A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 625 Chatting in the Tavern
"You win." Willy put his club away just as the sun was setting.

It wasn't because the gap between them and Lyon was too big that Willy gave up because he felt he had no chance of winning. It was simply because he was tired.

After all, he was old. He had been fishing before Leon came, but he was taking a break when Leon came, so he looked idle. Now he has been fishing for more than two hours, and Willy is exhausted.

After all, fishing is a physical job. When Willy fishes, he holds the fishing rod with one hand, without using a gun stand or a pole.

"Then let's go eat. One plate of pasta will be enough for me."

Lyon also retracted his fishing rod. Up to now, he had only caught 11 fish, not counting the tuna at the beginning. The other 11 fish included two herrings, a red mullet, a red snapper, a tuna, two tilapia and three sardines. He did not see any squid or sea cucumbers among the target fish.

The magic bait doesn't just catch fish that are not in season, so it's reasonable to catch sardines and herring, but it's a bit of a loss.

"Are you not full? How about trying crab cakes? A batch of crabs I farmed near the coast have matured, so I gave some to Gus. So this classic delicacy has been put back on the menu by Gus. Believe me, the taste will definitely not disappoint you." Willy recommended it to Leon.

"Then try it." Willy said so, so whether he wanted it or not, Willy would probably order one for him. Leon was trying to help Willy save money, but Willy obviously noticed this, so he said so.

"Let's go." Willy immediately stepped forward, put his arm around Leon's shoulder, and walked towards Pelican Town.

As the lights come on, every household in Pelican Town has lights on. From time to time, you can smell various scents floating in the air, which is very tempting.

Guts' Stardrop Salon was the place with the strongest smell. As soon as he entered, Leon smelled the unmistakable smell of crab.

At a glance, most of the people drinking in the bar had a plate of fluffy golden pancake-like food in front of them, but it was fluffier and thicker than a pancake, more like a flatter cake.

"It does look good."

The size of the dish, with almost everyone getting one, made Lyon certain that this thing not only smelled good, but also tasted great.

"After all, it's Gus's craftsmanship, and these are crabs I raised."

Willy answered very proudly, then pulled Leon to the bar. Instead of looking for a chair, he sat down at the bar.

"Two beers, one pasta, one mushroom risotto, and two crab cakes."

"Yeah." Emily had already taken out a pen and paper and wrote down Willy's order before the two of them sat down. Then, when she was sure that there were no other requests, Emily immediately handed the order to Gus in the back of the kitchen, and reminded Gus that this was Leon and Willy's order.

Then Emily went to fill beer for the two of them. The huge round barrel was placed on the metal table in the corner. The faucet was inserted into the bottom of the barrel. When the valve was turned on, the yellow fermented barley juice would flow out from it.

“The aroma of malt.”

Leon sniffed the beer Emily handed over and spoke.

"Isn't that what all real malt beer tastes like?" Willy looked at Leon suspiciously and agreed. "Hey, it's okay."

The answer Lyon hoped to get was "You are an expert", but unfortunately, no one picked up on this joke.

"By the way, summer is almost here. Are you planning to grow hops? Although pure malt beer tastes good, the light beer brewed with hops has a unique flavor. If you have this idea, remember to leave a few bottles for me."

Willy gulped down a big mouthful of beer and asked Leon without paying attention to the foam on his beard.

“I will plant some, but not too many.”

In fact, Lyon was also very curious about what beer brewed with hops tasted like. After all, he had drunk so many beers that were all fermented with wheat, and he also wanted to try what difference beer brewed with hops had.

Now that Willy has reminded him, Leon has rekindled the idea. After the last batch of cauliflowers in the field matures, he plans to plant two groups of forty hops to test the waters.

"It's fine to just grow some and brew some light beer for yourself, but if you grow too much, not only will it be troublesome to make the wine, but it will also be hard to sell. After all, summer is the season for planting and harvesting grapes. Sophia is back and has restarted the Blue Moon Vineyard. Naturally, she has to brew her wine in Stardew Valley. I'm afraid you can't compete with her in the wine market." Willy sighed.

"Sophia only deals in wine, and the market is relatively narrow. I think I'm still somewhat competitive," Lyon said, quipping, "After all, people don't just drink wine."

"But wine is always a regular on the table, right? I don't recommend you to get into the wine industry either."

Just at this moment, Guts came out with two crab cakes and added that as the best-selling food in the Stardrop Bar recently, Guts' pot would never be short of fresh crab cakes.

"Let's talk about it later. After all, I just have an idea."

Lyon could understand Gus and Willy's pessimism. After all, Sophia had already made a name for herself and had high market recognition. It was indeed a bit abrupt for a farmer like him to challenge Sophia's position in the market in the eyes of others.

They didn't do it to make fun of Lyon, but they reminded him out of genuine concern for each other. If someone they didn't know knew about Lyon's plan, they would probably just laugh in secret and watch Lyon lose all his money.

"Then it's up to you. We don't understand these things, but I support you, Lyon. At worst, you can sell the first batch of your wine with me first, and I will help you expand the market." Gus didn't continue to persuade him after hearing this, but made a serious promise to Lyon.

"Let's talk about it later." Leon nodded, but didn't say anything else.

After all, if he really brewed the wine, he would not rely on Gus to sell it. He would just throw it into the shipping box, and the people from the Far Travel Chamber of Commerce would naturally determine the price based on the quality of the wine and the market. At that time, whether it was sold or not, Lyon would get the most accurate market evaluation.

If it really fails, then Lyon will give up the idea of ​​brewing wine instead of handing these wines that the market cannot accept to Gus and cheating his own people.

However, this possibility is not high. Lyon is not in the wine business and is not fighting with Sophia. His final choice of winemaking will always be ancient fruit wine.

Although carambola wine is not bad, it is too troublesome to plant and harvest one crop at a time. Ancient seeds can be planted and harvested stably in spring, summer and autumn as long as it does not involve winter. Isn’t it more convenient than carambola?

(End of this chapter)