Blending of Planes: I am leisurely farming

After walking around the wooden house and heading west for about a hundred steps, we stopped in front of an abandoned building.

"This was originally a greenhouse, but we simply don't have the money to renovate it this time." Robin said with a look of regret.

Sean walked forward to take a look. The walls of the greenhouse were peeling off in large and small pieces. In some places, the steel structure was exposed to the air, with a thick layer of rust on it, telling of the power of time.

"This is the orchard that your grandfather planted before he passed away. Lewis felt it was a pity that the orchard had been abandoned and unattended in the past few years, so he decided to hire people to take care of it and pick the fruits. Except for the hiring fees and a portion of the money used for the town's co-construction fund, the rest of the money from the sales will be counted as your grandfather's inheritance. Now it's handed over to you to take care of." Robin pointed towards a small hill west of the greenhouse.

Sean looked in the direction of the view and saw that to the west of the greenhouse was a hillside. Probably due to different varieties of fruit trees, dry, brown and green patches were arranged on the hillside.

"Come follow me." Robin led Sean to the southernmost part of the farm. A river served as a boundary blocking the way. On the other side of the river was a natural barrier composed of vines and trees. Only a dirt road passed through the barrier and disappeared into the distance.

"Look at the stone bridge over there. I was also in charge of building it. Through it, you can reach the coal mine forest in the south. Mani's ranch is also over there." Robin Shiqiao said seriously.

"By the way, don't go too deep into the coal mine forest. I heard that there are unknown creatures there. The Explorers Guild has blocked the coal mine forest with barbed wire and forbids anyone from approaching. Those people are unreasonable. If you provoke them, you'll have to trouble Lewis to redeem them."

Sean nodded quickly, indicating that he would keep it in mind.

Robin led Sean back, stopped when they were almost near the cabin, and pointed to the east, which was the direction of Pelican Town.

"No one has used the wasteland over there. Your grandfather originally planned to open a grape plantation there to make wine. He had almost built the site for brewing wine, but it's a pity that it has been abandoned and become a no-man's land now."

"Reclaim land? As long as the land is reclaimed here, it will belong to you?" Sean was shocked by how easy it was to obtain the land.

"Yes, as long as the unclaimed land is reclaimed and the specific scope is registered at the town affairs center, it will be fine. Newly reclaimed land is tax-free for the first three years. A small part of the tax will be collected later to be used as a town construction fund. Of course, the land awarded by your ancestors is not within the scope of this tax collection."

Robin sighed and continued, "But what's the point of having so much land? There are only a few thousand people in the town, and their spending power is limited. What can we do with the excess output?"

"It was OK before, because we still had the railway as a means of transporting goods to reduce transportation costs. But the landslide caused by the earthquake five years ago completely blocked the tunnel. The sharp rise in transportation costs and the severe price cuts by foreign buyers have made it difficult for local farmers to afford seeds and fertilizers, let alone hire workers to expand their scale. More and more people are leaving here due to pressure to make a living."

Robin's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Sean's head, dampening his joy at learning that he owned so much land.

"Is there no other solution?" Although Sean knew that there was no good solution, otherwise Sean's father would not have stayed in the city to work hard, he still asked with some reluctance and a bit of luck.

"It's difficult. Clearing the landslide is as difficult as building a new railway, unless we move the mountain range. That's impossible. We've tried to attract Joja Corporation over the years. Although it brought cheap goods, especially fertilizers and seeds, it's hard to describe. Fortunately, Pierre will help buy crops and sell them in the city. By the way, he also used the fertilizers and seeds he brought back on his return trip to open a department store, just north of the town square. But after Joja came in, they launched a price war and attracted many customers. It was not easy for him."

Robin gave Sean a general introduction to the situation here.

Although he had anticipated the difficulties of Stardew Valley before coming here, the actual difficulty was still somewhat beyond his expectations.

"Let's not talk about it anymore. The farm is almost like this. Lewis has already settled the cost of renovating the farm. I've made a list of the specific details and confirmed it with him. You can check with him." Robin lost the desire to continue the conversation after hearing these discouraging words.

Sean and Robin returned to the cabin.

Inside the house, Sean and Lewis confirmed the contents of the will and the various expenses including the renovation of the farm. Grandpa's estate was just settled after deducting various expenses.

The only thing left was this farm, which was in need of reconstruction, and was completely handed over to Sean.

After confirming that everything was correct, Sean took the farm's property documents and the keys to the cabin and warehouse from Lewis.

