Are you completely baffled when you first start playing *Rural Rhapsody*? Don't know what to do with the six items the Village Chief gave you? Always getting stuck in the 7-day quest chain? Don't panic—this guide is tailor-made for you. A veteran player will hand-hold you to victory, making a 7-day speedrun not just a dream. Max out all character affection in one go and get a head start from day one!

1. The Six Starting Items Explained in Detail—Don't Use Them Wrong!

At the start, the Village Chief will give you six basic items—these six tools are your foundation for building wealth. Don't blame me if you use them wrong.

1、Hoe: Used to till land. You must plow the soil before sowing seeds—this is the foundation of farming.

2、Sickle: Used to harvest weeds and plants. Essential for cutting forage later.

3、Watering Can: Water once daily after planting for crops to grow. You can skip this on rainy days.

4、Fishing Rod: For fishing, but you must have bait—otherwise it's just a useless stick.

5、Axe: Essential for chopping trees and bamboo. Your only source of wood.

2. Day 1 Walkthrough: Orchid Quest + Whetstone Strategy

Day 1 is packed with tight schedules and heavy tasks. Follow my pace, and I guarantee you'll finish everything in one day.

After waking up, head straight to the Village Chief's house to accept the orchid planting quest for making sachets. This quest affects later girl affection points and must be done immediately.

Then go to Leiyin Temple and talk to the monk to accept the ginseng collection quest. This ginseng is in the dense forest—don't waste time searching for it early game.

Next, go to the mountain top suspension bridge to accept the bridge repair quest. After talking to the Carpenter, you'll need to submit 200 wood. No rush—just remember this.

Go to the General Store and buy four orchid seeds. Use remaining money to buy three potato seeds. Orchids are quest-required; potatoes are the fastest early-game money-maker.

Then go to the Butcher's house to accept the whetstone quest. This whetstone is a random mining drop—RNG-based.

Go home immediately to plant and water. Plant orchids first—quest progress can't be delayed.

Don't waste remaining stamina—spend it all mining for whetstones. If you don't get one, go home and sleep until evening, then continue mining.

All ores have a chance to drop whetstones. Recommend mining large copper ore—get gold ore and you'll be rich.

Once you get the whetstone, immediately complete the quest with the Butcher to receive Axe +1. This is very important.

Then go to Shugen's house and talk to the kid. This conversation affects later quests—don't miss it.

Use remaining stamina to chop trees, then go home and sleep. Day 1 complete.

3. Day 2 Walkthrough: Bridge Repair + Forage Collection Tips

Day 2 begins with watering crops, then head straight to Shugen's house to accept the forage collection quest. This quest takes two days.

Then go home to chop trees. After exhausting stamina, sleep until evening—this recovers 50 stamina, a lifesaver early game.

Continue chopping trees. Once you have 200 wood, immediately find the Carpenter to repair the bridge. The Carpenter says it will be finished tomorrow. Then go home and use the sickle to harvest forage—these areas shown can all be cut.

After collecting 40 forage, go to Shugen's house to complete the quest, then go home and sleep. Day 2 perfectly finished.

4. Day 3 Walkthrough: Ginseng Collection + CG Trigger

Day 3

Wake up and continue watering. Skip watering if it's raining—a great stamina saver.

Then go to the Dense Forest to collect ginseng. Note the Dense Forest is the area at the top-right—don't go to the wrong place.

Take the cable car home to save time and stamina, then find Erxiu to turn in the quest—the monk at Leiyin Temple. Complete to receive Concentration Buddha Beads, a good item to keep.

Next, go to Shugen's house to trigger the CG cutscene. Use up some stamina first, because completing this will automatically skip to the next day—don't waste it.

Recommended: Use stamina to chop bamboo in the Dense Forest. You'll need bamboo for crafting later.

5. Day 4 Walkthrough: Hongying Affection + Sprinkler Crafting

Day 4

Morning: Harvest orchids, then go to Aunt Mei's house to complete the quest submission. Talk to the Village Chief, go upstairs and give the sachet to Hongying—this officially begins her romance route.

Talk to Hongying to accept the quest to buy manga sequels—costs 200 coins. If short on money, sell bamboo leaves. Bamboo shoots can restore stamina, so keep them if you have enough money.

After giving the manga to Hongying, accept her follow-up quest—Hongying's route officially begins.

Then go to Shugen's house and talk to the kid to accept the milking quest. Don't do it yet—wait until later.

Use remaining stamina to buy 7 corn seeds, plant and water them. With extra money, buy some hallucinogenic flowers to plant too—they're very useful later.

Then spend all stamina on crafting one Sprinkler. Allocate stamina between mining and chopping trees as needed. Sleep when stamina is depleted.

6. Day 5 Walkthrough: Potato Harvest + Affection Setup

Day 5

Morning: Harvest potatoes and water crops. Potatoes grow fast and make money fast.

Then talk to Bao Long and Zhao Xianggu once each. These two characters are related to later plots—get familiar first.

After clearing stamina, go to the Village Chief's house to complete Hongying's Level 3 affection quest—Hongying's route is basically complete.

7. Day 6 Walkthrough: Mine Exploration + Special Lollipop

Day 6

Go to Zhao Xianggu's house and Bao Long's house to accept quests—these two are connected.

