439 Return Day ③ ~ Everyday Joy ~

After returning from the house of Lu unto the house of Pha, it shall be for the morrow.

Between Kama and Kama, as many as nine women were already waiting.

The breakdown is as follows: Matua and Meme women, Lily-Lavitz, who were involved in business in the boarding town, and two from Fou, Run and Lid.

So I have Tul-din and Yun-Sudra on my side, which brings the total to twelve. Still, to the extent that it managed to work without difficulty, it was a fine thing during this new establishment.

"Good day, Asta. I left the vanilla in the open powder."

"Yes, thank you"

It is full of vanilla aromas to make curry vegetables. For the lack of Poitan and the inability to provide pasta, the preparation under the curry vegetables had to continue at the same pace as before the rainy season.

Without having to send me any serious instructions, the women are moving tightly and starting to prepare for the next task. The work process is so well established that I can finish the job without much shortage even in my absence. Even though some people were unfamiliar with it, the familiar ones followed it and cleaned up one job after the other.

"... How about Ravitz these days?

Instead of instructing Yun-Sudra to cut meat, Lily-Lavitz, who was engaged in the stirring task of caron milk, leaned her short neck, "Ha."

"When it comes to this, there is no significant change. For the rainy season, did Giva's harvest fall?"

Lily-Lavitz has not previously participated in the work of lower preparation. But when the rainy season approached and I was able to relax in my work at home, this was how I began to participate only on duty days.

Since only a very limited number of ingredients have been purchased in Ravitz, there won't be much opportunity to use the knowledge gained in this setting either. Still, it was a delightful change for me that Day-Ravitz, a negative view of the conduct of Fa's house, offered this job to his partner.

Day-Ravitz also has a great interest in hounds. If the hounds are found useful in Lew's house, they should be able to set up steps for purchase as soon as the rainy season breaks. That's how I secretly thought that even Ravitz would increase Giva's catches and hopefully be able to handle different ingredients than it is now.

"Oh, yeah. This is how Asta regained her energy, and it's time to move on to the example story, isn't it, Yun-Sudra?

It was the elderly women of Fou who raised their voices that way.

Yun-Sudra answers quietly, "Right," keeping her gaze down on hand.

"But I'm not in a position to say anything... so I'd like to wait for the parents' decision"

"Yeah? But you're a fine party. We're looking forward to the day we invite you home."

When I was decent, the women of the run laughed from the other side.

"Actually, we're thinking of having dinner parties in Fou, Lan and Sudra, respectively. We're talking about sending your young daughter to the other house and pulling her off with the young men."

"Oh... did you"

Needless to say, that must be a story that falls under the category of pageant.

Yun-Sudra is silently cutting meat apart.

"In the meantime, Sudra would have a small number of families themselves, wouldn't she? That's why I thought it would be difficult to pull a man into a spare house."

"So if we can dowry the Sudra ladies into Fou or Run and dowry the ladies into Sudra from this side, we won't have to reduce the number of families, will we?

"It's easier for a bunch of ladies to keep up with the flow of a spare house than a hunter! If you could be a family member for the first time, there would be less trouble if the men worked hunting with you and learned how to behave, wouldn't there? So anyway, we talked about making sure we couldn't get married first."

So, since there are only two unmarried women in Sudra, only fifteen-year-old Yun-Sudra has also been chosen as one of its members.

Though those stories had been heard beforehand, I knew when I cared for Yun-Sudra's mood, I felt like I couldn't help it.

"Well, if there's not a man I really like, I wouldn't mind just letting Sudra dowry. That's right, we're already a fine family!

"Um, Chim-Sudra, who became a brave man because of the bow, doesn't have a partner yet, does she? She's small, but she's fine as a hunter, and she has a pretty cute face, so some daughters would be happy to wish her dowry for that!

The women of Fou and Run smile with great pleasure. Must be a lot of happiness that Fow's house, which was thin, gets a new family.

Every family is an irreplaceable compatriot to me. There was no other way to sneak in my chest and pray to the woods so that the story could proceed in a satisfactory manner for all.

In the meantime, Lid's women, who were still smiling and listening to this story, said, "Ah!" I raise my voice.

"The sun is up! Asta, are those Poitan or Pico leaves in the next room?

"Yes, everything is ready in the pantry"

The women, who had not dealt with the fire, jumped out between their heads as if they were all fighting ahead. In the rainy season, there is very little time to see the sun. Poitan and Pico leaves, which drain daily, had to be dried using their precious sunshine.

Me and Yun-Sudra, too, clean up the meat cut to a good point, and then follow everyone. Looking up, the grey clouds were spreading thinly and the white sun was down to the ground with a fluffy texture from beyond.

The women shrug like children, spreading pico leaves over the rug. Poitan, too, had boiled everything he could get, so it was also to be installed in a sunny place for each crate.

