When I threw my judgment around, the manager, Mrs. Yuika, decided to increase the production of Aloe ointment.
Since ointment making is all manpower, this decision will inevitably create jobs. Nevertheless, since very few people could be hired, Madame Yuika decided to make the boundaries particularly difficult economically for the villagers.
For example, it focuses on families whose working families have died, families with sick people, and women who are not suitable for hard work among them.
This makes it difficult for other villagers to complain, and prevents the whole situation from collapsing by chaining from weak social structures. Is it the same idea as utilities?
After all, Mrs. Yuika is capable.
I was so impressed that I responded to the call to teach people in the new Aloe ointment business how to make it.
The newly recruited people can't read, so I and Mrs. Yuika plan to focus on teaching first and then producing it under Miss Mayka's supervision.
As a first step, the villagers will actually make it while teaching them how to take steps. There was no more danger than the kitchen work, so there was no problem.
The problem happened after we finished making it.
I didn't miss the words casually murmured by one of the villagers who was holding the prototype with interest.
Speaking of which, my mom was making something like that.
Whoa. What did you just say?
Lady Tanya was ahead of me when I glanced. It's actually a little longer, and it looks like it's called Filanya. I don't know anyone officially, and I don't really know him because he only calls me Tanya.
She is a girl in her late teens with a rustic but rudimentary impression.
"Tanya, could you tell us more about that?"
"Eh? Ah... yeah, don't worry, it's completely different, even though it's similar."
No, I won't. How similar was it and how was it made? Very interesting.
This aloe ointment, because the procedure to make it into an ointment is completely original, there is a good chance that it can be improved. Simply put, my recipe consists of boiling the chopped aloe with vegetable fat and stirring it up.
If it was a book on how to make medicine, it wouldn't have been so hard...
"Unfortunately, I'm very concerned. Why is something different even though it's similar?"
"Well, why did you say that...?"
Miss Tanya smiles when she struggles to respond.
"Hmm. That sounds like a bad question.... first of all, what are the similarities Tanya has seen?
Eh ~ ~ ~
Tanya slowly leans her neck and squeezes out her words slowly.
I'm a little laid back. However, behavior is so creepy and agile. I think he's a quick thinker.
"My mom used to make these ointments. I also used it as a scratch medicine, but I think it was a medicine to apply to rough skin."
"Wow, that's great. Indeed, it is very similar to Aloe ointment. So, what's something else?
"Nh ~, the ingredients are different."
"Do you know what ingredients they used?"
Yeah, Miss Tanya nods with a smile.
"I remember making it in a hive."
"A bee's nest? Not honey?
"Yes, the nest. The honey was used separately. I think there was something else in the nest, but I forgot."
The beehive mutters again in surprise. Can I use ointment at the nest instead of honey?
Why? Because it's a nest, right? Isn't that tough?
I mean, the material... the material of the nest... I don't know what it's made of.
It was very strange to hear that the nest was used for ointment, but I realized that I didn't know the ingredients so I didn't have to be surprised.
What I know about the hive is that the shape is called the honeycomb structure, and it's a very functional design. I had no idea what it was made of or how it would be made.
Perhaps, like honey, it's a nice product that bees have put a lot of effort into.
"It's strange that you can create something similar to an aloe ointment in a beehive."
"I wonder if I could do something similar with strange leaves."
"Fufufu, maybe."
"Ahahah, that's right!"
Very funny.
And I'm really worried. But Miss Tanya doesn't seem to know the details.
I know Miss Tanya's mother... but her parents are already out there. That's why she was called here.
Speaking of which, Tanya is also collecting honey.
"Yeah, that's right. My father kept bees. But I can't."
It seems that his father was the one who had beekeeping skills.
After his father's death, his mother seems to have taken over somewhat, but his mother will soon die as well.
All that was left was Miss Tanya and her brother, who had little knowledge of beekeeping.
All she can do is take out the hive she saw and take out the honey. Mr. Quid will buy the hive as it is. Since that alone is not a significant income, the field is now the main source of income, and bees are the side business of petty cash earners.
