Harvest Moon Page #3

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want us to work together?

All of us.

Rosie, Harry, Phil, Lou.

I bet there's even something

that Abby can do.

I want to be the pumpkin Princess.

The what?

[Harry]:
Something

grandma would do with her

during the harvest.

Abby'd ride on top of the tractor

with a little crown on her head.

It wasn't a crown, Uncle Harry,

it was a tiara.

I stand corrected.

Yes, you do,

but we don't do that anymore.

Okay, so let's say we help you,

we fix the place up,

make it more profitable.

And more valuable

for potential buyers.

And then you turn around

and you sell it

for a higher price?

Exactly.

Okay, well, let me state

the obvious, then.

What's in it for us?

I'm glad that you asked,

because right here--

excuse me--

um, okay...

Here.

"If party a", that's you,

"agrees to the terms set out

by party b," that's me,

"then as a condition

of any sale of the property,

"party a will be entitled

"to continue residing

and working on the property

"as an employee of any new owner.

In perpetuity."

That sounds really official.

[Jen]:
My dad's lawyer

helped me with it,

but I came up with everything.

So what do you say?

Well, when would you want

to start something like this?

How about now?

My bags are in the car.

Wait... so...

You want to stay here?

With us?

Well, why not?

I kind of own the place.

I think that at least

gives her rights to the guest room?

Harry,

would you like to help me

with my suitcases?

All right.

What?

This was Mr. and Mrs. Barrett's room.

I put fresh linens on,

there's towels by the basin.

I hope it'll be all right?

It's lovely.

And so authentic!

I think with some new wallpaper,

maybe a bright rug,

a couple of throw pillows,

it'll be perfect.

Help.

Oh, just put it

there.

Okay.

Thank you!

That's a lot of luggage.

Aunt Rosie, can you help me

get the rest of it?

Well, I didn't know how long

I was going to be staying.

I can't very well be caught

wearing the wrong season,

could I?

No. No, I guess not.

Brett.

I just...

I wanted to apologize for before.

I might have overreacted

a little bit.

Just a little?

All right,

maybe more than a little,

but I just wanted to say

that I'm sorry

and I hope that

we can put it all behind us.

Yeah.

Yeah. Me too.

Well, I appreciate that.

No problem.

I should check on Lou and Phil.

The tractor, you know,

it's acting up.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Is she really just staying with us

or is she moving in with us?

Give me that.

I can't believe you're really

going to go through with this.

Don't worry about it.

Look, a couple of weeks

of farm living,

she's gonna give up,

she's gonna go back to the city.

Yeah, but what about the farm?

She'll sell it,

and then when nobody's buying,

we'll pick it up for a song,

and the Jarrett farm

will be in

the Jarrett family once again.

But what makes you so sure

she's gonna quit?

You know how hard

the work can be around here.

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[Rosie]:
It's occupied!

Sorry, sorry!

[Abby]:
...And bless

cousin Hannah,

and Aunt Paula,

and Uncle Rory,

and Mrs. Carmichael,

and Dr. Wilson,

and grandma and grandpa,

and buster the cat,

and Wonder Woman,

and especially bless mommy.

Amen.

Okay, into bed.

There we go.

How long is she going to stay?

Who?

You know who.

Jennifer.

I'm not sure, honey.

Not long.

I like her.

Do you like her, daddy?

Yeah. She's very nice.

No. I mean do you like her?

Goodnight, honey.

[Abby]:
Goodnight, dad.

[Rosie]:
Bathroom's free.

I was, um...

Uh-huh.

Well, if you need anything,

fresh towels or something,

let me know.

Thank you.

Am I interrupting something?

No. Just girl talk.

Well, make sure you get

lots of sleep tonight.

We start pretty early

in the morning.

Oh, I'm used to that.

I do a morning yoga class

back in L.A.,

it starts at 9:
00 A.M.

Yeah.

See you in the morning.

-'Night.

-Night.

Excuse me.

[Crickets chirping]

[Owl hooting]

[Crickets chirping]

[Crickets chirping]

[Birds twittering]

[Rooster crowing]

[Horses whinnying]

[Rooster crowing]

What is that?

What is that sound?

What is happening?

What's going--

um, I...

-Whoa. Hey...

-I was, uh...

-Sorry, I...

-Are you all right?

Yeah. Yeah.

What was that noise?

-What noise?

-[Rooster crows]

That.

[Chuckles]

That's old Frankie.

He's telling us it's morning.

Already?

It's 5:
00 A.M.!

Yeah. Rise and shine!

[Frankie crows]

Good morning!

Yeah.

Morning.

Good morning, everybody.

[Group]:
Good morning.

Fancy.

Coming from a fashion plate like you,

that's a compliment.

Lou, if you ever want any tips,

I'd be happy to help.

That'll be the day.

-[Lou stomps her foot]

-Ow!

I've got a big stack of pancakes

with your name on it.

Oh, Rosie!

No thank you.

I don't really do breakfast.

Maybe just a smoothie?

I'll put these in the blender.

You know, I thought

maybe we could start the day

by showing you

how we do things around here.

Yeah, get you a feel

for how the farm works,

get your hands dirty.

If you're up for it.

Oh, I am not afraid

of hard work,

that's for sure.

That's great.

Let's get to it!

O...Kay.

[Brett]:

All right, first thing,

I think

you should get acquainted

with our irrigation system.

Sounds good.

Water is very important.

We're supposed to have

eight glasses a day, you know?

Sure.

Now, it is automatic,

of course,

but every single morning,

it's got to be checked for leaks

or cracks in the dribbler heads.

Okay,

so how do we do that?

Old-fashioned way's best.

Up and down the rows,

one line at a time.

The whole thing?

The whole thing.

I mean, unless you're not up for it.

I've done the warehouse sale

at Barneys every spring.

I think I can do this.

Okay.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

You know, she doesn't need

to check the irrigation.

We had that alarm system

installed last summer

in case of leaks?

Yeah. I know.

You poor thing.

How long are you going to be

stuck up there for?

I'm not sure exactly.

I mean, I guess until we get

this place on its feet.

Well, it sounds

absolutely horrible.

IT'S NOT THAT BAD.

Look. I'm in the field

like a real country girl!

[Snap, water hissing]

Well...

Just make sure you're using

a good sunblock.

I have to go.

Talk to you later.

[Shrieks]

[Shrieking]

This is going to be easier

than I thought.

[Radio plays country music]

[Lou]:
I'm starving.

You are all gonna wash up

before you sit at my table.

Yeah! Chili con carne,

my favorite!

Ow.

You never get that excited

when I make chili con carne.

That's 'cause yours

tastes like the carne's

trying to get outta the pot.

[Lou]:
Oh, you zip it.

Where's Jen?

She's on her way.

Yeah, after she fed the chickens

and did the pumpkin count.

Pumpkin count?

Aunt Rosie, you know

how important it is

that we know exactly

how many pumpkins are on the vine.

Oh, you poor thing.

Look at you!

I'm okay.

I mean, I will be,

as soon as I get some

feeling back in my legs.

You go on up and soak in the tub.

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