"If you keep it by which side, you can skip the water. I knew I had to hit you!

"The people at the house must be in big trouble by now. It's almost dusk, but it's a nice day."

Indeed, even the physical temperature seemed to have changed exceptionally just when the sun came up. It is comfortable as if it is gently embraced by a great being with soft sunshine on its cheeks and back of its hands.

I called on the ladies who were staying from the plaid window.

"If you get a paragraph there, let's take a break. Because of this, we need to receive the grace of the Sun God, too."

"Yes, it's just as good as it's been boiling under him."

Less than a few minutes later, Tool-din and the three women holding the iron pot also came out. Curry ingredients also have to be dried and consolidated eventually.

We often enjoyed the grace of the Sun God. This was also the slightest joy of the rainy season.

Then, how much time had passed - the running tone of the luggage car was delivered to us, who were relaxed thoughtfully.

Eventually it was a huge two-headed luggage truck that emerged from the shadow of the bush. It was the people of the east wearing hooded cloaks of leather who held the reins.

"Welcome to Fa's house. That was fast, folks at Silver Pot."

"Yes. Work, faster than I thought, cleaned up. Hunter, Schmiral, not back yet, thought, Fa's house, first, visited"

A young eastern people, who know not his name, descends down the throne, saying so. Then eight people from the east appeared from the carriage.

One of them, a long man, comes in front of me.

"Asta, hello, I'm here. Rain, stop, above all."

"Yeah, really.... Looks like it's hard to make a long trip during the rainy season?

"Problem, no. After a while, we will enter the rainy season, unrelated land."

After stating so, Radajid ripped the hood off.

"Streets, ladies to help, that's a lot.... Thank you all for this month. us, a delicious meal, a happy time, we could get"

"We can't tell, but you're a customer of the people of the East who used to come here every day, right? We'd love to hear you say that."

"We've only been newcomers for a while now."

Meme and Matua women are laughing at each other.

After I see the interaction, I go to the pantry and say, "Please wait a minute." I asked Yun-Sudra, who followed me with me, to help me, and I pulled another piece for them outdoors.

Radajid, this is a gift from me.

What Yun-Sudra and I are holding together is a crate with no downfall whatsoever. Just to its size, Radajid was looking lightly open.

"This one, is it dried meat? Much, much more."

"No, actually, there's another thing besides dried meat...... it's filled with raw materials for what's dried in this iron pan, spices for curry"

"Like Him," Radajid opens his eyes even more.

"With all kinds of vanilla, you fried it dry. We make curry vegetables by sautéing this with aria and milk fat. In the meantime, all you have to do is throw in some sauce, boiled dishes, and then some stir-fry, and you'll be able to make a curry-flavored dish."

"But... Sim's vanilla, Genos, isn't it precious?

"But I would love for those close to Schmiral and Radajid to taste it. So if you let me know what you think the next time you visit Genos, that's enough."

"But..."

"Oh, and bring lots of vanilla to Genos again, please. Because it's a dish that you can't cook without Sims' vanilla. Best regards,"

Radajid took a small breath before receiving the crate alone.

Even the other members rush over and receive it with a seemingly trivial trick.

"Asta, care, fear."

"No. Consider it a sign of friendship with the Radajids, who come to the street every day to eat - and with a common compatriot named Shmiral. I don't need to give it back."

"That's why I'm not coming."

As Radajid glanced, another young man approached his hand with a flat crate.

That's what Radajid gives me, and Radajid offers it to me.

"Here, from us, a gift."

"Oh, no, you can't have something like this -"

"We received"

I'm sure this is not an occasion to demonstrate Japanese humility.

I bowed my head, "Thank you," and then honestly decided to take it.

It weighs quite a bit, a flat wooden box on 30 cm squares, about 12 or 3 cm thick.

"Sold out, became, but poor quality, not"

"Thank you.... Are you sure you want to open it?

Radajid nodded, so I asked Yun-Sudra to support the lower side and try to remove the lid from the crate.

Really, the sun from overhead reflects turbulently.

It was a large, vitreous plate.

It has a surprisingly stiff cut on one side and is a jewel-like twinkle. Yun-Sudra and the rest of the women who were peering in from the side also gave a gorgeous voice, "Wow".

"Ko, isn't this a lot of high-value stuff? It may not be prudent to say anything about the price…"

"Problem, no. Here's a sign of friendship, not only a wish for Asta, but a price for it."

"To me, is that a wish?

"Yes.... Schmiral, watching, please"

Radajid has broken his length and thanked him deeply.

Each of the eight members of the team is bowing their heads.

"It belongs to Schmiral, destiny, Schmiral. Asta, you don't need help, you don't.... I just want you to watch. We, watching, can't, so Asta, please. Schmiral, fate, watch."

