A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 632: Build it for me!
"That's for sure. The current production is insufficient and the production cycle is quite long. Once the equipment and brewing materials are ready, you will definitely be able to enjoy it to your heart's content."

Lyon immediately promised that it was just some homemade wine. If Linus wanted, he could even make him drunk every day. However, even if Linus was willing, Lyon would not be happy about this. After all, although the old man was in good health, alcohol was okay to drink occasionally, but it would be unfair to the liver to drink it like water.

"If I remember correctly, the barrels used for brewing wine require a large amount of resin and wood, as well as copper and iron ingots. The latter few are easy to get, but as for the resin, you have to accumulate it in advance." Linus took another sip of the wine in the glass.

"You should have planted the oak seeds I gave you last time on the farm. I have some here. You can plant them too. It will be easier to collect the resin this way."

After saying that, Linus took out a small bag from his body, which was full of oak seeds.

"Thanks, old man." Leon was very happy about Linus's gift. After all, trees are common, but seeds are not. If he could have an oak forest on his farm, it would indeed save a lot of trouble.

"It's okay. After all, if you plant more trees, I can plant less, which can help share the work I should do." Linus waved his hand and then kicked Leon.

"I'm going to leave you alone for the wine tasting. Go and do your thing. What's the point of sitting with a homeless old man like me all day long? Get out of here right now."

"Then I won't bother you, old man. I'll leave first."

Leon stood up with a smile, patted his trouser legs which actually did not leave any footprints, said goodbye to Linus, and went to Robin's house and knocked on the door.

"Hi, Leon, good morning. Did you come here for a walk?"

Robin opened the door and saw Leon appear, and immediately greeted him warmly.

"I'm here to discuss business. I think I should build a barn and upgrade my chicken coop at the same time." Leon answered straight to the point.

"That's a big deal. Come in and we'll talk in detail." Hearing Leon's words, Robin became more enthusiastic. He immediately welcomed Leon into the house and brought a stool.

"Why are you being so polite? I just came here to discuss the upgrade and construction with you. I'll be leaving soon. I have other things to do." Leon looked at Robin helplessly and complained.

"I know, but we have to sit down and talk. Standing is tiring."

After Robin finished speaking, she sat down behind the counter of the carpenter's shop. Obviously, that was because she wanted to sit down, but she was worried that it would be too impolite for Leon to stand while she sat down, so she brought out a stool.

"A basic barn costs 3000G, plus 400 pieces of wood and 100 pieces of stone. As I mentioned before, a large coop costs 5000G, 400 pieces of wood, and 150 pieces of stone. A high-level coop costs 10000G, plus 500 pieces of wood and 200 pieces of stone. A large coop comes with an automatic incubator, and a high-level coop comes with an automatic feeding conveyor belt. However, you need to fill the feed cages with feed in advance."

The prices Robin quoted were not expensive at all for Lyon now. The main reason was that a lot of materials were needed. To directly upgrade the chicken coop to an advanced chicken coop, it would require 900 pieces of wood and 350 pieces of stone, plus the livestock shed. Lyon had enough stones, but the wood was a bit tight.

"What if I ask you to bring the wood here and charge you for it?" Lyon asked.

"6G per piece, the same price you sold it to me last time. You can do the math yourself, but I don't have that much wood in stock. I can only take out 500 pieces at most. If there are more, I will have to buy them." Robin reminded.

"Then take 500 pieces of wood, and I'll add another 400. I'll also provide stones. Upgrade the chicken coop directly to the advanced level, and add a basic livestock shed." Lyon didn't care about the price. After all, he was not short of money now.

The money set aside was enough to cover the cost, with plenty left over. "Let me run the math. You'll need 800 pieces of wood, 450 pieces of stone, and 2.1 pieces of work. It'll take me a week to finish," Robin said, fiddling with a calculator before finally giving the total price and materials.

"Well, no problem. I'll prepare the rest for you on the farm. You can come directly to start work when the time comes."

Leon nodded decisively.

"Thank you for your trust, boss. I will go to your farm to start work tomorrow. I have to prepare the wood today." Robin immediately stood up and shook hands with Leon.

"Let me pay first." Leon took out his gift card and suggested.

"Well, fine. Just pay 2WG. We've been working together for so long, so I'll give you a discount." Robin said happily.

"All's fine." Lyon didn't refuse much. It was actually quite good to get a zero.

Robin took Leon's gift card, found a POS machine to swipe 2WG, and then returned the gift card to Leon.

"In addition to raising poultry and livestock, you can also build fish ponds to raise fish. That way, you can harvest fish roe, which can be pickled into caviar, which is also a good profit. Besides, raising fish is actually not that troublesome. I can even help you convert it into an automated breeding system that doesn't require oxygen injection or feeding, and you don't even need to collect the fish roe yourself."

Robin was quite satisfied with the big deal, but she still wanted to work more if possible.

"Forget it, I'm not interested in caviar." Lyon had no interest in this kind of thing which was very expensive, but tasted and had the same eating experience as pickles, or even less reliable than pickles.

As for the high price? He felt it wouldn't be as expensive as high-quality crops. After all, the world's fishery resources were incredibly abundant, and it seemed that every fish could produce roe. Plus, with no one hyping it up, the price couldn't be that high.

"Okay." Robin was not disappointed, but just felt a little regretful. After all, she always thought that the small ponds on Lyon's farm were very suitable for transformation into fish ponds.

"But if possible, I think you could consider building a swimming pool for me."

Although he is not very interested in a fish pond, if it is a swimming pool for tourists, then Lyon will be very interested.

Summer is coming soon. It would be a pleasant thing to have a swimming pool and play in the water with Abigail.

"Ah? Swimming pool? But Pelican Town is next to the sea. It would be a bit of a waste to build a swimming pool there." Robin couldn't help but remind him when he heard it.

“The beach is crowded, so the pool is very private,” Lyon explained.

"Oh! I see. However, I have never done this before. I need to study it. Once I have the confidence, I will discuss it with you." Robin chewed on Leon's words, immediately understood what Leon meant, and answered immediately.

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)