A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 298 This Chicken and Dahuang Must Be Relatives
Leon left Liuxiang No. 2 on his bicycle, intending to go back via the Coal Forest route.

By the way, go to the sewer outlet to see if there are any green onions growing.

He walked around to the area where green onions grew with ease. Looking at the large area of ​​vibrant green onions, Leon nodded with satisfaction and walked forward to pluck all the long green onions.

After plucking the green onions, Lyon did not rush to peel off the roots of the green onions in the nearby river to get rid of the small parasitic insects inside. Instead, he took the green onions back to the farm.

The chicks in the fence were now scattered around the area surrounded by the fence, occasionally digging the ground with their claws, then lowering their heads to peck out some small insects from the soil and swallowing them into their stomachs.

Leon was already accustomed to this scene. These chicks from Marnie Ranch seemed to have a special talent that could automatically locate the bugs hiding in the soil.

So Leon decided to try whether he could let these chickens handle the shallots.

Taking out a shallot from his backpack, Leon did not directly peel off the root of the shallot to reveal the bugs inside for the purpose of the experiment. Instead, he threw the whole shallot directly in front of a chicken.

When the green onion suddenly fell to the ground, it scared the unprepared chick. It ran away for a long distance, clucking, before realizing that the green onion lying on the ground did not seem to be a threat.

But before it could go back to take a look, the other chicks, attracted by the noise, gathered near the green onions, all looking very interested, circling around the green onions, but no chick dared to stretch out its beak to peck at the green onions on the ground.

"Is it because they hate the taste of green onions, or have they simply been trained to not harm plants?" Leon pondered as he looked at the state of these chicks.

Then, in order to verify what the point was, Lyon moved closer.

Perhaps because they were familiar with each other, these chicks did not run away after seeing such a huge creature like Leon. Instead, they gathered around Leon as if they had found a hen, and surrounded him, looking very intimate.

Lyon casually stroked a few of the chicks around him, but compared to the furry little balls he first met, the chicks now had grown smooth feathers and felt much worse.

After touching the chicks, Leon picked up the green onions on the ground, then peeled off the skin at the roots, revealing the small insects inside.

As soon as these little bugs appeared, the chicks surrounding Leon became restless and clucked non-stop, but no chick dared to jump up and snatch the green onions from Leon's hands. They seemed quite well-behaved.

But these chicks nodded at Leon from time to time and dug the ground under their feet with their claws, as if they were hinting something to Leon.

Seeing this, Leon couldn't help but complain: "Are you relatives of Da Huang in the village? You actually have the habit of only eating food on the ground."

After complaining, Leon put the green onion back on the ground. He immediately saw the chicks surrounding the green onion and starting to peck at the pink insects at the roots that were exposed to the air.

Although they had sharp beaks, during the pecking process, Lyon was surprised to find that these chicks could accurately peck away the insects without hurting the green onions at all, which really stunned Lyon.

And after the insects have pecked at the green onions exposed to the air, the clever chickens will turn the green onions over, so that the side that was originally touching the ground is turned over, and continue to peck at the insects, finally leaving Lyon with a clean green onion without any insects.

“Shallots (collection): Grow wildly in spring.”

Picking up the dewormed shallot and glancing at the system's label, Leon noticed the description of the shallot hadn't changed. He didn't know the price of shallots cleaned this way, but the chickens seemed to enjoy the bugs. Regardless of the price, feeding the chickens the bugs on the shallots was perfectly acceptable.

So Lyon took out all the green onions he had collected and helped peel off the skin of the roots before throwing them on the ground.

Almost all eight chickens gathered around, but they were not in a panic. Almost every stalk of green onion scattered on the ground was assigned to a chick, and each of them quickly lowered its head and stuck out its beak, enjoying this high-protein insect feast.

After all the bugs on the green onions had been pecked clean by the chicks, Leon put all the green onions back into his backpack. Looking at the chicks that had huddled together and didn't want to move, obviously they were full, he smiled.

He didn't expect these chicks to have these characteristics. Today's unexpected move gave Lyon a new understanding of these chicks.

It’s no wonder that Robin admires the animals at Marnie Ranch so much. These little guys are really smart and know the rules. If they were ordinary domestic chickens, they would probably be pecked to pieces as soon as they fell to the ground.

Even if they are not interested in the shallots, when the bugs at the roots of the shallots are exposed, they will probably be pecked with holes all over them. They will not be like these chicks that only peck at the bugs without hurting the shallots themselves.

You get what you pay for, and this saying is indeed true, except for luxury goods.

After throwing all the green onions treated with biological control methods into the shipping box, Lyon ignored the rest.

I went back to the room and watched TV for a while. When it was time for dinner, I started to cook. After dinner, I took a walk around the farm. I specially went to see the thirty oak trees I planted. They had grown tall and graceful, each one was more than two meters tall, but they were still some distance away from being mature oak trees.

The moment these oak trees mature, they will become suppliers of oak resin for Lyon, so Lyon is quite concerned about the condition of these oak trees. After looking around and finding that there were no debris or weeds affecting the growth of these oak trees, Lyon left with satisfaction.

After returning to the house, washing up and going to bed, when he woke up naturally the next day, Lyon was made more awake by a gust of damp cold wind.

"Oh, it's raining."

Looking at the raindrops falling from the dark sky outside the window, Leon raised his eyebrows and looked happy.

After washing up, Leon immediately turned on the TV and found Velvik's fortune-telling for the day.

"The elves are very happy today, child, you will have good luck."

After hearing what Velvik said, the smile on Leon's face became even brighter.

It's raining, which is good luck. It would be unjust if I didn't go to the mine.

　Thank you Boss Kunyu for the reward of 10000 Qidian coins again. Boss Yu is so handsome and charming. I love him.

　　I also thank my brothers for their monthly tickets. Actually, I just want to collect enough money to draw a recommendation red envelope or something, so I'm sorry for the money you spent. Two thousand is enough. It would be a waste to spend more. But thank you for your support and encouragement. I love you.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)