A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 163 Dinner Appointment
So Leon quickly changed the subject: “Just kidding, Abigail’s physical examination report should be fine, right? That’s what I can say.”

"I can tell you that Abigail is in good health." Malu helped Leon change the subject. She also noticed that Abigail was about to explode.

"That's good, that's good." Leon nodded repeatedly and congratulated Abigail: "As long as you are healthy, good health is the greatest blessing."

"Hmph." Abigail snorted coldly, but she was not so angry anymore. However, she did not intend to pay attention to Leon at the moment. She walked up to Harvey and paid the medical examination fee. Without even saying hello to Leon, she left the clinic in such a cool manner.

After Abigail left, Leon finally breathed a sigh of relief and his expression became much more relaxed.

"Leon, you and Abigail have a really good relationship. You can even cooperate with each other on jokes like this. If you hadn't explained it, I would have taken it seriously." At this moment, Maru couldn't help but laugh and joked to Leon.

“Yes, Abigail has a very good personality and is carefree. When I communicate with her, I always mistakenly treat her as a good brother.” Leon sighed.

"But she is a girl after all, so you should be careful with some jokes." Maru kindly reminded Leon.

"Yeah, I understand." Leon nodded, then looked at Maru and continued, "But I came here to see you, Maru. Do you remember when you came to my farm a few days ago and I talked to you about the water pump problem?"

"Remember, are you really planning to ask me to build one for you?" Maru replied with some anticipation. "Actually, I've already drawn the design. I just need to prepare some materials and we can start working."

"Whatever materials you need, I'll get them." Leon promised, patting his chest.

"It's not that troublesome. I already have a lot of materials in stock," Maru explained to Leon. "Besides, you saved me last time at the farm, and I haven't had the chance to repay you yet. How about this water pump as my thank you gift?"

"You can't say that. After all, it was a monster that appeared on my farm. I couldn't just stand by and watch. Besides, it was me who invited you to visit the meteorite. I think you are very broad-minded if you don't blame me for putting you in danger. How can I dare ask you to thank me?" Leon said helplessly.

"That's why I released that big guy." Maru said seriously, "It was my mistake, so I take a lot of responsibility."

"Okay, let's both take a step back. We all made mistakes, and no one can blame anyone else. Let's continue talking about the water pump problem."

Leon quickly stopped Maru from taking the blame, because if the conversation continued, Leon was afraid that the two would argue for a long time about whose fault it was, which would be a waste of time.

"Well, actually, the principle of a water pump is not complicated. It extracts liquid through the rotation of the impeller based on centrifugal force. The liquid is sucked into the center of the impeller, and then the pressure generated by the centrifugal force sends the liquid to the outlet pipe."

"I've built similar machines based on this principle before, so it's not that difficult. I just need to make sure the pump lasts longer and has a more stable internal structure, and to make it more convenient for you to use. I still need to polish some details and adjust the water output and power. You may have to wait a little longer."

When talking about scientific matters, Maru seemed very serious and professional, and he always considered Leon from a manufacturing perspective, which touched Leon very much.

"Time is not a problem." Leon waved his hand and asked, "The problem is, what materials are you still lacking?"

"We have no shortage of other materials, but we need a very pure iron ingot to make the shell, and three copper ingots for the fan blades." Maru thought for a moment, then said to Leon.

"Small problem." If a large number of iron ingots are needed, Lyon may need some time, but if only one iron ingot is needed, then it will be easy.

As for copper ingots, he had plenty of them, after all, the mine was not dug in vain.

He'd just go get one from Clint later. If the price of an iron ingot was higher than five pieces of iron ore, Leon would just buy the ore and smelt it. As for digging it himself, it would probably take a long time. After all, the iron ore was mostly distributed deep in the mine, and Leon probably wouldn't be able to reach the corresponding level in a short time. He didn't want to keep Marudo waiting because of material problems.

It would be much more convenient to get a water pump as soon as possible to achieve semi-automatic watering, and you can also take the opportunity to expand the scale of planting. Of course, the sooner the better.

"If you can provide iron and copper ingots, it will be much easier, but it will also take four or five days. I also need time for debugging and experiments." Maru explained to Leon.

"What about the labor cost? How do you calculate it?" Although Maru said it was a reward, Leon still had to pay some compensation. He couldn't let others work for nothing.

"I can't take your money." Maru replied seriously.

"You said it was a commission, and how can a commission be done without payment?" Leon comforted.

"No, if you insist on doing this, then I, Lyon, won't help you make the water pump." Upon hearing this, Maru threatened Lyon helplessly.

"Okay, then you won't refuse if I treat you to a meal later, right? How about it be a thank you to a friend for helping you?" Leon quickly changed his approach.

"Friends? Okay, I can accept this way of thanking you. You said we are friends, so don't think about paying in the future, otherwise I will be angry." Maru happily advised Leon after hearing this.

"Yes, yes, is there anything else you need me for? Just tell me and I will try my best to meet your requirements." Leon nodded in agreement, and at the same time questioned whether Maru had any other requirements.

"No, it's not a complicated machine after all. I can easily handle it by myself. You just need to bring me the metal ingots." Maru replied confidently. "Then wait a while and you'll see your water pump. And I can assure you that watering with this pump will be no worse than watering by hand."

"Then I'll wait for your good news." Leon said to Maru with a smile.

"No problem." Maru replied with a smile.

"By the way, what time will you finish your work here?" Leon remembered that he had promised to treat Maru to dinner, and asked immediately.

"Around five o'clock, what happened?" Maru asked confusedly.

"I plan to treat you to dinner in advance and go back with you." Leon explained.

"Huh?" Maru looked a little shy when she heard that. "Come back with me? Isn't this a little too sudden?"

"I have to help you deliver the metal ingots. You can't carry four metal ingots back. That would be too tiring." Lyon added.

"Is that so? Hahaha, yes, okay, then I'll wait for you at the clinic door after get off work." Maru then realized that he had misunderstood and hurriedly used laughter to ease his embarrassment.

"Let's put it this way. I'll go prepare the metal ingots for you first. I'll come to see you before I get off work. See you in the evening." Leon nodded, said goodbye to Maru, and left the clinic.

(End of this chapter)