A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 219 John the Butcher
With Abigail leading the way, Leon no longer needs to wander around like a headless fly.

Of course, as a reward for leading the way, Lyon also described the journey and the general situation of this sea voyage.

Just as they were talking about the three of them landing on the beach and discovering a giant python skin, Abigail suddenly stopped.

Only then did Leon notice that they had arrived at their destination.

Unexpectedly, Butcher John's butcher shop was not far from Pierre's grocery store. It was located in the woods in the upper right corner to the east of the grocery store.

Leon had never been to this area before. After all, it was not located on the main road. You had to go through the middle section of the cobblestone road from Pierre's Grocery Store to Joja's Supermarket, go around the small square on the north side, and pass through the woods to see it.

It’s no wonder that Lyon hadn’t discovered it before, because this place is really hard to find if you don’t look for it specifically.

"The story can wait, you can buy the meat first." Abigail patted Leon's shoulder and pointed to the shop with the perfect red meat sign hanging on it and reminded him.

"Yeah." Leon nodded, then walked into the store and saw a huge freezer that took up half of the store's space, and a burly man wearing a blood-stained apron, holding a boning knife and dismembering a sheep.

Although the store was filled with the smell of blood, the overall environment was not dirty. Moreover, as soon as you entered the store, you could clearly feel that the temperature inside was several degrees lower than outside.

"Hey, Abigail, is this stranger next to you your boyfriend?" The burly man saw Abigail and Leon appear, immediately put down the boning knife, wiped the blood on his hands on his apron and greeted them.

"No, he's my friend, the new farmer in Pelican Town," Abigail explained.

"Oh, it's the farmer. Sorry, I thought Abigail had finally come to her senses. What a pity." The burly man muttered in disappointment, but his naturally loud voice allowed Leon and Abigail to hear everything clearly.

Abigail curled her lips, and Leon said, “You are Mr. John, right?”

"Well, I'm Butcher John, the only butcher and poultry meat dealer in Pelican Town." Butcher John nodded and said, "Hey, bro, would you like some fresh meat?"

"That's why I came here." Leon nodded and then moved closer: "Is there any fresh meat?"

"Of course. What do you need?" John nodded, then rubbed his hands and added, "I can provide fresh meat from chicken, duck, rabbit, beef, mutton, and pig, as well as ready-made ham and bacon. If you want to try wilder meats, I can also provide you with venison, wolf meat, and bear meat."

"Well, we don't need game. Some normal meat will be fine." Lyon stayed away from venison, wolf meat, fish and bear meat. After all, he really couldn't eat these things, and he didn't know how to cook them, so he didn't want to waste the ingredients.

Of course, there was also the consideration of responding to the call of the court.

"Is that so? Then you can take a look at what you need. I welcome you to buy more or less. If you buy a lot, I can even ask someone to deliver it to your door." John replied with regret.

"What's the price?" Lyon asked.

"It's calculated based on the unit price per kilogram." John replied.

"I want it killed now," Lyon added.

"The freezers are filled with meat that was just slaughtered that morning, so it's absolutely fresh. I sell the unsold meat to meat processing factories at a low price every day. I never sell overnight meat, so the meat you buy from me is always the freshest." John explained.

"Well, John is right. This is how he does business. I can testify for him." Abigail on the side also helped John to prove his point.

With Abigail's assurance, Leon believed John's words, walked to the extremely large refrigerator, took a look around, and then picked out two chickens, and half a beef and half a pork.

Yes, half a pig, which is half the body of a whole cow or pig after removing the head. Lyon is not afraid that he will not be able to finish it.

Because he had a system backpack and a treasure chest, these two things were much more reliable than a refrigerator in terms of preservation ability. After all, one was for freezing, and the other was for stopping time. The difference was almost as great as the Milky Way. Meanwhile, Leon, holding half a pig and half a cow in each hand, and Abigail helping with two chickens, approached John.

John looked at Leon in surprise and said, "You look so thin, but I didn't expect you to be so strong."

"Let's calculate the price." Lyon, who had just made a fortune, was full of generosity at the moment.

John nodded when he heard this, and then he didn't even get on the scale. Instead, he said to Leon, "Half a pig is 200g, half a beef is 400g, and for two chickens, I'll charge you 16g each."

"No weighing?" Leon asked John in confusion.

"You bought a lot, so I quoted you a price based on the purchase price with an additional 15 percent profit. If you weigh the goods, the price will not be the same," John explained.

"Well, this price is indeed cheaper than weighing." Abigail said to Leon.

"Okay." Upon hearing this, Leon paid directly and paid an extra three dollars to avoid the problem of change. It was also a discount in return for John's return.

This price is lower than he imagined, but compared with his previous salary, it is understandable. The purchasing power of currency in this world is still quite strong.

"Do you want me to cut it open for you?" John asked.

"Thank you." Leon naturally had no objection to this and directly threw the two halves of pig and cow onto the chopping board in front of John.

John picked up the knife and started to help Leon disassemble the half door into the appropriate size.

While John was dividing the meat, Leon was not idle either: “Why did Mr. John think of opening a butcher shop in this location?”

"Just call me John," John said, chopping off a beef leg and continuing, "The reason we opened the shop here is to avoid scaring people. After all, most people can't stand the sight of slaughter, even when it comes to cutting up meat."

"How's business?" Lyon continued chatting.

"It's okay. The miners in the town like to come to me after get off work to buy fresh meat and cook it at home." John replied.

Although John answered every question, Leon also found that this tall and strong man did not seem to like chatting. Instead, he was more concerned about how to perfectly separate the meat and bones.

Seeing this, Leon didn't want to disturb this man who was working hard, so he started chatting with Abigail.

"You seem to know John very well."

"Well, John was once an explorer, and I learned swordsmanship from him when I was little," Abigail replied.

"Explorer?" Lyon looked at John in surprise. If it weren't for Abigail's words, he would never have imagined that this man was once a combatant.

Although John looks quite strong, he has not brought any pressure or threat to Leon since they met.

You know, even Gil, the old man who was watching his half body being buried in the ground, could make Lyon feel the oppression emanating from him when he occasionally looked at him.

This made him wonder whether Abigail had been fooled, or whether John was just an ordinary adventurer with no outstanding strength.

After all, Lyon still believes in his fighting sense. This talent-like ability is his main reference point for measuring the gap in combat power.

(End of this chapter)