Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

At this time, Lin Xia also got the information about the rock - a huge rock that had been weathered and needed a hammer of level 5 or above to break it.

Above level 5. Now Lin Xia’s hammer is made of mithril, which is exactly level 5. It seems that he has to wait until he gets the cursed farm tools before he can break it. He can only give up here for the time being.

After leaving the rock, Lin Xia went into the mountain through the bamboo forest to inspect her traps and see if there were any other mushrooms or the like.

It was the first time that Ah Huang followed Lin Xia to the back mountain. The whole dog was extremely excited. If it weren’t for Lin Xia’s fierce face and constant scolding, it would have let itself go and disappeared in the Mineral Town!

It really has to be beaten. It seems I have to go to the pet store to see if there is a dog leash or something like that. This little dog is not trained well enough and needs more training.

The traps didn't yield any results these past few days, but a lot of mushrooms were collected, especially poisonous mushrooms, red and purple. Lin Xia was a little scared when she saw them, fearing that she would be poisoned because the colors of these mushrooms were too bright.

Later, Lin Xia put on gloves and started collecting to prevent unnecessary accidents.

Lin Xia circled around the range of his trap and picked more than twenty edible mushrooms and more than thirty poisonous mushrooms. With a great harvest, he ran home happily. He kept one poisonous mushroom to give to Dot tomorrow, and threw the rest into the shipping box.

Lin Xia kept all the edible mushrooms. They couldn't be sold for much, only 50G each. The poisonous mushrooms were small in size, but they cost 100G!

Lin Xia placed all the mushrooms she picked today on a bamboo sieve to dry. After drying, she preserved them. They will be great ingredients for making soups and stewing meat in the future.

We will also store some fresh Lin Xia, but there is a whole autumn ahead, so we can just take our time.

After finishing all this, I took Ah Huang to its kennel, gave it a severe scolding, and deprived it of its snack for the day. Then I went into the house to wash my hands and eat.

After dinner, Lin Xia studied the monthly calendar for this month. There are quite a few festivals this month, and quite a few people are celebrating their birthdays!

Tomorrow is Gotz's birthday. It looks like I have to go to the grocery store early to wrap the gift. What a bad idea. If I had known about it today, I would have done it.

The 3rd is a music festival, held in the church.

The 9th is the Harvest Festival. If you want to participate, bring your own food to the square and eat hot pot with everyone. She likes this.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 13th, we went to the back mountain to admire the moon together. It seems that there is no custom of eating moon cakes here.

The 18th is the autumn horse racing. Oh, thinking of the first pot of gold she won from the last spring horse racing, Lin Xia began to look forward to it.

The 21st is Sheep Festival, so we have to prepare in advance. Sheep and alpacas are sheared every 7 days, so if you want to participate in this festival, you have to stop shearing their wool 7 days in advance. Of course, pregnant sheep/alpacas and lambs/alpacas are also not allowed to participate, so we have to plan ahead.

Although there is a high probability that she will not win the championship even if she participates, but Mu Qi told her last time that the population of the town is small and every festival is basically participated by the whole people. Even if she cannot win the championship, the important thing is to participate. As long as she participates, she can win the favor of the residents of the town, which is better than giving 10 gifts.

So this time, Lin Xia decided to participate.

The 30th is Halloween. During the day, children will come to ask for cookies. At night, a masquerade will be held in the square. You need to prepare your own costumes and props in advance and go to the square to participate. PS: If it rains on that day, the venue will be moved to the church.

It feels so interesting!

Tomorrow is Goetz's birthday. What should I give him? A birthday cake? But I can't use the kitchen now, so I definitely can't make a cake.

In fact, through her contact with Goetz, Lin Xia discovered that he didn't like desserts very much. After all, he was a rough guy, so it was understandable.

And Goetz loves all kinds of wood, but giving him a piece of wood for his birthday feels a bit perfunctory!

Oh, isn't there a sculptor in his family now? Why don't we ask him if he can make a wood sculpture for Goetz?

Look at the time, it's 6: in the evening. Usually at this time, Gotz would go to Dart's hotel to kill time. It seems that all the men in the town have this hobby!

Let's go to Gotz's house first to see if Brandon is there.

Lin Xia jogged all the way. Fortunately, Gotz's house was very close to the back door of her ranch, so she arrived there in 20 minutes.

After knocking on the door and waiting for 2 minutes, Brandon opened the door with a puzzled look on his face and welcomed Lin Xia in.

"Brandon, I'm sorry to bother you so late! This is really an emergency. Gotz isn't home, right?"

The topic was changed a bit hastily. Brandon paused before saying, "He's not here. If you want to find him, you can go to Dart's hotel..."

"No, no, it's just a good thing that he's not here. I came to find you." Lin Xia looked at Brandon eagerly, causing Brandon to quietly take a step back and look at Lin Xia.

Lin Xia could understand, probably because he thought she was a stalker. She immediately explained, "It's like this. Tomorrow is Goetz's birthday, so I want to give him a gift. I see he particularly likes things related to wood. I know you're a sculptor, so I want to ask if you can help carve a gift. Don't worry, I'll pay you for your lost work time."

But Lin Xia forgot that Brandon is not a merchant in a small town who has to clearly mark his prices. He also has a title - a famous artist. His net worth and appearance fee are not comparable to ordinary people!

After hearing this, Brandon smiled and said, "What do you want to carve? If it's too complicated, I guess the time will be tight!"

Lin Xia thought for a moment: "A small wooden sculpture of a Goetz figure?"

Brandon said tactfully, "Carving a figure takes the most time, and his demeanor and so on require special observation. Of course, it would be OK if you have a photo to compare with, but do you have any?"

Of course not. She wasn't secretly in love with Goetz, so how could she have a photo of Goetz?

Lin Xia was distressed.

Brandon suggested, "Why don't we just carve out the shape of this cabin? There aren't too many details to carve, and it won't take too long. If we're quick, we can finish it before noon tomorrow!"

Lin Xia was overjoyed: "Great, I'll leave it to you. How much wood do you need and how much is the price? I'll prepare it!"

“How big do you want to make it?”

"Uh~" Lin Xia was about to answer when she was interrupted. "It's no use if you want to make it too big. I don't have that much time now. If you want to finish it before noon tomorrow, the maximum length you can make is about 30 centimeters."

Lin Xia frowned. You asked me so hypocritically. But now that I need help, I asked humbly, "What about the wood you need?"

Brandon: "I'll prepare the wood. It may be difficult for you to find suitable wood for carving at the moment. Just give me the money. I'll give you a discounted price of 30 for the wood and my labor fee!"

"What the hell~~~" Lin Xia was shocked. A wooden sculpture costs 30! And this is just a discounted price?

Lin Xia now wants to change her career and become an apprentice to Brandon. What a lucrative industry this is. She can earn 30 in one night and noon!

"Uh~Brandon, I suddenly realized that giving Goetz a wood carving is not the best gift. I suddenly remembered that he seems to like food more, so I decided to give him my best dish. Sorry to bother you today, I'll take my leave now! Bye~"

Lin Xia immediately ran away in a hurry, and Brandon didn't even have time to say hello.

Just as he was about to walk over and lock the door, Lin Xia pushed the door open again and stuck her head in, saying to him, "Well, Brandon, don't tell Gotshar that I came to see you today, and keep it a secret that I'm going to give him a gift, otherwise there won't be a surprise! Thank you very much!"

Only after seeing Brandon nod did Lin Xia run away with peace of mind.

Brandon seemed to have thought of something, chuckled twice, and locked the door!