Perhaps this is how the advanced knowledge and technology that ancient civilizations would have had would be cut off from the leaves.
What a waste.
"I'm sorry, I wish I could have helped you more. Mom stopped me... I can't be like Dad, so remember my field work."
I'm sorry, Miss Tanya, but of course she's not to blame.
The harsh rural life is bad.
Miss Tanya is the victim of the deprivation of her parents.
"Absolutely not. However, honey is delicious and nutritious. And if it's even more useful to the hive, I'm starting to want to know more about beekeeping."
"Well, you're talking about something interesting again."
Madame Yuika came to take advantage of my rising tension.
"Yuika-san, just in time."
"Fufu, I heard you. Indeed, beekeeping is an indispensable industry in rural areas. When Tanya's parents were fine, they made candles as well as honey, and they saved me a lot."
Beekeeping makes me feel even more excited when I hear that I can handle candles.
Excellent. If we can get a candle cheaply, we can spend a lot of time at night and do more.
That's the potential for productivity gains. It is also a danger of overwork.
"How about you, Mrs. Yuika? We don't have enough money to go for livestock like horses and cattle, and it's not affordable to go for beekeeping or a hand."
"Yeah, I think so."
It's great to have multiple effects in one industry.
Besides, honey is easy to store and has a high commodity value. It will be easy to get it back where you are forced to spend a little.
Sweetness is a powerful weapon in other worlds.
"Now, the next step in improving the village's life is to find out that beekeeping is the first choice."
"I can count on you, Ash."
Is that a little early?
I've never seen a book on beekeeping in a temple church. I'll check with Father Volke, but it won't be in this village first.
"It'll start where you get the book, and until then you'll be a helpless kid."
"I can't say I'm powerless, but it's certainly a long way off. I will also contact my parents to gather information about beekeeping."
The real thing to do is to laugh bitterly with Mrs. Yuika about when it will be done.
The bees will start in the spring, but they won't make it in time for that time next year. I'd love to have him work again next year.
Yes, I thought so.
"Speaking of which...."
One person leans his neck slowly and squeezes out words slowly.
"There was a picture of a bee in a book that Dad cherished."
My eyes and those of Madame Yuika are drawn to the distracted face of Miss Tanya.
She laughs unconfidently and asks.
I wonder if it will help?
I think it's going to stand up very well.
I never imagined that there were books in this village other than the temple church.
I asked Miss Tanya to show me the book with kindness, sincerity and passion.
The permission itself slightly came out as "please", but the person who wanted to see it now nodded inside and handled it.
She said it was a little messy or something. What does that have to do with books? I read it in the snowy mountains, I read it in the stormy seas, and the book is a book. The book tells me the story of the wisdom it possesses, without any change.
Well, while life is in danger, the reader will change and can't read it.
I kept telling her that, but not only Miss Tanya, but also Madame Yuika and Miss Mayka were suddenly in my way.
In this case, a lot of people are defenceless. I swallow tears and give up...
"Well, let me read it outside."
I don't think so! Fight it out! You bastards, meet him!
"Right, outside?
"It's outside Tanya's house, please let me read it immediately outside, in the garden."
"Is that why you want to see it so soon...?
I am frustrated by Miss Tanya's question.
"Isn't that obvious? Do I have to go out of my way to answer that?"
Somehow Miss Tanya turned away from me.
What is Madame Yuika shaking her head gently?
Mayka is giving her a little glimpse.
"What, that's no good, if yes, how can I read it! Come on, say anything. I'll do anything!
"Ok, ok, ok!
All right! I finally got the idea! That's what I should have said from the beginning.
Fufu, with a rough snort, I spread the passion I used to persuade.
"Um... well, for now, follow me...?
"Yeah, let's go right away. Now, Yuika-san, Mika-san, excuse me."
I want to go to Sakura for the time I spent trying to persuade him.
I'll leave Miss Tanya and get out of here. In a small village. I've never been to visit, but I know Miss Tanya's house.
"Ash-kun had a quiet impression..."
"Maybe everyone in the village thought so."
"Ah, that's also charming.... um, can I follow you?
Behind me, the women are talking. It doesn't matter, please come quickly.