A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 352 Don’t leave

Lyon didn't keep the audience in suspense. He held the guitar and began to play the prelude of Rice Fragrance.

The brisk prelude floated out from the strings and reached the girls' ears. The bright melody made them understand at once that this should be a cheerful song.

"If you have too many complaints about this world, and you fall, and don't keep moving forward, why are people so fragile and degenerate?"

As the prelude progressed, Leon also spoke seriously.

Although the voice quality is not as good as Jay Chou's, at least it is in tune, and Lyon's voice quality is not too bad, so there is no embarrassing scene of kneeling down after his opening voice.

The girls also opened their eyes wide and pricked up their ears when Lyon was singing. Although these languages ​​sounded very strange to them, they could unexpectedly detect a strong regularity in the syllable structure of these languages.

Each syllable has a clear boundary, with more musical sounds and less noise. Combined with the changes in pitch and intonation, even girls who have no knowledge of this language can detect the charm of this uniquely pronounced language from these syllables.

Emily, who loves reading the most, is very sure that this is definitely not a noise made up by Leon's own tones, but a serious new language with cultural background.

But she really couldn't find a matching language in her mind, which made her extremely curious about where Leon learned this language.

However, compared to Emily's curiosity about language, Abigail, Sophia and Haley were completely attracted by Leon's singing.

Although I don’t understand the lyrics, I can hear the positive emotions expressed in the song from the melody and Leon’s voice. It is an indescribable, but very comfortable, healing warmth.

“Don’t cry, let the fireflies take you away. The ballads of the countryside are your eternal support. Go home, back to the original beauty.”

Instead of continuing, Leon suddenly stopped playing, and also stopped the following rap section and the second chorus. It was not because he was lazy, but because he simply forgot the lyrics.

There's no way. I haven't practiced guitar for a long time, and I rarely have the chance to listen to music after work. So for "Daoxiang", all Leon can remember is the verse and chorus of the first half. He can't remember the second half for the time being.

The music suddenly stopped and the girls glared at Leon.

Abigail was the first to speak up: "Why did it stop suddenly?"

"I forgot how to sing the rest of the song." Although Leon was embarrassed at the moment, he still told the truth.

"How could you forget this? How dare you choose this song?" Haley complained to Leon speechlessly.

"Well, it's just a punishment anyway. I just wanted to show my appreciation. Don't take it so seriously. Even though it's only the first half, it's still considered a completed performance. The rest is just a repetition. It doesn't make any difference whether you listen to it or not."

At this moment, Leon could only calm the girls down. He knew that his behavior was a bit inhumane, but his hard power did not allow it, so Leon had no way to continue.

Although this song appeared for the first time in this world, and Leon could have imitated Forgotten Lun and performed freely, but Jay Chou is the original singer and he can play with his song however he wants. As a Jay fan, Leon still has to maintain the most basic respect for the song.

A forced melon is not sweet, so it is better to stop here. Of course, it is also related to the fact that Leon was lazy. He hadn't sung for a long time. He felt a little uncomfortable in his throat when he had just finished singing halfway. If he continued singing, he might really fail.

"But it's so frustrating when the music stops playing halfway through." Sophia's expression was very awkward at the moment. "It's like playing a game and suddenly the power goes out."

"I really forgot the lyrics anyway, so forcing me won't help. But I'll try to remember them later and should be able to finish them. How about next time?" Leon suggested with a helpless shrug. "Forget it, don't make it difficult for Leon. After all, the language of this song is quite complex, and it's normal to not remember everything. Let's all understand," Emily stepped up to help Leon explain.

"Okay, but I have never heard of this language before. It is quite interesting. Where did you learn it, Leon?" Sophia was actually quite curious about Chinese. After all, this language sounded quite comfortable.

"I once met a traveler who taught me everything, including this song. As for where this traveler is now, I don't know." Leon said to everyone with a smile.

"What a pity! Perhaps this is a cultural heritage of a lost civilization." Emily sighed with regret upon hearing this.

"No, this civilization has never been lost. It just fell asleep, but now it has awakened."

Leon muttered silently in his heart when he heard this, but in reality he just smiled and said: "Okay, the punishment is over, it's getting late, everyone go home and prepare to rest."

Although they were very dissatisfied with Leon's "bad" behavior of shutting off the microphone in the middle of singing, Leon had a mouth and they had no way to stop him from continuing to sing. When they heard that Leon actually wanted to slip away, they immediately surrounded him.

"Don't leave!"

"That's right, at least translate the lyrics of that song for us before you leave."

"Agreed, I'll translate the lyrics before I leave!"

"It's okay, Leon. It's getting late anyway. Why don't you stay for dinner? I'll treat you tonight. We'll go to Gus's place to eat."

Faced with the girls' blockade and demands, even Emily, who had been speaking for him, found a reason for Leon not to go back. What else could Leon do?

I could only satisfy the girls' curiosity and repeat the general meaning of the lyrics in the language of this world.

"It is indeed a moving piece of music full of vitality and encouragement."

After listening to Leon's explanation of the lyrics, Emily sighed.

"Indeed, and it fits the atmosphere of Stardew Valley quite well. It's just that there are almost no people growing rice in Pelican Town right now, and it's not summer yet, so there are no fireflies." Abigail added.

"Maybe I'll remember the lyrics by summer, and it won't matter if I sing it then. I remember there's a Hawaiian party, right? I'll volunteer to perform for you then."

In fact, when explaining the general meaning of the lyrics to the girls, Leon also remembered the second half of the lyrics, but he didn't dare to reveal it now. After all, things have passed, and Leon would not recommend himself.

"That's fine. The banquet lasts from noon to the bonfire party in the evening. You can use this song as your performance item then." After hearing what Leon said, the girls felt relieved. Sooner or later they would be able to hear the complete song anyway, so they let Leon go.

As for if Leon still hasn't remembered it by then, it's none of their business.

Whether Leon is willing or not, they have already decided that Leon will perform at the Hawaiian party. If Leon is not willing, they will carry him there even if they have to.

(End of this chapter)