A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 609 'Big Business'

After planting a scarecrow in the field, Leon continued to use his hoe to plow the land, while Linus held a meeting on the side, took out the watering can that still glowed purple, and watered the other side.

The efficiency of iridium tools is ridiculous, even magical. Although they are both watering cans of the same size and shape, Lyon can only water one piece of land at a time with the ordinary basic style, while Linus's iridium watering can is like a fire hydrant equipped with a pressurized nozzle. With the can head tilted, it can evenly soak a large area of ​​land in front of it.

"Old man, look, although I don't have this thing, you don't need it either. How about you lend me the iridium hoe and try it first?" Linus finished watering half of the land in a short while, and ran to the open space next to Lyon and squatted down to watch Lyon turning the soil piece by piece. Lyon finally couldn't help it.

"Want to use it?" Linus took out the iridium hoe, held it in his hand and weighed it up and down before asking.

"I do." Leon nodded repeatedly.

"No, I want to upgrade it myself." Linus took back the iridium hoe, patted his butt, stood up and said.

"You should be able to finish the remaining space by yourself. I won't be your supervisor. Just do your best. Remember to spread fertilizer before sowing. I'll be back first. Oh, and I've fed the chickens in the coop for you. I've also collected the eggs and put them in the shipping boxes for you. So you can devote your time today to the fields."

After saying that, Linus turned around and left the farm without hesitation, going out from the northern exit at an astonishing speed.

This left Lyon with no chance to speak up to keep him. He could only watch Linus leave, then bent down again and began to fight with the land under his feet with his basic hoe.

Although his efficiency was still not fast, with no one watching him, Lyon felt a lot more relaxed. He slowly plowed the land piece by piece, occasionally getting up to stretch his sore lumbar spine, drink some water, or take a short rest.

When the sun was high overhead, a slight heat began to make beads of sweat seep out of Lyon's forehead. Although it was still spring, the midday sun was already approaching summer.

Fortunately, Lyon has just finished cultivating all the land that can be covered by the sprinklers. However, because the sprinklers have just been installed and have not started working yet, if Lyon wants to plant crops in this soil, he has to water it himself.

Watering is much more comfortable than cultivating land. Compared with the past, Lyon's upper limbs and arms have been strengthened and amplified a lot. Faced with this kind of work that does not require bending over, but only raising hands, Lyon feels quite relaxed.

However, this also takes time, because the watering can in Lyon's hand is also an ordinary version, and after watering every sixty plots of land, Lyon has to go to the small pool next to it to fill the watering can with water.

After all this busy work, another two hours passed quietly. If Linus had not finished the other half of the area in advance, saving Lyon half of the time, Lyon felt that if he had to do it all by himself, he would probably have to work all night.

After putting away the watering can, Lyon felt uncomfortable looking at the new field in front of him, which was more than three times larger than before, and the sparse remaining crops that had not yet matured. He planned to plant the entire field today, but he had to spread fertilizer on all the land.

Although Lyon had some sap left on hand and could make his own primary fertilizer, it was still a drop in the bucket compared to growing such a large piece of land. So Lyon planned to focus on using the fertilizer he made on melons, corn and pumpkins, in order to ensure the high-quality output probability of these three crops and complete the high-quality crop sacrifice package for the community tea room.

Although parsnips are also needed, Lyon has never kept high-quality parsnips and is not very willing to grow them anymore.

When times are tough, parsnip is the best choice for accumulating original capital. It’s not that Lyon doesn’t like parsnip anymore, but the value and experience it produces are too low. In the words of gamers, it is not suitable for the current version.

After returning to the house and washing his hands, Leon took the car keys on the shoe rack at the door, drove the Beast pickup truck out, and headed straight for Pierre's Grocery Store in Pelican Town.

When Leon parked his car to the left of Pierre's grocery store, Pierre ran out. Seeing that Leon chose to drive a pickup truck instead of riding a bicycle, Pierre's business talent made him smell the scent of big business.

"Leon, what can I buy?"

Pierre, who trusted his intuition very much, rubbed his hands and asked Leon with a smile on his face.

"Fertilizer, a lot of fertilizer. I wonder how much fertilizer Mr. Pierre has in stock." Lyon was not vague and directly stated his purpose.

"As for fertilizer, I still have about 2000 bags here, which is definitely enough." Pierre thought to himself, and then immediately revealed his inventory.

"2000 bags, that's not a small amount. Give me 1000 bags first."

Lyon was quite satisfied when he heard this number. Although the fertilizer sold by Pierre was only the size of a bag of salt, the price was not expensive. A bag of 5G was much cheaper than a bag of 100G in the game.

"1000 bags? Wow, that's a big deal. But Leon may still need your help. I'm afraid I can't move them all by myself." Pierre was happy at first when he heard the number, but then he thought about having to move all bags of fertilizer by himself, and Pierre's happy face fell.

"Sure, can I get a discount?" Lyon was not surprised by this. Even if it was small bags of fertilizer, there were 1000 bags. Considering the quantity, considering Pierre's slightly plump figure, this was a huge project that would be daunting.

But since the other party has a good daughter, Leon can't just watch Pierre, his future father-in-law, become exhausted. Naturally, he will help. But before helping, he thinks he can still seek some benefits for himself.

After all, even brothers have to settle accounts openly, let alone this future father-in-law who has not completely changed his mind?
"No discount, just 5000G." Pierre shook his head seriously when he heard that.

After saying this, Pierre looked around and found that he and Leon were the only ones around, so he quietly added another sentence.

"But VIP customers can participate in Pierre's store rebate program. At the end of each month, based on the total amount spent at Pierre's store that month, a rebate of 3%-10% will be returned. The more you spend, the higher the rebate percentage will be."

"Then what is the level of consumption of 5000G?" Lyon asked.

"It can probably return about 6%, which is 300G." Pierre estimated in his mind and explained.

"After all, this is a rebate based on sales. I'm actually losing money, too. I have to pay the costs, after all. Isn't it a good idea to give a rebate without taking into account the net profit?"

"Haha." Leon laughed dryly and said nothing. All the farmers in Stardew Valley knew that Lao Pi was a serious businessman, but the name of profiteer was well-known.

But if there is a rebate, it is actually similar to a discount. Although it is not much, but at least it exists, right?
No matter how small a mosquito leg is, it is still meat. Moreover, according to Linus's teachings, fertilizer has been listed by Lyon as a basic need for the farm. Regardless of whether there is a rebate or not, Lyon has to buy it.

"Okay, then 5000G, swipe the card."

(End of this chapter)