Chapter 160: Yoba’s Blessing
“So, I’ve been in Stardew Valley for twelve days already? But why are some of these parsnips, the ones I planted a day later, already ripe too?”
Lyon glanced across the field and saw that almost all the parsnips he had planted were ready for harvest. It puzzled him. He knew he had planted a lot of parsnips, but not all on the same day. Yet every single one he could see was mature. It was strange.
Still, puzzling over it wouldn’t change the fact that the system now marked them as ripe. Since they were ready, Lyon wasn’t about to let the opportunity pass. Even though it was his first time growing parsnips, he knew how to pull them up—just like pulling a radish.
He crouched down, gripped the leaves sprouting from the top, and gave a firm tug. Out came a parsnip the size of a baby’s arm, still dusted with soil, looking remarkably like a white radish.
“Parsnip (Vegetable): A spring tuber similar to a carrot. Rich in nutrients and with an earthy flavor.”
As soon as he held one in his hand, the system description appeared. Grinning, Lyon carried the parsnip into his cabin, washed it clean, and bit into it.
It was crisp, slightly grainy, and reminded him of celery—sweet at first, but with a faint tingling spice as he chewed. It was juicy, refreshing, and all in all, pretty good.
This was the first crop he had grown entirely by himself, from start to finish. Unable to resist, he ate the whole thing, savoring it as a reward for his labor.
With the big parsnip in his stomach, Lyon felt more than just full. A warm satisfaction welled up in him, and he couldn’t help but smile.