Gulf’s group has returned .

Their said purpose of having a friendly relations.h.i.+p with us is no lie .

The reason why they didn’t bring any present is that there is no such custom in Howling village . I heard that it is because they are poor .

When I asked Loo and Tier, I groaned because there is certainly such custom but it is practiced by n.o.bles and wealthy people .

Different type of people has different values .

I should have thought so from the start .

I acknowledged our friends.h.i.+p but I need to clarify several things first when it comes to trade .

From what I heard from Gulf, the form of trade is barter .

Like this village, Howling village doesn’t seem to have the circulated currency of this region .

Besides, it seems like both villages have the things the other one wants .

The problem now is the difficulty of conducting trade . Though both villages consider what the other village possesses is of great value, bringing the goods to the other village and bringing it back on their own is highly difficult .

That’s what they thought but on our end, I think

this place is relatively safe .

Either Loo or Tier can travel alone and the kuros can accompany them in carrying luggage .

In addition, we can discontinue trading with them anytime we want if there is anything we dislike .

This arrangement is not bad .

Next topic, what to trade .

Howling village specialized in various ores and products that uses them .

Though I heard various things from Gulf, the thing I am most interested in is the paint .

It seems like it was made by crushed colored rocks .

I can finally paint the fence of the inn .

There are also silver products .

It seems like they mainly make tablewares .

I yearn for it a little because all the tableware in this village is made of woods .

Gla.s.s products .

Though they don’t have the transparent type of gla.s.s, there are still various small and big products like bottles .

Loo and Flora are interested in those .

It seems like gla.s.s bottles are good for preserving medicine .

It will also be suitable for storing honey .

Iron products .

They have things like pot and frying pan .

Before Ann and Daga’s

Daga’s group came, we’ve been using cooking utensils made of rocks compared to those…cooking utensils made of iron are easier to use .

I want them .

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Howling village wants food .

In short, our crops .

Because they are located halfway up the mountain, food security is a problem .

The fruits we served them are quite popular and they even lowered their head to ask for it .

And the wine too .

It wouldn’t be a problem if we trade some crops .

No, the population of the village is also increasing, because of that, we should stock more food . It will be good to expand the field extensively .

At any rate, the village to village barter will be held on autumn and aside from the Howling village, several other villages will also partic.i.p.ate .

I’ll consult everyone regarding this matter first .

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The result of the consultation; large-scale expansion of the field .

It is presently 8 by 8 fields . It increased four folds and the size now is 16 by 16 .

As expected, there is a limit to how much

how much I could plow .

Though there is a limit, I’m the only one who can use the AFT .

I have to persevere .

I have to break that limit .

Actually, I even feel that my plowing speed increases .

Did I get used to it?

I’ll do the plowing while the others take care of the crops and harvesting .

The elves, lizardmen, and spiderlings worked hard .

By the way, out of the 256 fields, 64 are vineyards .

¼ of the field is dedicated for wine?

Is that alright?

Anyway, except from me, everyone agreed with that arrangement .

After that, meeting of what to plant on the other fields .

I mainly planted grains like corn, rice, wheat, barley, and soybean .

The amount of carrots, potatoes, cabbages, tomatoes, pumpkins, cuc.u.mbers, radishes, spinach, onions, and garlics are the same as before .

Sugar cane and rapeseed are surprisingly popular too .

Rapeseed for oil and sugar cane for sugar .

Those and several seasonings .

Since it has been discussed that we can sell pepper and sesame seeds, it has been decided to plant more of them .

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That reminds me,

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That reminds me, I challenged wasabi .

Because it needs to be planted on a paddy field, I plowed near the reservoir using the AFT .

I succeed .

I acquired wasabi .

………

Though I have wasabi now… . there is no dish where I can use it .

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I handed the miso and soy sauce production to Flora .

Flora is way better than me on that aspect .

I told her the theory and process so it is up to her to know the right quant.i.ty by using trial and error method .

Oh yeah, I discovered something about koji .

I transformed the AFT to shamoji and used it to mixed crops while wis.h.i.+ng it to be koji . It fermented in a good way and became koji .

In short, I can make as much as koji as I want as long as I use the shamoji form of the AFT .

I built an exclusive hut for fermentation purposes and continue my experiment regarding it .

All of it to realize the hope of my tongue .

***TN: Manga chapter 24 page 9***