Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

After Lin Xia paid the bill, she didn't stay any longer. She walked around the beach and behind the church and then took Ah Huang home.

Before returning home, I found a notification in my mailbox. I had received a new email! I opened it and found a letter:

Dear Lin Xia:

We haven't contacted each other for a long time since you said you wanted to experience rural life and resigned from the company. Do you miss us? How is your new life? Recently, the company is going to organize a team building. The leader asked us to form a team and choose a place. I thought of you immediately. Isn't it interesting that you resolutely gave up your job to come to the place? Several people in our department have decided to come to your place for team building on the 17th. Are you surprised? Are you surprised?

I want to tell you secretly that the director misses you too and plans to see how you are doing. If you are not doing well, she will persuade you to come back to the company and continue to work! In this way, we can work together happily again! Without further ado, please reply to me immediately after receiving my letter and leave your detailed contact address. See you the day after tomorrow!

Love your friends——Shasha, Juanjuan, Lili

a bolt from the blue!

This Lin Xia is not that Lin Xia. What should I do? The "Lin Xia" who bought the ranch has disappeared. Lin Xia doesn't recognize any of her former colleagues and friends! Is she going to die?

Lin Xia herself didn't know what happened when she came to Mineral Town. Did she come here directly or did her soul travel through time? She had no memory of that "Lin Xia" at all. She thought it was just a game from the past!

And when I played games before, the protagonist didn’t have any follow-up with his colleagues!

Ahhhh ~ I’m going crazy!

I have to reply to the letter. Now I can only deal with it as it comes. Things will work out when the time comes.

Lin Xia wrote a reply letter according to the address of the letter. The content was relatively simple. It just expressed her longing for them and welcomed their arrival. She said that she would arrange a place for them to stay and would pick them up at the seaside pier!

Hey ~

Lin Xia hurried to Dart's hotel again and found Lin to book a room.

"Does Lin Xia have any friends coming to visit?"

"Yes, they are my good colleagues from my previous company. I haven't contacted them since I came to Mineral Town. This time, I suddenly received a letter from them saying that they wanted to come and see me. There are three girls in total. Please help me reserve a room for three people!"

"No problem. What's the check-in time?"

"On the 17th. As for how many days I'll stay, I'm not sure yet. Can we talk about it when the time comes?"

Lin smiled and said, "Of course it's no problem. There aren't many people staying in hotels in our town. Gray and Cliff are the only ones who stay here for a long time, so there are plenty of rooms! Oh, but the Autumn Horse Racing Festival will be on the 18th, so there should be quite a few people there. Well, I'll say hello to Gray and Cliff in advance and try to let them stay in the same room~"

After booking the room, Lin Xia breathed a sigh of relief. It was already dinner time and she was too lazy to go home for dinner. She had just had lunch at Dick’s house, and Dart’s house had notified them to provide dinner. There was no need for it to be delivered, so she could just eat here!

Today was the first harvest of spinach. As usual, Lin Xia kept one acre of spinach for himself and sold the rest. He also replanted spinach.

The day after tomorrow, I should be familiar with friends who are actually unfamiliar to me. If they come over, I will definitely host them for dinner at home. The ingredients must be prepared. Lin Xia counted the stock in the refrigerator.

There are large, medium and small fish, as well as crabs, lobsters, snails and various shellfish;

Then there were three rabbits, wild rabbits here. They were a five-star Angora rabbit that was killed in the last experiment with the livestock processing machine. After removing the fluffy fur, the meat was less than half a pound. Lin Xia simply stir-fried it with the newly harvested peppers and ate it, but it was still not enough to fill her teeth.

Although the quantity is small, the taste is quite delicious. Unfortunately, it is a waste to eat Angora rabbits. It is better to use wild rabbits, which tastes good and there is enough of them!

There was only one pheasant. Recently, Lin Xia was not willing to hunt pheasants. The meat was not as good as domestic chickens. Besides, Lin Xia had two roosters waiting to be slaughtered at home. If it was not enough, there was also the Clucking House to supply it. Lin Xia would not treat her mouth badly.

