A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 329 Lonely Man
"How can someone not know whether he is short of money or not?" Abigail complained to Leon speechlessly.

"Then do you think you are short of money?" Leon asked back.

Abigail was stunned when she heard this, because she didn't seem to know whether she was short of money or not.

She is the only child in the family. Her father is a grocer in town. Although he competes with Joja's supermarket, his profits are actually not bad. Moreover, her father, who loves money, is also very good at making money. He even sets up a stall on holidays for rest and entertainment, and he can really make a lot of money.

So Abigail felt that her family was in good financial condition. At the same time, Pierre would basically give her enough pocket money every week, and Pierre would also give Abigail a generous reward for occasional help.
Outsiders may think that Pierre is stingy and greedy, but he is always generous to his daughter Abigail.

But although she is not short of money, there are many things that Abigail is reluctant to buy, or she cannot raise enough money to buy them, so she is so silent.

"Look, you don't know whether you're short of money or not, right? But these aren't the problems, because these are happy worries. It doesn't matter whether you know the answer or not, because those who are truly short of money will give an affirmative answer."

Leon said, and sat down next to Abigail. The soft grass under his butt served as a good cushion, making it very comfortable to sit.

"Are you preaching to me?" Abigail said as she sat down on the grass like Leon did.

"No, we're just chatting. After all, we can't just sit here and stare blankly like you did before." Leon replied with a smile and asked again.

"Speaking of which, I also wanted to ask why you were squatting here staring at the lake in a daze?"

"What else can I do if I don't daydream?" Abigail pouted and complained, "I don't have a stable job, nor do I have any goals or pursuits of my own. I always feel like there's too much time in the day, and daydreaming is the best way to kill time."

"Can't you play with your friends?" Leon asked back.

"Everyone has a job." Abigail lowered her head. "I'm the only one who has nothing to do all day long."

After hearing this, Leon finally understood why he had felt that Abigail was so lonely and confused when he was observing her just now.

However, Leon did not say anything to comfort Abigail. He just sat with her and admired the ripples on the lake in the breeze, looking forward to the occasional fish jumping out of the water. After a long time, Abigail broke the silence first.

"Leon, are you busy on the farm?"

"It's pretty good. Although it looks like a lot of work, it's not that busy when it gets really busy. Maybe it's because my farm has just started, so the work is pretty easy right now." Leon explained.

"Oh, I see." Abigail fell silent again after hearing this.

Leon didn't want Abigail to remain silent, so he asked, "Are you asking these questions because you want me to hire you?"

"Why do you think so?" Abigail looked at Leon and asked.

"Didn't you say you had nothing to do?" Leon asked back, "Did I misunderstand?"

"No, you guessed right. I really wanted to ask you if you need a helper." Abigail couldn't help but smile and answered Leon.

"That will probably take some time. I can't afford to pay the salary right now," Lyon complained.

"It's okay, I can wait for you. I don't ask for a high salary, just the market average," Abigail added. "Haha, okay, then when I'm too busy, I'll hire you as my assistant," Leon said to Abigail with a smile.

"We can't change what we agreed on. You're not just trying to please me, are you?" Abigail looked at Leon seriously and confirmed.

"No, I'm serious." Leon nodded to confirm.

Abigail heaved a sigh of relief after receiving the correct answer, and then the smile on her face became even brighter.

Seeing Abigail's mental state at this moment, which was completely different from before, Leon understood that this girl was really about to get sick from being idle.

No wonder she always comes to me for free meals. Maybe she doesn’t want to eat, but just wants to play with me.

After all, apart from Leon, the farmer who works for him, Abigail seems to have no one else to play with her.

She is a considerate girl, but Leon always feels something is wrong. Why does Abigail feel that she has so much free time?
If you don’t have the heart to disturb others at work, can you bear to disturb yourself?

But Leon didn't dwell on this. After all, being alone can be really boring sometimes. It's quite interesting to have Abigail come over occasionally as a dining companion.

Perhaps lonely people are always attracted to each other. After all, humans are social animals.

At this moment, neither of them continued chatting, but sat quietly on the grass.

No talking, no thinking, no interaction, just sitting there, until Abigail couldn't sit still anymore, then asked Leon: "Aren't you here to fish? Keep going."

"What are you doing while I'm fishing?" Leon teased Abigail.

"I'm just waiting to see the fun," Abigail replied confidently. "Fishing seems pretty difficult. Every summer during the trout tournament, my favorite thing to do is watch the anglers frantically waving their rods around in frustration after waiting for a long time for no fish."

"Then you may be disappointed." Leon replied with a smile, then took out a fishing rod, put on the bait, and skillfully threw it into the water.

Perhaps God was helping Leon. Less than ten seconds after the bait entered the water, the float was dragged directly into the water. Leon exerted force with his wrist, lifted the rod and reeled in the line, and the unprepared silver carp in the water was pulled to the shore by Leon.

"See, fishing is that simple." Lyon held up the fishing line and displayed the silver carp in front of Abigail as if showing off his trophies. When he saw Abigail's embarrassed and angry expression, he took out the hook from the silver carp's mouth with satisfaction and put it into his backpack.

Leon then put the bait back on the hook in his hand and handed the fishing rod to Abigail: "Do you want to try it?"

“Can I?” Abigail didn’t expect Leon to let her try, and she said hesitantly, “I’ve hardly ever fished before.”

"That's why I let you try." Seeing Abigail's hesitation, Leon stuffed the fishing rod directly into her hand, then pushed Abigail closer to the lake, teaching her step by step how to cast the rod and pay attention to the state of the float.

Just like when Willy taught Leon, this made Leon feel very interesting. Maybe fishermen like to drag people into the water.

(End of this chapter)