Chapter 4: "Turnip Seeds"

Author's Note: Ekoaleko, Awesome Rapidash, The Scarlet Sky, Kin756894 and Hinata-rocks: You guys win my awesomeness award for this chapter. XD

This chapter is short, but never fear. More Harvest Moon crack is in your near future! x3

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Jill woke up the next morning with bags under her eyes.

"Stupid dog..." she muttered. No matter how much she hit it with her hammer, it simply refused to die, and it had worn her out last night. She hopped out of bed and wrote in her diary, as she did nearly every morning.

Dear Diary:

I hate life.

She shut the book and proceeded to open the door. But as soon as she did, Jill was face-to-face with a tall, burly guy, standing right on her doorstep with a big grin.

"Hi there! I'm..."

"WHAT THE $!#! DO YOU WANT?!" Jill screamed, starting to foam at the mouth.

The guy at her door backed up a few steps. "...mommy!"

Jill looked on as the large young man fled in terror, faster than Jill thought was possible. She sighed contentedly. That felt good.

The morning air was crisp but salty with the sea breeze. Jill decided that if she was ever going to make any money off of this job, she'd have to grow some crops and raise some animals... so, it was off to Spring Farm for her. As much as Jill hated being swarmed by overly friendly townspeople, she figured she had no choice.

As soon as she entered the building, a pink-haired woman greeted her. "Hello! You're the new farmer, aren't you?"

Jill nodded and explained who she was, doing the same 'dance' she had done earlier while doing so.

"I'm Liz, and this - "

"Hold on a second. Why are your eyes closed?"

"Huh?"

"Your eyes aren't open. What is wrong with you people?"

Liz looked a little confused. "Uh..."

Jill held up four of her fingers. "How many fingers am I holding up?"

"Nine," Liz said.

"I rest my case."

Liz shrugged and continued. "This is my daughter Nina. NINA!"

Another pink-haired girl, this one with her eyes open, came out of the back room. This one creeped Jill out. She looked like she was about nine years old, and yet she was as tall as Jill.

"Hi!" the girl said in a high-pitched voice that made Jill want to writhe on the floor in pain. "I'm Nina, and this is for you!"

The pink-haired girl handed Jill a notebook of sorts. Jill looked at it.

"It's a crop notebook! It'll tell you all there is to know about crops! Tee-hee!"

Pink hearts swirled above both of their heads. Jill took a couple of steps backward. "Okaaaaay..."

"We'll be looking forward to your next visit," Liz said. "Come back soon!"

"Wha? But..."

Suddenly Jill was standing just inside the door, about ten feet from where she used to be standing. She walked up to the counter and Liz greeted her again.

"Hi! Welcome to my shop! What are you in the market for?"

The merchandise was laid out on the table before her. Jill picked out two packages of seeds - Breadfruit and Cabbage - and handed them to Liz.

"These two, please," Jill said.

"Mmm-hmm. And what are these?"

Jill grinned a little evilly. "Uh... Turnip Seeds."

"Very well. That'll be 40G, please," she said.

Jill handed her some of her money and made off with the seeds.

Back at the farm, Jill took out her Iron Hoe from the toolbox. Putting it into her hands, she took a deep breath and took it to the field. Tilling the land was the hardest work she'd ever done, and she had only been in the village for three days. Sweat poured down her face and she quickly became covered in dust. Jill -

"Hey!"

Yes, Jill, what is it now?

"What did I tell you about making me seem unattractive?"

Right. Whatever. Just keep hoeing.

Jill was able to hoe two more squares before she had to drop onto the ground with exhaustion. "Whew!" she said. "I bet I can do these last two now... here we go..."

She stood up and swung her hoe.

As soon as the hoe touched the ground, Jill felt faint. She swayed back and forth a couple of times, then fell to the ground.

"NOOOOOO! I only had to do one more..." she said before passing out completely.