A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 421 The past reappears

"Whose phone is this? And your smile is so evil."

When Leon answered the phone, Sophia came over at some point and complained at Leon's strange smile.

"A little witch. I'm thinking about how to hunt her." Leon answered metaphorically.

"Witch hunting? Is she a bad person?" Sophia immediately became interested when she heard that.

"No." Leon shook his head.

"Then why are you hunting her?" Sophia looked at Leon in confusion.

"It's just a metaphor." Leon explained to Sophia helplessly: "How could I hurt her? We have a good relationship."

"Is that so?" Sophia didn't ask any more questions after hearing this, but instead piled all the shells and corals she had picked up in front of Leon and asked.

"I don't have any bags or backpacks with me. Can you help me pack these shells and corals?"

"No problem. Are you planning to go back?" Lyon looked at the pile of shells in front of him, which were all of different colors and shapes. Lyon couldn't help but look at Sophia again.

"Well, I'm a little tired. The small gravels in the tidal pool are too harsh on my feet. It's very uncomfortable to walk. Next time I come here, I have to change to a pair of leather shoes with harder soles." Sophia nodded and explained.

"Then let's go back." Leon naturally had no objection. It was a good opportunity for him to go back early to find something to prepare dinner. He could also give Da Huang a lesson and let it learn how to please its future mistress.

Sophia was quite envious when she saw that Leon had miraculously stored all the shell hills he had harvested into his invisible special space. However, she did not say much and walked towards the Blue Moon Vineyard with Leon.

When they arrived at the villa in the grape courtyard, Sophia opened the door with the key and invited Leon to go in. After entering the house, Leon immediately took out the shells belonging to Sophia.

Looking at the pile of shells on the ground, Sophia said somewhat embarrassedly, "It seems that we have picked up too many. The fish tank probably can't hold so many things."

"You can string it together into a wind chime. I have a shell wind chime that makes a nice friction sound when the wind blows when it's hung next to the window. You can make one too," Leon suggested.

"Shell wind chime! Okay, but I don't know how to make it. Can you teach me?" Sophia's eyes lit up when she heard that, and then she looked at Leon with wide eyes and anticipation.

Leon nodded without hesitation. After all, Sophia taught him some wine-making skills for free today. In return, teaching her how to make wind chimes would not be a problem at all.

Seeing Leon nod, Sophia clapped her hands happily and began to ask Leon what he needed to prepare. Then, according to Leon's request, she went to find the thin thread to string the shells.

After getting the string, Sophia looked at the shells on the ground and asked, "Don't you need a chisel or a carving knife? The shells are very hard."

"It's okay, I have better tools than those." Leon said as he took out the Galaxy Watermelon Knife and shrunk it into a short knife.

Seeing this scene, Sophia was once again amazed by Leon's strange methods. At this moment, she really wanted to tie Leon up and ask him how many special things or abilities he had.

Fortunately, Sophia just thought about it and didn't dare to do it. After seeing Leon sitting cross-legged and starting to explain the techniques of making shell wind chimes, she also obediently followed Leon's movements and sat down, listening to Leon's explanation.

Shell wind chimes are actually not difficult to make, and Sophia herself has good handicraft experience, so it is easy for her to learn.

Soon, with the cooperation of Leon and Sophia, a large pile of shells on the ground were turned into two strings of shell wind chimes. The sound of the shells rubbing against each other after being picked up made Sophia fall in love with this natural-style shell wind chime. With the help of Leon, she happily hung one of the strings by the window of the living room on the first floor.

As for the other string, Sophia planned to put it in her room.

"Then go set it up in your room. I won't help you. After all, you can't just barge into a girl's room. I should be heading home now." After hearing Sophia's plans for the second string of shell wind chimes, Leon took the initiative to say goodbye. "Well, okay, thank you, Leon. I had a great afternoon. You're such a great friend," Sophia nodded, praising Leon.

"That's right, but I also have to thank you for your teaching. The brewing method you taught me was very helpful to me." Leon smiled and expressed his gratitude to Sophia.

