from streetlights."

Leon couldn't help but complain. He actually had a say in this point. After all, before coming to Stardew Valley, he actually worked at Joja's for a while. The intensity and working hours were so intense that even Leon, who had experienced 996, called it inhumane.

"Alas, those workers had to compromise. Without the job provided by the Joja family, their future life might be very difficult." Guts also sighed.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me about your earnings today and how much you lost?" Lyon quickly changed the subject. If he continued talking, the topic would become too heavy, so it would be better to talk about something else.

"Are you so sure I lost money?" Gus looked at Leon helplessly and said, "Couldn't I have made a profit?"

"Do you believe what you said? It looks like running a business, but what's the difference between it and free supply?" Lyon looked at Gus with disgust and asked back.

He has seen some parents with low quality bringing their children to eat for free. Although adults need meal coupons to enjoy the food on the table, there are always some who like to be clever and let the children who are specially exempted from the coupons take the food to the side and share it with adults who are unwilling to pay.

Guts should have stopped this kind of thing, but he pretended not to see it. Leon wanted to stop it but was even stopped by Guts himself. If Guts could make money like this, then it would be weird.

"It's mainly a holiday, and the most important thing is that everyone is happy." Gus's expression was somewhat awkward at the moment, but he still expressed his thoughts.

"Besides, these eggs aren't produced by Marnie's Ranch. They're Joja products. The cost isn't high, so the loss won't be too great."

"You, you will be killed by your own kindness sooner or later." Faced with Gut's thoughts, Leon was also very helpless.

"Actually, I'm no longer at the age where I'm solely focused on making money. Now I do all this just because of my personal hobbies and habits. For me, as long as I'm happy, it's enough as long as I have enough external things like money." Gus patted Leon's shoulder and explained.

"But don't follow my example. You still need to earn more money and build up a fortune. Running a large farm is expensive, and you also have to consider and prepare for your future family."

"Of course, I won't let outsiders take advantage of me for free." Lyon replied with a smile.

"Haha, freeloading? I quite like this word. Although it's a bit vulgar, it's very interesting." Gus thought about what Lyon meant by freeloading and said with a smile.

"But I'm not being taken advantage of for free. As a chef, my source of happiness is simple: the food I cook is enjoyed by diners. Maybe I don't get paid for it, but at least I get praise and smiles from diners, right? Isn't that a special kind of reward?"

Lyon was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then smiled with relief.

At this moment, he no longer cared about Gus's profit or loss. Just as Gus said, as long as he was happy, it was fine. Although Gus was a good guy, it didn't mean he was stupid. He might just not care about these things.

　First of all, thank you all for your support with monthly tickets. You guys are really giving me face. I am flattered and grateful!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)