As for the dozen or so birds shot during archery practice, Lin Xia had already roasted and eaten them. Well, if I have nothing to do tomorrow, I can go to the woods and try again, shoot more birds and bring them back to treat them then.

Think about it again, there is no shortage of vegetables. Lin Xia has collected all the vegetables from spring to autumn, as well as beverages, alcoholic beverages, and fruits. She also prepares some snacks and cakes. These are all already cooked foods, and there is no problem handing them over to the smart kitchen.

After arranging their food and lodging, it's time to tour the town. On the first day, I can take them to visit my ranch, the back mountain and the town. The 18th is the horse racing festival, which is also very lively. After the horse racing festival, if they still don't want to leave, I will take them to experience fishing and shrimping. Forget hunting, which is still a bit dangerous.

After thinking everything through, Lin Xia finally fell asleep peacefully.

The next day was another good day. After having breakfast and picking oranges, apples and honey, Lin Xia took Ah Huang and Da Zhuang to the back mountain. Today he wanted to hunt more birds and rabbits. It was time to prepare for winter, as hunting was not possible in winter.

As soon as I arrived at the Kappa Lake, I saw a girl wearing a red knitted hat, a black mid-length windbreaker, a very fashionable red bellyband underneath, and flared pants standing by the lake. Not far behind her was a small tent. Who is this?

"Oh? It's the first time we meet! Hello, I just arrived in this town yesterday. My name is Jennifer, thank you for your advice!" The girl greeted first in a friendly manner.

"Hello, I'm the owner of the Below Zero Ranch, my name is Lin Xia!"

"Hehe, what an interesting way of naming!"

Sure enough, when Lin Xia heard the ranch name with a similar pronunciation, she suddenly felt that she might have been transported back in time. The previous Lin Xia had taken control of the ranch and was about to go all out when she came here. Although it sounded a bit harsh, it did seem like a cuckoo taking over the magpie's nest.

Now was not the time to be distracted, so Lin Xia quickly asked, "Jennifer, why are you in the back mountain so early in the morning?"

"Right now, I am feeling the energy of nature with my whole body and soul!" Jennifer looked at Lin Xia with a smile, "Can you feel it? The singing of the birds and the sunshine... It's as if the world is blessing my visit at this moment. Do you feel that way?"

“Yeah, it really feels comfortable!”

"Right? It seems like you are an expert! I am so happy. Normally, I would be considered a weirdo after I say this. But you are different, Lin Xia. You are a rancher, which means you work in harmony with the land and with life. It is very interesting."

Lin Xia: ... A little embarrassing! I feel like this girl must have something in common with someone.

"Lin Xia~look at this lake." Jennifer suddenly pointed to the lake where the kappa was and said.

Lin Xia was puzzled. What was wrong with this lake? Besides the fact that throwing cucumbers would throw out the unsightly Kappa, there was only the mine cave in the center of the lake. Was he talking about the mine cave?

"This extremely beautiful lake shines alone in such a quiet space."

Lin Xia: It is indeed beautiful, especially when the sun shines on the lake...

"This is the source of water that feeds everyone in the town. To put it more simply, it's like... a sacred place that protects this town."

Lin Xia was curious: "Really? I don't know about that~"

"Oh, do you doubt my words? I'm serious." Jennifer said anxiously, "Sometimes, I can feel some sacred aura."

Lin Xia: Could it be that she can do magic or something? Looking at her outfit, she does look a bit like a witch who can play with a crystal ball~

Just as Lin Xiatian was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard Jennifer say indignantly: "However, speaking of which, this beautiful lake...actually..."

"What happened?" Did he discover something?

“You don’t even have a name of your own!”

Lin Xia: ……

"How can you desecrate it like this? Of course not, right, Lin Xia!"

As if she didn't need Lin Xia's reply, Jennifer continued, "So I stood in front of this lake full of energy, thinking about what name to give it that would adequately suit it."