Blending of Planes: I am leisurely farming

"Sorry, we mean no harm." Sean protected the two women behind him, took a few steps back, and raised his hands forward to indicate that he was not dangerous.

Haley and Claire hid behind Sean and looked at the old man with a little worry.

"That dog!" The old man turned and pointed at Amber who was grinning.

At this time, Amber was crouching beside the old man, ready to attack, because of the old man's excited expression.

"Come here! Amber." Sean stopped Amber. He grabbed the traction rope that fell on the side and pulled Amber over.

It is better to have less trouble than more, and it was Sean who was in the wrong and accidentally broke into his residence.

"We'll leave now." Sean held Haley and Claire's hands behind him and comforted them, "It's okay."

Then the three of them slowly retreated towards the old man.

"Sigh~" Seeing that this group of people did not show any aggression and the two girls looked a little scared, the old man sighed and dropped the fork in his hand.

"I can't believe that the kids nowadays don't recognize me anymore." He muttered to himself, moving a few stools out of the tent and placing them on the open space. The wooden legs of the stools were already covered with holes caused by insects.

"Please sit down. I haven't had guests for a long time." The old man invited Sean and the others, and then he walked into the tent.

His back looked like that of a lonely and helpless old man, and his hoarse voice, as if squeezed out from cracks in the stone, made his gesture seem a little absurd.

There is an unknown inside story!

Hearing the old man's invitation, Sean stopped leaving. The two women behind him looked at each other, and finally looked at Sean, waiting for him to make the final decision.

They were also a little curious about the old man's origins. During their time in Pelican Town, they had never heard of anyone living in the deep forest at the back of the mountain.

Sean sensed their hesitation. Out of confidence in his own abilities, he gently squeezed the two girls' hands and consoled them, "It's okay. I'll take care of everything."

"Yeah." The two women nodded lightly.

After tying Amber to a tree nearby, Sean led them to the tent.

"I'm Sean, a farmer who just came to Pelican Town. This is Haley, and this is Claire." Out of politeness, Sean took the lead in introducing himself.

"Linus, just an old bone that no one cares about." The old man's tone returned to normal.

Sean heard a hint of self-mockery in his tone?

At this time, he was sitting on a wooden bench beside him, taking out various wild fruits from his "leaf clothes" and putting them in a basket made of rough vines. This was the result of his foraging in the morning.

"How come? Where are your family?" Haley couldn't help but ask.

"......"silence.

"I'm so sorry." Haley realized that she had asked a stupid question.

"Little girl, stop looking at me with pity. I'm just enjoying the embrace of nature in the wilderness." Linus said to Haley.

"Enjoy nature?" Claire perked up. "It's true that nature has given birth to countless magical things and provided us with food, drink, clothing, and shelter."

Because of their difficult life, Claire would go out into the wild to gather food in her spare time, so she was deeply touched by Linus' words.

Linus looked up at Claire and said, "It was a little foggy this morning. I saw a egret flying gracefully through the mist. The deep birch forest was filled with the fragrance of ripe berries. Now is a good time to pick them."

It was rare for him to speak more.

"Haha, we were just planning on picking some raspberries," Sean took over.

"You guys?" Linus' eyes moved from Claire to Sean, and then never moved away.

Sean felt a little uncomfortable being stared at.

After a long moment, Linus withdrew his gaze and said, "Young man, I feel the closeness of this birch forest to you."

"?"

Like Mrs. Melo, there is another being who speaks similar words.

Sean looked at Linus carefully. His body was dry and weak. His skin was dry and rough due to being exposed to the sun for many years. There were dead skin, chicken skin, cracks and some brown spots on it. He had a pair of rough hands, and every finger was covered with scabs. His old nails were thick and hard and mottled with mud.

No matter how you look at him, he looks like an ordinary skinny old man, and there's no way to associate him with the image of a hidden boss.

However, Sean remembered that in his previous life, in his own mythology system, gods often incarnated to test the world, such as Guanyin, the Eight Immortals, etc.

He still kept an eye on it. In his heart, he promoted Linus to the position of a hidden master. Regardless of whether it was true or not, it was always right to have a better attitude.

"Really? Hearing you put it like that, I really feel like something is wrong." Sean frowned and thought, "As soon as I set foot on the land of Stardew Valley, I felt as if the whole world was telling me something."

Sean used his usual strength of making up stories to test the waters: "Is there any way to get these revelations from nature?"

"Feel nature, embrace nature." After processing the berries, Linus stood up, threw down these eight words, and turned back to the tent.

"Hey~ wait a minute." Seeing that he was unwilling to answer Sean's questions, Haley quickly asked him to stay.

Unsuccessful.

After Linus entered the tent, he didn't react like an old monk in meditation, and obviously didn't want to say anything more.

"What a weirdo." Seeing that there was no further talk, Haley turned around and untied Amber.

"Actually, if we have time, we can ask Mayor Lewis if he knows this person," Claire suggested.

"Let's go." There was no result from the test. Since the other party had already ordered them to leave, this was not a place to stay for long. Sean led the two women and continued walking towards the raspberry bushes.

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"Woof woof" Amber, covered in grass and fallen leaves, ran out of the birch forest.

Just now on the way, it was running wildly to avenge Sean for tying it up.

Not far away are the raspberry bushes, which are more than one meter tall and entangled with the weeds underneath.

Unlike the previous birch trees whose main trunks were straight and went straight up, the branching points of these raspberry trees were very low. As soon as they emerged from the ground, they branched out in all directions to form a sparse canopy.

The bright red raspberries are clustered together in groups of three or five, hidden behind the ovate leaves, emitting a sweet scent at a height that is within easy reach.

Similar to the familiar raspberry, both belong to the genus Rubus, Rosaceae, with only minor differences in fruit shape, taste, leaf shape, etc.

These raspberries are spherical, a bit larger than a coin, and upon closer inspection, they are made up of small, crystal-clear red agate-like bodies clustered together.

"Be careful of the barbs~" Sean reminded the two women who came forward to pick the fruits.

Just as roses are part of the Rosaceae family, raspberry trees also have some tiny barbs on their branches to protect their safety.

"Look, we've all put on nylon gloves." Haley demonstrated generously.

I don't know when the two girls put on gloves. Don't think it was Claire who had experience in picking fruits and made preparations in advance.

"This is yours." Claire took out a pair of gloves from the bamboo basket and handed them to Sean.

The group of people started to get busy, and soon they had filled half a basket.

In between picking, Haley selected a few raspberries that looked the fullest and washed them with mineral water.

"Ah, open your mouth." She walked behind Sean and Claire who were raising their hands to pick fruits, and started feeding them with her left and right hands respectively.

Looking at the raspberry between his fingertips, Sean deliberately moved forward and lightly touched his lips with his shiny fingertips.

Feeling the wetness on her fingertips, Haley rolled her eyes at Sean.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, under Sean's gaze, she picked up a raspberry with that hand and put it into her mouth along with the entire knuckle.

After sucking for a while, he slowly pulled it out, with a trace of saliva still stuck on his fingertips.

"This little girl is too skilled. I feel like I can't defeat her any more. For the sake of this entire forest, I must not fall into the disadvantage." Sean secretly encouraged himself.