A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 733: The Joja Family's Ambition
After crossing the busy beach and entering the tidal pool, there are no more tourists here.

Because the tidal pool is not entirely made of sand, rocks and various sea urchins hiding in small pools are potential threats. We come out to have fun, not to take risks. There is no need to mess around in an area where the scenery is not so beautiful and there are dangers.

Fortunately, both of them came here to fish, not to enjoy the summer scenery, so Leon and Willy went straight to the old pier at the tidal pool, chose the south side of the pier, and began to prepare to set up their rods.

"I brought two umbrellas, you can set them up yourself." Willy first handed Leon a parasol, then took out another one and started to set it up.

There is no technical content in installing a parasol. When the umbrella is opened, the triangular bracket at the bottom of the handle is pulled out and stuck in the gap of the wooden boards of the pier to fix it. As long as there is no strong wind of level 5-6, this umbrella can always provide shade protection to the user.

"Except for spring and autumn, fishing in summer and winter requires more preparation. Summer parasols, winter icebreakers, etc. If you are interested, you are welcome to come to my store to buy them. The quality is guaranteed and the price is very affordable."

After setting up the parasol, Willy took out two folding stools and placed them under the parasol. Finally, he even took out a small portable refrigerator, opened it, and directly revealed the six bottles of wheat juice inside.

"You don't look like you're here to fish, you're here for vacation." Lyon couldn't help but tease when he saw this. He now understood why many people said that fishermen were spendthrifts. Look at all these equipment, which one doesn't cost money?

"For me, fishing is a vacation," Willy admitted frankly. "Besides that, I don't have any other hobbies."

"Speaking of vacation, Willy, how many days do you work every month?" Leon, who had put on ordinary bait, threw the hook into the sea, then sat on a folding stool and chatted with Willy.

"You should ask me how many days off I have every month." Willy looked at Leon speechlessly: "Do you think I have that much free time?"

"Anyway, I feel like I'm quite free. You're always there every time I look for you." Leon complained.

"That's because I go out to set the nets at night and collect them in the early morning. When I come back in the morning, I just happen to catch the fish dealers coming to pick up the goods. At that time, you are probably still asleep, so you naturally can't see me working." Willy explained.

"Then why don't you take a rest during the day? Can your body handle it?" After hearing this, Leon finally understood why he never saw Willy working. It turned out that he was a night owl.

"After setting the nets, I sleep for four hours on the boat. After three hours of sleep, I get up to collect the nets. If I have nothing to do in the morning, I can sleep for one or two hours. If I have something to do, I will take a nap at noon or in the afternoon. As people get older, they can't sleep for long. Anyway, I feel that the current rhythm is pretty good."

Willy waved his hand and replied. Although he said it lightly, Leon felt that there were probably too many pains that could not be told to outsiders.

After all, Willy's appearance is there. He is in his forties or fifties, but has a face of a man in his sixties or seventies. There are more wrinkles on his face than Lewis, and his skin is dark and rough due to the long-term exposure to the sea breeze, making him look quite vicissitudes of life.

"Old Willy, there's no limit to making money. It's time to think about retirement," Leon reminded him. "I was thinking the same thing. Remember you suggested I let my son take over? I contacted him later, but he didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either. So I have no choice but to continue working on this. I can't wait for him to come over and have all the resources, channels, and tools I've prepared for him go to waste," Willy explained.

"Maybe he's still looking forward to life in the company, but it won't be long before reality shatters that beautiful bubble." Leon comforted Willy.

It's not that he is pessimistic, but that is the fact. Compared with the competitive atmosphere of social work in his previous life, this world is more terrifying. Although large companies recruit a lot of people and have a good reputation, their wages and benefits are not good. Long working hours and extra overtime are basically the norm in the industry, not to mention that there are a lot of people who are rolling around just to get a ticket to senior management.

This atmosphere made Leon inexplicably think of the world background of Cyberpunk 2077. It's a pity that the big boss here is not called Arasaka, but Joja. Although Joja is competitive, that is only for insiders. To external consumers, Joja can barely be regarded as a conscientious enterprise. After all, cheap goods are the best reputation for many people with low incomes.

The biggest threat that Joja poses to ordinary consumers may be the unreliable quality of its products. But at that price, who has the right to be picky?
However, when it comes to high-quality goods, or other existences in this world that are considered to be of the same level by the Joja family, the Joja family will show their fangs without leaving any room for hesitation.

They annexed land, engaged in illegal mining and fishing, expanded the coverage of Joja's supermarkets, and used their capital and sweatshops in various business sectors to oppress local operators, maliciously raising the price of crop seeds and lowering the price of farm output.

And using the temperature-controlled greenhouses and fertilizer-grown vegetables of Joja's agricultural park as the pioneer, they enter the market at low prices, trying to use them to replace the recognition and market share of farm vegetables, achieve the means of bad money driving out good money, and other operations to fulfill Joja's ambition to become the world's largest enterprise.

In an ordinary world, if the Joja family did this, they might succeed. Unfortunately, this is not the case here. The existence of the Far Traveling Chamber of Commerce and some non-scientific forces and organizations has become an insurmountable threshold for the Joja family.

The birth of high-quality crops is the ultimate choice for countless people who want to prolong their lives, so the Joja family did not expand into the behemoth in 2077.

Leon didn't know these things before. After all, when he first came to this world, the reason he quit his job was simply because he knew he had a farm in Stardew Valley.

Lyon learned this information later from TV news and chatting with Abigail. He suddenly felt that his understanding of the world was too one-sided and shallow.

It's no wonder that Linus always asks him to read more books and learn more about the situation in this world. If Leon continues to look at this world with the experience of the game in his previous life, he will probably suffer a lot.

　Some background supplements are added, but they are not too important. They are just to lay the groundwork for some small actions later.

　　As for some people speculating that it is about to end, I think it is too early. The main reason is that I have been suffering from colds and sore throats repeatedly due to the change of seasons. I am exhausted and have to work. I don’t have much time to write. I can only keep updating.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)