"Then please go slowly on your way back, I won't keep you here." Sophia waved at Leon and was about to send him out.

Leon didn't stay long and prepared to go back. Sophia, who was going out, also picked up a bag of garbage and prepared to throw it away after sending Leon out. The two left the villa together.

As a result, Leon had only taken two steps when he heard a series of sounds of debris falling and hitting the gravel road. He turned around and noticed that the garbage bag Sophia was holding was broken.

Fortunately, there was no kitchen waste in the bag, nor anything particularly bad. It was basically just some rags, small boxes, small bottles and other miscellaneous items, so nothing too ugly happened.

Leon couldn't ignore this, so he stepped forward to help Sophia clean up these things. Sophia lowered her head in embarrassment, not daring to look at Leon. After all, she knew that it was too embarrassing to make a mistake when throwing away garbage.

While helping to clean up, Leon noticed that among the garbage scattered on the ground, there were actually quite a few empty medicine boxes and bottles of medicine that had been used up.

This made Leon look at Sophia with some confusion, wondering why she was such a healthy-looking girl and was taking so many medicines?

However, Leon did not take the initiative to ask about this issue. After all, it was someone else's private matter. But Leon had a good memory, so he remembered the names of these medicines at a glance.

After helping Sophia clean up the garbage, Leon left the Blue Moon Vineyard area with Sophia's thanks, returned to Pelican Town along the same route, took out his bicycle and rushed to the farm.

On the way back, Leon passed by Harvey's clinic and happened to see Maru who had just gotten off work. He greeted her and Maru responded with a smile. The two were about to pass by each other.

Lyon suddenly remembered the names of the medicines he had written down before, and couldn't help but ask Malu, the nurse working in the clinic, about the usage of these medicines.

“Leon, these medicines you mentioned are antidepressants that relieve anxiety and improve sleep quality. Why are you suddenly asking this?”

Faced with Maru's doubts, Leon no longer had the heart to answer. Only now did he understand why he had a premonition that if he left quietly when Sofia was sad, he might witness a tragedy.

"It's this damn depression again. Oh, what a rough life."

After knowing the reason, Leon felt very complicated. Of course he knew about depression, and he even knew it more deeply than some people who heard about it from others, because one of his friends on Earth was a depression patient.

And if it weren't for his family's care for him, his two late-night wrist-cutting incidents would have made Lyon completely lose this good friend.

Therefore, Leon knows better than anyone how terrible this kind of disease is, as it looks no different from that of an ordinary person, but can cause terrible consequences once a person is under negative emotions.

No wonder when he first met Sophia, Leon always felt that this girl did not have the vitality and emotional expression ability that she should have at her age. She was cold and stiff like a puppet.

Now that I know the answer to the question, all of Sophia's unreasonable behaviors have been explained.

This made Leon think of his old friend again. He was not on Earth at the moment and had no idea about his condition, but he could probably guess that this guy should have recovered a lot. After all, he met a passionate girl during his treatment and fell in love with her, so there shouldn't be any problems.

But Sophia is different. This girl lives alone in an old manor next to a remote cliff, which is also the former residence of her parents who passed away unexpectedly. Such a place full of memories is not suitable for Sophia to regulate her emotions, especially when there is a cliff facing the sea near her manor.

Thinking of this, Leon silently thought that maybe he could go to Sofia's place when he had nothing to do in the future. Not only for Sofia, but also for Gus and himself. He didn't want to see the tragedy that happened to his old friend happen again.

　Friends, the plot is not fictional, it is real. You may think that depression is far away from you, but many people actually have some precursors and don’t know it, so I hope everyone can maintain an optimistic and positive attitude. Although life is hard, we can also find some fun. When you have nothing to do, watch a muscular man with a pendulum, watch some cute pet videos, find a boyfriend or girlfriend, choose a game you like and play it all day long, go out to eat something you like, etc. These are all sources of happiness, so I hope everyone can stay happy every day!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)