Hunter turns from the barn and gestures out toward the field edge, where the grass opens wide under the late sun. It is quieter there, away from the market road and its paperwork.
Hunter McCready
I’m gonna start hosting my own farm sale here on the property. You’re more than welcome to come here and sell your stuff if you need a break from the market chaos.
Nora
A private place. No office. No crowd pressing in.
The Produce Vendor looks from Hunter to the open yard, then to Joy by the barn wall. Her shoulders ease a little, like she can finally picture breathing without being watched.
Nora
That sounds... good. Really good. I could use a place where I am not bracing for someone to change the rules mid-day.
Joy tips her head, studying both adults with bright, careful eyes. The idea seems to settle over her like sunlight, simple and safe.
Joy
Can people come here and buy tomatoes too?
The Produce Vendor gives a small laugh, half relief and half surprise, while the breeze moves through the field edge and the barn stays warm behind them.
✓ Quest Accepted
Win the Produce Vendor’s commitment to the homestead sale
✓ Quest Accepted
Set up the homestead sale
“I nod to the vendor and start clearing a flat space in the grass for her crates.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Strength, rolled +1)
Hunter nods once, then steps into the grass with the easy weight of a man who knows how to move dirt. He drops to one knee and starts clearing a flat patch beside the barn edge, pulling aside clumps of sod and loose stones.
The ground gives under his hands in broad, practical bites. In a few clean motions, the uneven spot becomes level enough for stacked crates.
Nora
That is the sort of setup I can actually work with.
Joy watches the little worksite take shape, then looks back to the vendor as if measuring whether the answer is safe.
Nora
If he is willing to make space like this, maybe this really can be private.
Hunter finishes the last rough edge, brushing dirt from his hands and leaving a neat, workable patch in the sun.
Nora
I will bring a load next time. If this is what your sale looks like, I want in.
Quest Complete
Win the Produce Vendor’s commitment to the homestead sale
Quest Complete
Set up the homestead sale