Here's the mine map so you don't get lost.

First, go deep into the mine to find a donkey. Take the path on the right to find it. Complete the quest to receive Special Lollipop—the key item for romancing the little female donkey.

Then talk to Feiying, buy six wheat seeds to plant. After clearing stamina, find the Carpenter to complete the quest—this will automatically advance to the next day.

8. Day 7 Walkthrough: Wheat Submission + Carrot Planting

Day 7

Go out and harvest corn first, then water crops. Then go to Zhao Xianggu's house to accept the wheat submission quest.

Then go to Bao Long's house to accept a quest, then find the donkey again. This time take the left path, and you must use the Special Lollipop to succeed.

After telling Bao Long you couldn't find it, talk to the little female donkey to accept the carrot quest—the little donkey route officially begins.

Then go to Uncle Shi's house to complete the tilling and corn submission quest—the rewards are pretty good.

Then milk once at Shugen's house, buy ten carrot seeds to plant, then talk to the dog at your front door. Arrange your remaining stamina as needed, then sleep.

9. Day 8 & Beyond: Chrysanthemum Quest + Long-term Strategy

Day 8

Talk to Feiying to accept the chrysanthemum planting quest—Feiying likes flowers.

Buy four of each chrysanthemum seed type, plus some pepper and North American herb seeds to plant. After that, just sleep and wait for crops to mature while making money along the way.

Harvest wheat to complete Zhao Xianggu's storyline quest—advancing her route.

After harvesting North American herbs and peppers, go to Bao Long's place to craft Special Lollipops. You'll need quite a few of these later.

Use one, then go to Shugen's house to milk. Accept the dog quest at your front door to complete the little donkey's storyline—three routes progressing simultaneously.

Remember to set traps in the Dense Forest—place several for higher success rates (though some may fail).

After catching something, give it to the General Store owner, then wait for the next day.

Then ask the Carpenter to craft two lamps and place them near the little female donkey to trigger her Level 3 affection quest.

After cooking, give it to the dog to complete the adoption storyline.

After collecting chrysanthemums, talk to Feiying to trigger her Level 3 affection quest.

After completing Feiying's quest, go to Aunt Mei's house to accept the mustard greens quest. Buy at least six seeds, then submit them to complete her affection storyline—Aunt Mei's route ends.

10. Fixed Event Triggers: Dragon Boat Festival + Village Chief's Wife

Fixed Event:

Around day 10 or so, the Dragon Boat Festival event will trigger.

After submitting materials, go to Zhao Xianggu's house at night to stake out and trigger a special cutscene.

Then loot the Village Chief's private stash. There's a sparkle indicator—easy to find.

Wait for the next day after completing. Go to the Village Chief's house to finish the affection storyline—Village Chief's Wife route complete.

After completing the Village Chief's Wife storyline, accept the river patrol quest—this triggers the Snake Girl route.

Then talk to the Snake Girl, take her home to accept the fishing quest. Complete the final milking quest along the way.

If you don't have earthworms, you can buy them from the kid at Shugen's house. That kid has everything.

Then go to the Dense Forest to find Love Earthworms. Along the way, you'll trigger a cutscene of a kid hitting a fox.

Use Love Earthworms to catch a Six-Eyed Flying Fish, give it to Xiaoqing to complete her Level 3 affection quest—Green Snake route ends.

Then the next morning, just go to sleep to automatically trigger the fox cutscene.

The day after completing, go to the mountain top to find the fox and submit 13 hallucinogenic flowers to finish the fox storyline.

Then accept the Mid-Autumn Festival quest from the General Store owner. After submitting materials, sleep straight through to the next evening to complete it.

Then two consecutive days of cutscenes where you get elected Village Chief. You can choose "No," or get elected and reload—depends on how you want to play.

This triggers the Feifei event, requiring 50 iron ore and 50 coal ore. Prepare these in advance.

11. Hospital Storyline: Nurse + Doctor + Mingzhu Complete Guide

Enter the tent to obtain the Forging Manual and complete the final quest.

Then go home to accept the hospital preparation quest.

Entering the hospital triggers the Nurse storyline. Go back the next day to max out the Nurse's affection.

After maxing Nurse affection, go to the hospital the next day to accept the Doctor's quest. Requires doing experiments at night—go for two consecutive nights.

Then on the third day, go to the hospital during daytime to complete the Doctor's affection quest.

After completing the Doctor quest, talk to the Village Chief to rescue Mingzhu—requires 50,000 coins. Save up in advance.

Then go to the hospital and talk to Mingzhu for three consecutive days to complete her affection storyline.

Additionally, if characters are at the hot spring, you can trigger cutscenes there—don't waste this opportunity.

12. Final Quest: Forging Manual + Village Chief Election

After completing the hospital route, basically all girls have been romanced. Next is free development time.

Remember to mine and chop trees often—you can never have too many resources.

Fishing can make money, and planting high-tier crops can also earn big.

After maxing all character affection, hidden cutscenes and achievements unlock.

That concludes this guide. Follow this routine for a stable 7-day start and max all character affection in one go. Subsequent development will be smooth sailing. Have fun gaming!