“Son, this farm will depend on you in the future, don’t let your grandfather down.” Lewis reached out and patted Sean on the shoulder, “If you have any difficulties, come to me. There is also a column for mutual assistance among villagers on the town bulletin board. You can post a notice there to seek help.”

Sean nodded heavily, "I will. My mother always tells me how my grandfather managed the farm in an orderly manner. I am here to continue to build on the farm."

Lewis laughed after hearing this: "It's a good thing that young people are energetic, unlike me who is old and powerless."

"Okay, it's time for us to go. Sean just arrived and needs to clean up. Let's not disturb him any further." Robin beside him pulled Lewis and said.

After seeing the two off, Sean took out his cell phone and checked it. As expected, there was no signal.

It seems that I can only write a letter to my family to let them know I am safe as we had agreed.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon. Sean looked at the cabin gradually filled with luggage, took off his apron and sleeves, and smiled with satisfaction. He touched his stomach and remembered that he had only eaten breakfast before departure. It was time to reward his stomach and buy some daily necessities.

Sean picked up the written letter and the list of supplies to be purchased on the table and went out.

After leaving the farm, Sean tightened his coat and put his hands in his pockets. The cold wind in late winter was still biting.

I looked at the road signs and walked east along the dirt road based on my memory. As I walked quickly, the flat land on the left was replaced by a 5-meter-high slope that stretched to the distance of my vision.

After about 10 minutes, the unchanging protective slope and brown land were no longer in sight. The outline of the house slowly emerged from the cover of the hillside behind the shadowy branches.

Pelican Town is right in front of us. We stepped from the dirt road onto the cobblestone road, passed a group of residential houses gathered in groups of three or two, and the cobblestone road became wide.

"It's a special sale. Joja Supermarket's daily necessities are 10% off. Everything is 10% off."

"Special sale, 15% off all fertilizers in Joja Supermarket, 15% off all fertilizers in Joja Supermarket."

A voice shouting through a horn reached my ears.

As we approached the sound, we saw a man in a blue work suit with the Joja logo on it handing out flyers in the town square. His back was facing Pierre's grocery store.

At this moment, Sean began to understand what Robin said about Pierre's difficulties.

When the man saw Sean, he walked towards him with an expressionless face and took out a flyer from the few available and handed it to him.

Sean took it subconsciously, then reacted and thought, if it wasn't for a sour face, why did I take it?

I felt disgusted with myself and was about to throw it away when I glanced at it unconsciously and was struck by the words "Deliver to your door for purchases over 800 yuan" in large letters.

Really fragrant!

Sean made up his mind and decided to go and take a look.

Time was urgent, so Sean didn't hang around any longer, but went straight to the post office to mail the letter. He also found a restaurant that was open to eat.

After eating and drinking, Sean followed the address on the flyer, crossed a river flowing north and south and arrived in the northeast of the town.

Joja Supermarket is right here. Sean looked at the three-story shopping mall complex covering an area of ​​1,000 square meters. There were many trucks of the same model parked in the parking spaces in front of the building. It could be said that this was the most luxurious building in town.

What a modern building! It seems so out of tune with the pristine town around it, Sean sighed.

Walk into the supermarket and buy the items you need according to the list.

"Hello, the total price after the discount is 1800G. Do you need door-to-door delivery?" said a young female cashier with orange hair wearing a blue Joja work suit.

"Of course." This is why I come here to shop, Sean nodded quickly in confirmation.

"Thank you, this customer needs the goods delivered to his home. Please drive the car to take the customer home." The cashier said to the man who was loading goods onto the shelves.

When Sean heard this, he looked and saw that it was the man who had just handed him the flyer.

Shane walked over without saying a word, picked up the goods, said, "Follow me," and turned to walk towards the truck.

Sean wanted to help, but seeing his world-weary face that seemed to indicate he didn't want to talk, he gave up the idea of ​​going forward to communicate.

If someone didn’t know, they would think he owed him five million, Sean secretly complained.

"Is there anyone else thinking about coming back here?" In the car, when Shane learned that Sean had just returned from the city to take care of the farm, he looked at Sean as if he was a fool.

"You're a city guy and you want to run a farm. Farm work is not something people like you can do." The sarcastic tone revealed his disdain for Sean.

"You might as well sell the land, treat me to a drink, and gain my friendship. That way your trip won't be in vain, and then you can take the money and go back to the city." There was an endless stream of discouraging words.

"Summer insects cannot talk about ice. A failure will fail just by looking at anyone. Just open your eyes and watch me run the farm."

Sean never hesitates to use his words to confront those who look down on him.

After hearing what he said, Shane looked at Sean, then returned to his world-weary expression and drove away, no longer paying any attention to Sean.