Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

It must be said that in the summer, the grass and trees on the back mountain are more lush, and the wild grapes on the mountain have ripened a lot. Lin Xia picked a lot of big and good grapes along the way. Although the grapes at home began to ripen in small quantities in spring, and a few bunches could be picked every two days, it was far less than the amount ripened in summer!

Lin Xia picked and ate at the same time. It was not as hot in the mountains as outside, and it was near dusk, so it was very comfortable. Insects and birds chirped in the mountains, and wild rabbits flew around from time to time.

Lin Xia felt that farming in the summer was no longer her home turf; the back mountain was her home turf.

Catnip (Catnip: blooms in summer, put in a vase, fatigue level -5) was blooming everywhere. Lin Xia picked all the ones she saw and went back to put them in a vase.

There were more medicinal herbs unique to Mineral Town, red (slightly poisonous, best not to eat), blue (can restore a little physical strength after consumption), and green (can eliminate a little fatigue after consumption). They seemed to have appeared overnight and grew very vigorously. Lin Xia also picked them one by one, plus the purple herbs she picked at the beach before (can restore a little physical strength and fatigue after consumption), and she could make a lot of money tomorrow with these herbs.

There was no way out. Lin Xia now had less than 4 yuan left, and there would be no harvest of crops for a long period of time in the summer, and the animals' harvests were obviously not much, so he had to rely on mountain products to survive again.

Fortunately, the mountain products in summer are great. In just a short while, I picked more than a dozen herbs from more than a dozen trees and more than a dozen bunches of grapes. Although there was a lot of catnip, the sales amount was so low that it made people doubt their lives, so it was not included in the shipment considerations. But just relying on the herbs and grapes, it is much better than in spring.

Today, Lin Xia picked the ripe grapes she saw, and then glanced at the rest. She felt that she would have to wait a few more days before she could continue picking.

I came all the way to the mountain spring and gave the goddess a bunch of summer catnip. The goddess gave me a gift in return: "You have come to see me so many times, I must give you a gift in return!"

Lin Xia got a white herb (after eating, it can increase physical strength by 10 and reduce fatigue by 10).

Goddess: "Thank you for the gift you gave me today. I like it very much! Bye!"

After saying that, he disappeared again. Lin Xia thought for a moment. It seems that every time you give the goddess a gift 10 times, you will get a gift from the goddess in return! For example, before, the first 10 times, you got the fruit of power; the 20th time, you got an increase in favorability (hey, let's not talk about it); the 30th time, you got a white herb in return. Well, the goddess is still generous!

After Lin Xia put the white grass into her backpack, she also looted all the herbs and catnip beside the mountain spring and hot spring, and continued to go to the Kappa's home - the lake behind the mountain. As usual, she gave the Kappa a cucumber. The Kappa was still the same, looking at Lin Xia for a while without saying a word, and then disappeared again. The gift was not delayed in taking it.

Lin Xia was used to it, so she picked some herbs and wild grapes by the lake and went home.

After returning, I checked the irrigation situation of the fields. Good, all 35 acres of land were irrigated, which is within their capabilities.

There are 6 dwarfs watering the plants today, but 2 of them will not come tomorrow. Lin Xia also found substitutes today to ensure that there will be 5 on duty tomorrow, and will continue to find another one tomorrow, so that the dwarfs' work finishing times will be gradually spread out.

To be honest, the dwarves only have 7 days, 3 days and 1 day to choose from when to work, which is really inconvenient. I wonder when they can be flexible!

With good wishes, Lin Xia fell asleep.

The next day after breakfast, I changed into a light outfit of shorts and short-sleeved shirt, put on a sun hat, and as soon as I went out, I met someone.

"Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Ben. I came to Mineral Town to do business."

Lin Xia: "Hello, my name is Lin Xia."

It turns out that this person is Ban! This monitor is very ~ round, completely different from Huo An's skinny body. Ban wears a bright red top, a white scarf, and a golden fountain pen in his chest pocket. He wears a pair of blue pants with two suspenders, a square head, a pair of thick eyebrows, and a big mouth under a round nose. When he speaks, his voice is very loud. He has two big mustaches, like the legendary Alibaba, and a popular ponytail behind his head. He has a pair of round little eyes, which narrow into a line when he smiles. The whole person is egg-shaped, small at the top and bottom, and large in the middle. He can hardly see his own feet. Generally speaking, he is very kind and a businessman.

Ben: "I open a shop on the second floor of the hotel every Wednesday. There are all kinds of rare goods in the shop, so please come and have a look. Also, on the 15th of every month, I will open a pet shop in the square, so please don't miss it. However, when the square is used during festivals, I can't open the shop."

Lin Xia: "Okay, thank you for telling me, I will go and take a look!"

Ben: "Well, I'll take my leave now."

With that said, he left.

Just as Ban left, Zach came again: "Lin Xia~Good morning! The kitchen knife you bought has arrived. I brought it to you. With the kitchen knife, you can cook!"

Lin Xia: "Thank you, Zach!"

Zach: "Don't be polite, this is my job!"

Lin Xia took the kitchen knife, said goodbye to Zack, and put it in the kitchen.

After receiving "Ban's favorite gift" last time, Lin Xia never received anything like it again, and now Ben appeared. But Lin Xia was not worried, because from Ben's tone, he opened a shop on the second floor of the hotel, and he didn't say that he needed any special items to buy things.

Today happens to be Wednesday. When I go to the grocery store to buy seeds, I can go to the hotel first. The hotel opens at 8 am, but the grocery store does not open until 9 am, so it happens to be on my way.

Lin Xia took care of the animals, brushed the white dragon's back, and fed it a piece of pet biscuit. Yes, Lin Xia still bought some pet biscuits from Huo An. Now she is not rich and cannot guarantee to feed the two pets biscuits every day, but she still has to give them a snack occasionally!

Lin Xia picked the ripe grapes and apples in the yard, and then mowed the lush grass at intervals. Looking at the time, it was almost time, so she ran to the hotel.

When he entered the room, he greeted Dart and Lin first and asked, "Good morning, Dart, good morning, Lin!"

Dart/Lin: "Good morning, Lin Xia~"

Lin: "It's rare to see you come to the hotel so early?"

Lin Xia: "I heard that you have a new store opening on Wednesday!"

Lin: "You mean Mr. Ban? Yes, today is the first day of business! I heard that he is a traveling merchant from Forget-your-sorrow Valley and has been to many places!"

Lin Xia: "Really? He came to tell me about the store opening this morning, and I thought I'd stop by and take a look!"

Lin: "You go! Today is the first day, I think there will be a lot of people, you should go first!"

Lin Xia: "Okay, see you later!"

As she spoke, Lin Xia went up to the second floor. At the end of the corridor on the second floor, she saw a small counter. To be honest, are all the counters of traveling merchants like this? It seemed that Huo An's counter was not very bright and beautiful either.