Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

Salted peanuts are very easy to make. You can cook them with the shells or remove the shells before cooking.

After washing the peanuts, put them in a pot, add water and salt, bring to a boil, and simmer on low heat for a while. It can be used as a snack and is also a good dish to go with wine.

I feel like what I cook the most is snacks!

Lin Xia boiled 20 kilograms of peanuts in shells and 15 kilograms of peanuts without shells out of 5 kilograms. She then divided the peanuts into 20 portions and put them into her backpack.

Now my backpack is a level 3 backpack, the toolbar is 9 grids, the item bar is 24 grids, each grid can hold 99 items of the same type, and it has a freshness preservation function.

I have received a notification from the grocery store about the arrival of the goods - the Level 4 backpack has arrived and I can come to the store to purchase it.

However, Lin Xia’s current level 3 backpack is enough, so she has never added any more, and it is definitely not because of the high price.

Currently, Lin Xia has a total of 9 basic farm tools - hoe, sickle, hammer, axe, kettle, fishing rod, animal brush, scissors, and milking machine.

The shovel, bow and arrow, etc. that Lin Xia obtained later were put into the hunting storage box and placed as an item in the inventory. It was not very convenient to use them. He had to take out the entire storage box and then take the tools out of the storage box.

It would be different if you put it directly on the toolbar. You can directly use whichever one you want, which is convenient and quick.

So she planned to change her backpack so that she would have a place to put commonly used tools and more inventory, and she could store frequently used items in the backpack for a long time.

For example, if you want to give gifts such as wheat flour, flowers, minerals, etc., and the items you collect every day such as honey, fruits, eggs, milk, etc., you don’t have to move them to the refrigerator every day to empty your backpack. You can wait until one backpack compartment is full and then store them in the refrigerator.

This way it will be very convenient to take food when you want to eat outside.

When I woke up the next morning, it was raining outside. It was the first rain since the beginning of summer.

Last night, the expansion of Gotz's house was officially completed. As it was too late, Lin Xia didn't take a close look.

The expanded house is about 200 square meters. A new fireplace has been added on the other side of the kitchen, which can be used for heating in winter. Fire walls are also installed on the walls of the entire house, and the floor has underfloor heating, so you will definitely not get cold in winter.

There is about 2 meters of space between the kitchen and the fireplace, which should be reserved for future upgrades to a smart kitchen.

In the past the fireplace is the new bathroom, which is about 15 square meters and has a shower room and a bathtub. Gotz had previously asked Lin Xia what kind of bathtub he wanted to install, a European white porcelain bathtub, a Japanese wooden bathtub, or an ancient Chinese bathtub.

Of course, the only difference between the bathtubs is the appearance, the drainage and other things are the same. In the end, Lin Xia chose a European white porcelain bathtub, which she felt was easier to maintain and more hygienic.

In addition to the bathroom, there are toilets and laundry facilities. The entire bathroom is very spacious and comfortable, and Lin Xia is very satisfied.

After a quick breakfast, I went out in the rain without an umbrella to harvest the fruits and honey in the yard. Then I went to take care of the animals, milking them, collecting eggs and feeding them.

It's raining today, so we can't let the animals go out. Otherwise, the animals will get caught in the rain and there is a high chance they will get sick. Not only will sick animals not produce milk and eggs normally, but they will also die if they are not given medicine in time.

If you cause animals to become sick or die due to your own faults, you will be disliked by the townspeople and their favorability towards you will decrease.

There is no need to water the crops today, and there are no crops to be harvested, so the dwarfs were allowed to rest at home yesterday and resume their normal routine tomorrow.

After taking care of the animals, she brought Ah Huang back into the house. If the puppy was not locked up at home, it would play outside in the rain. The key point was that it was dirty without realizing it. It would pounce on her when it saw her, which made her angry but reluctant to leave her. So she decided to leave her at home!

It’s raining heavily today, so I won’t go to the mountains to inspect the traps, but the gifts from the goddess and kappa cannot be interrupted.

Fortunately, these two places are places that everyone goes to frequently, and the roads are easy to walk on. There are no other problems except having to brave the rain.

Anyway, there is a bathroom at home now, so it is very convenient to take a shower after getting wet, and she doesn't have any psychological burden.

After receiving the pickled cucumbers from Lin Xia, the Kappa still had a green face and didn't say anything. Lin Xia didn't wait for it to disappear and left after giving it the pickled cucumbers.

Just kidding, although it’s not cold to get caught in the rain in summer, it’s also very uncomfortable to feel wet all over!

After completing the daily clocking-in work, Lin Xia finally went home with peace of mind to take a shower and change clothes.

It’s unknown when Huo An’s rain gear will arrive next week. If she has rain gear, she won’t get wet while working. She especially hates getting wet.

After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, the dirty clothes can be put directly into the washing machine, and after washing and drying, they can be put directly into the closet. It is very convenient!

I took out my oil-paper umbrella and went to the grocery store first, and then went to find Saibala around noon. I just wanted to make a dinner appointment with Saibala. The dishes were all available, including egg fried rice and bamboo shoot rice. It depends on which one Saibala likes!

When I arrived at the grocery store, although it was raining today, because it was Saturday, there were quite a lot of people shopping.

Nurse Ellie, delivery man Zack, and carpenter Gotz were all there.

After greeting everyone one by one, Lin Xia also started to choose goods.

First, I changed to a level 4 backpack - 16 slots for the toolbar + 40 slots for the inventory (*Special note: each slot can hold 99 items of the same type!)

I don't know if it's a memory error, but the previous backpack instructions seemed to say 99 pieces, and this time it says 99 portions. So if it's small items like peanuts, how many are considered a portion?

I found Jeff with my doubts, and Jeff cheerfully explained: "The previous backpack does have a maximum limit of 99 items per slot, and for small items, each one is counted as 5 kilograms.

This level 4 backpack is the latest product developed. Many customers have reported this problem, and the backpack manufacturer has spent huge scientific research funds on improvement research and finally made great improvements.

Now this backpack can hold 99 pieces per compartment. As long as you use storage tools, one storage tool counts as one piece, and the same type of storage tools can hold 99 pieces. For example, for peanuts, you can use a 5-jin, 10-jin, or 100-jin storage bag, each of which counts as one piece, but each size of storage bag counts as a different type, do you understand?"

"I see. Just like the hunting equipment storage box I used before, no matter how many tools are in the box, it counts as one. If the storage boxes are of the same specifications, one compartment can hold 99 storage boxes, right?"

"Yes! Pretty good, right?" Jeff asked proudly.

"Very good!" Lin Xia praised, "How much is it?"

"4 G!"

It was very good, and the price was very attractive, but Lin Xia still bought it. It was a necessity! Besides, she still had some money now, so she could afford a backpack!