Chapter 257: Unconcerned
“I—” Pam had just opened her mouth when Leon cut in with a suggestion.
“Let’s eat something first. We can talk over lunch.”
With that, Leon took the lead and headed back toward Red Star Farm.
Pam and Penny exchanged glances. Pam hesitated for a moment, but Penny gently stroked her mother’s hand and led her into the farm.
It was Pam’s first visit to Red Star Farm, and Penny’s second. Both were startled by how large the place had grown.
The wooden cabin at the front looked simple enough, but the neat, orderly rows of lush green crops stretching out before it were truly eye-catching.
Everyone in Pelican Town had some planting experience, though most only cultivated a small patch near their homes. Even that could be tiring to manage. But this—this was a vast expanse of farmland. If Leon were tending it alone, it would be exhausting.
“No wonder he didn’t attend the ceremony. He must be swamped with work,” Pam murmured.
“I didn’t expect he’d expanded this much, either,” Penny added. “Last time I came, there weren’t nearly this many crops.”