Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

After a good sleep, Lin Xia had a rich breakfast: a plate of three-fresh steamed dumplings, two fresh meat buns, a grape toast, a bowl of thick white rice porridge, and sour and spicy kelp shreds. Life was happy!

During breakfast, I also learned about the weather conditions. It will rain tomorrow, so the dwarves can take a rest again!

When he was leaving after breakfast, Zach came with the massage chair that Lin Xia had ordered.

"Zach, the TV shopping delivery takes a little long this time?"

"Yes, but there is nothing we can do. A customer who bought a massage chair gave feedback to the merchant, saying that the chair had quality problems and the massage effect was not good, and asked for a refund."

"There is still such a thing, so have you retreated?"

"What do you want to return? That customer has been using the massage chair for five or six years. He saw that the new massage chairs have powerful functions, so he wanted to find a reason to return it and exchange it for a new one. How could the merchant agree to that?"

"There are still people like this. It's too... that's what."

"That's right!" Zach was indignant. "Even so, some new customers don't understand the situation and ask the store to re-inspect the quality of the massage chair. So the store has to add new inspection items. This time, the massage chair has an additional inspection report, which shows the quality of the massage chair and its various massage effects. This has delayed the delivery time."

"I see. Then please help me move it into the house and install it next to the stove. It will be comfortable to massage by the stove in the winter!"

"That's a great idea of ​​yours. I'll install it for you!"

"Thank you! By the way, Zack, take this wild dog back and let Huo An take care of it. I'll come to your place for dinner tonight!"

Looking at the miserable death of the wild dog in front of him, Zack seemed to be dreaming back to the first time Lin Xia killed a wild boar. It was hard to tell which one was the worse.

Although, Zack still accepted the wild dog and returned to give it to Huo An.

Lin Xia had just seen off Zach when she was greeted by Gray——

"Good morning, Gray, what do you want from me?"

"Ah, Lin Xia!" Gray said a little uncomfortably, "I was scolded by my grandfather again today, but I'm not in a bad mood. Because I began to understand why my grandfather scolded me. Maybe I'm also beginning to have the awareness that I should have as a craftsman."

Hmm? You come to me to express your inner feelings? Lin Xia thought, isn't this the wrong person?

As if he had made up his mind, Gray said seriously: "I came here today to ask you something."

Lin Xia - Lin Xia was trembling. Was she going to confess her feelings to me?

"Excuse me... I haven't noticed Lin Xia wearing any jewelry. Are you not interested in fighting... dressing up?"

Lin Xia: No, I simply don’t like your grandfather’s craftsmanship.

"That's not the case." Lin Xia answered carefully, "You know, I've only been in Mineral Town for a short time, and I have to take care of the ranch myself, so it's inevitable that I've neglected it a little... Actually, I'm still a little interested in dressing up..."

"That's what I told you. Lin Xia is a girl after all... Ah, no, I didn't mean anything bad." Gray seemed to have just reacted and quickly tried to make amends.

Lin Xia: If you don’t know how to talk, just say less, young man.

"You're not angry, are you?" Gray asked anxiously.

Lin Xia: “...No, how could that be?” She gave him a fake smile.

Gray breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Great~ I came here today because I have something to give you. I wonder if you like it..."

As he said that, he handed over something - a brooch?

"I made this by myself without telling grandpa. Although it's not as good as grandpa's, I can make something of this level. After I make it, the first person I want to give it to is you, Lin Xia."

Lin Xia was shocked and stammered, "That's not necessary...ha...ha..."

Gray continued, “But if you’re not interested in the jewelry, you’ll only accept it reluctantly, so ask in advance.

And last time I heard you arguing with grandpa about the shape of jewelry, I felt that Lin Xia still has a lot of her own opinions on jewelry. When I made a finished piece of jewelry for the first time, I immediately thought of you, Lin Xia, and couldn’t wait to get it. I just wanted to hear your advice, hehe. . . ”

Gray smiled shyly: "So, Lin Xia, can you give me some sincere advice? I'm really embarrassed to give others. In fact, compared with my grandfather's love of making various processing machines, I prefer making jewelry, but I'm afraid he will say something bad about me. You won't look down on me, right?"

"Of course not!" Lin Xia said quickly. It seemed that she was being sentimental and misunderstood. Fortunately, no one knew about it. "Jewelry is also very important. There are so many people in the world who like it, regardless of gender, age or status. However, I can only offer some of my own opinions. If I am wrong, please don't mind!"

Gray immediately said seriously, "Absolutely not. We are good friends. Just tell me. I know that you are willing to give me advice, which is really good for me."

This boy was really well educated by his grandfather!

"It's like this. After coming to Mineral Town, I found out from the ores I dug in the mines and combined them with the actual situation here that gold, silver, and copper are basically only used to make farm tools; diamonds are used to make various processing machines; and jewelry is only made of Orichalcum steel... I have only dug out these types of ores so far, and it seems that these are all that are needed for the products of the blacksmith shop. Am I wrong?"

"No, you are right!" Gray agreed. "At present, the ore in the Spring Mine is enough for Grandpa's products. The ore in the Lake Mine is usually exported to other towns and is basically useless here."

"Well, it's like this. In my previous world... ahem, my hometown, there, the minerals used for jewelry were diverse, not limited to one type. The most common jewelry was gold and silver. Copper is no longer used, but it was used a long time ago. In recent years, people prefer platinum combined with diamonds and gemstones, as well as various jades. There are so many types and the shapes are dazzling. So, I don't particularly like these three types of jewelry in our town..."

Gray nodded thoughtfully and said, "I see. Combined?"

"Yes, and in fact, as long as the style and shape are unique, even if only simple silver or gold is used, the jewelry created will be very beautiful. Come in, I will give you a few examples, maybe you can understand!"

Then he invited Gray into the house!