A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 806 Busy Season

"Looks like the date can be canceled."

Looking at the ripe crops in front of her, Abigail was shocked but also felt a little regretful.

Leon kissed Abigail's cheek gently and said, "Who said that? The purpose of a date is to create good memories. Who says that dates must go to the cinema or a restaurant?"

After that, Leon walked to the edge of the field and stretched out his hand to Abigail: “Want to join us?”

"Here we are." Abigail walked over with a smile and entered the field with Leon.

The maturity of all crops means that all the plants planted by Lyon in the previous three seasons are in a harvestable state, so the various crops are gathered together, and the harvesting methods are naturally different.

In order to make Abigail's experience better, Lyon asked her to pay attention to sustainably grown crops such as blueberries, corn, strawberries, eggplants, etc., which only need to be picked and do not require excessive operation.

Lyon himself started with the root vegetables that were buried deep in the soil, such as carrots, potatoes, beets and other crops.

But the soft soil did not cause any trouble for Lyon. He grabbed the stems and leaves exposed on the soil and with a little force, the radishes and potatoes covered with soil were pulled out, revealing their plump bodies. Occasionally, he would get the double joy of pulling two out of one pit, which made Lyon very excited.

Potatoes were the most harvested variety. Under the shade of the rice plants, there were two big round potatoes nestled together under almost every potato seedling. Lyon, who had enough experience with potatoes, noticed that almost every potato was of very good quality.

The lowest ones are all premium categories, which is the Silver Star level.

The harvest of these three root plants alone is more than 200. If they are not placed in the system backpack, they will probably form a small hill when piled on the ground.

But this is just a corner of the field, there are other crops waiting for Lyon to pick.

“Leon, try it, these blueberries are delicious.”

On the other side, Abigail trotted over to Leon with a small pile of blueberries, took out a blueberry the size of a glass bead, and put it directly in front of Leon's mouth.

The dark blue skin of blueberries is covered with a layer of white frost, but it is not pesticide residue or dust. Instead, it is a layer of pectin secreted by the blueberries themselves. It is a natural barrier to protect themselves from water loss. It is not only harmless, but also makes the blueberries taste sweeter.

Grapes actually have a similar protective layer.

Because it was grown at home, Leon didn't care about the safety of the blueberry at all and took a bite of it.

The sweet and sour juice burst into Lyon's mouth after the skin broke. The flesh had a dense texture, and the juice was sweet with a unique fruity sour taste. The refreshing taste not only accelerated the secretion of saliva, but also cleared away the heat brought by the summer sun.

“It’s great, but it’s important to know when to stop.”

After eating a blueberry, Leon looked at Abigail with anticipation and praised her, but he did not forget to remind Abigail not to be greedy.

It’s not that Leon is reluctant, but there are so many things that can be picked and eaten in the fields. If Abigail only tries blueberries, she may miss out on a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables.

"Hey, of course I know. I went to pick strawberries."

Abigail handed the blueberries to Leon, signaling him to put them into the system backpack. After Leon took the blueberries, he immediately skipped over to the strawberry area, squatted down, and began to search under the dense strawberry vines for the beautiful ruby-like fruits. Leon ran to the next area, where the crops climbed the ground, the vines and leaves intertwined, and the ground below was completely invisible.

But there is no need to look for their fruits, because the huge orange-yellow fruits are so eye-catching.

This is the most representative crop in Stardew Valley in autumn, and also Abigail’s favorite fruit, pumpkin!

One after another, the big round guys stood quietly between the vines and leaves, waiting to be harvested.

Under the characteristic appearance of edges and grooves, there is a solid weight. It feels heavy in the hand, and you can hear a dull popping sound when you tap it. The thick stem joint is also an indispensable part of the pumpkin. If you use it to carve pumpkin lanterns for Halloween, then this stem joint is the best handle.

"Pumpkin! I want to help too."

The pumpkin patch and the strawberry patch were not far apart, and Abigail had actually been paying attention to Leon unconsciously, because Leon working in the field was really different from usual, especially the smile from the heart after he picked the ripe fruits and vegetables. Even if she was just watching, she could feel Leon's satisfaction and happiness.

After seeing the pumpkin in Leon's hand, Abigail was immediately excited. She threw away the half-picked strawberries, picked up the basket that seemed to be constructed by magic, and ran to Leon, intending to join in.

"Okay, but watch your step and don't crush the pumpkin."

Leon teased while looking at Abigail with a smile.

"How could I possibly step on such an obvious pumpkin?" Abigail complained to Leon in annoyance.

After saying that, he snatched the pumpkin from Leon's hand, which he had not yet put into his backpack, and held it in his arms, giggling foolishly, no one knew what he was laughing at.

Leon smiled at Abigail's silly look at the moment, and didn't know what this guy was laughing at, but since Abigail was so happy, he didn't disturb her thoughts. He continued to squat down and began to twist off the pumpkins one by one along the pumpkin vine and put them into the system backpack.

But as he touched it, Leon felt something new that was completely different from the pumpkin.

She wears green clothes, has a fat belly, gives birth to many children, and all of them have black faces.

This is the mystery of this thing, and the answer is the must-have summer delicacy, watermelon.

Although these watermelons were not the seeds sold by Pierre, Leon still had a deep impression of their origin, because they were given to him by Rasmodesmus as a gift from the mermaid clan.

When he first got it, the system was playing tricks on Leon and didn't reveal any details during the identification. Because the seeds were wrapped in soil at the time, Leon couldn't really tell them apart. But after the seeds sprouted, Leon recognized the true face of this guy.

Seeing its familiar appearance after it fully matured, Lyon felt mixed emotions.

He seems to have a special connection with watermelon. After all, the original image of the Galaxy weapon he got was actually a watermelon knife.

Although this knife was used to chop monsters before, now facing the oval watermelon with green skin and black clothes, Leon felt that perhaps the Galaxy Watermelon Knife had finally found the target that best suited its image.

(End of this chapter)