"... ok. I promise to fulfill this wonderful gift and in my own name."

"Thank you," then Radajid slowly raises his face.

I knew I didn't get any expression on that face - but still, those black eyes shouldn't have felt the light of concern for Schmiral and the light of trust in me.

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It is night.

Eating supper under the candlestick light, I told Ey-Fa about the origins of the plates of vitreous decorated in the hall.

"I see. I guess Schmiral and those people are certainly siblings with equal ties to the edge of blood"

Ey-Fa said so in a solemn and unchanging voice.

When I first showed this vitreous dish, I was like a child, so do you think I should regain the majesty of it? Ai-Fa loves beautiful vitreous products.

"And when those guys visit Genos again, Schmiral will leave the woods for about six months, too, right? … by then, can Schmiral be given Mr. Lilyn or will he be allowed to join his son-in-law in the Lew family, I hope Asta will keep an eye on him"

"Yeah, I'm going to."

I let him answer that way, remembering the tears and smiles of Vina-Lou I saw during the day.

Meanwhile, dinner dishes are diminished as far as they can see. Today's menu consisted of sautéed loin with tarapa sauce, cream stew with giva meat, side dishes wrapped in ground beef with pepper pastry, and a salad of raw vegetables.

Tarapa and Pra will be eating a lot today. This specially dressed salad is also made with plenty of Tino when it comes to cabbage, which is stuffed with Hoboi fruit resembling golden sesame seeds.

Just looking at the eye-fa mouthing those dishes makes me feel mundane and happy in my chest. It's been a few days since I let the job of cooking dinner resume, but the feeling didn't show any signs of softening.

"... the only thing I taught the people of the North was this caron of milk, right?

"Yeah. You just really want to take stock more carefully, that way or this way. If I could simmer the Kimmus bone gala for half a day, I'd think I could make it taste deeper."

If you pay for the copper coin, you can ask the nearby ladies for it. but hiring people to make everyday supper was discouraging, and if so, I wanted to work on my own meal for Ai-Fa.

"Oh, yeah. Speaking of which, I had to talk to Ai-Fa. I'd like to buy bricks in town, can you forgive me?

"Brick? Is that - used in castle towns houses, etc., is that it?

"Yeah, I am. So I want to build a stone kiln by the woods. During the rainy season it seems hard to collect stones and clay too, so I thought I'd let you buy bricks quickly, what do you think?

"Of course I'll leave it to your discretion, but can't we wait until the rainy season breaks?

Ey-fa asks a little strangely as she lays her hands on the sweet, spicy, pla-rolled ground beef.

"Yeah, stone kilns are something I've been interested in for a long time... and for the people of the North, I want to finish the work before the rainy season breaks"

"... for the people of the North?

"Oh. Now they're given the fuwano too, but when the rainy season breaks out, they're supposed to send them back to Poitan again, right? So, Poitan is hard to harden like fuwano even with water, so it's a little tricky to cook it. I thought if we had a big stone kiln, we could cook a lot of poisons at once."

"Hmm..."

"If I were a fuwano, I could steam like right now, and then I could boil like a wanton, because I knew Poitan was hard to handle. You know, like the Tour-dins made me, there's a path to pursuing something called delicious Poitan juice, but I still think it's better to cook it and eat it, and finish it better than juice."

…………

"If I could lay down a potaton dissolved in water on a large plate and cook it in a stone kiln, I'd think I could finish a lot of baked potatons without so much effort. At least, it would be cheaper to build a stone kiln with bricks than to buy an iron plate or something. If we could build our own stone kilns while the people of the North are using them, we would be able to continue eating delicious meals even after the rainy season."

Ie-Fa put the wood plate he had in his hand on the rug and has stared at me.

I'm in a lot of a hurry for that serious look.

"Of course, I didn't forget what Melfried said about the people of the North saying don't talk too much. But Polluth said he wanted his opinions to be heard indiscriminately between individuals, and even Melfried told me that he might borrow wisdom from the people by the woods again when it comes to eating..."

"I didn't really care about such stories. I was just impressed with how much Poitan juice I was going to use in the future because of the disease."

Ey-Fa said so with a solemn and unbridled face.

"The body is still seven minutes away. No matter which recovery, the mind and feelings seem to have completely regained their original power. As a parent, I'm very happy for you, Asta."

"Oh well. But if I had to get my job back, it would have been an amazing harvest."

Ai-Fa returned today in charge of the eighty kilogram class of Giva, plus he brought back another head of fangs and even horns. It was a story of running into a starving Gibba in the rain and becoming so intense a battle that there was no use for meat or fur.

"I've been off for over ten days, so this is still not enough. Let me swear I will encourage the hunter's work with all my strength from tomorrow."

"Wow. This one's idle, so you can't work very hard."

