Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

"Knock knock knock..." Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Who was looking for her at this time?

Lin Xia curiously opened the door and found that it was Gray? !

"Gray, why are you looking for me at this time? What's the matter?" Lin Xia asked in surprise, "Is there a change in tomorrow's schedule?"

"No, no, I came here to tell you something important." Gray was sweating profusely.

"Come in first and talk slowly." Lin Xia led Gray to the sofa and poured him a cup of hot milk.

"It's like this. I just learned from my grandfather that there is no hotel in Pelican Town in Stardew Valley. We have nowhere to stay there? We have to prepare tents!"

"Tent? I have one!" Lin Xia said happily, "I have a tent, it's okay!"

"But I didn't!" Gray said with a sad face, "When I went to the Twin Village before, I stayed directly at my grandfather's friend's house. I have never been to a place without a hotel!"

"Huh? Doesn't Cebala have a tent either? Hasn't he been to Stardew Valley before?"

Gray said with a frown, "My grandfather went to Stardew Valley 20 years ago! Even if there is a tent, it is no longer usable! Ah~ Where can I buy a tent in such a short time?"

"Don't worry, Gray!" Lin Xia said with a smile, "Huo An has tents for sale. I bought mine from him!"

"Really?" Gray said in surprise, "That's great, I'll go find him right away." As he said that, Gray quickly drank the milk and hurriedly got up to leave.

Lin Xia didn't waste any more of his time and walked him to the door.

"Oh, this is tomorrow's boat ticket. I'll give it to you first. You must show your ticket before boarding the boat. Take it!"

Lin Xia took the ticket from Gray and glanced at it. She was surprised and said, "4 G for one ticket! Is it so expensive?"

"It's not expensive compared to before." Seeing Lin Xia's surprised expression, Gray immediately explained, "Stardew Valley is far from here. It used to take Grandpa a week to get there by boat, and the boat ticket cost 1. Now we can get there in just one day and one night. The speed has increased a lot, and the quality of the boat has also been greatly improved, and the comfort has also been greatly improved."

Seeing Gray's serious expression, Lin Xia had no choice but to accept the price and said, "I didn't know the boat ticket was so expensive. I'll give you the money!"

"No, no, it was me who asked Lin Xia to accompany me. How can I let you pay for the trip?" Gray refused to take any money.

Seeing Gray's insistence, Lin Xia had no choice but to say, "Okay, but I'll be responsible for your meals along the way! Don't refuse again, or I won't go with you!"

"Haha, okay!" Gray looked at the time and immediately stopped arguing with Lin Xia and left to find Huo An.

Since she had to prepare meals for one more person, Lin Xia went into the kitchen again. Considering that Gray was a native of Mineral Town, Lin Xia prepared a variety of foods according to the menu of Mineral Town. In case he couldn't accept Lin Xia's taste, at least there were local recipes for him to choose from!

Considering that it is a cold winter, Lin Xia prepared more hot soups and hot water, such as stew, miso soup, seafood rice, shark fin soup, mushroom gratin, etc.

In addition, with a variety of bacon, Lin Xia made dozens of servings of stone pot bibimbap. She cut the various bacon into thin slices and spread them on the rice, then paired them with various vegetables and golden fried eggs. After steaming them, the aroma was simply amazing. Lin Xia put the stone pot rice just out of the pot into the space, and when she wanted to eat it, she would mix it with her favorite sauce and serve it with crispy and fragrant rice crust~ Well, perfect!

In addition, Lin Xia prepared a lot of food that is easy to eat directly in the wild, such as pancakes, sandwiches, roasted corn, roasted sweet potatoes, grape toast, curry bread, pancakes, Dorayaki, sponge cake, etc.

Lin Xia prepared no less than 10 servings of each kind, packed them all in multi-layer lunch boxes and placed them directly in wooden boxes. Lin Xia packed 10 large boxes of various dishes alone!

Lin Xia was busy until after 8 o'clock in the evening. Finally, she felt that it was enough. She washed up and went to bed to recharge her energy for the journey starting tomorrow.

The next morning, after having breakfast, Lin Xia looked at the weather forecast for tomorrow and saw that there would be snow, but not heavily. She hoped that everything would go well on the journey at sea!

Just as I was about to go out and give a gift to the goddess, I ran into Mu Qi——

"Lin Xia, good morning. I thought you were going out today, so I came to see how the pony you're fostering is doing." Mu Qi said cheerfully, "It's inconvenient for you to take care of it these days, so I can take it home and look after it for a while!"

"Okay! Bailong has been doing well recently and is having a happy time. I'll take you over to see him!"

As he spoke, Lin Xia led Mu Qi to the stable. In winter, the weather was cold, so Bailong would not run around the pasture early in the morning like he would in spring, summer, and autumn. He would usually wait until the sun came out before coming out for a stroll.

"Oh, it's grown so big!" Mu Qi said in surprise!

Looking at the tall and snow-white horse in front of me, it has a strong body, beautiful lines, strong limbs, and shiny fur, as if it contains endless power and speed. Its bright eyes are like the deep starry sky, revealing intelligence and agility; and its broad back reminds people of comfort and stability.

"Hmm, hmm..." Mu Qi stroked the white dragon while carefully observing every aspect of it, muttering to himself, "The fur is so shiny!... Oh, the limbs are so strong, hmm."

Finally, Mu Qi seemed to have confirmed something. He turned around and said to Lin Xia with satisfaction: "It seems that you have taken good care of it over the past year. Not bad, not bad."

Then Mu Qi made up his mind and said, "To thank you for taking care of the foal for the past year, I will give it to you!"

"Really!" Lin Xia was very surprised. Although Lin Xia had already regarded the white dragon as her pet before, she had not received Mu Qi's official confirmation. Now, she finally got the white dragon intact. She was so happy!

"Haha, since it's so close to you now, I'll leave the White Dragon to you from now on. Take good care of it!"

"I will!" Lin Xia assured immediately, "By the way, Grandpa Mu Qi, is Bai Long considered an adult now?"

"Yes, it's an adult now, you can ride it with confidence. If you take it for more runs, its speed will get faster and faster. It can compete for the championship in next year's horse racing festival!" Mu Qi said with a smile.

"Hey, okay, since it's an adult now, can I take it with me on this trip?"

"Of course it can, but I don't know if it can adapt to life on the ship?" Mu Qi said worriedly.