Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

After dinner, Lin Xia picked out some rain gear from Huo An.

An umbrella is needed, but Lin Xia already has a pretentious oil-paper umbrella. Although it is discounted, the price of an oil-paper umbrella is still quite high. After all, the craftsmanship of making this thing is really complicated and it is basically made by hand. Whether it is the ribs, the umbrella frame or the paintings on the umbrella, they are all works of art and intangible materialized heritage. Just having one is enough.

Lin Xia still chose ordinary assembly line products, including 5 double umbrellas and 5-person umbrellas (long handle type, civilized stick type) with large rain protection area, and single umbrellas (foldable type, small storage volume) with ordinary rain protection area. All of them were selected in popular colors.

A raincoat is also necessary, a retro type of straw raincoat and hat with straw sandals. Although the shoes are straw sandals, they are actually all-round rainproof when worn. It's just a design that doesn't seem to protect you from the rain.

Lin Xia particularly likes this style. Just imagine, fishing by the lake in the drizzle, how artistic it is! Anyway, this model is of good quality, so she chose one set.

I also chose ordinary modern styles, 10 sets of rain capes and raincoats, including split and one-piece raincoats (this is not streamlined, it is an ordinary style, and it does not hinder wearing in public.)

I also bought several sets of cosplay styles, including Western dresses and national costumes from various dynasties in China. As long as they were good-looking, I bought one set regardless of gender.

She also selected several rain boots and rain boots of different styles that suit her aesthetic.

She only needs to choose the style and the size will be adjusted freely according to the needs of the wearer. It is very user-friendly and good.

After all the shopping, it was nearly 8G, G after the discount.

Huo An looked at the straw raincoat and raincoat that Lin Xia had chosen, and said with an indescribable expression, "Dear, you still have a problem with my aesthetic taste, why don't you look at your own aesthetic taste, how come it's the same as that of an old man?

Do you know who buys most of this raincoat? I won't tell you about people from other places, because even if I tell you, you won't be able to match them.

In our small town, only the two oldest people, Saibala and Muqi, bought this model. Even the mayor, who is not young anymore, didn’t buy one. What do you think of this? Ha, you even dislike the yellow color I picked!”

"This is a state of mind, a quality, you don't understand anything!" Lin Xia stopped nagging Huo An and urged him to pay the bill, as she still had to go back to rest!

After paying the bill, I said goodbye to the two of them, went home immediately, took a shower and went to bed.

The next morning, Lin Xia received a gift package of seasonings from Zack, including common ones such as bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon, pepper, Sichuan pepper, and aniseed; uncommon ones such as cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, and grass fruit; and various spices that have been processed into powder, such as five-spice powder, cumin powder, Sichuan pepper powder, black and white pepper powder, etc.

The most common and frequently used spices are 2 catties each, and the less common spices are only half a kg each. It is a great idea to try first and then buy more when you are satisfied. The total amount of all the seasonings in the gift package is 5000G.

It also comes with the merchant's complete spice manual, which lists in detail the characteristics of each spice and the names of dishes it is suitable for use in, and only the recipe is included.

Lin Xia expressed great satisfaction with the services of the merchants here. Although the prices are not cheap, the product categories can be said to be quite complete.

After the settlement, Lin Xia sent Zach away and started another day of routine ranch work.

Nothing special happened in the next few days. During this period, Lin Xia first took back the fishing rod that had been upgraded to mithril, and then started upgrading the hoe without stopping.

After Goetz completed the second expansion of the chicken and rabbit hut, he received various supplies that he had researched and made one after another.

So we started drying the peanuts, corn, bamboo shoots, and some pickled radishes.

The summer sun is good and the temperature is high, so it can basically be done in one day. However, due to limited drying tools, it took three days to dry all the crops.

And since it is already halfway through summer, wild grapes have begun to mature in large numbers. In addition to his regular work, Lin Xia has begun searching the outskirts of the forest and the farthest point he can reach, and has begun to pick all the wild grape trees he can find.

Anyway, if she didn't pick them, all the grapes would be wasted in the fall. Lin Xia felt sad at the thought, so she picked them all. For this purpose, she specially found Gotz and he made her a telescopic picking tool that could reach the fruits on the top of the tree. She didn't have to climb the tree herself, which was very convenient.

A total of 189 bunches of grapes were picked this time. The rest were not ripe yet, and there were not many left. She planned to wait until the last few days of summer to find time to pick them, and it wouldn't take much time.

Lin Xia picked all the grapes she could from the grape vines at home. There were still more than a dozen bunches left on the tree. She picked them and ate them every morning.

We can only pick a few apples from the apple tree every day now. It is not yet time for large areas to mature. We can harvest until summer, so there is no rush.

Corn, tomatoes, and peanuts are also harvested every three days. What should be sold are sold, and what should be stored are stored.

During this period, Lin Xia called to order a rolling pin (750G), and excitedly tried handmade noodles, dumplings, wontons, fried dough sticks, etc.

The noodles were made with reference to the recipe of Mineral Town soba noodles, but the original soba noodles were not made due to lack of buckwheat flour.

However, Lin Xia was not disappointed at all, because she liked pasta made from wheat flour more, and there were so many ways to cook noodles, dumplings and wontons could be made with many kinds of fillings, and fried dough sticks were so fragrant, so she didn't care much about the absence of buckwheat flour.

However, the lack of pork in the filling is quite disappointing. This is indeed very important. Lin Xia is already preparing to look for Mu Qi. He asked her before that he would help her inquire about the breeding of edible sheep. She also wanted to ask if there are any pigs for sale. This is quite urgent.

But if I want to raise pigs, I still need a pigpen. Well, Gotz should have had enough rest, so I can start working again!

Just when she was thinking about looking for Muchi, early in the morning on the 19th, Muchi came to the ranch to find Lin Xia: "Lin Xia, tomorrow, the 20th, is our annual cattle festival in Mineral Town. You also raise cattle, do you want to participate in the selection?"

"What is the basis for the selection?" Lin Xia asked, "You know, I have only raised this cow for less than a month!"

"Haha~ It's to examine the owner's breeding skills and love, and to judge based on the intimacy between the owner and the cow. You've only been raising cattle for less than a month, so you probably won't win, but participation is what matters. Do you want to participate? All the cattle farmers nearby will come to participate!"

"Okay, then I'll take Moo Moo 1 with me!" Lin Xia said.

"Okay then. I'll take Moo Moo away today. You can just go directly to Rose Square tomorrow morning."

Mu Qi was about to lead the cows, but Lin Xia quickly stopped him and said, "Hey~Mu Qi, don't leave in such a hurry. I want to consult you about raising edible sheep!"