"That's not good. That's how you're going about your work thinking about different things."

After pulling in the rest of the stew, Ai-Fa said so quietly.

"I am proud of you. … and I am sincerely delighted to be able to eat Asta's dishes again this way"

"Yeah. I'm chewing on the happiness of having Ai-Fa eat my own dishes, too."

Reflectively, I let go of my mouth.

Ey-Fa frowned lightly and shook her shoulders tingly.

"What's up? Did you notice anything?

"Is there a reason for that?... don't give me a very defenseless look"

"Huh? Do I have to hide my feelings from Ey-Fa?

When I got it right, I-Fa clearly carved a crease between my brows.

"Right. I was wrong about that one. Forget the word now, I'll undo it completely."

"Yeah, okay. But you're a little worried about what's going on with I-Fa. If you have any concerns, I'll tell you anything."

"It's not a feeling. I've spent the last ten days in an unusual life, so as a parent, as a hunter, I'm holding back so that I can live correctly."

"Oh, that's why you've been looking so hard. I really don't think I can accommodate it."

I laughed unexpectedly.

Ai-Fa is starting to slurp her body back and forth.

"... you seem to have gotten back on track enough to be angry, Asta."

"Really? You're still going to be very emotionally unstable. Just watching Ai-Fa eat satisfactorily makes me so happy that I'm about to spill tears."

It is a sincere word.

So I guess that mood was all over my face.

As a result, Ai-Fa was to stand up resolutely.

And he approaches me in three steps, kneeling in suppleness like a carnivore.

"Hey, what is it? Even my neck feels powerful."

"… is there any reason to do such an imitation"

Needless to say, I-Fa has been fluttering and hugging me.

He gently puts his finger on my back and slips his cheek down my cheek. It was an act that had been repeatedly stacked less than once in the past ten days, but of course I was forced to follow my heart violently.

"Duh, what's going on? I knew things were wrong, Ai-Fa?

Without answering, Ai-Fa has put a little effort into his arms.

The warmth, softness, strength and sweet fragrance of Ai-Fa pour into my body.

I tried to turn my arm around Ai-Fa's back as I was about to be crushed by happiness.

At that moment, Ai-Fa let my body go and stood up.

On a cold morning, suddenly in the comfort of being stripped off my futon, I look up at its frivolous side.

"I'm sorry about that. This is the last time I give in to my weakness, I swear here."

"Huh? Oh, yeah... sorry, I still don't understand one thing..."

"By nature, we should be unacceptable to touch the groan. All this time, there was no other way to break that ban, but we should spend the rest of our lives on the line."

"Yeah, well, I guess that's true"

"So I put on a bullet in this place. I swear here I will never touch you again just because I love you."

After stating so, Ai-Fa returned to his seat and began to frustrate the meal, which had only a few left.

So, it's me who can't fit in.

"Hey, give me a minute. I respect that serious part of I-Fa! What am I supposed to do with my feelings when I'm screwed unilaterally?

"Hmm? What?

"What is it?" I've spent my current time caricaturally without any preparation for my mind!

I = fa had his neck tilted like a kitten.

The harsh expression just now is also soft and somewhat full of face. That, again, greatly upset my feelings.

"Right. I was ready for this, but you weren't ready for it."

"Ugh, yeah, well, is that what...?

"Then you too be ready to touch me."

Ie-Fa has been sitting down and spreading his arms towards me.

I will lay my hands on the rug and let you sigh with all your strength.

"That's just how you feel...... please continue your meal"

"Is that good? From this night on, you're not going to sleep on the bed anymore, are you?

"Say it! You're embarrassed to be put in your mouth once more!

"... you don't know."

That would be a disagreement of views.

But this was also the most important side of Ai-Fa for me.

This is the kind of person I am, Ai-Fa.

Simple, complicated. I care more about you than anything else, but I still feel like I know what the current situation is like in my heart - and I don't know anything about it at all.

"Oh... I'm so tired"

Sighing all around. When I mentioned it, Ai-Fa looked worried.

"Your body isn't quite good enough yet. If you're tired too hard, you can leave your job for a day."

"No, that's not what I'm talking about.... mah, okay"

I grinned.

Ai-Fa is looking more and more reprehensible.

"I also owe it to you that I'm feeling better to be able to interact with Ai-Fa in this way. I'll bite that gratitude off."

"... um"

Ai-Fa had an obscure look on her face for a while, but eventually began to let the meal resume in a way that she regained her mind.

Outside the house, it's still raining. The clear skies before the evening also began to wane again about the time the sun was about to set.

It has become quite a dawn, but the rainy season in Genos has only just begun.

In terms of period, only half a month has finally passed within two months.

What kind of noise awaits after this? With that vaguely in mind, I decided to chew up the happiness I could have with Ai-Fa with my giva meat.